Epic has announced the latest update to Fortnite dropping today will celebrate Star Wars and specifically, the original trilogy, in the form of Skywalker Week.

As part of the celebrations, a trio of OG Star Wars heroes will be available in the store – as well as lightsabers, blaster rifles and more.

Skywalker Week will run from today, November 1 through until November 8 2022 – and will include special quests you can undertake for bonus Battle Pass XP.

Imperial Chests will include Luke’s Blue Lightsaber (ie his A New Hope weapon) and Luke’s Green Saber from Return of the Jedi. Meanwhile, Darth Vader’s Lightsaber in red has also been unvaulted.

The Junk Rift weapon has also been taken out of the vault – and now includes the chance to spawn Luke’s X-34 Landspeeder.

Fortnite v22.30 Skywalker Week skins

As for the Item Shop – the Stormtrooper is now joined by fellow Original Trilogy characters Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa and Han Solo.

Luke Skywalker Items

  • Luke Skywalker OutfitTraining Remote Back BlingSlugthrower Rifle PickaxeX-34 Landspeeder Glider

Leia Organa Items

  • Leia Organa OutfitR2-D2 Back BlingElectrostaff Pickaxe

Han Solo Items

  • Han Solo OutfitMillennium Falcon Back BlingVibro-staff Pickaxe

Fortnite v22.30 patch notes

There’s not much in the way of actual patch notes for this latest update, other than to mention the Pulse Rifle is also available once more and has been unvaulted for Skywalker week.

However, there’s also some Chrome Punk Goals that will be available for anyone who logs in for the next week until November 15.

Once claimed, these goals will remain active until January 1, 2023 – and can net you a Chromeseed Back Bling, Graveyard Rave Loading Screen and the Chrome Punk Outfit if you can hit 50 levels.

Here’s the rest of the patch notes:

Competitive Notes:

  • The Skywalker Week changes and Pulse Rifle are not included in competitive playlists.The Hunter Bolt-Action Sniper has been removed from tournament playlists.The Explosive Goo Gun has been removed from Zero Build tournament playlists.

Major Bug Fixes

  • Players are now able to collect Reboot Cards without being blocked by invisible collision.