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Fortnite Gamers Can Now Play As An Aussie Tradie Who Eats Meat Pies

Fortnite Gamers Can Now Play As An Aussie Tradie Who Eats Meat Pies

Players will be able to change their in-game character to have tradie gear including a hi-vis shirt, tool belt and sledgehammer.

Jessica Lynch

Jessica Lynch

Fortnite gamers will soon be able to live out their Aussie tradie dreams thanks to a near skin being released.

The game has teamed up with YouTube gamer Lannan 'Lazarbeam' Eacott to launch the latest part of the Fortnite Icon Series.

Lazarbeam, who boasts a combined YouTube and social media following of more than 28 million, explained the epic revelation via his YouTube channel.

The Aussie gamer said he wanted to pay homage to his tradie roots through the costume collaboration, telling followers: "I just honestly thought it would be pretty funny to put an Australian tradie into Fortnite."

He added on Twitter: "Rather than do something over the top with my skin I wanted to honour my beginnings.

"Never thought a scuffed kid like myself would achieve something like this but I'm very excited for people to run around as Lazarbeam in-game."

By equipping the 'Lazarbeam Outfit' in Fortnite, players will be able to change their in-game character to look like the bloke, who is dressed in tradie gear including a hi-vis shirt, tool belt and sledgehammer.

Players can also purchase the 'Lazarbeam Bundle', a collection of four in-game wearable items, which include the 'Lazarbeam' Outfit, 'Baby Gingy' Back Bling, 'Ol' Mate Sledgy' Pickaxe and 'Lunch Break' Emote, which allows players to chomp down on a classic meat pie in-game.

Lazarbeam said: "I'm excited to share a slice of Australian culture with the global Fortnite community.

"It's surreal seeing yourself depicted in a video game like Fortnite, so I was eager to add some Australian inspiration from my tradie roots when designing the Outfit and Bundle. And who doesn't love a meat pie?"

The Icon Series celebrates content creators who have contributed to building Fortnite's global community, which currently has more than 350 million accounts and is one of the most popular games in the world.

Lazarbeam is the third Australian to join the Fortnite Icon Series, which includes fellow Australian gaming content creators Loserfruit and Lachlan, and international superstars such as Ninja.

Featured Image Credit: Supplied

Topics: Australia