Fortnite actually kills Deadpool for not thanking the bus driver

Deadpool is one of the most popular Fortnite Battle Royale characters. Unfortunately, it appears that Epic Games has killed him off with the latest update.

The v22.20 update, which was released on Tuesday, October 18, has brought a lot of new content to the game. Most notably, Epic has released the Fortnitemares 2022 event, which has brought several map changes, allowing players to find gravestones in many places on the island.

One gravestone belongs to the popular Marvel character, and it looks like Epic Games got rid of him for not thanking the bus driver! Here is everything you need to know about the new grave-marker.

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Deadpool did not thank the bus driver and was killed off because of it

The popular Marvel character was eliminated by Epic Games (Image via Epic Games)

Thanking the bus driver is a meme that has become very popular since 2018. Millions of internet users from all around the world have made jokes about this, and Epic Games decided to add it to Fortnite Battle Royale.

Thanks to this feature, Fortnite players can thank the bus driver before leaving the Battle Bus and jumping on the island. This is also a milestone that rewards them with XP, but some of them refuse to thank the bus driver.

Deadpool is one of the characters who refused to thank the bus driver for their services. The popular Marvel antihero even asked Fortnite players not to do it back in Chapter 2 Season 2.

Fortnite players were asked not to thank the bus driver (Image via Epic Games)

Deadpool was the first "secret skin" in Fortnite that was part of the collaboration. Many players consider the Chapter 2 Season 2 Battle Pass to be one of the best ever, and the Marvel character was the cherry on top.

However, in order to unlock the skin, Fortnite players had to complete several exclusive challenges. One of them required gamers not to thank the bus driver, which eventually became the reason of the character's demise.

The goofy gravestone reveals Deadpool's unfortunate destiny (Image via Epic Games)

It appears that Deadpool has been killed off by Epic Games in the latest Fortnite update. There is a gravestone that simply states "Didn't thank the Bus Driver," which implies that the Marvel character is buried there.

The gravestone can be found on the western side of the island. More specifically, it's present at the Beach Bash landmark, southwest of the Reality Tree.

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How to thank the bus driver in Fortnite

Thanking the bus driver in Fortnite is very simple (Image via Epic Games)

If you want to avoid ending up the same way as Deadpool, make sure you thank the bus driver at the start of every Fortnite match! By default, you can do this by pressing your emote button.

You can only thank the bus driver while you are inside the bus. Thanks to this, you will earn bonus XP that will help you level up the Battle Pass.