Epic Games has officially unveiled the Dragon Ball crossover event the begins in Fortnite today, Aug. 16 — and it’s a big one. There’s more here than even yesterday’s fairly extensive leak suggested.
Across a short trailer, a gameplay video (which was the basis of yesterday’s leak) and a detailed blog post, Epic confirmed that Son Goku, Vegeta, Bulma, and Beerus have arrived in the game as skins. They bring a host of activities with them, both within and without Fortnite’s battle royale mode.
The four characters are available as skins in the Item Shop, all drawn in a sharp cel-shaded style. Goku and Vegeta both come with three alt styles and built-in charging up emotes. (Universal versions of their charging up emotes are also sold separately.) Bulma comes with a Lab Coat alt style.
A new “Power Unleashed!” tab has been added to the game, with quests and rewards available to all players until Aug. 30. Completing quests raises players’ power level and awards them Dragon Balls, as well as rewards like back bling, emotes, sprays, and battle pass levels. Completing all quests awards the Shenron Glider, based on the wish dragon of Dragon Ball lore.
Within battle royale mode, Bounty Boards around the island have been replaced with Versus Boards for the duration of the Dragon Ball event. If two players interact with these boards, they’ll be revealed on each other’s maps and given five minutes to find each other, defeat their opponent and claim victory.
Additionally, new Dragon Ball-themed items will drop from the sky onto the map in increasing numbers as the storm closes. The famous Kamehameha allows you to unleash Goku’s energy beam on your foes, while the Nimbus Cloud lets you fly around the island. Bulma can be found in the
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