The word dropped by Epic Games co-founder Mark Rein hints at Chapter 5 Season 3’s theme as seen in a leaked Fortnite roadmap.
Following the seasonal tradition, Mark Rein has once again dropped his word for the upcomingFortniteChapter 5 Season 3 on hisX page. When asked about a word that would describe the next season, Mark replied, “My word for C5S3 is Nitro.”
Right before Chapter 5 Season 2 launched, Rein chose “Wings” as the word for the season, which ultimately turned out to be true as aWings of Icarus itemwas added to the game.
Fortnite players shared their excitement about the recent word and said, “Interesting. Hopefully with armored vehicles with weapon attachments. Post apocalypse. Mercy.”
While he didn’t give much away following his comment, data miners likeHYPEXand ShiinaBR believe it would be largely based on Mad Max and cars across an apocalyptic Fortnite Island. This simply comes after aleaked Fortnite roadmapshowed a blurred key art following the aesthetics of the Mad Max franchise.
Nice “Nitro” Skin S3 👀pic.twitter.com/L3JEluOmLZ
Moreover, a leaked image of an upcoming Fortnite skin features the word Nitro across its chest, hence many believe it is a Battle Pass skin rather than the entire theme itself.
Furthermore, the ongoingmini-live eventson the Chapter 5 Season 2 island hint at an upcoming sandstorm that was leakedearlier on Xthis week by data miners. The sandstorm is rumored to be thrice the size of the island and will completely engulf the current Fortnite map and turn it into a desert biome.
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However, players need to be cautious of rumors since they are mostly fake and thus they must wait for official teasers that Epic Games drops days before a new Fortnite season.
Although up until this point, most rumors mentioned in the leaked roadmap have turned out to be true be it theBillie Eilish collabin Fortnite Festival or a Star Wars takeover in LEGO Fortnite.
Rishabh Sabarwal was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in Fortnite content. He is an expert in FPS games and has covered Call of Duty, Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout, Roblox, and trending games on Twitch. He also has bylines at Sportskeeda and CharlieINTEL.
