To Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Switch & Xbox One) there is a new teaser for Season 5 every day. This time, a kind of Viking axe has appeared.
Is Epic teasing Season 5? In Fortnite, the long-awaited Season 5 starts on July 12, 2018 the eagerly awaited Season 5. However, Epic has not released anything official on the subject yet. Only a first teaser image from July 9 has been released so far. It showed a kind of cat-fox mask, which hints at both Japanese mythical creatures and Egyptian cat deities.
Today, on July 10, 2018, another image has surfaced. But this time, no new mask is visible. Instead, there is an axe!
Historical setting becoming more likely!
More and more clues: The Season 5 themes of historical epochs and time travel are becoming more likely with each teaser. Additionally, there have already been numerous clues, including the mysterious objects that appeared in the game. A stagecoach hinted at the Wild West, leaked pyramids, desert maps, and sphinxes as well as the mask pointing to Egypt.
But no pirates: The anchor that suddenly appeared at Greasy Grove was seen by some players as a sign of a pirate theme. However, this part was referred to in data leaks as a “Viking Anchor”. The axe in the new teaser image is clearly a “battle axe” decorated with many ornaments.
Wild West, Egypt, and Vikings? Such weapons were mainly used by raiding Scandinavians during the Viking Age. Thus, Vikings are likely to come alongside Wild West stuff and possibly Egypt as a theme in Season 5.
Is the axe a new harvesting tool?
Is the Viking axe a new item? Picks are used in Fortnite to gather resources and to smash enemies in desperate times. Is the axe a new prestige skin for your trusty pickaxe? Or is it part of a cool new Viking outfit that might be inspired by Norse folklore characters like Ragnar Lothbrok and others from the Vikings TV series?
Or is it a new weapon? Perhaps the axe is also a new type of weapon. Special melee weapons or throwing axes are conceivable. However, the axe could also be “just” a back piece for the optimal heist.
What exactly lies behind the axe, we will probably learn after July 12, 2018. Then the 5th Season of Fortnite: Battle Royale finally starts.
