Epic Games Denies Summit Striker Outfit is Based on Streamer Summit1G
The recently released Summit Striker outfit in Fortnite: Battle Royale is not a tribute to streamer Jaryd “summit1g” Lazar, as confirmed by Epic Games to .
The Speculation Surrounding the Summit Striker Outfit
During a livestream with Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo, the topic of the Summit Striker outfit came up and DrLupo claimed that it was a tribute skin to summit1g, with the “1G” emblem on its chest. Although initially skeptical, Ninja agreed after seeing the skin on his PC.
Ninja and Lupo also noted that the color scheme of the outfit resembled the ones summit1g uses on his streams. Initially disappointed, Ninja realized that he wasn’t the only one without a Fortnite skin based on his persona.
So, Ninja can now breathe easy knowing that while he doesn’t have a Fortnite skin dedicated to him, neither do any other streamers.