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Windwalker Echo in Fortnite: Unreal Engine 5 Demo Character has been added to the Fortnite Item Shop

Windwalker Echo is in Fortnite ahead of an Unreal Engine 5 update.

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Who is Windwalker Echo in Fortnite?

Fortnite creator Epic Games have shown several impressive demos for Unreal Engine 5, all of which have starred a previously unnamed character. It turns out that Epic calls this character Windwalker Echo, and they’ve now put Windwalker Echo in Fortnite.

Mold3D Studio also recently demonstrated the animation capabilities of Unreal Engine 5 with a sample video called “Slay”, that they released in-game alongside the new skin. Gamers that get excited about PlayStation 5 reveals will also remember Windwalker Echo from the Lumen in the Land of Nanite tech video that demonstrated the superior lighting and geometry tools of Unreal Engine 5. She also made an appearance in the impressively cinematic Valley of the Ancient technical showcase.

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It is expected that Fortnite will move to Unreal Engine 5 some time soon, although we don’t know if that will be in the upcoming Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 8, where so far the biggest news is that they’re adding Naruto Uzumaki.

Unreal Engine 5 software is currently in early access and anyone in the creative sector with a license for Unreal Engine 4 can play around with it. The Coalition (Gears 5) recently showed off a tech demo called Alpha Point that was visually stunning, while Chinese development studio Game Science has been hard at work on an impressive looking Unreal Engine 5 game called Black Myth: Wukong.

Unreal Engine is also used by people outside of the games industry, perhaps most notably on Disney’s Star Wars series The Mandalorian. The Mandalorian himself also appeared in Fortnite during Chapter 2, Season 5.

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How to get Windwalker Echo in Fortnite Battle Royale?

Windwalker Echo was added as an outfit to the Fortnite Item Shop rotation on September 8, 2021. She costs 800 V-Bucks and is Uncommon (Green) Rarity. She’s a reactive skin too — her tattoos light up when she opens chests!

 

What’s in Windwalker Echo’s Wild Song Fortnite item set?

Windwalker’s Wild Song Item Set currently only contains the Windwalker Echo outfit. At the time of writing, they have not revealed a Wild Song weapon wrap, back bling or harvesting tool.

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