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Shaq and DJ Diesel coming soon to Fortnite: The legendary Shaquille O'Neal will have two new outfits
He was an ace for the Los Angeles Lakers and is now known as DJ Diesel. The versatile Shaquille O’Neal is coming to Fortnite with new outfits and custom accessories.
After weeks of rumors and speculation, Epic Games has confirmed that Shaquille O’Neal, the legendary Los Angeles Lakers player, is coming to Fortnite in the form of new outfits and accessories. In this article, we round up everything we know about Shaq in Fortnite, including what the outfits look like and what accessories they come with:
This is what Shaquille O’Neal’s new outfits look like in Fortnite, as the former Los Angeles Lakers player arrives in Epic Games’ game.
At 7:00 a.m. PT on Thursday, October 3, 2024, Epic Games used Fortnite’s official social media to release a trailer showing Shaquille O’Neal’s two new outfits in the game:
The video shows that it is an outfit with different styles - including one for LEGO Fortnite - and that it comes with personalized accessories, such as a Pick axe with “SHAQ” written on it, or a DJ emote that refers to that other facet of the former basketball player, where he is known in the field as DJ Diesel. The full list of cosmetic items themed after this personality is as follows:
- Shaq outfit (DJ Diesel)
- Super Shaq outfit
- Shaq DJ Decks back bling
- Super Shack Shield back bling
- Ones N Twos Emote
- Shaq Shimmy Emote
- Axe-lifier Pick Axe
- Shaq Attackers Pick Axe
- Shaqsleeves Wrapper
The announcement itself doesn’t give a release date, other than the fact that these items will be coming soon to Fortnite’s Daily Store. However, since these outfits and their accessories are already in Fortnite’s file system, their arrival should be imminent.ç
As usual, both Shaq’s outfits and accessories in Fortnite do not represent a problem for the balance of the game, since they are only cosmetic objects. As in so many other cases, it is a good opportunity for fans of the DJ and former professional basketball player to manage him in the immensely popular video game by Epic Games.
What other famous athletes are available in Fortnite?
Of course, Shaq is neither the first nor the last celebrity to join Epic’s title. In the world of basketball, we already have Lebron James with several outfits and Giannis Antetokounmpo with two outfits. There are also active professionals in other sports such as Lewis Hamilton (Formula 1), Chloe Kim (snowboarding) or Harry Kane and Marco Reus (football).
The addition of world-renowned elite athletes shows that video games like Fortnite are breaking down all kinds of cultural barriers, demonstrating their enormous potential in terms of interactivity. In addition, these types of additions also serve to give fans of these personalities the opportunity to play as them both in the normal modes of the video game and in other experiences that can simulate different sports and disciplines, giving players the chance to emulate some of their athletic feats.