Alpha Rifts are Environment Hazards in Fortnite: Save the World that are introduced in Plankerton, and appear in all missions across Plankerton, Canny Valley, Twine Peaks, and Ventures.
Appearance and Behavior[]
Alpha Rifts resemble a glowing orb surrounded by a purple mist and two rotating rings, set within a crater filled with a pink glow. Alpha Rifts siphon Energy from a player, indicated by a trail connecting the rift to the player. Standing in the Rift damages the player and pushes them back.
Missions and Quests[]
- Destroying an Alpha Rift is the key objective in the Deliver the Bomb Missions, and the Deploy the Probe Quest Mission.
- Alpha Rifts are also defended in the Stabilize The Rift Quest Mission, where it is neutralized so its effects on a player are wiped out.
Gallery[]
An Alpha Rift is a type of Rift in Fortnite: Save the World that serves as an incursion point for The Storm.
Appearance[]
An Alpha Rift appears as a glowing orb with a purple mist and 2 rotating rings around it with a crater filled in with a pink glow.
In the story, Pop goes out into the storm and gets destroyed after encountering an Alpha Rift. He gets corrupted and turns evil for a short period of time after Ray attempts to ‘Frankenstein’ her way into repairing him using The Storm as energy, after which he sent the Commander out on various high risk missions while posing as Ray in an attempt to get them killed. He was fixed back to his good self after the mission Wind of Change flying with Lars to get solar winds.