How to unlock J Balvin on Fortnite

Fortnite is a video game that has seen the arrival of many well-known characters, including imaginary universes and real stars from various sectors, such as sport and music. Just think of Travis Scott's virtual concert, which took place within the Epic Games title in 2020 and which achieved great success: 27,7 million users connected simultaneously to attend the event.

The initiative was then “repeated” in a similar way with other well-known stars, for example with Ariana Grande's Rift Tour in 2021. Between a star of the hip-hop world and one of the pop genre, could a reggaeton artist be missing? Obviously not. So here I am ready to explain to you how to unlock J Balvin on Fortnite.

You don't have to worry, it is a very simple procedure and below you can find all the quick indications of the case. Having said that, there is nothing left for me to do but wish you a lot of fun and good reading!

Index

• Preliminary information
• How to unlock J Balvin on Fortnite
  • Shop
  • J Balvin Cup
• How to use the J Balvin skin on Fortnite

Preliminary information

Before delving into the procedure on how to unlock J Balvin on Fortnite, I think you might be interested in learning more about this initiative.

Well, J Balvin has an interesting story related to Fortnite. In fact, thereggaeton artist originally appeared within the Epic Games title in 2020, in the context ofNightmare event, an initiative linked to Halloween.

During the Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2, which also welcomed the event Midas's Revenge, a Party from the other world (yes, this is the name used by Epic Games to promote the initiative). On the night of 1 November 2020 J Balvin therefore made his appearance in the Party Royale mode of the Epic Games title, making a special one exhibition.

Several months after that event, the Fortnite developers decided to bring the Reggaeton artist back into their video game, this time making him rightfully enter the Icons series. Essentially, this time the singer landed in the title of Epic Games in the form of a skin, or a "costume" that the user can choose to have his character wear.

In short, the relations between J Balvin and Fortnite seem to be particularly good. On the other hand, the Reggaeton artist is still a winner of five Latin Grammys and many other important awards, as well as the author of several global hits, including "Baby" with Sfera Ebbasta and "Yoshi Remix" with Dani Faiv, tha Supreme, Fabri Fibra and Capo Plaza.

More recently, J Balvin released the song “In Da Ghetto”, which sees the participation of the well-known DJ Skrillex. It was in this context that the collaboration with Fortnite, as within the title of Epic Games has also landed theemote call in that party, which draws its music from the aforementioned song.

In any case, reference is made to a very successful artist, who obviously can only bring further attention to the Epic Games project. On the other hand, an artist like J Balvin seems to be perfectly in target with the public that generally follows Fortnite. In short, the arrival of the skin of the well-known singer within the game is anything but casual.

Going more specifically, the landing of the "Costume" by J Balvin on Fortnite took place in the context of the Season 7 of Chapter 2, which has an end date set at 12 September 2021. Just to be clear, this Season has represented a particularly "rich" period for the game, given the arrival, among others, of the skins of LeBron James, Rick Sanchez of Rick and Morty and Superman, just to name a few (the list is long, as there are also Wonder Woman, Loki, Cammy and Guile from Street Fighter and other "costumes", as well as the Ferrari 296 GTB).

I understand why you want too impersonate J Balvin on Fortnite, especially if you've seen the inspiring documentary The Boy From Medellin, released in 2021 on the Amazon Prime Video streaming service. For this I am going to give you all the details about how you can achieve your goal.

However, before proceeding, I would like to clarify that in these cases Epic Games usually keeps the skins inside Fortnite for a limited period of time. It is therefore necessary to follow this tutorial in the right promotional period, for example in some weeks related to Season 7 of Chapter 2, as otherwise you may not be able to get J Balvin's "costume" correctly. If it's all clear, I'd say take action!

How to unlock J Balvin on Fortnite

After having illustrated the context in which J Balvin has arrived on Fortnite, I would say that the time has come to explain how to get and use its skin. There are various ways to do this, which I am going to show you below.

Shop

The easiest way to succeed have the skin of J Balvin within the title of Epic Games is to pass for the Shop.

In fact, the August 27th, 2021 the "costume" of the Reggaeton artist has officially landed, for a limited time, on Fortnite. To proceed, therefore, to unlock, just start the game, access the main screen of the mode Battle Royale, move to the tab SHOP and press on the box dedicated to J Balvin (obviously in a period in which it is available), then completing the transaction.

In fact, it is necessary to pass through the V-Buck, or for the internal currency of the game, to be able to get the skin of J Balvin in this way. In case you didn't know, V-Bucks can be obtained either free of charge through the Battle Pass rewards (using the star system) and through the micro-transactions, then via real money.

In this context, you should know that usually the prices of V-Buck packages amount to 79,99 euros per 13.500 V-Buck, 31,99 euros for 5.000 V-Buck, 19,99 euros for 2.800 V-Buck and 7,99 euros for 1.000 V-Buck. Clearly, depending on the promotions active, they may be offered to you Additional V-Bucks or discounted prices.

In any case, the game usually offers the Bundle J Balvin a 2.400 V-Buck (discounted from 3.300 V-Buck). The latter includes the J Balvin skin, the decorative back Real, the collection tool Real, the hang glider Cruiser Balvin e l’emote in that party.

For the rest, the single skin by J Balvin, which actually also includes the decorative back Real and the collection tool Real, is proposed to 2.000 V-Buck. If you want to get the hang glider individually Cruiser Balvin o l’emote in that party, you will have to shell out respectively 800 V-Buck e 500 V-Buck.

In short, now you are aware of a bit of everything that concerns the possibility of obtaining the skin of J Balvin through the Fortnite shop. For any doubts regarding the possible use of the payment system, which I remind you varies depending on the platform, from which you decide to carry out the operation, you can consult, for example, my tutorials on how to pay on PlayStation Store, how to shop on Fortnite for PS4 and how to get V-Buck on Fortnite.

In any case, it is generally sufficient to set a valid payment method and complete the transaction, so you shouldn't have any particular problems reaching your goal.

J Balvin Cup

How do you say? You heard that at a certain time it was possible unlock the J Balvin skin without going through the V-Buck, but simply by fielding their own ability? They didn't lie to you.

Indeed, the well-known Reggaeton artist the August 24th, 2021 was the focus of the so-called J Balvin Cup. Put simply, users could join a Pairs tournament (so it was necessary to find a friend to play with) and try to place yourself among the strongest teams in their region, obviously by winning as many games as possible, to get how J Balvin's “costume” award.

Users had 3 hours to play a maximum of 10 games: getting a good placement in their region, the prize was assured. In any case, to participate in the tournament it was necessary to respect some requirements: Having a account at least level 30 and activate thetwo-factor authentication (2FA).

It was not the first time that Epic Games has allowed users to unlock a skin of an important character in this way. The advice in this case, therefore, in addition to consulting my guide on how to improve on Fortnite, can only be to keep the card monitored COMPETITION, accessible from the main mode screen Battle Royale of the Epic Games title.

In fact, developers usually "promote" initiatives of this type through this page, providing the player with all the details of the case, among other things.

How to use the J Balvin skin on Fortnite

Before letting yourself have fun with the J Balvin skin that you have unlocked by following the instructions in the previous chapters, I would also like to dispel the last doubt you may have regarding this aesthetic element, that is the application of the "costume".

Well, to impersonate J Balvin in any Fortnite Battle Royale game, just access the main screen of the game, move to the section LOCKER, select theskin icon (located at the top left), choose the box of J Balvin e premere sul pulsating SAVE AND EXIT.

Perfect, now next time you step into one Partita you will play as J Balvin and you will be able to show the skin of the reggaeton artist to your friends. Great, now you know everything there is to know about being able to reach your goal.

To conclude, I would like to advise you to take a look at the page of my site dedicated to Fortnite. In fact, since the Epic Games video game seems to interest you, you must know that they are present in the latter many other tutorials, which could be useful, for example, if you are looking for ideas for your gaming sessions.