Fortnite Loot Chest Standoff
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Fortnite Loot Chest Standoff refers to a scene from a cinematic trailer for Season 8 of battle royale video game Fortnite in which three groups of characters simultaneously approach a loot chest. In March 2019, remixes of the scene in which a fourth competing party was added were circulated on Instagram.
Origin
On February 28th, 2019, a cinematic trailer for battle royale video game Fortntite premiered on YouTube.[1] In one scene of the trailer, three groups of characters – ninjas, pirates and Ice Legion – simultaneously approach a loot chest with the intent to obtain its possessions.
Spread
On the same day, Instagram[2] user joshua.likes.salsa created an edit of the scene in which a fourth party, consisting of Ricardo Milos and Nyannyancosplay, was added to the standoff. The video gained over 34,200 views in one week. Additionally, joshua.likes.salsa provided a template of the meme on YouTube.[3]
In the following days, more similar edits were posted by Instagram users, with notable examples created by user largetrap[4] and toucher_of_cancer.[5]
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External References
[1] YouTube – Season 8 – Cinematic Trailer
[2] Instagram – joshua.likes.salsa's Post
[3] YouTube – Fortnite Season 8 Meme Template
[4] Instagram – largetrap's Post
[5] Instagram – toucher_of_cancer's Post
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![Ricardo Milos Joins the Standoff [Extra Ricardo Version]](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/9f6466c8fa168ca83a4fd2a3f4619786/5C84195F/t51.2885-15/e15/s640x640/51451990_122122908908510_8528730596540531072_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com "Ricardo Milos Joins the Standoff [Extra Ricardo Version]")
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