New Fortnite Leak Reveals Official Shrek Collab May Be Coming

Published Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM EST Ashely currently works as a news writer for Polygon. After getting her Translation degree, she was hired as a guide and news writer for GameRant and TheGamer. She enjoyed working as an author for these sites for six years, and in 2026, she started at Polygon, where she is able to continue to do what she loves: writing about video games. Fortnite game files indicate a Shrek character could be joining the Battle Royale Image: Dreamworks Sign in to your Polygon.com account This Thursday, Fortnite launched the first update of the One Piece mini-season, introducing new characters, sprites, and items. Leakers dug through the game files in hopes of finding some juicy information on upcoming content or more details on obtaining the Pirate Shop Access token. Instead, they came across a particularly interesting encrypted file for a Fortnite sidekick, and its description matched a character from Shrek. Various reliable leakers such as ShiinaBR, HYPEX, and Blortzen have provided details on the mysterious sidekick. We can gather that it's furry, walks on two legs, has whiskers and feathers, and includes a sword-and-hat variant. Fur and feathers might sound strange put together, but if you assume the feather is placed on its hat like a true musketeer, it actually makes sense. If you take all of this information into consideration, who else could it be besides the one and only Puss in Boots? Oh, the character also comes with matching kicks, which are probably a pair of boots. Puss in Boots could be coming to Fortnite Image: DreamWorks It seems that Fortnite will be collaborating with DreamWorks' Puss in Boots series, a spin-off franchise focused on the fearless orange cat who joined Shrek and Donkey in Shrek 2. According to ShiinaBR, a second skin in the encrypted files resembles Death, the wolf who pursues Puss after he wastes too many of his nine lives in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. This tie-in has plenty of room to expand. The Kingdom of Far Far Away and Shrek's swamp have dozens of characters that could find a home in Fortnite. Donkey's dragon wife would make the perfect glider — she's much cooler than the Frostwing dragon glider! The onion carriage could be turned into some sort of vehicle. Donkey, Gingerbread Man, and the Three Blind Mice would all be perfect sidekicks. Shrek is one of DreamWorks' most popular franchises, but this collab could also open the floodgates for more partnerships. DreamWorks has a wide selection of beloved series like Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon that would surely be a hit with Fortnite players. If these skins are encrypted, it means that they already exist somewhere in the game files. A teaser could be coming in the near future. For now, Epic Games probably wants players to focus on the One Piece cosmetics available in the shop or grinding for chests to get the Pirate Shop Access token.