The Skull Trooper is coming back to the Fortnite item shop

A new message from Epic Games suggests that the rare Skull Trooper skin from season 1 will be returning to the game. A lot of unofficial information has been piling up that suggests the return of the popular Fortnite design. Data miners have found evidence for it being part of the Halloween celebrations this year, having been absent for quite some time. And now Epic Games themselves have dropped a big hint that the Skull Trooper will be returning to the item shop this week.

A new message on Twitter features a skull emoji and a pickaxe, along with the word “soon”. It’s not the most subtle hint and appears to fit in with other teasers laid out by the development earlier this year. The start of season 6 featured the Skull Trooper in the Darkness Rises trailer, something that seemed to point to its return. A season 1 outfit popping up in an official Epic Games video seemed like an obvious hint that the rare design was set to make a comeback.

So it looks like the Skull Trooper will be back before Halloween, along with new back bling and other spooky items. Data miners have found a Ghost Portal item which could fit in well with the Skull Trooper, among a range of other skins, pickaxes and emotes. It also looks like a Skull Ranger skin might be added to the game soon too, which would be the counterpart to the Skull Trooper. Seven skins have been found that have some connection to the spooky season, all of which can be found below: Scourge (Female) – cid_240_athena_commando_f_plague

Plague (Male) – cid_241_athena_commando_m_plague

Bullseye (Female) – cid_242_athena_commando_f_bullseye

Hollowhead (Male) – cid_243_athena_commando_m_pumpkinslice

Squashman (Male) – cid_244_athena_commando_m_pumpkinsuit

Onesie (Female) – cid_245_athena_commando_f_durrburgerpjs

Skull Ranger (Female) – cid_246_athena_commando_f_grave

New Halloween props are being released weekly