Fortnite is jumping on the ShantyTok craze with this new emote

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Fortnite now has a TikTok sea shanty-inspired squad emote, because apparently nothing is sacred anymore.

If you'Ra someways not tuned into net ongoings, the oceangoing shanty Wellermen blew up happening TikTok earliest this year thanks to TikTok user Nathan Evans. The viral hit gave nascence to ShantyTok, suggestion scads of others to join in the fun with their own baselines and harmonies.

@nathanevanss
The Wellerman. #seashanty #sea #shanty #infectious agent #singing #acoustic #sea rover #fresh #original #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #singer #scottishsinger #scottish
♬ Wellerman - Sea Hovel - Nathan Sir Arthur John Evans

Epic has now definite to bewilder in their take with the Shanty for a Squad emote, which dropped on the Fortnite point shop yesterday and costs 500 V-Bucks. Similar the Christmas Carol radical emote, this one increases the number of voices for every member of the squad that uses it.

🎶One day, when the squaddin' is through with, We'll contract our nickname and go 🎶Gather disc-shaped the Item Shop and grab the Shanty for a Squad Emote inspired past @NathanEvanss and #shantyTok! pic.chirrup.com/9UCAh531cwMarch 4, 2021

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Shanty for a Squad even has its own lyrics, appropriately Fortnite-themed, naturally, with lyrics like "See there, the storm she's come / To whittle us down and leave just indefinite / One day, when the squaddin' is done / We'll take our dub and crack," all accompanied aside a lovely drum. Is it a little forced? Perhaps, but information technology makes a nice change from sticking a bunch together of stochastic pop culture characters in the game as skins.

Mollify 5 of Fortnite is looking to wrap up before long, and while Fortnite season 6 doesn't have a definite date one of these days, we throne likely expect it to arrive quondam in the next few weeks.

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