Fans Believe Homer Simpsons' Nipples Point to Fortnite Policy Change

This week, Fortnite players got their archetypal glimpse astatine thing ne'er seen successful the crippled before: nipples. Specifically, Homer Simpsons' nipples. And large ones too, astatine that.

Yes, an upcoming Fortnite exemplary volition diagnostic a giant-sized mentation of Homer wearing conscionable his underpants, with everything other (including his nipples) connected show. Why is this specified a large woody to Fortnite's faithful? Well, it's due to the fact that the crippled has refused to picture immoderate benignant of areola previously.

While ne'er publically stated, Fortnite developer Epic Games has seemingly mandated that its conflict royale should beryllium nipple-less. The evident regularisation was archetypal discussed among fans each the mode backmost successful 2019, erstwhile the game's high-profile Travis Scott performance (and his purchasable in-game skin) some showed the rapper with a smooth, nip-free chest.

Homer Simpsons' nipples.

Since then, galore Fortnite-original characters and a full parade of different celebrated figures person appeared successful the crippled shirtless, but besides nipple-less. A non-exhaustive database includes God of War's Kratos, Avatar: The Last Airbender's Aang, WWE's John Cena, Dragonball Z's Goku, and Marvel superheroes specified arsenic Drax and The Hulk.

IGN has often asked Epic Games if it would similar to remark connected the deficiency of nipples successful Fortnite, but has ne'er received an official, on-the-record response.

Curiously, we've noted that Fortnite's nipple-free decree besides extends to Fortnite's third-party modes. Earlier this year, Philips launched Body Royale, a promotional mode designed to item its latest OneBlade shaver. On Philips' website, photos for the merchandise picture its usage crossed each types of assemblage hair, by antheral models who decidedly person nipples successful existent life.

But wrong Fortnite, successful Body Royale, the enactment plays retired against the backdrop of an in-game exemplary who is distinctly nipple-less. Did Philips person to region the nipples astatine Epic Games' request, successful bid to get this acquisition successful the game? (Philips has besides not responded to IGN's requests for comment.)

The Philips OneBlade's promotional Fortnite mode, Body Royale.

Now, Homer Simpson looks acceptable to alteration each of that. But why? Is determination thing astir Homer's plan that allows his nipples — thing much than a brace of achromatic dots — connected his animated body? It seems improbable — different cel-shaded characters person inactive been nipple-less before.

Does The Simpsons travel with its ain acceptable of marque rules that necessitate nipples and supercede Epic Games' own? Or possibly there's thing circumstantial present astir the information that nearly-naked Homer's in-game quality has to lucifer up with the aforesaid plan shown successful The Simpsons' accompanying Fortnite crossover Disney+ shorts.

Alternatively, fans say, this could each constituent to thing of a wider argumentation alteration wrong Epic Games. As Fortnite shifts to its caller Chapter Seven epoch and collaborates with Quentin Tarantino, possibly present is the clip to easiness this peculiar restriction. After nipples, what's next? If Epic Games ever acknowledges this, we'll fto you know.

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