Rift Butterfly, also known as Anomalies[1] is a type of sentient Rift that is shaped like a butterfly. They seem to be native species of the island that originated from The Zero Point.
History[]
Season 6[]
Due to the actions of the Cube, The Loopers got teleported into The In-Between. They get to rub a butterfly and they then teleport back to The Island.
Zero Crisis Finale[]
When The Zero Point sent out the Reality Wave, Agent Jones turns into a Rift Butterfly to teleport The Looper at the Pure Portals to close them.
Chapter 2: Season 8[]
A rift butterfly was crushed by The Cube Queen.
Chapter 3: Season 3[]
- Update v21.00: They can be found in various places around the island in-game.
- Update v21.50: Blue Butterflies can be found at the Reality Tree and its branches. Gold, Pink, Purple can be found at Spawn Island.
Remix: The Prelude[]
A Rift Butterfly merged Helios with Times Square in New York City, then opened a wormhole between the Fortnite world and New York City as Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice took to the stage to perform.
Chapter 2 Remix[]
- Update v32.10: A Rift Butterfly is the insignia on the updated Shark Keycard.
- Update v32.11: Rift Butterflies can be found at WRLD's Point.
Remix: The Finale[]
The Looper transforms into a Rift Butterfly during the event's encore, with Juice WRLD performing Lucid Dreams before fading away into the stars. The Looper is then transported into a wormhole and is joined by two other Rift Butterflies, who are then revealed to be Hope and Jones.
Chapter 6: Season 1[]
- Update v33.00: Rift Butterflies can be found at Battle's End in Nightshift Forest.
OG Chapter 1: Season 4[]
During the Rocket Launch Event, a red Rift Butterfly went into the rocket before the rocket launched, possibly sabotaging it.
Audio[]
| Description | Audio |
|---|---|
| Forming | |
| Spawn | |
| Rift |
Trivia[]
- Butterfly symbols usually represents "liberation".
- The Zero Point's reality tendrils during Chapter 2: Season 5 was shaped like a butterfly wing.
Gallery[]
_-_Biome_-_Fortnite.png "Reality Bloom (Rift Butterflies) - Biome - Fortnite.png (3.56 MB)")
_-_Landmark_-_Fortnite.png "Reality Tree (Rift Butterfly) - Landmark - Fortnite.png (2.78 MB)")
_-_Landmark_-_Fortnite.png "Reality Roots (Rift Butterfly) - Landmark - Fortnite.png (3.06 MB)")
_-_Location_-_Fortnite.png "Spawn Island (Rift Butterflies) - Location - Fortnite.png (2.03 MB)")
_-_Location_-_Fortnite.png "Spawn Island (Golden Rift Butterfly) - Location - Fortnite.png (2.42 MB)")
_-_Location_-_Fortnite.png "Spawn Island (Purple Rift Butterfly) - Location - Fortnite.png (1.76 MB)")
_-_Spray_-_Fortnite.png "Butterfly (Decal) - Spray - Fortnite.png (230 KB)")