Once you beat him in battle, Darth Vader will follow you around the Chapter 6 Island. The Star Wars character may be a chatbot, but he's also a strong follower who'll aid you in combat.

In this Fortnite guide, we explain how to recruit Darth Vader and where you can find him. Update (May 19): We’ve updated this guide to reflect that Darth Vader now appears in a different location.

Fortnite’s Darth Vader imitates the iconic voice of James Earl Jones, who voiced him in the Star Wars films. This technology was also used to recreate Jones’ voice in the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV show.

It's 2025, so Fortnite now includes a Darth Vader chatbot you can have stilted AI-powered conversations with after recruiting him into your squad. Naturally, a streamer has already managed to get ...

Epic Games added an AI-powered Darth Vader to "Fortnite" this month. Players interact with the character, which uses conversational AI based on James Earl Jones' voice.

AI Darth Vader has been out in Fortnite for roughly an hour, and already people have managed to get the Dark Lord of the Sith to swear. More like this Fortnite - Official PARTYNEXTDOOR Event ...

According to @HYPEX on X, a veteran leaker, it would seem that AI voices could be coming to UEFN experiences in Fortnite. Recently, Epic Games has added the AI feature to the Darth Vader NPC ...

Darth Vader has arrived in Fortnite, and your AI buddy has a death grip on all manner of cool and strange features, including the ability to serenade you (provided you only expect him to sing Star ...

Players are testing the new Darth Vader AI NPC in Fortnite, and it is clear that he has very strong opinions about certain in-game items and props.

Other Fortnite players are trying the Bart Simpson prank call approach, tricking Vader into saying things like “this Dixie Normus, you say,” which… well, you know what that sounds like.

The first day of Darth Vader’s appearance in Fortnite was chaotic. Players made him say things he wasn’t supposed to say, which is why Epic released a quick patch to fix him.