US EditionAI-Voiced Darth Vader Can Swear, Say 'Skibidi Toilet' in Fortnite: How to Find It
- Epic Games released an AI-powered Darth Vader character in Fortnite on May 16, 2025, featuring the voice of James Earl Jones.
- This collaboration followed Jones' family granting permission to use his voice through AI models after his September 2024 death at age 93.
- AI Vader responds in real-time, joins squads, serenades players, and adapts dialogue, but players exploited it to produce curse words and inappropriate remarks.
- Epic Games released a hotfix shortly after the incident occurred in-game, assuring that similar issues should be prevented moving forward.
- The event highlights challenges in AI character moderation and raises questions about preserving legacy voices and managing interactive AI in games.
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'Star Wars' History Changed Forever as R-Rated, Racist Darth Vader Character Goes Viral
A new era of Darth Vader is here, and it’s one that will go down in history for all the wrong reasons. Credit: Lucasfilm Darth Vader and James Earl Jones James Earl Jones’ legendary voice has been synonymous with Darth Vader since the character’s first appearance in Star Wars: A New Hope (1977). Though physically portrayed by David Prowse (and later others), it was Jones’ deep, commanding baritone that gave Vader his unmistakable menace. Over th…
AI Darth Vader in Fortnite explained: Location and controversy
The latest update as part of the Fortnite x Star Wars crossover has seen an AI version of Darth Vader added to the map, with players being able to talk to and interact with the classic Star Wars villain.Vader has been created using the replicated voice of the late original voice actor, James Earl Jones, and went live in the game on 16th May.To speak to Darth Vader, players will need to enable the "conversational AI" hotkey/setting, but after whi…
AI Darth Vader Is a Thing in ‘Fortnite’ Now, and It’s Going About as Well as We Could Have Expected
The world of gaming is such an interesting place, and Fortnite just keeps pushing boundaries further and further. We’ve got Godzilla hitting the Griddy wearing Nike Air Force 1s. Now, we’ve got James Earl Jones AI Darth Vader chatting with other players in the middle of firefights. Yes, you read that right. Fortnite has officially brought Darth Vader to life in the latest season of Fortnite, functioning as a voiced chatbot that can talk with pla…
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