Shohei Ohtani Plays Fastball in the Fortnite Icon Series!

Batter up!

Just in time for the beginning of the MLB season, Shohei Ohtani is giving this whole Fortnite thing a swing as he joins the Icon Series. Take “#17” aboard your Locker when his Outfits and accessories enter the Shop at 8 PM ET on March… 17! Think you’re ready for the big leagues? Compete in the Shohei Ohtani Cup on March 15 for an opportunity to unlock one of his Outfits early ⚾ 

Open the Record Book with Shohei Ohtani Quests!

To celebrate Shohei’s Icon Series debut, the Week 4 Quests in Battle Royale will be all about baseball and Shohei's historic 50/50 season! These Quests will drop March 18 Eastern Time and last until Chapter 6 Season 2 ends: 

• Finish 3 matches in the Top 17.

• Eliminate 3 players beyond 50 meters.

• Throw 17 items.

• Deal 54 damage to opponents with The Kneecapper.

• Travel 59 units of distance while sliding continuously.
   

Each of these Quests award XP, helping you level up in the Battle Pass and any other Pass you may own! Get ready to step up to the plate in Week 4.

Shohei Slides into the Shop

The bases are loaded, and so is your next Locker preset! Donning the Dodgers uniform, the Shohei Ohtani Outfit has three Styles: white for home, grey for away, and a LEGO Style for LEGO Fortnite.

It’s good to have a good boy by your side whether you’re home or away, which is why there’s also the Decoy Back Bling — a bobblehead based on Shohei’s dog Decoy! If you don’t think it gets more classic baseball than bobbleheads, the Trusty Two-Way Pickaxe based on a pitching machine will hit different. 

Shohei Slices into the Shop

In the wind-up to the Tokyo Series, Shohei steals the show with a high heat samurai suit. Equip the reactive Samurai Shohei Outfit and watch the pitching arm become fiery after you get elims in a match! Or, go past the outfield wall into a LEGO experience and use Samurai Shohei’s LEGO Style. 

Speaking of fiery, there are two ways to make a baseball screamin’ hot: throwing it really fast (like physically impossible fast) and eliminating people in Fortnite. The reactive Samurai Screamer Back Bling will turn fiery after you get eliminations in a match! Also in the Shop, pick up the Baseball Batana Pickaxe and farm for mats like you’re uppin’ your batting average. 

Emotes for the Seventh-Inning Stretch

Whether in the heat of a Battle Royale match or halfway through your Festival performance, ya gotta take a break! With the Doggy Dingers Emote, show off your form as a Decoy bobblehead throws you balls to hit. And with the Hey Batter Batter Emote, make positive energy appear with Shohei’s “magic wand” routine!

The Shohei Ohtani Outfit, Decoy Back Bling, Trusty Two-Way Pickaxe, Samurai Shohei Outfit, Samurai Screamer Back Bling, Baseball Batana Pickaxe, Doggy Dingers Emote, and Hey Batter Batter Emote will be available in the Shop individually or in the Shohei Ohtani Bundle. Aim for the clouds after adding these items to your collection.

Shohei Ohtani Cup: Strive to Be an MVP

You’re up to bat with one strike left. The fate of the game depends on your next move — make it a home run! In March 15’s Shohei Ohtani Cup, a Solo Battle Royale tournament, the top points-earning players in each region will unlock the Samurai Shohei Outfit early. Send your rivals back to the dugout!

In this event, go the extra inning by playing up to ten matches within your region’s three-hour time window. (The specific event timing for each region can be found in the “Compete” tab in-game.) Scoring will follow the format below:

Match Placement

Victory Royale: 60 points
2nd: 53 points
3rd: 49 points
4th: 47 points
5th: 46 points
6th: 45 points
7th: 44 points
8th: 43 points
9th: 42 points
10th: 41 points
11th: 40 points
12th: 39 points
13th: 38 points
14th: 37 points
15th: 36 points
16th: 35 points
17th: 34 points
18th: 33 points
19th: 32 points
20th: 31 points
21st: 30 points
22nd: 29 points
23rd: 28 points
24th: 27 points
25th: 26 points
26th: 25 points
27th: 24 points
28th: 23 points
29th: 22 points
30th: 21 points
31st: 20 points
32nd: 19 points
33rd: 18 points
34th: 17 points
35th: 16 points
36th: 15 points
37th: 14 points
38th: 13 points
39th: 12 points
40th: 11 points
41st: 10 points
42nd: 9 points
43rd: 8 points
44th: 7 points
45th: 6 points
46th: 5 points
47th: 4 points
48th: 3 points
49th: 2 points
50th: 1 point

Each Elimination

2 points

Among other requirements, players must have Two-Factor Authentication enabled and verified on their Epic account, and be at Account Level 50 or above to participate. (You can find your Account Level in Fortnite Battle Royale’s “Career” tab.) Players with Cabined Accounts are not eligible to take part in this tournament. 

For the full details and requirements, please see the Shohei Ohtani Cup Official Rules.
 

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Aaaaaaaand like a home run, we’re outta here.