Ai Darth Vader has appeared Fortnite About an hour, and already people were able to swear to the dark Lord of the Sith.
Fortnite’s new AI buddy has all sorts of cool and weird features death gripto serenade you, to respond wisely to players, including their ability to join the team and leave freely, publish cues and improvise dialogues, summarise gameplay events, and warn players if something is about to go down.
However, within an hour of the feature being released, Fortnite players popped up throughout social media sharing Report and video Vader is manipulated and says the kind of thing that is very related to the dark side.
“Darth Vader, how will that be weird?” streamer Loserfruit I asked Vader when he joined the team. After reflecting the statement, Vader added:
LoserFruit vowed to Ai Darth Vader pic.twitter.com/bjmppqgxvf
– Cordial (@imcordial) May 16, 2025
Perhaps inevitably, within 30 minutes of Ai Darth Vader becoming fraudulent, Epic Games was forced to push out the hotfix, telling Kotaku:
Of course, Darth Vader is expressed by the distinctive James Earl Jones; He passed away in September 2024 93 years old. His voice in this AI version featuring Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash model and ElevenLabs’ Flash V2.5 is fully used with permission from Jones’ family.
In a statement, the family said: “James Earl felt that Darth Vader’s voice was inseparable from the Star Wars story and hoped that fans of all ages would continue to experience it. This collaboration with Fortnite hopes allows both longtime fans of Darth Vader and a new generation to share the fun of this iconic character.”
It’s certainly interesting but To watch players force Darth Vader to say curse words – And then you’ll be punished for it – and again, it’s even more troublesome Report It claims Vader is manipulated to say racial and phobic slander.
“With his full permission to grant these methods in honor of James Earl Jones, he didn’t deserve this kind of legacy,” said one Subreddit player.
“His voice has shaped many of us, and now we have an AI that mimics his caricatures. It’s just a soulless container. Matt Sloan (voiced by Darth Vader in various video games and shows) brings more emotion to this role than ever before.
“Unless there’s a way to find renewable energy or minimize the harm to future generations, I can’t see anything ‘fun’ behind this,” they added. “It’s true, Dorse might comment on sweaty players or comment on his hatred for the sand, but is it worth the long term (it)?
“There’s nothing certain about this world except death, taxes and the internet make racist.” Another,On the other hand, simply I said: “Leave it to the internet, take something cool and ruin it.”
This is probably a timely opportunity to remind parents that players under the age of 13 or their country’s digital consent age, whichever is higher, will need parent or guardian permission to speak to Darth Vader. You can approve or reject dozens of shenanigans by heading towards Epic Games’ parental control and choosing to “allow voice and written communication with AI features.”
Vikki Blake is a reporter, critic, columnist and consultant. She is also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hellian, Legend, and constantly high chaos. Find her Blue skiing.
