Whirlpools

Whirlpools were a Game Mechanic in Fortnite: Battle Royale added in Chapter 2: Season 3 to the island Apollo. They were a type of mobility that acted similar to the cooling towers in Steamy Stacks in terms of mechanics and navigating-ability. When entering a whirlpool, you would be boosted up and enter skydive mode. You could then redeploy your glider whenever you wanted. Whirlpools were mostly found in areas with a lot of water and on the edges of the Island.
== History ==
=== Chapter 2: Season 3 ===
* Update v13.00
** Many whirlpools have been added around the map. They change location every match, but they will always spawn in the same areas, as they have several set spawn locations.
*** Some spawn locations include Gorgeous Gorge and Hydro 16.
** A whirlpool has been added north of The Fortilla, and was prominent in a challenge.
* Update v13.20
** July 1st - Whirlpools have been disabled for the first time.
** July 2nd - They have been re-enabled.
** July 9th - Whirlpools have been disabled for the second time.
* Update v13.30
** Whirlpools have been re-enabled again.
** August 1st - Coral Castle is added in place of a large whirlpool that was in its location prior.
=== Chapter 2: Season 4 ===
* Update v14.00
** All whirlpools have been removed from the map.
== Challenges ==
<tabber>
|-|Chapter 2: Season 3=
Challenge 	Challenges 	Rewards
Use a Whirlpool	Quick Challenges	14k
</tabber>
== Gallery ==
Whirlpool (Fortilla) - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.jpg|The whirlpool at The Fortilla
Whirlpool (Glitch) - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.png|A glitch involving a Whirlpool's disappearance
Whirlpool (Carl) - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.jpg|The "mistake name" for the whirlpool that would later become Coral Castle
== Trivia ==
* Several glitches that gave players advantages (such as invisibility) were found using Whirlpools, which caused them to be disabled twice.
* A legacy named "Hail Hydro" was added in Chapter 2: Season 4 that would be obtained by using a whirlpool, despite there being none in-game at this time.
** Similarly, the quick challenge for using a whirlpool remained in the game as well.
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Category:Removed Locations
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Category:Gameplay (Battle Royale)
Category:Apollo