Fortnite has re-enabled Peaceable Hips, its now-notorious Peacemaker dance emote, after making adjustments to its choreography within the wake of hypothesis it referenced Nazi imagery.
Final week, Fortnite maker Epic Video games swiftly disabled the dance following the published of a serious plot twist in James Gunn and John Cena’s DC collection, and urged the emote was unlikely to return.
“We’re disabling the Peaceable Hips Emote in Fortnite as we inquire into our companion’s inventive intentions on this collab emote,” Epic Video games wrote on the time. “Assuming it is not coming again, we’ll problem refunds within the subsequent few days. Sorry people.”
Days later, Epic Video games issued a carefully-worded follow-up the place it stated it had subsequently “labored intently with our companions at Warner Bros. Video games to substantiate there have been no inventive intentions to attach the Peaceable Hips Emote and the present Peacemaker storyline.”
The tip end result? “To keep away from any confusion,” the developer continued, “we’re modifying the Emote choreography in subsequent week’s replace.” To some, the assertion appeared unclear as as to if the emote was a reference to the present’s personal Nazi references. If that’s the case, why was it returning? If not, why was it being modified?
Regardless, at the moment’s massive Fortnite patch (which additionally provides the sport’s Halloween occasion Fortnitemares, in addition to a primary nod to its highly-anticipated The Simpsons mini-season) has now made the change, with the Peaceable Hips emote now up to date.
See the unique dance emote and the up to date one each beneath for comparability:
DC Peacemaker ‘Peaceable Hips’ Emote will likely be disabled
“As we inquire into our companion’s inventive intentions on this collab emote. Assuming it is not coming again, we’ll problem refunds within the subsequent few days. Sorry people.” pic.twitter.com/gQ4oARbf6f
— iFireMonkey (@iFireMonkey) September 28, 2025
Up to date Peaceable Hips Fortnite x Peacemaker Dance pic.twitter.com/1pFGheAmB6
— iFireMonkey (@iFireMonkey) October 9, 2025
The unique emote begins with each arms out, bent downwards on the elbow. After somewhat sideways shimmy, every arm is then bent upwards separately — the motion seen by some as harking back to swastika. After that, there is a momentary contact of the thighs earlier than the arms are positioned behind the top and the routine ends with a beneficiant double crotch thrust.
The brand new emote replaces that center part with a contemporary motion — with clenched fists, an arm motion up after which down — that then neatly leads in to the rest of the choreography.
It has been a busy 24 hours for Fortnite, which final evening needed to take care of rap star Doja Cat breaking kayfabe to criticise the posting of a intercourse toy reference on the sport’s social media account that was designed to appear like it had been written by her. For extra on Peacemaker, in the meantime, IGN not too long ago chatted with Gunn concerning the present and its different massive shock, a cameo by Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor.
Tom Phillips is IGN’s Information Editor. You possibly can attain Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or discover him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social
