Hiroshi Jackson is Fortnite’s newest Gaming Legends Series outfit, a cel-shaded racer pulled from the arcade combat-racing game Screamer. It arrived in the Item Shop on September 16, 2026 during Chapter 7, Season 4, and it is one of the rare Fortnite crossovers with two separate ways to get it — one inside the game, one through a storefront purchase that has nothing to do with V-Bucks.
Quick answer: Buy Hiroshi Jackson for 1,500 V-Bucks in the Fortnite Item Shop before September 22 at 8 PM ET, or get it free by purchasing Screamer on the Epic Games Store.
Hiroshi Jackson outfit details and price
This is an outfit and nothing else. There are no edit styles to toggle, no back bling, no glider, and no pickaxe bundled in at the 1,500 V-Bucks price. Whatever you pair it with in the locker is your own.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | Gaming Legends Series |
| Price | 1,500 V-Bucks |
| Set | Screamer |
| Included items | Outfit only |
| Added | Sep 16, 2026 (Chapter 7, Season 4) |
| Shop window ends | Sep 22, 8 PM ET |
The in-game description reads “Leader of the Green Reapers,” a nod to Hiroshi’s role in Screamer. The character model is anime-styled, with black hair, a red and white jacket over a white t-shirt, black pants with blue accents, and yellow and blue sneakers.
How to buy Hiroshi Jackson in the Fortnite Item Shop
Getting the outfit free with Screamer on the Epic Games Store
Epic is handing out Hiroshi Jackson as a gift with purchase for anyone who buys or pre-purchases Screamer through the Epic Games Store. That promotion started on September 15 at 8 PM ET, and Screamer is currently listed at $23.99 on sale through September 22, down from $59.99. Copies bought from other PC or console stores do not qualify.
Two details make this route worth weighing against a straight Item Shop purchase:
- If you already bought the outfit with V-Bucks, a qualifying Screamer purchase returns 1,500 V-Bucks as a one-time grant instead of a duplicate outfit.
- The gift-with-purchase version stays available for as long as Screamer is sold on the Epic Games Store, which outlasts the Item Shop listing.
- You do not have to play Fortnite on PC. The outfit shows up on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and other supported platforms as long as those accounts are connected to the Epic account used for the purchase.
Refunding Screamer removes the outfit. The same applies to the 1,500 V-Bucks grant if you already owned the cosmetic before buying the game.
How to confirm the outfit is in your locker
After an in-game purchase, Fortnite drops you onto an “ITEM ACQUIRED” screen showing Hiroshi Jackson with a “1 ITEM COLLECTED” tally and buttons for Equip and Go To Locker. That screen is the confirmation — if you see it, the outfit is on your account.
For the Screamer route, check the Locker’s outfit list after launching Fortnite on the linked Epic account. Hiroshi Jackson appears under the Gaming Legends Series alongside the Screamer set label.
How the Hiroshi Jackson skin looks in a match
Because there is no matching back bling, the silhouette stays clean from behind, which is unusual for a 1,500 V-Bucks outfit and genuinely helpful in Zero Build fights where a bulky back piece can give away a peek. The flat cel-shaded jacket also reads clearly at range against Fortnite’s more textured environments.
Drop-in is where the red and white colorway is most obvious. Skydiving and gliding show the whole model against the sky before you commit to a landing spot, with the standard deploy prompt for whichever glider you have equipped.
On the ground, the outfit holds up well in tight interiors. Looting suburban houses on the Reload version of the Springfield map keeps the character close to the camera, where the jacket detailing and sneakers are easiest to see.
Mid-match errands like buying from a vending machine still tick over quest progress while you are wearing it, since the outfit carries no gameplay effects of its own.
Reload’s respawn system means you will see the outfit redeploy more than once per match. Each reboot sends you back through the sky, which is effectively a second and third look at the skin before you land.
In endgame fights, the darker lower half blends into building interiors better than the jacket does, so shield bubble standoffs on rooftops leave you more visible than a plain dark outfit would.
The decision comes down to timing. If you want Screamer anyway, buying it on the Epic Games Store is the cheaper path and keeps the outfit available past the shop window. If you only want the cosmetic, the Item Shop listing is the one with a hard deadline attached.
