A Florida tourist destination is suing Epic Games for the recent inclusion of the Coral Castle in Fortnite.

Coral Castle was just added in the most recent Fortnite season, and it’s basically Atlantis. It ties into the whole Aquaman theme that’s been going on for the past few weeks and may or may not end with a duel between Black Manta and the prince of the sea. Or king. Emperor? Frankly, Atlantean royal customs have always been beyond me.

Anyway, Coral Castle is fine. It’s got a lot of seashells, Atlantean iconography, and all in all feels like a neat place to have a gunfight in Fortnite.

Enter Coral Castle, Florida’s “Stonehenge.” And I say that in quotations because it is a very Floridian thing to compare a tourist trap made not even 100 years ago to one of the biggest wonders of the ancient world built somewhere between 3000 and 2000 BC.

Coral Castle (the tourist trap, not the Fortnite thing) is a rock sculpture garden made by Ed Leedskalnin during the pre-war and post-war era. It’s located in Miami, and although it’s currently closed due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, you can normally gain entry for the small fee of $18.

And it’s also suing Epic for the confusion between the real-life Coral Castle and the Fortnite Coral Castle.

According to documents obtained by Polygon, the owners of Coral Castle filed documents in a Miami court that accuse epic of infringing on their trademark, saying that the Coral Castle in Fortnite not only steals their name but also the “nautical/beach motifs, castle structures, partial castle walls, and stone objects.”

Oh, and also the “feeling of a centuries-old mysterious place.” Because that’s something that can be trademarked (psst–it can’t).

Eurogamer did a great comparison between the digital and real-world locations, and we gotta say, even the most geriatric Floridian would have trouble confusing the two.

The suit is seeking monetary damages for confusion, court costs, and using the Coral Castle trademark without their express permission. No dollar figures were given.

Source: Polygon, Eurogamer