{"id":2044928,"date":"2026-07-15T15:22:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044928"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:22:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:22:26","slug":"of-course-the-odyssey-is-joining-fortnite-and-matt-damon-is-a-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044928","title":{"rendered":"Of Course The Odyssey is Joining Fortnite \u2014 And Matt Damon is a Skin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fresh from his epic journey home after the Trojan War, Matt Damon’s Odysseus has one more trip planned: riding the battle bus into Fortnite. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

That’s right, the hero of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey<\/a> will land in Epic Games’ battle royale item shop tomorrow, Thursday, July 16, following the game’s next big update. That’s the same one that’s adding England legend David Beckham<\/a>, as well as a slew of Batman characters in swimsuits.<\/p>\n

Epic Games has shown off footage of Odysseus’ skin in action \u2014 and yes, it’s clearly based on the likeness of Matt Damon.<\/p>\n

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Fortnite leaker ShiinaBR<\/a> has also posted an image of a second The Odyssey skin, that of the hulking Agamemnon, played by Benny Safdie in the movie.<\/p>\n

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BOTH ODYSSEY FORTNITE SKINS REVEALED<\/p>\n

Odysseus and Agamemnon drop on July 16 pic.twitter.com\/9dQxDFamHx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shiina (@ShiinaBR) July 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you fancy trying your luck at getting Odysseus for free, there’s a typical in-game tournament to try and do so. For the vast majority of players, however, a low-ranking entry here will at least award you an Odyssey-themed loading screen.<\/p>\n

It’s hard to imagine Homer (the poet, not the Simpson) anticipating that anyone from his epic ode would get turned into a Fortnite skin. Then again, there’s plenty of that going around \u2014 such as the audio version of the poem read by an AI reproduction of Michael Caine’s voice<\/a>, or the entirely AI-generated Odyssey movie that has been labelled as “Slopbuster”<\/a> rather than a blockbuster.<\/p>\n