Good news: new skins are live alongside Fortnite: Battle Royale’s Season 6 battle pass, and they’re a whole lot better than the weird grab-bag we found ourselves with during Season 5. There’s a theme this time: Halloween. And that’s apparently just enough to focus the art team down to some excellent pieces with just a hint of spooky. This is, for my money, the best set of battle pass skins we’ve seen yet, so that’s exciting. So let’s dive in: here are all of the battle pass skins for Fortnite: Battle Royale’s Season 6.
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Calamity: Here’s the cowgirl we remember from the teaser the other day. The obvious reference point here is Calamity Jane, a friend of Wild Bill Hickock and frontierswoman in the late 19th century. This is a progressive outfit akin to Drift from last season, turning from a straightforward tank top and jean shorts to a dramatic leather duster and cowboy hat. It’s a cool one, and a little less weird than Drift was.
DJ Yonder– Here’s the other Tier 1 skin: a funky DJ with a llama helmet on, which feels like a sort of a Daft Punk/Marshmello sort of reference. DJs, as we all know, like helmets. But we can see a little bit of the “party” theme that seems to run alongside Halloween in some of the other materials surrounding Season 6, and it feels like a natural fit. Not only are Halloween parties a thing, but it works for a game that’s made millions and millions selling dances.
Giddy-Up: It turns out this wasn’t a new item, but rather one of those horse-riding costumes. It’s a default skin with his legs stuck through an inflatable llama, little fake legs on top to make it look like he’s riding it. I do wonder about the hitbox on these things: skins don’t change hitboxes in Fortnite: Battle Royale, but the way the llama sticks out from the skin’s body could prove confusing to enemies in much the same way Tomatohead appears to present a larger target.
Fable: This one was a layup. We’re pretty firmly in the territory of “sexy halloween costume” with this one, though I’m not sure how many people are wearing Little Red Riding Hood costumes in earnest here in 2018. Regardless this is a clean, straight-up Fortnite skin for those that don’t like to make a ton of changes to the default silhouette. All those lather straps do create an effect, however.
Dusk: This feels, in some ways, like the female, sinister version of the Love Ranger, introduced with Valentine’s Day a million years ago. Red Riding Hood may have had those leather straps, but this is going a lot more for a very specific dominatrix vibe, from the bustier to the thigh-high boots. Dusk is meant to pair with the Swarm glider and Dusk Wings back bling found elsewhere in the pass, and it’s one of the best skins in here.
Nightshade: When I first saw this is earlier materials I assumed that it was a pumpkin, but turns out it’s not: this is a Tomato, making this the much more stylish female pairing to the classic Tomatohead skin. Tomatoes are part of the nightshade family, along with peppers, eggplants, potatoes and, as you might guess, nightshades.
Dire: The big kahuna here, the Tier-100 unlockable. Starts as a guy and winds up a snarling, transformed, color-customizable Werewolf. This is one impressive piece, even if it’s not quite up there with the ferocious Ragnarok Skin from last season, in my opinion. Still, this is a worthy prize for finishing the battle pass, and I’d argue the coolest skin in the pack save Calamity.
