This article is about the Storyline Object. For a Gameplay Mechanic, see Rift. For Sideways Bubble, see Sideways Anomalies.
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The Sideways Rifts are a type of Rifts connecting several realities together. They are one of the two type of Rifts along with Pure Portals and were introduced in Blast Off event.
Overview[]
The Sideways Rift are cracks through reality allowing travel in space, time or other realities. Sideways Rifts are a method of travelling realities without directly or physically using Pure Portals from the Zero Point, they're opened between two or more realitiess. It takes time for the Sideways Rift to close naturally, or it must be closed from both sides at once.
Although they are supposed to be blue, alterations can change their color and effects. During Season 5, when the Cube passed through the Rift to arrive on Athena, the Rift became purple during the entire process. When exposed to dark energy, tied to The Storm or Corruption Cubes, it can turns the Rifts into Beta Rifts and Sideways Anomalies. During OG Chapter 1: Season 4 a different cas of corruption happened, with a Red Rift Butterfly sabotaging The Visitor's rocket prior to its launch, corrupting the final Sideways Rift into a giant Red Rift.
Sideways Rifts, no matter their status, often cause significant space-time problems, notably by randomly opening smaller Sideways Rifts taking and bringing objects, places or people and making them travel to other Realities. They can also cause incursions of Realities, forcing them to collide like the Sideways Anomalies, causing The Sideways to collide with Reality Zero during Chapter 2: Season 8.
Much like pure portals, Sideways Rifts have a gravitational pull.
Appearance[]
Rifts usually appear as large crack, breaking the fabric of reality exactly like Pure Portals. They usually comes in bright blue and pink color. However, they can also appear under the form of Rift Gates, notably when opened by Portal Device.
History[]
Season 4[]
The Crack formed after the Blast Off event of Season 4, in which The Visitor used the rocket to blast through spacetime and escape the Island. From the event up until the launch of Season 5, space time seemed to destabilize around the Island, and smaller Sideways Rifts began forming around the Island, sucking away various objects such as the Retail Row Noms shop sign, and The Motel sign. Near the very end of Season 4, Sideways Rifts began bringing in objects from other realities, including ancient dinosaur bones and an ancient wagon.
Season 5[]
Massive amounts of matter where pooled from different realities were swapped around, leading to the replacement of Moisty Mire with Paradise Palms and the desert. Various other changes occurred around the Island, and The Crack seemingly widened during this point as well.
Throughout Season 5 The Crack suddenly began to shrink, as reality seemingly started to stabilize, likely the Imagined Order's activities. Once the Sideways Rift reached a tiny size, it turned purple (due to being corrupted by the The Last Reality) and started to shoot purple lightning bolts at a certain spot near Paradise Palms. Eventually, this brought The Cube to the Island, and the process seemed to have exhausted The Crack in the Sky, causing it to finally close up.
Chapter 2: Season 3[]
A Sideways Rift appeared in Reality: 616, leading Galactus and Thor to Reality Zero.
Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point[]
The Imagined Order opens Sideways Rifts in Reality: NF-1935 as their attempt to get back to Reality Zero. They manipulate Batman into helping them regain access to the Zero Point.
Batman/Fortnite: Foundation[]
Batman worked together with The Foundation to close the Sideways Rift from both sides. Batman used the Foundation's Device to close Metropolis' rift and The Foundation used his suit to close the Island's rift.
Chapter 2: Season 8[]
As The Sideways and Reality Zero collided, Sideways Anomalies (Rifts leading to The Sideways) appeared on the map.
Chapter 3: Season 4[]
A rift appeared above Loot Lake returned Loot Lodge back to it. Another rift appeared above Shifty Shafts and transformed it into Grim Gables.
Chapter 4: Season 1[]
Several small Sideways rift randomly teleport places or people to Reality Zero. The destruction of the Rift Gate caused a huge red rift to form above the Island.
Chapter 4: Season 2[]
MEGA City emerging from the Sideways Rift
A new chunk of land emerges from the red Sideways Rift and merges with Asteria, creating MEGA City and a new biome in the lower right corner of the map. A Sideways Rift opens and brings an altered version of Loot Lake Island, floating in the air.
OG Chapter 1: Season 4[]
While The Rocket Launch Event was happening again, like during Season 4, a Red Rift Butterfly appeared and corrupted the Rocket few minutes before its launch. This resulted in the final Rift being corrupted, turning Red, instead of Blue.
OG Chapter 1: Season 5[]
Much like in Chapter 1, massive amounts of matter where pooled from different realities were swapped around, leading to the replacement of Moisty Mire with Paradise Palms and the desert. Various other changes occurred around the Island, and The Crack seemingly widened during this point as well.
Throughout OG Chapter 1: Season 5 The Crack suddenly began to shrink, as reality seemingly started to stabilize. Once the Sideways Rift reached a tiny size, it started to shoot red lightning bolts at a certain spot near Paradise Palms. Eventually, this brought The Cube to the Island. This process seemed to have exhausted The Crack in the Sky, causing it to finally close up.
Chapter 6: Mini Season 2[]
Zero Hour[]
While fighting the Dark Presence, Jones used his Rift Device to summon a Sideways Rift, which in turn struck a large lighting bolt, bringing Revin the Cube to Oninoshima, before closing.
Chapter 7: Season 1[]
Update v39.20[]
A small golden Sideways Rift appeared above the Dark Voyager Spaceship at Lethal Labs and rifted it into an unknown reality.
Audio[]
| Chapter 1 - The 1st Rift | |
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| Chapter 1 - The 2nd Rift | |
| Chapter 1 - The 3rd Rift | |
| Chapter 1 - The 4th Rift | |
| Chapter 1 - The Blast Off | |
| Chapter 2 - Galactus Rift | |
| Chapter 4 - Stage 1-2 | |
| Chapter 4 - Stage 3-4 |
Trivia[]
- Its name "Sideways Rift" was introduced in Batman/Fortnite: Foundation released during Chapter 2: Season 8, the same season that The Sideways was introduced, although they are not related.
- Refined Kinetic Ore can be used to open a Sideways Rift.
- Some Sideways Rift close instantly, especially the small ones. However, others take much longer to close.
Gallery[]
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.jpg "Sideways Rift Closing (S5) - Event - Fortnite.jpg (229 KB)")
_-_Landmark_-_Fortnite.png "Loot Lodge (Rift) - Landmark - Fortnite.png (1.64 MB)")
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Chapter 4[]
_-_Event_-_Fortnite.png "Rift Gate Rift (Lightning) - Event - Fortnite.png (3.83 MB)")
_-_Landmark_-_Fortnite.png "Warden's Watch (March 7th 2023 - Rift Gate - Far) - Landmark - Fortnite.png (3.21 MB)")
_-_Landmark_-_Fortnite.png "Loot Island (Spawn In) - Landmark - Fortnite.png (8.75 MB)")
OG[]
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (Background) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (2.29 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (July 26th) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (1.82 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (July 26th - Stage 2) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (1.99 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (July 27th) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (1.92 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (July 28th) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (1.91 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (July 29th) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (1.93 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (July 30th) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (1.93 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (August 3rd) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (1.11 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (August 4th) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (1.95 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (August 5th) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (1.91 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (August 6th) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (1.16 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (August 15th) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (1.81 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (August 26th) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (1.71 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (August 28th) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (1.67 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (August 30th) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (2.07 MB)")
_-_Event_Object_-_Fortnite_OG.png "Crack in the Sky (August 31st - 2) - Event Object - Fortnite OG.png (2.07 MB)")