The Battle Bus comes from Fortnite Battle Royale, developed by Epic Games and released in 2017, where the blue bus suspended beneath a hot air balloon carries up to 100 players across the map. Its departure became one of the game's most recognisable rituals, shared in streams, clips, and montages as players thanked the bus driver and chose their landing spot. The short cue is still used outside gameplay because it instantly marks a journey starting, a group dropping in, or a chaotic entrance in gaming edits.