Fortnite Is Adding Darth Jar Jar and a Star Wars-Themed Battle Pass for Its Galactic Battle Season

Fortnite is celebrating Star Wars successful a large mode arsenic its adjacent play - Galactic Battle - is arriving connected May 2 and volition diagnostic not lone a Star Wars-themed Battle Pass and a five-part saga with plentifulness of surprises, but besides the accomplishment of Darth Jar Jar to the Battle Royale.

The astonishing yet unthinkable quality was shared during Star Wars Celebration, and we got a tease of adjacent much of the Star Wars amusive headed our mode adjacent month, including that Force Lightning volition beryllium joining the crippled arsenic an in-game ability.

✔️ Star Wars Themed Battle Pass
✔️ Weekly Gameplay Content
✔️ Culminating successful a Live End of Season Narrative Event
➡️ Fortnite Galactic Battle arrives May 2, 2025 pic.twitter.com/JmRStRA2Um

It was besides confirmed that Emperor Palpatine and mashups similar Wookiee Cuddle Team Leader volition beryllium portion of the Battle Pass, caller Item Shop offerings volition see Mace Windu, players volition beryllium capable to aviator and co-pilot X-Wings and TIE Fighters, determination volition beryllium themed representation locations, and overmuch more.

As for the Star Wars saga we volition beryllium experiencing, each week volition person a "different overarching theme," and they are arsenic follows;

• Imperial Takeover – May 2, 2025
• The Pull of the Force – May 8, 2025
• Mandalorian Rising – May 22, 2025
• Star Destroyer Bombardment – May 29, 2025
• Death Star Sabotage – June 7, 2025

And yes, this saga volition culminate successful an in-game communicative unrecorded lawsuit that volition "surely person players feeling similar they've got the destiny of the full postulation successful their hands."

For much from Star Wars Celebration, cheque retired however The Mandalorian & Grogu's Sigourney Weaver had Grogu bargain her heart, our chat with Hayden Christensen astir returning to Anakin, however and each the biggest quality from The Mandalorian & Grogu, Ahsoka, Andor panels.

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