Disney and Epic say they want their virtual world to offer “something every Disney fan wants,” but that doesn’t include giving Mickey Mouse a gun

Disney and Epic Games are still developing their big old Metaverse together, but one thing you can’t count on is Mickey Mouse running around with a gun.

Earlier this year, House of Mouse invested $1.5 billion in Epic with the aim of creating a “persistent universe” related to Fortnite, though it’s no surprise that we haven’t seen the results of that effort just yet . Many of Disney’s IPs have appeared in the battle royale game, such as numerous Star Wars characters and more recently characters from The Incredibles, but this massive metaverse project is still quite some time away. The Verge recently spoke with Epic Games executive vice president Saxs Persson about the upcoming project, and one of the most interesting points was about the limitations of using certain IPs in a game as technically violent as Fortnite.

Speaking about skins in Fortnite, Persson explained: “Not every outfit is going to do everything. [Lego] The minifigure does not hold a gun. Brands should be able to enforce brand guidelines until they are satisfied that the brand is associated with a specific rating. As The Verge points out, this means you wouldn’t necessarily expect to be able to use a hypothetical Mickey Mouse skin in a version of Fortnite’s battle royale, since having Mickey holding a gun of any kind (cartoon or not), It’s not a good look to have Mickey holding a gun of any kind.

Persson went on to explain, “Some IPs are not teen IPs or mature IPs. They are E IPs for everyone.” Both “Incredibles” movies are rated PG, which allows for portability in some cases. Guns, so I guess that’s above board – and Marvel has a lot of skins, all of which can hold guns, but Marvel is more aimed at teens and up anyway.

At the end of the interview, Persson expressed his excitement, saying, “This is one of those partnerships you can only hope for. It’s all about Disney, it’s all the investment from both companies to create every Something Disney fans all want.” Well, I don’t quite agree with that because there are almost certainly people out there who want to walk around like Mickey Mouse and shoot 13-year-olds and yell at you more than you can handle. But hey, you can’t please everyone!