Chapter 7 Season 1 (Pacific Break) reshapes Fortnite’s progression loop around a rebuilt quest structure and a very dense battle pass. Instead of a single linear path and a mid-season “secret” skin, the season leans on themed questlines and a non‑linear reward track built around Hollywood and classic film characters.
How the Chapter 7 Season 1 battle pass works
The Pacific Break battle pass is the main way to unlock this season’s outfits and most cosmetics. It costs 1,000 V‑Bucks, or it is included with an active Fortnite Crew subscription. Fortnite Crew members also receive access to the OG Pass, Music Pass, and LEGO Pass for the season.
Levels are earned with Season XP, and each level requires 80,000 XP. Up to 99 rewards on the pass can also be bought directly with V‑Bucks instead of XP, at 150 V‑Bucks per reward.
Two things matter for quests:
- The pass is non‑linear. After you reach the level requirement for a reward page, you can decide which page to spend your stars or V‑Bucks on instead of being locked to a fixed order.
- The final page is locked until level 85. That’s where Reality Redacted Voyager cosmetics live, and it’s also where some Battle Pass Quest rewards point you.
All Chapter 7 Season 1 battle pass outfits and themes
The pass is built around a West Coast, Hollywood production vibe, and it pulls in two film icons on top of six original characters:
- The Bride / Beatrix Kiddo (Kill Bill)
- Marty McFly (Back to the Future)
- Cat Holloway – a red‑carpet‑ready movie star with multiple “Silver Screen” variants
- Kingston – a laid‑back lion director and surfer
- Carter Wu – a martial‑arts stunt performer with “Stunt King” and “Dare Devil” looks
- Carina – a blue‑haired skater and mystery hunter
- Miles Cross – an action hero whose cosmetics reference alien banana experiments (“Peelian” pods and gliders)
- Dark Voyager / Cosmic Voyager / Void Voyager (Reality Redacted) – new Voyager variants tied into the overarching story about the Storm and the Last Reality
Not every cosmetic on their pages requires quests, but some alternate styles and superstyles do. Those sit behind Battle Pass Quests linked to specific modes like Battle Royale, Blitz Royale, and Reload.
Character and specialist locations (for story and services)
Most story quests require conversations with named characters, and several can also be hired as specialists. For Chapter 7 Season 1, the key NPCs are spread around the Golden Coast island:
| Character | Role | Location (POI) |
|---|---|---|
| Carina | Supply Specialist | Battlewood Boulevard |
| Carter Wu | Heavy Specialist | Latte Landing |
| Cat Holloway | Medic Specialist | Humble Hills |
| Dummy | Story NPC | Ripped Tides |
| Heroic Hope | Story NPC | Classified Canyon |
| Kingston | Medic Specialist | Bumpy Bay |
| Miles Cross | Heavy Specialist | Painted Palms |
| The Bride | Story NPC / Services | Sandy Strip |
| Unpeely | Story / Services | Wonkeeland |
| Vengeance Jones | Story NPC | Innoloop Labs |
Non‑specialist NPCs can offer one of several services per match: free bonus gold, a rift spawn, ammo restock, or healing and shields. Specialists can be hired for 600 gold and fight alongside you in matches.
The Bride story quests and Forsaken Vow Blade
The main narrative thread at launch centers on The Bride. Her questline doubles as a tutorial for several new mechanics and the Forsaken Vow Blade mythic. These quests award large chunks of XP and are required for some cosmetic unlocks tied to The Bride.
| The Bride quest | What you need to do |
|---|---|
| Visit different Named Locations while in a vehicle | Stay seated in any vehicle (driver or passenger) and roll through six named POIs on the Golden Coast. |
| Enter a Forsaken Vow Rift Gate to get a Forsaken Vow Blade | Use the yellow rift icon on the minimap, enter the gate, and pick up the blade in the rift arena. |
| Defeat Gogo and Yuki after entering the rift gate | Eliminate both NPCs that spawn in the rift encounter. The kills have to count for you; if another player takes them, you need another rift. |
| Eliminate opponents with the Forsaken Vow Blade | Use the blade’s slashes and gap‑closing dash to defeat ten opponents, including NPCs or players. |
| Hit opponents with the Vengeance Dash | Tag six different enemies with the blade’s dash ability; damage is enough, full eliminations are not required. |
| Reach 25 players remaining in matches | Survive into top‑25 four different times without getting eliminated earlier. |
| Purchase a service from The Bride | Find The Bride at Sandy Strip, interact with her, and buy any of the services she offers that match. |
These quests weave through vehicles, rift combat, and survival play, and they are front‑loaded with XP so you can unlock her pass page early and start working on the more granular cosmetic quests.
Battle Bus quests and rewards
Pacific Break opens with the Battle Bus shot down before matches even start. Instead of dropping from the bus, players arrive by air via the new Wingsuit system while Dummy tries to rebuild the bus on the ground. His quests are straightforward scavenger objectives, but they pay out XP and a couple of bespoke cosmetics.
Key structure:
- Each Battle Bus quest awards 10,000 XP.
- Completing the chain unlocks a Lil' News Van traversal emote and special wheel decals for your vehicles.
| Battle Bus quest | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Talk to Dummy about the Battle Bus destruction | Travel to Ripped Tides and speak to Dummy next to the wrecked bus to begin the storyline. |
| Search containers to find and collect bus parts | Open 20 containers (chests, ammo boxes, supply drops). Bus parts drop alongside loot; walk over them to collect. |
| Destroy dumpsters to collect custom Battle Bus pieces | Destroy three dumpsters near buildings such as gas stations and restaurants, then pick up the bus pieces that pop out. |
| Collect Battle Bus wheels at Pump N' Run gas stations | Visit four Pump N' Run locations and grab the large tire in each garage. Stations sit east of Wonkeeland, south of Sandy Strip, west of Innoloop Labs, and east of Ripped Tides. |
| Destroy objects while in a vehicle | Run over or crash through 35 total objects. Any vehicle works, and riding as a passenger counts. |
| Hit an opponent while in a Hot Air Balloon | Ride a Hot Air Balloon and connect a single hit on any enemy unit (player, henchman, or hostile NPC). |
Weekly quests and how XP pacing works
Weekly quests are the backbone of XP income for Pacific Break. Each week introduces a set of tasks that encourage the use of the new movement, vehicles, and weapons. They are also where the season quietly tutorializes the new storm behavior and the Drivable Reboot Vans.
Week 1 focuses on traversal and basic combat:
| Week 1 quest | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Travel distance while flying with a Wingsuit | Accumulate 500 meters of air time with the Wingsuit. This can take multiple drops and matches. |
| Land in a named location from a Hot Air Balloon | Three times, board a Hot Air Balloon and stay on until it passes over a named POI, then drop and land there. |
| Travel distance while boosting in a vehicle | Reach 500 meters of travel while boosting. Long downhill roads or cliff jump routes help stretch the boost distance. |
| Eliminate opponents with the Iron Pump Shotgun or Grenades | Get three eliminations using either the new Iron Pump Shotgun or standard Grenades. |
| Outlast players without taking storm damage | Outlast 40 other players in a match while never touching the storm. The storm now closes without an audio cue, so map awareness is vital. |
| Travel distance while sprinting with an assault rifle equipped | With any AR in hand, sprint 250 meters; normal rotation across the island usually completes this quickly. |
| Break glass windows with your pickaxe | Use your harvesting tool to shatter ten glass windows, easiest in dense urban POIs. |
Beyond the Week 1 set, the season layers on:
- Delulu quests for the Delulu proximity chat mode, where you join squads with strangers and open group‑locked chests or supply drops on weekends.
- Milestone quests that track long‑term behaviors, such as thanking the bus driver or eliminating players across many matches.
New weekly quests arrive each Tuesday at 7AM PT / 10AM ET / 2PM GMT, and you can complete them any time before the season ends.
Battle Pass Quests and mode‑specific rewards
Battle Pass Quests are a separate category from the story and weekly lists. They are only available to battle pass owners and run for the full duration of the season, unlocking extra styles and variants.
The structure is simple:
- Battle Pass Quests go live early in the season and stay active until the Chapter 7 Season 1 end date.
- They target specific modes. Carter Wu gets extra cosmetics by completing objectives in Fortnite Reload; Cat Holloway has bonus styles tied to Blitz Royale.
- Dark Voyager (Reality Redacted) bonus rewards unlock once you reach roughly level 85 and then complete additional quests tied to standard Battle Royale matches.
These quests are where most of the “superstyle” looks live. They are also the reason XP pacing matters; reaching level 85 early in the season gives you more time to clear the Voyager‑themed tasks before the pass ends.
How quests feed into Chapter 7’s wider systems
All of these questlines plug into a broader set of systemic changes in Pacific Break:
- The Wingsuit and Storm Surfing reduce downtime between fights and turn verticality into a repeatable skill check, which is why the first week immediately asks for Wingsuit distance and storm‑safe survival.
- Self‑Revive Devices and Drivable Reboot Vans show up in parallel content focused on rebooting and self‑revives; their usage isn’t hard‑gated by quests but is strongly encouraged by XP payouts.
- The Forsaken Vow Blade and its rift arenas act as a mythic showcase and a narrative anchor for The Bride’s arc, which is also where the season draws a line from Kill Bill into Fortnite’s own Seven‑versus‑Last‑Reality storyline.
If your goal is to clean out the battle pass, the fastest approach is to clear The Bride questline and the Battle Bus chain first for the largest early XP spikes, then stay on top of weekly quests every Tuesday. That gets you to level thresholds faster, unlocks all battle pass pages earlier, and opens the door to the mode‑specific Battle Pass Quests that carry the most visually distinct styles.
