Summary
AFortniteplayer noticed that the game got a surprise update and changed the facial animations of Kratos' skin. In its seven years of existence,Fortnitehas explored a range of themes and collaborations with big names in pop culture. For its current season,Fortnitehas brought a classic theme, along with new skins for players to unlock.
FortniteChapter 5 Season 2 features the Myths and Mortals theme, focusing on content from Greek mythology. As a result,Fortnitehas once again updated its map to add Greek-themed lakes and buildings. The battle royale has added four new points of interest, one of which is Mount Olympus, the home of the Greek gods. ThenewFortniteseasonexplores a well-known theme that has produced famous pop culture characters, and aplayer has noticed that one of these characters has received an update, changing something at the same time subtle and noticeable in its appearance.

Reddit user Alphasilverhawk shared a video showing a surprise update that gave Kratos' skin new facial expressions for his lobby pose. Now, theGod of Warprotagonist has an angry expression.Fortnitereleased Kratos' skinin Chapter 2 Season 5, adding the look based on the character’s appearance inGod of War Ragnarok. In addition to this skin, Epic Games' battle royale got a skin featuring Kratos wearing golden armor.
Will Kratos Reappear in Fortnite During the Current Season?
AlthoughFortnitehas started a new season with a Greek mythology theme, the Kratos skin is nowhere to be seen. As a result, Kratos has been missing from theFortnitein-game store for over 1,000 days. Although the Spartan has been offFortnite’s radar for some time, leakers have teasedexciting news forGod of Warfans, claiming that the gamewill add a skin of the young Kratos, based on the character’s appearance in 2005’sGod of War. Another rumor claims that in addition to the young Kratos skin,Fortnitewill release an Atreus skin, which will appear in the game’s store along with the return of his father’s epic appearance.
The list ofFortnitecollaborations continues to grow, and there are a lot ofFortnitecrossovers that fans still want to see. In the case of the Kratos skin, it’s a subtle detail that is making some fans speculate about the release of more content aligned with the concept of the Greek pantheon. After all, although it’s a theme explored thoroughly in pop culture, Greek mythology is still very popular.