Sprites return as a core Battle Royale mechanic in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 Override, and the new generation looks nothing like the floating companions from last season. Epic has rebuilt them as blocky, cube-shaped back blings that clip onto your character, which fits a season themed around retro gaming and arcade nostalgia. Twelve Sprites make up the launch and near-launch lineup.
Quick answer: Override ships with 12 new Sprites — Sonic, Tails, Jazz Jackrabbit, Klombo, Bushranger, Killswitch, Victory Crown, The Adventurer, plus five Design-a-Sprite contest winners (Bullet, Pond, Dumpster Dive, Honey, and X-Ray), with the contest designs arriving mid-season.
Every Chapter 7 Season 4 Sprite and its ability
Seven Sprites appeared in the Override trailer, and five came out of the Design-a-Sprite player contest. Movement is the clear theme of the trailer group, with Sonic, Tails, and Jazz Jackrabbit all handing you a different way to cover ground. Rarity tiers and drop methods have not been assigned publicly yet, so those columns stay open until the season is live.
| Sprite | Ability |
|---|---|
 Sonic Sprite | Spin Dash attack plus a sprinting speed increase |
 Tails Sprite | Hover and glide through the air alongside you |
 Jazz Jackrabbit Sprite | An extra jump while already airborne, effectively a double jump |
 Klombo Sprite | Not yet confirmed |
 Bushranger Sprite | Not yet confirmed |
 Killswitch Sprite | Not yet confirmed |
 Victory Crown Sprite | Not yet confirmed |
| The Adventurer Sprite | Not yet confirmed |
 Bullet Sprite | Ammo boxes drop slightly more ammunition |
 Dumpster Dive Sprite | Jump into dumpsters to pull out loot |
 Honey Sprite | Enemies that damage you trigger a beehive that swarms them with bees |
 Pond Sprite | Water movement speed rises with each stage; Level 5 adds jump height and reduced fall damage |
| X-Ray Sprite | See players through walls and objects for a short window |
Note: rarity, exact cooldowns, and duration values for these Sprites have not been published. Treat the trailer-based descriptions for Sonic, Tails, and Jazz Jackrabbit as behavior shown on screen rather than final ability text.
The five contest Sprites arriving mid-season
Bullet, Pond, Dumpster Dive, Honey, and X-Ray are the winning entries from the Design-a-Sprite contest, and they are the only Sprites in the group with published ability text ahead of the rest of the lineup. They are not part of the day-one pool. Epic has said these designs land on the island partway through the season, so plan around the trailer Sprites first.
Pond is the only one with a stated progression curve. Its swim speed scales up as the Sprite levels, and hitting Level 5 layers on extra jump height and fall damage reduction, which makes it the closest thing to a full mobility package among the contest winners.
Why the Override Sprites look like cubes
The floating creature that trailed behind your character in Chapter 7 Season 3 is gone. In the Override trailer, Jonesy picks up the Sonic Sprite and it attaches as a pixelated cube pack strapped to his back rather than hovering over his shoulder. Every Sprite in the new generation follows that design language, which lines up with the season’s arcade and pixel-art theming.
The change is more than cosmetic in one respect. Because Sprites now sit as back bling hardware, they read differently at a distance, which matters when you are trying to spot what an opponent is carrying before a fight.
Sprite variants in Override
Special variants carry over into the new season, and Epic has confirmed that Override adds its own exclusive versions on top of them. The returning set covers Gold, Gummy, Galaxy, Gem, Holofoil, Cube, and Quack. The Season 4 variants have not been detailed beyond the confirmation that they exist.
How variants interact with the new abilities is still open. It has not been stated whether Override variants will change a Sprite’s core power, stack an additional bonus on top, or simply act as rarer collectible finishes the way most of them did previously.
What happens to your Season 3 Sprite collection
Sprites collected during Chapter 7 Season 3 cannot be equipped and used in Override matches. That collection does not disappear, though. Epic is moving those Sprites into the Sprite Garden, an island getaway where you can play with everything you gathered, drop in on friends’ gardens, and display the full set.
Beyond the Garden, Season 3 Sprites persist as unlocked styles in the Sprite Mastery Pod Back Bling and as pilots in the Guardian Outfit, and they remain listed on your Sprite Collection page next to the new generation. New Sprites you find during Override are added to the Garden as you collect them. The Garden was built with Fairview Portals and Beyond Creative and is set to expand as the season runs. It goes live during Chapter 7 Season 4, but no specific date has been confirmed.
There is also a chance older Sprites resurface. Epic has indicated that Sprites from the Runners season, including rarities like Zero Point and Gem along with the John Wick and Lootin’ Llama designs, could come back during Override.
Expect the list to grow past 12
Twelve is the launch number, not the season total. Chapter 7 Season 3 ended up with 117 Sprites once every variant and mid-season addition was counted, so the Override roster should expand considerably through patches. Epic has confirmed the new generation brings new powers, new variants, and changes to how Sprites are discovered, but the full Season 4 progression system has not been broken down publicly.
Because of that, do not assume leveling, extraction, or Sprite Dust costs carry over unchanged from last season. Chapter 7 Season 4 Override launches on August 20, 2026, and the concrete numbers behind each Sprite’s ability will only be verifiable once players can equip them in Battle Royale.
