Rumor: Fortnite Could Be Bringing Back Galactus

A new rumor suggests that the infamous Galactus of Marvel lore could be returning to Fortnite in a future event. Epic’s massively successful multiplayer battle royale has seen its fair share of equally successful crossovers, and Marvel has been a constant source of these since Black Widow and Star-Lord first appeared as playable character skins back in Chapter 1 Season 8. A vast array of heroes and villains from across the Marvel universe have dropped into Fortnite, often to promote a new MCU show or movie.

This would eventually lead to the arrival of Galactus himself during a special event at the end of Fortnite’sChapter 2 Season 4 in 2020. True to form, the Devourer of Worlds sought to consume the Island in hopes of absorbing the Zero Point's power to help him defeat the rival force Black Winter. He was ultimately thwarted by a group of Fortnite players and Marvel heroes and sent back to where he came from through a Rift, though his actions would have lasting ramifications throughout the rest of Chapter 2.

Now some leaked character conversations suggest that Galactus could be returning to Fortnite to finish what he started, as shared by Twitter users Egyptian Fortnite Leaker and Rezztro earlier this month. These NPC conversations were added to Fortnite as part of the recent 29.40 update, which also brought in an assortment of Star Wars content to celebrate May the Fourth. A dialogue with Anwar speaks of «a hungry beast” who “consumed star after star to warm its belly» and notes rumors that “the beast still roams the dark, hunting for some eternal warmth it cannot snuff out."

While this ominous conversation doesn’t mention Galactus by name, the description undoubtedly fits the planet-eater of Marvel Comics. Earlier this year, a leaked roadmap detailed some of Fortnite’s possible plans for the rest of 2024, including another Marvel crossover that could take place in August. Another leak suggested that Loki and Sylvia from the hit Disney+ series Loki could be added