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Epic Games did not have the budget to create an authentic version of the Peter GriffinFortniteskin,Family Guycreator Seth MacFarlane has revealed. His insight into this curious crossover arrives weeks afterPeter Griffin debuted inFortniteas part of the Chapter 5: Season 1 Battle Pass.
While the original version of the iconic character is the epitome of obesity, hisFortniterendition is anything but. Specifically, the Peter Griffin that made its way to the hit battle royale game is extremely muscular, with his overall frame being much closer to that ofa typicalFortniteskinthan the character’s original design, which was authored by MacFarlane himself.
Reflecting on this state of affairs, theFamily Guycreator recently explained that theFortniteversion of Peter Griffin was a design born largely out of necessity. “I was told that they didn’t have the budget to create his actual body,” the famous Hollywood generalist told IGN. Instead, Epic ended up sticking Peter Griffin’s head onto a muscular body as part of a move that MacFarlane likened to the 1989TV Guidecover that edited Oprah Winfrey’s head onto the body of ’60s Hollywood star Ann-Margret Olsson. MacFarlane also admitted he had no idea whatFortnitewas when theFamily Guycrossover was pitched to him.
Assuming MacFarlane’s comments weren’t made in jest, the remark about Epic’s lack of budget was plausibly referring to the fact that creating an authentic version of Peter Griffin inFortnitewould have required the developer to go beyond designing a mere skin. Namely, Epic would have had to completely rebalance the character if it went with his original design, as it would otherwise be asking players to spend money on a skin that comes with larger hitboxes, essentially making them lose way more easily.
I was told that they didn’t have the budget to create [Peter Griffin’s] actual body, so they had to like stick his head on a… it was like that TV Guide cover from the ’90s where they put Oprah’s head on Ann-Margret’s body.
MacFarlane isn’t the first stakeholder that offered insight into the final look of the recently debutedFamily Guyskin, asFortniteitself shared a hilarious animation explaining Peter Griffin’s body type changeback in December. According to that canon source, Swole Cat Set mascot Meowscles provided Peter with a can of expired Slurp Juice that helped the character get ripped in an instant.
Fortniteplayers have until the end of Chapter 5: Season 1 to unlock the Peter Griffin skin. The latest season of Epic’s hit game runs until March 8. Obtaining this limited-time cosmetic requires purchasing theFortniteBattle Pass, priced at $9.99, then playing the game until hitting BP level 70. Peter Griffin is far from the only draw of the game’s latest seasonal subscription, as theFortniteChapter 5: Season 1 Battle Pass includes over half a dozen skinsin total.
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