The roster of Fortnite characters has changed considerably since the launch of the Pirates of the Caribbean Cursed Sails crossover event, meaning you can now meet familiar faces from those movies including Jack Sparrow, Elizabeth Swann, Captain Barbosa, and Davy Jones. This update also sees the return of The Underwriter, plus Joey Caliente, Nisha, and Wasteland Dummy, but to make way for these new Fortnite NPCs we have had to say goodbye to the rockers Backbone, Chopper, Power Chord, and Riot, plus the original Dummy. That now gives us a total of 26 characters to find across the island, and while the area around Reckless Railways remains unusually empty there are NPCs almost everywhere else you look. Interact with any of them to receive useful items and have the chance to purchase hard-to-find weapons, as well as being able to invest in services to get a competitive edge over your rivals.
Watch out for the Scout, Heavy, Supply, and Medic Specialists who are denoted by a specific icon and can be hired during matches, as they each offer a unique set of skills and can be issued with Fortnite commands to deploy them strategically, gaining you a tactical advantage. Scouts can mark targets and snipe them from distance, Heavies are immune to fire and throw explosives, Supplies keep you topped up with ammo, while Medics provide healing and even revival where possible. It's likely that future quests will require particular characters to complete them, so it pays to know their locations in advance to quickly track down and meet them when it counts.
Although characters are no longer responsible for handing out Fortnite quests, it still pays to know their locations as they'll give you useful items for free when you meet, as well as selling services such as healing your injuries, or fighting alongside you as your personal bodyguard. If you want to benefit from their abilities, then you'll need to know where to find these 26 different NPCs.
Fortnite characters accept payment in the form of Fortnite gold bars, which you can spend with them on weapons, items, and useful services. Because the world of Fortnite is so large you might not stumble upon them by accident, so follow my guide to all of the Fortnite characters locations and you'll be meeting up with these elusive NPCs in no time.
Fortnite Characters locations in Season 3 of Chapter 5
There are currently 26 official Fortnite characters, and you can keep track of the ones you've met so far by visiting the Characters tab on the Quests screen in-game – which is also accessible through the Collections option at the top of the Quests tab in the lobby. They currently only spawn in one specific location each, which makes them easier to find, so I've marked all of the Fortnite characters locations I've encountered on the map. Bear in mind that if another player has hired or eliminated them, that will remove the character from their location.
You'll know when you're close to one as you'll see a speech bubble icon on your map, as well as on your screen above their head which you can see through walls – this is replaced with a specific Hire icon for characters you can recruit to fight by your side. Interact with them and the first time you meet you'll add them to your Collection, with a confirmation appearing on screen. This list shows where all of the Fortnite characters can be discovered:
- 1) Artemis - Mount Olympus
- 2) Bravo Leader - Ship It! Station (east of Pleasant Piazza)
- 3) Captain Barbossa - lake southeast of Restored Reels
- 4) Jack Sparrow - Bay southeast of Grand Glacier
- 5) Brite Raider - Dock south of Megalo Depot (southeast of Brutal Beachhead)
- 6) Centurion - Piney Lane (north of Lavish Lair)
- 7) Cerberus - Grim Gate
- 8) Chiara - Grand Glacier
- 9) Davy Jones - west of The Underworld
- 10) Drakon Steel Rider - Workshop northwest of Pleasant Piazza
- 11) Elizabeth Swann - Pleasant Piazza
- 12) Hope - east side of Sandy Steppes
- 13) Joey Caliente - Primo Pumps (southwest of Nitrodrome)
- 14) Nisha - Lavish Lair
- 15) Rust - Sandy Strip (west of Sandy Steppes)
- 16) Oscar - Classy Courts
- 17) Peabody - Pea Bois HQ (northwest of Redline Rig)
- 18) Peelosopher Bananocrates - Restored Reels
- 19) Persephone - The Underworld
- 20) Ruckus - Lil Dirty Dock (southwest of Brawler's Battleground)
- 21) T-60 Power Armor - south of Pantheon Path (west of Mount Olympus)
- 22) The Underwriter - south of Coastal Columns (southwest of Pleasant Piazza)
- 23) Triage Trooper - Rescue Station (northeast of Reckless Railways)
- 24) Vengeance Jones - The Wreckmill (southwest of Nitrodrome)
- 25) Wasteland Dummy - Piney Pumps (southwest of Lavish Lair)
- 26) Wastelander Magneto - Brawler's Battleground
- Wasteland Warrior Bosses (defeat to get Fortnite Medallions):
- A) Megalo Don - Brutal Beachhead
- B) Ringmaster Scarr - Nitrodrome
- C) The Machinist - Redline Rig
What do Fortnite Characters do
When you find one of the Fortnite characters and interact with them, you'll be given a variety of options to choose from, either taking on a task for them or buying something from them. Possible choices include the following, though not all are currently available:
- Duel - Defeat the character in combat to collect their weapon
- Hire - Recruit the character to fight alongside you
- Patch Up - Recover your health
- Prop Disguise - Turns you into a prop until you use an item or take damage
- Rift - Opens a rift to teleport you into the sky so you can glide
- Storm Circle Hint - Shows where the next Storm phase will form on your map
- Tip Bus Driver - Post a tip to the Battle Bus driver in the feed
- Upgrade - Upgrade your equipped weapon
- Weapon - Purchase a weapon (including Exotics) from the character
Which Fortnite Characters do what
If you're looking for a particular service from one of the Fortnite characters, then these are the folks you should be seeking out.
Duel
- Cerberus
- Oscar
Hire
- Artemis - Scout Specialist
- Bravo Leader - Supply Specialist
- Centurion - Supply Specialist
- Ruckus - Heavy Specialist
- T-60 Power Armor - Heavy Specialist
- Triage Trooper - Medic Specialist
Once you've hired one of them, you can give a hired Specialist Character a command in Fortnite by holding left on the d-pad then selecting an option.
Patch Up
- Joey Caliente
- Peelosopher Bananocrates
- Persephone
- The Underwriter
Prop Disguise
- Jack Sparrow
Rift
- Davy Jones
- Nisha
- Persephone
Storm Circle Hint
- The Underwriter
Tip Bus Driver
- (currently not available)
Upgrade
- (currently not available)
Weapon
- Artemis - Harbinger SMG (Epic)
- Artemis - Heavy Impact Sniper Rifle (Epic)
- Bravo Leader - Remote Explosives x3 (Epic)
- Bravo Leader - Warforged Assault Rifle (Epic)
- Brite Raider - Boom Bolt (Epic)
- Brite Raider - Flint-Knock Pistol (Uncommon)
- Brite Raider - Remote Explosives x3 (Epic)
- Brite Raider - Repair Torch (Rare)
- Captain Barbossa - Apple (Common)
- Captain Barbossa - Buried Treasure (Legendary)
- Captain Barbossa - Shockwave Grenade x2 (Epic)
- Centurion - Combat Shotgun (Epic)
- Cerberus - Cerberus' Gatekeeper Shotgun (Mythic) [defeat in a duel]
- Chiara - Combat Assault Rifle (Epic)
- Chiara - Flint-Knock Pistol (Uncommon)
- Chiara - Shockwave Grenade x2 (Epic)
- Davy Jones - Buried Treasure (Legendary)
- Drakon Steel Rider - Remote Explosives x3 (Epic)
- Drakon Steel Rider - Tactical Assault Rifle (Epic)
- Elizabeth Swann - Buried Treasure (Legendary)
- Elizabeth Swann - Crash Pad Jr. x3 (Uncommon)
- Elizabeth Swann - Shield Bubble Jr. x2 (Uncommon)
- Hope - Heavy Impact Sniper Rifle (Epic)
- Hope - Shockwave Grenade x2 (Epic)
- Hope - Tactical Assault Rifle (Epic)
- Jack Sparrow - Apple (Common)
- Jack Sparrow - Buried Treasure (Legendary)
- Joey Caliente - Hammer Pump Shotgun (Epic)
- Joey Caliente - Remote Explosives x3 (Epic)
- The Machinist - The Machinist's Combat Assault Rifle (Mythic) [defeat in combat]
- Megalo Don - Megalo Don's Combat Shotgun (Mythic) [defeat in combat]
- Megalo Don - Megalo Don's Nitro Fists (Mythic) [defeat in combat]
- Nisha - FlowBerry Fizz (Rare)
- Nisha - Harbinger SMG (Epic)
- Oscar - Oscar's Frenzy Auto Shotgun (Mythic) [defeat in a duel]
- Peabody - Hammer Pump Shotgun (Epic)
- Peabody - Nitro Splash x3 (Rare)
- Peabody - Repair Torch (Rare)
- Peelosopher Bananocrates - Shield Bubble Jr. x2 (Uncommon)
- Persephone - Flint-Knock Pistol (Uncommon)
- Persephone - Harbinger SMG (Epic)
- Ringmaster Scarr - Ringmaster's Boom Bolt (Mythic) [defeat in combat]
- Ruckus - Boom Bolt (Epic)
- Rust - Combat Shotgun (Epic)
- Rust - Flint-Knock Pistol (Uncommon)
- Rust - Nitro Splash x3 (Rare)
- T-60 Power Armor - Nuka Cola (Epic)
- T-60 Power Armor - Fortnite Tri-Beam Laser Rifle (Epic)
- Triage Trooper - Harbinger SMG (Epic)
- The Underwriter - Combat Shotgun (Epic)
- Vengeance Jones - Remote Explosives x3 (Epic)
- Vengeance Jones - Shield Bubble Jr. x2 (Uncommon)
- Vengeance Jones - Thunder Burst SMG (Epic)
- Wasteland Dummy - Boom Bolt (Epic)
- Wasteland Dummy - Combat Assault Rifle (Epic)
- Wasteland Dummy - Nitro Splash x3 (Rare)
- Wastelander Magneto - Fortnite Magneto Power (Rare)
- Wastelander Magneto - Shockwave Grenade x2 (Epic)
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