There could have been little doubt about what we were going to see in the loading screen for Week 8. Ruin is coming to Fortnite, arriving in what appears to be a more apocalyptic style than most of the other challenge skins have in the past. We saw him a few weeks ago, when Epic first revealed him on twitter, but this time he’s come back with the location the coordinates for a hidden banner in tow. Let’s take a look at this fiery knight:
Threatening to be sure. You’ll notice, however, that there’s some new cryptic writing in here that we didn’t see when Epic first revealed Ruin. Epic has been making these hidden banners and battle stars significantly harder to find in recent weeks, and this one is definitely part of that tradition. Let’s zoom in on lower parts of this picture, where we can see the relevant coordinates:
We have four coordinates here: B6, B7, C6, and C7. At the intersection of these coordinates, we should find some sort of prominent place on which to place a hidden object, and it looks like we’re heading down to the snow biome. Here’s where you’re looking:
It’s the larger hill in the Frozen Lake. The banner should be on top, and here’s what that spot looks like on the ground:
It all brings us to the question of Ruin, and just exactly what he’s going to get up to here in the latter days of Season 8. Traditionally the discovery skin plays a pivotal role in bringing about the events of the next season, and judging by this, the events that lead into the next season are going to be explosive.
