Fortnite adds over 30 AI voices to skins for Creative mode

Zachary Roberts Published 19/07/2026

Fortnite has come under fire recently for its usage of AI, with one collaboration immediately reexamining the partnership after that revelation. Generative AI usage in games is generally frowned upon by gamers, although game developers are more commonly using it now.

That, of course, includes Epic Games, which has just sort of doubled down on the AI usage in Fortnite. However, instead of the normal gen AI, Epic has assigned 36 voices to characters using independent voice actors who have agreed to let their voices be used.

Epic Games gets 36 Fortnite character voices through AI

Image credit: Epic Games

According to renowned leaker ShiinaBR, Epic Games has introduced AI voices for 36 characters. These are not really going to impact anything in Battle Royale, though. This is mostly for Creative mode.

Creators can now use these characters in their maps and give them lines to say. Rather than have a voice actor voice those lines, though, Epic Games is using AI to recreate the voices for the characters.

It’s important to note that the voices are not tied to a purchase, so you won’t necessarily get access if you buy the skin or already own it. It’s pretty much exclusively for creators who may want to tell a story in a Creative map.

All players, whether they own the skins or not, will get access to the voices in that way. Some of the characters include:

• Cuddle Team Leader
• Brite Bomber
• Lexa Hexbringer
• Agent Jones
• The Imagined
• Helsie Midnight
• Fishstick
• Haylee Skye

What is particularly interesting about some of these is that they have existing voice actors, but those voices aren’t the ones used here. Epic didn’t have permission to use Troy Baker for Agent Jones. They can’t use Cherami Leigh (The Imagined), either.

It remains unlikely that the AI voices will be used in Fortnite storytelling, though. When there are live events with these characters involved, Epic may still use the voice actors they’ve been using.

Featured image credit: Epic Games

Zachary Roberts

About Zachary Roberts

Zachary Roberts is an avid gamer and writer that loves to merge those things. He’s been featured on VideoGamer, ComicBook, New Leaf, Esports.net, and Sportskeeda as well as the On SI network of Sports Illustrated and Sporting News.

View full profile

Read Also

Dota 2

BLAST SLAM VIII Finals predictions and preview Michael Hassall It’s been a long road, but after a strangely-formatted group stage, and a decidedly anticlimactic playoffs, we’re down to the final three teams in BLAST SLAM VIII. The finals are today (Oct. 11) and we’ll see the premier teams in Dota 2 clash. Perhaps disappointingly, we’re not seeing a new wave of top-teams at the pinnacle of Dota 2 competition, with the three final teams being the same trio we’ve ...

Esports Betting

NFL petitions U.S. Supreme Court for clarity on prediction markets Michael Hassall The heat is officially on for prediction market operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket as the NFL, one of the United States’ biggest sports leagues, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the classification of prediction markets. In a brief filed late on Thursday (Oct. 8), the National Football League (NFL) backed the state of New Jersey’s request for the U.S.’s highest legal entity to review whether ...

League of Legends

LoL Worlds Prize Pool: How Much Is the 2026 Winner Getting? Hannan Mundia The 2026 League of Legends World Championship is about to begin and it is one of the game’s most anticipated tournament of the year. With 19 of the best teams battling it out, fans may wonder how large the 2026 Worlds LoL prize pool is. Being one of the largest esports games, it makes sense that there are multiple League of Legends tournaments throughout the year. Even setting the three ...

Dota 2

Who will prevail?: BLAST SLAM VIII Playoffs preview, predictions, and more Michael Hassall After a week of intense Group Stage, Last Chance and Seeding stage matches, and a few days of rest, BLAST SLAM VIII returns tomorrow (Oct. 8) with the Playoffs. If we’re honest, there haven’t been too many surprises. We’d liked to have seen a BetBoom or Team Liquid make the cut, but ultimately these aren’t the teams of earlier in the year, and with new rosters comes new uncertainty. That's ...

Dota 2

Dota 2’s new Tidehunter Arcana is mind-blowing, but prepare to spend $200+ to get it Michael Hassall Night owls in North America and early risers in Europe woke up to a brand new Dota 2 Arcana, the first new release of Dota’s rarest and most-coveted cosmetics since 2024. The recipient? Tidehunter, whose Maw of the Megladon Arcana transforms the already selachian sea-dweller into a full-blown shark. But while Arcana’s have traditionally been part of big events in Dota 2, either the now-discontinued Battle Passes, or most recently, ...

Valorant

VCT Champions 2026 Playoffs round 1 predictions: best picks Owen Harsono Top-tier Valorant is coming back, as the first round of the VCT Champions 2026 playoffs is about to begin. If you’re looking to trade on these matches, let’s go over what the prediction markets think, as well as who I believe are going to take each series. Opening the playoffs is a match between two international Valorant winners. NRG are of course looking to defend their title after winning VCT ...

Esports Betting

LeBron James will earn more from prediction markets than basketball this year Michael Hassall Superstar basketball player Lebron James will earn more from prediction markets this year than from playing ball thanks to his mind-blowing 15 million dollar Polymarket sponsorship. The deal has highlighted both the contentious issue of prediction markets and sport (and the true market value of a 41-year-old player) as one of the NBA’s biggest stars now clearly has more cultural cache off the court than the value of a teammate ...