With Season 8 of Fortnite comes a new skin that thousands of players will be trying to unlock: Carnage, the most menacing villain of the Spider-Man comics. As one of comic book history's most iconic horrors that fans love to hate, this new skin will be equally as desirable as it is challenging to unlock. Only the most devoted players will be able to grab this skin during the limited time it's available. Here's how to unlock the Carnage skin in Fortnite Season 8.
Carnage isn't the first Spidey villain to hit Fortnite. Last year, the Venom skin was introduced in the Marvel Knockout Super Series. But, rather than being part of a special event, the Carnage skin is a part of the Fortnite Season 8 Battle Pass. Unfortunately, this does mean that the players must purchase the Battle Pass to have a chance of getting the skin. From there, it's simply a question of whether players want to spend even more money to get the skin quickly or rack up a lot of playtime to earn it.
The Carnage skin appears all the way at the end of the Season 8 Battle Pass. Fortnite developers clearly understand how popular Spider-Man is, given these steep requirements; fans of the game have literally recreated Spider-Man's most iconic meme within Fortnite. Due to how hotly anticipated the skin was bound to be, it makes sense that Carnage is the Level 100 skin for the Season 8 Battle Pass.
Unlocking Fortnite Season 8's Carnage Skin
The Carnage skin is on page 10 of the Fortnite Season 8 Battle Pass. This means that players need to hit level 90 to reach this final Battle Pass page; alternatively, players can also unlock 90 rewards to reach the page. Once they've hit this milestone, players will also need to earn nine Battle Stars to unlock the skin. Lastly, Carnage's glider, pickaxe, contrail, back bling, sprays, and a loading screen will all need to be unlocked before the skin itself can be.
The fastest way to cross these hurdles is by completing Daily, Weekly, and Character Punchcard challenges. The only faster way is by spending actual money to unlock the skin early. At around 14,000 V-Bucks in total, this will cost players $80-$90 USD. Players will have until the end of Season 8, December 5, 2021, to grab Carnage and all the other Battle Pass cosmetics.
The flood of licensed characters is seemingly endless and certainly doesn't help make Fortnite's lore any easier to understand. Spider-Man's red nemesis is just another sought-after crossover skin in one of the world's most popular games. But, at the end of the day, the Carnage skin and other popular characters give players a reason to keep putting in hours into a game they already love.
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