TikTok Superstar Khaby Lame is now also a video game character

TikTok Superstar Khaby Lame is now also a video game character!

He’s most often played as a Black Knight in the past, Lame revealed as he sat for an exclusive interview with Variety.

The world’s most famous TikTok star having over 160 million followers, is featured in the newest season of Epic Games’ wildly popular battle royale game Fortnite.

The game is set around a high-stakes heist, Chapter 4: Season 4, dubbed “Last Resort,” allows players to break into vaults and sneak past security cameras as Lame after they have unlocked his “icon series” skin via the Battle Pass system.

Alongside Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4, players can earn legendary social media creator Khaby Lame from the new Battle Pass.

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“I’ve been a big ‘Fortnite’ fan for a long time. I started playing five years ago and sometimes I posted videos on YouTube or tagged Fortnite in stories. I was thrilled about this game,” Lame told Variety,

“Epic noticed and reached out to me about a year ago and asked if I would be interested in collaborating with them. My reaction was pure excitement,” he added.

“Who doesn’t want to be an action hero in a video game? It sounded so fun!”

He collaborated closely with Epic Games on getting all the details just right. “I have to say that working with the ‘Fortnite’ team was great. It was important to me to have full input on my character’s outfits, look, and role,” Lame added.

“I learned a lot from the creator process. Spending the time with the team, brainstorming and sharing ideas on the outfits… Filming and capturing my body movements for in-game play. It was a great process,” he said.

Even after his journey in development, Lame still had a visceral reaction when his skin went live in the game: “On release day, I turned on the game and started playing. It was surreal. I just stared at my character for a good 15 minutes, to be honest. I am so blessed, and I just took some time to enjoy the game and the experience.”

Lame revealed that his fans’ response has been overwhelmingly positive so far. “My favorite is when my fans send me screenshots and shout-outs of them playing my character. It has been great.”