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A professional Fortnite player showed off his collection of guns in the event of a "n***** outbreak" in a viral video nearly two weeks after the horrific shooting at a Buffalo, New York supermarket. Esports insider Jake Lucky tweeted a 13-second video Sunday (May 22) of Sin, a rising star in the Fortnite pro scene, recording dozens of firearms in a small room along with shelves of ammo.
"Just in case there's ever a zombie apocalypse or a n***** outbreak, we got the armory, n****," Sin is heard in the footage. "We got the armory. Got the ammo, and the pistols."
WARNING: The video below contains graphic language.
The video, which as been described by many as "racist" has been viewed over 1.9 million times as of Thursday morning (May 26).
"Actually insane that people like this exist in the space," Lucky wrote alongside the video. He also followed up the initial post with a screenshot of Sin doubling down on what he said:
"The clip of the guns is me, I don’t understand why everyone so mad. I literally said ‘IF there is ever a zombie apocalypse or n**er outbreak then we got the armory n****. I never threatened anyone or said I’m gonna do anything, everyone watch the clip and listen to what I said."
Another Fortnite pro player, Av, showed screenshots of Sin making other troubling remarks, such as "F*** BLACKIES" and that he's "racist and proud." He also called out Epic Games, the maker of the super popular battle royale, about their lack of action.
"Epic Games has had information about this man for a week and no enforcement/punishment have happened yet" Av wrote. "Since the initial video has been tweeted, he and all of his friends involved have played and qualified through multiple rounds of tournaments. Horrible look for the company."
According to Dexerto, Sin recently qualified for the Fortnite Champion Series: Chapter 3 Season 2 – Grand Finals in North America. His Twitter account has since been deleted.
Epic Games has yet to comment on the situation.
Since the racially-motivated Buffalo massacre, which left 10 Black people dead, more Black Americans fear violence and attacks against them.
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