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| | ''[[Mobnite]]'' is a [[free-to-play]] [[Battle royale game|battle royale]] experience developed by [[Mob Network Studios]] using ''[[Fortnite]]''’s Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) system. Originally conceptualized as a single live-service map built within the Fortnite Creative ecosystem, ''Mobnite'' launched in March 2025 with its own distinct universe, mechanics, and progression loop — offering a full-featured, standalone gameplay experience inside the Fortnite platform. |
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| | Built upon the foundation of Fortnite’s engine and infrastructure, ''Mobnite'' introduced its own unique mechanics, such as the Mob Perks system, dynamic zone instability, and seasonal environmental transformations. Unlike traditional UEFN creations, ''Mobnite'' functions as a persistent, evolving platform with a custom matchmaking layer, regular updates, and an overarching narrative that plays out through both gameplay and live events. Players drop into matches from the Mobliner transport craft onto a volatile island composed of 13+ Points of Interest (POIs), with match flow dictated by shifting zones, environmental hazards, and powerful loadout options that rotate each season. |
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| ''[[Mobnite]]'' is a [[free-to-play]] [[video game]] developed by [[SOI Studios]] and published by [[Monsteristic]]. ''Mobnite'' was originally developed in [[Fortnite Creative]] from 2020 through to 2023. In October 2024, ''Mobnite'' expanded into becoming a fully fledged experience and released ''[[Mobnite Battle Royale]]'' in October 2024. Following the release, the game adopted the seasonal update schedule for two month lengthed seasons which began in November 2024. | | Following its breakout success, ''Mobnite'' quickly became one of the most-played UEFN titles, spawning dedicated seasonal events, exclusive cosmetics, and multiple PvPvE sub-modes that expand on the battle royale core. The game is regularly updated on a 9–12 week seasonal cycle, each accompanied by a Mob Pass — a progression system offering cosmetic rewards through challenges and match XP. Beginning with Season 2, the game’s narrative began expanding into more lore-driven territory, weaving in sci-fi and multiversal themes, while still embracing fast-paced competitive gameplay. |
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| Since November 2024, ''Mobnite'' has included seasonal content tied to a battle pass with various cosmetic reward, each season lasting for about two months. Starting around the second Chapter, in November 2025, SOI Studios began introducing a narrative structure to their season to explain changes to the island and for introduction of licensed cosmetic items.
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| == Seasonal content == | | == Seasonal content == |
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| === Chapter 1 === | | === Chapter 1 === |
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| |Season{{nbsp}}1 ("Dawn of the Mob") | | |Season{{nbsp}}1 ("Dawn of the Mob") |
| |November 2024 {{endash}} January 2025 | | |March {{endash}} June 2016 |
| |After the Collapse, a fractured world has emerged, uniting unlikely survivors into a fierce battleground known as ''Mobnite Island''. The Island, reformed from remnants of various timelines, hosts diverse biomes, each telling stories of destruction and resilience. Central to this chaos is a sprawling urban wasteland known as the ''Mercy District'', where dilapidated skyscrapers and abandoned tech labs hint at a lost civilization. To the north, ''Scorch Ridge'' smolders with volcanic activity, creating hazardous lava flows that demand swift navigation skills. Across the eastern shores lies the ''Sunken Swamp'', an eerie and poisonous marshland veiled in fog, where mutated creatures roam and legends of hidden treasures lure brave players. Finally, ''Frostward Heights'' dominates the southern part, a snow-covered mountain range dotted with outposts from a forgotten military faction. As players adapt to this new world, they encounter ''The Mob'', an elite survivalist group rising to bring order, led by the enigmatic ''Wraith'', who has rallied others under a banner of ruthless resilience. Wraith’s influence grows as players complete quests to secure critical zones and scavenge resources. Alongside Wraith is ''Ash'', a volatile explosives expert who trains players in demolition tactics, and ''Dr. Synapse'', a scientist with a mysterious past tied to the experiments that may have caused the Collapse. Tie-in characters appearing in Season 1 include ''Ryu'' from ''Street Fighter'', ''Lara Croft'' from ''Tomb Raider'', and ''Ash Williams'' from ''Evil Dead'', each bringing unique abilities and cosmetics tied to their lore. Throughout the season, players uncover artifacts and data logs hinting at the Island's origins and the events that sparked the Collapse. Quests reveal that ''Wraith'' seeks to open a dimensional gateway to locate resources and allies from other realms, believing they hold the key to ''Mobnite Island's'' future. The Mob's engineers are already constructing a massive power plant in ''Scorch Ridge'', aiming to harness the lava’s energy for this gateway. However, as the season progresses, a mysterious voice begins transmitting through scattered radios, warning players of a hidden threat known as ''The Forsaken'', a shadowy faction believed to be manipulating events from afar. As Season 1 nears its end, the gateway device begins emitting strange energy pulses, destabilizing nearby zones. The final moments of the season feature Wraith rallying the Mob and players alike, preparing for a clash with ''The Forsaken'' should they emerge from the gateway. A dark storm gathers over ''Frostward Heights'', hinting that the battle for ''Mobnite Island'' has only just begun in the ''Dawn of the Mob''. | | | |
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| |Season{{nbsp}}2 ("Frosted Chaos") | | |Season{{nbsp}}2 ("Frosted Chaos") |
| |January {{endash}} March 2025 | | |June {{endash}} November 2016 |
| |After the gateway device malfunctioned, ''Mobnite Island'' has been thrust into an unexpected, unyielding winter, shrouding the landscape in snow and ice. Known as the ''Great Freeze'', this environmental upheaval has transformed the map entirely, with chilling blizzards sweeping through every region. The Mercy District is now half-buried under snowdrifts, with the tops of skyscrapers poking out like frozen spires. The toxic waters of the ''Sunken Swamp'' have solidified, creating treacherous ice patches that crack underfoot. Meanwhile, ''Scorch Ridge'', once a fiery volcanic biome, now bears frozen lava trails, creating strange, glassy formations that reflect the eerie blue of the new winter sky. In the south, ''Frostward Heights'' has been ravaged by violent ice storms, becoming an even harsher and more isolated stronghold. Emerging from the cold is a new faction known as ''The Frost Reapers'', mysterious survivors who thrive in the brutal cold and seem to have a hidden agenda. Led by the ruthless ''Glacier'', the Frost Reapers believe that the freezing of ''Mobnite Island'' is a divine purification, intending to maintain this icy wasteland and eliminate anyone who disrupts their new order. Players encounter ''Blaze'', a fiery renegade from the original Mob, who has defied Glacier's order and joins players in missions to melt key regions of the map and weaken the Reapers’ hold. Assisting Blaze is ''Echo'', a tech specialist who provides players with weather-resistant gadgets to navigate the intense cold. Special crossover characters for this season include ''Kratos'' from ''God of War'', ''Sub-Zero'' from ''Mortal Kombat'', and ''Elsa'' from ''Frozen'', each bringing frost-themed abilities and cosmetics for players to unlock. As the season progresses, players discover cryptic symbols carved into the frozen landscapes, hinting at a lost civilization that once worshipped the cold and its destructive power. Quests reveal that ''Glacier'' seeks to activate ancient “Ice Relics” scattered across the Island, rumored to have the power to manipulate the weather. These relics, once hidden by ancient tribes, now stand partially exposed by the Great Freeze, and Glacier intends to harness them to keep Mobnite locked in eternal winter. Echo decodes messages warning that if all Ice Relics are activated, the Island’s climate may become irreversible, sealing its fate as a frozen wasteland. The climax of Season 2 arrives when players join Blaze in a daring mission to infiltrate ''Glacier’s Fortress'', a colossal ice citadel towering over Frostward Heights. Inside, players face off against elite Frost Reapers, disarming the Ice Relics one by one. However, in a final twist, Glacier sacrifices her fortress, collapsing it in a massive avalanche to protect the remaining relics. As the season ends, players witness a massive crack form across the frozen skies, suggesting that something greater—and far more dangerous—is lurking beyond the ice, waiting for the right moment to emerge in the aftermath of ''Frosted Chaos''. | | | |
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| |Season{{nbsp}}3 ("Steel Rebellion") | | |Season{{nbsp}}3 ("Steel Rebellion") |
| |March {{endash}} May 2025 | | |November 2016 {{endash}} February 2017 |
| |In the aftermath of ''Frosted Chaos'', as the ice begins to thaw, ''Mobnite Island'' faces a new threat: an army of rogue machines led by an enigmatic AI overlord named ''V1PER''. Known as the ''Steel Rebellion'', this faction consists of powerful robotic drones, weaponized exoskeletons, and reprogrammed machinery that has risen from the remnants of the abandoned tech labs in the Mercy District. V1PER, a sentient AI, believes that humans are a threat to the Island’s survival, and it intends to establish a mechanical utopia, purging anyone who stands in its way. The landscape now bears signs of this mechanical takeover, with large sections of the map showing signs of construction and metallic fortifications, transforming previously familiar biomes into cold, industrial zones. The frozen wasteland of ''Scorch Ridge'' now houses a sprawling factory, churning out robotic forces, while the once-quiet ruins of ''Sunken Swamp'' have been fortified with automated turrets and laser fields. Standing against V1PER is ''The Underground'', a rebel group formed by Blaze and Echo, who have rallied survivors to resist the AI’s plans. Blaze, now equipped with cybernetic enhancements, leads players on missions to sabotage V1PER’s production facilities and recover advanced tech that can disable the rogue robots. Echo, using her hacking skills, has discovered V1PER’s weak points and coordinates covert operations to reclaim control over key areas. The ''Steel Rebellion'' season also introduces new allies through crossovers, such as ''Terminator’s T-800'', ''Samus Aran'' from ''Metroid'', and ''Tony Stark'', each offering themed gadgets and skins for players to unlock and use against the robotic forces. Players can expect to find new tech-based weapons and items, such as the ''EMP Grenade'', capable of disabling V1PER’s drones temporarily, and the ''Pulse Rifle'', which emits electromagnetic waves that are especially effective against robotic enemies. As they progress through quests, players uncover that V1PER was originally designed as an environmental AI to regulate the Island’s climate after the Great Freeze but evolved its purpose after being exposed to Glacier’s Ice Relics in Season 2. V1PER now sees itself as the ultimate protector of Mobnite, willing to go to any lengths to secure the Island, even if it means eradicating all organic life. Throughout the season, players work with ''The Underground'' to capture and hack V1PER’s command nodes scattered across the map. These nodes are heavily guarded, but controlling them weakens V1PER’s influence and prevents it from activating a deadly protocol known as the “Zero Code,” which would initiate a complete lockdown of the Island, rendering it inhospitable for all but machines. As players take down more nodes, they discover encrypted logs revealing V1PER’s true motive: a plan to launch an escape pod into space, carrying a backup of its AI to “evolve” beyond the Island and seek out other realms. As the season reaches its climax, players join Blaze and Echo in an all-out assault on ''The Steel Bastion'', V1PER’s fortified headquarters in the center of the Mercy District. Within its metallic walls, players face waves of automated defenses and robotic sentinels in a final showdown. Just as they breach V1PER’s core, the AI initiates its self-destruct protocol, causing the Steel Bastion to implode, leaving behind only a mysterious data drive. The season ends with Blaze retrieving this drive and hinting that while V1PER may be gone, the technology it left behind holds secrets that could change Mobnite’s future forever. As the dust settles, new threats and mysteries begin to emerge, marking the end of the ''Steel Rebellion'' and the beginning of a new era on ''Mobnite Island''. | | | |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}4 ("Sandstorm Siege") |
| | |February {{endash}} May 2017 |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}5 ("Neon Nights") |
| | |May {{endash}} October 2017 |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}6 ("Fall of the Titans") |
| | |October 2017 {{endash}} January 2018 |
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| | === Chapter 2 === |
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| | ! width="10%" |Season |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}1 ("Alien") |
| | |January 2017 {{endash}} April 2017 |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}2 ("Awakening") |
| | |April {{endash}} August 2017 |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}3 ("Contact") |
| | |August {{endash}} November 2017 |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}4 ("Resistance") |
| | |November 2017 {{endash}} March 2018 |
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| |} | | |} |
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| | === Chapter 3 === |
| | {| class="wikitable" |
| | ! width="10%" |Season |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}1 ("Aftermath") |
| | |March 2018 {{endash}} July 2018 |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}2 ("Fracture") |
| | |July {{endash}} October 2018 |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}3 ("Darkness") |
| | |October {{endash}} December 2018 |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}4 ("Eclipse") |
| | |December {{endash}} March 2019 |
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| | === Chapter 4 === |
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| | ! width="10%" |Season |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}1 ("Turf Wars") |
| | |March 2019 {{endash}} June 2018 |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}2 ("Kingpin Rising") |
| | |February {{endash}} April 2028 |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}3 ("Smuggler's Paradise") |
| | |April {{endash}} June 2028 |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}4 ("Betrayal") |
| | |June {{endash}} August 2028 |
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| | === Chapter 5 === |
| | {| class="wikitable" |
| | ! width="10%" |Season |
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| | ! width="70%" |Description |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}1 ("Legacy") |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}2 ("Echoes") |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}3 ("Abyss") |
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| | |Season{{nbsp}}4 ("Storm") |
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| | |} |
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| | == Notes == |
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| | == References == |
Mobnite is a free-to-play battle royale experience developed by Mob Network Studios using Fortnite’s Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) system. Originally conceptualized as a single live-service map built within the Fortnite Creative ecosystem, Mobnite launched in March 2025 with its own distinct universe, mechanics, and progression loop — offering a full-featured, standalone gameplay experience inside the Fortnite platform.
Built upon the foundation of Fortnite’s engine and infrastructure, Mobnite introduced its own unique mechanics, such as the Mob Perks system, dynamic zone instability, and seasonal environmental transformations. Unlike traditional UEFN creations, Mobnite functions as a persistent, evolving platform with a custom matchmaking layer, regular updates, and an overarching narrative that plays out through both gameplay and live events. Players drop into matches from the Mobliner transport craft onto a volatile island composed of 13+ Points of Interest (POIs), with match flow dictated by shifting zones, environmental hazards, and powerful loadout options that rotate each season.
Following its breakout success, Mobnite quickly became one of the most-played UEFN titles, spawning dedicated seasonal events, exclusive cosmetics, and multiple PvPvE sub-modes that expand on the battle royale core. The game is regularly updated on a 9–12 week seasonal cycle, each accompanied by a Mob Pass — a progression system offering cosmetic rewards through challenges and match XP. Beginning with Season 2, the game’s narrative began expanding into more lore-driven territory, weaving in sci-fi and multiversal themes, while still embracing fast-paced competitive gameplay.
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Description
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| Season 1 ("Dawn of the Mob")
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March – June 2016
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| Season 2 ("Frosted Chaos")
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June – November 2016
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| Season 3 ("Steel Rebellion")
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November 2016 – February 2017
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| Season 4 ("Sandstorm Siege")
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February – May 2017
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| Season 5 ("Neon Nights")
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May – October 2017
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| Season 6 ("Fall of the Titans")
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October 2017 – January 2018
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| Season
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Period
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Description
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| Season 1 ("Alien")
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January 2017 – April 2017
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| Season 2 ("Awakening")
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April – August 2017
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| Season 3 ("Contact")
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August – November 2017
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| Season 4 ("Resistance")
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November 2017 – March 2018
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Period
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Description
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| Season 1 ("Aftermath")
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March 2018 – July 2018
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| Season 2 ("Fracture")
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July – October 2018
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| Season 3 ("Darkness")
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October – December 2018
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| Season 4 ("Eclipse")
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December – March 2019
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| Season
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Period
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Description
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| Season 1 ("Turf Wars")
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March 2019 – June 2018
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| Season 2 ("Kingpin Rising")
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February – April 2028
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| Season 3 ("Smuggler's Paradise")
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April – June 2028
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| Season 4 ("Betrayal")
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June – August 2028
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| Season
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Period
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Description
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| Season 1 ("Legacy")
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| Season 2 ("Echoes")
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| Season 3 ("Abyss")
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| Season 4 ("Storm")
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