Shaquille O’Neal is notorious for marketing his next ventures. First, out of nowhere, he started consuming his gummies, and people were wondering when the project would drop. Similarly, the Lakers legend used his DJ persona to first soft launch the Fortnite announcement. During his show in Toronto, he showcased a video where animated Thanos Shaq was seen.

It did not take time for the fans to draw the similarities with the game Fortnite and its skins. Shaquille O’Neal even used a quirky caption: “Toronto… last night was EPIC 😉.” Because Epic Games is the developer of the $31.5 billion brand. With the announcement now official, it also earns the 4x NBA Champion a unique honor. But the question remains if LeBron James’ 2021 bundle is better.

Details about the Shaquille O’Neal bundle

The leaks about the 15x All-Star appearing in Fortnite have kept fans awake for quite some time now. Knowing Shaquille O’Neal, he dislikes anybody who tends to one-up him. Even some of The Big Aristotle children feel LeBron James is the G.O.A.T., so Shaq made sure that his bundle had more offerings than the current Lakers star. Also becoming the first nonactive NBA player to be a part of the game.

As per reports, the Shaq Fortnite Bundle will include two Shaq Fortnite Outfits, Shaq DJ Diesel and Super Shaq, for 1,500 V-Bucks and 2,000 V-Bucks, respectively. Plus two pickaxes, ‘Shaq attackers’ will be part of the Super Shaq skin, and the other ‘Axe-lifier’ will be available for 800 V-Bucks. There even will be two emotes, while the LeBron James Bundle only has one pickaxe and one emote.

‘Ones n Twos’ emote and ‘Shaq Shimmy’ are worth 300 V-Bucks and 500 V-Bucks, respectively. Plus, there are three more items: the ‘Shaq’s DJ Decks’ part of Shaq skin and the ‘Super Shaq Shield’ part of Super Shaq skin. Lastly, the Shaqsleeves Wrap will be available for 500 V-Bucks.

The Full Bundle of Shaquille of Neal X Fortnite will be available for 3,400 V-Bucks. All these items will be available in the Fortnite Item Shop when it resets at reportedly 8 p.m. ET on October 4.

What was part of the King James Bundle?

King James Bundle had seven different items in comparison to Shaquille O’Neal’s nine. It had ‘The LeBron James’ outfit (with alternate style) and a number six backbling, which he wore for the Lakers for two seasons before switching to #23. There was even a Tune Squad LeBron with an alternate style based on the Space Jam: A New Legacy movie released the same year. It also contained a backpack, the LeBron James loading screen, and two sets of quests or challenges. The major issue that the fans had was that it wasn’t customizable.

Also, there was a crown with the bundle, and that too couldn’t be customized. Plus, it couldn’t be turned off, and it would be there the whole time. The only option that was allowed to change was the sunglasses that LeBron’s character wore. Which made no significant change for the avid gamers.

Not to forget, there was another ‘The King James Gear Bundle’ that had five items. One pickaxe, one glider, one emote, and two sets of related quests and challenges. So the ‘King James Bundle’—2,500 V-Bucks and ‘The King James Gear Bundle’—1,800 V-Bucks. Looking at the price and the contents, Shaquille O’Neal seemed to have more offerings for less amount.

Stay tuned for more such updates and join us for the exciting second episode of the “Dual Threat Show” as our host BG12 sits down with Georgia Bulldogs star and Mountain West All-Freshman Team Selection, Asia Avinger.