Gears of War: E-Day is out on PC and consoles, and there’s a fair amount of character and weapon skins to unlock. Thankfully, not all of these skins are locked behind the store.
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Let’s first find out how to obtain all the character skins in the game.
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How to get all character skins in Gears of War: E-Day
The table below has the full list of all character skins in the game, along with how you can get them.
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| Skin | Character | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
| Bravo Squad Marcus | Marcus Fenix | Available by default |
| Ceremonial Marcus | Marcus Fenix | Store |
| Death’s Rendezvous Marcus | Marcus Fenix | Available with the Premium Edition Upgrade |
| Emergence Marcus | Marcus Fenix | Re-up for the first time |
| Wings of Valor Marcus | Marcus Fenix | Reach the highest Re-up level |
| Emergence Mags | Mags Carter | Complete a game of explosive Cornhole with a Bilefrog |
| Bravo Squad Mags | Mags Carter | Available by default |
| Infantry Armor Mags | Mags Carter | Store |
| Emergence Dom | Dominic Santiago | Available by pre-ordering the game |
| Bravo Squad Dom | Dominic Santiago | Available by default |
| Siege Ops Dom | Dominic Santiago | Reach max level with the Assault, Breacher, Marksman, and Medic classes in Horde siege. |
| Ceremonial Dom | Dominic Santiago | Store |
| Emergence Lucas | Lucas Reyes | Finish the Boot Camp |
| Bravo Squad Lucas | Lucas Reyes | Available by default |
| Ceremonial Lucas | Lucas Reyes | Store |
| Bloodied Hunter Tai | Tai Kaliso | Available by default |
| Theta Squad Tai | Tai Kaliso | Unlocks during Act 1 in the Campaign |
| Repair Bay Gill | Gill Gettner | Store |
| Butcher Bird Gill | Gill Gettner | Finish the Onboarding Mission in Horde Siege |
| Captain Grey | Akila Grey | Available by default |
| Armistice Officer Grey | Akila Grey | Store |
| Bloody Star Trench | Elias Trench | Store |
| Colonel Trench | Elias Trench | Play the Horde Siege in Commander difficulty or above and extract successfully |
| Captain Michaelson | Quentin Michaelson | Unlocks during Act 4 of the Campaign |
| Never Fight Alone Morida | Shin Morida | Store |
| Combat Medic Morida | Shin Morida | Revive allies in Horde Siege or the Versus mode |
| Theta Squad Manu | Manu Kemara | Use Tactical Gear for the available classes 10 times each in Horde Siege mode |
| Theta Squad Mako | Mako Kemara | Equip a Weapon, Tactical, and Armor mod for any class after unlocking them |
| Quartermaster Rustin | Hank Rusting | Unlock during Act 4 of the Campaign |
| Airbase Daan | Daan Riggs | Store |
| Butcher Bird Daan | Daan Riggs | Use the Heavy Weapon to get kills in Horde Siege mode |
| Charlie Leader Valen | Bryce Valen | Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign |
| Female Infantry Gear | Kalona Infantry Soldier | Available by default |
| Male Infantry Gear | Kalona Infantry Soldier | Available by default |
| Female Ncog D-Flotilla Marine | Kalona Infantry Soldier | Store |
| Male Ncog D-Flotilla Marine | Kalona Infantry Soldier | Store |
| Female Heavy Gear | Kalona Infantry Soldier | Get kills or downs from cover in Versus matches |
| Female Sniper Gear | Kalona Infantry Soldier | Play in the Horde Siege mode and spend energy at the Supply Cache |
| Male Heavy Gear | Kalona Infantry Soldier | Get kills or downs from cover in Versus matches |
| Male Sniper Gear | Kalona Infantry Soldier | Play in the Horde Siege mode and spend energy at the Supply Cache |
| Commander Zee | Zee | Complete the full Campaign |
| Exfil Dom | Dominic Santiago | Premium Edition Upgrade |
How to get all weapon skills in Gears of War: E-Day
Compared to the Character skins, most of the weapon skins have to be purchased from the store.
| Skin | How to Get |
|---|---|
| Backbone | Get 20 kills with the Lancer Mk1, Proto Lancer, and Hammerburst (each) |
| Kalona Eagles | Do Perfect Active Reloads in Versus or Horde Siege mode |
| Aurora Borealis | Close E-Holes in Horde Siege |
| Acidic | Shoot players down in Versus |
| Fenix’s Signature | Premium Edition |
| Exfil | Pre-Order Bonus |
| Emergence Omen | Premium Edition |
| Death’s Rendezvous | Premium Edition |
| Team Draconic | Re-up for the fourth time |
| Team Faction Bound | Re-up for second time |
| Team Wooden Resin | Deal Critical Damage in the Horde Siege or Versus mode |
| Kalona Survivor | Store |
| Kalona Skyline | Store |
| Inscribed | Store |
| Impaler’s Visage | Store |
| High Yield | Store |
| E-Hole | Store |
| Clear Coat | Store |
| Luke Preece | Store |
| Ncog D-Flotilla | Store |
| Never Fight Alone | Store |
| Ravens Inbound | Store |
| Ride the Lightning | Store |
| Scorced Chosen (Weapon) | Store |
| Serano | Store |
| Supernova | Store |
| Team Laser | Store |
| Team Machine | Store |
| Tusk | Store |
| X-Ray Scan | Store |
