Fortnite is about to flip over to a major new era. Seasons are one thing, but when the game moves on to a full-on new chapter, that comes with huge live events and new or dramatically transformed maps. Here in Chapter 7, we don’t know exactly what will happen, but we do know that the famed Fortnite original storyline involving The Seven is going to return in a big way.
Fortnite has now introduced a countdown timer that is currently hovering above Springfield Town Square in the Simpsons map. The day and time are still a way off, but the timer will end on Saturday, November 29 at 2 PM ET. This should mark the start of the Zero Hour live event, after which we’ll see servers go down ahead of what will likely be an overnight launch of Chapter 7, which is usually the case.
Given how in and out of the Fortnite storyline they’ve been, and how hard it is to explain the canon Fortnite storyline in the first place, here’s a quick refresher on The Seven:
“The Seven were a group of individuals who swore to protect The Zero Point and destroy the Imagined Order at any cost. They were the ones who started the Fortnite: Battle Royale storyline back in Season 3.”
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“As of Chapter 4: Season 1, all seven members are dead, or in an equivalent condition. However, another version of the faction is active in what appears to be an alternate timeline, with an alternate version of The Visitor as one of its members.”
So, after a three-chapter break, somehow, The Seven returned. Here they are, along with the celebrity voices Epic snagged to play them:
- The Foundation – voiced by The Rock
- The Origin – Rahul Kohli
- The Visitor – (no credit)
- The Scientist – Joel McHale
- The Paradigm – Brie Larson
- The Imagined – Cherami Leigh (V from Cyberpunk 2077)
- The Order – (no credit)
Fortnite has gone down the IP rabbit hole way deeper since Chapter 4, with new collabs in the game practically every week, and often woven into the narrative of the game to the point where it can be hard to extract the “Fortnite original” content from it. You’re not really playing Fortnite for the story, but if you are, the return of The Seven is a big deal. What is not known is if some or all of these actors are returning for their parts, or if the last two will get official voices this time.
We may find out more in the next week or so as promotion ramps up for the new chapter, so stay tuned for that. Otherwise, see you November 29.
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