Fortnite made a very weird choice for this season's Battle Pass (Guggimon from Superplastic)

[Rosebud]

At first I thought he was a original skin, then I readed he was a collab from Superplastic. Was surprised but not a big deal.

But so I learned he's also a "digital influencer" with a Instagram filled with pics like this:






It's just me or the tone doesn't fit at all? I know they also added Rick, Predator etc., but they are much more ingrained in pop culture than this, so I'm just very surprised and would like to know WHY.

 

[Heliex]

Cuz they can, that's why.

 

[Rosebud]

Cuz they can, that's why.

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But they could choose almost any other character on Earth lol

 

[Duty]

But they could choose almost any other character on Earth lol

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They are coming too, just wait

 

[Okabe]

Swear I've seen this skin like months ago or something

 

[nded]

Is that someone's Sam & Max OC?

 

[Rosebud]

Swear I've seen this skin like months ago or something

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It was added in June, but just today I saw his Instagram

 

[ThatMeanScene]

Someone at Epic is probably a fan and it worked out perfectly since they always include a weird anthropomorphic character in each battle pass. That character definitely fit the bill.

 

[Dolce]

this definitely looks like something modern teens would like, so it fits.

 

[Okabe]

It was added in June, but just today I saw his Instagram

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Ohhhhh okay, my bad. Thought like a new season was starting today.

 

[Jawmuncher]

I hate him. He's too scary. I unlocked him and made sure to never use him.

 

[Rosebud]

this definitely looks like something modern teens would like, so it fits.

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At least on Reddit people hate him a lot (but just because they hate collabs on the BP)

 

[Dolce]

At least on Reddit people hate him a lot (but just because they hate collabs on the BP)

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As someone who keeps an eye on Reddit from afar, and engages in a few specific communities that pass my sniff test...

Reddit is a bad way to judge like 99% of content out there. No way is this gonna line up with the same demographics.

 

[Roshin]

But they could choose almost any other character on Earth lol

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I'm sure they will. The barrel isn't empty yet.

 

[jediyoshi]

It's just me or the tone doesn't fit at all? I know they also added Rick, Predator etc., but they are much more ingrained in pop culture than this, so I'm just very surprised and would like to know WHY.

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No, I'd say tonally that's about right in line with Fortnite

 

[Rosebud]

As someone who keeps an eye on Reddit from afar, and engages in a few specific communities that pass my sniff test...

Reddit is a bad way to judge like 99% of content out there. No way is this gonna line up with the same demographics.

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That's true lol

I'm sure they will. The barrel isn't empty yet.

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I'm really curious to know where this is going tbh

 

[Deleted member 13798]

But they could choose almost any other character on Earth lol

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They will. They're adding Will Smith. My neighbor Dave and my cousin Noelle are coming in next season's pass.

 

[Duty]

They will. They're adding Will Smith. My neighbor Dave and my cousin Noelle are coming in next season's pass.

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I expect your neighbors aren't AMOGUS or indie game characters. Indie animation are fine tho, but from a game are a no-no from Epic.

 

[xxracerxx]

That Instagram account has 1.3 million followers. Why are you asking why, again?

 

[Rosebud]

That Instagram account has 1.3 million followers. Why are you asking why, again?

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1.3m is nothing close to other collabs on the BP like Superman

 

[xxracerxx]

1.3m is nothing close to other collabs on the BP like Superman

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So? This targets those fans. It's all marketing.

And the official Superman Instagram account only has 144K followers.

 

[JaseC64]

If there is one Sony IP that needs to end in Fortnite, it's The Last of Us. I'd buy Ellie, Abby and Joel with the swiftest buy button. Ellie going on a killing spree sounds good to me.

 

[Nano-Nandy]

Well, there's another skin from them coming:


Superplastic makes some really cool vinyl figurines; so I guess it was a combination of that and picking a known character from them rather than create a new one.