Quick TakeArticle at a glance
- We already covered the October 27 live-action teaser , a cold-open mystery trailer that only gave a clean look at Luffy and left Zoro and Nami as unconfirmed silhouettes.
- The hand-painted opening gives way to in-game footage within the first 30 seconds: the Going Merry sailing into the redesigned island, followed by Luffy — straw hat, red vest, blue shorts, unmistakable — swinging through the sky over the new map.
- Chopper gets his own beat opposite a large, round companion creature, matching reporting that he's in the game as a Sidekick rather than a playable Outfit.
The new Fortnite One Piece trailer is the real launch-day reveal: Epic Games posted the “Hybrid Trailer” on November 1, 2026, the same day the Treasure Hunters mini-season went live, and it’s the first time the full Straw Hat Pirates lineup — all eight confirmed skins — shows up on screen together, opening with a Toei Animation-made anime sequence before cutting into actual in-game footage.
Trailer via Fortnite on YouTube.
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Launched | November 1, 2026 |
| Event | Treasure Hunters mini-season, closing out Chapter 7 before Chapter 8 |
| Battle Pass skins | Ace and Nico Robin |
| Item Shop skins | Luffy, Usopp, Nami, Zoro, Sanji, Buggy |
| Companion | Tony Tony Chopper (Sidekick, not a playable skin) |
| Trailer made by | Toei Animation — directed by Kokoro Kondo, character designs by Chiharu Akakura |
| Competitive tie-ins | One Piece: Zoro Cup (Nov. 6), One Piece: Buggy Cup (Nov. 13) |
This Is the Full Reveal, Not the Teaser
We already covered the October 27 live-action teaser, a cold-open mystery trailer that only gave a clean look at Luffy and left Zoro and Nami as unconfirmed silhouettes. This is a different video, posted on launch day itself, and it fixes exactly what the teaser left unclear: every one of the eight confirmed Straw Hats gets an identifiable shot, and the anime-style opening sequence — built specifically for this collaboration by Toei Animation — had not been shown anywhere before November 1.
Luffy Swings Through an Island Redrawn as a Treasure Map
The hand-painted opening gives way to in-game footage within the first 30 seconds: the Going Merry sailing into the redesigned island, followed by Luffy — straw hat, red vest, blue shorts, unmistakable — swinging through the sky over the new map. It’s the clearest confirmation yet that Epic reskinned the existing island into pirate territory rather than building a separate mode.
Chopper Shows Up as a Sidekick, Not a Skin
Chopper gets his own beat opposite a large, round companion creature, matching reporting that he’s in the game as a Sidekick rather than a playable Outfit. The trailer plays the moment for comedy — a quick reaction shot rather than a combat beat — which tracks with a Sidekick’s role as a cosmetic companion rather than a fighter.
The Jolly Roger Shows Up on the Weapons
Past the character reveals, the trailer spends real time on item integration: a cannon stamped with the Straw Hats’ Jolly Roger takes aim in one close-up, confirming the collaboration goes beyond cosmetic skins and into reskinned in-game hardware. It’s a small shot, but it’s the kind of detail that separates a reskin from a real crossover.
What’s New Here
The October teaser confirmed a One Piece collaboration was real and showed Luffy clearly, but left Zoro and Nami as unconfirmed shapes sprinting across a beach. This trailer is the first to put all eight skins — Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Nico Robin, Ace, Sanji and Buggy, per dotesports’ breakdown of the Battle Pass and Item Shop split — on screen, the first to show Toei Animation’s original anime-style opening, and the first to confirm Chopper’s role as a Sidekick companion rather than a playable character.
What the Trailer Doesn’t Show
Even with all eight Straw Hats accounted for, the trailer still doesn’t put names or prices on screen — Battle Pass cost, which exact skins sit in the item shop at launch, and how long the collaboration runs before Chapter 8 replaces it are all left for Epic’s own patch notes and outside reporting to fill in, not the trailer itself.
Why Luffy, Why Now
The timing lines up with how big the source material has gotten: One Piece passed 600 million copies in worldwide circulation in March 2026 with the release of Volume 114, the most copies ever published for a single comic book series by one author, per Guinness World Records. Readers catching up on what Luffy can actually do in the source manga can see our explainer on his Gear 5 Nika awakening.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did the Fortnite x One Piece Hybrid Trailer come out?
Epic Games posted the Hybrid Trailer on November 1, 2026, the same day the Treasure Hunters mini-season launched.
How many One Piece skins are in Fortnite Treasure Hunters?
Eight: Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Nico Robin, Ace, Sanji and Buggy, plus Tony Tony Chopper as a non-playable Sidekick.
Is this a different trailer from the October Fortnite One Piece teaser?
Yes. The October 27 trailer was a live-action teaser that only clearly showed Luffy. This November 1 Hybrid Trailer is the full launch reveal with all eight skins and a new Toei Animation anime-style opening.
How do you unlock the Zoro and Buggy skins in Fortnite?
Reporting lists them in the Item Shop, and Epic is also running the One Piece: Zoro Cup on November 6 and the One Piece: Buggy Cup on November 13 as competitive unlock events.
When does Fortnite Treasure Hunters end?
Epic has described it as a mini-season closing out Chapter 7 before Chapter 8 begins, but hasn’t published an exact end date.
