Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 is nearly here, and teasers about the storyline have started to appear online. A strange plaque containing the name “Kado Thorne”and an image of a crescent moon insignia has sparked widespread speculation after being sent to content creators, alongside the recent teasers hinting at an upcoming heist theme. Here’s what they imply and what we know about them so far.
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 is approaching its conclusion on August 25, 2023, and players are already looking forward to what Season 4 will bring. Epic Games is well-known for teasing every new season with numerous teasers and merchandise sent to content creators before revealing too much lore to the community.
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Similarly, in an enigmatic move, Epic has begun teasing the upcoming season by projecting an astral eclipse surrounded by a spiral in the Season 3 island’s sky. Furthermore, Fortnite content creators are receiving mysterious plaques with a message signed by a character named “Kado Thorne” and an image of a red crescent insignia.
Moreover, Epic Games have started dropping teasers that hint at an upcoming heist theme with the words “Are you in?”. Here’s everything we know so far about what these terms mean and what they may imply for the upcoming season of Fortnite.
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Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4’s Kado Thorne and Eclipse teasers explained
Fortnite content creators in Brazil, Germany, and the United States have already begun receiving shipments from Epic Games regarding Season 4. The package includes a black plaque with a crimson crescent moon insignia and a card that reads, “Thank you. For the addition to my collection.” and signed by an entity named Kado Thorne.
According to well-known content creator SquatingDog, Kado Thorne stole his Lego Vespa figurine and substituted it with a plaque and a note indicating that the entity wishes to “add it to their collection.” While there has been no official confirmation, the community seems to believe that Kado Thorne is the primary antagonist of the upcoming season.
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Multiple credible sources have speculated that Kado Thorne could be a Battle Pass character in the upcoming Season 4 and is a collector by nature. During Chapter 4 Season 3 Snapshot Quests, players have been tasked with collecting items such as a Chalice, Coral Buddies, and Refined Kinetic Ore, all of which point to a collector with an eye on these items.
Epic GamesEpic has finally teased the Kado Thorne skin to players.
However, a recent teaser posted by Fortnite creators confirm that Kado Thorne is indeed a new character and will be a new boss as well as a Battle Pass skin in Chapter 4 Season 4.
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The character also features the eclipse in their design, also seen in the plaques, which seems to be the insignia of an upcoming faction to the island.
Epic GamesSeveral cryptic teasers regarding upcoming characters were sent to content creators.
Moreover, several character teasers were posted by Fortnite on social media and were sent out to content creators which might be potential Battle Pass skins in Chapter 4 Season 4. While their official names have not been decrypted, except for Diamond Dealer, above mentioned are the codenames that the community has bestowed upon the characters.
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Latest Fortnite Season 4 teasers reveal confirmed spy/heist theme
Fortnite has released a new in-game teaser image, leading to fresh speculation among the player base. Famous leakers HYPEX and ShiinaBR, among others, saw the image on the updated profile photo of Fortnite’s official X account and multiple other sources.
In the teaser image, players could make out many lasers firing against a red background that featured the Season 4 release date and the message in the description that says, “Are you in?”. As a result of the teaser, rumors began circulating that the upcoming season would have a spy/heist theme, similar to Chapter 2 Season 2.
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Fortnite has since released another teaser image confirming that the heist theme is back featuring a floor blueprint image reminiscent of Chapter 2 Season 2 with a description that says “Cameras, guards, vaults and the best team in the business.” Moreover, the co-founder of Epic Games confirmed that the upcoming season will be centered around Heist.
Epic GamesSeveral new locations have been teased to arrive in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4.
Moreover, a new teaser was sent to content creators on August 21st, which shows the upcoming POI titled “Relentless Retreat” which is rumored to be the base of the new faction coming to Fortnite. The teaser was accompanied by the words, “I’m putting together a team, and a friend we have in common says you’d be perfect for this job. Can you share the information with your group?”
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Following the first one, several more teasers were sent to content creators in red which show the two new locations from a distance as well as a secret basement housing the Eclipse insignia and some artifacts.
Epic GamesNew weapons and some old ones return to Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4.
Alongside the locations, weapons coming to the latest Fortnite season have also been revealed which follow the return of Midas’ Drum Gun and brings three new items/weapons to the loot pool. These include a Heist Bag, Rocket Ram Item and Briefcase Turret.
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In addition, a forthcoming Shield Breaker EMP Grenade was hinted in one of the content creator-revealed teasers and will be added to the loot pool in the upcoming season. The item is rumored to be incredibly useful for disabling an enemy’s shield and preventing healing for a brief period of time.
Epic GamesZyg & Choppy’s Raygun will return along with a new EMP Grenade in the upcoming season.
Moreover, it is also now confirmed that Zyg & Choppy’s Raygun from Chapter 2 Season 7 is returning to the game as a Mythic weapon that players can use in the upcoming season.
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Epic Games / NotPaloLeaksRecent teasers also suggest that a new Nitro Fang vehicle will be added to the island alongside the existing vehicles in the game. Additionally, players have finally received the title of the upcoming season to be Last Resort.
While these are solely speculations made through teasers, more will be revealed in the coming days as Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 concludes and players complete their Battle Pass.
So there you have it – that’s all you need to know about new teasers, Kado Thorne and Heist theme in the upcoming Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4.
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