The Big Guy emote has arrived in Fortnite, pairing rapper Ice Spice with SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star for a dance number pulled from The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. It went live in the item shop as an Icon Series cosmetic tied to the Ice Spice set.
Quick answer: Buy Big Guy from the Fortnite item shop for 500 V-Bucks. It is an Icon Series dance emote and can also be picked up as part of the Ice Spice bundle.
Big Guy emote details
The full in-game name is Big Guy (From “The Spongebob Movie: Search for SquarePants”). It is a dance-type emote that first appeared during Chapter 7, Season 3.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Type | Icon Series dance emote |
| Price | 500 V-Bucks |
| Source | Item Shop |
| Set | Ice Spice set (available in bundle) |
| Introduced | Chapter 7, Season 3 |
| Release date | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Item ID | EID_SeaFloor |
| Description | “Lookin’ tough, big guy.” |
How to get the Big Guy emote
You will know it worked when the emote shows in your locker’s emote wheel and can be equipped. In-game, using it plays the SpongeBob movie dance with the “Big guy, big guy, SpongeBob, big guy” track.
What Big Guy is
Big Guy is a music-driven dance built around Ice Spice and the SpongeBob movie song of the same name. The emote animation matches the choreography seen in the promotional clip, where Ice Spice performs the routine alongside SpongeBob characters. It launched as part of a wider Ice Spice collaboration that also included the Move (Adapted) emote.
Other SpongeBob cosmetics tied to the collaboration
The Big Guy emote is one piece of a larger SpongeBob crossover. Several related cosmetics have surfaced as encrypted assets, meaning they are prepared in the files but not yet released. These include a Patrick Star sidekick, a Patrick Star armored variant, a female character skin with a matching backpack and pickaxe, and popsicle-style dual pickaxes.
Note: Encrypted items do not have confirmed shop dates. Only the Big Guy emote is currently available to buy.
If you want the dance, the move is simple. Head to the item shop while it is available, spend the 500 V-Bucks, and the SpongeBob-and-Ice-Spice routine is yours to use in any match.
