Fortnite leak reveals upcoming shotguns, melee weapon & more Exotics
A Fortnite leak has revealed several upcoming weapons for Fortnite Season 5 and beyond, including two new shotguns, a melee weapon, and more Exotic items.
Fortnite has always kept its loot-pool fresh by consistently adding, removing, and tweaking weapons. Some popular weapons were ‘vaulted’ in Season 5, such as the Pump Shotgun and AUG. However, weapons like the P90 and the Charge Shotgun reappeared.
New weapons, the Dragon Shotgun and The Mandalorian’s rifle were added this season, and Fortnite leaker and data miner FortTory has found several more upcoming weapons and items.
Leaked weapons
A bunch of new weapons have been discovered in the game files, including shotguns, sniper rifles, and a melee weapon.
Fortnite has seen a few melee weapons added over the years. First, there was the Mythic Infinity Blade, and then came lightsabers and the Kingsman Umbrella. New to Season 5, The Mandalorian’s rifle also doubles up as a melee weapon. Now, a “Melee_Edged_Sword_Heavy” has been found in the game files.
Another Shotgun I could find in the files with (un)common/rare/epic/legendary rarities:
— FortTory – Fortnite leaks & news (@FortTory) December 7, 2020
– ''Shotgun_Swing''
Two Snipers I could find:
– ''Sniper_Rail'' – Epic rarity
– ''Sniper_Repeater'' – uncommon/rare rarity
A melee weapon:
– ''Melee_Edged_Sword_Heavy'' – Epic rarity
The Pump Shotgun was controversially vaulted for Season 5, but two more types have been found in the game files.
First, there’s the “Shotgun_Swing.” To ‘swing’ a shotgun is to transition between targets, but we’re unsure if the name will have any relevance to the shotgun itself.
''Shotgun_Western_Athena''
— FortTory – Fortnite leaks & news (@FortTory) December 7, 2020
Found references to a Western Shotgun, rare and epic rarities.
the shotgun that we saw in the battlepass trailer? 👀 pic.twitter.com/B7VPoLBjS8
And secondly, there’s the “Shotgun_Western_Athena” which appears to be a Wild-West themed weapon. In the Battle Pass trailer, we see Mancake wield what appears to be a Winchester. This could be Fortnite’s version of the Winchester Model 1887 Shotgun.
Also, the weapon Mancake has could be the leaked “Sniper_Repeater.” In the 1800s, the Winchester Rifle had a similar repeating action to the shotgun. These weapons may be added together in a cowboy-themed update, similar to Tilted Town from Season X.
Leaked Exotics
FortTory also revealed more upcoming Exotic items. This new item rarity was added with Season 5, and they can all be purchased from NPCs around the map for Gold Bars.
It’s unlikely that all of these Exotic weapons will make their way into the game, but we expect a good few will be added in future updates.
All unreleased Exotic weapons in the files
— FortTory – Fortnite leaks & news (@FortTory) December 7, 2020
HopRockDualies
SMG_Frozen
SMG_RunGun
Assault_BigMoney
Assault_Brrrrst
Launcher_DrunkenQuad
Sniper_DragonBreath
these might be scrapped or be for the future.
We probably won’t see all of these leaked weapons in the game. The previously leaked Dual-Wield Machine Pistols and Fire Extinguishers are yet to appear.
With Mancake seen holding the Winchester in some form, it’s safe to assume either the shotgun or sniper will appear as Season 5’s story unfolds.