Lightsabers return to Fortnite just in time for Star Wars day, Obi-Wan Kenobi teased

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One day after a leak suggested Fortnite could be collaborating with the Star Wars franchise once more, Epic announced on Tuesday that lightsabers have returned to the popular battle royale. Starting May 3 — one day before “Star Wars day” — players will be able to wield lightsabers, obtain an imperial Stormtrooper’s blaster, carry out limited-time quests to earn an imperial banner, and purchase every non-Battle Pass Star Wars skin in the item shop. The collaboration will end on May 17.

The official Fortnite Twitter account shared a clip of the lightsaber in action, which depicted Fortnite fan-favorite Jonesy fighting off a few Stormtroopers with the iconic laser sword, before engaging Kylo Ren in a duel. The most eyebrow-raising part of the clip, however, comes at the end. A close-up of a mysterious cloaked figure’s hand reveals a blue-bladed lightsaber with a hilt that’s identical to the lightsaber wielded by Obi-Wan Kenobi in Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.

While Epic hasn’t officially announced it yet, this seems like a tell-tale tease that Obi-Wan himself might be headed to the battle royale, which makes sense considering the Kenobi spinoff starring the character will air on Disney+ later this month. Additionally, in the blog post outlining the update, Epic stated that “Stormtroopers have set up checkpoints in search of Obi-Wan” across the island, and also that the Jedi’s lightsaber would be able to be wielded, further adding credence to the idea of a collaboration.

Fortnite is no stranger to collaborations. At the time of writing, players can obtain a Doctor Strange skin ahead of the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ theater debut. It’s also been rumored that Marvel’s Wanda Maximoff, the