Stars Wars “Rise of Skywalker” Trailer Premiere in Fortnite

 

In December 2019, Fortnite hosted a live in-game event in collaboration with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Held at the Risky Reels location, the event featured the Millennium Falcon engaging in a battle with TIE Fighters before landing. Host Geoff Keighley appeared as a hologram alongside director J.J. Abrams and actor Ben Schwartz, portraying stormtrooper FN-143. Players participated in a poll to choose a scene preview from the upcoming film, selecting the “Jedi Mind Trick” scene. This exclusive clip showed Rey, Finn, and Poe aboard a Star Destroyer, with Rey using a mind trick on stormtroopers.

Following the preview, players voted for their preferred lightsaber color. As the event concluded, Emperor Palpatine’s voice was broadcasted, declaring, “The day of the Sith.” This message, referenced in the film’s opening crawl, was exclusively delivered during the Fortnite event.

After the event, players received their chosen lightsabers and engaged in a team-based lightsaber battle. Additionally, Fortnite introduced in-game content such as TIE Fighter crash sites, lightsabers, and First Order Blaster Rifles, along with character skins for Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren, and Zorii Bliss.

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