Epic Games announced the appearance of "Shohei Ohtani" in the Icon Series within "Fortnite," making him the first MLB player to do so.
In conjunction with the start of the MLB season, Ohtani will appear in the Fortnite shop from Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 9:00 AM Japan time, and costumes, accessories, emotes, etc., will become available.
Also, it is said that if you participate in the "Shohei Ohtani Cup" to be held on Saturday, March 15, 2025, US time, you can get "Samurai Shohei" wearing a samurai suit.
Shohei Ohtani Appears in the Icon Series for the First Time as an MLB Player!
The appearance of Shohei Ohtani in Fortnite was announced.
From Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 9:00 AM Japan time, Shohei Ohtani's costume and a bobblehead and accessory modeled after his beloved dog Decoy will appear.
In conjunction with the announcement, a trailer is now available on the Fortnite official YouTube channel, so let's check it out.
Shohei Ohtani Appears in the Fortnite Shop!
A costume "Shohei Ohtani" wearing the Dodgers uniform will appear in the Fortnite shop in three styles: "Home White," "Away Gray," and "LEGO Style for LEGO Fortnite."
Also, a bobblehead and back accessory "Decoy" based on Ohtani's beloved dog Decoy will appear!
In addition, a pickaxe "Reliable Two-Way Player" modeled after a pitching machine will also appear.
Furthermore, the emotes "Hey Batter Batter" and "Doggy Dingers" will appear, with the Decoy bobblehead pitching and showing a batting form.
They are cute and worth seeing.
Aim for MVP in the "Shohei Ohtani Cup"!
The long-awaited MLB TOKYO SERIES will be held from Tuesday, March 18 to Wednesday, March 19, 2025, Japan time, and Ohtani will appear in Fortnite in a samurai suit.
The costume "Samurai Shohei" has a reactive feature, and it seems that his right arm will light up when he gets an elimination in a match.
In the "Shohei Ohtani Cup," a Solo Battle Royale tournament to be held on Saturday, March 15, 2025, US time, players who rank high in earned points in each region can get the "Samurai Shohei" costume early.
If you are a fan, you should definitely get Samurai Shohei, who embodies the spirit of Yamato, and play with him.
Quests Themed After the "50-50" Season Appear in "Battle Royale"!
To commemorate Ohtani's debut in the Icon Series, in Week 4 of the shooting game "Fortnite Battle Royale," quests themed after baseball and the historic "50-50" season will appear.
The quests are said to be available from Tuesday, March 18, 2025, US Eastern Time, until the end of Chapter 6 Season 2.
Let's take this opportunity to enjoy and support Ohtani in-game in Fortnite!
For details, please see the Fortnite official website.