“ITS THE GUY FROM FORTNITE!”: MrBeast Recognized by a Fan for His Metaverse Character Than His Philanthropic Persona

Published 02/20/2023, 11:10 AM EST

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MrBeast is closely associated with terms like YouTube king, philanthropist, and millionaire. The YouTuber has achieved massive success over the years through his content. His fandom is increasing day by day because of this. Jimmy and his team have ventured into different fields with the confidence they garnered from this popularity. And the introduction into the Fortnite metaverse can be said to be a product of this.

With Jimmy being featured in a Fortnite collaboration, he yet again got another identity. Now Jimmy is recognized as the ‘Guy from Fortnite’ and he shares an interesting incident regarding this new-found identity.

MrBeast gets identified for his Fortnite persona

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One of the biggest steps taken by Epic during the introduction of Chapter 4 was its collaboration. Fortnite introduced three insane collabs during this period. The MrBeast collab was among these and it surely stood out for its uniqueness. And because of these, the YouTube icon is now getting recognized for his Fortnite presence and cosmetics.

And as a byproduct, Jimmy was identified by a person as the character who was featured in Fortnite. Jimmy shared on his Twitter page about how he was approached by someone who wanted to take a picture.

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People usually approach Jimmy because of his content creation and philanthropic background. Interestingly, unlike everyone who asks him the same request, one person asked him for a photo because he is a Fortnite character. It seems like Jimmy is now a popular Fortnite figure as well.

Jimmy not only was featured in the cosmetic bundle section but also conducted an insane challenge. He gave players an opportunity to win $1,000,000 through the extreme MrBeast Survival Challenge. All these boosted his name in the Fortnite community.

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The partnership with Fortnite and MrBeast already amassed a lot of limelight, and it seems like that has not worn out. This surely is a beneficial factor for the YouTube sensation as he now has found yet another avenue to expand his reach.

The Fortnite community is loving this metaverse recognition Jimmy is getting

Soon after Jimmy shared his short experience it was showered by responses from MrBeast supporters and Fortnite fans.

Even Fortnite pros like SypherPK who himself was part of a cosmetic line in the game responded to Jimmy’s tweet.

Fans were jokingly talking about Jimmy’s newfound popularity and were having an entertaining time.

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It surely is a wonderful thing to see one of the most loved internet celebrities expanding their reach to different paths.

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Written by:

Aravind Menon

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Aravind Menon is an eSports content writer at EssentiallySports. With a graduate degree in English Honours and post graduate degree in Literary and Cultural Studies, writing has always been a passion for Aravind. He has a keen interest in sports and occasionally enjoys watching sporting events.
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Jito Tenson