The theme of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 has been summed up in one word by Mark Rein, co-founder of Epic Games. The Epic boss has carried on his tradition for another season, in which he shares one mysterious word for each upcoming Fortnite season just before it is about to start. For Chapter 5 Season 2, he gave “Wings,” which alluded to the Greek Mythological theme and the Wings of Icarus traversal item.
Meanwhile, for Chapter 5 Season 3, he shared the word “Nitro” referring to the Wasteland-themed season that has centered around Nitro-fueled cars. Therefore, whenever the word surfaces it has proved to be a big deal and for next season’s word, this has been no different. On August 10, Mark Rein posted to his Twitter/X account in response to a player who asked what the word was for next season.
He simply stated: “My word for Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 is Absolute.” My word for @FortniteGame Ch5S4 is Absolute https://t.co/rik3qWe6Ad Despite “Absolute” appearing to be extremely vague in comparison to the previous words given, it has pointed towards the already all-but confirmed Marvel theme for next season.
One theory is that it could possibly involve Marvel’s Absolute Carnage comics. They were released in 2019 and involve Carnage as the main villain and Venom as the main character. However, things get interesting as the storyline is said to include every Marvel character who has been affected by a Symbiote and it has appearances from Spider-Man, Deadpool, Miles Morales, and more.
Another Marvel theory is that it could refer to an Absolute Point. Within the Multiverse, this is an event in time that has to happen. Interestingly, the universe will collapse in on itself if the Multiversal Flow is disrupted in a way that stops an Absolute Point from happening.
Related: With the Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 live event kicking off on August 10 at 2 PM ET, and the Stark Industries Rift Beacons having mysteriously appeared around the island in Chapter 5, this could all be related to some form of Absolute Point disruption event to bring in the new Marvel-themed season. However, with Doctor Doom allegedly being the star of the show for next season according to the leaked Fortnite 2024 Roadmap and many believing he is the identity of The Wanderer , it is unsure how these would fit with the “Absolute” rumors. Overall, nothing has so far been confirmed by Epic in regards to next season’s theme or what “Absolute” means for Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4.
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