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|image=Sideways Scythe - Weapon - Fortnite.png
|caption=The [[Sideways Scythe]], one of the various Melee Weapons.}}'''Melee Weapons''' are a type of [[Weaponry (Battle Royale)|weapon]] in ''[[Fortnite: Battle Royale]].'' The purpose of these weapons is for very close range range combat or destroying structures. They do not use ammo unlike other weapon types.
== Functionality ==
Melee Weapons are great for close up combat. However, Melee Weapons don’t shoot bullets or projectiles, but rather they are swung at opponents to deal damage. In Battle Royale, Melee Weapons not only deal damage, but can be used to harvest materials as well.

== List of Weaponry ==
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|-| Chapter 1=
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!'''Name'''
!'''Image'''
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!'''Season'''
!'''Description'''
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|[[Pickaxe (Weapon)|Pickaxe]] 
|[[File:Pickaxe (Chapter 3) - Pickaxe - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Common}}<br>{{Uncommon}}<br>{{Rare}}<br>{{Epic}}<br>{{Legendary}}<br>{{Dark Series}}<br>{{DC}}<br>{{Frozen Series}}<br>{{Gaming Legends Series}}<br>{{Icon Series}}<br>{{Lava Series}}<br>{{Marvel Series}}<br>{{Shadow Series}}<br>{{Slurp Series}}<br>{{Star Wars Series}}
|[[Pre-Season]]
|Weapon used to harvest materials and deal low damage to players
|-
|colspan="6" |Exclusive to other modes.
|-
|[[Thor's Stormbreaker]] 
|[[File:Stormbreaker - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Mythic}}
|[[Season 7]]
|Melee weapon which can be thrown. <br> Exclusive to [[Endgame]] LTM.
|-
|-| Chapter 2=
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!'''Name'''
!'''Image'''
!'''Rarities'''
!'''Season'''
!'''Description'''
|-
|[[Lightsabers]] 
|[[File:Luke's Lightsaber - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]<br>[[File:Rey's Lightsaber - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]<br>[[File:Obi-Wan's Lightsaber - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]<br>[[File:Kylo Ren's Lightsaber - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]<br>[[File:Jedi Training Lightsaber - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Mythic}}
|[[Chapter 2: Season 1]]
|Melee weapon that can block damage and swing at enemies.
|-
|[[Kingsman]] 
|[[File:Kingsman - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Legendary}}
|[[Chapter 2: Season 2]]
|Melee weapon that can block damage and swing at enemies, also allows temporary [[Glider Redeploy]].
|-
|[[Sideways Scythe]] 
|[[File:Sideways Scythe - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Rare}}<br>{{Epic}}<br>{{Legendary}}<br>{{Mythic}}
|[[Chapter 2: Season 8]]
|Otherworldly scythe that grants healing upon elimination!
|-
|colspan="6" |Exclusive to other modes.
|-
|[[Kingsman]] 
|[[File:Kingsman - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Rare}}<br>{{Epic}}
|[[Chapter 2: Season 2]]
|Melee weapon that can block damage and swing at enemies, also allows temporary [[Glider Redeploy]]. <br> Exclusive to the [[Spy Games]] LTM.
|-
|[[Sideways Scythe]] 
|[[File:Sideways Scythe - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Common}}<br>{{Uncommon}}
|[[Chapter 2: Season 8]]
|Otherworldly scythe that grants healing upon elimination! <br> Exclusive to the [[Fortnite: Creative]] and [[Limited Time Modes]].
|-
|colspan="6" |Unobtainable through legitimate methods.
|-
|[[Predator Claw]] 
|[[File:Yautja Wristblades - Pickaxe - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Legendary}}
|[[Chapter 2: Season 5]]
|Weapon used by the [[Predator]] AI.
|-
|-| Chapter 3=
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!'''Name'''
!'''Image'''
!'''Rarities'''
!'''Season'''
!'''Description'''
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|[[Darth Vader's Lightsaber]] 
|[[File:Darth Vader's Lightsaber - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Mythic}}
|[[Chapter 3: Season 3]]
|Melee weapon that can block damage and swing at enemies,can also be thrown. <br> Also utilized by the [[Darth Vader]] AI.
|-
|colspan="6" |Exclusive to other modes.
|-
|[[Basic Sword]] 
|[[File:Basic Sword - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Common}}
|[[Chapter 3: Season 3]]
|Basic sword based weapon which can be customized with the [[Melee Designer]] Device.  <br> Exclusive to [[Fortnite: Creative]].
|-
|[[Basic Hammer]] 
|[[File:Basic Hammer - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Common}}
|[[Chapter 3: Season 3]]
|Basic hammer based weapon which can be customized with the [[Melee Designer]] Device.  <br> Exclusive to [[Fortnite: Creative]].
|-
|colspan="6" |Unobtainable through legitimate methods.
|-
|[[Ol' Chopper (Weapon)|Ol' Chopper]] 
|[[File:Ol' Chopper - Pickaxe - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Uncommon}}
|[[Chapter 3: Season 4]]
|Melee weapon used by the [[Willow]] AI.
|-
|-| Chapter 4=
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!'''Name'''
!'''Image'''
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!'''Season'''
!'''Description'''
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|[[Kinetic Blade]] 
|[[File:Kinetic Blade - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Rare}}<br>{{Epic}}
|[[Chapter 4: Season 2]]
|A blade like weapon which can dash through the air with a dash attack, and swing down at your foes.
|-
|[[Jedi Padawan Lightsaber]] 
|[[File:Jedi Padawan Lightsaber (Green) - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]<br>[[File:Jedi Padawan Lightsaber (Blue 02) - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Mythic}}
|[[Chapter 4: Season 2]]
|Melee weapon that can block damage and swing at enemies. Could also pull or push enemies depending on which Force technique learnt.
|-
|[[Sith Apprentice Lightsaber]] 
|[[File:Sith Apprentice Lightsaber - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Mythic}}
|[[Chapter 4: Season 2]]
|Melee weapon that can block damage and swing at enemies. Could also throw objects with learned Force technique.
|-
|[[Thorne's Vampiric Blade]] 
|[[File:Kinetic Blade - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Mythic}}
|[[Chapter 4: Season 4]]
|A {{Mythic}} version of the [[Kinetic Blade]] which can also Siphon health. <br> Obtained by defeating [[Kado Thorne]].
|-
|-| Chapter 5=
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!'''Name'''
!'''Image'''
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!'''Description'''
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|[[Grapple Blade]] 
|[[File:Grapple Blade - Item - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Epic}}
|[[Chapter 5: Season 1]]
|Grapple towards foes and slash them down at distance with a blade on a rope.
|-
|[[Donatello's Staff]] 
|[[File:Donatello's Staff - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Mythic}}
|[[Chapter 5: Season 1]]
|Unleash your Turtle Power with a melee combo, lightning fast dash, and thunderous midair slam!
|-
|[[Leonardo's Katanas]] 
|[[File:Leonardo's Katanas - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Mythic}}
|[[Chapter 5: Season 1]]
|Unleash your Turtle Power with a melee combo, lightning fast dash, and thunderous midair slam!
|-
|[[Michelangelo's Nunchaku]] 
|[[File:Michelangelo's Nunchaku - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Mythic}}
|[[Chapter 5: Season 1]]
|Unleash your Turtle Power with a melee combo, lightning fast dash, and thunderous midair slam!
|-
|[[Raphael's Sai]] 
|[[File:Raphael's Sai - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Mythic}}
|[[Chapter 5: Season 1]]
|Unleash your Turtle Power with a melee combo, lightning fast dash, and thunderous midair slam!
|-
|[[Chains of Hades]] 
|[[File:Chains of Hades - Item - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Epic}}
|[[Chapter 5: Season 2]]
|A dangerous melee weapon imbued with the power of the underworld. A long-range hookshot allows the wielder to rip enemies into range of its devastating attack combo.
|-
|[[Nitro Fists]] 
|[[File:Nitro Fists - Item - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Epic}}
|[[Chapter 5: Season 3]]
|Unleash a fiery flurry of punches and uppercuts with these Nitro-fueled gauntlets.
|-
|[[Megalo Don's Nitro Fists]] 
|[[File:Nitro Fists - Item - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Mythic}}
|[[Chapter 5: Season 3]]
|Unleash a fiery flurry of punches and uppercuts with [[Megalo Don]]'s Nitro-fueled gauntlets.
|-
|[[Shuri's Black Panther Claws]]
|[[File:Shuri's Black Panther Claws - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Epic}}
|[[Chapter 5: Season 4]]
|[[Shuri]]'s own Black Panther Claws enable the wearer to swiftly navigate the battlefield. The weapon absorbs kinetic energy that can be used to supercharge its devastating offensive capabilities.
|-
|[[Chainsaw]] 
|[[File:Chainsaw - Weapon - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Epic}}
|[[Chapter 5: Season 4]]
|Hack your way through enemies or rev your saw into the ground to propel yourself forward at frightening speeds!
|-
|colspan="6" |Unobtainable through legitimate methods
|-
|[[Brat Catcher (Weapon)|Brat Catcher]] 
|[[File:Brat Catcher - Pickaxe - Fortnite.png|center|100x100px]]
|{{Rare}}
|[[Chapter 5: Season 1]]
|Weapon used by the [[Krampus]] AI.
|-
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==Unreleased[[File:??? - Mystery Reward - Fortnite.png|30px]]==
{{Main|Unreleased Items#Melee Weapons}}

==Strategy Guide ==
{{Strategy}}    

*It is ill advised to ever use the harvesting tool as a weapon, unless your opponent also has no other weapons.

==Trivia==  
*Despite [[She-Hulk’s Fists]] and [[Wolverine's Claws]] being primarily [[Superpowers]], they function like Melee Weapons. 
**The same can be said for the [[Shockwave Hammer]],[[The Ageless Champion's Shockwave Hammer]],[[Infinity Blade]] and [[Typhoon Blade]].
*The [[Amban Sniper Rifle]] also has a melee attack, though it is primarily part of the [[Sniper Rifles]].
**The same can be said for the [[ODM Gear]].

[[Category:Item Classes (Battle Royale)]]
[[Category:Melee Weapons]]
[[Category:Weapons (Battle Royale)]]

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