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Outfit[]

The golden king rises.
— In-Game Description

Ascendant Midas is a Legendary Outfit in Fortnite, that can be purchased in the Item Shop for V-Bucks - Icon - Fortnite 2,000 V-Bucks or with the Golden King Bundle for V-Bucks - Icon - Fortnite 2,500 V-Bucks. Ascendant Midas was first released in Chapter 5: Season 2 and is part of the Golden King Set.

Ascendant Midas could also have been obtained for free by ranking high enough in the Rise of Midas Cup on March 24th 2024.

Selectable Styles[]

Style
Ascendant Midas Shade
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite
Reactivity
On Off
Ascendant Midas (Reactivity - On) - Outfit - Fortnite
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

LEGO® Style LEGO® Style

Within LEGO Fortnite Odyssey and other LEGO experiences, Ascendant Midas's appearance is changed to that of a LEGO® minifigure.

Icon Featured
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - LEGO Fortnite
Ascendant Midas (Featured) - Outfit - LEGO Fortnite

Bean Style Bean Style

Within Fall Guys experiences, Ascendant Midas's appearance is changed to that of a matching Fall Guys Bean.

Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fall Guys

Render[]

Render
Ascendant Midas LEGO

Quest - Icon - Fortnite Please check the in-game Fortnite Shop for a complete representation and all cosmetic options.
There might be slight variations for how items may look in-game.

Item Shop Appearances[]

Ascendant Midas has appeared in 32 different Item Shops, on 27 different days.

Why are there shops labelled as 'parts'?
For varying reasons, Epic Games may decide to add or remove items from the Item Shop before the usual rotation occurs. The Fortnite Wiki treats each change to the Item Shop within a single day as a separate 'part' that makes up the day's Item Shop History.
Why are there two different numbers for Ascendant Midas's appearances?
Ascendant Midas has, on at least one occasion, appeared in more than one shop in a single day. This has resulted in its count for appearances in the Item Shop being higher than the amount of days it has appeared in it. Both counts are listed by the Fortnite Wiki in order to be as accurate as possible, unlike other sources.

News Tab[]

Image Description Date
Ascendant Midas - Promo - Fortnite Midas returns. March 17th 2024
Ascendant Midas (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Promo - Fortnite
His ascension will be GOLDEN!!
Haunt those who prayed on your misfortune as Ascendant Midas. Hitting the Shop tonight 👑
March 26th 2024

Image Description Date
Ascendant Midas (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite March 19
Midas Returns. March 19.
March 17th 2024
Ascendant Midas (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite Ascendant Midas
The golden king rises.
March 27th 2024
Ascendant Midas (News Tab) - Promo - LEGO Fortnite Ascendant Midas
The golden king rises.
March 27th 2024
Ascendant Midas (LEGO & FN - News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite Ascendant Midas
The golden king rises.
March 27th 2024

Midas - Outfit - Fortnite Remixes

Midas's design has been remade into the following Outfit(s).

Midas Rex - Outfit - Fortnite
Midsummer Midas - Outfit - Fortnite
Shadow Midas - Outfit - Fortnite
Icebound Midas - Outfit - Fortnite
Midas Rex
Remake
Midsummer Midas
Remake
Shadow Midas
Reskin
Icebound Midas
Reskin
Golden Gear Midas - Outfit - Fortnite
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite
Meowdas - Outfit - Fortnite
Golden Gear Midas
Remake
Ascendant Midas
Remake
Meowdas
Fusion


Character Reaction[]

Speech - Icon - Fortnite Character special dialogues for players wearing the Ascendant Midas Outfit.

Chapter 5: Season 2

Marigold: I can't believe you named a boat after me.
Jules: Hi, dad. It's... really good to see you.
Brutus: You've been gone a while, boss. Glad you're back.
Meowscles: Good to see you, boss. Give me a skritch for old time's sake?
Skye: BOSS! You're back, safe and sound!
TNTina: You were always more gunpowder than fuse, boss.

Trivia[]

  • Ascendant Midas is the first Midas model to include fingernails and a more realistically sized hand.
  • The gold part of Ascendant Midas' hand has grown significantly larger from the original Midas Outfit and its reskins.
  • His significantly longer hair compared to his other models suggests he was trapped in The Underworld for quite some time.
  • His golden touch gimmick is unique to other Midas remakes.
    • The wrap used will switch depending on if you're using the Ascendant Midas style or the Shade style.
    • His golden touch will be disabled when using the Reactivity (Off) style. This is likely a bug.

Gallery[]

Former Icons[]

Loading Screens[]

Other[]

Character[]

Shade Midas[]

The golden king rises.
Ever since his fall from grace, Midas has been biding his time in The Underworld. But he is not the type you can keep prisoner for long, and a new Midas is ready to rise...
Character Collection Book

Shade Midas was a Character introduced during Chapter 5: Season 2. He could have been found on the beach of Spawn Island before Update v29.20.

Interactions[]

Shade Midas
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

Make it worth my time.


Shade Midas
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

My next venture is beginning. I think it will be fruitful.


Shade Midas
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

In the myths they tell of me, they never quite get the details right.


Shade Midas
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

Nothing lasts forever. Except gold.


Shade Midas
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

It seems I've missed quite a bit in my time away.


Shade Midas
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

Hades thought he could keep me trapped. He would have been the first.


Shade Midas
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

I don't fear these gods. No power is absolute.


Shade Midas
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

This Island was always too small for my ambitions.


Shade Midas
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

You have my attention. Don't waste it.

First Encounter
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

You've heard right. I'm back.


Outfit Reaction
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

Wearing Marigold
Marigold - Outfit - Fortnite
It's... very nice to see you again.


Outfit Reaction
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

Wearing Jules
Jules - Outfit - Fortnite
I see you've grown beyond my shadow. I hope you haven't left me behind.


Outfit Reaction
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

Wearing Brutus
Brutus - Outfit - Fortnite
Good, you're back. Let's get to work.


Outfit Reaction
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

Wearing Skye
Skye - Outfit - Fortnite
Good, you're back. Let's get to work.


Outfit Reaction
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

Wearing Meowscles
Meowscles - Outfit - Fortnite
Good, you're back. Let's get to work.


Outfit Reaction
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite

Wearing TNTina
TNTina - Outfit - Fortnite
Good, you're back. Let's get to work.

Mythic Buy Midas' Drum Gun
Midas' Drum Gun (v29.10) - Weapon - Fortnite

Bars (Small) - Currency - Fortnite

-600
No refunds.


Receive Patch Up
Item Health - Icon - Fortnite
Bars (Small) - Currency - Fortnite

-100
Looking a little rough around the edges there... need a hand?

Ascendant Midas[]

The golden king rises.
Ever since his fall from grace, Midas has been biding his time in The Underworld. But he is not the type you can keep prisoner for long, and a new Midas is ready to rise...
Character Collection Book

Ascendant Midas was a Character introduced during Chapter 5: Season 2. He could have been found on The Marigold after Update v29.01.

Interactions[]

Ascendant Midas
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

Make it worth my time.


Ascendant Midas
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

You have my attention. Don't waste it.


Ascendant Midas
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

This Island was always too small for my ambitions.


Ascendant Midas
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

In the myths they tell of me, they never quite get the details right.


Ascendant Midas
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

Nothing lasts forever. Except gold.


Ascendant Midas
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

It seems I've missed quite a bit in my time away.


Ascendant Midas
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

Hades thought he could keep me trapped. He would have been the first.


Ascendant Midas
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

I don't fear these gods. No power is absolute.


Epic Buy Drum Gun
Drum Gun - Weapon - Fortnite

Bars (Small) - Currency - Fortnite

-300
Accept nothing but the best.


Receive Patch Up
Item Health - Icon - Fortnite
Bars (Small) - Currency - Fortnite

-100
Hades can't have you yet.

First encounter
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

You've heard right. I'm back.


Outfit Reaction
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

Wearing Marigold
Marigold - Outfit - Fortnite
It's... very nice to see you again.


Outfit Reaction
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

Wearing Jules
Jules - Outfit - Fortnite
I see you've grown beyond my shadow. I hope you haven't left me behind.


Outfit Reaction
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

Wearing Brutus
Brutus - Outfit - Fortnite
Good, you're back. Let's get to work.


Outfit Reaction
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

Wearing Skye
Skye - Outfit - Fortnite
Good, you're back. Let's get to work.


Outfit Reaction
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

Wearing Meowscles
Meowscles - Outfit - Fortnite
Good, you're back. Let's get to work.


Outfit Reaction
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite

Wearing TNTina
TNTina - Outfit - Fortnite
Good, you're back. Let's get to work.

History[]

Update v29.01[]

Update v29.10[]

Update v29.20[]

Trivia[]

  • According to the in-game News tab, it was indicated that Ascendant Midas was going to be a Boss that would drop Midas' Drum Gun.
  • As a Character, Shade Midas uses an unobtainable version of the Ascendant Midas Outfit where his head and scarf use the Shade style but the rest of his body uses the default style.
    • Shade Midas' Character Outfit ID is Character_PiteousKicks_NPC.
    • It is uncertain why an NPC Outfit was added in Update v29.20 as Shade Midas was disabled in the same patch. Though it could have some connection to the scrapped Boss.
  • Shade Midas is the first Character to appear on Spawn Island.

Gallery[]

Assassin Unknown - Emoticon - Fortnite This section may contain speculation and/or fan interpretations.
Due to lack of official information some information on this section may therefore be partially incorrect.

In the myths they tell of me, they never quite get the details right.
— Midas

Midas is a fallen king from an ancient era who was doomed by his own greed and cursed with the Golden Touch. He is the genius behind The Device event as well as the founder and leader of SHADOW and GHOST.

He is a major antagonist of Fortnite: Battle Royale, serving as the main antagonist of the three first seasons of Chapter 2, the secondary antagonist of Chapter 2: Season 4, a supporting character during Chapter 2: Season 7 and Chapter 5: Season 2.

Overview[]

Midas is a Crime Lord and Spymaster as well as the founder and leader of Midas' crew (also known as Midas' gang). He was once a powerful King of Phrygia titled as the Golden King and descended from a long line of problem solvers[4]. However he doomed himself by his own greed and receiving the Golden Touch, the ability to turn everything he touch into gold. Because of this, he was no longer able to drink or eat and accidentally killed his own daughter Jules by turning her into gold. However he continued to wander in the world of living even after starving to death and at great cost ressurected his daughter at an unknown time period, before becoming a Crime Boss in the modern era of his world.

Personality[]

Midas is described as cold, distant and mysterious and often qualified as being a complicated person, which he admit. He acts as a mastermind, a schemer and a manipulator who develops plans in the shadows in order to "conquer". Has he admited and shown, he acts methodically and always hides his true intentions, not hesitating to commit immoral and criminal acts through his organizations to get what he wants. He describes himself as "a schemer, a rogue. A charismatic rule-breaker" and admits that for him, complex schemes are commonplace and that he is always plotting, even on the beach.[5]

The Golden King is also a very proud person, considering himself unique and is aware that people envy him and wants to keep it that way.[6]. He is also very greedy and resentful, having a particular taste for revenge and displays a cruel and obsessive side, loving to transform people or their helmets into golden statues for his personal collection. Skye mentions that Midas is not the kind of guy who lets you quit once you join him, further highlighting his obsessive side.

He nevertheless seems to sincerely love his daughter Jules and his operatives and associates considering a lot of them as his friends [7] or even more. In return his operatives and associates show great loyalty to him and appreciate him. According to Meowscles, Midas is much sweeter than he appears. Midas strongly believe that being cold and aloof don't prevent people to have friends.[8]

Appearance[]

As a spy boss, Midas takes the appearance of that 20th century man in a suit equipped with grenades and pistols. His tattoo features a blooming Rose, a rose stabbed with a knife, thorns, a stars symbol, a skull with flowers, a Shark, his daughter's pet Ohm, engineer's gears, the walls of The Authority, GHOST logo, a $ dollar sign, the word "MIDAS", the word "24k" and a crown. He does have two alternative suit for GHOST and SHADOW, and can sometime appear partially or fully golden.

As Oro, he appear as a golden skeleton spirit with torn clothes representing the sun, thorns and himself. He has a gold chain around his neck, a sun crown and a deformed skull, however the scar over his right eye is still visible.

As Cyclo, Midas take a similar appearance as Tempest but with an upgraded golden armor, and golden energy on his left shoulder, which is the same used by The Device to push back The Storm.

As Shadow Midas, he is almost identical to when he wear his SHADOW suit, but his hands are now shadows instead of gold, his right eye is restored with both eyes now purple and his hair is now white. A purple aura also surrounds his body.

As Midas Rex, He wears full body golden armor similar to his daughter's. On the chestplate of his armor, we can find the symbol of his ancient crown, from when he was Oro. He also keeps his two revolvers this time placed at waist level. He also has a helmet, which he can remove, with the shape of a skull recalling his identity as Oro. A respirator is integrated into the helmet

As Ascendant Midas, he takes the appearance of a greek king in spartan armor equipped with knife and pistols. He wears a golden laurel crown, a belt with his face on it and a cape with his face on it. On his arm is a gauntlet to seal his golden touch, an invention made by his daughter with the help of The Looper after studying the Chains of Hades.

As Shade Midas, he is virtually identical as Ascendant Midas, but take the form of a shade of the Underworld. His entire body covered in green energy, his ribs and spine being visible through him and his eyes becoming completely white. A green aura emanates from his eyes, shoulders and legs

Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Outfit - Fortnite
Ascendant Midas - Outfit - Fortnite
Midas - Outfit - Fortnite
Shade[9] Ascendant[10] Spy[11]
Midas (Shadow) - Outfit - Fortnite
Midas (Ghost) - Outfit - Fortnite
Midas Rex - Outfit - Fortnite
SHADOW[12] GHOST[13] Armored
Shadow Midas - Outfit - Fortnite
Midsummer Midas - Outfit - Fortnite
Cyclo - Outfit - Fortnite
Shadow empowered[14] Summer[15] Cyclo[16]
Oro - Outfit - Fortnite
Midas - Character - Fortnite
Midas - Outfit - LEGO Fortnite
Oro[17] Batman: Zero Point[18] LEGO

Powers and Abilities[]

Current Powers
Curse of the Golden Touch
Midas' Golden Touch - Cutscene - Fortnite
The Golden Touch
Also known as Sol's Curse or Midas' Touch. Midas turns anything he touches into gold with no control. However, he later obtains gauntlets allowing him to seal and unseal his Golden Touch at will. His Golden Touch also work when he use his Shade form.
Midas (News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite
Golden Agent
Although he doesn't master the Golden Touch on objects and other people, he masters it with regard to his own body. He can turn himself entirely or partially into gold, as well as drawing patterns on his arms. He is also capable of turning only his tattoos or his own body golden without affecting his clothing. All of this while retaining his ability to move.
Ascendant Midas - Promo - Fortnite
Superhuman Strength
During his time in The Underworld, Midas was able to destroy Hades' chains and break down an armored door through sheer physical strength. Note that the door ended up significantly warped.
Molten Gold - LTM Mechanic - Fortnite
Enchanting Abilities
Midas is able to enchant other objects and elements with his golden touch, causing them to turn other things into gold too at the slightest contact. Midas did it with lava during his revenge against the gods[19] as well as with his Kingmakers dual swords[20].
Bargain Bin Quests - Promo - Fortnite
Infinite net worth
Because of Midas' Touch ability, he has a huge net worth. This worth is so large that it is described as "All of it" in C2S2's trailer. This worth is likely used to fund supplies for GHOST and SHADOW.
Defy The Storm
Cyclo - Promo - Fortnite
Atmokinesis
With the help of The Device and Cyclo suit, Midas had control over parts of the weather that involved storms, allowing him to manipulate any types of storms, including The Loop's Storm.
Escaped from the Underworld
Ascendant Midas (Shade) - Promo - Fortnite
Undead Pulse
After being killed and sent to The Underworld, Midas became a spirit, a shade, but upon escaping he became half-alive/half-undead[21][22] making him exist in a paradox state of being simultaneously alive and undead by all definitions of both states. As a result, Midas is able to turn from his human form to his shade form at will and reciprocally to turn from his shade form to his human form.
Golden Ascension - Wrap - Fortnite
Undead Conversion: Shade
When Midas takes his Shade form, his Golden Touch can be converted into Shade Touch similar to his Shadow Touch, transforming objects and people touched into shades.
Ghost - Banner Icon - Fortnite
Shade Physiology
By partially or completely taking his Shade form, Midas obtains the attributes of the Shades including intangibility and other unknown attributes specific to this type of spirits.
Shade Midas - NPC - Fortnite
Immortality
Being paradoxically both alive and dead because he espaced The Underworld, Midas is a paradoxical existence and his Shade Physiology prevent him from being able to die, as he is technically already dead.
Former Powers
Curse of the Shadows
Shadow Midas' Drum Gun - Promo - Fortnite
Undead Conversion: Shadow
When Midas had his Shadow Midas form, his Golden Touch was converted into Shadow Touch, transforming objects and people touched into Shadows. He lost this power when the Shadow ritual was stopped.
Midas' Revenge (Full) - Loading Screen - Fortnite
Necromancy
Shadow Midas has the ability to reawaken the dead and turn them into either ghoulish entity or Shadows and control them. He lost this power when the Shadow ritual was stopped.
The Wandering Fallen King
Health - Icon - Fortnite
Undead Physiology
Midas is the Mythic King Midas of Greek Mythology himself [23]. However, because of his undead status he has retained his youthful appearance. It's not known whether he was a corporeal undead, or a materialized spirit.
Oro - Outfit - Fortnite
Cursed Spirit Form
Under little understood circumstances, possibly due to his cursed scepter, Midas could transform into a Cursed Spirit that can take a tangible or intangible form. However in his tangible form, he can be eliminated, as demonstrated by Kado Thorne.

History[]

Long ago, Midas was an ancient king known as the Golden King. However he was condemned by his own greed. He once received a gift of transforming everything he touched into gold. However he quickly realized that it was in truth a curse, as he could not eat nor drink, for all that he touched turned gold. Despite everything he still wandered in the world of the living as an undead disguised as an human. But one day, he transformed his young daughter into gold, but he managed to resurrect her, although the cost was great. However, his daughter's trust was still broken forever.

Before Chapter 2[]

The First Shadows - Lore - Fortnite

Before the days of SHADOW, Midas set his sights on building an empire of espionage, intrigue, and conquest. For this he recruited three people with great potential : The Burning Wolf, Chaos Origins and Sierra. Together they form The First Shadows. Midas' original three operatives are respectively nicknamed Midas' first enforcer, Midas' first redeemed, and Midas' first pardoned. This marked the beginning of Midas' Crew.[24]

Chapter 2: Season 1[]

Eye Land (Gold) - Landmark - Fortnite

After an unknown period of time, a new faction appeared in Midas' Crew, named GHOST, which became rivals with SHADOW. The Imagined Order recruited the services of GHOST to study and map Apollo, and at the same time the SHADOW faction had also begun operations on this Island. The E.G.O. from GHOST and A.L.T.E.R. from SHADOW, however, ended up entering into conflicts, which triggered an infighting among Midas' Crew.

Midas later selected Eye Land for his new base for GHOST, likely being aware of the Zero Point stationed underneath it. Before he takes over Eye Land and transforms into the Agency, he touched several items and furniture in the houses, turning them into gold and leaving behind a GHOST folder on the golden toilet. His golden hand also appears in several trailers for Chapter 2: Season 2.

Chapter 2: Season 2[]

After a while, The Agency, Midas' employment organization for spies, was created. The organization was managed by the GHOST faction of his crew, in the headquarters of the same name on Eye Land. He also owned his own personal Yacht, which contained a statue of himself. However the SHADOW faction established several Safe Houses. The members of Midas' Crew who had not yet chosen factions: Brutus, TNTina and Skye ended up joining one of the two, and the open war between the two continued.

The Device-Promo-Fortnite

Throughout the season, Midas slowly worked on a Device alongside his daughter Jules to destroy The Storm. This Device was located in his room directly underneath the Agency and possibly right above the Zero Point.

Midas' Items - The Hideout - Fortnite

In his room, a journal containing a drawing of Oro's scepter was there as well as a symbol representing the Storm. A suit similar to that of Tempest's was also spotted in the room, it's purpose being to defy the Storm. Countdowns for the activation of his Device also appeared in the Agency and in his own room.

When his device activated on June 15, 2020 during The Device event, his voice and several other Henchmen voices could have been heard. Midas successfully rose the Device up from his underground base. The Device's plan unfortunately failed, and the Storm turned into a giant Wall of Water in revenge. While trying to repel the storm, the loop destabilized several times.

Files - The Device - Fortnite

During the event, files of him, Jules, and Lynx were spotted on Agent Jones' office, meaning that IO had been investigating him and his associates for a while.

After the live event, SHADOW eventually defeated GHOST and took over The Agency, so Midas appeared as SHADOW as well although he is still the leader of GHOST. Later he hands control over the The Agency to Jules, who rebuilds it and to turn it into SHADOW's new HQ.

Chapter 2: Season 3[]

When Chapter 2 Season 3 began, the giant Wall of Water created by The Storm collapsed, flooding the entire Island. In Chapter 2: Season 3 trailer, Midas was attacked by a Loot Shark. GHOST continued to operate with Ocean at The Fortilla, and SHADOW continued with Jules at The Authority. The two factions were still in conflict, but much less so than back then. However, Midas decided to cease operations on the Island, causing both factions of his Crew to abandon their respective bases and leave.

Chapter 2: Season 4[]

Shadow Midas - Promo - Fortnite

Close to the end of Chapter 2: Season 4, a Midas seeking revenge performed a ritual with his own chair, seeking the power of shadows. Now called Shadow Midas, he attempted to take back control of the Island in the Midas' Revenge event. He appeared as a boss in the Ruins of the Authority with his own Shadowy Drum Gun. Shadow Midas reawakened deceased Ghost Henchmen and successfully managed to "hack" the Reboot system and Loop to get rid of Reboot Cards. He made it so that when Loopers were eliminated, they returned once more as a Shadow, creating his own army. His plan would eventually fail as Galactus destroyed The Ruins and the eye of the island by exposing the Zero Point. After that Shadow Midas returned to his previous form and built a battle armor.

Chapter 2: Season 5[]

Marigold, a member of Midas' Crew, arrived on the Island. Just like Midas, she is cursed with the Golden Touch. In her quests, she mentions that someone was spending Midas' gold and so she recruited the services of The Looper for revenge.

Chapter 2: Season 6[]

A Snapshot of Midas is seen in Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point Issue 1 fighting Batman. In Issue 2, he can be seen with many others observing the fight between Batman and Snake Eyes. In Issue 4, Renegade Raider mentions The Agency and how it was built by "powerful beings with vast resources" and the Device event was also shown.

Marigold, along with several GHOST and SHADOW henchmen, went to collect something.

Chapter 2: Season 7[]

Ice Cream Social (Full) - Loading Screen - Fortnite

Marigold is in on a plan with Midas and Jules, as she asks for a getaway driver and tells them Jules to "stick to the plan" while saying to Midas "It's happening soon" stating that something is going to happen soon involving them.

For Cosmic Summer, Midas appears as Midsummer Midas with other agents of his crew including Jules and Brutus for an undercover mission, likely concerning the invasion of The Last Reality. His clothes and accessories showing that he acted as a member of GHOST. He also bonds with Jules at the beach.

However after this, Midas handed the control over his Crew to Brutus and went offline for an unknown reason, prompting Marigold to begin searching for him.

During Operation: Sky Fire his chair, a golden Peely statue, and gold bars from The Hideout can be seen in The Mothership.

Chapter 2: Season 8[]

Midas' original three operatives, The Burning Wolf, Chaos Origins and Sierra reappear after being hidden for a long time. Their mission or purpose was however unknown.

Chapter 3: Season 1[]

Cuddle Cruisers (M) - Landmark - Fortnite

Many traces of Midas whereabouts can be found on the island, including golden items, "M" napkins from The Yacht, Midas' Device Book from The Hideout in Syndicate Shoals restaurant, The golden pillows from Eye Land at The Joneses and the secret hideout inside the walls of Covert Cavern with the golden llama. Golden Look Board's description suggests that he is watching from the shadows.

Chapter 3: Season 3[]

Meowscles finds Midas and asks him if they're back online, the answer seems negative.

Chapter 4: Season 1[]

Midas refuses Wildcard's proposal for a heist, and Scrapknight Jules warns him that she no longer wants to be involved in his schemes.

Chapter 4: Season 3[]

Purradise Meowscles denies a covert ops mission with Midas, choosing naps instead. However later Stingray, an agent of SHADOW under the order of Chaos Agent forced Meowscles to come with him for their "work".

Chapter 4: Season 4[]

Eclipsed Estate (Midas' Hand) - Location - Fortnite

Kado Thorne arrives on the island and steals Midas' Drum Gun, keeping it in his vault deep within Eclipsed Estate. Kado thorne travel back in time and cuts off Midas' Left hand for display in his collection. Thorne also travels back in time to Steal Oro's head.

During Fortnitemares 2023, Thorne transforms into his revenant form and uses Midas' Drum Gun as his weapon.

The Big Bang[]

A snapshot of Midas can be seen in the LEGO reality as a minifigure.

LEGO Fortnite[]

Skye describes Midas as her "old boss" who is not the kind of guy who just lets you quit your job (as spy working for him) and that she could hear of him at any time. In other words, Midas' agents, whether from GHOST or SHADOW, are just sleeping agents, waiting to be activated again.

Chapter 5: Season 1[]

The Marigold - Landmark - Fortnite

Several things relating to Midas and his agents can be found around the Island. His Hideout Chair can be found at Cloistered Castle, a tiny island can be found to the northeast with several artifacts of Midas' Crew, and his yacht has returned, although it has been taken over by The Society.

Chapter 5: Season 2[]

It's revealed in the Rise of Midas Quests that since his death, Midas has been trapped in The Underworld, restrained by the Chains of Hades which suppress his Golden Touch. Because of several clues leading Marigold to think that Midas was in The Underworld, she called his old crew: Brutus, Skye, Meowscles, TNTina, and his daughter Jules back together and took back control of his Yacht from The Society.

Ascendant Midas - Promo - Fortnite

Marigold and Boardwalk Ruby team up to try and find Midas after his disappearance, likely unaware of Kado Thorne’s attack. She later sends The Looper to investigate Midas' Underworld cell, only to find that he already managed to escape. One of Midas' Cell Guards had briefly unchained his hand, allowing Midas to turn his chains and the Guards into gold. He then bashed down his cell door and escaped.

Midas, now free from the Underworld with a new Mythological Aesthetic and Shade powers, reunites with his agents. However, he has suspicions that Brutus, whom he left control of his crew to, has betrayed him. He sends the Looper to confirm Brutus' loyalty. The Looper finds that despite everything Brutus has remained loyal, and so he rejoins the other Agents and gives control of the crew back to Midas.

After reuniting, a "Mutual Contact" asks Jules to study the Chains of Hades to help her father to seal his Golden Touch. She discovers a mysterious "Essence" in the Underworld's gates, and uses it to create new "Gauntlets" which allow Midas to seal and unseal his Golden Touch at will. Despite her strained relationship with her father, Jules is happy that he has returned and the two eventually make up.

With the crew back together and tensions settled, Midas sets his sights on escaping the Island with The Marigold Yacht. To accomplish this, he has his agents cause distractions across Helios, allowing him to temporarily escape to Spawn Island. Brutus stays behind and prepares The Marigold for their departure.

Eventually, the crew escapes the Island with The Marigold, heading off into the unknown for Midas' Ambitions.


Lore Trivia[]

  • Contrary to popular beliefs, Midas didn't want to destroy the Storm to save the Loopers, but only for his own benefit and the sake of his schemes as confirmed in LEGO Fortnite:Odyssey "I'm a schemer, a rogue. A charismatic rule-breaker. The golden king, ha. Complex, fascinating plots involving intricate choreography and multiple double-crosses? For me, that's Tuesday!".
    • Midas Rex is described as having "best intentions" by Epic's blogposts, but it's only an expression used to say that he didn't want to flood the Island.
  • Midas' control over the Golden Touch is rather inconsistent. In his Introduction Cutscene, he is able to hold Black Knight's helmet without turning it into gold until he wants to, but in the Ice Cream Social loading screen, he keeps accidentally turning all his Ice Cream golden.
    • The Rise of Midas quests also confirm that Midas can't control his Golden Touch and has never been able to, which is inconsistent with what has already been shown.
    • After Chapter 5: Season 2, its learned that none of the users of the Golden Touch are able to control it.
      • There is an exception to this however, as Meowdas is able to perfectly control his transformation into gold. It can be assumed that Midas is also able to do it, because as Midsummer Midas, he is able to spread gold only on his tattoos.
  • After his escape from The Underworld, players found out Midas was now wearing what seemed like a golden prosthesis replacing his left hand.
    • People initially believed it was due to Kado Thorne cutting his hand by traveling back in time however, Rise of Midas Quests revealed that Midas' left hand was perfectly fine as he used it to escape The Underworld by transforming guards to gold, and that what was believed to be a prosthesis was in fact a gauntlet to seal his Golden Touch created by Jules during Jules vs The Golden Touch quests.
  • In LEGO Fortnite:Brick Life, Midas runs a bank named Golden Value Proposition alongside Marigold.

Speculation Trivia[]

  • It was commonly theorised that Midas died during the Chapter 2: Season 3 reveal trailer due to him being attacked by a shark. This was debunked by Donald Mustard on December 2nd where he claims, "Midas is great, and not dead."in this Twitter post. This makes Oro and Shadow Midas' appearance quite confusing, spawning numerous theories.
    • However in Myths of Midas Quests, it's revealed that after being cursed by the Golden Touch, Midas never ate or drank again. However, rumors said that he "still wanders", implying Midas died during that time and became undead and therefore was already dead by the time of Chapter 2.
      • This could explain that the reason Hades later imprisoned him: he should have been sent to The Underworld at the time of his death, but continued to wander the world of the living and played with life and death rules, by resurrecting Jules.
      • This also explains the existence of Oro, a spirit incarnation of Midas who first appeared during Chapter 2: Season 2 during Awaken Oro event. During this event Midas's hand symbol was replaced by Oro's.
      • This resolve Shadow Midas. Who would then only be a Midas, already dead, having performed a ritual to gain the powers of shadows, but having returned to normal, just like Shade Midas is able to return to Ascendant Midas form.
  • Midas may have been a member of the Imagined Order at one point.
    • Marigold and Jules both worked for the Imagined Order
    • A picture in Doctor Slone's office has a silhouette that strongly resembles him.
    • This could explain Midas' Mastermind capabilities and how he knows so much about the Loop.


References[]

  1. "It is rare that a spirit can escape The Underworld. This Midas will return to a half life... but a life nonetheless" -Spirit Hunter Saeko, ask about Midas
  2. Midas is able to become a Shade again at will: Ascendant Midas outfit reactivity
  3. https://twitter.com/matthewmercer/status/1230985474920960000
  4. "I come from a long line of problem solvers! My dad taught me everything he knows. He's not an engineer in the traditional sense, but he's always getting himself out of sticky situations. Thanks to him, I learned that no matter how hard things get, there's always a solution at hand. He also taught me that everybody looks good in gold. But that's more of a fashion thing than anything." -LEGO Fortnite:Jules
  5. "Just because I'm relaxing on the beach doesn't mean I'm not plotting. I'm a schemer, a rogue. A charismatic rule-breaker. The golden king, ha. Complex, fascinating plots involving intricate choreography and multiple double-crosses? For me, that's Tuesday!" -LEGO Fortnite:Midsummer Midas Dialogue
  6. "People like me because they wish they could be me. They envy me. And they should. I'm singular." -LEGO Fortnite:Midsummer Midas Dialogue
  7. "I have a sheer embarassment of allies and close friendships. From my beach bud Meowscles... to Skye, to my right-hand bruiser Brutus, and... well, so many I can't name them all! You can be mysterious and still fill your life with friends. I promise." -LEGO Fortnite:Midsummer Midas Dialogue
  8. "They say you can't be cold and aloof and still have plenty of friends. Nonsense." -LEGO Fortnite:Midsummer Midas Dialogue
  9. His Character during Chapter 5: Season 2
  10. The Rise of Midas Loading Screen
  11. His NPC in The Hideout
  12. His Boss at The Agency after Update v12.61
  13. His Boss at The Agency prior to Update v12.61
  14. Fortnitemares: Midas' Revenge
  15. Ice Cream Social Loading Screen
  16. The Device Promo Image
  17. Awaken Oro Event
  18. Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point Issue 1
  19. Midas Presents: The Floor is Lava
  20. Midas's Kingmaker swords wield the Golden Touch
  21. "It is rare that a spirit can escape The Underworld. This Midas will return to a half life... but a life nonetheless" -Spirit Hunter Saeko, ask about Midas
  22. Midas is able to become a Shade again at will: Ascendant Midas outfit reactivity
  23. Rise of Midas Quests
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