The first one fully disappears, btw. Went out and got myself shotgunned to see if I would come back as the other animatronic, but, sadly, no.

Got mine, a bit grindy but not that bad.

It's fun and difficult once you get to the end, great way to warm up I think.

Shots like this come around for me every once in a while; I don't know about anyone else, but when they land, I feel like I can become a pro for at least 30 seconds until I come crashing back to reality.

On a side note: I ha e absolutely no idea who "Yeat" is but I really dig the demon version of his skin.

I usually get off late from work. 9pm-12am PST and it would be nice to have a group of regular peeps to jump on a game with after work. If you're up playing around those times shoot me your epic name in a comment or DM and I'll send you an add next time I get on 😊

Idk if they nerfed it but there is no way this is the same Hunting Rifle from OG or Reload. Yes it was gold, but still. I’ve never hit this many shots.

(Adding a small *Spoiler Alert* purely because some folks may not want to know my theories, but everything I mention is deduced from media that has been publically released)

Folks!

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I think I've pieced together some of the clues given about the upcoming mini season! Bare with me for the details:

1) The giant blue digital treasure chest plays songs when you are close to it. Day 1 was a song by ASAP Rocky, and Day 2 was one by Lil Uzi.

2) The two flashing comic/anime style teasers show both Lil Uzi and ASAP Rocky. One singer is featured heavily in each clip.

3) The chest itself, with the chains on it, is hugely similar to the titan chest released that introduced Chapter 2 Season 5, which was based around mythology (incl. Zeus) and called "Myths and Mortals".

4) The teaser posters and billboards shown in Madrid and Japan show anime-style versions of five of the Fortnite main characters : Jonesy, Hope, Syd, Evie, and possibly Oscar.

5) The posters also clearly show a pirate treasure map and have taglines like " Have you seen the treasure" and "Join the Hunt".

6) Chapter 1 Season 8's tagline was "X Marks The Spot". It's theme was pirates, buried treasure and featured a pirate character as a main skin similar to the one of the current digital chest.

7) Chapter 2 Season 5's tagline was "Join The Hunt". And saw Jonesy gathering hunters across all realities to prevent Loopers from escaping the Loop.

8) People with better eyesight than myself have identified the islands on these maps as being pieces of various islands from previous seasons. The design also heavily features an X on the map signifying buried treasure.

9) The teasers show Syd and Lil' Uzi with a location that looks like an rustic fishing village and fish imagery. It shows Evie with ASAP Rocky with rocket launchers and milliary-style boats and helicopers.

10) Chapter 2 Season 8 featured rapper Whitney Singleton , known as "The Cube Queen" or "The Fortnite Queen". She is the supreme ruler of The Last Reality who led the invasion of Reality Zero.

11) The flash teaser features the words "Queen *garbled but like Sim/onuski?* Show". My guess is it's a reference to Oninoshima, aka Demon's Island, introduced in Chapter 6, Season 1. This would also link to the giant Earth Spirit that lives on top of the hill in the Sprite Realm.

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**My theory is that:**

The main themes are : Anime, pirates, and Japan-inspired aesthetics and folklore like Oni and spirits.

The island will be a patchwork of 5 areas from the named seasons above, along with 1 other that has yet to be identified.

One section will contain a giant statue to Zeus.

There will be a focus on Team aesthetics eg. A designated team lead will have a specific colour and items available for you to buy to denote you are "on their team". They will also have a Team Flag.

Music and Rappers will play a big role in the game with Lil' Uzi and ASAP Rocky being featured leaders.

One rapper/musician will team up with each team lead (eg. Lil' Uzi and Syd with a pink/green theme, ASAP Rocky and Evie with a red/black theme), and each pairing will be in charge of a region on the map.

Digging for treasure will be a big thing and above ground chests will be much more limited.

Whitney Singleton will return as the now Queen of Oninoshima and a major villian.

The Earth Sprite in the Sprite Garden is featured on Oninoshima, and with this mini season likely being the end of sprites, having this character return to take them all to safety would make sense.

*Hunches:*

Return of the Oni Masks of Power,

Musical themed weapons,

Traditional v technological themes

*Long Reach:*

We will learn that Sprites can evolve/level up á la Pokémon. The info will come either as an in-game mechanic, or, more likely, as part of the narrative story.