Warning: spoilers ahead for Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #5!
In the latest issue of DC's Batman/Fortnite crossover series, the Dark Knight battles Deathstroke despite the pair having agreed to team-up to escape the nightmare of Fortnite Island. While Batman managed to break free from the time loop of endless battles posed by Fortnite, he still has no memory of his time before waking up on the island, joining other fighters in the same predicament. This seemed to include Catwoman and Deathstroke, with none of Batman's new team remembering their lives before being imprisoned in the game world. However, Slade Wilson's true colors have been revealed in this new issue, and the two rivals battle once more after their discovery of the Zero Point.
In prior issues of Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point from Donald Mustard, Christos N. Gage, Reilly Brown, Nelson Faro DeCastro, and John Kalisz, Batman and his new squad managed to find a means into the secure tunnels and facilities used by the shadowy figures who are abducting warriors from throughout the multiverse to take part in their deadly tournament. However, the end of the last issue saw the death of Fishstick, confirming that the team has a traitor in their midst.
Sure enough, Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #5 sees Deathstroke betray the team when they discover the Zero Point, the powerful conduit of multiversal energy that allows the agents to grab new fighters from all sorts of worlds. Batman was able to deduce that Wilson was working with the squad's mysterious adversaries, realizing that Deathstroke never lost his memories like the others. A brief clash leaves Slade tied up while the team make their way to their respective worlds, leaving Batman, Catwoman, and Deathstroke until last, seeing as they're all returning to the same reality. However, Slade manages to break free. Using the same device used by Fortnite's Agent Jonesy and players during the Season 6 live event, Deathstroke is able to teleport home without Batman and Catwoman's help, stranding them on Fortnite Island.
With only one issue left, it's going to be fascinating seeing how Batman and Catwoman make it home to Gotham City. While Deathstroke's betrayal was predictable, stranding them on the island promises to continue the series' surprisingly in-depth exploration of Fortnite's lore. Now, it's likely that Batman and Catwoman will have to meet the island's controllers face to face, potentially to obtain a multiversal travel device of their own. Earlier issues showed reports from observers that suggested a larger purpose to the endless combat of Fortnite, with agents even selecting specific competitors - like G.I. Joe's Snake Eyes - to slow Batman down. Now, Catwoman and the Dark Knight may need to uncover the truth of this hidden elite to get back to Gotham.
Batman showed his geniues by figuring out that Deathstroke was the traitor even without his memories of their long history as rivals in the DC Universe. Hopefully, Deathstroke's betrayal will only serve to focus Batman's detective instincts on the hidden secrets of Fortnite, and the shadowy individuals who have put the series' multiversal cast through so much suffering.
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