#GamingBytes: Fortnite brings back popular Skull Trooper outfit
What's the story
The Skull Trooper outfit was introduced in Fortnite, last year.
Since then, it has attained somewhat of a status symbol within the Fortnite community.
To the joy of gamers, Fortnite is bringing back the Skull Trooper skin to fit the Halloween mood.
Luckily for gamers who already own the outfit, there will be a special modification.
Epic took to Twitter to make this announcement.
Twitter Post
Epic gives Fortnite fans cause for Halloween celebration
Patch v6.02 is available now with a return from beyond the grave!
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) October 10, 2018
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Details
All details about the new Skull Trooper outfits
This Halloween, Epic is reintroducing the fan-favourite outfit. However, the Skull Trooper is getting an upgrade.
There will also be a female skin, called the Skull Ranger.
For players who already own the Skull Trooper outfit, a customization option is available that will make their skins black and purple.
This distinguishes them from the traditional black and white or black and green skin colors.
Information
When can you get the new outfit?
The Skull Trooper and Skull Ranger outfits will be made available in the shop from October 10 and will presumably run till the end of Halloween season. However, it is unknown, as of now, how often these skins will be available on sale.
History
The reason behind the skin's popularity
Although the skin looks silly, like a guy wearing skeletal pyjamas, it gained immense popularity due to its status symbol.
It was available in store for a short while during the first Halloween celebration and had come out almost a month after Battle Royale's initial release.
Thus any player who had the skin, was understood to be a dedicated Fortnite player from the start.