Gaige/Skins

Gaige Customizations

A total of 34 Heads and 102 Skins can be unlocked for Gaige. The non-default heads and skins can be unlocked through random enemy drops, specific (though rare) enemy drops, mission rewards, challenge rewards, SHiFT code promotions, downloadable content, special promotional packages and in-game trading with other players.

Default Heads

Heads that come unlocked with Borderlands 2 to begin customization.

Bang Bangs

Gaige

Keeping it Real

Unlockable Heads (Main Game)

Tradable heads that can be unlocked through game play.

	Digitized Death Rare drop from BNK3R		Fragger Dropped by Geary, rare drop from The Warrior
	Handsome Jack's Mask Rare drop from The Warrior, See note 1 below		Lovely Corpse Rare drop from Vermivorous the Invincible
	Mecha Wrecka Rank 5 ...To Pay the Bills challenge		Metal Blood Rare drop from Henry the Stalker
	Pig Rider Common drop from Badass creepers		Read All About It Mission reward from Symbiosis
	Sinful Sweetheart Mission reward from Statuesque		Speak No Evil Mission reward from In Memoriam
	XXX Rare drop from Terramorphous the Invincible

1. Handsome Jack's Mask: The mask is obtained several ways. Handsome Jack always drops a purple mask (blue during single player on PS3) that can be unlocked for any single character. The Warrior and the Handsome Sorcerer may drop a legendary mask that is class specific and unlocks for every character of that class, like all other in game customizations.

Unlockable Heads (DLC Content)

Tradable heads that can be unlocked through DLC content game play.

	A Bone to Pick From Mad Moxxi and the Wedding Day Massacre		Be Cool From How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day
	Bullet Buccaneer Mission reward for X Marks The Spot in Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty		Fowl Play From The Horrible Hunger of the Ravenous Wattle Gobbler
	Grease Monkey Torgue vending machine in Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage		Neverending and Gory Mission reward for A History of Simulated Violence in The Raid on Digistruct Peak
	Pithy Rejoinder Mission reward for The Fall of Nakayama in Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt		Smashing From T.K. Baha's Bloody Harvest
	Stuck In My Craw From Sir Hammerlock vs. the Son of Crawmerax		Wayfarer Wizard Rare drop from Dice Chests in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep; SHiFT Code
	Infector Gadget Rare drop from Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary

DLC Package Heads

Paid DLC heads that are unlocked in the customization menu directly. They are account-bound and cannot be traded.

	Bright Idea Mechromancer Steampunk Slayer Pack		Don't Stop the Beat Mechromancer Beatmaster Pack
	Furry Ferocity Mechromancer Domination Pack		Horned Child Mechromancer Madness Pack
	Necrosis Mechromancer Supremacy Pack

Other Heads

Heads that are unlocked through other games/means. They are account-bound and cannot be traded.

	Goliath Swag-Filled Limited Edition Diamond Plate Loot Chest		Hippity Hoppity Reward from Poker Night 2
	A Bullet In Her Bonnet 2013 Community Day event *Also Drops rarely from any suitable loot source		The Girl From The Moon SHiFT code for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel *Also Drops rarely from any suitable loot source

Default Skins

Skins that come unlocked with Borderlands 2 to begin customization.

A Study in Red	Acid Washed	And Hell Followed With Her	Bye Bye Baby	Chilling and Killing
Citrus Salvation	Cool Cool Cool	Don't Drink The Water	Emerald Executioner	Gaige's School Uniform
Girly Rotten	It's Always Sunny On Pandora	Loud and Proud	Punk You	Reddy Steddy Go
Reptillian Brain	Stark Raving	Streets Ahead	Sun Blister

Unlockable Skins (Main Game)

Tradable skins that can be unlocked through game play.

The Torgue High Octane and Torgue Explosiveness skins can also be obtained from Torgue vending machines in Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage.

	A Misfit Rare drop from stalkers		Angry Machine Rank 3 Pull the Pin challenge		Bandit Blood and Rust Item of the Day
	Bandit Incineration Rank 5 Knee-Deep in Brass challenge		Bandit War Paint Rank 3 Marauder? I Hardly Know 'Er challenge		Beyond the Pale Rare drop from Threshers
	Blue Sky Rank 3 Fisticuffs! challenge		Break Some Jaws Rank 3 Shotgun! challenge		Bring the Pain Rank 5 Badass Bingo challenge
	Candy Apple Rank 3 EXPLOOOOOSIONS! challenge		Candy Cane Rare drop from Vermivorous the Invincible		Candy Corn Rare drop from Saturn
	Cherry Bomb Rank 3 Rocket and Roll challenge		Clashing Colors Mission reward from No Vacancy		Colorblind Rank 3 Not Full of Monkeys challenge
	Cool as Ice Rank 3 Open Pandora's Boxes challenge		Crimson Raiding Rank 3 Hail of Bullets challenge		Dahl Efficiency Random drop from any suitable loot source
	Dahl Elite Item of the Day		Dahl Predator Rank 5 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Assault Rifle challenge		Dead Lincolns Mission reward from The Overlooked: Medicine Man
	Denim Dynamite Rank 3 Longshot challenge		Distorted Socially Rare drop from Dukino's Mom		Don't Call Her Green Rank 3 It's Not Easy Looting Green challenge
	Don't Feel Blue Rare drop from Son of Mothrakk or Rakkanoth		Ecstastic Tuesdays Rank 3 The Killer challenge		Firestarter Rare drop from Captain Flynt
	Green Meanie Rank 3 Super Novas challenge		Gummi Worm Rank 3 Blue Sparks challenge		Horrible Religion Rank 3 Aggravated Assault challenge
	Hyperion Heroism Rank 3 Load and Lock challenge		Hyperion Honor Item of the Day		Hyperion Hornet Rank 5 Eviscerated challenge
	Jakobs Family Mission reward from Capture the Flags		Jakobs Filigree Rank 5 Quickdraw challenge		Jakobs Old-Fashioned Item of the Day
	Joy Divide Mission reward from To Grandmother's House We Go		Lemon Swirl Rank 5 This is No Time for Lazy! challenge		Licorice Whip Mission reward from Shielded Favors
	Maliwan Elegance Rank 3 Slag-Licked challenge		Maliwan Grace Rank 5 I Just Want to Set the World on Fire challenge		Maliwan Style Item of the Day
	Minecraft Common drop from creepers		Miss Ramone Rare drop from King Mong		Muddy and Bloody Random drop from "Chubby" mobs
	None Blacker Rare drop from any of the 4 Hyperion Assassins		Pink Pandoracorn Rank 5 Nothing Rhymes with Orange or JEEEEENKINSSSSSS!!! challenge		Pop and Rock Rare drop from Terramorphous the Invincible
	Pure Velvet Random drop from any enemy		Rosy and Riveting Random drop from spiderants		Snot Stew Mission reward from The Cold Shoulder
	Sour Apple Rank 4 in Whaddaya Buyin'? challenge		Steampunky Random drop from any suitable loot source		Tediore Customer Service 777 on Slot machines
	Tediore Low Price Item of the Day		Tediore Value Rank 5 Boomerbang challenge		Torgue Explosiveness Rank 3 Boom challenge
	Torgue High Octane Item of the Day		Torgue Speed Demon Rank 5 Catch-a-Rocket! challenge		Vladof Freedom Rank 5 Ammo Eater challenge
	Vladof Revolution Item of the Day		Vladof Sickle 777 on Slot machines		YESFX Rank 3 For the Hoard! challenge

Unlockable Skins (DLC Content)

Tradable skins that can be unlocked through DLC content game play.

	Bow Your Head Drop from main boss in The Horrible Hunger of the Ravenous Wattle Gobbler		Deathrap's Little Helper Drop from main boss or train chest in How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day
	Elusive Mission reward for I Like My Monsters Rare in Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt		Hula Hellion Drop from main or side boss in Sir Hammerlock vs. the Son of Crawmerax
	Lord of Wisdom Mission reward for Dr. T and the Vault Hunters in The Raid on Digistruct Peak		Shillelagh Slaughterer Drop from main boss in Mad Moxxi and the Wedding Day Massacre
	Summoner Sickness Acquired in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep		The Witching Hour Drop from main boss in T.K. Baha's Bloody Harvest
	Killer Chemist Rare drop from Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary

DLC Package Skins

Paid DLC skins that are unlocked in the customization menu directly. They are account-bound and cannot be traded.

	Bring Out Your Dead Mechromancer Madness Pack		Chaos Reigns Mechromancer Supremacy Pack
	Stark Raving (Striped and Strapped) Mechromancer Beatmaster Pack		Steampunk Rock Mechromancer Steampunk Slayer Pack
	Warm and Fuzzy Mechromancer Domination Pack

Other Skins

Skins that are unlocked through other games/means. They are account-bound and cannot be traded.

Alive and Kicking 2013 Community Day event *Also Drops rarely from any suitable loot source

Gearbox Only available to Gearbox Software employees

SHiFT Promotional Skins

Tradable skins that are unlocked through temporary SHiFT code promotions.

	Gumming the Works Valentine's Day event SHIFT code		Lime Lollipop St Patrick's Day event SHiFT code
	Stinger Missile Halloween event SHiFT code		The Cosplay Singularity The Pre-Sequel SHiFT code *Also Drops rarely from any suitable loot source

Trivia

Note: Each head/skin name is linked to the picture for easy reference.

• Unlike the other characters, Gaige's in-game default skin (Gaige's School Uniform) differs from the one used in the official promotional images. The actual in-game version has a much bleaker, less saturated look.
• Gaige's The Girl From The Moon head is a reference to Mad Moxxi in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
• Gaige's Sinful Sweetheart head is a reference to Ema Skye, of the Ace Attorney series, specifically her haircut as an adult in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.
• Gaige's Speak No Evil head appears to be the skinned remains of Max, from Sam & Max, bearing the same beady, black eyes and razor sharp 'bear-trap' teeth as the franchise's titular psychotic bunny.
• Gaige's Lovely Corpse head is a reference to the film and book The Lovely Bones.
• Gaige's Metal Blood head is a reference to Tali'Zorah vas Normandy, of the Mass Effect series. Like Gaige, Tali is also an engineer with a talent for robotics, and shares Gaige's ability to summon a robotic companion to assist her in battle.
• Gaige's Grease Monkey head is a reference to Winry Rockbell, of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga.
• The skin Horrible Religion is inspired by the school uniform of Hatsune Miku, a famous Virtual Idol in Japan. The colors are exactly the same in the right place.
• The Skin Gummi Worm is also inspired by one of the Virtual Idols named Gumi. The skin's name and colours are directly from the character, like with Horrible Religion and Hatsune Miku's uniform.
• The Skins Streets Ahead and Cool Cool Cool are references to the show Community, as catch phrases for some of the characters.
• Some of the skins are references to punk and post-punk bands, fitting in with Gaige's "punk" theme/Anarchy/Punk class mods. Miss Ramone (The Ramones), YESFX (NoFX), Dead Lincolns (Dead Kennedys), Horrible Religion (Bad Religion), Joy Divide (Joy Division) and Distorted Socially (Social Distortion). Some reference songs: Sun Blister (Blister in the Sun by Violent Femmes), Ecstastic Tuesdays (Manic Monday by The Bangles), and Don't Call Her Green (Don't Call Me White by NoFX). Bye Bye Baby could either be a reference to the song by Social Distortion or a different song of the same name written by Joey Ramone.
• A Study in Red is a reference to a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, titled A Study in Scarlet.
• The name of Gaige's Pithy Rejoinder head is a play on words, referring to the pith helmet that she is wearing.
• The Summoner Sickness skin is a nod to Magic the Gathering's "Summoning Sickness".
• The It's Always Sunny On Pandora skin is a reference to the popular TV show "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia".