Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2: Start Date, Theme, Leaks & More

Fortnite Chapter 6 has kicked off with a strong start, introducing new permanent modes like Fortnite OG and Ballistic, a massive Godzilla stomping around the island, and the arrival of Hatsune Miku. However, Chapter 6 Season 2 is just around the corner, promising fresh content and exciting updates. With only a few days to go until its debut, here’s what we know so far.

Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2: Start Time, Battle Pass, Leaks, Collabs & Everything We Know So Far

Season 1 will conclude on February 21 at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. This means Chapter 6 Season 2 should drop a few hours later on February 22. New data on the game files points to a live event that would conclude the story from Season 1. Although specifics are scant, the first indications of the event are already manifesting. Nightshift Forest demon handler NPC Daigo has relocated to a dormant portal close to Warrior’s Watch — likely the site for the game’s finale.

About the battle pass, none of the specific details have leaked yet, though Chapter 6 Season 2 is said to have a heist theme. This is not the first time that Fortnite has had multiple heist seasons, with two in Chapter 4 alone. Since Chapter 6 already echoes Chapter 4’s feudal theme with a Japan-inspired biome, a throwback theme wouldn’t be out of the question. Epic Games co-founder Mark Rein usually teases each upcoming season with yet another single word, and this time around, we’re getting the word “pickled.”

This is likely related to the Kappa Kappa pickle factory that was added to the map last month and hints at a pickle-themed Peely skin in the battle pass. Nothing has been officially revealed yet in terms of cosmetics, but leaks have indicated that we could see some thematic collabs between James Cameron’s Avatar and a customizable Iron Man skin. Given Marvel’s upcoming movie Captain America: Brave New World (releasing February 14), it’s unlikely Iron Man would drop before that.

The other interesting part is Fortnite’s been advertising during WWE efforts like Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber lately, so we could see some new wrestling-themed stuff before long. In the meantime, Epic is said to be developing a New Gameplus feature that will let certain in-game shoes function like equippable kicks, a bit like how Festival guitars became usable pickaxes.

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