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WithFortnite’s Winterfest well underway, many players are eager to find the special NPCs and complete the limited-timed quests featuring the Christmas mascot, Sgt. Winter. While he’s traveled the island on a truck in previous years, players can now find him at a specific location in each match.
Sgt. Winter is more docile than in previous years, waiting for players to find him on his winter island. While he’s more patient and giving this year, he’s still not afraid of an honest fight, and here’s all you need to know about it.
How To Find Sgt. Winter
You can find Sgt. Winteron the island in the northernmost middle part of the map,where he’ll be wandering around on the frozen lakein the middle of the houses. As he walks around, he’ll throw presents to each player he sees, andyou’ll need them to complete the third Winterfest Snapshot quest, with Sgt. Winter helping you with the first and fourth stages of the third quest.
These objectives includecollecting an item from one of those presentsandemoting near him.
There may be a bugthat prevents the island from being shownon the map in the game’s lobby, but once you board the battle bus,you’ll see it from above.
How To Collect An Item From A Sgt. Winter Present
To collect the item from a present,you’ll need to find your way to Sgt. Winter’s Islandearly in the game, while he wanders around the frozen lake and throws them to any player he sees. These presentsspawn as enclosed rooms that you’ll need to break through, andonce you’re inside a present, you’ll need to collect an item from the ground.
It seems likethe objective won’t always get triggered if you pick up a gun, so you may need to try multiple of the thrown presentsuntil you pick up an item like throwables or certain consumables.
How to Emote Near Sgt. Winter
Once you’ve reached the final stage of the quest,you’ll need to break into dance near Sgt. Winteror use any other emote.Thiscan also be accomplished with Holiday Boxy, but visiting Sgt. Winter again means you can get more presents to open.
How To Defeat Sgt. Winter
Just like with Krampus,you could eliminate Sgt. Winterwithout much of a fight, but you won’t get much for your troubleexcept for an Epic rarity AR and a stack of coal for being bad.Considering you can get better items from the presents that he throws out,it’s not worth it to eliminate him.
While this Sgt. Winter is a departure from recent years,you will havea much easier time completing the questssince he can be found in the same spot every game.
