Rare Fortnite Battle Pass and Event Emotes
Floss The “Floss” emote—inspired by the viral flossing dance—is one of the most well-known in Fortnite. But because it was only available as part of the Season 2 Battle Pass, it will never be released again, making it extremely rare. Released in: December 2017
Orange Justice The “Orange Justice” dancing emote is about as well-known as the Floss. In fact, the “Orange Justice” took off, becoming its own viral trend. But the actual emote is surprisingly rare—it could only be obtained by reaching Tier 26 with the Season 4 Battle Pass. Released in: May 2018
Take the L “Take the L” was released during Season 3. It featured characters holding up an L shape to their heads while dancing. But it’s since been pulled, and it’s now hidden behind the “See Confrontational Emotes” setting to help prevent toxic behaviors. That makes this one pretty rare. Released in: February 2018 Bonus Emote: A holiday-themed variation on “Take the L”—called “Take the Elf”—was also available for a limited time.
Laugh It Up Like “Take the L”, the “Laugh It Up” emote has been hidden behind the “See Confrontational Emotes,” probably because it was primarily used for taunting other players. It was originally offered in the Item Shop, but because Fortnite tries to create a more positive playing experience, you don’t see it anymore. Released in: June 2018.
The Worm “The Worm” emote shows characters doing the breakdance move of the same name. It’s an iconic emote made even more legendary by the fact that you could only get it as part of the Season 2 Battle Pass. Released in: December 2017
Ride the Pony “Ride the Pony” is another emote that was originally only offered as part of the Season 2 Battle Pass. But unlike the other exclusive Season 2 BP emotes that have never been offered again, “Ride the Pony” was brought out a second time for players who purchased the Founders Pack. Released in: December 2017
Heart Sign The “Heart Sign” emote shows your character making a heart with its thumb and forefinger. It was a synced emote that was included as part of the Barbed Troublemaker Set featuring Fortnite character Halley. The entire set was available for 2,500 V-Bucks, but it was only available for about a week and hasn’t been offered since. Released in: March 2022
Pony Up “Pony Up” features characters celebrating on a stick horse. It was offered with the Battle Pass in Chapter 1: Season 2 as a reward for reaching Tier 20. Unfortunately, like other Battle Pass items, it probably won’t ever be released again. Released in: August 2019
Sweaty Rotation “Sweaty Rotation” was released as part of the No Sweat Summer event. This emote features a spinning sign, and it was offered for free—but only as a reward for completing all 14 of the event challenges. That made it fairly hard to earn, and because it’s never been offered in the Item Shop, it’s pretty rare. Released in: Summer 2022
Go Home! / Welcome! The “Go Home!” and “Welcome!” emotes were released as part of Fortnite’s Season X. In both emotes, your character holds up a sign. The “Go Home!” emote shows The Visitor inside a crossed-out circle, and in "Welcome!,” the sign says, “I <3 ” with an image of The Visitor. These emotes were only available for 3 days, but players who snagged one frequently use them in celebration or protest. Released in: October 2019
I Declare! The “I Declare!” brought debutante style to Fortnite, featuring characters fanning themselves and clutching their (metaphorical) pearls. This emote was available as a reward for completing the Love and War challenges in Chapter 2: Season 1. Released in: February 2020
Check the Map Feeling lost? The “Check the Map” emote might be just the thing—if you managed to snag it as part of the Find it in Fortnite quests during Chapter 4: Season 1. The quests were pretty challenging and had to be completed in a short time, so this one is pretty rare even though it was released more recently. Released in: February 2023
Reality’s Master The “Reality’s Master” emote features your character juggling a glass ball. It’s mystical and cool, but was only available as part of The Herald Quests if you obtained the Nothing’s Forever Set. Released in: November 2022
The Wave “The Wave” is just about as simple as it gets—it’s just your character waving. On top of that, this was a free emote given out to anyone who completed Tier 5 during Season 2. But if you haven’t been playing Fortnite that long, “The Wave” will always be an elusive icon. Released in: December 2017
Members Only To get the “Members Only” emote, you had to have a Fortnite Crew subscription between January 14th, 2021, and February 15, 2021. That means that even if you bought the subscription after that time, you still wouldn’t have this ultra-exclusive emote featuring a secret handshake. Released in: January 2021
Lil Treat “Lil’ Treat” is all about the summer fun. It features your character riding in a tiny ice cream truck while enjoying a popsicle. Sadly, it was only available as a reward for completing all 12 of the challenges in the Cosmic Summer Quest during Chapter 2: Season 7. Released in: June 2021
Booby Trapped Feeling a little pirate-ish today? Then “Booby Trapped” is the perfect emote—if you have it. This one could only be obtained by completing all four of the Buccaneer’s Bounty challenges during Season 8. Released in: April 2019
And The Crowd Goes Wild The “And The Crowd Goes Wild” emote features your character holding up a scorecard and encouraging an imaginary crowd’s applause. It’s perfect for hyping up your buddies, but it’s pretty rare—although, after over 2 1/2 years away from the Item Shop, it made a surprise appearance in late July 2025. Released in: September 2021
Team Tomato / Team Burger The “Team Tomato” and “Team Burger” emotes were released as part of the popular—but limited—Food Fight event in Battle Royale. In the event, two teams of 50 players each had to defend either a Tomato (representing Uncle Pete’s Pia Pit) or a Burger (representing Beef Boss’ Durrr Burger). Released in: August 2019
Fortnite Dance Emotes
Fresh The “Fresh” emote shows your character throwing down dance moves that will seem awfully familiar to fans of the ‘90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The moves are obviously a reference to a dance popularized by the character Carlton, played by Alfonso Ribeiro. In fact, Ribeiro filed a lawsuit with Epic Games for using the choreography. The suit was later dropped, but Fortnite has never released the “Fresh” emote again. Released in: December 2017
Rambunctious “Rambunctious” is another dance that may have been inspired by Carlton from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Although there wasn’t a lawsuit around this one, it was permanently pulled from the Item Shop—sort of. It was added to the Item Shop for a single day in December 2017, but was pulled again the same day. Released in: June 2018
Tidy The “Tidy” dance emote is based on rapper Snoop Dogg’s dance in the song “Drop It Like It’s Hot.” It was released (and pulled) at around the same time as the “Fresh” emote, possibly due to concerns about another lawsuit. Released in: April 2018
It’s Complicated “It’s Complicated” is a dance emote that was originally given as a free perk to players who bought Nintendo Switch earbuds. This is another emote that led to a lawsuit—this one filed by Kyle Hanagami, the choreographer of the dance that (allegedly) inspired the emote. Because of the controversy, it’s unlikely that this one will ever return to the Item Store. Released in: August 2020
Bop The “Bop” dance emote was also based on a dance choreographed by Hanagami, this one for the Broadway musical Bop. The dance only appeared in the Item Shop twice and may have been pulled over similar concerns over the rights to the dance. Released in: Early 2020
Hot Marat “Hot Marat” was part of a partnership between Fortnite and Disney to celebrate the release of Ralph Breaks the Internet. The emote featured Wreck-It Ralph’s signature dance moves—but because “Hot Marat” was only available in the Item Shop for 2 days, it’s pretty rare. Released in: November 2018.
Go Mufasa “Go Mufasa” is a dance emote to the song “BOP” by DaBaby, choreographed by Mufasa. It was originally released as a rare emote, but was later upgraded to be part of the Icon Series. Released in: November 2020
Stuck “Stuck” is a dance emote that features the Cardi B song “Up.” It was only available for two days and has never been released again—possibly because some people think the lyrics aren’t appropriate for a game played by kids. Released in: September 2018
Introducing… The “Introducing…” dance emote was released only to PlayStation Plus Subscribers through the PlayStation Store. It was part of the PlayStation Plus Celebration Pack 10. (Players who obtained this emote can still use it on the PC as long as they link their Epic Games and PlayStation accounts.) Released in: July 2020
The Robot If you want to see your character pop-and-lock it, you need “The Robot.” Unfortunately, you could only get it with the Season 3 Battle Pass—and even if you had the pass, you had to reach Tier 95 to get the emote. Ultra-rare. Released in: February 2018
Rare Fortnite Crossover and Collaboration Emotes
Head Banger “Head Banger” is an Icon Series emote released to commemorate Travis Scott’s in-game concert in 2018. It’s appeared in the Item Shop occasionally since the event, but it’s not offered often, so fans have to grab it on the rare occasion it pops up. (Note that this is not the same emote as “Headbanger,” which was released in 2018.) Released in: April 2020
Rage “Rage” is another emote released after the Travis Scott—this one features your character holding up a flaming microphone stand. It’s perfect for when you’re on the verge of rage-quitting, but it’s impossible to get unless you completed the event challenges. Released in: April 2020
XOXO The “XOXO” emote was released after Ariana Grande’s live Fortnite concert—but because the Rift Tour Quests weren’t available until after the concert, a lot of people missed out on completing them. That makes Grande’s “XOXO” emote especially rare, even among limited-time collaborations. Released in: August 2021
Freezing Burst “Freezing Burst” was released as part of a collaboration with the video game God of War. It was available in the Item Shop for 1,000 V-Bucks, but after it disappeared in March 2021, it was never offered again—even after another God of War game was released. Released in: December 2020
Lazer Blast / Lazer Flex “Lazer Blast” and “Lazer Flex” were released as part of a collaboration with EDM group Major Lazer. Although they were offered as limited-release items, they’ve since been seen in the Item Shop—so even though they’re rare, they may be hope to snag them in the future. Released in: August 2019
I Ain’t Afraid “I Ain’t Afraid” was an emote set to the Ghostbusters theme song. It was released as part of a Ghostbusters set in Chapter 2. “I Ain’t Afraid” hasn’t been seen again since then, but we can’t rule out a potential future collab, especially with the revival of the franchise. Released in: November 2021
Punching Practice “Punching Practice” was released as part of a set in collaboration with Arcane: League of Legends. It’s extremely popular, but unfortunately, it hasn’t been seen in the Item Shop since February 2022. Released in: January 2022
Widow’s Pirouette The “Widow’s Pirouette” emote could only be purchased as part of a bundled purchase with the Marvel Black Widow Skin. That skin was only available during a limited-time Avengers collaboration. Released in: April 2019
Square Up “Square Up” features your character doing a little hopscotch dance. It was released as part of the PlayStation Plus Celebration Pack 15 for PlayStation Plus subscribers, and was only available during Chapter 2: Season 8. Released in: September 2021
Vibrant Vibin’ The “Vibrant Vibin’” emote was released on Twitch Drops. To earn it, players had to connect their Epic Games account to their Twitch account, then watch 30 minutes of gameplay from supported streamers. This emote was a lot of fun, featuring lights and dancing, so it was popular—but only available for a limited time. Released in: June 2022
Freestylin’ “Freestylin’” is another emote that could only be obtained from Twitch Drops. This fun dance move was included in the Twitch Prime Pack 2, which was available during Season 4. Released in: May 2018
Scenario The “Scenario” emote is a double-crossover—it’s based on the dance from the song “Love Scenario” by K-Pop group iKON. Additionally, it was only available to players who logged into the game with a Samsung Galaxy S10 mobile device. However, since it’s not an Icon Series item, it may be re-released in the Item Shop. Released in: March 2019
Jedi Training No matter how much you love Star Wars, you won’t be able to use the Force (or the Dark Side) to get the “Jedi Training” emote. This one was only available by completing the Star Wars Challenges in Chapter 2: Season 1. Released in: December 2019
Naruto Emotes There were 4 emotes released as part of the Naruto Set that was available during Chapter 2: Season 8—”Summoning Jutsu,” “Ramen Break,” “Striking Shadow Snakes,” and “Rasenshuriken.” These emotes were extremely popular, especially with anime fans. Unfortunately, they haven’t appeared in the Item Shop for a really long time, and there’s no word on whether they’ll appear again. Released in: June 2022
Rare Fortnite Sports and Seasonal Emotes
Kiss the Cup The “Kiss the Cup” emote shows your character kissing a golden trophy in celebration. It was released after player Bugha won the Fortnite World Cup in 2019. “Kiss the Cup” only stayed in the Item Shop for 24 hours, and it’s never been released again, making it one of the rarest emotes in Fortnite history. Released in: July 2019
Raise the Cup “Raise the Cup” shows your character lifting a trophy above its head. The emote references Liverpool’s celebration after winning the Premier League trophy. “Raise the Cup” was available in the Item Shop or as a tournament reward—but either way, it disappeared after only a few days, and it’s never been offered again. Released in: August 2020
Pelé’s Air Punch “Pelé’s Air Punch” features the iconic celebration of soccer legend Pelé. It was offered as a prize for players who ranked in the Pelé Cup in January 2021, and was also available periodically throughout 2021. But it hasn’t been seen again since then. Released in: January 2021
Hang Loose Celebration The “Hang Loose Celebration” emote was offered as part of the Neymar Jr. Icon Series Set. It could be obtained by completing the Neymar Jr. Quests achievement, but it hasn’t been available since shortly after its release. Released in: April 2021
Sing Along The “Sing Along” emote shows your character lip-synching along to “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” the anthem (and official motto) of Liverpool F.C. This exclusive item was only offered for one day—so it’s a big flex for Liverpool fans who managed to snag it. Released in: January 2021
Out With the Old “Out With the Old” was released on New Year’s Day 2021 to celebrate the start of a new year—and finally being finished with 2020. In this emote, your character pops a balloon that says “2020” and inflates one that says “2021.” It was only released for one day, so it’s a fun, nostalgic way to show you’ve been playing Fortnite for a while. Released in: January 2021
Zombie Shambles “Zombie Shambles” was released as a Halloween emote. It features characters shuffling in a spooky zombie walk that’s perfect for All Hallows’ Eve. But it was only available in the Item Shop for one day, making it ultra-rare. Released in: Halloween 2020
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