Zer0/Skins

Zer0 Customizations

A total of 37 Heads and 105 Skins can be unlocked for Zer0. 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 and in-game trading with other players.

Default Heads

Heads that come unlocked with Borderlands 2 to begin customization.

Disharm0ny

Gh0st

Zer0

Unlockable Heads (Main Game)

Tradable heads that can be unlocked through game play.

	3ng13 Mission reward from Statuesque		Alienati0n Dropped by Geary, rare drop from The Warrior and Butt Stallion
	Blast Shield Mission reward from Symbiosis		C0al Train Rare drop from Terramorphous the Invincible
	Crafty Common drop from Badass Creepers		G4l4h4d Rare drop from Vermivorous the Invincible
	Handsome Jack's Mask See note below		M0t0cross Marauder Rare drop from badass enemies
	Nihilism Rank 5 ...To Pay the Bills challenge		Punk Mission reward from In Memoriam
	Raz0r Rare drop from Henry the Stalker		Unreality Rare drop from BNK3R

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.

	0-Lantern From T.K. Baha's Bloody Harvest		B0ne H3ad Mission reward for X Marks The Spot in Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty
	Chill 0ut From How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day		d00med Torgue vending machine in Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage
	D4rk Expl0rer Mission reward for The Fall of Nakayama in Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt		F0ul Feast Drop from Wattle Gobbler in The Horrible Hunger of the Ravenous Wattle Gobbler
	G0ry Gh0ul Rare drop from Dice Chests in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep		N0t C4n0n Mission reward for A Match Made on Pandora in Mad Moxxi and the Wedding Day Massacre
	The Dark Within Mission reward for A History of Simulated Violence in The Raid on Digistruct Peak		W0rmt0ngue Mission reward for Fun, Sun and Guns in Sir Hammerlock vs. the Son of Crawmerax
	C0rrupti0n 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. The Special Edition: F0rg0tten head comes as a single inventory item, which can be traded.

	Aer0dynamic Assassin Cl0ckw0rk Pack		Ech0location Assassin Domination Pack
	Infern0 Assassin Supremacy Pack		L0rd of Blades Assassin Stinging Blade Pack
	Murder of Cr0ws Assassin Madness Pack		Special Edition: F0rg0tten Can be obtained from someone who owns the head (before it's used), via trading

Other Heads

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

	Are Y0u Still There Reward from Poker Night 2		Hell0000 Assassin SHiFT code for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
	I D0 Declare 2013 Community Day event		Goliath Swag-Filled Limited Edition Diamond Plate Loot Chest
	Vault Veteran: Arachn1d Obtained by having a game save from Borderlands

Default Skins

Skins that come unlocked with Borderlands 2 to begin customization.

Azure Knight	Blood from a Stone	Blue Light Special	Bruised Orange	Cool as Ice
Earth Tone	Emotional Distance	Evil Orange	Eyes of the Snake	Leaf on the Wind
Mutant	Rosy Cheeks	Stonehearted	The Yellow Dart	Toad of Battle
True Red	Ultra Marine	Worn and Torn	Zero's Sneaking Suit

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.

	Amber Assassin Rank 3 The Killer 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		Better Red Rank 3 Rocket and Roll challenge		Blood and Bone Rank 3 EXPLOOOOOSIONS! challenge
	Blue Bot Rank 3 Open Pandora's Boxes challenge		Blue Scarab Rank 3 Longshot challenge		Burst Fire Rare drop from Captain Flynt
	Cyanide Rare drop from any suitable loot source		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		Dark Night Rare drop from any of the 4 Hyperion Assassins		Enigmatic Executioner Random drop from any enemy
	Flowers On Your Grave Rare drop from Vermivorous the Invincible		Full Purps Rank 5 Badass Bingo challenge		Green-Eyed Monster Rank 4 in Whaddaya Buyin'? challenge
	Harmonious Rare drop from Dukino's Mom		Haze of Violence 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		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
	Moral Grey Area Rank 3 Not Full of Monkeys challenge		Ninja Star Mission reward from To Grandmother's House We Go		Pink Pandoracorn Rank 5 Nothing Rhymes with Orange or JEEEEENKINSSSSSS!!! challenge
	Pinky Has a Brain Rare drop from Terramorphous the Invincible		Racer Rank 3 Super Novas challenge		Red-Eye Random drop from Spiderants
	Redshirt Rank 3 Hail of Bullets challenge		Reptilian Mission reward from The Cold Shoulder		Right Angle Rare drop from Saturn
	Skyblood Rank 3 Fisticuffs! challenge		Spider Bite Random drop from "Chubby" mobs		Sting Like a Bee Mission reward from Shielded Favors
	Streamlined Mission reward from No Vacancy		Sunblasted Rank 3 Blue Sparks challenge		Tediore Customer Service 777 on Slot machines
	Tediore Low Price Item of the Day		Tediore Value Rank 5 Boomerbang challenge		This is HEV-y Rare drop from King Mong
	This Skin is Cyan Mission reward from The Overlooked: Medicine Man		Top Brass Rank 3 Pull the Pin challenge		Torgue Explosiveness Rank 3 Boom challenge
	Torgue High Octane Item of the Day		Torgue Speed Demon Rank 5 Catch-a-Rocket! challenge		Tsunami of Bullets Rare drop from Son of Mothrakk
	Vault Suit Rank 5 This is No Time for Lazy! challenge		Vitamin C Rank 3 For the Hoard! challenge		Vladof Freedom Rank 5 Ammo Eater challenge
	Vladof Revolution Item of the Day		Vladof Sickle 777 on Slot machines		Whiteout Rare drop from Threshers
	Who You Callin' Yellow Rank 3 Shotgun! challenge		Why So Serious Rank 3 It's Not Easy Looting Green challenge		Wish Upon a Star Rare drop from Stalkers

Unlockable Skins (DLC Content)

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

	Bl00dy Pilgrimage Drop from main boss in The Horrible Hunger of the Ravenous Wattle Gobbler		Dem B0nes Drop from main boss in TK Baha's Bloody Harvest
	D0 N0t 0pen Drop from main boss or train chest in How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day		Far D0r0cha Drop from main boss in Mad Moxxi and the Wedding Day Massacre
	Fashi0nable Swimwear Drop from main or side bosses in Sir Hammerlock vs. the Son of Crawmerax		L0rd of Darkness Mission reward for Dr. T and the Vault Hunters in The Raid on Digistruct Peak
	The Pandora Chainmail Massacre Acquired in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep		Vigilant Mission reward for I Like My Monsters Rare in Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt
	Unt0uchable 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. The special edition skin comes as a single inventory item, which can be traded.

	A Cleansing Fire Assassin Supremacy Pack		Like Cl0ckw0rk Assassin Cl0ckw0rk Pack
	Obsidian Justice Assassin Domination Pack		P0wer T00led Assassin Stinging Blade Pack
	Special Edition: Fired Up Can be obtained from someone who owns the skin (before it's used), via trading		The Nature of Fear Assassin Madness Pack

Other Skins

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

	Are Y0u Still There Reward from Poker Night 2 by winning the item GLaDOs Places Down		D0n't Get My Dander Up 2013 Community Day event
	Gearbox Only available to Gearbox Software employees		Pandoran Legend Obtained by having a game save from Borderlands

SHiFT Promotional Skins

Tradable skins that are unlocked through temporary SHiFT code promotions.

	Aaaaaand Zer0 The Pre-Sequel launch SHiFT code *Also drops rarely from any suitable loot source		Emerald Assassin St Patrick's Day event SHiFT code
	Hornet's Nest Halloween event SHiFT code		Tiptoe Through the Tulips Valentine's Day event SHIFT code

Trivia

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

• The skin This is HEV-y is a reference to the HEV suit worn by Gordon Freeman, in the Half-Life series.
• The 3ng13 head is a reference to Isaac Clark, main character of the Dead Space series.
• The Why So Serious skin is a reference to the Joker's catch-phrase in the movie Dark Knight.
• The C0al Train head is a reference to Augustus "The Cole Train" Cole from the Gears of War series.
• The Pinky Has a Brain skin is a reference to the cartoon Pinky and the Brain.
• The Mutant skin is an homage to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The skin incorporates the same colors as the turtle's shells and skin in the same places.
• The Tiptoe Through the Tulips skin is a reference to the Tiny Tim song of the same name.
• The skin Sting Like a Bee refers to the famous Muhammad Ali quote, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
• The head/skin Are Y0u Still There is a reference to the game Portal. The turrets that appear in Portal often say "Are You Still There?" after shooting at the player.
• The head Punk is a reference to the band Daft Punk and the stylized helmets they wear.
• The head Gh0st is a reference to the game Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter. The head resembles the helmet and shades combo that appears in the game.
• The skin Vault Suit is a reference to the Fallout game series, as it bears the same colors in the same places as the Vault suits that appear in each of the games in the series.
• The I D0 Declare head and D0n't Get My Dander Up skin are references to lines from the 1993 Western movie Tombstone.
• The skin Leaf on the Wind is a reference to the quote "I am a leaf on the wind" from the sci-fi movie Serenity.
• The Ech0location head bears a design similar to Batman's in The Dark Knight series.
• Eyes of the Snake references Snake Eyes from G.I. Joe.
• Red Shirt is a reference to Star Trek extra (expendable) crew.
• D00med might get its name from the DOOM franchise of games.
• Ultra Marine gets its name from a particular legion of Space Marines in Warhammer 40,000.
• Toad of Battle is reference to the Battle Toads videogame.
• Alienati0n references a movie of the same name.
• The Pandora Chainmail Massacre is a nod to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.