> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://aftermath.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # At Least It Will Be Satisfying To Wreck Fortnite's Cybertruck - URL: https://aftermath.site/at-least-it-will-be-satisfying-to-wreck-fortnites-cybertruck/ - Published: 2024-07-23T14:18:23.000Z - Updated: 2025-10-27T17:13:48.000Z - Author: Riley MacLeod - Tags: Blog, Video Games, cybertruck, Fortnite, tesla, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-10-27 13:00 The internet is full of things to cheer you up, or at least distract you, when you’re sad. One of my go-to videos is [*Moonlight* winning Best Picture](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCQn%5FFkFElI&ref=aftermath.site) at the Oscars in 2017\. Another is the video of the Cybertruck reveal, where Elon Musk[ dares a guy to break the monstrosity’s armored windows](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udxR5rBq%5FVg&ref=aftermath.site), but when the guy throws a ball at the car the glass cracks. It’s a good video because Musk is terrible, and his truck is terrible, so it’s satisfying to watch them both be humiliated on a public stage. If you want to experience some of that humiliation in virtual form, the Cybertruck is in *Fortnite*. The Cybertruck is a [quest reward](https://www.fortnite.com/news/unlock-the-cybertruck-in-fortnite-by-goin-on-a-summer-road-trip-with-the-squad?ref=aftermath.site), where getting a certain amount of XP in different game modes earns progress toward unlocking the car and some variations. (If you’re not a *Fortnite* player, it’s worth noting that the Cybertruck isn’t a discrete vehicle, but rather a cosmetic for in-game SUVs.) The car can be earned for free, but will also be on sale in *Fortnite*’s item shop in August. The quest can also be progressed in Epic-owned *Rocket League*, which has its own terrible version of the truck. > [](https://twitter.com/RocketLeague/status/1815386430710874530?ref=aftermath.site) People have been rightly [mocking](https://x.com/FortniteGame/status/1815386568263110908/quotes?ref=aftermath.site) this since its reveal on Monday, when the *Fortnite* Twitter account posted a [trailer](https://x.com/FortniteGame/status/1815386568263110908?ref=aftermath.site) featuring the Cybertruck in a car-vs-car game of tug-of-war, a reference to a [Tesla video](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1198751258384818176?ref=aftermath.site) showing a Cybertruck against a Ford about which [Eurogamer ](https://www.eurogamer.net/elon-musks-tesla-cybertruck-will-be-available-to-buy-in-fortnite?ref=aftermath.site)writes that “Tesla's original video shows the Cybertruck winning, though Ford said Tesla cheated and asked for a rematch.” The most common jabs have been that you shouldn’t be able to drive the *Fortnite* Cybertruck in water or up hills, and several very funny [fakeouts](https://www.reddit.com/r/FortNiteBR/comments/1e9q3ya/gameplay%5Ffootage%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fupcoming%5Fcybertruck/?ref=aftermath.site) of supposed in-game footage of the truck that are just [pictures of dumpsters](https://www.reddit.com/r/FortNiteBR/comments/1e9xq3z/howd%5Fthey%5Fget%5Fthe%5Ftesla%5Fcybertruck%5Fearly/?ref=aftermath.site). Players have been saying that anyone sporting the vehicle in-game should be driven from the match on site; I woke up early this morning curious to see this happening, but since the truck can’t be unlocked yet, we’ll have to wait a bit to see if players stay true to their vow. This reaction reflects feelings about the real-life Cybertruck, which is a universal [laughingstock](https://jalopnik.com/this-is-how-the-tesla-cybertruck-became-a-culture-war-o-1851601057?ref=aftermath.site): a [constantly-recalled](https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/cars/tesla-recalling-cybertruck/index.html?ref=aftermath.site), [blemish-prone](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-rusting-complaints-from-owners/?ref=aftermath.site), [janky](https://www.thedrive.com/news/tech/the-tesla-cybertrucks-fail-safe-for-a-stuck-charge-cable-can-actually-break-the-plug?ref=aftermath.site), [dangerous](https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-cybertrucks-stiff-structure-sharp-design-raise-safety-concerns-experts-2023-12-08/?ref=aftermath.site) machine that highlights Musk’s bad taste and worse decision-making. I recently saw my first Cybertruck in the wild while biking through Brooklyn a few weeks ago, and I was weirded out by how it looked both too big and too small, a disturbing hunk of angles that calls to mind [Homer’s disastrous car design](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHGczDHTDpo&ref=aftermath.site) from *The Simpsons* except in no way funny. > [](https://twitter.com/rcmacleod/status/1809401416135348412?ref=aftermath.site) The bad car is the brainchild of a [bad](https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/12/tech/spacex-elon-musk-former-employees-lawsuit/index.html?ref=aftermath.site) man, who has driven Twitter into the ground and is currently being a weirdo about [Kamala Harris running for President](https://newrepublic.com/post/184097/trump-elon-musk-causing-kamala-harris-problems?ref=aftermath.site) and [saying some appalling shit about his trans kid](https://x.com/GBBranstetter/status/1815518427093557614?ref=aftermath.site). While it’s gross to see *Fortnite* get in bed with this guy, even if you could argue it’s at a remove, it’s also not totally surprising; Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has the kind of free speech, “no politics” [politics](https://kotaku.com/epic-boss-confusing-comments-about-games-and-politics-d-1841706060?ref=aftermath.site) that are prone to jumping the track. Part of me worries that, since kids are going to see the *Fortnite* Cybertruck, this is some effort to launder the car’s reputation–and, by extension, Musk’s reputation–to a younger generation, though I also have zero faith that the real-life car will still be on the road by the time your average *Fortnite* player is old enough to drive. When I booted up *Fortnite* this morning to look for the truck, I was prominently greeted with a [*Pirates of the Caribbean* event](https://www.fortnite.com/news/disneys-pirates-of-the-caribbean-docks-into-fortnite-br?ref=aftermath.site) replete with a Jack Sparrow character. Players are [torn](https://www.reddit.com/r/FortNiteBR/comments/1dndgg5/thoughts%5Fon%5Fjack%5Fsparrow%5Fnot%5Freally%5Flooking%5Flike/?ref=aftermath.site) on [whether](https://www.reddit.com/r/DeppDelusion/comments/1e3abiq/it%5Fboggles%5Fmy%5Fmind%5Fthat%5Fin%5Fa%5Ffew%5Fdays%5Ffortnite%5Fis/?ref=aftermath.site) the skin actually resembles [Johnny Depp](https://www.vox.com/culture/23043519/johnny-depp-amber-heard-defamation-trial-fairfax-county-domestic-abuse-violence-me-too?ref=aftermath.site), and this feels like an obvious outcropping of Epic’s recent [deal with Disney](https://aftermath.site/disney-epic-fortnite/) rather than anything more nefarious, but the two events combined caused me to heave a deep sigh. We have enough [bad men](https://aftermath.site/aftermath-hours-podcast-dr-disrespect-allegations-journalists/) in and around games to not need to tap in guys from other fields to make things worse, and it feels like one more symptom of [how different *Fortnite* is ](https://aftermath.site/fortnite-cant-go-home-again/)from what it started as. Of course it was [never](https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3bkgj/fortnite-fortnight-black-appropriation-dance-emote?ref=aftermath.site) some happy wonderland, but we’re likely to see more and more questionable tie-ins as the game races after the [metaverse](https://aftermath.site/fortnite-donald-mustard-interview/) ambitions that have already cost so many people their [jobs](https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/layoffs-at-epic?ref=aftermath.site). Because now I’ve made myself depressed, it will be fun to see who brings the shame of the Cybertruck on themselves and what happens in response, so at least we have that to look forward to. I will take a particular delight in wrecking one of Musk’s trucks while kitted out like a [trans guy cat](https://aftermath.site/lego-fortnite-cat-enters-his-queer-elder-era/).