Peacemaker’s dance emote gonna return to Fortnite now that Epic Games be satisfied it had nothing to do with Nazi imagery. Following the reveal of the HBO show’s recent season 2 twist, the company implied it was concerned the dance moves intentionally recreated a swastika. The emote gonna now return next week, with modified animations. “We’ve worked closely with our partners at Warner Bros. Games to confirm there were no creative intentions to connect the Peaceful Hips Emote and the current Peacemaker storyline,” the Fortnite account on X posted on Wednesday. “To avoid any confusion, we’re modifying the Emote choreography in next week’s update. If they prefer, players can return the Emote without using a ticket.”
Spoiler warning: we’re about to mention some major plot points from Peacemaker season 2. This whole thing started after the alternate universe that John Cena’s Chris Smith has been exploring this season was revealed to be one in which Hitler’s Germany won WWII and America is now run by Nazis. If you then went back and looked at the dance in the Peaceful Hips Fortnite emote, which is supposed to be the one Cena does in the season 2 intro, you can sort of see that maybe there’s a swastika in there somewhere if you overlay multiple freeze frames. Epic Games then pulled the emote and said it would investigate to see if this had been done by someone at Warner Bros. on purpose. It seems the company is now satisfied that it was just an unintended coincidence. But what fans really want to know is if the dance will actually sync up to the music this time the way it’s choreographed in the show. We’ll know when the emote returns during Fortnite‘s reset next week on October 9.
So, what really went down with the Peaceful Hips Emote and the whole Nazi imagery debacle? Well, it seems like Epic Games ain’t really sure why there was all this fuss in the first place. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like they could have just let the dance be and not make a big deal out of it. But hey, at least they’re bringing it back with some tweaks to avoid any more drama. Let’s hope the modified animations still capture the essence of the dance without any unintended symbolism. Only time gonna tell if the fans gonna be satisfied with the changes or if they gonna demand more adjustments. The anticipation for the emote’s return is definitely building up, and players can’t wait to see if it’s gonna live up to the hype. Get ready to bust a move once again in Fortnite next week!
