Overview

• Epic disabled the paid Peaceful Hips emote on September 28, citing an inquiry into its collaboration partner’s creative intentions.
• The emote launched earlier in September with the Peacemaker crossover and replicated the show’s season-two opening choreography.
• Epic said buyers will receive refunds in the coming days if the emote does not return, and other Peacemaker items owners already have can still be used.
• The alleged reference has not been confirmed, and neither the show’s creative team nor James Gunn had publicly clarified the intent at the time of the latest reports.
• Viewer re-interpretations after the newest episode drove the concern, with some noting parallels to historical wartime satire, highlighting cross-media coordination gaps and Fortnite’s rapid moderation for a young audience.