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  "description": "The Hoppers Tom Lizard cosmetic has been shown off, but its shop status has been unclear.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-06T10:15:48.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The main lizard-themed cosmetic tied to the current search interest is the Hoppers Tom Lizard skin in Fortnite. It has been previewed as part of the Hoppers crossover, and March 5 has been the date attached to that reveal.\n\n🦎\n\nThe Hoppers Tom Lizard skin has been revealed for Fortnite. A March 5 release date has been associated with it, but players also reported that it was not appearing in the Item Shop on that date.\n\nImage credit: __Epic Games__\n\n* * *\n\n### Hoppers Tom Lizard skin status\n\nTom Lizard is a crossover skin connected to Hoppers. The cosmetic was shown publicly ahead of release, which confirms that it is a planned Fortnite skin rather than a rumor or a fan concept.\n\nThe practical point for players is simpler than the surrounding chatter. The skin exists, it has been previewed, and it was expected to hit the shop on March 5. At the same time, player comments posted after that date said it was not in the shop when they checked.\n\n* * *\n\n### What is confirmed\n\nDetail | Status\n---|---\nSkin name | Tom Lizard\nEvent or crossover | Hoppers\nGame | Fortnite\nPublic first look | Yes\nDate attached to release chatter | March 5\nVerified in-shop appearance on March 5 | Unclear\n\n* * *\n\n### What players should assume right now\n\nIf you are looking for a “lizard skin” in Fortnite and mean the newly revealed one, you are almost certainly looking for Tom Lizard from Hoppers. That is the skin name to watch for in the Item Shop.\n\nYou should not treat March 5 as a reliable live-shop confirmation anymore. The safer read is that the skin was revealed and associated with that date, but its actual Item Shop availability was not consistently reflected for players at that moment.\n\n* * *\n\n### How to verify whether Tom Lizard is live\n\n**Step 1:** Open Fortnite and go directly to the Item Shop. Search the featured crossover sections first rather than browsing only standard outfit rows.\n\n**Step 2:** Look for the Hoppers branding and the Tom Lizard name. If the skin is live, it will appear as a purchasable cosmetic tile with a V-Bucks price and the usual purchase flow.\n\n**Step 3:** Confirm the result by opening the item page. You will know it is live if the outfit page shows the normal buy option instead of the skin being absent from the shop entirely.\n\nImage credit: __Epic Games__\n\n* * *\n\n### Why there is confusion around the skin\n\nThe confusion comes from a split between the reveal timing and the live shop experience. A skin can be previewed publicly and still miss the expected shop window, shift placement, or arrive later than players anticipated.\n\nThat makes Tom Lizard easy to identify but harder to pin down as a live purchase at a specific moment. The skin’s existence is clear. The exact shop appearance at the expected date is what has been murky.\n\n* * *\n\n### What not to mix up with Tom Lizard\n\nTom Lizard is not the same thing as older community discussions around other reptile-themed Fortnite skins, such as Ziggy or Lizzik. Those names have circulated in separate conversations about lizard or gecko-style characters, but they are different cosmetics.\n\nIf your goal is to verify the newly revealed crossover skin, Tom Lizard is the correct name to follow.\n\nImage credit: __Epic Games__\n\n* * *\n\nFor now, the cleanest answer is that Tom Lizard is a real Fortnite crossover skin under the Hoppers label, it was shown ahead of release, and players should verify it in the Item Shop directly rather than relying on the earlier March 5 expectation alone.",
  "title": "What the Hoppers Tom Lizard Skin Is in Fortnite Right Now",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-06T10:15:50.286Z"
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