Fortnite: What Happened During the Live Event? (2024)

As Fortnite's Chapter 5 Season 3's Wrecked comes to an end on August 15, players have finally received their first teaser of what awaits them in Chapter 5 Season 4. The domination of Nitro and vehicles is set to end extremely soon, and to say goodbye to the season and the narrative, comes a mini live event.

The latest Fortnite live event ushers in the next Season in the never-ending chapters of the game, but for players who might have missed the live event due to its release on August 10 at 2 PM ET, they might want to know just what happened to alter the Battle Royale island.

What Happened During the Fortnite Live Event?

A timer arrived at Brutal Beachhead, counting down the hours, minutes, and seconds until August 10 at 2 PM ET. Jumping into a standard game of Battle Royale, whether Zero Build or Build Mode, players could leap from the Battle Bus and watch the live event unfold, where an ominous alarm rings through the island. When the event starts, Redline Rig lights up in preparation for an attack by Megalo Don, who states that the fate of the wastelanders is sealed, and an unhappy ending awaits them.

The pipeline connecting Brutal Beachhead and Redline Rig begins to light up and charge with Nitro to fill the Leviathan. Before the charge can be completed, the machinery is hacked with an ominous chuckle, by a mysterious hooded green symbol, which is most likely Doctor Doom from Marvel. Much to Megalo Don's dismay, this causes the Nitro to overload and explode, and the pipeline ignites a chain reaction that ends with the mass destruction of Redline Rig.

Once the dust settles, and the mushroom cloud dissipates, players could head over to the ruins of Redline Rig, to see the debris, and the alarming treasure that lurked underneath this POI. It is revealed that Pandora's Box remains on the island, and it was buried under Redline Rig this whole time. With Megalo Don's plan to use the Leviathan and Nitro failed Doctor Doom sets his sights on Pandora's Box, leading into Chapter 5 Season 3, where Marvel heroes return to the Battle Royale island to aid Magneto and stop Doctor Doom's conquest.

Whilst players must wait for August 16 for Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3, the official Fortnite X (formerly Twitter) account has already teased the next season, with a Fortnite x Marvel banner stating that the story is ...to be continued.

Here is Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3's full live event gameplay:

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 Live Event

Whilst the Chapter 5 Season 3 live event wasn't anything major like what had been seen in previous seasons before the Metaverse takeover, it was still interesting to see the story of Fortnite and the Battle Royale island continue, especially since the Redline Rig POI is now further lost to the wasteland. Players now have a few days left to enjoy the vehicle-dominated season, and then Doom comes to Fortnite, with another collab season taking over the island for fans of Marvel to enjoy.

It has been confirmed that Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 will be a Marvel x Fortnite season, much like Chapter 2 Season 4, which took place on August 27, 2020, almost 4 years ago. Fans who are intrigued in where the story heads next will have to wait for Chapter 5 Season 4.

Whilst some fans may have unfortunately missed the event, hopefully, the video and details above can provide them with the information and hype that they need before they head into the next season, and continue the story and the fun that awaits the Battle Royale island, with endless victory royales and Marvel cosmetics bound to the next exciting addition to Fortnite's library.

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July 25, 2017

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Epic Games