The line up of Fortnite characters has received a new arrival, and it’s a truly impressive figure with **Iron Man **joining the ranks! You’ll find Tony Stark around the windmill near to Grim Gate, and by interacting with him you can purchase the Mythic Iron Man’s Combat Kit and an Epic Stark Industries Energy Rifle – he only has one of each in stock though, so you’ll need to act fast if you want to guarantee getting those sought-after weapons. As it’s still not possible to recruit defeated Henchmen in Fortnite, you’ll need to visit the Fortnite NPCs you can hire if you want to complete that related quest, and Artemis, Centurion, Ruckus, or Triage Trooper can help you with that.
This now gives us with a total of 15 characters to find across the island, with the area around Mount Olympus still looking pretty barren in terms of NPCs. Interact with any of them you meet to receive useful items and have the chance to purchase hard-to-find weapons, as well as being able to invest in services to get a competitive edge over your rivals.
Watch out for the Scout, Heavy, Supply, and Medic Specialists who are denoted by a specific icon and can be hired during matches, as they each offer a unique set of skills and can be issued with Fortnite commands to deploy them strategically, gaining you a tactical advantage. Scouts can mark targets and snipe them from distance, Heavies are immune to fire and throw explosives, Supplies keep you topped up with ammo, while Medics provide healing and even revival where possible. It’s likely that future quests will require particular characters to complete them, so it pays to know their locations in advance to quickly track down and meet them when it counts.
Although characters are no longer responsible for handing out Fortnite quests, it still pays to know their locations as they’ll give you useful items for free when you meet, as well as selling services such as healing your injuries, or fighting alongside you as your personal bodyguard. If you want to benefit from their abilities, then you’ll need to know where to find these 15 different NPCs.
Fortnite characters accept payment in the form of Fortnite gold bars, which you can spend with them on weapons, items, and useful services. Because the world of Fortnite is so large you might not stumble upon them by accident, so follow my guide to all of the Fortnite characters locations and you’ll be meeting up with these elusive NPCs in no time.
There are currently 15 official Fortnite characters, and you can keep track of the ones you’ve met so far by visiting the Characters tab on the Quests screen in-game – which is also accessible through the Collections option at the top of the Quests tab in the lobby. They currently only spawn in one specific location each, which makes them easier to find, so I’ve marked all of the Fortnite characters locations I’ve encountered on the map. Bear in mind that if another player has hired or eliminated them, that will remove the character from their location.
You’ll know when you’re close to one as you’ll see a speech bubble icon on your map, as well as on your screen above their head which you can see through walls – this is replaced with a specific Hire icon for characters you can recruit to fight by your side. Interact with them and the first time you meet you’ll add them to your Collection, with a confirmation appearing on screen. This list shows where all of the Fortnite characters can be discovered:
When you find one of the Fortnite characters and interact with them, you’ll be given a variety of options to choose from, either taking on a task for them or buying something from them. Possible choices include the following, though not all are currently available:
If you’re looking for a particular service from one of the Fortnite characters, then these are the folks you should be seeking out.
Once you’ve hired one of them, you can give a hired Specialist Character a command in Fortnite by holding left on the d-pad then selecting an option. This season, you can also recruit downed enemy NPCs by interacting with them.
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