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The new locker feature, first introduced during Fortnite Chapter 6 Simpsons season, lets you bring a pet with you as you compete to win a Victory Royale. These Sidekicks don’t give you any gameplay advantage, but they are a fun way to personalize your locker and make your loadout feel more your own. Only you and your squad can see your pet, so it won’t reveal your location during fights. Here’s everything you need to know about Sidekicks in Fortnite, including how to get one and customize it.
How to Get Sidekicks in Fortnite
Sidekicks can be unlocked through the Battle Pass or bought from the item shop, usually costing about the same as other skins or outfits. Your first Sidekick, Peels the Dog, is available in The Simpsons Battle Pass starting November 1, 2025. More Sidekicks will be introduced later, ranging from tiny dinosaurs to furry friends and even fish! After purchasing or unlocking a Sidekick, you can select it from your locker by scrolling until you find the pet you want to take with you.
Before taking your Sidekick into battle, you need to customize it. You can do this right after unlocking or buying it, or later by opening your locker and selecting your pet.
How to Customize Your Sidekick
Once you have your Sidekick, it’s time to set its look. Head over to your locker, select your pet, and click on ‘Customize.’ You’ll see several options to modify, like colors, patterns, and ear positions. Many Sidekicks have different features you can change, so have fun experimenting to find what looks best.
Note: You can only customize a Sidekick once. Once the appearance is locked in, you can’t change the basic look again.
For example, with Peels the Banana Dog, you can adjust how ripe it looks—ranging from green and under-ripe to fully ripe with brown spots. You can also move its ears from pointing straight up to flopping down. Lastly, you get to pick whether it’s slim or a little chubby.
There are various extra cosmetics to unlock for each Sidekick by playing and interacting with your pet to earn Sidekick Points. The more you take your sidekick with you, the faster you earn points. Once you unlock these cosmetics and emotes, they are stored in your locker. You can equip each Sidekick with a style (outfit), a reaction (a small pop-up when you pet it), and an emote. The reaction is a tiny heart that appears when you pet your Sidekick.
What You Can Do with Your Sidekick
Your Sidekick will react to different situations—sad when you’re hurt, happy when you find loot, or focused during combat. You can also make it dance with you using emotes and pet it whenever you like. It’s worth noting that your pet only appears to you and your squad and cannot be seen or harmed by enemies, so it won’t give away your position. Your Sidekick can’t accompany you to most Creative maps but is allowed in modes like Battle Royale (solo, duo, trios, squads), Ranked Battle Royale, Zero Build, and many others including Party Royale and Save The World.
As you play with your Sidekick, you earn Sidekick Points that let you unlock a variety of cosmetics, including loading screens, emoticons, outfits, banner icons, and dance emotes. Once you’re satisfied with how your Sidekick looks, lock in its appearance to make it your official Fortnite pet.
Playing with Your Sidekick
While in game, your Sidekick will respond to gameplay events. It might look sad if you get hurt, excited when you open chests, or focused during fights. When you perform an emote, it will dance alongside you, and you can pet it anytime. Since your Sidekick isn’t visible to enemies, it’s a safe, fun companion that doesn’t give away your location. Only you and your squad can see it, and you can pet or emote with it together.
Keep an eye on the item shop for new Sidekicks, each coming with their own Sidekick Points and cosmetics to unlock through gameplay.
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