With Fortnite season 7 looming on the horizon, speculation on who may appear in the popular battle royale is in full swing, and developer Epic Games may be teasing that Superman could join the roster. The Man of Steel's mild-mannered alter ego's infamous spectacles, one of the most effective methods of disguise in the comic book universe, ostensibly appears in the latest teaser on Fortnite's official Twitter, igniting fresh debate.

There are still a couple of days left before Chapter 2, Season 7 kicks off, which means that the teaser trailers for the new season are coming in fast. It also means plenty of debate fodder for fans of Fortnite to dissect and dish over. The game has seen pop culture legends like Lara Croft and The Mandalorian showing up on the field of battle in recent seasons and has previously dabbled in comic book characters with a slew of Marvel-themed content back in Fortnite Season 4. DC Comics, meanwhile, hasn't seen quite the same amount of love in Fortnite thus far, but that's looking like it might be changing on June 8th.

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The latest teaser trailer that Epic has released on Fortnite's official Twitter, in keeping with the format it's employed so far with other teasers, features three otherwise innocuous objects floating in what looks to be an alien spacecraft: a guitar, a shotgun that will likely be a new weapon, and a pair of glasses which take center stage. The tweet's caption "when place onto the face this strange plastic device seemed to make us appear as unrecognizable," hints that these may be the same specs Superman uses to disguise himself as otherwise unremarkable reporter Clark Kent.

Aliens seem to be a recurring motif so far ahead of Season 7, with UFOs whisking characters away ahead of the season's start and crop circles popping up at Colossal Crops. So adding in Kal-El, the world's most famous alien, to Fortnite certainly wouldn't be a stretch. Meanwhile, Superman's on-again-off-again ally Batman has already been busy in the Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point crossover comic series unearthing the mysteries of the game (beware of spoilers), so it's pretty clear that the bridge between Fortnite and the DC universe has been built. It's only a matter of time before we see who's going to cross it this time around.

But let's not forget that Superman endures as one of the most powerful and resilient characters in pop culture history, the classic superhero archetype who combines a strong moral compass with powers beyond the scope of mere mortals. So it'll be interesting to see how the Man of Steel figures into the world of Fortnite, if and when he flies in from Metropolis.

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