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Fortnite's Star Wars Collab Shows General Grievous' Real Face

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General Grievous wielding four lightsabers surrounded by battle droids in Star Wars Battlefront 2 2017

For better or worse, Star Wars is having a moment right now. The second season of Andor has just finished its run. Revenge of the Sith celebrated its 20th anniversary with a return to theatres.

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Elsewhere, Battlefront 2 (the new one, not the old one) is experiencing a resurgence like never before. Oh, and Fortnite is currently collaborating with the space-themed epic. Like we said, the franchise is having a moment.

As part of that collaboration, several Star Wars characters have made their way into the live-service battle royale, including one General Grievous. Not only is the famous villain in the game, but hidden in the files is what he looks like without a mask.

In a post shared on Twitter, it was revealed that the Epic Games team modeled General Grievous without his mask back when he was a regular Kaleesh soldier.

It's a rather neat inclusion, especially for those who weren't aware that Grievous didn't always look like the way we recognize him as. Of course, it didn't take long for fans to begin wondering why there isn't a "Mask Off" style for Grievous, which is a pretty valid question, all things considered.

It's worth noting that not all of this ongoing collaboration is sitting well with longtime fans. In its latest update, the game introduced an AI chatbot version of Darth Vader, where players can ask it questions and receive a response in Vader's signature deep voice.

As things often go, fans already began making Vader say the worst possible things, including slurs and curse words. On the other end, fans and voice actors rallied against the use of AI voice acting in games. For what it's worth, the original voice of Vader, James Earle Jones, did sign over his voice to be used in such a way, and his family also provided its blessing.

Either way, Star Wars is currently en vogue at the moment, and that's plenty of reason to celebrate. To top it off, we now have an HD maskless version of Grievous to look at, though that's probably best kept hidden because of nightmares, you know?

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Fortnite

September 26, 2017

T for Teen - Violence

Epic Games

Epic Games

Unreal Engine 5

Online Multiplayer

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