Ninja and DrLupo Killed By Hacker in Fortnite Battle Royale
By Ford James ·
Ninja, the world's most famous Fortnite player and DrLupo, one of his best pals, have been killed by a hacker in Fortnite while they were both streaming.
Hackers infest a lot of online multiplayer PC games, and battle royale titles are especially rife with them. Epic have previously said they’ll be clamping down hard on all cheaters, but this one seemed to have slipped through the cracks and came up against the one and only Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins and fellow streamer DrLupo.
They were playing a duos game and came across a player using the Bunny Brawler skin, a seasonal cosmetic that came out during Easter. He was equipped with a scoped assault rifle, and despite the gun not being as useful as something like a SCAR at close to medium range, the supposed hacker didn’t miss a shot. Check out Ninja re-watching the incident in replay mode below:
As you can see, each shot was a headshot, dealing 46 damage and swiftly disposing of both Ninja and DrLupo. No doubt the clip will have been seen by Epic Games who should be looking into the incident, especially after DrLupo asked for the player’s name, presumably to report him using the in-game report function.
In other Fortnite news, one fan has created an elaborate but convincing conspiracy theory for season five, and Lakers player Josh Hart has claimed he’s the king of Fortnite in the NBA.
(Header image courtesy of Rolling Stone.)