'Fortnite' event caps off Season 9 with an epic kaiju showdown
Another season of Fortnite is at an end, and this one owes a lot to Pacific Rim, Godzilla, and kaiju fiction.
The Season 9 send-off featured a knockdown brawl between a towering sea monster with a castle rampart affixed to its back and a multi-colored mecha that's like if Voltron had a robo-cat head. Players could only watch as the two skyscraper-sized being duked it out.
The mecha emerged in the end as our victor, bouncing back after having an arm ripped off to plunge a giant sword into the monster's head. The mecha then did a one-armed floss dance -- one of the many real world dances that have been appropriated into Fortnite emotes -- before flying off into parts unknown.
Look at this ridiculousness, as captured by the popular streamer, Dr. Lupo.
When it was all over, the only thing left was a giant monster skeleton and a similarly giant sword, still jutting out of the creature's big, stupid head.
Epic Games has continually found ways to up the ante with its in-game Fortnite events. There was the season-ending volcano eruption that wiped out a city. And back in February, the DJ called Marshmello performed a whole set of music, in game.
This may have been the biggest event yet; that's certainly the vibe coming out of the Fortnite fan community on Saturday. Epic prepared for it in all the right ways, too; anyone who was in-game for the event had their weapons disabled (to cut down on griefing) and an unlimited-use jetpack to ensure that everyone had great seats for the brawl.
As usual for Fortnite, the event prompted a flood of activity on social media.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
