Disappointing 'Fortnite' Chapter 7 Season 4 Battle Pass Will at Least Give Players a Sonic Skin

Epic Games has been extensively teasing Fortnite Override, also known as Chapter 7 Season 4. One of the recent teasers has revealed all eight skins that will be available with the launch of Fortnite Override on Aug. 20. Even though dozens of video game characters will join the roster of Fortnite skins next season, it seems that not many of them will be included in the Battle Pass.

The upcoming Battle Pass was announced in a fun, 8-bit trailer made by Studio 64 Bits, an animation studio from the Netherlands. The trailer shows Jonesy visiting multiple video game worlds to recruit fighters to help him battle Geno. At the end, we see a character selection screen featuring classic Fortnite characters, such as Jonesy, Cuddle Team Leader, Peely, and Raven, as well as the skins coming in Chapter 7 Season 4.

The Chapter 7 Season 4 Battle Pass will feature eight skins: Bastian, Grace Crowne, K1TTYW1NS, Wrixel, Mali, Phantom, Geno, and Sonic. The order in which they're shown in the trailer will likely indicate the order in which they will be unlocked in-game. If so, this means that Sonic will be the last obtainable character in the Battle Pass and will require players to reach Level 100 to unlock him in Fortnite.

Bastian and K1TTYW1NS strongly resemble characters from Nintendo franchises, namely Link from The Legend of Zelda and a Mario Kart racer. Retro gaming is an important theme this season, and there's no doubt that Nintendo played a major role in the early days of video games. However, despite the fact that Fortnite has been around for nearly a decade, Nintendo and Epic Games have never joined forces to bring Nintendo's iconic characters to Fortnite. Fans are still hopeful that it could finally happen this season, though.

Lobby Hacks are an upcoming mechanic in Fortnite. Players will be able to input codes in the lobby to receive advantages in their next match. The codes are usually related to video game franchises that will be featured next season. Recently, Nintendo of America posted a teaser of Fortnite Override on X, which included a Lobby Hack of its own. This, of course, got fans' hopes up regarding a possible collab between Fortnite and Nintendo. However, many believe that it's just a tease for the upcoming season.

While players already know what to expect from Chapter 7 Season 4, as a lot of its themes and collabs have surfaced, there is still a lot to uncover next season. Between gathering new Sprites, visiting new map locations, and trying out upcoming mechanics, the next season of Fortnite is shaping up to be extremely fun.