Marvel's roster of Fortnite skins is enormous, but it's had a Bucky Barnes-shaped hole squarely in the center for years now. Fortunately for fans of Captain America's BFF, the Winter Soldier finally arrives in the Fortnite item shop on April 30, and he's bringing one of his fellow Thunderbolts, the White Widow aka Yelena Belova, with him. But you'll be able to earn the White Widow skin for free by placing well in a tournament.
The Winter Soldier and White Widow are the newest cel-shaded Marvel skins.
The two skins are the latest to make use of the "Pen & Ink" style that gives the characters a cel-shaded, comic book-esque look, like last summer's Deadpool and Wolverine skins. Naturally, the two will each have their own set of accompanying cosmetics. The Winter Soldier will have a back bling, a pickaxe, and a wrap--and the pickaxe includes a built-in emote that will summon the pickaxe even if you don't have it equipped. The White Widow set is similar, with a back bling, pickaxe, wrap, and a standalone emote. There was no mention of bundles or pricing in the announcement.
If you want a chance at earning the White Widow skin for free--and perhaps earn a discount on a hypothetical bundle with the Winter Soldier--you should compete in the Thunderbolts Cup, for battle royale duos (build mode only). Top performers in each region will earn the White Widow outfit, but there are other free goodies too that are easier to get. You'll unlock the Winter Soldier wrap by earning eight tournament points, and the White Widow wrap for 40. Both of point totals can be easily earned by simply placing highly during a match or two while hiding in bushes the whole time, if tournament play sounds more sweaty than you'd like.
Winter Soldier and White Widow will be the 98th and 99th Marvel skins added to Fortnite, and the first since the customizable Iron Man skin was added to the shop rotation back in February. With Star Wars season coming next month, it's likely that these will be the last new Marvel folks added to Fortnite until the Fantastic Four movie in July.
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The Winter Soldier and White Widow are the newest cel-shaded Marvel skins.
The two skins are the latest to make use of the "Pen & Ink" style that gives the characters a cel-shaded, comic book-esque look, like last summer's Deadpool and Wolverine skins. Naturally, the two will each have their own set of accompanying cosmetics. The Winter Soldier will have a back bling, a pickaxe, and a wrap--and the pickaxe includes a built-in emote that will summon the pickaxe even if you don't have it equipped. The White Widow set is similar, with a back bling, pickaxe, wrap, and a standalone emote. There was no mention of bundles or pricing in the announcement.
If you want a chance at earning the White Widow skin for free--and perhaps earn a discount on a hypothetical bundle with the Winter Soldier--you should compete in the Thunderbolts Cup, for battle royale duos (build mode only). Top performers in each region will earn the White Widow outfit, but there are other free goodies too that are easier to get. You'll unlock the Winter Soldier wrap by earning eight tournament points, and the White Widow wrap for 40. Both of point totals can be easily earned by simply placing highly during a match or two while hiding in bushes the whole time, if tournament play sounds more sweaty than you'd like.
Winter Soldier and White Widow will be the 98th and 99th Marvel skins added to Fortnite, and the first since the customizable Iron Man skin was added to the shop rotation back in February. With Star Wars season coming next month, it's likely that these will be the last new Marvel folks added to Fortnite until the Fantastic Four movie in July.
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