Fortnite dropped its latest Level Up Pack this week, and it’s a bit of an unusual one.
The skin that comes in this season’s pack is called Captain Hypatia–she’s a starship captain.
That arms-and-legs thing isparticularlyinteresting when you take it in conjunction with her name.
There have been other things called Hypatia in the 1600 years since Hypatia of Alexandria was alive.
So they had kind of an oligarchy going.
But they weren’t done.
After that show, they took her arms and legs outside of town and burned them.
That might seem excessive (because it very clearly is!
), but this was pretty much just a traditional Alexandrian political murder.
The distant past was a bad time to be alive, honestly.
So now that you know this horrifying story, let’s look once again at Captain Hypatia in Fortnite.
But luminary also has another meaning: a famous smart person.
Then you’ve got the arms and legs thing.
Lastly, this flavor text: “No ship.
Just an unstoppable spirit.”
This skin gets several layers deep into the metaphors.
It’s kinda nice–most new skins don’t come bundled with an interesting topic of conversation.
Hopefully we see more of this kind of thing in the future.
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