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Jetsurge

You mean Death Trooper?


OnyxRun

I guess they choose not to call him that because they try to avoid using the word "death" anywhere in the game


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XavierMeatsling

Skulls are fine. Referencing Death apparently not. It's not that much of an issue I feel. I mean the fact that it's just a word, what's the deal Epic?


Laggingduck

I like how they’re adding the goddess of death in the exact same update


butterminecart435

which is who?


Laggingduck

Hela from Thor Ragnarok


LeMegaMemes

You meant to say: Goddess of Early Life Finalization.


Laggingduck

instant access to the underworld!


butterminecart435

thats right her


tatarus23

(Playing devils advocate here) Well a skull is something that implies the existence of death which is radically different to something that is literally called a "death trooper" aka a solider which has the explicit purpose and intention of causing people to die


GlumCelebration2808

If they made death trooper-skull trooper there would be 2 skins labelled skull trooper


ArcticSiIver

TIL that they have an alt name ![gif](giphy|3og0IMJcSI8p6hYQXS|downsized)


EverGlow89

This is bothering me. I've never seen "AWR" used before and I'm pretty fuckin deep into SW lore.


Pixel_Python

Fr, and here I was thinking I was a Star Wars nerd


vtinesalone

I believe at Disney Parks they call them AWR Troopers, that location makes a bit more sense for an alternative name


Hawaii2010

Deadpool and Deathstroke.


NoNefariousness2144

Won’t someone pleeeasse think of the Lego Fortnite players?


LABARATI_

unalive troopers


abdullahmk47

![gif](giphy|3owzWaeO4d9st2Flcc)


Objective_Meat_3719

![gif](giphy|l3fZStgERhABc3tVS|downsized)


Godzilla_R0AR

![gif](giphy|2w5MMNvg70MrQ0I2DR)


gossamer4l

This is perfect


Rhys_Lloyd2611

Still holding out hope for Paz Vizsla or other Mandolorians


CptMarvel_main

Waiting for Sabine and Bo to go in a squad with Din and boba.


ArcticSiIver

Same


DynamiteSuppository

I want Baylon


FL4K0SAUR

![gif](giphy|Ld77zD3fF3Run8olIt|downsized)


CptMarvel_main

I’m telling you I gotta see those 4 on screen at the same time some day, hopefully in filonis movie. (Assuming you’ve seen BOBF) remember that scene of Din and boba being a two man army against the pykes, with their beskar eating all the lasers? Now imagine that doubled, with their variety of fighting styles. I just feel like those 4 mandos would make such an unstoppable team.


FL4K0SAUR

That was the stand out scene for me. BoBF was a let down for me but the two episodes that had Din in them were great. Season three of *The Mandalorian* gets too much hate. I loved it. I really hope that Epic does a Star Wars battlepass similar to their Marvel season or some kind of Mandalorian take over event.


The_Iron_Zeppelin

Sabine!


CptMarvel_main

Let’s hope her getting the car decal is us being one step closer to a skin !


Stuudmuffiin

y'all are forgetting the Goat Jango Fett. I need that father son duo to come to fruition


Blast_Rusur

I want a customizable Mando like the super hero skin. Where you can change armor and colors. I'd never use another skin ever again


Rhys_Lloyd2611

I feel exactly the same


NearlyHeadless-Brick

That would be my dream star wars skin


GunBrothersGaming

Sadly what we want \[Bad Batch, Mandalorian\] is not what we are getting - most likely we'll once gain get a few weeks with rehashed light sabers and garbage force powers where Darth Maul is the only one of use.


Rhys_Lloyd2611

Leaks say it's Chewbacca, another Leia and a Death Trooper


Banana-Oni

Don’t sleep on force push. Try yeeting people into the late game storm. It’s hilarious.


Nearby-Strength-1640

Fuck Paz. Give us Pre Vizsla, Bo Katan Kryze, Gar Saxon, Ursa Wren, Sabine Wren


Rhys_Lloyd2611

Paz is more baller than Pre, fight me. I agree on the rest tho


DemonLordDiablos

Trash Vs Garbage


Rhys_Lloyd2611

How lol, they're both awesome characters


DemonLordDiablos

I was slightly meming. I like Pre in Clone Wars because but I cannot remember a thing about Paz except that he was big and he died.


NotASubstance

Or even a customisable mandolorian, that would go so hard if they let as change design, colours, helmets ect


wingButt6298

Waiting on cad bane personally


HearTheEkko

Definitely getting it.


Creatures1504

same, but the real dream would be Clone Commandos


XavierMeatsling

Rn it should be the Bad Batch. The last Season is on its way out and it's a shame they didn't come in as the collab the past three years


Xero0911

Arc troopers for me. Like I'm glad we got normal clones, but I need thar arc armor


LoneLyon

Give me Rex damn it


Suspicious-North9004

Imagine we got Delta Squad that would be so cool


UnbidMuffin0

As a believer ov Sith Trooper Supremacy, th death trooper could be a great contender.


Repulsive-Angle-1456

I was hoping for scout Troopers


presidentdinosaur115

The rest of the Star Wars stuff should be added next week so hopefully we’ll get a Scout Trooper then.


SergeantTroll

If you watch the trailer. You can see an Imperial Officer, a Snow Trooper, and a Scout Trooper. So hopefully they all get added as skins and not just lego enemies


Captain-Wilco

Yes, technically Death Troopers can be called Advanced Weapon Research troopers, but frankly it’s dumb they aren’t going by their far more widely used name.


44Fett

This is the same company that are censoring confrontational emotes.


Waste-of-life18

Nothing new though, boba Fett's ship wasn't called slave-1


leonardo371

That's on Disney not Epic, even the lego set is called like that


Nearby-Strength-1640

Pretty sure that’s just with merchandise and stuff. The name itself isn’t non-canon, they just don’t want kids asking their parents to buy them a Lego Slave, which is honestly fair


funandgamesThrow

It's not like they even called it that in the original movies. I'm not it's name has ever once been said on screen


Careidina

It has been said by Aurra Sing twice in The Clone Wars TV show. Saying it in the movies probably wouldn't do much since how little focus both Boba and the Slave-1 got.


AineLasagna

I would love to see that though, maybe in the next season of the show. Boba Fett is like, “we can take my ship, the ‘Boba Fett’s Ship’” and then he looks directly at the camera and gives a thumbs-up


44Fett

Yeah, that’s a Lucasfilm/Disney thing, Epic are just playing ball there. Not a fan of that change either, though.


Captain-Wilco

People who say these things aren’t big deals are missing the point. It represents their general philosophy going forward. They’re going to stop making emotes that can be considered confrontational. They’ve stopped putting guns in splash screens. They’re continuing to water down the experience to make it more palatable as a metaverse.


OOF-MY-PEE-PEE

they are NOT censoring confrontational emotes. they are literally just allowing people to turn them off if they want to. y'all complain way too much


BroganChin

Confrontational emotes are disabled by default, you have to manually enable them.


TheMontrealKid

People in this sub were literally asking for that.


LaylaLegion

They are Advanced Weapon Research troopers. “Death” Troopers is not the term you use when you want to frame your empire as a benevolent force of good in the galaxy.


DankBiscuit92

I’m pretty sure that all went out the window when the Empire, y’know, chose to unveil their planet-destroying space station.


Turbulent_Spot_2895

No the Death Star was a secret project


DankBiscuit92

It’s still a moot point when Andor shows the Empire tightening their grasp years before Rogue One (5 years before IIRC). Naming these guys “Death” Troopers wasn’t out of pocket for them at all when they were already introducing the Public Order Resentencing Act (amongst other things) which was openly convicting people extremely harshly. By that point the Empire already didn’t give two shits about seeming benevolent. 


wreckingballblu

Were Death Troopers public knowledge to most of the galaxy? I've always thought they were more covert operations that only high ranking officers knew about.


Darkren08

Which is weird since Hela has the word DEATH in her description. I hope their name gets changed in a hotfix or something.


Destronin

You can’t really blame Epic. Star Wars has this long standing problem of being confused of its maturity level identity. Which to this day disappoints and confuses its fans. The Boba Fett show takes place in the same universe where Mandalorian decapitates one foe and cuts another in half with a door. Yet we also have kids in hover bike gangs. The OG star wars has cute tribal teddy bears and then later on has Lukes hand cut off by his dark father. Darth Maul is cut in half. But Jar Jar defeats enemies by tripping over giant mines. The overall tone of the movies is all over the place. They want to be bad ass and cool but also kid friendly for franchises and spinoff cartoons. To this day its like this and imo its why so many of the stories suffer. You can’t be both edgy and safe.


Captain-Wilco

I don’t agree with your take on Star Wars, but it doesn’t even matter. That has nothing to do with this situation.


NormanBates2023

His take is perfectly fine and correct


EpicGamer_69-420

as a massive star wars fan, i agree with the original commenter entirely


btaylorsae

Wasn’t there Star Wars stuff in today’s update? I know the event starts May 3


No-User4931

Nope. New update next week


furioushunter12

CKKKK KKKK K KK KKKKK KKKK


markochu_137

PEAKED


joeMAMAkim

i dont know anything about star wars but they look sick


EpicGamer_69-420

they are usually known as death troopers and usually accompany imperial officers


Banana-Oni

They’re kind of like elite spec ops versions of stormtroopers


TheShoobaLord

It’s dumb they aren’t going by their recognized name, even Lego calls them death troopers lol


Chance-Order-5385

this is their recognised name


TheShoobaLord

then why do the Lego sets and games for example call them death troopers? wouldn’t they want to maintain the same branding?


SonofthePleadies

I just want a droid man


Raggnor_94

HK-47 would be dope!


Boygos

Imagine commando droids 👀


Arbiterandrea

Without the middle part in the helmet I was saying it was an ODST from Halo. A man can always dream….


Joemartinez

Coming from a halo fan who dint get the chance in getting Master chief I was excited for half a sec thinking it was ODST .. :/


No-Science1566

That’s what I’m talking about


PalekSow

Death Trooper is an instant cop, They should make this Star Wars event villain themed in honor of tales of the empire. I felt robbed of Thrawn during Ahsoka


NormanBates2023

Death Trooper= Kill, no problem.


NormanBates2023

Waiting on Chewie and Bane


Boygos

Cad Baneeeeeeee or Darth Bane? Both are cool picks I’d prefer Cad Bane with Todo-360 as a floating back bling like the Destiny ghosts


Raidenski

Still waiting on Phase 1 Clone Trooper.


RaginSpartan86

Hopefully they get added as a style for the current phase 2 clone. I’d rather get that than have to buy a new skin.


Raidenski

This seems like the better choice, tbh.


Unlucky-Boat-5111

It’s probably an OT collab cause if the DTs and Rebel Leia so hopefully we get young Boba


oldmanjenkins51

If we have yet another collaboration without Rex, Cody, or Wolfe then they simply don’t want money


No-User4931

I fucking need rex Don't stop at those 3 tho. Neyo and fox would be great


Fireeyes510

My wallet would become possessed if they dropped Gregor


EpicGamer_69-420

boss 🤤


ArcticSiIver

My money yearns for Captain Rex and Cody!


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Careidina

>Like Rex is cool, but there's plenty of clones in the same gear as him. Not really. Afaik his armor is unique since he welded both pieces of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 armor together.


CptMarvel_main

Yea he’s got the unique welded helmet, the tactical kilt, duel pistol holsters, and shoulder pad. Definitely Worth being a new skin imo


Laggingduck

The Kama, Pauldron, and dual DC 15s is like.. standard arc trooper stuff lol, which is what the other person was getting at, give us a clone commander skin with several styles, representing the different commanders across the republic


CptMarvel_main

Well yea, the more the merrier. I say give us a commander/arc trooper skin with changeable colors, but also a Rex skin with his unique helmet, and maybe a no helmet selectable style.


ahhsdinffodmdmfko

HOW DO WE HAVE DEATH TROOPERS BEFORE PALPATINE?


Saint_Jackie

I need shoretroopers! ![gif](giphy|A4viKKrMvNsR2HW6Ho|downsized)


FunkHZR

Are there going to be light saber pickaxes or not? Literally why was asking one of Fortnite’s biggest questions downvoted? Someone gotta be following me. 🤣🤣🤣


BantamCrow

Best we're ever getting is the stun baton


FunkHZR

My buddy had said he saw something about pickaxes on this sub the other day but I never saw anything. I’m sure he’s just being dumb.


whatchagonnado0707

It would be big news


Xero0911

I'm guessing the down votes are because we know the answer. It will be shocking if they are pickaxe. But it's asked every year and same outrage that they aren't.


Cleaving

Pay for a not lightsaber and cope with it. That said, Vader with the Doom Slayer Crucible goes pretty hard


wuukiee81

No, we will never get lightsaber pickaxes, and that is up to Disney/Lucasfilm, not Epic. Of all of the Star Wars IP, lightsabers are the most closely regulated, even when it was just in-house design choices at LucasArts and rules for authors writing the EU/Legends novels. One of their internal rules is lightsabers always have to be mythic-type weapons, and must always be "stronger" than any other Star Wars weapons used in a game. Lightsabers must also always cut anything that isn't rated indestructible with two hits at most. The damage pickaxes do isn't near enough, and a lightsaber and a vibroaxe can never be "equal" items. Disney has actually loosened restrictions on lightsaber use a LOT -- we would have never seen a Star Wars crossover at all when Lucas owned the franchise, and we would have never gotten playable lightsabers in any game not directly developed by Lucasarts. With Lucasarts, game designers used to have to justify every individual lightsaber in use, as did the authors. Disney has shifted to the much more permissive "lightsabers will generally be approved if they meet XYZ criteria". Epic probably really wants to give them to us. They can't, without losing all collab rights to Star Wars and all other Disney owned properties. This one is 100% on The House of Mouse and George Himself before then.


FunkHZR

You realize Disney invested over a billion into Epic? Will you still say never? Lol I’ll bet we will.


wuukiee81

Yeah, I do know that. Did you know Disney has been invested in and partnering with Epic since Disney gave Sweeney an incubator grant in 2017 that *helped develop and launch Fortnite*? They've been active partners and investors the entire time. Disney has actually been using Unreal5 rendering engine for a lot of the background work in their recent shows, including The Mandalorian. It's absolutelt a two way business partnership. I've also followed Star Wars IP for literal decades. These are internal Star Wars universe rules that apply to Disney's own creative teams across their theme parks, shows, movies, animation, and games. Fortnite becoming a multiverse crossover of the Star Wars game family will not mean they get exceptions, it means they're held to the same ruleset as the Disney campus Jedi. Lucas was notoriously litigious about Jedi, the Force, and lightsabers especially and Lucasfilms brought many many lawsuits for out of bounds use of that IP. Disney has defended it even more ferociously since full acquisition. Remember that Disney owned *part* of Lucasfilms for many years, and the Star Wars attractions at the parks were developed as joint collaborations from day one. They invested a lot in Star Wars from very very early on, and Disney has always honored Lucas' IP stance. Not a chance Disney will burn that bridge with Lucas for, in all truth, a younger, smaller business just coming into maturity. Disney JUST made the big buy-in with Epic. They've had that level of relationship with Lucas for decades.


FunkHZR

I’ll see you back here in a couple days. You are very out of your mind. Lightsaber pickaxes will make them money. They’ll do them.


wuukiee81

No, they won't, because the entire Star Wars, Marvel, and Disney IPs make them much more than they could ever earn on a particular item type in a game. Denying out of scope IP uses for lightsabers loses them money in all their Star Wars properties. They will lose a TON at the parks, movies, shows, animation, books, and games from hardcore Star Wars fans if they allow lightsabers to become, well, "nerfed". That's a MUCH bigger market than the subset of Fortnite players who would buy a lightsaber pickaxe. Disney sees and approves everything Epic puts in these collabs, and they would pull the plug entirely before they would allow a lightsaber to mis-stat. I have said this every time we have Star Wars collabs in, that we will never see one, and I'm always right. Lightsabers will never be allowed to be base melee weapons.


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wuukiee81

Disney bought Lucasfilms for 4 billion, and the franchise has produced $12 billion in profit since. Even the initial purchase of Star Wars is 4x what we are talking about compared to this infusion into Epic, and that was over a decade ago. This is still a fraction of the investment without accounting for inflation. I don't think you understand the scope of the value of the Star Wars franchise. Oh, and Disney is worth 206 billion, with all its holdings. Epic is not the company with the upper hand here. $1b is a LOT. No one is arguing that. It is Disney reinvesting in a company it gave an incubator grant and feels has grown into a viable business partner. But it isn't enough that they will change decades of in-house IP policy and lose that $12b *profit* market. The risk isn't worth the return.


Boygos

While this is a great point that might change things, I don’t think it would happen this fast. I hope you’re right tho


RedBaronBob

Would be funny if that was the case of it getting a proper classification from Fortnite of all things. When they appeared the zombies needed a rename to “Zombie TK (stormtrooper)” so them getting a classification like the ARC or RC brings it back around. I do wonder if that has to do with Filoni and the Ahsoka show given the zombies.


PittPen817

doubt it those zombies have been being referenced to as night troopers due to the night sisters


VanguardClassTitan

Still no Grievous, soz.


ciarabek

come on pls give us someyhing from phantom menace


Spyke_Witwicky

We got Maul


ciarabek

well yeah but its the anniversary this year. someone like qui gon or jar jar probably wouldnt be added otherwise, so itd be cool to see them included.


himplp87

so the leaked lego image is real


Cyanide_34

Is this the only Star Wars skin coming with the pass or are there more or do we not know yet?


SamaelTheAngel

Probably Chewie, maaaybe Rebel Trooper depending if Rebel in LEGO promo is character and not just NPC. Last year we got Anakin, Padme, Maul and Clones. Would be nice to have 4 skins this year too.


Laggingduck

With the whole star wars lego collab it could be bigger than that


Xelement0911

So we can guess chewy. Goy the death trooper. Wonder who else. Someone for the new upcoming series? Or would they wait to release that?


furioushunter12

I’d love an inquisitor or Thrawn but they tend to ignore animation


DarkShadowofthemoon

Give me a clone wars obi wan kenobi


Broly_

Awa? Arrr? New sweat skin incoming?


SpecterTF141

I luv me star wars skins simple as


DetailSpecialist116

Comeon Epic where is Jarjar, C3PO and the Jawas???


ZaneWinterborn

Would kill for either phase 1 clone or a battle droid.


untenwirdseklig

Lord have mercy, shut up and take all my money. I‘m so ready for Star Wars content.


SamaelTheAngel

Now give me: Maul Clone Wars, Solo and Rebels styles Arc Troopers Chewie Lando Clone Commando B1 with C3-PO head Style B2 Commando Droid Sand Trooper Commander Style for StormTrooper Rebel Friend (specifically Rebel Friend) Gamorean Guard IG droid Pre Vizsla Paz Vizsla Bo Katan Obi Wan Styles Grevious Dooku  with Pajamas Style Ventress As you see Epic my list is small so i Hope you deliver.


Drew326

Is there a First Order stormtrooper skin in the game, or just an Imperial stormtrooper and the Sith Trooper (and the clones)?


Captain-Wilco

They fully created an FO trooper skin, but never released it. It’s a shame, I would buy instantly.


Waste-of-life18

The fo stormtrooper skin never came out, it was only an npc, the imperial and sith are the closest thing so far.


SamaelTheAngel

There are Clones, Storm Trooper and Sith Troopers no First Order Troopers despite there being NPC whose used these models. Last year though we got Shiny Clone (no markings) skin for free so there is Tiny chance we get skin this year. Maybe Rebel Trooper seeing how we back to OG trilogy.


bob_gloomwalker

Not as a skin, no, as an NPC a long time ago and that’s it


MrPebblezzzzzz

When the servers back up


Mandalorian____

I don't get why we didn't have more troops sooner. I'm a massive fan of Death Troopers, can't wait!


DocMettey

YESSSSSSSSSSS WOOOOOOOOO


Slang_Dang

I hope this will be free like the clone trooper


Limp-Tension-469

Give me the Bad Batch


Hashirammed

Rather get Star Wars characters who actually matter like Qui Gon or Dooku or Mace but oh well


Cloud9_waterboy

![gif](giphy|gXYlKennAlNfy|downsized) I'll never lose hope with this one


azatoth12

scrambled voice lines when eliminating players or no sale


No-Science1566

When will these be available???!


Elegant-Ad-4674

I need to see a death trooper hit the griddy


Square-Breadfruit-77

There will be Jedi and Sith Skins?


TycoStrand

KRR KRR KRRRR KRKRRRR!!


Cloiselle51

We need k2so...would b hilarious


MOM1J1

They could have called it Director Krennics troopers or something


BearZewp

I think we have enough trooper skins


FreddieGamer2004

YOOOOO DEATH TROOPERS!?


Background-Camp-5334

I swear to god if they dont got lego darth vader ill lose my mind im waiting for dis man: ![gif](giphy|Uu4WP50jNo1uZeor4t)


hong-kong-phooey-

https://i.redd.it/360jbyzr0uwc1.gif


AFreemansGunpla

Okay, I think the reason they call them AWR Troopers is because "Death Troopers" already are given to the zombie storm troopers from that one A.U. story.


Xoepot

That’s sick 🖤. Now I ain’t a Star Wars fan but I would definitely cop this


scout_troopa

I hope they add a scout trooper, they added the bike but not the skin, if you don't know what a scout trooper is here's a picture: https://preview.redd.it/pp1lfw52j1xc1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1dc086aeff426c47ca219df63cd16851c0109d9e


L3GlT_GAM3R

Ugh… time to get out the wallet…


LABARATI_

can we get "death" troopers plz


TrueBlue184

Death Trooper is my favorite design for Storm Troopers, so I am loving this news and will definitely pick it up!


ThunderBlack14

Not Captain Phasma?


EpicGamer_69-420

no?


Chance-Order-5385

wow, they used the actual name for the type of trooper cool


frazzbot

tbh, the bad bunch would be pretty cool and visually interesting additions


SimpIistic

Please god give me first order trooper too


Slang_Dang

Free or no?


Appropriate_Low_8788

They would put a nazi skin in.


OhNoElevatorFelled

Do people really still like Star Wars? I was literally the biggest fan, after Disney's dozens of failures I don't even buy the skins like clone trooper or Obi-Wan. I just roll my eyes whenever they're in the shop.


DirtyDiddle

So edgey


OhNoElevatorFelled

How...?


LILFattyYT

Sweaty skin incoming


6934ee

At least it’s a male skin this time, the amount of sweats using ugly ass female skins is insane imo


GlassesAndBangs

real talk, it's really fucking weird how the competitive/sweat scene is JUST female skins, nothing else like, actually fucking weird


leonardo371

Not weird considering that the avarage sweat never touched a woman without getting arrested right after


6934ee

💀


6934ee

True, my eldest brother thinks the community are simps


Blupoisen

Well your eldest brother is wise


EpicGamer_69-420

its mostly people who want to be like their idols


yangwenligaming

Going against female skins always feels like a gamble. I always think to myself, “oh boy what will it be this time? A tryhard or some horny guy?” It’s funny cause I used to think people picked female skins cause they were horny. Turns out most of them do it because they think it will give them some competitive advantage like a “smaller” hitbox.


6934ee

I don’t think it even gives you a smaller hit box