Fortnite fans have speculated as to who voiced The Foundation, a character who appeared in the cinematic and in-game event that started the game season 6The current theory is that it is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, but there are also competing ideas. None of this matters much, but it is Fortnite players who do what they do best: speculate wildly.
Let’s take a look at the facts. On March 16, the day before Season 6 kicked off, Johnson posted a cryptic Instagram video in which he talked about the importance of March 16 “in a certain culture” and how “there is connective tissue between that world and my world.” The video ends with him saying, “This is all done to strengthen and develop and grow the strength and power known as … The Foundation,” before raising his eyebrow meaningfully.
This seems pretty clear proof to many Fortnite fans. Others have pointed it out The Foundation’s armor resembles Johnson’s tattoosOthers note that “rock” and “foundation” have similar meanings. Eurogamer reports that The Foundation’s speech lines are in a folder called “DJ” in the game code. On Reddit, players pointed to Epic’s Chief Creative Officer Donald Mustard who liked Johnson’s Instagram video as further evidence of the theory.
Johnson isn’t the only possible voice in the running, though. Players also have speculated that The Foundation is voiced by Keifer Sutherland or even Donald Mustard, who puts forward various evidence for and against their preferred candidate. As one player on Reddit succinctly sums things up, “This sucks.”
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It is stupid! Who cares who voiced the character and who is the next celebrity to get sucked in Fortnitewill be the mouth? But Fortnite has always been great at being a wild theory creation engine, where players pin down metaphorically red strings between each map change and Twitter teaser to speculate what will happen next. As more and more crossovers have entered the game, I found fan theorizing less fun, relying more on pop culture knowledge than completely unscrewing theories from any reality except those created by people who have too much time to play. FortniteThis feels like a bit old-fashioned Fortnite player craziness, the kind that I’ve missed.
My current favorite Fortnite Season 6 theory is about a new skin called Raz, which has tattoos similar to the runes on Kevin The Cube from past seasons. This ties in with another theory that Season 6’s spiers are in locations similar to the runes Kevin left behind when he was scroll across the mapIt’s the kind of detailed stuff YouTube videos are made for, and I’m here for everything. Screw the rock. Bring back the cube and let the creative juices flow from the players.
(The Rock, if you’re reading this please don’t beat me up.)