South Park is coming to Fortnite on Friday, but this is not the sort of Fortnite collab that only adds skins to the item shop–though we’re certainly getting a pile of skins. No, South Park is also taking over Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode by introducing several major new gameplay overhauls (and we mean major) and taking over one of the major named locations on the map. Also, there’s a completely free event pass that’ll allow players to earn free South Park cosmetics by completing quests–yes, you’ll actually have to play the game to earn these things.
And, of course, there will be five skins in the item shop, all of which are the boys from South Park in mech suits–there’s Stan, Kyle, Kenny, Cartman, and Butters. More importantly, there will also be a Towelie sidekick in the shop for all the sweaty gamers out there.
New quad size: Quints
The single biggest change being introduced with this crossover event is the addition of Quints, a five-player variety of the main Battle Royale mode, playable in both Build and Zero Build. It’s the first time Epic has added a new squad size to BR since it added Trios about five years ago, so this is kind of a big deal. We don’t know for sure if Quints will stick around beyond this event, though. Epic previously added a six-player version of Blitz Royale earlier this year, but removed it after a few weeks.
Kenny Token
The Kenny token, which you can find as random loot, is an entirely new gameplay concept for Battle Royale. If you have one of these tokens when you die, you’ll automatically reboot. That’ll be quite a game-changer, depending on how common these end up being.
Cheesy Poofs
While this may seem like just another consumable healing item, Cheesy Poofs are also a weapon–throwing a box at an enemy will damage them. The days of feeling like an idiot because you accidentally threw a shield pot at the other guy when you tried to switch to a different gun are finally over. At least temporarily.
The Stick of Truth
Only one Stick of Truth will appear each round, and the person who claims it will become the round’s final boss. But not because it turns you into a kaiju or gives you sick abilities–having the Stick of Truth in your inventory will make the storm circle center on you for the remainder of the match.
Wonkeeland is now Cartmanland
The Wonkeeland POI in the northwest part of the island has received a South Park-themed makeover and is now Cartmanland, based on the theme park Cartman took over on the show. It’s still more or less the same place, just with Cartman’s face all over it.
Born in Chaos event pass
For the first time in almost two years, Fortnite is doing a new event mini-pass. This one is completely free to everyone, and includes 13 tiers of items that you can unlock by completing quests in Battle Royale–meaning this is not the sort of pass that you can passively get through by gaining XP. We don’t know what all the pass will include, but among them are Terrance and Phillip dolls as a pickaxe, and a CRED backpack.
Final pass reward: Imaginationland Glider
The very last reward on the pass, which requires completing every available South Park pass quest, is the Imaginationland Airship glider, which comes from an epic three-episode story in Season 10 that was originally planned to be a theatrical movie.
