The official Twitter account ofFortnite, replying to a Warner Bros. tweet showing the cast of upcoming DC Extended Universe filmBirds of Prey,seems to have confirmed that Harley Quinnwill be coming to the gamesometime soon. Given the context of the tweet, it’s likely that this will be part of aBirds of Preycrossover withFortnite.
Fortnite’stweet simply said “See you soon Harley!,” but it was enough to kick the internet’s perpetual speculating into high gear. Considering thatBirds of Preywill be released on February 7th, only two weeks away on the day of writing this,theFortniteTwitter accountdidn’t seem to be exaggerating when it said that Harley would be coming “soon.”
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Birds of Preyand the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinnfollows the titular character, in addition to a variety ofother female characters from the DC Universe, as they save Cassandra Cain from the Gotham crime lord Black Mask. IfFortnitedeveloper Epic Games plans to introduce a temporary game mode alongside this cross-promotional event, as it has sometimes done in the past, it’s unknown how exactly the film’s plot would translate into gameplay.
Epic Games has also previously worked alongside Disneyfor aStar Warsevent, as well as with DC’s rival comic company Marvel (also owned by Disney) for two separateAvengers-themedevents. In addition,Fortnitehas worked with DC in the past on aBatman-themedcrossover, so another event themed around a character originally from theBatmanseries isn’t too unexpected.
Presumably, if theBirds of Preyevent works like prior ones, players can almost certainly expect a variety of cosmetic items to be added for a limited time. Any other additions that would potentially come toFortnitealong with the event are unclear and would need confirmation fromEpic Games at a later date.
For now though, this seems to be the two-week event that Epic Games teased alongside the release date announcement for Chapter 2 Season 2 ofFortnite. If that’s indeed the case, this new crossover would likely be followed shortly by a new season for the game.
