This summer, Fortnite's Battle Royale mode earned its best player numbers in nearly two years thanks in no small part to the season's Pokemon-esque sprite-collecting gameplay. Those sprites were so popular, in fact, that Epic Games is keeping them around in Chapter 7 Season 4: Override, Fortnite's new gaming-themed season. Well, sort of.

The sprites we collected and played with in Season 3 are no longer in play, because Season 4 introduced a whole new pack of sprites with their own new abilities. So forget about those precious Grim Reapers and Air boys--we've got new pals to find.

For those who weren't around during Season 3, here are the basics. Sprites are little creatures that can be found in chests or wandering the island, and if you catch one and equip it, it'll give you a special ability that levels up as you play with it. If you then extract the sprite from an extraction site or by winning the game, you'll be able to re-summon it later for use in future matches. 

New sprites in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4

As of the September 3 update, there are 16 types of sprite to collect in Fortnite Battle Royale, including three related to Sonic the Hedgehog, since he's serving as this season's big star character. Each type of sprite can be in its base version, as well as rarer Golden and Cheat Master variants. But you can also unlock Cheat Master variants of some of these sprites using the Admin Panel in the lobby.

  • Overshield Sprite: gives you 10 overshield each level
  • Storm Scout Sprite: taking a certain amount of damage in the storm grants the overdrive effect, which persists even when you aren't in the storm.
  • Onigiri Sprite: grants the Overdrive effect after using any consumable item
  • X-Ray Sprite: occasionally marks nearby enemies
  • Mega Man Sprite: Allows you to do the Mega Man slide at any time
  • Sonic Sprite: makes you run faster while sprinting
  • Tails Sprite: allows you to hover in mid-air, and cancels all fall damage
  • Shadow Sprite: passively reloads your weapons for you 
  • Klombo Sprite: grants random items at each level, but you can only level it by consuming health items
  • Killswitch Sprites: gives bullet time and holds you in the air when aiming down sights
  • Bush Sprite: puts you in a bush every so often
  • Jonesy Sprite: recovers health and shield after taking damage
  • Adventure Sprite: upgrades an item in your inventory at each level
  • Crown Sprite: gain bonus crowns after a victory based on the level of the sprite, and it can only be leveled through wins. It's like a streak multiplier, essentially.
  • 8-Bit Sprite: you'll find an 8-Bit Shotgun in the next chest you open, and it'll have a score multiplier.
  • Jackrabbit sprite: gives a double jump.
Sprite Power Hours in Chapter 7 Season 4

Fortnite is still holding its power hours each Saturday in Season 4. The hours are the same as last season, too, with one at 11 AM PT-1 PM PT, and another at 6 PM PT-8 PM PT.

What's different about sprite gameplay in Chapter 7 Season 4?

While Season 4 is introducing new gizmos and new sprites, not much is fundamentally changing about the sprites--you'll still level them as you play, and extract them in order to save them to your collection and master them. But since the new sprites all have very different abilities than the ones we saw last season, there will be at least a bit of a learning curve. But that's true every season. In fact, the biggest new change for sprites is that you can now hang out with the sprites you've collected in your very own new Sprite Garden.

Mastering sprites grants bonus gizmos and other items, just like they did last season. Additionally, mastering a sprite cuts the cost to re-summon it in half.

The Sprite Garden

Starting in Season 4, when you collect a sprite it will be added to your Sprite Garden, which a new mode made with the Unreal Editor for Fortnite.

The idea here is that you can pop in to chill with your sprites in a space built to showcase your collection, either for bragging purposes or just so you can enjoy the work you put in getting all these stupid things. Any sprite you collected during Season 3 will live here, alongside any you collect during Season 4 and beyond, so the Sprite Garden will be here to stay.