The Darth Vader Fortnite AI is an interactive chatbot and potential NPC teammate introduced to the game on May 16, 2025. Darth Vader is a Battle Royale boss, and players must defeat and recruit him ...

Darth Vader’s appearance in ‘Fortnite’ has proved controversial, as the ‘Star Wars’ villain is powered by generative AI, sparking backlash and debate. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip.

SAG-AFTRA strikes back. The new Fortnite Vader feature has drawn the ire of SAG-AFTRA, which represents actors and voiceover artists, among other trades.On May 19, the union filed an unfair labor ...

Fortinite's newest Star Wars collaboration now involves Darth Vader as an AI character thanks to ElevenLabs and Google Gemini 2.0. If players eliminate him and once Conversational AI is enabled ...

SAG-AFTRA says 'Fortnite' used an AI-powered version of Darth Vader's voice in its game without negotiating the terms with the guild.

Darth Vader is now a character on "Fortnite," using an AI version of James Earl Jones' voice. Jones's family said they allowed AI to use his voice because he wanted "all ages" to experience Darth ...

The AI-powered Darth Vader appears as a boss at Vader Samurai’s Solitude, one of two boss locations currently active in the game. To recruit him, players must first ensure Vader is defeated ...

Star Wars season has proven to be a pretty dramatic change of pace for Fortnite's battle royale mode, but this week's big update has introduced a massive surprise: an AI-powered Darth Vader NPC ...

Fortnite players can channel their inner dark side as James Earl Jones‘ Darth Vader returns to the game. Players will be able to recruit the Sith Lord and be able to talk to him, he will respond ...

RELATED: 5 Things Only Star Wars Fans Will Notice in Fortnite Chapter 6, Season 3 To be fair to AI Vader, he’s repeating the players’ own statements back at them. Even so, it’s likely that ...

Darth Vader is, of course, voiced by the inimitable James Earl Jones, who died in September 2024 at the age of 93. This AI version of his voice, powered by Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash model and ...