A pair of reliable insiders are claiming that Fortnite is adding a new X-Men skin based on Wolverine’s iconic Weapon X appearance soon. Fortnite has featured plenty of special guest character skins and other items taken from popular Disney franchises like Marvel and Star Wars, with one of its latest crossovers set to include Captain Jack Sparrow and other characters from Pirates of the Caribbean. When it comes to Marvel, Fortnite's list of tie-in promotions stretches back to Season 8, when Black Widow and Star-Lord first found their way onto the Island.
Over the years, many more Marvel heroes and villains were added to Fortnite, with the X-Men getting plenty of love as of late through skins of Gambit, Rogue, Mystique, and more recently Magneto in a new Wastlander costume. No list of famous X-Men characters would be complete without Wolverine, and Logan was first brought into Fortnite during Chapter 2, Season 4 back in 2020. So far, he has several different outfits to choose from, including his famous yellow-and-blue and orange-and-brown outfits from the comics, a white tank top and jeans that he would more commonly wear in the Fox-produced X-Men movies, and the eye-patch-wearing, sword-wielding “Wolverine Zero” variant.
Recent rumors have suggested that Epic is adding Wolverine’s infamous Weapon X outfit to its growing list of Marvel Fortnite skins, and noted Fortnite leaker Shiina thinks it could be coming as early as July 5. According to them, the Weapon X skin will be part of a set of five unlockable cosmetic items, though the details of what else might be included are still unclear. Fellow leaker HYPEX believes the Weapon X skin could come even earlier, with a list of supposed Fortnite Item Shop release dates marking an “X-Men” related item being made available sometime between June 28 and July 2.
Fortnite Weapon X Wolverine Skin Possible Release Dates
Rumored Release Window: June 28, 2024 - July 2, 2024 Rumored Release Date: July 5, 2024
The Weapon X outfit is one of the Wolverine’s most noteworthy looks, as it ties back to his origins as a twisted experiment by the government to create the perfect killing machine with a skeleton infused with Adamantium and purely feral instincts. The Weapon X storyline has been retold in several movies and video games, while the look itself served as an alternate costume for Wolverine in games like X-Men Legends and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3.
Of course, even Shiina and HYPEX admit that their rumored release dates for the Wolverine Weapon X Fortnite skin could be subject to change, but both sources believe that it will be made available sometime early next month. Weapon X isn’t the only rumored Fortnite/Marvel crossover either, as it has been suggested that Chapter 5, Season 4 could see the return of the planet-devouring Galactus. However, none of this has been officially confirmed by Epic as of this writing.
