Chapter 2: Season 8

Chapter 2: Season 8, also known as Season 18, with the slogan "Cubed", was the eighteenth season of Fortnite: Battle Royale. The season started at 5:00 AM (EST) about 13 hours after Chapter 2: Season 7's live event Operation: Sky Fire had concluded. It started on September 13th 2021 and ended on December 4th 2021 at 4 PM EST with The End (Chapter 2) live event, ending both Season 8 and Chapter 2.
It was originally scheduled to end on December 5th 2021, but was later changed to be one day early. 
The theme was "Cubed" and it revolves around the invasion of the island by a group of Cubes and how its evil corruption spreads throughout the Island, similar to Chapter 1: Season 6 and just in time for the Halloween season.
It was also the second shortest season of Chapter 2, with had 82 days. The first being Chapter 2: Season 3 which lasted 70 days.
It was the eighth and final season of Chapter 2.
==Previously, In Fortnite...==
The Island and its inhabitants were faced with an alien invasion by The Last Reality. The Mothership arrives to abduct pieces of the Island and turn part of the Island into an alien biome. Loopers were also abducted by The Mothership and were used in experiments. Doctor Slone of the Imagined Order set up the Mothership Countermeasure Device in Corny Complex to end the invasion. 
==How Did It Start?==
After Countermeasure Device was activated, The Mothership blew in to pieces and, along with the Cubes, crashed on to the island causing destruction. The player is then hit by a crashing Abductor and passes out. After downtime, the Cubes were spread out all over the island and summoned monsters. The new war between the islanders and the Cubes had begun.
In the story trailer, Headhunter, Triggerfish, J.B. Chimpanski, Bracer, and Shadow Ops were walking close to a Cube which awoke and summoned Sideways Monsters to attack the group. The Foundation, which was rifted to the ocean in the previous season, is still underwater, but awakes from his slumber in Gotham Harbor. The Cube Queen says "you should have known we'd return... you thought you saved your little reality.. all you did, was prepare it.. for us, so go on and gather what's left of your 'army' .. ready your defenses.. and now when we are done.. only Nothing will remain." 
== The Chapter 2: Season 8 Storyline ==
After Operation: Sky Fire, there are 6 Corruption Cubes (including the Season X Cube within Steamy Stacks), a Golden Cube near Holly Hedges, and a Blue Cube rebooted by loopers during the said Live Event located near Misty Meadows. Multiple crashed Abductors scatter the island, but The Mothership crashed outside of the island. The corruption Cubes start to spead corruption, but are "hibernated" and stayed in place. In order for The Cube Queen to achive her goal of destroying the island, the corruption Cubes needs to be awakened. To do this, she moves the Golden Cube near the corruption Cubes, first to the crash site near Believer Beach, where she awakens the first corruption Cube by charging it with the power from the Golden Cube. Shortly after, the corruption Cube spawned smaller Cubes and started following the Golden Cube, where they leave corruption on its track. 
The War Effort led by J.B. Chimpanski has plans to counter the Cube Queen's plot. His first was to fund additional Turret Stations by the help of Loopers. 7 more Turret Stations were fully funded by Loopers. Shortly after, another funding was set up for Loopers to select a weapon/item for funding, the first was the Shockwave Launcher over the Rift-To-Go.
The Golden Cube awakened the second corruption Cube near Pleasant Park and freed the Season X Cube from Steamy Stacks. The Cube from Steamy Stacks did not produce smaller Cubes. The Golden Cube then headed towards Compact Cars where it awakens the corruption Cube near it.
The War Effort started the funding to introduce the Combat Assault Rifle or the Combat SMG. The Loopers funded Combat Assault Rifle to reach the funding goal. The next was the Combat Shotgun over the Boogie Bomb. 
The Golden Cube awakens the last two Cubes near Misty Meadows and Weeping Woods, where they follow with the Golden Cube. All six Cubes then met at The Aftermath, where they break apart for The Cube Queen to emerge and build The Convergence. She then summons Caretakers to aid the Sideways Monsters, which are the largest and most powerful Cube Monster. 
Doctor Slone and her convoy heads to the **REDACTED** bunker near Catty Corner and open it, revealing the secret IO base that has been locked since the beginning of Apollo Island. 
The Convergence became The Pyramid with the Golden Cube on its top, which finish the construction of The Cube Queen's ultimate weapon. 
As the Island starts to destabilize as corruption starts to spread from The Pyramid, the War Effort needs help from Loopers to fund their most powerful weapon available, the Salvaged B.R.U.T.E. It was not as powerful as the original B.R.U.T.E. and Loopers were able to fund for two to be deployed on to the island. The final donation was to fund the Flint-Knock Pistol over the Proximity Grenade Launcher.
The Imagined Order began constructing a fort near Pleasant Park as a last hope of saving Apollo island. Within the next week, the base was finally constructed and a 10-day countdown appeared for The End.
==The End of Chapter 2 ==
When the countdown reached zero, The Cube Queen uses The Pyramid to open a rift revealing several Motherships. A fleet of Saucers and Abductors arrived and attack the Loopers at the Guava Fort, breaking the shield produced by the Rebooted Cube. A horde of Caretakers were summoned and attacked the Loopers. An Abductor uses a beam to destroy the Rebooted Cube. Several Loopers were eliminated during battle, though some escaped through the hatch leading to The Bridge.
This leads to a cutscene inside the Imagined Order's base, where it is revealed that Agent Jones has been captured by Doctor Slone, who plans to execute him for treason. Before she can do that, The Foundation arrives, killing several IO Guards. Slone was surprised by this, thinking he had died in the Zero Crisis Finale event during the formation of The Spire. The Foundation then removes his mask, revealing him to played by none other than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson himself. Slone then proceeds to pull out a Pistol and fires at The Foundation, resulting in The Foundation then locking Slone inside the room by punching the door lock.
Jones and The Foundation then head into The Bridge. The Foundation reverses the gyroscopic orientation of the Island, while Jones fights off IO Guards. The Scientist and The Visitor, flying over the Island, notice the Loopers and bring them to safety inside the hidden bunker near Guava Fort. The Visitor flies off while The Scientist follows the Loopers into the bunker, after blowing up some Caretakers with grenade-like bombs.
The Scientist then leads the players through the IO's base as the Island begins to vertically rotate and The Bridge starts to collapse. The Loopers are led to the epicenter of the Island, where they remain until a Caretaker smashes the skylight, causing Loopers to emerge in the ocean, far from the Island.
The Cube Queen goes underwater (possibly teleporting) and The Pyramid is completely submerged once the Island reaches a 90-degree tilt, closing the portal to the sideways and the remaining Abductors are destroyed by its descent. The impact of Artemis causes a megatsunami, which then hits the player and leads into the Unplaybable Period informally known as Drift To Artemis, who's screen shows the player floating unconscious on a small tree log. After 18 hours, the player gets washed to the new island, and the next chapter began...
== Battle Pass ==
The Battle Pass is purchasable for , or if you own the Fortnite Crew, you will have it on season launch.
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Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 8 Battle Pass Trailer
===Rewards===
===Victory Royale Rewards===
==Map Changes==
The Mothership has been destroyed, unleashing all the Cubes and Abductors inside it onto the Island, corrupting the surrounding area and causing The Sideways to start bleeding into this reality.
=== Update v18.00 (September 13th 2021)=== 
*The Mothership has crash landed south of the Island. It's wreckage can be seen in the horizon.
*The IO have begun repairing Holly Hatchery, removing most of the Alien technology from the invaded buildings, and reverting the POI back to Holly Hedges.
*Multiple Abductors have crashed on the island. Multiple slipstreams, super bouncers, and a Cube have appeared at all of them, each crash site a landmark:
**A piece of an Abductor crashed into Dockside Dish, leaving the remains as Destroyed Dish.
**Pieces of an Abductor crashed near Misty Meadows, creating a hole on the back of Mount F8, destroying a building in Misty Meadows, and creating a Levelled Lake.
**Pieces of an Abductor crashed near Pleasant Park, revealing a hidden fourth bunker south of Pleasant Park and leaving remains besides the Deep Woods Dish, creating the landmark Smashed Stronghold.
**Pieces of an Abductor crashed in between Believer Beach and Holly Hedges, destroying houses in the crash zone and leaving the landmark as Shattered Saucer.
**Pieces of an Abductor crashed into the western side of Weeping Woods, causing the corrupted area to be renamed into the landmark Wasted Woods.
**Pieces of an Abductor crashed south of Dirty Docks, causing minimal damage to the eastern coast.
*Five new Imagined Order encampments have been built around the island, all of which are landmarks: Base Rio, Base Domino, Base Roger, Base Echo, and Base Oscar.
*A Named Location will occasionally be covered by a portal to The Sideways. Sideways Anomalies that take the form of corrupted rifts also appear around the map.
*Several Reboot Vans were added outside of named locations.
*Several War Effort Donation Stations have appeared around the map, collecting Bars to add Turret Stations to each area.
*The last Trespasser has moved into a house at Pristine Point, transforming it into an Extra-Terrestrial Estate. Alien fanatics from Believer Beach are observating it from the distance.
* Several Alien themed decorations from Believer Beach were sent to Compact Cars.
*The Golden Cube landed east of Holly Hedges.
*The Rebooted Cube landed north of Camp Cod; multiple trees and yellow flowers grew around it, creating the Friendly Forest landmark.
* A bunker has been built under FN Radio.
*A fourth bunker hatch has been uncovered south of Pleasant Park.
*A small group of gnomes have appeared at Lazy Lake with explosives, preparing a jail break for all the gnomes held in the nearby Sheriff's Office.
*More Characters have appeared around the map, updating the locations they roam.
*September 13th: The Cube at the Shattered Saucer has moved south.
*September 14th: 
**Doctor Slone appeared as a Boss at IO Convoy between Corny Crops and Dirty Docks.
**The Cube at the Destroyed Dish has moved east.
** The Cube at the Shattered Saucer has moved south twice.
*September 15th: 
**The Cube in the Wasted Woods has moved north.
** The Cube at the Shattered Saucer has moved north.
**The Cube near the Levelled Lake has moved south.
*September 16th:
**Most of The Cubes have begun to move around.
**The War Effort Donation Board at corny complex has been fully funded, and a Mounted Turret has appeared in the location.
*September 17th: 
**Mounted Turrets appeared at Weeping Woods and Pleasant Park, later at Misty Meadows and Corny Crops.
*September 18th:
**One more Mounted Turret appeared at Pleasant Park and Corny Crops.
* September 19th: 
**The Golden Cube awakened the Purple Cube near Believer Beach.
**Doctor Slone and her IO Convoy moved across the bridge.
**A Turret appeared in Catty Corner.
*September 20th: 6 Baby Cubes spawned from the Cube near Believer Beach.
===Content Update v18.00 (September 21st 2021)===
*September 23rd: 
**Doctor Slone’s Convoy moved up the road to Green Steel Bridge.
**The Golden Cube awakened the purple Cube near Pleasant Park.
*September 24th:
**Birthday Cakes surrounded by festive decorations appeared in most Named Locations to celebrate Fortnite’s 4th birthday.
===Update v18.10 (September 28th 2021)=== 
*The Cube powering the Kevolution Energy power plant at Steamy Stacks escapes.
*IO Convoy moves to Destroyed Dish.
* Due to an unrelated bug fix with nearby terrain, the water level at Brutus' Basin is slightly lowered in the larger skyward entrance of The Grotto, revealing more of the hatch door.
* October 1st: The Golden Cube awakened the Purple Cube near Misty Meadows.
*October 2nd: 6 Baby Cubes start spawning near Misty Meadows.
*October 3rd: The IO Convoy moved further up the road.
*October 4th: The 6th and final Cube Awakening event takes place at Wasted Woods.
===Content Update v18.10 (October 5th 2021)===
*6 Baby cubes started spawning near Weeping Woods.
===Update v18.20 (October 12th 2021)=== 
*The Golden Cube has arrived at The Aftermath.
*Doctor Slone moves to Retail Row.
===Update v18.21 (October 19th 2021)===
*All Purple Cubes have merged together after meeting in The Aftermath with the Golden Cube; from this, The Convergence emerges.
*The Cube Queen emerges from the Golden Cube and hovers over The Convergence.
*Three Caretakers, giant monsters awakened by the Cube Queen, roam the island.
*Doctor Slone leaves Retail Row and is now on the road connecting Retail Row and Catty Corner, headed towards **REDACTED**.
*October 22nd: The IO Convoy moves closer to **REDACTED**.
===Update v18.30 (October 26th 2021) === 
*Doctor Slone and the IO convoy open the **REDACTED** bunker door, revealing an IO base known as IO Staging Facility.
*The Convergence changes slightly and adds a Cube bouncer.
*October 29th: The Convergence has grown in size for the first time, the Golden Cube and it's base have risen. More corruption has been spread on the surrounding area.
*November 5th: The Convergence grows in size for the second time, spreading corruption. The Golden Cube, it's base and The Cube Queen rises higher.
=== Update v18.40 (November 16th 2021) === 
*The Golden Cube has risen from it's base pillar and has turned into a Octahedron. Support structures were created around it, turning The Convergence into The Pyramid.
*A base is being built to the north of Pleasant Park.
*The Sideways Corruption has gotten darker, from a light orange to a red-ish dark orange.
* The Sideways Corruption expands subtly near Risky Reels.
*November 18th: The Salvaged B.R.U.T.E at Pleasant Park has been fully funded.
*November 19th: The Salvaged B.R.U.T.E at Corny Crops has been fully funded.
* November 20th: Sideways Corruption expands once again, corrupting a Bridge.
*November 21st: Sideways Corruption expands, expanding into the Gas Station at Boney Burbs and moving much further east.
*November 22nd: The Sideways Corruption expands further, starting to enter Risky Reels and going further east in some areas.
===Content Update v18.40 #1 (November 23rd 2021)=== 
*The base was expanded, now featuring several watch towers.
*The Sideways Corruption expands, taking all of Risky Reels with it as well as some of Boney Burbs and Corny Crops. Weeping Woods, Defiant Dish, and Gas N' Grub are all right next to the corruption zone now.
*November 24th: The countdown timer for The End event appears near the facility south of Pleasant Park.
*November 25th: The Sideways Corruption expands yet again, going towards Pleasant Park, corrupting more than half of Boney Burbs, Gas N' Grub, half of Gorgeous Gorge, a tiny bit of Corny Crops, and a tiny bit of Weeping Woods.
*November 26th: Boney Burbs has been fully consumed by the Sideways Corruption. The Corruption has consumed one third of Corny Crops. The river below Drop Shop and Primal Pond have been corrupted too.
*November 27th: The Sideways Corruption has consumed Corny Crops and a third of Weeping Woods.
* November 28th: The Sideways Corruption fully consumes Corny Crops, a tiny bit of Weeping Woods, and has started to consume The Orchard.
===Content Update v18.40 #2 (November 30th 2021)===
*The base has finished construction.
*The Sideways Corruption expands slightly, fully consuming The Orchard, and Pleasant Park is almost fully surrounded by the corruption.
*December 1st: The Sideways Corruption expands even more, fully consuming The Orchard and two thirds of Weeping Woods. It has also reached Lazy Lake and has started to corrupt the islands in the lake.
*December 3rd: The Sideways Corruption has fully surrounded Pleasant Park, and has taken almost all of Weeping Woods, leaving only the river without corruption. Two thirds of Lazy Lake's waters are corrupted now. The Sideways Corruption has reached it's full extent.
*December 3rd: The Cube Queen's laughs can now be heard without looking at her. Strange noises can also now be heard at The Pyramid.
*December 4th: The Rebooted Cube teleported to the base, creating a shield around it.
*December 4th (4pm EST): 
**The Cube Queen has opened a portal to The Last Reality, causing the Island to be attacked by Abductors and Saucers, which eventually destroyed the Rebooted Cube. Members of The Seven then arrive in the Island and, along with Agent Jones, flipped the Island, closing The Cube Queen's portal and revealing a new Island. (See The End)
**The Flip caused a Tidal wave to form and knock you out, logging into the game will prompt a aerial view of yourself adrift on a wood log to appear, making the game unplayable. (See Drift To Artemis)
*** As you drifted to the new Island, many objects passed by you such as:
**** Loot Shark
****Dinosaur's Bones
****The Burger
****Chest
****Butter Barn Sign
****Sneaky Snowman
****Smoothie
****A chunk of Rebooted Cube 
****Chair
****Web-Head's Knapsack
****Portal Device
****Zapotron
****Tilted Towers Sign
== New Features & Changes ==
==Loot Pool==
===Faction/POI Specific Loot===
Imagined Order	Imagined Order	Imagined Order	
Slone's Burst Assault Rifle
 
 Obtained by eliminating Doctor Slone	
Rail Gun
 -	
Recon Scanner
The Last Reality	The Last Reality	The Last Reality	
Sideways Rifle
All Rarities	
Sideways Minigun
All Rarities	
Sideways Scythe
All Rarities	
Rapid Fire SMG
 Obtained by eliminating the lonely Trespasser
Exotics	Exotics	Exotics	Exotics	Exotics	Exotics	Exotics	Exotics	Exotics	Exotics	Exotics
Shadow Tracker	
Chug Cannon	
Dragon's Breath Sniper Rifle	
Marksman Six Shooter	
Chili Chug Splash	
Icy Grappler	 	 	 	 	
===Standard Loot===
Assault Weapons	Assault Weapons	Assault Weapons	Assault Weapons	Assault Weapons	Assault Weapons	Assault Weapons	Assault Weapons
Assault Rifle
All Rarities	
Burst Assault Rifle
All Rarities	
Suppressed Assault Rifle
 - 
 Only available through Crafting	
Combat Assault Rifle
All Rarities	 	 	 	
Shotguns	Shotguns	Shotguns	Shotguns
Pump Shotgun
All Rarities	
Lever Action Shotgun
All Rarities	
Charge Shotgun
All Rarities
Only available through Crafting	
Combat Shotgun
 -
Submachine Guns	Submachine Guns	Submachine Guns
Submachine Gun
All Rarities	 	
Pistols	Pistols	Pistols	Pistols	Pistols	Pistols	Pistols
Combat Pistol
All Rarities	
Flint-Knock Pistol
 and	 	 	 	 	
Sniper Rifles	Sniper Rifles	Sniper Rifles	Sniper Rifles
Automatic Sniper Rifle
 -	 	 	
Crossbow
Dual Fiend Hunters
 -
Explosives	Explosives	Explosives	Explosives
Rocket Launcher
 and	
Grenade 	
Paper Bomb Kunai	
Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items	Utility Items
Bandages 	
Medkit 	
Shield Potion	
Small Shield Potion	
Fishing Rod 	
Pro Fishing Rod	
Harpoon Gun 	
Chug Splash 	
Shockwave Launcher	
Grappler 	 	 	 	 	 	
Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot	Environmental Loot
Small Fries 	
Flopper 	
Slurpfish 	
Mythic Goldfish 	
Rusty Can 	
Cabbage 	
Corn 	
Banana 	
Pepper 	
Firefly Jar 	
Gas Can 	
Jellyfish 	
Shield Fish 	
Spicy Fish 	
Vehicle Mod: Off-Road Tires	
Shadow Flopper 	 	 	
Traps	Traps	Traps	Traps	Traps
Launch Pad	
Armored Wall	 	 	
==Teasers/Leadup==
Mark Rein's teaser word for Chapter 2: Season 8 was "Purple," representing the color of the Cubes that would later be scattered around the map. He waited until the end of the Operation: Sky Fire live event to announce the word in order to avoid spoilers. 
Below are teaser images that were posted by official Fortnite social media pages. 
Fabio Sparklemane (Teaser) - Promo - Fortnite.jpg|You took quite the fall there... Oh, that's Fabio Sparklemane... He's just getting ready for battle.
Chapter 2 Season 8 (2 - Teaser) - Promo - Fortnite.jpg|This new threat is no match. She has hunted down scarier demons.
JB Chimpanski (Teaser) - Promo - Fortnite.jpg|Are you ready, recruits? J.B. Chimpanski is waiting to give his first orders.
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