Fortnite Gets Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Eivor Right

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Earlier today, Epic Games announced thatFortnite would be getting two Assassin’s Creed crossover skins. Both will be available in the Item Shop on April 7, at 8 PM ET. The first is a no-brainer for a crossover, as it’s Ezio. Despite not appearing in a game since AC Revelations back in 2011, this character has always been the face of the franchise. Ezio will be getting an exclusive set of Hidden Blades as the pickaxe for his character, as well as an emote.

The second one also makes sense, as it comes from the latest game available in the franchise.Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Eivor is joining the battle royale game, but it’s more than that—the proper Eivor Varinsdottir is joining the game. Just about everything from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla itself to recent post-launch marketing of the game has pushed the non-existent male “version” of Eivor on all fronts, leaving the proper Eivor aside—except for Fortnite.

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Based on Valhalla’s marketing, most would be forgiven for not even realizing there was a female “version” of Eivor, but even that’s not right. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s main character is female, and there is an option to play as a male if anyone wishes, but that character is not clearly canon—despite other claims. Prior to launch, the first trailer or so only showed “male Eivor.” Eivor herself would not be shown for quite some time, and appeared via a leaked pin at first.

Male Eivor is on the front of the game’s cover, and most of the marketing follows him. The first real Eivor trailer was his, but with her model swapped in. Since its launch, things like Funko Pops have put out Eivor figurines—showing the “male Eivor.” Recently as last month, there