Grappler

The Grappler is a Miscellaneous Item in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Season 5. The versions of this item are the Skye's Grappler and Jules' Glider Gun. The version of this item is the Icy Grappler.

Functionality
The Grappler is a medium ranged utility weapon, which is designed to greatly aid the player's mobility, by pulling them forwards towards a selected location. Firing the Grappler launches out a plunger, and if this plunger connects with a surface, the player will be pulled upwards and towards it. This can be used to gain vertical and horizontal distance very quickly. It does not negate fall damage, but does reset the player's height to calculate it.

Missing a shot with the Grappler will not use any ammo. Missing will result in a short delay before it can be fired again. When all 10 charges have been depleted, the item will disappear from the players inventory.

Stats
The Grappler uses which cannot be obtained outside of the weapon's reserve.

Strategy Guide

 * The Grappler can be used to counter players who are building high up, as it can be used to quickly pull yourself up to their build.
 * The Grappler can be used to negate fall damage, if you are able to connect a shot with a surface, to pull you towards it and land safely.
 * Fall damage still applies when using this weapon. If you pull yourself too high up and either fail to use it again, or it is discarded, you will take fall damage.

Season 5

 * Update v5.40: Added the Grappler in rarity. It has 15 charges.

Season 6

 * Update v6.00: Grappler charges reduced to 10.
 * Added momentum functionality to Grapplers. When hitting a moving object (vehicle, player), its momentum will be added to your launch force. You cannot lose momentum Grappling to a slower object.
 * Update v6.21:
 * When grappling as a vehicle passenger, the velocity of your vehicle is factored into the grapple force.
 * Only occurs in instances where vehicle velocity will be a net gain to grapple force.
 * Grappling as a vehicle passenger will now cause the vehicle to travel in a straight line to its destination rather than traveling in an arc.
 * Update v6.30: When a vehicle passenger uses a Grappler, the movement has been smoothed out by retaining more vehicle momentum.

Season 7

 * Content Update v7.20: Vaulted the Grappler. It remains in Team Rumble.

Chapter 2: Season 1

 * Update v11.00: Removed from Team Rumble.

Chapter 2: Season 8

 * Content Update v18.30: Unvaulted the Grappler.
 * November 3rd, 2021: Removed from Team Rumble.

Chapter 3: Season 1

 * Update v19.00: Vaulted the Grappler.

Trivia

 * The item appeared as a choice in the Unvaulting Event. It lost to the Drum Gun.
 * The Grappler has several variants of the item. These are:
 * Skye's Grappler
 * Jules' Glider Gun
 * Batman Grapnel Gun
 * Icy Grappler
 * Hawkeye's Bow and Grappler Bow (Has a grapple function)
 * When appearing in LTMs, the Grappler often has infinite uses.
 * The Grappler has a glitch in Team Rumble and Creative in which if a player is eliminated when the Grappler sticks on a surface, the player cannot switch to other items/weapons after being respawned. As a result, this item has been disabled in Team Rumble several times.

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