Fortnite's New Season Makes a Great Case For a Red Dead Redemption Crossover

Highlights

• Fortnite Season 5 introduces a new island with new opportunities and mechanics, making leaps and bounds forward.
• The new train on the island provides a perfect opportunity to introduce Red Dead Redemption's Arthur and John for train heists.
• Arthur and John would make excellent additions to Fortnite's Gaming Legends series, as highly acclaimed characters who would fit in easily with Fortnite's style of gameplay.

The introduction of Fortnite Season 5 provides the best reason yet for a potential collaboration with the Red Dead Redemption series. Once again, Fortnite is evolving considerably with the new season, and in the opening days of the season, it already looks like the game is making leaps and bounds forward. The new island provides plenty of new opportunities, particularly regarding the new POIs and mechanics that were introduced for the season. As it stands, Fortnite is already expanding impressively, but Red Dead Redemption has the possibility to add another big name to Fortnite's crossover history.

This week, players saw the start of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1, and a whole new island came with it. While Fortnite OG reintroduced players to the original POIs from the game's early days, the new island has almost nothing in common with that original incarnation. From Rebel's Roost to Hazy Hillside, players have the chance to explore everything for the first time all over again, as well as discover some of the changes to the game's mechanics. For example, Medkits and Shield Potions now recover gradually rather than immediately, slightly changing their utility. Fans should be on the lookout for the next big move that Fortnite makes.

Arthur and John Would Feel Right at Home Raiding Fortnite's New Train

One major change compared to previous versions of Fortnite's island is a train that continually travels along the island's new train tracks. The players can't drive the train themselves, but they can board the train to find loot, which is protected by armed guards. The point of the trains is to be a mobile loot source, which brings to mind the train heists that have been a common trope of old west stories for years. This would be a perfect opportunity to introduce Red Dead Redemption's protagonists, Arthur Morgan and John Marston, to the world of Fortnite, because train heists are something that they know well.

Arthur and John would make excellent additions to Fortnite's Gaming Legends series, which has previously brought iconic characters such as Lara Croft and Doom Slayer to the game. Both Red Dead Redemption games are highly acclaimed, with Red Dead Redemption 2 being considered one of the best games ever made, so they have more than earned the title of legends. Not to mention, both Arthur and John are highly experienced gunmen, so they would translate easily to Fortnite's style of gameplay, even if the weapons and setting are a far cry from what they're used to in their home universe.

Fortnite's Gaming Legends series currently features 33 skins, with Metal Gear Solid's Solid Snake being its latest member.

Other recent developments point to a favorable environment for Red Dead Redemption's heroes. Fortnite's collaboration with Invincible, as well as the recent additions of Peter Griffin, Eminem, and Solid Snake show that being from more mature-rated source material isn't an insurmountable obstacle. If anything, Red Dead Redemption's name would be an advantage due to how beloved the games are. Arthur and John wouldn't look too out of place among this company, be they in the store or as part of a Battle Pass. The outlaws might come from a dramatic and violent Rockstar tale, but they could have a comfortable place in Fortnite all the same.

Arthur and John would make excellent additions to Fortnite's Gaming Legends series, which has previously brought iconic characters such as Lara Croft and Doom Slayer to the game.

Arthur Morgan and John Marston joining the Battle Royale in the wake of the new Fortnite Season feels more appropriate than ever, especially if the train becomes a recurring element. As two of the best examples of modern-day gaming legends, their absence from Fortnite hopefully won't persist for too much longer. After all, there are few characters more suited to a train robbery than the Van Der Linde gang's most famous members. Fortnite has never had a better chance to add Red Dead Redemption's daring outlaws to the game.