Epic Games Reveals Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 Battle Pass With John Wick And TheBurntPeanut

Epic Games has revealed the Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 Battle Pass for the Fortnite Runners season, with the season launching on June 6, 2026.

“Fortnite feels confused right now when it comes to events and crossovers”

Pocket Tactics

VICE says the Battle Pass will include a total of eight new skins and highlights collabs such as John Wick and a crossover with Twitch streamer TheBurntPeanut.

Pocket Tactics

Pocket Tactics frames the moment as a broader uncertainty around Chapter 7 Season 3, pointing to Fortnite’s events and crossovers feeling “directionless” while Epic Games faces behind-the-scenes layoffs.

Pocket Tactics also notes that Chapter 7 Season 3 is “locked and loaded for Saturday, June 6, 2026,” and says Epic Games will release a full gameplay trailer during Summer Game Fest 2026.

TheBurntPeanut’s Fortnite crossover is now confirmed after weeks of rumors, with The Times of India saying the streamer “has officially revealed that the crossover is real.”

The Times of India reports that TheBurntPeanut is not added as a traditional playable skin, but instead as a special Sprite companion that can appear from regular Chests, purple Sprite Chests, or while walking around different areas of the map.

The Times of India

The Times of India adds that the drop rate for TheBurntPeanut Sprite is only 1.5%, making it “one of the rarest Sprites currently found in Fortnite.”

Pocket Tactics says Fortnite’s senior director, 'EpicTofuChris', has confirmed the Sidekick cosmetic is TheBurntPeanut, and it also quotes TheBurntPeanut saying, "I know nothing about Fortnite, stop asking me."

VICE lists Battle Pass rewards for the launch week starting on June 6, including “John Wick and Dog (Skin + Sidekick)” and “John Wick Gunglider (Glider).”

“Epic Games has revealed the entire Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 Battle Pass”

VICE

VICE also says the Fortnite Runners Battle Pass will feature remix skins of classic Fortnite characters such as PJ and Slone, alongside the John Wick cosmetic “Pen & Ink.”

Pocket Tactics describes player backlash around the TheBurntPeanut collaboration, including calls to cancel the crossover, and it quotes TheBurntPeanut’s claim that he is “always working on cool shit behind the scenes.”

Pocket Tactics further ties the controversy to Pride Month and to allegations involving “homophobic language” and laughing at other players using “racial slurs,” while it notes EpicTofuChris confirmed TheBurntPeanut by name.