If you’re like me, a Halloween enthusiast, you’ve either been planning your costume since last Halloween, or are starting to assemble it now. While I try to pull from pop culture and my geek interests (I’ve been Homecoming Spider-Man (2017), Poe Dameron (2016), Green Arrow (2015), Ash Ketchum (2014) and more), this year only one kind of costume comes to mind:
Fortnite.
The game is ruling the world, and dominating my gaming coverage in any given week. And on top of that, it’s a game with potentially dozens of different costumes you can extract from it, given the number of skins for sale, with new ones going up all the time.
I know that I’m not alone in prepping a Fortnite Halloween costume, as I’m sure a number of adults and kids are out there doing the same. But while you are perfectly welcome to craft your own from scratch, you should know that Epic has already thought ahead and released a line of official, licensed Fortnite Halloween costumes through SpiritHalloween and Spencer’s (buy all of these costumes through those links).
There are eight costumes in all, and each have kid and adult versions. There are also bonus accessories like pickaxes, boogie bombs and more.
Most of these adult costumes are in the $60-70 range, which honestly, is not bad (I paid $200+ for my Spidey costume last year), and if you throw in a pickaxe, you still are coming in just around $100. And I would definitely recommend a pickaxe.
So, what’s on the menu? Here are the eight costumes for sale right now, though perhaps more will be added before Halloween. I am sharing this now because you should absolutely buy these now instead of in September or October when they will inevitably be sold out once everyone catches wind that these exist. Consider this your early warning to pick these up early.
Here’s the list right now:
Skull Trooper – Gonna need that pickaxe and some dance moves to convince people you’re not just a skeleton from the David S. Pumpkins skit.
Dark Voyager – Again, need something extra so you’re not just an astronaut, but this is a pretty iconic Fortnite look.
Cuddle Team Leader – Seriously considering getting this one even if it’s supposed to be a girl’s costume. You can get this verison, but you can also buy the actual huge head to wear for $30 separately.
Brite Bomber – If we’re doing couples costumes this year, I am absolutely making my wife get this one. This is probably the most uniquely Fortnite costume here, and there’s even the themed pickaxe for sale as well.
Black Knight – Again, another one that just looks like…a knight, but Fortnite fans may make the connection again, if you have a pickaxe.
Crackshot – Freaking terrifying
Tricera Ops – These next two you can probably also wear as pajamas
Rex – Again, you might be mistaken for a common dinosaur, but these costumes are fairly iconic in Fortnite at this point.
Boogie bomb/pickaxes – If you’re going to do this, then do it. Pick up some accessories to make it clear you’re actually a Fortnite skin. These pickaxes are no joke and three feet long, so I would absolutely make the investment in one.
All of these are just lovely, and you can buy all of them here (I promise this is not a paid promotion). If Epic is reading this, what other official costumes would you like added to this list? Which ones might you try to make yourself?
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