Fortnite’s Chapter 3 is closing with a massive live showdown that promises surprises, chaos, and a glimpse at what’s next. Here’s exactly when it starts and how you can catch every moment of the action.
While little has been revealed about what exactly the event will entail, Epic has released a Twitter Twitter, which mostly have to do with the current season’s Fractured theme. In the teasers, we see all manner of Fortnite characters wandering the island, most of them seemingly in the middle of a match, before some undisclosed event happens and causes them to react in shock – though what they’re actually seeing is never revealed.
Epic, as usual, is allowing players to queue up for the event up to 30 minutes before it actually begins, to help give servers a break and ease things up for the game’s login queue. Epic will even let players join the event in-progress until 4:40 p.m. ET – which could mean it’s going to take a while.
That being said, Epic has also made it clear that this event will be a one-time-only deal, and it won’t be repeated later in the day – so if you want to experience the end of the season, you’ll need to be there when it starts at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday.
What happened during the Fracture event storyline
Fortnite’s Fracture event marked the dramatic end of Chapter 3 on December 3, 2022, with the chrome substance overtaking the island. Players collected Zero Point fragments to rebuild reality amid the chaos.
Key Storyline Moments
Loopers battled The Herald near the Reality Tree, launching attacks that seemed to defeat her, but she merged with chrome, grew massive, and spread the substance island-wide. The Reality Tree, acting as a bomb powered by the Zero Point, exploded, shattering the island into fragments and solidifying The Herald in chrome.
Aftermath and Resolution
The Zero Point unleashed tentacles to gather debris and fragments, pulling in pieces from past islands like Artemis and Apollo to form a new fused island, Asteria. The Paradigm was freed from chrome, similar to The Foundation earlier, while The Seven appeared compromised or absent.
Who is The Herald and her goals in the storyline
The Herald is a major antagonist in Fortnite’s Chapter 3 storyline, introduced in the Season 3 cinematic trailer as a sinister alien entity. She serves as the herald of The Nothing and a key member of The Last Reality faction.
Role and Goals
Her primary goal is to annihilate all realities until only “The Nothing” remains, aligning with The Last Reality’s destructive agenda. She spreads chrome-a corrupting substance-across Reality Zero during Seasons 3 and 4, overtaking the island and challenging The Seven.
Key Actions
In the Fracture event, The Herald ignores attacks from Loopers, reforms her chrome body endlessly, and merges with the spreading substance despite apparent defeats. She establishes Herald’s Sanctum at Sanctuary, directing chrome toward the Reality Tree while showing no regard for life, her own included.
