Fortnite Star Wars Celebration bring back all lightsabers and skins

metro.co.uk:

It’s Star Wars Day on Wednesday and to celebrate Fortnite has added back almost all the previous skins, including Boba Fett and Rey.

May the 4th be with you? Geddit? If you’re not aware by now, the fourth of May is now referred to as Star Wars Day and that means a barrage of media tie-ins and announcements, with Fortnite leading the way.

Lest it be forgotten, Fortnite was pivotal to explaining the plot of The Rise of Skywalker (the announcement that Palpatine has returned, that is only hinted at in the actual movie), so beyond all the normal skins and cosmetics the two franchises already have a very close relationship.

As a result, this year’s Star Wars Day will last for almost two weeks and see the return of nearly every previously released in-game item, with only a few exceptions.

The bad news is that the Mandalorian skin won’t be available again, as it was part of an earlier battle pass, but there are nine other ones being added back to the shop, namely:

There are also four, count ‘em, lightsabers: Luke Skywalker’s (green), Kylo Ren’s (red), Mace Windu’s (purple), and Obi-Wan Kenobi’s (blue).

Also returning to the game is the E-11 blaster rifle (the one Stormtroopers use), although seemingly not any of the previously released gliders or back bling.

On top of all this will be special Star Wars Day challenges, with six quests that gift you 30,000 XP each and a special Empire banner if you get at least five of the six.

Not everything will be available at the same time, but celebrations have already started now and will last until 5am BST on Thursday, May 17.

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