Character

Cerberus was a Character Boss hybrid introduced during Chapter 5: Season 3. He could have been found in Grim Gate.

Boss Loot

Cerberus dropped the following items when eliminated in a duel. He also dropped 12 Bars.

Cerberus' Gatekeeper Shotgun	Shield Potion

Special Abilities

• Underworld Dash
  • Cerberus has the Underworld Dash effect, which allows him to teleport short distances after jumping.

Underworld Dash

• Underworld Spin Slash
  • When Cerberus gets close to the player, he will perform a spin cyclone. Cerberus pulls the target in and unleashes a frenzy of claw strikes, dealing 5 damage on the first two strikes, then 10 on the last one. The attack knocks the player back and deals 20 damage in total.

Underworld Spin Slash

Cerberus in the air

Emotes

Shadebox	Howl

Interactions

• Default
• Special
• Ask about...

	Cerberus
	I AM THE STRONG HEAD OF CERBERUS. WHAT DO YOU WANT, PUP?

Cerberus

I AM THE STRONG HEAD OF CERBERUS. WHAT DO YOU WANT, PUP?

	Cerberus
	YOU'D BETTER CLEAR OUT BEFORE SHE ARRIVES, OR I MIGHT BITE YA, HA HA HA.

Cerberus

YOU'D BETTER CLEAR OUT BEFORE SHE ARRIVES, OR I MIGHT BITE YA, HA HA HA.

	Cerberus
	My other heads are... loud and mean. But I will help if I can.

Cerberus

My other heads are... loud and mean. But I will help if I can.

	Cerberus
	BEHOLD THE UNDERWORLD! READY TO MOVE IN? HA HA HA.

Cerberus

BEHOLD THE UNDERWORLD! READY TO MOVE IN? HA HA HA.

	Cerberus
	YOU ARE SMALL AND LOOK TASTY. WHAT DO YOU NEED.

Cerberus

YOU ARE SMALL AND LOOK TASTY. WHAT DO YOU NEED.

	Cerberus
	Oh good, my other heads are napping. What do you need, hero?

Cerberus

Oh good, my other heads are napping. What do you need, hero?

	Challenge Cerberus
		Reward
	YES! BATTLE! BORK BORK BORK!!

Challenge Cerberus

YES! BATTLE! BORK BORK BORK!!

Reward

	Ask about...
	WHAT DO YOU WANT, LITTLE PUP??

Ask about...

WHAT DO YOU WANT, LITTLE PUP??

	First encounter
	HA HA HA, WHAT WEAKLING CALLS UPON THE HOUNDS OF HADES??

First encounter

HA HA HA, WHAT WEAKLING CALLS UPON THE HOUNDS OF HADES??

	Outfit Reaction
	Wearing Hades
	MASTER! BORK BORK BORK!!

Outfit Reaction

MASTER! BORK BORK BORK!!

Wearing Hades

The Gods

Cerberus: ZEUS FELL DOWN HA HA HA.

ZEUS FELL DOWN HA HA HA.

Cerberus: THE GODS HAVE GONE TO FIND NEW DOMAINS.

THE GODS HAVE GONE TO FIND NEW DOMAINS.

Cerberus: MY MASTER LEFT ME HERE TO PREPARE FOR HER ARRIVAL.

MY MASTER LEFT ME HERE TO PREPARE FOR HER ARRIVAL.

Her Arrival

Cerberus: SHE WILL ARRIVE ON THE SWEET SUMMER WIND.

SHE WILL ARRIVE ON THE SWEET SUMMER WIND.

Cerberus: DO NOT TALK TO THE QUEEN. DO NOT BOTHER THE QUEEN.

DO NOT TALK TO THE QUEEN. DO NOT BOTHER THE QUEEN.

Cerberus: SHE IS TAKING A LITTLE VACATION AND NEEDS HER REST.

SHE IS TAKING A LITTLE VACATION AND NEEDS HER REST.

Duel

Cerberus: HA HA HA. I WILL BEAT YOU IF YOU DESIRE.

HA HA HA. I WILL BEAT YOU IF YOU DESIRE.

Cerberus: YOU ARE A LITTLE NOTHING. A TASTY MORSEL.

YOU ARE A LITTLE NOTHING. A TASTY MORSEL.

Cerberus: IT WILL KEEP ME BUSY. I AM SO BORED! BORK BORK.

IT WILL KEEP ME BUSY. I AM SO BORED! BORK BORK.

Boss Dialogue

Underworld Dash

GET CLOSER!

GRRR, COME OVER HERE!

I WILL CATCH YOU.

LET ME SLASH YA.

History

Trivia

• When breaking obstacles and before activating his Underworld Spin Slash, Cerberus wields the Adamantium Claws. A Pickaxe exclusive to Wolverine.
• Cerberus is the second Character to retain his Special Abilities from when he was a Boss. The first being The Foundation.
  • However he lacks the Combat Music and voicelines he had prior, does not grant the Who's the Boss? Elimination Accolade when defeated and isn't taller like other Bosses.
    • The only voice lines Cerberus retains are his Underworld Dash and Underworld Spin Slash Strike voice lines as they are tied to his Special Abilities rather than his AI.
    • This is probably due to the fact that to trigger his fight and be rewarded with his Mythic weapon, he must be challenged to a duel, unlike other Character Boss hybrids.
• Cerberus' use of the Howl Emote likely calls back to the same animation he does when appearing during his Phase 3 in Chapter 5: Season 2.

Quest Dialogue

Chapter 5: Season 2

• Story

Story Quests

UTC

My other heads are feeling... bite-y these days. Come to a Scrying Pool so we can talk! - Cerberus Now is not the time to sit or stay. It is time to FETCH! - Cerberus Use a Scrying Pool to speak with Cerberus		10K
(Stage 1 of 9)	0 / 1

UTC

Anyone could have taken it. Search EVERYONE!! BARK BARK BARK! - Cerberus No one seems to have it. Where could it have gone? - Cerberus Eliminate anything to see if they took the Artifact		10K
(Stage 2 of 9)	0 / 20

UTC

Not that one, the Other one! - Cerberus Oh yeah, this is definitely right!! - Cerberus Did I leave it under the windmill with a view of the Styx?...
(Stage 3 of 9)	0 / 1

UTC

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! This must be it! - Cerberus Aw, this isn't my Artifact. That’s just my stick - Cerberus Dig up the Artifact by The Other Windmill		10K
(Stage 4 of 9)	0 / 1

UTC

I wouldn't forget it in such an obvious place... would I? - Cerberus Yes! You found it! Dig it up!!! - Cerberus Maybe on a grassy island in the center of everything?...
(Stage 3 of 9)	0 / 1

UTC

I bet it's my Artifact!! - Cerberus Oh, I was looking for that frisbee! Well, back to hunting down my Artifact... - Cerberus Dig up the Artifact on the island		10K
(Stage 4 of 9)	0 / 1

UTC

This is my favorite spot on the whole Island. The Artifact's definitely here. - Cerberus It's gotta be here. It's gotta!! - Cerberus I left it near the snow, where people bury yummy bones too...
(Stage 3 of 9)	0 / 1

UTC

That sweet scent! I’d know it anywhere! - Cerberus Oops, wrong scent. Got it confused with my favorite chewing shoe. - Cerberus Dig up the Artifact by The Cemetery		10K
(Stage 4 of 9)	0 / 1

UTC

THEY TOOK THE ARTIFACT. ELIMINATE THEM. I KNOW THEY HAVE IT. - Cerberus’ other heads HAHAHA, WE FOOLED YOU. DID YOU LEARN YOUR LESSON? ARE YOU DONE MESSING AROUND NOW?! - Cerberus’s other heads DEFEAT ARES AND ZEUS! THEY TOOK THE ARTIFACT!		100
(Optional Stage 4 of 9)	0 / 1

UTC

I'm such a bad dog for losing the Artifact. Hades is going to be so mad at me. - Cerberus Here's the scent. Take it to him and have him help you track it down. - Hades Use a Scrying Pool to speak with Hades		10K
(Stage 5 of 9)	0 / 1

UTC

You'll have to get my other heads to submit before they'll agree to help. - Cerberus I got the trail! I'll show you the way! - Cerberus Defeat Cerberus to gain his tracking abilities		10K
(Stage 6 of 9)	0 / 1

UTC

I know I was wrong before but this is ABSOLUTELY the right way! - Cerberus MY BALL! BARK BARK BARK BARK!!! - Cerberus Follow the scent of and collect the Artifact		10K
(Stage 7 of 9)	0 / 9

UTC

Please leave it in my safe place for now. I’ll retrieve it when I'm off the clock. - Cerberus GOOD DOG! Your secrets are safe with me. - Cerberus Return the Artifact to Cerberus’ Dog House		10K
(Stage 8 of 9)	0 / 1

Boss

Boss Items

Cerberus dropped the following items when eliminated. He also dropped 12 Bars.

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Cerberus' Gatekeeper Shotgun	Aspect of Agility	FlowBerry Fizz

Cerberus uses a Rare Gatekeeper Shotgun and a Spin Slash to attack players. He will not drop the Shotgun or the Spin Slash when eliminated.

Gatekeeper Shotgun	Harvesting Tool

Cerberus' Gatekeeper Shotgun	Aspect of Agility	Shield Potion

Cerberus uses a Rare Gatekeeper Shotgun and a Spin Slash to attack players. He will not drop the Shotgun or the Spin Slash when eliminated.

Gatekeeper Shotgun	Harvesting Tool

Phases

Cerberus is not initially patrolling Grim Gate. Instead, he can be challenged by breaking his effigy thus triggering the fight.

Effigy of Cerberus

Icon

The encounter is split into three phases:

Phase 1: ELIMINATE THE WOLVES!

Three Shade Wolves spawn and more will appear in a slow rate to attack the player. A maximum of three can only appear during this phase and three of them need to be eliminated to progress to the next phase. Any remaining Shade Wolves will despawn upon the completion of this phase.

Phase 2: ELIMINATE THE WOLVES!

Six Shade Wolves will appear surrounding the arena, increasing the max amount that can appear in the process. Three of them need to be eliminated again to progress the phase and any remaining Shade Wolves will despawn upon the completion of this phase.

Phase 3: DEFEAT CERBERUS!

Cerberus spawns in front of his effigy podium with 600/850/1150/1300 Health and 700/950/1250/1400 Shield, howling to announce his presence with the following abilities at his disposal:

• Summoning Shade Wolves
  • Cerberus summons 2 additional Shade Wolves to aid him in battle. This ability is single use.

• Underworld Dash
  • Cerberus has the Underworld Dash effect, which allows him to teleport short distances after jumping.

Underworld Dash

• Underworld Spin Slash
  • When Cerberus gets close to the player, he will perform a spin cyclone. Cerberus pulls the target in and unleashes a frenzy of claw strikes, dealing 5 damage on the first two strikes, then 10 on the last one. The attack knocks the player back and deals 20 damage in total.

Underworld Spin Slash

Cerberus in the air

Accolade

Image	Accolade	XP
	Sit. Stay. Lie Down Defeated Cerberus	2,000

Elimination Feed

• Player was hunted down by Cerberus.

Dialogue

Spawn

Cerberus: Grrr. If ya wanna mess with The Underworld, you gotta GO THROUGH ME!

Grrr. If ya wanna mess with The Underworld, you gotta GO THROUGH ME!

Underworld Dash

Cerberus: GET CLOSER!

GET CLOSER!

Cerberus: GRRR, COME OVER HERE!

GRRR, COME OVER HERE!

Cerberus: I WILL CATCH YOU.

I WILL CATCH YOU.

Cerberus: LET ME SLASH YA.

LET ME SLASH YA.

History

Trivia

• Cerberus' Underworld Dash is the first dash-related Boss Ability to not use the unique dash animation other Bosses with a similar trait had. Being opted out for jumping before dashing instead like for players.
• Cerberus' Underworld Spin Slash is similar to Wolverine's Spin Slash. However, it deals less damage.
• When breaking obstacles and before activating his Underworld Spin Slash, Cerberus wields the Adamantium Claws. A Pickaxe exclusive to Wolverine.
• Cerberus is the only Olympian Boss to not have unique Combat Music for Phase 3. Causing his tracks to work differently from the other Olympian Bosses.
  • Cerberus' Phase 1 Combat Music uses the Arena Idle (Phase 0) combined with the Phase 1 Drums layer.
  • Due to lacking Phase 3 Combat Music, Cerberus instead uses his Phase 1 Combat Music.

Gallery

Icon

Cerberus appearing

Lore

Cerberus is the loyal hound of Hades and gatekeeper of The Underworld. Each of his heads have their own consciousness, with the middle one being the lead.^[7]

He is a supporting antagonist of Fortnite: Battle Royale, serving as a supporting antagonist in Chapter 5: Season 2.

Personality

Cerberus possesses the traits of a regular dog, such as barking^[8] and chewing things.^[9] He is hostile towards those that try to leave or enter The Underworld, showing he takes his job seriously. His three heads all have a mind of their own, with the middle one being friendlier to The Looper^[10] and being willing to disobey a direct order from Zeus despite him being on his side. However, the other two heads are hostile to The Looper and tried to trick them to fight Zeus and Ares in order to eliminate them.^{[11] [12]}

Powers and Abilities

Underworld Gatekeeper
	Immortality Due to being a God,[1] Cerberus possesses immortality.
	Underworld Dash His Aspect allows him to infinitely use the Underworld Dash.[13]
	Spin Slash A spin cyclone attack similar to that of Wolverine.
	Summoning Cerberus can summon Shade Wolves to aid him in battle.

Timeline

Before Chapter 5

At an unknown point Hades and Cerberus competed against Poseidon and Phinster in a surfing competition, although Poseidon managed to win.^[14]

Chapter 5: Season 1

The mosaic that Odyssey was searching for has Cerberus' heads on it. A constellation symbolizing Cerberus, in the form of a hound's head, and a carving of him could be seen on Pandora's Box.^[15]

Chapter 5: Season 2

After Pandora's Box was opened, Cerberus came along with the other Gods to punish mortals for opening it and releasing the souls of The Underworld. He guards Grim Gate, the entrance to The Underworld.^[16] Meanwhile, Hades is contacted by The Oracle and The Looper, with a proposal, namely to stop his brother Zeus.^[17] Once The Looper proves that they are strong enough by battling Cerberus, Hades continues to remain neutral in the conflict. Zeus wants Cerberus to get info on The Looper, a command which Cerberus is willing to ignore as long as The Looper helps him find an "artifact", a tennis ball that Hades gave him, which he ended up losing.^[18] The Loopers digs up the spots Cerberus thinks the artifact is, to no avail. Cerberus' other heads intervene and try to get The Looper killed, telling them that Ares or Zeus took the artifact.^[19] It turns out Hades hid the ball for "safekeeping" during Zeus' tempest, but after seeing how desperate he is to take it back, he puts the scent of the ball on The Looper and tells them to play with Cerberus so he can release his energy. Once playtime is over, Cerberus picks up the ball's scent.^[20] The Looper digs it up, later delivering it to Cerberus' dog house.

Chapter 5: Season 3

While most of the gods fled from the Island after Zeus' defeat to find new domains, with the exception of Artemis, Hades asks Cerberus to wait behind on the Island to wait for the Queen,^[21] still guarding The Underworld and its Gate. Once the Queen returned from her vacation, Hades returned to the Island to take them to their new domain.

References

Audio