Outfit[]
| “ | The Nothing is coming.
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- — In-Game Description
The Herald is an Epic Outfit in Fortnite that could have been obtained as a reward from The Herald Quests. The Herald was released in Chapter 3: Season 4 and is part of the Nothing's Forever Set.
Selectable Styles[]
Style
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| The Herald | Burning Ember | |
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How To Unlock?[]
- Burning Ember - Land at Herald's Sanctum and place top 10
LEGO® Style
Within LEGO Fortnite Odyssey and other LEGO experiences, The Herald's appearance is changed to that of a LEGO® minifigure.
Signature
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Base
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The Herald received a higher-detailed style in Update v30.10, which replaced the original one.
Players have the option to choose between both.
Bean Style
Within Fall Guys experiences, The Herald's appearance is changed to that of a matching Fall Guys Bean.
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Render[]
Render
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| The Herald | Burning Ember | LEGO |
Please check in-game for a complete representation and all cosmetic options. There might be slight variations for how items may look in-game.News Tab[]
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Seems that it wasn’t all for nothing. Check out The Herald section of your Battle Pass. The Nothing’s Forever Set is now available to unlock! |
November 2nd 2022 |
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The Herald is here Ensue chaos and close the curtains on reality with The Herald. Battle Pass owners can complete Quests now to unlock The Herald, alternate styles and more! |
November 1st 2022 |
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Battle Pass Ending Soon The season is ending soon! Make sure to use your Battle Stars and claim the Battle Pass items you want before the season ends. |
November 26th 2022 |
Character Reaction[]
Character special dialogues for players wearing The Herald Outfit.
Chapter 3: Season 4
Why couldn't you be the Herald of good summer sales?
In the end, what you herald will consume you.
You look like a flower.
You're causing problems. Expensive problems.
You don't bring peace. You bring emptiness.
There's no way you can win against us.
(Kit hisses.)
Just seeing you makes me want to retire.
They got dumplings where you come from?
What's your deal, anyway?
You're not welcome here.
You'll never get away with this!
I've been hearing your name in quiet places for a long time.
Ye bring an ill wind, don't ye?
You're all butter, no sizzle.
You're so powerful...
Do you really think you're quick enough?
Yer a bad egg, I can tell.
I'm watching you.
I'm watching you.
I'm watching you.
I'm watching you.
Oh, yeah. I'm supposed to be watching you.
(Fishtick waves a pot stirrer menacingly.)
I suppose I have you to thank for the new drip.
(Curdle Scream Leader unleashes a horrified yell.)
Trivia[]
- According to an early version of The Herald's Burst Rifle, she was originally going to be called "Chrome Queen".[1]
- A massive leak from Chapter 2: Season 7 stated that a queen character who controls the Cubes, later revealed to be The Cube Queen, was going to play a major role in Chapter 3. It's possible that she was mistaken for the Chrome Queen.[2]
Gallery[]
_-_Promo_-_Fortnite.jpg "The Herald (Burning Ember) - Promo - Fortnite.jpg (202 KB)")
_-_Survey_-_Fortnite.png "The Herald (Old) - Survey - Fortnite.png (419 KB)")
_-_Loading_Screen_-_Fortnite.png "Nothing is Happening (Full) - Loading Screen - Fortnite.png (3.43 MB)")
_-_Loading_Screen_-_Fortnite.png "Fusion Point (Full) - Loading Screen - Fortnite.png (1.9 MB)")
_-_Outfit_-_Fortnite.png "The Herald (Full Body) - Outfit - Fortnite.png (4.65 MB)")
Other Languages[]
Name
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| Language | Name | Language | Name | Language | Name |
 English |
The Herald |  Italian |
Araldo |  Russian |
Вестница |
 Arabic |
المنذرة | Indonesian | The Herald | Thai | เฮรัลด์ |
 German |
Die Vorbotin |  Japanese |
ヘラルド |  Turkish |
Haberci |
 Spanish |
La Heraldo |  Korean |
헤럴드 | Vietnamese | Sứ Giả |
| Spanish (Latin America) |
La Heraldo |  Polish |
Herold | Chinese (Simplified) |
先驱 |
 French |
Le Héraut |  Portuguese |
A Mensageira | Chinese (Traditional) |
先驅 |
Description
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| Language | Description | Language | Description | Language | Description |
English |
The Nothing is coming. | Italian |
Il Nulla è in arrivo. | Russian |
Небытие уже близко. |
Arabic |
اللا شيء قادم. | Indonesian | Ketiadaan tiba. | Thai | ความว่างเปล่ากำลังใกล้เข้ามา |
German |
Das Nichts kommt. | Japanese |
「無」がやって来る。 | Turkish |
Hiçlik geliyor. |
Spanish |
Se acerca La Nada. | Korean |
공허가 다가옵니다. | Vietnamese | The Nothing đang đến. |
| Spanish (Latin America) |
La Nada se acerca. | Polish |
Nadchodzi Nicość. | Chinese (Simplified) |
虚无将至。 |
French |
Le Néant approche. | Portuguese |
O Nada está chegando. | Chinese (Traditional) |
虛無要來了。 |
Boss[]
Herald was a hostile Boss introduced during Chapter 3: Season 4. She could have been found in Herald's Sanctum.
Boss Loot[]
Herald dropped the following items when eliminated. She also dropped a Healing Item and Bars.
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| The Herald's Burst Rifle | Chrome Splash |
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Behavior[]
Whenever she isn't attacked, Herald will be observing a chrome orb that is projecting the Reality Tree. When she is alerted, the orb will sink into the floor.
_-_Behavior_-_Fortnite.png "The Herald (Bloom Watcher) - Behavior - Fortnite.png (3.69 MB)")
Special Abilities[]
- Chrome Summons
- Herald ascends into a Protective Chrome Bubble and causes a shockwave which blasts all nearby players, AIs and Vehicles away. Upon being shielded two Chrome Wolves are formed and Herald remains invincible in the bubble until they are either eliminated or she loses sight of her target. This ability has a cooldown of 12 seconds.
_-_Behavior_-_Fortnite.gif "The Herald (Summon) - Behavior - Fortnite.gif (5.34 MB)")
_-_Behavior_-_Fortnite.png "The Herald (Confused Wolf) - Behavior - Fortnite.png (3.94 MB)")
_-_Behavior_-_Fortnite.gif "The Herald (Shield Off) - Behavior - Fortnite.gif (2.14 MB)")
- Chrome Warp
- After coming out of her Chrome Bubble, Herald sinks into the chrome and emerges on the other side of the room.
_-_Behavior_-_Fortnite.gif "The Herald (Warp) - Behavior - Fortnite.gif (1.35 MB)")
Accolade[]
| Image | Accolade | XP |
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Invasive Species Eliminated The Herald |
2,000 |
Audio[]
History[]
Update v22.00[]
- Added Herald as a Boss. She can be found at Herald's Sanctum.
Update v22.20[]
- Enabled MetaSounds support for the music.
Trivia[]
- Herald's Boss Outfit ID is Character_TheHerald_NPC.
- The animation Herald is seen doing while Idle is an Emote exclusive to her and is currently unobtainable.
- The Uncommon Emote's ID is EID_Herald_NPC and has no name or image in the files.
- The Emote shares its ID name with Reality's Master.
- The Chrome Wolves summoned during the Chrome Summons Ability cannot be tamed.
- Herald is immune to fall damage. This is likely to prevent her from accidentally dying by falling off the destructable floors or being thrown out of the castle.
- Herald used to break her EvoChrome Rifle's fire rate. Causing it to fire fully automatic. Which was impossible to achieve by the player even with a Mythic EvoChrome Burst Rifle. This was never fixed unlike with the Primal Shotgun and persisted through the entire Season.
Gallery[]
_-_Behavior_-_Fortnite.png "The Herald (Rifle) - Behavior - Fortnite.png (3.23 MB)")
_-_Behavior_-_Fortnite.png "The Herald (Summon 1) - Behavior - Fortnite.png (4.3 MB)")
_-_Behavior_-_Fortnite.png "The Herald (Summon 2) - Behavior - Fortnite.png (3.76 MB)")
_-_Behavior_-_Fortnite.png "The Herald (Shield Forming) - Behavior - Fortnite.png (3.57 MB)")
_-_Behavior_-_Fortnite.png "The Herald (Shielded) - Behavior - Fortnite.png (2.54 MB)")
_-_Behavior_-_Fortnite.png "The Herald (Mind Control) - Behavior - Fortnite.png (4.11 MB)")
_-_Behavior_-_Fortnite.png "The Herald (Warp) - Behavior - Fortnite.png (3.69 MB)")
Lore[]
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| Due to lack of official information some information on this section may therefore be partially incorrect. |
| “ | You can try to seek solace in the skies... ...But I will always find you.
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- — The Herald
The Herald (real name unknown) is a powerful extra-dimensional being belonging to The Army of the Last Reality whose purpose is to consume and destroy all Realities. She is the herald of The Nothing, the "Chrome Queen" and presumably originates from the Last Reality itself. She was first introduced in the cinematic trailer of Chapter 3: Season 3. She is responsible for the Chrome invasion during Chapter 3: Season 3 and Chapter 3: Season 4 as well as Reality Zero's destruction during Fracture.
She is a major antagonist of Fortnite: Battle Royale, serving as the main antagonist of Chapter 3's second half.
Powers and Abilities[]
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Chrome Body Creation The Herald is able to create bodies from any sufficiently extensive Chrome sample. This means that as long as there is Chrome, she is immortal. |
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Chrome physiology The Herald's chrome body quickly recover from minor damage. As her body is made of Chrome, she is immune to Fire contrary to what her appearance might suggest. |
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Matter Manipulation Chrome can shape and transform anything it touches. Turning people into liquid and consuming them. As Herald's body is made of Chrome, the slightest physical contact with her will Chrome the individual or object in question. |
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Chrome Form Once the Chrome has invaded enough of the environment, The Herald can use it to form a gigantic version of herself. In this form, The Herald was able to merge with Reality Tree and annihilate Reality Zero along with most Loopers. |
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Chrome Summons Creates Chrome Wolves. |
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Chrome Warp Can travel and warp through the Chrome. |
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Chrome Shield An invincible shield made of Chrome. It is tied to the life of her Chrome Wolves. |
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Chrome Platform A flying platform of Chrome. |
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Reality Orb A power allowing her to observe and interact with Realities from a distance. She used it to observe the Reality Tree and interact with it. |
Timeline[]
Chapter 3: Season 3[]
After The Last Reality's successive defeats, The Nothing sends its Herald to spread a living substance that consumes everything: The Chrome. As Loopers celebrated the victory over the Imagined Order, The Herald began watching the Island, more specifically, the Reality Tree, a tree using the energy of the recently released Zero Point. As Reality Zero was on an impending doom, The Zero Point started bringing in a lot of powerful artifacts from many realities in an attempts to warn everyone on the Island of the upcoming danger.
First by stealth assault The Herald and The Chrome spread to the eastern part of the island, quietly consuming several Loopers and members of The Seven such as The Foundation and The Order in the process. The remaining members of The Seven: The Scientist, The Paradigm, The Visitor and The Origin tried to study the Chrome, with The Origin designing battle plans against his former "colleague".
Chapter 3: Season 4[]
During their study, a sample of Chrome broke free and The Origin, The Scientist, and The Visitor were consumed by it, before The Herald use it to build her own body and laugh at Paradigm, who was cornered by Chrome. However The Paradigm managed to escape by flying and started to head toward The Zero Point. In the meantime The Herald would set up her chrome fortress over the now abandonned Sanctuary, Herald's Sanctum. From her new base, she continued to observe the Reality Tree, making the Chrome from the eastern part of the Island heading toward it, while at the same time making Chrome emerge from all the Reality Saplings that emerged from the roots of the Reality Tree all around the Island.
Jones later informs The Looper that The Origin had planned on launching an attack on The Herald. AMIE stated that it was a stupid idea but dangerous and beneficial to the Island so she decided The Looper should do it anyways. The Looper went to Herald's Sanctum and defeated The Herald in battle however this did not stop the expansion of Chrome as they were incapable of killing her as The Herald herself is made out of Chrome and so she can recreate her body endlessly. Later The Paradigm made it clear to Jones, AMIE and The Looper that there was no way to win and that Reality was going to end, no matter what they do, but however she had a plan to save people.
Fracture[]
While the remaining Loopers built a base on the Reality Tree to prepare for the final battle, The Herald used a Chrome Tornado to transport herself to the location. There she seemed to be unfazed by the many bullets and pellets being fired at her by the little resistance of Loopers left. Her chrome body was ultimately destroyed by a barrage of rockets, the Loopers protecting the Reality Tree started to celebrate while the Herald reformed herself and turned into a larger chrome version of herself. She then quickly chromed the Loopers and the Reality Tree by slamming her hand on them. Once she had eliminated the Loopers, she fused into the Reality Tree and destroyed Reality Zero, leaving the Zero Point alone. After the destruction of Reality Zero, The Paradigm asked Amie and The Looper to find the Zero Fragments in order to restore the Zero Point's energy and initiate the Zero Fusion. During the process the Reality Tree merged with the giant form of The Herald was picked up by Zero Point and shrunk. After the Zero Point has recovered all its energy, Paradigm triggered the Zero Fusion which created a whole new Reality Zero with a new island: Asteria.
Chapter 4: Season 1[]
The remnant of the Reality Tree fused with The Herald giant form was there, on Astaria. Now known as The Herald Tree, it seperated all three biomes. Some time later, after sending test subject (AIs in vessels) through test rifts during tests involving Rift Gates, AMIE and The Looper found by accident the Reality where all people chromed by The Herald were sent. They discovered that all chromed people were suffering a fate worse than death, by having their existence rewritten by The Nothing.
Trivia[]
- The Herald alongside Bytes are the only known people thus far that can control the Chrome.
- Due to her similar appearance to Pluxarian plants, The Herald is believed to be from the same humanoid plant species as Bloom, another member of The Army of the Last Reality.
- According to a dev build, her name was meant to be the Chrome Queen.[4]
- This explain her throne room at Herald's Sanctum.
Gallery[]
