Fortnite Adds Will Smith’s Bad Boys Character, Mike Lowrey

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From the Master Chief to John Wick and Ellen Ripley, Fortnite has had its fair share of unexpected and amusing crossovers. That tradition continued this weekend with the addition of another surprising guest for Epic Games’ popular battle royale title: Mike Lowrey, Will Smith’s cop character from the action-fueled series of Bad Boys films.



Available now in the Fortnite item shop, the Mike Lowrey Outfit includes an item called the Detective’s Duffle Back Bling, a duffle bag coupled with an assault rifle and handcuffs, as well as a set of knives called the Loose Cannon Cutters.



It isn’t clear what prompted Epic Games to add Will Smith to Fortnite, but Bad Boys is still remembered as one of the greatest action/comedy films from the 1990s. The movie is notable for jump-starting the Hollywood career of director Michael Bay, who would go on to direct other...

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Because that is what kids who play Fortnight want.... an avatar from some 90's movie they have never seen.