Fortnite's New Chrome Threat Explained

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For a free-to-play battle royale game, Fortnite has an absurd amount of lore. With five years' worth of updates under its belt, Fortnite is surprisingly one of the deepest multiplayer experiences out there. Though many players choose to ignore each Season's story quests, Epic Games has remained dedicated when it comes to introducing new characters, and fleshing out Fortnite's world. With the release of Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4, a brand-new, mysterious threat was introduced, once again spelling doom for Artemis island.

When players dropped into the new Fortnite Season for the first time a few weeks ago, they will have likely noticed some big map changes below them. As well as some areas being covered in a strange Chrome substance, the area once known as Sanctuary has become completely consumed and transformed. Now named the Herald's Sanctum, this area is the root of the new Chrome threat, and players may need to land there to push it back.

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This new Chrome substance was first encountered in Chapter 3 Season 3 of Fortnite, spreading across certain areas of Artemis island. To determine the extent of this new threat, the Chrome substance was taken for study back at The Scientist's lab. In the intro cinematic to Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4, this Chrome substance breaks out of containment, and starts to spread quickly across the lab. It doesn't take long before The Scientist, The Origin, and The Visitor are all consumed by the Chrome, with Brie Larson's Paradigm being the only survivor. As Paradigm escapes to a new reality, the Chrome in the lab comes together to form one big blob, which slowly turns into a pink-colored being known as The Herald.

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