WithFortniteSeason 6 being dubbed Primal and incorporating a wildlife theme, with weapon crafting and wild animals that can be tamed, it’s not too much of a stretch to assume thatdinosaurs will be implementedin some form. In fact, there’s already evidence of this courtesy of a prominentFortnitedataminer and that same dataminer may have unearthed further proof.
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Another reliable dataminer, iFireMonkey, shared additional details about the raptors, namely that they will spawn in the Forest area and will attack on sight, just likewolves and boars. Fortunately, they will apparently be tamable as well, meaning players can take them as allies on the battlefield and ride them around the map.
While nothing has been confirmed by Epic Games itself, there are already other hints pointing towards the inclusion of dinosaurs. A couple of the unlockable skins in theSeason 6 Battle Passfeature dinosaur bones and Epic itself may have teased it on its website. In a blog post sharing Season 6 tips, it advises players stay away from the eggs, which can bring to mind a protective mother dino attacking any players that get to close. It doesn’t necessarily allude to dinosaurs specifically, but the only in-game animal that can lay eggs is the chicken, which doesn’t attack players at all, unless Epic is planning on changing that and making them as savage as the Cuccoos inThe Legend of Zeldacan be.
With all this dinosaur talk andFortnite’s love of crossovers, some, such as Dexerto, are speculating that this is building up to aJurassic Parkcrossover. Or, more specifically,Jurassic Worldgiven the only dinosaur leaked so far has been the raptor and raptors played an integral role inJurassic World. A crossover wouldn’t be too surprising given the amount of beloved movie franchises already present (Season 5 alone addedAlien,Predator, andTerminator).
However, none of the leaks so far have any direct references to theJurassic Parkfranchise itself. It’s just as likely that dinosaurs are only being included because of the current theme or because oftheTomb Raidercrossover. Lara Croft herself has famously fought dinosaurs before, with a T. Rex appearing as a boss fight in multiple games.
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