Overview
Guards, also known as Henchmen, are AIs in Fortnite: Battle Royale. They belong to a certain organization/faction and can be found patrolling around the island or guarding certain locations on the map. They may protect a
Boss if one is present in the POI.
Skills and Behavior
Skills and Behavior[]
Most Guards will attack players on sight, but some will only become hostile after their boss is attacked by a player. Alternatively, blocking their path, aiming a weapon, or shooting a neutral guard will cause them to become hostile.
Guards typically have 100 Health and 50-150 Shield. During Chapter 2 and in Chapter 2 Remix, they were able to be shaken down to reveal nearby Guards with an arrow marker, Security Devices with an eye marker, Chests with a chest marker, and Bosses with a crown marker.
If DBNO is active for them, Guards and Bosses can revive each other, if belonging to the same faction. This process will take 10 seconds, just like a single player reviving another player. Revived Guards have 30 Health and no Shield.
During Chapter 2: Season 2, Chapter 2: Season 3, Chapter 2: Season 4, Chapter 2 Remix, and Galactic Battle, players were able to disguise themselves as a Guard by using a Phone Booth to avoid being detected. If a disguised player bumps into a Guard, dealt or received any damage, their disguise would dissipate. Being disguised allowed players to open Scan Doors and Faction Chests, and allowed them to pass Sentry Cameras and Turrets undetected. Carrying a Guard to a Scan Door or Faction Chest would also allow players to open them.
Before Chapter 2: Season 6, Guards, in extension Bosses, were originally capable of being staggered when hit with a large amount of damage in quick succession, i.e with a Sniper, Shotgun, or attacking them very fast. This would cause them to stop shooting briefly, before regaining balance and attacking again. This trait had no cooldown so players could use it repeatedly until the target was knocked.
All Henchmen
All Henchmen[]
Chapter 2[]
Chapter 3[]
Chapter 4[]
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Trivia
Trivia[]
- Some guards are released as outfits in the Item Shop, these guards are:
- SHADOW Henchman as SHADOW Enforcer
- GHOST Henchman & Ghostly GHOST Henchmen as GHOST Enforcer
- Grotto Henchman as Arctic Enforcer edit style for Sledge
- Shark Henchman as Island edit style for Heist
- IO Guard as Order Remnant
- Trespasser as Trespasser Defector
- Legion Tactical Grunts & Legion Tactical Elites as Tactical Grunt Legionnaire
- Legion Heavy Grunts & Legion Heavy Elites as Heavy Elite Legionnaire
- Underworld Minions & Olympian Minions as Olympian
- Commanders as Underworld Commander
- Wasteland Tactical Grunts & Wasteland Tactical Elites as Tactical Elite Wastelander
- Wasteland Heavy Grunts & Wasteland Heavy Elites as Heavy Grunt Wastelander
- SHADOW Henchman as SHADOW Merc
- GHOST Henchman as GHOST Merc
- In Chapter 2: Season 4, A GHOST henchman and SHADOW henchman met each other at a Gas Station and had become friends.
- During Chapter 3: Season 3, the friendship expanded with a Trespasser and an IO Guard. See the Henchbros page for more details.
- Guards of one faction will usually attack Guards from another faction, particularly a rival organization. (Ex: GHOST Henchmen attack SHADOW Henchmen on sight, IO Guards will attack Seven Sentries)
- Guards will also attack Bosses of opposite factions.
- While originally named "Henchmen" during Chapter 2: Season 2, Chapter 2: Season 3 & Chapter 2: Season 4, they were later renamed to "Guards" in Creative mode.
- Despite this there were numerous occurrences where they were still referred to as "Henchmen" such as the Match Quests during Chapter 5: Season 1.