Summary
Iconic Marvel super hero Spider-Man might have a new name amongFortnitefans, thanks to an amusing glitch that saw the character’s latest skin given an unusual and unrelated name. The skin debuted in the latestFortniteupdate, which saw a crossover with Marvel heroes and villains alike arriving for a spot of battle royale action.
Marvel andFortniteare increasingly looking like a match made in heaven, judging by the number of times Marvel characters have appeared in the popular game for one crossover event or another. The latest crossover, called Absolute Doom, launched withFortniteChapter 5 Season 4, and welcomed a number of new skins based on Marvel characters to the mix, including Gwenpool, Shuri, Emma Frost, Mysterio, and War Machine.
Absolute Doom also added the new Iron SpiderFortniteskin, a version of Spider-Man’s outfit decked out in Iron Man’s iconic red and gold colors. But forFortniteplayer Britishbreadish, the Iron Spider skin arrived under a very different name: Middlesock. They shared the odd occurrence with the game’s Reddit community in search of answers.
Amusing Glitch Renames Fortnite Iron Spider Skin to Middlesock
Britishbreadish said they encountered the strange glitch while browsing theFortniteinterface in the Polish language, showing off a prominent store page promoting the Iron Spider costume as “Middlesock.” As they were unfamiliar withthe many names and costumes found in the Spider-Verse, Britishbreadish was unsure if Middlesock was some sort of canonical name for the Iron Spider, or if the issue was a result of some bug or oversight.
According to amused fellowFortniteplayers, “Middlesock” was developer Epic Games' internal code name for the Iron Spider set. Its appearance on theFortnitestore page suggests that the placeholder text was not replaced or somehow reverted in the Polish language display. The word itself has no connection toany particularSpider-Mancostumeor character, but fans clarified that Epic Games typically uses unrelated or nonsense code names for skins in the game data to try to keep new skins from being revealed too early by data miners or leakers.
Given the level of anticipation that follows any information about newFortniteskins and other pop culture products like new movies and series, it’s no surprise that creators go to some lengths to preserve the sense of surprise and secrecy around their productions. Even Hollywood films use misleading code names (or “working titles”) for some films. Marvel Studios’The Avengerswas code-named “Group Hug” during its filming, so it’s almost appropriate that aFortniteskin featuring a famous Marvel character would also have a similarly obscure code name.
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