The Vault

The Vault (also known as The Gateway) was an Unnamed Location in Fortnite: Battle Royale that was added in Update v8.40. It is also an important location in the Lore of Battle Royale, being the former container for The Zero Point guarded by Singularity. It seems to be an artificial version of The In-Between. It was forcefully opened by The Mecha in The Final Showdown Event, exposing The Zero Point.
== History==
===Season 8===
*Update v8.30: A Government excavation site revealed a massive metal structure under the island.
*Update v8.40: The Vault gets revealed by Unnamed Investigation Agency and The Runes get activated.
*The Unvaulting Event: Loopers unvaults Drum Gun.
===Season 9===
*Update v9.00: The Zero Point becomes the power source of Neo Tilted, and a giant cable gets plugged into The Vault.
*The Final Showdown: Mecha destroys The Vault and pulls The Zero Point out, cracking it's shell.
**7/20/2019 - 7/31/2019: The Zero Point gets more unstable every day.
===Season X===
*Update v10.00: The Zero Point creates a No-Gravity Field around The Vault.
*The End: The Zero Point and The Vault gets crushed by the Meteor, causing the The Blackout to happen.
==Key Runes==
During Season 8, there were 5 Key Runes around Athena that needed a certain task to move and get to The Vault. After all the Runes got into their spots, the Gateway opened.
===Key 1===
Key 1 appeared on April 19th, 2019, and required all players to damage it with their pickaxes or other weaponry. It would dash forward a bit after a certain amount of damage, making its way across the Island until it finally inserted itself into The Gateway.
The Vault (Key 1) - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.png
===Key 2===
Key 2 appeared 3 days after the first, along with 3 laser-emitting orbs positioned around it. To insert this key, players had to work together and make all three lasers point at the key simultaneously.
The Vault (Key 2) - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.png
The Vault (Key 2 - Green Laser) - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.png|Green Laser
The Vault (Key 2 - Red Laser) - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.png|Red Laser
The Vault (Key 2 - Blue Laser) - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.png|Blue Laser
===Key 3===
Key 3 appeared on April 25th inside a nightclub at Yonder Yard, players had to dance in the nightclub to cause it to fly away and be insereted into The Gateway.
The Vault (Key 3) - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.png
===Key 4===
Key 4 appeared 3 days later near a checkered surface by Loot Lake. To activate it, players had to make the squares form a specific color pattern.
The Vault (Key 4) - Location - Fortnite.png
===Key 5===
The fifth and final key appeared four days later inside of the Volcano. It required players to sacrifice materials into the lava to get it to float higher and eventually reach the top of the volcano.
The Vault (Key 5) - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.png
==Items and Cosmetics in The Gateway ==
Items 	Items	Items 	Items
Name 	Icon 	Type 	Status
Tactical Submachine Gun	 	Submachine Gun	Inside The Gateway (formerly)
Infinity Blade 	 	Melee Weapon 	Inside The Bridge (formerly)
Grappler 	 	Miscellaneous 	Outside The Gateway (formerly)
Bouncer 	 	Trap 	Inside The Gateway (Formerly)
X-4 Stormwing 	 	Vehicle 	Inside The Gateway (Formerly)
Legacy Drum Gun 	 	Assault Weapon	Outside The Gateway (Formerly)
Zapotron 	 	Sniper Rifle 	Inside The Bridge (Formerly)
==Gallery==
===Outside===
Vault Key Runes - Symbol - Fortnite.jpg|The Vault's Runes
Loot Lake (July 31st 2019 - Zero Point) - Location - Fortnite.png|7/31/2019
Loot Lake (July 30th 2019 - Zero Point) - Location - Fortnite.png|7/30/2019
Loot Lake (July 29th 2019 - Zero Point) - Location - Fortnite.png|7/29/2019
Loot Lake (July 28th 2019 - Zero Point) - Location - Fortnite.png|7/28/2019
Loot Lake (July 27th 2019 - Zero Point) - Location - Fortnite.png|7/27/2019
Loot Lake (July 26th 2019 - Zero Point) - Location - Fortnite.png|7/25/2019
Loot Lake (July 25th 2019 - Zero Point) - Location - Fortnite.png|7/25/2019
Loot Lake (July 24th 2019 - Zero Point) - Location - Fortnite.png|7/24/2019
Loot Lake (July 23rd 2019 - Zero Point) - Location - Fortnite.png|7/23/2019
Loot Lake (July 22nd 2019 - Zero Point) - Location - Fortnite.png|7/22/2019
Loot Lake (July 21st 2019 - Zero Point) - Location - Fortnite.png|7/21/2019
Loot Lake (July 20th 2019 - Zero Point) - Location - Fortnite.png|7/20/2019
Loot Lake (v9.00) - Location - Fortnite.png|In Season 9
Loot Lake (Vault Board) - Named Location - Fortnite.png|Government's Board
Loot Lake (v8.??) - Location - Fortnite.png|In Season 8
Vault Opening - Nexus Event - Fortnite.png|Opening
Vault Fully Open - Unvaulting - Fortnite.png|Fully Open
Breaking The Vault - Final Showdown - Fortnite.png|Break Open during The Final Showdown
Digsite 3 - Unnamed Location - Fortnite.png|Digsite near Loot Lake
Leaky Lake Water - Location - Fortnite.jpg|In Season 6
===Inside===
Inside The Vault - The Unvaulting - Fortnite.png|Inside The Vault
Vault (Top View) - Unvaulting - Fortnite.png|View from above
Singularity's Desk - The Unvaulting - Fortnite.png|Singularity's Desk
Zero Point - Unvaulting - Fortnite.png|The Zero Point
Zero Point (Close) - Unvaulting - Fortnite.png|
Zero Point Glowing - Unvaulting - Fortnite.png|Zero Point Glowing
Vault Moving Blocks - Unvaulting - Fortnite.png|Moving Blocks
Vault Moving Blocks 2 - Unvaulting - Fortnite.png|Moving Blocks
Vault Left Pillars - Unvaulting - Fortnite.png|Vault Pillars
Vault Right Pillars - Unvaulting - Fortnite.png|Vault Pillars
Drum Gun Shattering - The Unvaulting - Fortnite.png|The Drum Gun's Case shattering
Lobby - Impostors - Fortnite.png|The Lobby of Impostors
Weapons Lab (Zapotron) - Impostors - Fortnite.png|Zapotron in The Bridge
==Audio==
<tabber>
|-|Ambient=
Sky Ambient 	
Vault Pillars 	
Ground Ambient 	
Zero Point Container	
The Zero Point 	
Singularity's Desk 	
|-|SFX=
===The Vault===
Opening 	
Enter 	
Landed 	
Vault Effect 	File:The Vault Invulnerable - Location - Fortnite.ogg
The Unvaulting	
===Vault Key===
Start Moving 	
Stop Moving 	
Plugging into Vault	
</tabber>
==Trivia==
*The Lobby in the Impostors mode is the same with the interior of The Vault, but recolored.
*The Case of Zapotron was hold inside The Bridge's Weapons Lab possibly because it was never meant to be Unvaulted.
**The Infinity Blade has also been put in The Bridge, this time in The Science Lab.
*Eternal Zero wrap is based on The Vault's ceiling, Radiant Zero wrap is based on The Vault's floor and Fractal Zero is based on the Zero Point energy inside The Vault. 
*The countless Rifts in the background and the floating white orbs are identical to those in The In-Between.
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Category:Locations (Battle Royale)