Sonic
Use Sonic's Spin Dash and boost your sprinting speed
SHOWN IN TRAILER
SPRITECHECKLISTFortnite Chapter 7 Season 4
“OVERRIDE” Sprites
Every verified fact about the new Fortnite Sprites in Chapter 7 Season 4 — the 12-Sprite launch roster, release time, Sprite variants, Sidekicks and the Sprite Garden — updated continuously. Official reveals and leaks always labelled separately.
✓ Verified & sourced · Last updated August 20, 2026, 12:50 AM PTAll 12 new Sprites in Season 4
Epic's launch reveal names all 12 with abilities (reported by Vice). Statuses are honest — trailer-shown, reported-pending-verification — and we verify every ability in-game and drop official renders into these cards the moment the season is live.
Tails
Hover through the air
SHOWN IN TRAILERShadow
Auto-reloads weapons when unequipped
REPORTED — VERIFYINGJackrabbit
Grants an additional mid-air jump
REPORTED — VERIFYINGKlombo
Grants random items at each level
REPORTED — VERIFYING8-Bit
Guarantees the 8-Bit Shotgun in your first chest, with a score multiplier
REPORTED — VERIFYINGCrown
Awards extra Crown Wins — levels up only through victories
REPORTED — VERIFYINGAdventure
Randomly upgrades inventory items at each level
REPORTED — VERIFYINGBush
Spawns a bush after a duration; drops bushes on eliminations at max level
REPORTED — VERIFYINGJonesy
Recovers health and shield after taking damage
REPORTED — VERIFYINGKillswitch
Improves accuracy during Hangtime
REPORTED — VERIFYINGStorm Scout
Triggers Overdrive from storm damage; reveals future circles when maxed
REPORTED — VERIFYINGMid-season: the five Design-a-Sprite winners — Bullet, Dumpster Dive, Honey, Pond and X-Ray. Meet the winners →
Sprite variants in Season 4
The launch collection counts two variant lines: Gold (12, switching on with the Gold Hours Power Hour on August 22) and the brand-new Cheat Master variant (12, debut timing unconfirmed) — 12 base + 24 variants = 36 entries. An earlier FNBRIntel leak says the other Season 3 lines (Gummy, Galaxy, Gem, Holofoil, Cube, Quack) return later; treat those as leak until verified. Officially confirmed: every Sprite gets a blocky, backpack-style redesign. Effects and drop rates land in the drop-rate table once verified.
Know the difference
Sidekicks are Fortnite's existing companion cosmetic line (since November 2025): no competitive advantage, customizable, with Sidekick Points unlocking accessories. Override adds gaming-legend Sidekicks — Spyro is trailer-shown; Tails, Rush, Pac-Man and Morgana are datamined. They aren't extractable collectibles, so they don't join the Sprite checklist — the Tails you track here is the Tails Sprite.
Your collection carries over
The Sprite Garden is Season 4's island getaway: play with your Sprites, visit friends' gardens, showcase everything — Runners collection included. Season 3 Sprites live on as Mastery Pod styles, Guardian pilots and Collection entries (early reporting: not equippable in Battle Royale). Dust and Gizmos reset at the flip, as Epic confirmed. Full guide →
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Every development we've verified. This log keeps running through launch day and beyond.
Official
Full launch roster: 12 Sprites, 36 entries — new 'Cheat Master' variant
Epic's launch reveal (reported by Vice) names all 12 base Sprites — Sonic, Tails, Shadow, Jackrabbit, Klombo, 8-Bit, Crown, Adventure, Bush, Jonesy, Killswitch and Storm Scout — with abilities for every one (see the roster below; we verify each in-game at launch). With variants the launch collection counts 36 entries: 12 base + 12 Gold + 12 of a brand-new variant type, Cheat Master. Gold variants switch on with the Gold Hours Power Hour on August 22; Cheat Master debut timing is unconfirmed.
Leak
Design-a-Sprite winner abilities datamined
Datamined, unofficial: Bullet (ammo boxes grant more ammunition), Dumpster Dive (loot from jumping into dumpsters), Honey (spawns bees that target attackers), Pond (water speed boost; jump height and fall-damage reduction at Level 5) and X-Ray (briefly reveals players through walls). The five community Sprites still arrive mid-season, not at launch.
Downtime
v42.00 downtime begins — Season 3 is over
Servers went down at 2 AM ET for the Override update. Chapter 7 Season 3 'Runners' is officially finished: unspent Sprite Dust and Gizmos are gone (Epic confirmed they reset), and the Runners collection now lives on as Mastery Pod styles, Guardian pilots and Sprite Garden residents. Season 4 is expected live around 6 AM ET.
Fact check
Sidekicks are cosmetics — they won't join the checklist
Cross-checked Epic's own Sidekicks announcement: they're the existing companion cosmetic line from November 2025 — purely cosmetic, no competitive advantage, Sidekick Points unlock accessories. Override adds collab Sidekicks (Spyro shown in the trailer; Tails, Rush, Pac-Man and Morgana datamined). They are not extractable collectibles, so the checklist tracks the Tails Sprite, not the Tails Sidekick.
Leak
Key-art leak stretches the collab roster
A leaked Override key art (corroborated by dataminer HYPEX, still unofficial) adds Kingdom Hearts' Sora, Beyond Good & Evil's Jade and Roblox's 99 Nights in the Forest to the season's gaming-legends lineup.
Official
All 8 launch Sprites revealed
Epic's trailer officially named the launch roster: Sonic (Spin Dash + sprint boost), Tails (hover), Jazz Jackrabbit (appears to grant an extra air jump), Klombo, Bushranger, Killswitch, Victory Crown and The Adventurer. Only Sonic's and Tails' powers are shown on screen — the rest stay unlisted here until verified.
Leak
All 7 variant lines return — plus new types
Per dataminer FNBRIntel (via Vice): Gold, Gummy, Galaxy, Gem, Holofoil, Cube and Quack all continue in Season 4, and the files point to brand-new variant types whose names are still unknown. Officially confirmed alongside: every Sprite gets a blocky, backpack-style redesign.
Official
Downtime schedule confirmed
v42.00 downtime starts 2 AM ET on August 20; servers are expected back around 6 AM ET. The Battle Pass — Sonic at Level 85, Geno at Level 60, a customizable Tetris outfit — unlocks the moment the update drops.
Season 4 Sprite questions, answered
What are the new Sprites in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4?+
12 new Sprites launch with Override: Sonic, Tails, Shadow, Jackrabbit, Klombo, 8-Bit, Crown, Adventure, Bush, Jonesy, Killswitch and Storm Scout — 36 collectible entries counting the Gold and new Cheat Master variants. Five Design-a-Sprite winners (Bullet, Dumpster Dive, Honey, Pond, X-Ray) arrive mid-season on top.
How many Sprites are there in Fortnite Season 4?+
At launch: 12 base Sprites and 36 total collectible entries (12 base + 12 Gold + 12 Cheat Master variants), per Epic's launch reveal. Gold variants activate with the Gold Hours Power Hour on August 22; Cheat Master timing is unconfirmed. We verify the live count in-game and track it on the checklist.
What time does Fortnite Season 4 Override come out?+
August 20, 2026. v42.00 downtime began at 2 AM ET and servers are expected back around 6 AM ET (10:00 UTC). Downtime windows can run long, so treat the end time as approximate.
Do Season 3 Sprites carry over to Season 4?+
Your Runners collection carries over as cosmetics — Mastery Pod Back Bling styles, Guardian Outfit pilots, your Collection page and the new Sprite Garden — but early reporting says they won't remain equippable in Battle Royale.
Do Sprite variants return in Season 4?+
At launch the collection counts two variant lines: Gold (12, activating with Gold Hours on August 22) and the brand-new Cheat Master variant (12, debut timing unconfirmed). An earlier FNBRIntel leak said all seven Season 3 lines return eventually — the launch reveal doesn't include the other five yet, so treat those as later-season until verified.
What is the Sprite Garden?+
A new Season 4 island getaway where you play with your Sprites, visit friends' gardens and showcase your entire collection — including your Season 3 Runners Sprites. New Sprites you collect are added automatically.
Are Sidekicks the same as Sprites?+
No. Sidekicks are Fortnite's existing companion cosmetic line (since November 2025) — purely cosmetic, no competitive advantage. Override adds collab Sidekicks like Spyro, but they aren't extractable collectibles and don't join the Sprite checklist.
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