LEGO Fortnite's Big Ninjago: Rise of the Ninja Update Is Basically a Whole New Game in Fortnite

Epic Games has announced the adjacent epoch of LEGO Fortnite, via its immense Ninjago: Rise of the Ninja update which lands aboriginal this week.

Arriving up of Ninjago's 15th day adjacent twelvemonth and successful clip for LEGO's 2nd day wrong Fortnite this month, Rise of the Ninja looks to beryllium 1 of LEGO Fortnite Odyssey's largest ever updates — with a caller satellite to explore, Ninjago weapons to master, and immoderate precise acquainted faces.

Zane, Jay, Cole and Kai volition each get successful Fortnite, with the second ninja portion of the Ninjago LEGO Pass. All 4 characters volition besides get human-like (as in, not LEGO minifigure) versions for the archetypal time, for usage successful Fortnite's non-LEGO modes.

Players volition beryllium capable to maestro elemental abilities by travelling crossed the game's caller Ninjago land and visiting Sanctums to gain ice, lightning and world powers. It's the latest determination distant from accepted weapons seen successful LEGO Fortnite, pursuing the summation of class-based leader powers a fewer months ago.

Of course, that's not to accidental that ninja weapons won't besides beryllium included — the update volition adhd nunchucks and shurikens too. And possibly successful bully time, arsenic well, since today's LEGO Fortnite trailer, above, besides shows the accomplishment of a immense fire-breathing dragon boss.

Fortnite intelligibly has large plans for Ninjago, with a 2nd large crippled update owed successful 2026 that is expected to besides spot the accomplishment of yet much characters, specified arsenic Nya, Master Wu, and Lloyd. Until then, this archetypal driblet of Ninjago arrives in-game successful conscionable a fewer days, connected December 11.

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