While exploring the island in the Marvel-themedFortniteChapter 5 Season 4,players can interact with 12 different NPCs and three new NPC Bosses.FortniteNPCs sell high-quality items and services in exchange for Gold Bars: a currency that can be earned from a variety of different sources. Those looking for more of a challenge can also defeat this season’s NPC Bosses to obtain their unique weapons and gear.
To earn rewards fromtheFortnite Chapter 5 Season 4Battle Pass, players need to complete quests and rank highly in matches to earn Battle Pass XP. NPCs sell useful items, including meta-defining seasonal items, that provide an advantage over other players. Some of them can even be hired as squadmates.As such, knowing how to find NPCs inFortnite, and which provide the best trades, is essential.

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All NPC Locations In Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4
How To Find All Of This Season’s Characters
There are currently twelve NPCs inFortnite Chapter 5 Season 4, as shown on the map above.The tables below provide more information about how to locate them, and the items and services they trade.
Patrolling the small train station north of Grim Gate

#2 Brite Raider
At a small homestead on a peninsula southeast of Brutal Beachhead
Patrolling outside an office building northwest of the Nitrodrome

Patrolling the big island directly north of Doomstadt
Inside a building on the eastern side of Sandy Steppes

Players may remember some of theseNPCs fromFortnite Chapter 5 Season 3and earlier. However, although some are familiar faces, they may be in different locations.Their inventories have also been changed and they will sell different items and services.
At the train station north of Sandy Steppes

At a ramshackle hut building northwest of Redline Rig
Patrolling outside Restored Reels to the east

At the docks southwest of Brawler’s Battleground
Patrolling at a small house northwest of Sandy Steppes

Trades
#11 Triage Trooper
At a small lakehouse on the shore of a lake, southwest of Grand Glacier and east of Reckless Railways
At the train station southwest of Doom’s Courtyard

When considering any purchases, it’s worth keeping in mind that finding lots of Gold Bars inFortniteis actually fairly difficult. Players will passively gather Gold Bars by eliminating their opponents and by looting cash registers.However, they typically won’t gather enough to regularly trade with NPCs unless they specifically dedicate time to search for Gold Bars.As such, players should think carefully about the trades they make.
Broadly speaking, buying weapons from NPCs isn’t recommended.Most NPC weapons, includingCaptain America’s Shield, can be found as floor loot and with some luck, players can claim high-quality weapons from defeated opponents as a match progresses. NPCs typically want up to 300 Gold Bars for weapons: an excessive amount for Epic-quality items that only last for a single match.

Similar toNPCs from previous seasons ofFortnite,Chapter 5 Season 4’s NPCswork best when hired as squadmates. This season, players can add certain NPCs such as Artemis, Centurion, Ruckus, and Triage Trooper to their squads.This is particularly powerful in Solos or Duos, where having an extra teammate provides an advantage that most players will struggle to beat.
All NPC Boss Locations In Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4
Challenge Fortnite’s Three Bosses To Battle & Claim Their Gear
There are currently three NPC Bosses inFortnite Chapter 5 Season 4,and their locations are marked on the map above.
Likebosses from previousFortniteseasons, each provides a tough combat challenge for players, butthey also drop unique Legendary weapons and gear items, including Medallions that provide helpful effects.Skilled players may want to take them on to obtain these items.

Players can now also take down villain henchmen and choose to give them a second chance. This adds them to the squad as a temporary squadmate - a useful tactic when facing bosses.
When fighting each Boss, players should be particularly wary of other players lurking nearby. Boss weapons and gear are both unique and deadly in skilled hands, soplayers should prepare to fight both the Boss and other opponents at the same time.Boss Medallions are also highly sought after, due to their powerful passive effects.
It’s worth noting that any player with a Medallion has their rough location marked on the map for others to see. However, their powerful passive effects are worth the trade-off.
Regardless of whether players plan to trade or fight with them,Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4’sNPCs can often provide useful benefits and powerful advantages for anyone who seeks them out. As such, they can be incredibly useful for anyone aiming for a Victory Royale.