Power Rangers Morph Into Fortnite Season 4 With Megazord and Mid-August Bundle Drop

Epic Games has officially announced a crossover between Fortnite and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers for Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 6 Season 4, titled Shock ‘N Awesome. The confirmation follows leaks in late July that suggested the Power Rangers collaboration and mentioned possible future collaborations with Peacemaker, Cyborg, and the Fantastic Four.

Fortnite, released in 2017, has multiple game modes: Fortnite: Save the World, Fortnite Creative, and Lego Fortnite. The Power Rangers announcement came after the Chapter 6 Season 3 Super Showdown live event, which began at Demon’s Domain and featured Superman, the Loopers, and the Supernova Academy fighting Daigo and a large number of tentacles. The event included a teaser for Chapter 6 Season 4, showing giant tentacles beneath the Battle Royale island.

Fortnite Battle Royale currently does not include traditional loot boxes, but the game’s earlier Save the World mode featured randomized “loot llamas” that could be purchased using in-game currency or real money without revealing their contents beforehand. In January 2019, Epic Games changed this system so players could see the contents before buying, a feature known as “x-ray” preview. In February 2021, Epic settled a class-action lawsuit related to these loot boxes by granting 1,000 V-bucks to affected Save the World players. Studies cited by public health experts have linked spending on randomized loot boxes in video games to mental health issues such as anxiety and stress, as well as problematic gambling behaviors. In Australia, games with loot boxes have been given a mature (M) rating, while games with simulated gambling receive an R 18+ rating.

The Shock ‘N Awesome trailer begins in Fortnite’s computer-generated style, showing the island attacked by bugs that emerged from a monster defeated by Superman at the end of Season 3. As the bugs swarm characters, including Peely, the trailer switches to live-action with a 4:3 aspect ratio. This portion shows stunt actors in Power Rangers suits fighting the insects, followed by the appearance of the Dino Megazord.

Viewers familiar with the Power Rangers series saw similarities between the trailer’s rocky desert location and Vasquez Rocks, a park north of Los Angeles known for distinctive rock formations. In the original series, Vasquez Rocks appeared in early episodes as the site of the Rangers’ first fight against the Putties and in wide shots of the Command Center. It also featured in the “Ninja Quest” storyline when the Rangers teleported to find Ninjor. Epic Games has not confirmed if the trailer was filmed there.

The crossover will introduce the Mighty Morphin Bundle in mid-August, containing the Red Ranger, Black Ranger, Pink Ranger, Yellow Ranger, and Blue Ranger outfits, plus the “Go Go Power Rangers – Redux” Jam Track accessory, available in the Item Shop. The Dino Megazord Outfit will be included in the Battle Pass, and a Megazord Power Up ability will be added during a midseason takeover starting September 16. Battle Pass holders will be able to complete quests during this takeover to unlock the ability.

Power Rangers is an American series adapted from the Japanese tokusatsu franchise Super Sentai, known for its large mecha, which are featured in the Fortnite crossover, including the Dino Megazord.

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