Fortnite‘s v29.40 update brings a bevy of new Star Wars content to the battle royale in time for Star Wars Day on May 4. The update should hopefully be live by the time you’re reading this, so we’ve put together a rundown of all the brand-new Star Wars related content you can acquire with your V-Bucks.
All new Star Wars skins for Fortnite
Here is a list of every new Star Wars skin added to Fortnite on May 3, along with an explainer on how you can unlock them. As a reminder, owning a skin in the battle royale will also make it available at no extra cost in Lego Fortnite, which has its own Star Wars crossover going on.
- Chewbacca—Everyone’s favorite Wookiee has made his long overdue debut in Fortnite. However, he’s not available in the item shop; you can only get this skin by purchasing the Lego Pass: Rebel Adventure in Lego Fortnite for 1,400 V-Bucks.
- Lando Calrissian—An old friend of Han Solo’s, Lando Calrissian is available from the item shop for 1,500 V-Bucks on his own, as well as part of a special bundle for 1,800 V-Bucks.
- Dagobah Luke—Luke Skywalker returns to Fortnite, this time in the outfit he wore while training with Yoda on Dagobah. This skin costs 1,200 V-Bucks, and it also comes as part of a Dagobah Luke bundle for 1,800 V-Bucks.
- AWR Trooper—Also known as a Death Trooper, this black-clad Stormtrooper can be bought from the item shop for 1,500 V-Bucks.
All new Star Wars cosmetics for Fortnite, including Back Bling, Pickaxes, emotes, and more
The update has brought several other miscellaneous Star Wars items to Fortnite. Here is a list of them, covering everything from Back Bling to emotes. Some items don’t have confirmed prices yet, but we will update this list once we find out:
- Yoda (Back Bling)—Yoda himself may not be a skin, but you can carry him into battle on your back. This one pairs perfectly with the Dagobah Luke skin; in fact, it comes bundled with it for 1,800 V-Bucks, or you can buy it separately for 1,000 V-Bucks.
- Yoda’s Cane (Pickaxe)—The closest you can get to roleplaying as Yoda in Fortnite is by bopping people on the head with his cane. It comes with the aforementioned Yoda Back Bling for 1,000 V-Bucks, as well as the Dagobah Luke bundle.
- Disassembled C-3PO (Back Bling)—Remember when C-3PO got taken part and had to be carried in pieces by Chewie back in The Empire Strikes Back? You can recreate this moment by purchasing this Back Bling for 500 V-Bucks.
- Wookiee Battle Staff (Pickaxe)—Made with wood from the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk, this Pickaxe will likely be available in the item store. It currently doesn’t have a confirmed price.
- Cloud City Model (Back Bling)—This replica of Cloud City is appropriately included with the Lando Calrissian skin, which costs 1,500 V-Bucks, and as part of the Lando Calrissian bundle, which costs 1,800 V-Bucks.
- Vibro-Ax (Pickaxe)—Lando wielded this weapon during his time at Jabba’s Palace in Return of the Jedi. As such, you can get it as part of the Lando Calrissian bundle for 1,800 V-Bucks, or you can buy it on its own for 800 V-Bucks.
- Beskar Bundle—For 2,800 V-Bucks, you can not only buy a Beskar armor themed car, but also four decals based on Mandalorian characters (Boba Fett, Bo-Katan, The Armorer, and Sabine Wren) and five different wheel types. This can be used in both the battle royale and Rocket Racing.
- AWR Pack (Back Bling)—This pack belonging to the AWR Troopers can’t be bought from the item store, but it’s fairly simple to acquire. All you need to do is complete 10 Star Wars quests in the battle royale, and it’s yours for free.
- Lil’ AT-AT (Emote)—Summon an adorable miniature AT-AT to ride around on. This emote costs 500 V-Bucks in the item shop.
- Growling Chewbacca (Emote)—Express yourself on the battlefield with this emote of a growling Chewie. You can acquire this by following certain Fortnite content creators on Twitch and completing an item collection while watching their streams. You can learn how to do so on Epic Games’ website.
- Galaxies Collide (Loading Screen)—Celebrate the Star Wars update with this loading screen that represents the entire crossover across all of Fortnite‘s modes. This can be acquired the same way as the Growling Chewbacca emote.
- New Adventures (Loading Screen)—This loading screen depicts key artwork for the Lego Fortnite crossover. We don’t yet know how you can unlock it.
- Chewie Wrap—Decorate your guns with this Chewbacca inspired wrap. We don’t yet know how you can unlock it.
- AWR Armor Wrap—Intimidate opponents with this black weapon wrap based on the AWR Troopers. It comes packed with the AWR Trooper skin for 1,500 V-Bucks
All new Star Wars weapons for Fortnite
There’s actually only one new Star Wars weapon added to Fortnite with this update: the Wookiee Bowcaster. There are Imperial Roadblocks scattered around the battle royale island, and these have special Imperial chests which may contain the Bowcaster. Chewbacca himself is being held prisoner at one of these roadblocks and, if you save him, you’re guaranteed to receive the Bowcaster as a reward. The return of Darth Vader as a boss means you can once again obtain his lightsaber if you manage to defeat him, and defeated Stormtroopers and Imperial chests can drop E-11 Blasters.
