This article is about the original variant of The Paradigm. For the alternate version of The Paradigm released in Chapter 3: Season 4, see Paradigm (Reality-659).
Outfit[]
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This item was available for a Limited Time and may NEVER return.  |
| “ | Her allegiance is unknown.
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- — In-Game Description
The Paradigm is a Rare Outfit in Fortnite that can be purchased in the Item Shop for 
1,200 V-Bucks. The Paradigm was released in Season X and is part of The Seven Set.
Selectable Styles[]
Head Display
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Color
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How To Unlock?[]
- Reality Warrior - Exclusive to original owners who bought The Paradigm in 2019.
LEGO® Style
Within LEGO Fortnite Odyssey and other LEGO experiences, The Paradigm's appearance is changed to that of a LEGO® minifigure.
Signature
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Base
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The Paradigm received a higher-detailed style in Update v29.30, which replaced the original one.
Players have the option to choose between both.
Bean Style
Within Fall Guys experiences, The Paradigm's appearance is changed to that of a matching Fall Guys Bean.
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Item Shop Appearances[]
The Paradigm has appeared in 4 different Item Shops.
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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. |
News Tab[]
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Her allegiance is unknown. The Paradigm Outfit is available in the Item Shop now! |
October 11th 2019 |
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Unknown allegiance. Grab The Paradigm Outfit, Welcome! Emote and Go home! Emote in the Item Shop now. These exclusive items are only available for a limited time. |
October 12th 2019 |
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Unknown Allegiance The new limited-time Paradigm Outfit is available now! |
October 11th 2019 |
Remixes
The Paradigm's design has been remade into the following Outfits:
The classification of an outfit as a reskin or remake of another does not necessarily imply that the characters are the same or connected within the game's lore.Character Reaction[]
Character special dialogues for players wearing The Paradigm Outfit.
Chapter 3: Season 4
We've been over this. I LOVE the Seven. Remember, the helmet?
Chapter 3: Season 3
Who, me? I LOVE the Seven. Look at my helmet!
Good flying out there.
I was stupid. Please, never let me be that stupid ever again.
I'm glad it all worked out.
These calculations aren't looking good.
Hey, penpal! You're shorter than I remember.
If the Origin's okay with you, so am I.
We're cool, right?
We both want justice. I just get it a little differently.
Chapter 3: Season 2
If you're going to betray us, get it over with.
I have nothing more to say to you.
You've got people really bent out of shape down here, you know that?
Is it really you? You look... I mean, Uh. Good to see you.
Your last message has been delivered. Don't worry.
Chapter 3: Season 1
You're back?! We have so much to discuss!
Trivia[]
- The Paradigm was the first Outfit in The Seven Set to be in the Item Shop, and she is the third Outfit to be a part of The Seven.
- The second Outfit in The Seven Set to be in the Item shop is The Order.
- Unlike other members of The Seven, The Paradigm, The Visitor and The Scientist are the only members who don't have "One of The Seven" in their Outfit description.
- Oddly enough, she used to have it, but it was removed sometime during Chapter 2: Season 1.
- The Paradigm was originally set to be a Limited-Time Offer during Season X. However, she was accidentally released in the Item Shop again on August 7th 2024. Moments later, she was removed.
- After initially deciding to refund all players who bought the outfit during that time and remove it from their lockers, Epic Games later announced that players who purchased her would be able to keep her and be refunded anyway. Players who originally bought the outfit when it first released would later be given an exclusive variant as well as the option to refund it.[1][2]
- This incident is theorized to have influenced Epic to make future Battle Pass items no longer exclusive the day after.
- Currently, it is unknown if The Paradigm will return to the Item Shop in the future.
- In Update v31.40, The Paradigm received a new style, Reality Warrior.
- This style was granted to the original owners of The Paradigm before her accidental return.
- It also shares the same name with the organization first introduced in Chapter 4: Season 1.
- The Paradigm's armor is a redesigned version of Singularity's armor, with her helmet being a modified version of Rox's.
- Although it may be thought of as a simple reused asset, Donald Mustard suggested several times Singularity and The Paradigm were supposed the same person. However, it was decided in hindsight that Paradigm and Singularity wouldn't be the same person.
- This situation led Donald Mustard to say that all things that implied The Paradigm and Singularity to be the same person were just an "intended mislead".
- Although it may be thought of as a simple reused asset, Donald Mustard suggested several times Singularity and The Paradigm were supposed the same person. However, it was decided in hindsight that Paradigm and Singularity wouldn't be the same person.
- The Paradigm is the last member of The Seven to have a Smile style for their Head Display.
- The Paradigm's White style is missing the fin on her helmet, instead being flat.
Gallery[]
_-_Outfit_-_Fortnite.png "The Paradigm (White) - Outfit - Fortnite.png (22 KB)")
_-_Outfit_-_Fortnite.png "The Paradigm (Smile) - Outfit - Fortnite.png (19 KB)")
_-_Outfit_-_Fortnite.png "The Paradigm (Crosshair) - Outfit - Fortnite.png (19 KB)")
_-_Outfit_-_Fortnite.png "The Paradigm (Glitch) - Outfit - Fortnite.png (19 KB)")
_-_Outfit_-_Fortnite.png "The Paradigm (Dancer) - Outfit - Fortnite.png (18 KB)")
_-_Outfit_-_Fortnite.png "The Paradigm (Featured) - Outfit - Fortnite.png (727 KB)")
_-_Loading_Screen_-_Fortnite.png "Ready to Launch (Full) - Loading Screen - Fortnite.png (1.02 MB)")
Other Languages[]
Name
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| Language | Name | Language | Name | Language | Name |
 English |
The Paradigm |  Italian |
Paradigma |  Russian |
Парадигма |
 Arabic |
النموذج | Indonesian | Paradigm | Thai | เดอะพาราไดม์ |
 German |
Das Paradigma |  Japanese |
パラダイム |  Turkish |
Paradigma |
 Spanish |
La Paradigma |  Korean |
패러다임 | Vietnamese | Phi Công Paradigm |
| Spanish (Latin America) |
La Paradigma |  Polish |
Paradygmat | Chinese (Simplified) |
典范 |
 French |
Le Paradigme |  Portuguese |
A Paradigma | Chinese (Traditional) |
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Description
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English |
Her allegiance is unknown. | Italian |
Impossibile dire a chi è leale. | Russian |
Прошлое покрыто мраком. |
Arabic |
ولاؤها مجهول. | Indonesian | Kesetiaannya tidak diketahui. | Thai | เราไม่รู้ว่าเธอภักดีต่อใคร |
German |
Zu wem sie gehört, ist nicht bekannt. | Japanese |
彼女の忠誠心は不明。 | Turkish |
Kimin tarafında bilinmiyor. |
Spanish |
No se sabe en qué bando está. | Korean |
그녀의 충성심을 알 수 없습니다. | Vietnamese | Lòng trung thành của cô ta vẫn là điều bí ẩn. |
| Spanish (Latin America) |
Su lealtad es desconocida. | Polish |
Nie wiadomo wobec kogo jest lojalna. Jedna z Siódemki. | Chinese (Simplified) |
她的忠诚未知。 |
French |
On ignore dans quel camp elle se trouve. | Portuguese |
Sua filiação é uma incógnita. | Chinese (Traditional) |
無法確定她的忠誠度。 |
References[]
Character[]
The Paradigm was a Character introduced during Chapter 3: Season 3. She could have been found in Seven Outpost II before Update v21.50.
Emotes[]
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Interactions[]
History[]
Update v21.00[]
June 5th 2022
- Added The Paradigm as a Character. She can be found in Seven Outpost II.
Update v21.50[]
August 30th 2022
- The Paradigm no longer spawns in Seven Outpost II.
Trivia[]
- The Paradigm's Character description still includes "One of The Seven", despite it no longer being present on her Outfit's description.
Lore[]
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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. |
| “ | Hey, Imagined Order, don't be sad. Your weapon's cool codename still fits. My sword's about to collide with its--
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- — The Paradigm
The Paradigm was a member of The Seven that worked with the IO to kill The Devourer, making most of The Seven see her as a traitor. After piloting the Mecha Strike Commander and destroying The Collider, Paradigm was welcomed back as a member, before sacrificing herself to trigger the Zero Fusion and ensuring the loopers' survival after Reality Zero was destroyed by The Herald.
She was a major character of Fortnite: Battle Royale, serving as a major protagonist of Chapter 1 and Chapter 3.
Appearence[]
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Powers and Abilities[]
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| "Not until The Loop that's in progress when they get there ends. But even there, my suit will protect me." -The Foundation |
Loop Immunity Her armor's sealed environment removes the Loop's effects. |
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Suit Repair Tools Her armor's gauntlet blade can be used to repair tech. |
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| "Armor... kept my body in stasis. The Mech... protected me from the worst of the weather" -The Paradigm |
Suit Stabilizer Her armor was able to keep her body stable on The Ice Moon's cold weather. |
Timeline[]
Season 9[]
To defeat The Devourer, the Imagined Order was planning to build a doomsday device, but Paradigm volunteered to build a mech and pilot it instead. She piloted the Mecha in The Final Showdown, defeated The Devourer by using The Zero Point's energy and destabilize it in the process. She flew the moon and stayed there, nearly dying from the cold.
Chapter 3: Season 1[]
She was recalled into Artemis by The Scientist who believes that without her, they won't be strong enough to fight against The Imagined Order. She was deemed untrustful by The Seven, and The Scientist tells her the news about her, like her being the public enemy #1. After the audio logs, she accesses her navigation system, and is currently hiding somewhere on the island. The Scientist tells The Looper to plant space rocks to help Paradigm find her way to Sanctuary.
Chapter 3: Season 2[]
Although she has earned The Scientist's and The Imagined's trust, others did not approve her return: The Origin, as well as The Foundation, despise her. As for The Visitor, he is staying out of the infighting. The Imagined sets up a communication relay with the Paradigm, letting her help indirectly. The Paradigm sends schematics for the Anvil Rocket Launcher, and later in the season warns the Seven about energy readings from The Collider.
Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War[]
In the search for the Mecha Team Leader on The Ice Moon, The Foundation finds Paradigm inside, still alive. The Paragdim explains to the foundation that the IO would have left the monster to destroy the island if she chose not to pilot the mecha. They begin rebuilding the mech but they require the zero point shard to power it up. Spider-Man escapes a powered up Doctor Doom and delivers the shard to The Paradigm. She pilots the mech to The Ice King and saves Jones, Wolverine, Shuri and The Imagined. She then uses the shard to open a portal back to the island proclaiming 'The Zero War is about to end'.
Collision / Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War #5[]
Later into the season, the Origin admits that they need the Paradigm's help, needing her to pilot the mech once again. The Scientist builds her a new suit to pilot the Mecha alongisde the Mecha Strike Team. They land on The Island and make their way towards The Collider, destroying IO forces. They are ambushed by many IO Airships and the Mecha takes heavy damage. Peely arrives driving a Truck and heal the Mecha with a Slurp Tanker. The Mecha pulls out its Light Blade and destroys the Airships. It prepares to strike down The Collider, but the computer detects seismic charges that cause them to fall into a sinkhole. The Weapons Team are ejected but Paradigm stays inside to repair the Mecha. After getting it to work, Paradigm crushes Doctor Slone's Titan Tank. She carries the Mecha Weapons Team to the surface as the Collider is destroyed into pieces.
Chapter 3: Season 3[]
With the war against the Imagined Order won, she is welcomed back into The Seven's good graces. She is currently reconnecting with her fellow Seven members while rediscovering her passion for building tech.
Chapter 3: Season 4[]
Paradigm was located in The Scientist's underground biolab with The Origin and The Scientist, watching the Chrome consume them. She escaped the building and flew into the Zero Point after evading a Chrome Tornado, only for The Herald to watch her enter. She records encrypted audio logs that can be heard through Reality Tree Paradoxes. Agent Jones, AMIE and The Looper decipher the audio and hear The Paradigm warning them about The Nothing.
Near the end of chapter 3; She reveals that That Reality Zero and the island is going to be destroyed. She ask AMIE and The looper to find The Scientist vital notes on The Zero Point (more importantly about Zero Fusion) and ask Jones about the IO loop breaker project. After getting the data; she tells them to be ready for the destruction to come.
Fracture[]
After the destruction of both Artemis and Apollo; She instructs AMIE and The Looper to collect Zero Fragments from the surviving fragments of The Island which The Zero Point is trying to grab. After The Zero Point is restored she bids farewell to AMIE and The Looper knowing the consequences of Zero Fusion for her own life[1] and initiates it to create Asteria but disappears shortly after, having sacrificed herself.
Chapter 4: Season 1[]
Before disappearing, when The Island was still forming, she recorded a message that she threw between the colliding landmass intended for AMIE and The Looper, concerning the Kinetic Ore. The message tell them to bring the container of Refined Kinetic Ore to the quarry. The Oathbound retrieves the box later on.
Chapter 4: Season 4[]
The Autumn Queen reveal that what was holding Asteria together was not The Zero Point (which was already petrified and unusable), but a "life force", and warn us that it was fading [2], prompting Nolan Chance[3] to do his move quickly and saying that the future was in the hand of Jones[4]. This reveals some of the risks of Zero Fusion process that Paradigm talked about during Fracture[5], as Asteria resulting from this process turns out to have a very short life. This life force, not coming from the Zero Point[6][7], is possibly linked to the sacrifice of the person triggering the Zero Fusion process, and could explain the very short life of the reality thus created. However this life force can also come from an unspecified source of power as well.
Trivia[]
- A popular theory was that she is the Singularity, due to a few reasons:
- She shares the same armor design with Singularity's Upgraded style.
- Donald Mustard said that Singularity will have a big impact on the story, and goes by many names other than Singularity.
- This theory was disproved by Donald Mustard and the writers of the Zero War Comics on August 22nd 2022.
- The Paradigm was first mentioned in Chapter 3: Season 1 by The Scientist. This was the first time she entered the story as the Paradigm.
References[]
- ↑ Paradigm implied her own death several time at the end of the process during Fracture: "One of us has to survive." "Our survival is more important than my survival." before bidding a final farewell to everyone "Everyone...I hope to see you on the other side... It's been an honor."
- ↑ "The life force holding this Island together is fading. I do not know what our future holds." - The Autumn Queen Default dialogue during Chapter 4: Season 4
- ↑ "You must move quickly, thief. Time is running short." -The Autumn Queen Special Dialogue with Nolan Chance
- ↑ "The future is in your hands. Don't drop it."-The Autumn Queen Special Dialogue with Agent Jones
- ↑ "AMIE... if you ever see The Scientist again... Tell him I understood the risks of Zero Fusion." -The Paradigm during Fracture
- ↑ The Zero Point was already petrified and unusable by the time of Chapter 4: Season 3
- ↑ The power of Zero Point has nothing to do with a life force and is called the Power of Creation.
Voice[]
Collision[]
| Audio | Transcript |
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| PARADIGM: Weapons Team, listen up. | |
| Today, we're gonna put an end to the Imagined Order. For good. | |
| Our target is their weapon system, The Collider. | |
| (into comm) Ground Team, status? | |
| PARADIGM: (suppressing an eyeroll) Uh huh. Copy that. | |
| Stand by to engage launch sequence. | |
| Crew to battle stations. |
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| PARADIGM: Weapon systems hot. | |
| Now, clear us a path through those rocks. | |
| PARADIGM: Prepare for evasive maneuvers. | |
| PARADIGM: Here we go! | |
| PARADIGM: Prepare for re-entry! | |
| PARADIGM: I'm takin' her down! | |
| PARADIGM: We don't have much time to hit The Collider. | |
| PARADIGM: Clear a path, I'll get us there. |
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| PARADIGM: Uh, Legend? I thought you were on the case. | |
| PARADIGM: Laser strike! Ten o' clock! | |
| PARADIGM: Brace for impact! | |
| PARADIGM: Urgh! | |
| PARADIGM: Divert power to Heartbreaker! | |
| PARADIGM: Yes! Great job! | |
| PARADIGM: Perfect strike! | |
| PARADIGM: Take out those missiles! | |
| PARADIGM: We're letting too many through! | |
| PARADIGM: (wincing) Copy. | |
| PARADIGM: Ugh! We're down. | |
| PARADIGM: All systems damaged. | |
| PARADIGM: We're not going anywhere without repairs. | |
| PARADIGM: It's worth a shot... | |
| PARADIGM: Divert power to emergency recovery system. | |
| PARADIGM: I can't believe this is working. Peely for the win. | |
| PARADIGM: We are back online. | |
| PARADIGM: The Collider's charging up. We gotta move. | |
| PARADIGM: Ugh! BRUTES are the worst. Take 'em out! | |
| PARADIGM: We're on our way! | |
| PARADIGM: Light Blade activated. | |
| PARADIGM: I'll take out the blimps. | |
| PARADIGM: You focus on the ground forces. | |
| PARADIGM: All enemy forces have been eliminated. | |
| PARADIGM: This is our chance! | |
| PARADIGM: Divert power to blade strike! | |
| PARADIGM: Hold on! | |
| PARADIGM: Eject! Eject! Eject! |
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| PARADIGM: Systems at 45%... | |
| PARADIGM: 60% and climbing. | |
| PARADIGM: C'mon. C'mon... | |
| PARADIGM: Yes! | |
| PARADIGM: Coming back online! | |
| PARADIGM: I, uh, thought you could use a hand. | |
| PARADIGM: Alright, it's up to you now. | |
| PARADIGM: We don't have much time. | |
| PARADIGM: Those crystals will detonate the Zero Point. Take 'em out. | |
| PARADIGM: Zero Point's almost to the top! | |
| PARADIGM: Last one! | |
| PARADIGM: That's it! | |
| PARADIGM: We did it. | |
| PARADIGM: Don't worry, I got you. |
Collision (Unused)[]
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| PARADIGM: Now! | |
| PARADIGM: Let's get back on our feet. | |
| PARADIGM: Divert power to light blade. | |
| PARADIGM: Light Blade at maximum power! |
Vibin' Quests[]
Part 7[]
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| THE PARADIGM: Amie is very insistent that we find The Foundation. | |
| I thought he went off-world for a mission... | |
| Let's pull his flight records. | |
| THE PARADIGM: I'm not seeing any launch records. | |
| I know he sometimes goes out to his big statue to ponder the folly of existence. Let's check there. | |
| THE PARADIGM: What's that? Over there. | |
| THE PARADIGM: The Foundation wouldn't leave this. Not by choice. |
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| THE PARADIGM: If The Visitor's not in his usual place, something is seriously wrong. | |
| THE PARADIGM: He's not here. Check the surveillance tapes. | |
| THE PARADIGM: This tape's got nothin'. | |
| THE PARADIGM: (under breath, to Visitor) I know you're smart enough to get whatever happened on film... | |
| THE PARADIGM: Nothing but static. Something took the camera out. |
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| THE PARADIGM: I want to retrace The Imagined's steps. If she's still here, she'll be where the party is. | |
| THE PARADIGM: If there was any sign of trouble, she would have loaded up on shields right away. | |
| THE PARADIGM: Gone? Please. Tell me she's just doing karaoke at her usual spot... | |
| THE PARADIGM: Paradigm to The Seven. Commence high alert security protocols. Now. |
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| THE PARADIGM: We need to track down The Order. Fast. | |
| THE PARADIGM: Apparently The Order hasn't been here in weeks. | |
| Find a sentry who can pinpoint her last known location. | |
| THE PARADIGM: This sentry saw her a few days ago. | |
| I'm marking her last known location on your map. | |
| THE PARADIGM: (urgent) Scientist. Origin. Come in. |
Part 8[]
| Audio | Transcript |
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| THE PARADIGM: I found The Scientist. He's in his underground bio-lab researching that strange substance spreading across the Island. | |
| The Visitor is there too. | |
| Along with The Origin. | |
| We've been asked to find and bring some Seven gear to the lab. | |
| It sounds like we're going off-grid. | |
| THE PARADIGM: Nothin' here. | |
| THE PARADIGM: Nope. Nothing. | |
| THE PARADIGM: This looks like what Mister Big-Blue-and-Responsible needs. | |
| I wonder what they're researching down there... |
| Audio | Transcript |
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| THE PARADIGM: I need your help. NOW. | |
| THE PARADIGM: Amie, help them find The Scientist's notes. | |
| THE PARADIGM: Notes! Get his notes! | |
| THE PARADIGM: Those Zero Point energy shockwaves were flares! A galactic distress signal! | |
| If we don't help... It'll go dormant. | |
| THE PARADIGM: Here goes nothin'. |
Trivia[]
- The Paradigm has much less voice work than other members of the Seven who have spoken in quests, speaking in single sentences most of the time.
- This is because the voice actor and likeness of the character, Brie Larson, is likely very expensive to hire, unlike Joel Mchale (The Scientist) or Troy Baker (John Jones) who speak far more often and for more words.