Just when I thought I’d dropped off Fortnite enough to stop being intrigued by new chapters and seasons. Here I am with my new Star Wars Battle Pass purchased, my Death Star Umbrella, and an insatiable desire to jump back in.
The timing is impeccable, after investing so much time into Monster Hunter Wilds, and just after I’ve finished watching the mainline Star Wars movies. I needed to do something different, change the pace a bit. Fortnite served it up on a platter.
As my first ever piece here at FULLSYNC was a Fortnite post. I like to try and keep my hand in, too! About a week late to make any of this breaking news, but let’s have a deep dive, anyway.
Here’s all you need to know about Chapter 6, Season 3.
Galactic Battle
Fortnite and Star Wars have launched their most ambitious collaboration yet with the release of Chapter 6, Season 3, titled Galactic Battle. This Star Wars-themed season, which premiered on 2nd May, 2025, turns Fortnite’s island into a Jedi versus Sith battleground with iconic characters, vehicles, and Force-powered gameplay. Following years of successful crossovers, including skins like Darth Vader and Ahsoka Tano, Epic Games and Disney have gone all-in, providing a season that immerses gamers in the heart of the Star Wars galaxy.
Cryptic teasers and exciting reveals
Epic Games’ cryptic teasers for Galactic Battle hinted at a cosmic showdown. Insider posts on social media fuelled interest by revealing skins like Emperor Palpatine, General Grievous, and Darth Jar Jar, as well as new Force powers like Lightning and Push. The season includes a Star Wars-themed Battle Pass, new POIs such as the First Order Base, and pilotable X-Wings and TIE Fighters for aerial dogfighting. If you’re looking for everything that’s been added, check the latest patch notes below.
Island under siege: New locations emerge
Imperial Star Destroyers exit hyperspace in formation around the Death Star, which looms with its superlaser array fixed on the BR map. Heroes from across eras are ready to strike back against the assault led by Emperor Palpatine from the shadows, and the Island’s fate hangs in the balance. Draw your lightsaber and ready your blaster, 2nd May in Fortnite: GALACTIC BATTLE!
Driving back the Imperial invasion will take every blaster and ship at your disposal, unless you feel a strong pull to the dark side. Either way, touch down at one of these new locations:
- First Order Base: The First Order has claimed a mountaintop to house its imposing base of operations, which includes a hangar for repairing damaged First Order TIE fighters. There are five entrances, but its utility shaft is its main point of weakness and where you’ll find it easiest to sneak in.
- Outpost Enclave: There’s an element of danger to the Outpost Enclave, a boisterous hub of smuggler activity where tensions are known to run high. While you’re in the area, check out the interior of the parked sandcrawler nearby.
- Resistance Base: The underground Resistance command centre is shrouded in foliage, hiding the facility’s location from any ships passing overhead. Here, you’ll find X-wings and a ton of handy equipment for taking on the First Order’s fleet.
- Vader’s Samurai Solitude: Darth Vader Samurai has seized Shogun’s Solitude and turned it into his own personal fortress. Deal with his stormtrooper samurai guards, and you may get the chance to challenge the Sith Lord himself.
Wield the force and blaster fire
A weapon for a more civilised age returns! An elegant weapon for a more civilised age, the use of a lightsaber is the mark of a Jedi, though it’s used by their sworn enemies, the Sith, as well. It’s handy for deflecting blaster bolts back at adversaries, and you’ll also sprint faster, jump twice as high, and have fall damage immunity while brandishing one. Lightsabers are not found but earned — you must train in the Force or, you know, just loot it off another player.
Find and train with hologram Rey to earn a Blue Lightsaber and learn Force Push, which shoves everything in front of you. If you’re of a different persuasion, train with hologram Emperor Palpatine to earn a Red Lightsaber and learn Force Lightning, a shocking new way to deal damage.
To use any of these Force Abilities, you must have a lightsaber equipped — any will do, it doesn’t need to be the one you earned in training. Force Abilities are tied to you and not your lightsaber, meaning that players who loot a lightsaber from an enemy or find one on the ground will not receive a Force Ability with it.
Defeat Darth Vader Samurai to earn a different red-coloured lightsaber and learn Force Saber Throw, which flings your lightsaber directly in front of you like a dangerous plasma boomerang!
Exit Fortnite weapons, enter Star Wars Blasters for this season
As far as non-lightsaber weapons go, it’s blasters-only on day one! You’ve got your:
- Reliable DL-44 Blaster Pistol
- Heavy CR-2 Blaster (an SMG!)
- Close-range ACP Scatter Blaster and BARM-ST12 Scatter Blaster
- Close-to-medium range DLT-19 Blaster Rifle
- Long-range IQA-11 Marksman Blaster Rifle
- All-purpose A280-CFE Blaster Rifle
- (unvaulted) Highly accurate DC-15 Heavy Blaster Rifle
- (unvaulted) Empire standard Issue E-11 Blaster
- (unvaulted) First Order standard issue F-11 Blaster
Be careful about holding down the trigger, as these babies are prone to overheating! Though technically not a blaster, this one will cause a blast: toss a Thermal Imploder and run away before its compression vacuum ignites for big damage, ripping a hole in any nearby structures.
Go one-on-one with Captain Phasma
Captain Phasma is the commander of the First Order’s legion of stormtroopers. If you can infiltrate the First Order Base and defeat her in battle, you’ll be rewarded with the Mythic Captain Phasma’s F-11D Blaster and Phasma’s Blaster Medallion. The Phasma’s Blaster Medallion extends how long it takes a blaster weapon to overheat, and reduces its cooldown.
Remember that Medallions make you visible on opponents’ mini-map, and the more Medallions you have, the more precise the radius of your exact location.
Get into a dogfight with your Enemies
The symbol of the Imperial Fleet, the Imperial TIE fighter is a single-passenger craft designed as an instrument of the Empire. Equipped with high-powered blasters, it can potentially be an instrument of your next Victory Royale.
Alternatively, hop into the pilot seat of a nimble X-wing and push the throttle to cover ground quickly! It’s crucial to utilise its laser cannons, especially if you find yourself in an aerial dogfight.
More Star Wars content every week
- 8th May – The Pull of the Force: Sensing a disturbance in the Force, Leia and Luke will arrive on the Island 8th May alongside renowned smuggler Han Solo to offer you strategic services. Speaking of the Force, hologram Mace Windu will appear on 8th May — train with him to earn a Purple Lightsaber and learn Force Pull, which pulls in just about anything and anyone nearby. Rumour has it the Sith Lord Darth Maul will be around as a hologram as well, offering Red Lightsabers and teaching Force Throw. Pick up objects around you and throw them as projectiles!
- 15th May – Chew on This: Chewbacca’s ETA is 15th May, and he’s bringing his Wookiee Bowcaster to the loot pool to aid the rebels. You’ll also find the powerful CA-87 Jawa Scatter Blaster in Chests around the Island — new to Fortnite!
- 22nd May – Mandalorian Rising: On 22nd May, Mandalorians will intervene. You’ll be able to recruit a Heavy, Scout, Supply, or Medic Mandalorian to your team, and gain further advantage over your opponents with the unvaulted Mandalorian Jetpack! Also, keep an eye out for signature Mandalorian weapons: the Amban Sniper Rifle and the new dual-wield WESTAR-34 Blaster Pistols.
- 29th May – Star Destroyer Bombardment: On 29th May, assume control of a Star Destroyer’s turbolaser and lay waste from above! A single portal to the Star Destroyer’s control room will spawn every match — be the first to reach it and the capital ship is yours.
- 7th June – The Final Showdown: Death Star Sabotage: Mobilise and take the fight to Emperor Palpatine in a live, in-game narrative event on 7th June. Never tell me the odds!
New Battle Pass
The legends are true. The Star Wars Battle Pass is chock-full of treasures from across the known galaxy. The Star Wars Battle Pass has both free and premium rewards that can be claimed by earning XP in any Fortnite experience. To claim the premium rewards as you earn XP, purchase the Pass for only 1,000 V-Bucks or get it through Fortnite Crew along with all other Fortnite Passes! Included as premium rewards, here are the Outfits in the Pass:
- Emperor Palpatine: Leader of the Empire. Ruler of the Galaxy.
- Apprentice Evie: Force-sensitive vigilante spreading peace across the Galaxy. (Instantly unlocked after purchasing the Pass or accessing it through Fortnite Crew!)
- Poe Dameron: The finest pilot in the Resistance.
- Wookiee Team Leader: Growl it out.
Kaleesh cyborg and General of the Separatist droid army, General Grievous, will be an unlockable Outfit in the Star Wars Battle Pass later in May. Unlock Grievous by completing objectives that’ll come online later in the Season!
Lets goooo!
Timing is everything, so they say. But none of this works of these mechanics work; the map is great, Fortnite runs and looks fantastic.
Fortnite Battle Royale has been around a long, long time now. I figured the bubble had burst by this point, but the team at Epic Games clearly understand how to make a few quid and keep folk engaged!
Fortnite Galactic Battle feels like the most comprehensive Star Wars crossover ever, and seeing all the years of weapons, characters and other bits all come together in something bigger than just some fleeting add-ins for a week is great.
I’m pushing for a fully-completed Fortnite battle pass (not a massive task to many, but likely to take me some time!). So I’ll report back on the whole season and see how it’s been. Hot damn do I want General Grievous….
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