Khaby Lame joins Fortnite as a playable character
Khaby Lame, the Senegalese-Italian TikTok star with nearly 162 million followers, has been added as a character skin in Epic Games' Fortnite. His skin is part of the Battle Pass for Chapter 4 – Season 4, an exclusive subscription that unlocks content. This marks a rare instance where a content creator is treated as a pop culture icon on par with Spider-Man, rather than a mere store item. Lame's rise began during the COVID-19 pandemic after losing his factory job in Turin. He has since served as a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival, partnered with Hugo Boss, starred in a comic, judged Italy's Got Talent, and now appears alongside Marvel superheroes, DC characters, Star Wars aliens, Naruto ninjas, and fish-men in Fortnite. Fortnite is a free-to-play game available on PC, consoles, and Android, primarily funded by cosmetic item sales. Its main mode, Battle Royale, draws inspiration from Koushun Takami's novel and the Hunger Games series.
Key facts
- Khaby Lame is the most followed TikTok user globally with nearly 162 million followers.
- He becomes a playable character in Epic Games' Fortnite.
- His skin is part of the Battle Pass for Chapter 4 – Season 4.
- This is unusual as content creators are typically sold in the item shop, not via Battle Pass.
- Lame's career started during the COVID-19 pandemic after being laid off from a factory in Turin.
- He has been a jury member at Cannes, a Hugo Boss partner, a comic character, and a judge on Italy's Got Talent.
- Fortnite is free on PC, consoles, and Android, and monetized through cosmetic sales.
- Fortnite's Battle Royale mode is inspired by Koushun Takami's novel and the Hunger Games series.
Entities
Artists
- Khaby Lame
- Khabane Serigne Lame
- Koushun Takami
- Suzanne Collins
- Jennifer Lawrence
Institutions
- Epic Games
- Hugo Boss
- Cannes Film Festival
- Italy's Got Talent
- Marvel
- DC Comics
- Star Wars
- Naruto
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Senegal