Fortnite Rainbow Royale kicks off to support the LGBTQIA+ community, free rewards to be granted throughout the week

Modified Jul 20, 2021 17:01 GMT

Epic Games introduces Rainbow Royale via update 17.20 (Image via Epic Games)

Fortnite update 17.20 kept the community on tenterhooks but finally arrived today after some downtime that felt longer than usual. As expected, the new update has introduced a bunch of new items, including changes in the map, new weapons, and skins.

Interestingly, one of the most intriguing elements of the update is the Rainbow Royale, which will celebrate the Fortnite LGBTQIA+ community.

Also read: Every new cosmetic added with Fortnite update 17.20: Leaked skins, backblings, wraps, and more

Rainbow Royale will make its debut in the popular 100-man Battle Royale and will allow players to celebrate differences by acquiring loads of items for free. Players can access these items from the Item Shop. It is important to note that these items will be available for a week, starting today until 27 July.

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Free items can be accessed from the Item Shop (Image via Epic Games)

The following is a list of items the players can grab for free from the Item Shop to partake in the Rainbow Royale:

Four Rainbow Royale Sprays: Vibrant Heart, Vibrant Llama, Vibrant Boogie, and Vibrant Star
Sunshine & Rainbows Wrap
Take a’bow Emote

Rainbow Royale tracks added to Fortnite

Furthermore, Epic Games has added several tracks from Rocket League which are essentially part of the Love ISLV playlist, which celebrates and promotes LGBTQIA+ artists.

The tracks include:

BEATBOX

Big Freedia - Platinum
Lil Nas X - Montero

RADIO UNDERGROUND

King Princess - Pain
Troye Sivan - STUD
Ben Platt - Imagine

POWER PLAY

Daya - Bad Girl
Hayley Kiyoko - Found My Friends
Kim Petras - Malibu

The response on Twitter has surprisingly been rather mixed. While some in the community have saluted Epic Games for such an endeavor, others feel this inclusion was rather unnecessary.

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— VakaVG (@VakaVG) July 20, 2021

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Also read: How can players earn legitimate V-Bucks for free in Fortnite Season 7?

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— Яeixi (@reixi2525) July 20, 2021

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— Centx 🦧 (@centxfn) July 20, 2021

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How can YOU give a sexuality to a video game character
— Erupt (@tendercat555) July 20, 2021

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You guys are the best, thank you for doing something so amazing for your community!
— StrawDesertHD (@StrawDesertHD) July 20, 2021

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Also read: Do the free Fortnite V-Bucks generators actually work in Season 7?

TYSM FORTNITE. BEST ITEM SHOP pic.twitter.com/18u0Rx78Db
— Antre (@_antre__) July 20, 2021

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Fortnite skins, wraps and more

Version 17.20 is the second major installment to Chapter 2 Season 7 of Fortnite. The devs have added a lot of interesting items this time around, including new skins and wraps.

Also read: Fortnite downtime today (July 20th): When will the servers be back up?

Collecting these might be an uphill task but will definitely keep players on edge for the next few weeks.

Dataminers and leakers gave players a good idea of what to expect. Following is a list of skins, pickaxes and backblings arriving with the new update: