TSM Myth Goes Full Braveheart To Unite Skull Trooper Army In Fortnite
By Jesse Collins ·
With the re-release of the Skull Trooper, TSM Myth had some fun with his Skully Gang Fortnite fans and decided to cover Dusty Divot for Halloween.
Sometimes influencers have the ability to really rally their fans to do something unique. In Fortnite Battle Royale, it’d take some real effort to bring together a lot of fans. TSM Myth, on the other hand, saw an opportunity and he took it when it came to the re-release of the Skull Trooper skin.
The Skull Trooper skin was available originally during the 2017 Fortnite Halloween event, long before the influx of players happened early in 2018. Those that were playing the game at the time had a shot at purchasing the Skull Trooper skin, which is basically a skeleton-themed Halloween costume, in the Item Shop. Those that had the skin wore it like a badge of honor (similarly to the Red Knight skin) since Epic Games took it out of the Shop and didn’t re-release it… until now. Skull Trooper dropped this week on the Item Shop again, making a swarm of skeletons flood the servers.
It turns out a lot of Myth’s fans bought the skin, so he opted to invite them all and organize a bunch of them into the same server. After a few random matches, he figured out a way to have even more fun. Early on, he rallies his troops via his live stream, comprised of his Skull Trooper army named the “Skully Gang”. (Fair warning: The videos have some NSFW language and teabagging.)
He delivered a heartfelt speech to his fans that were among him. “I believe in a time,” he started, “in a world, where Skull Troopers alike can come together. Can unite. Can push forward towards something greater. Toward something bigger, toward one objective, toward one goal! Toward one society of Skullys! Now is our time!”
He told his viewers to head to buy the skin and organized as many of them as he could together for a massive feat. He told them all to head to Wailing Woods to farm out every tree possible. From there, head to Dusty Divot.
In the 50 v 50 match, the Woods were completely cleared pretty quickly. Myth got an sky view of the woods getting demolished in real-time as he came down, but got taken out by a viewer before it was all done. He watched through the eyes of another teammate, helping guide the process via the stream.
Dusty Divot was covered in wood and Myth showed his support at the end of it all. "We achieved what some thought was gonna be impossible. We brought it together and did what they thought we could."
The Skully Gang is a fine example of the power that influencers have with their communities. The Skull Trooper Armor was available last week and it will likely be available again just about a year from now. If you missed it, never fear. You can still dress up as the Skull Trooper in real life with the official Fortnite Halloween costumes or keep a Funko Pop vinyl of the skin on your desk.