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{{Title|Weapon skins (''Halo 4'')}}
{{Title|Weapon skins (''Halo 4'')}}
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'''Weapon skins''' in ''[[Halo 4]]'' allow players to customize the appearance of their [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]]'s [[loadout]] weapons. Weapon skins can be unlocked via progression in [[Specializations]], purchasing specific editions of the game and DLC, and finally, by buying specific figures from [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2|Series 2]] of the [[McFarlane Toys|McFarlane]] line of figures.
'''Weapon skins''' in ''[[Halo 4]]'' allow players to customize the appearance of their [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]]'s [[loadout]] weapons. Weapon skins can be unlocked via progression in [[Specializations]], purchasing specific editions of the game and DLC, and finally, by buying specific figures from [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2|Series 2]] of the [[McFarlane Toys|McFarlane]] line of figures.


==Overview==
==Overview==
''Halo 4'' was the first game in the ''Halo'' franchise to feature weapon skin customization, with the player being able to swap preset patterns on their weapon in the loadout modification menu. Then, when spawning with that loadout, their chosen skin will be permanently applied to that weapon; even if dropped or picked up by another player. A player's skin is only applied to weapons the player spawns with via loadout, with weapons found on the map retaining the default skin regardless of the player's selection. Additionally, in the [[Xbox 360]] version of Halo 4, the player will always spawn with the default skin in gametypes where loadouts are disabled.
''Halo 4'' features rudimentary weapon skin customization, with the player being able to simply swap preset patterns on their weapon in the loadout modification menu. However, this will only pertain to personal loadouts. Applying a skin to an [[M395 DMR]] and then picking up a DMR placed on the map will not result in the newly picked up weapon possessing the player's skin. However, at the same time, picking up a player's DMR which has a skin applied to it will feature the skin chosen by the player who owned it prior.
===''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''===
With ''Halo 4's'' flighting and release on PC, the weapon skin system was tuned. The game now allows the player to select a base skin for every weapon, independent of loadout. This selection will override default skins in gametypes like SWAT or Legendary Slayer. Should the player choose to, an override function exists in each loadout to make the skin of that specific loadout operate as it did in ''Halo 4''.
===Launch skins===
Launch skins refer to the weapon skins that were in the game at launch. These include skins that were unlockable though Specializations, pre-ordering the game, or though special editions. These skins were able to be used in [[Spartan Ops]].


Coinciding with ''Halo 4's'' release on PC as part of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'', the weapon skin system was modified in the ''MCC'' version of the game. It now allows the player to select a base skin for all weapons that support them, independent of loadout. This selection will be applied to spawn weapons in gametypes like SWAT or Legendary Slayer, where custom loadouts are disabled. Should the player choose to, they can also override this skin selection per-loadout, allowing them to choose particular skins for particular loadouts, regardless of their global skin choice for the weapon.
Weapon skins can be unlocked in a multitude of ways, with the most common method of unlocking them being through the grinding of Specializations. For example, upon reaching [[Rank (Halo 4)|Spartan Rank 5]] within the Wetwork's Specialization, the "Noble" DMR skin tied to it will unlock for the player. Each specialization has one weapon skin tied to it.


==Unlock requirements==
Specific editions of the game, such as the [[Halo 4 Limited Edition|''Halo 4'' Limited Edition]] also include special weapon skins for buyers. The Limited Edition includes the "Prime" [[MA5D assault rifle|assault rifle]] skin, specifically. These skins were later made available for buyers of the [[Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition|''Halo 4'' Game of the Year Edition]]. The ''Halo 4'' Xbox 360 console includes the "Imprint" [[Z-250 lightrifle|lightrifle]] skin, though this was not made available for buyers of the ''Halo 4'' Game of the Year Edition.
===Specialization skins===
A number of weapon skins are unlocked through the game's [[Specializations]] system. Each specialization has exactly one weapon skin tied to it, and it is earned when you reach [[Rank (Halo 4)|Spartan Rank 5]] within that specialization. For instance, upon reaching [[Rank (Halo 4)|Spartan Rank 5]] within the Wetwork Specialization, the "Noble" DMR skin is unlocked.


All specialization skins were available in the original [[Xbox 360]] game at launch, and were unlocked by default in ''MCC''.
===DLC skins===
DLC skins refer to skins that were available through the Champions Bundle, or though McFarlane Toys figures. These skins were not programmed into Spartan Ops, so they can not be used in it.


===Pre-order skins===
Unlocking skins can also be done by purchasing specially marked figures from [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2|Series 2]] of the McFarlane toy line launched in [[2013]]. For example, purchasing the [[Sangheili Ranger|Elite Ranger]] figure will unlock the "Chill" skin for the [[Type-55 storm rifle|storm rifle]].
Specific editions of the game, such as the [[Halo 4 Limited Edition|''Halo 4'' Limited Edition]] included special weapon skins for buyers. The Limited Edition includes the "Prime" [[MA5D assault rifle|assault rifle]] skin, specifically. Meanwhile, the Battle Rifle skin "Arctic" was unlocked by pre-ordering the game from specific retailers. These skins were later made available for buyers of the [[Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition|''Halo 4'' Game of the Year Edition]]. The ''Halo 4'' Xbox 360 console includes the "Imprint" [[Z-250 lightrifle|lightrifle]] skin, though this was not made available for buyers of the ''Halo 4'' Game of the Year Edition.


As with specialization skins, these skins were present in the original [[Xbox 360]] game at launch, and upon the launch of ''MCC'' in  [[2014]], were unlocked by default in its version of ''Halo 4''.
===''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' skins===
With ''Halo 4'' on the Xbox 360, there were two cut weapon skins which could not be unlocked legitimately, but still exist in the game files. These skins can be used in custom games, through [[Halo 4 weapon skin glitch|a glitch]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZieCsC3o6Jc '''Halo 4 Glitches: Unreleased Weapon Skins Tutorial''']</ref> Renders of these weapon skins were later discovered in the game files of the "FireFlight", a public test of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''{{'}}s [[Firefight]] in the lead-up to ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''{{'}}s PC release.<ref>[https://twitter.com/zeddikins/status/1167258915039535104 '''Twitter''' - ''Zeddikins'', "Looking back at the MCC ui dumps, looks like the missing H4 weapon skins have icons, including the Concrete DMR and Blast BR."]</ref>


===DLC skins===
During the initial flight for ''Halo 4's'' release on PC, the "Blast" battle rifle skin was available as an option. Likewise, a wholly new skin dubbed the "Blood" DMR skin was revealed, featuring a pattern akin to the "Trauma" skin of ''Halo 4's'' assault rifle.
DLC skins refer to skins that were available through [[downloadable content]]. In particular, the [[Champions Bundle#Steel Skin Pack|Steel Skin Pack]] included a set of [[Wikipedia:Steampunk|steampunk]]-inspired skins, one for each weapon. Meanwhile, the [[Champions Bundle]] included the Steel Skin Pack (among two other DLCs) and a further five extra skins, with a hidden sixth skin being unlockable by playing ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''. These skins were not added to the Spartan Ops map files, so they can not be used in it; if you select a loadout that uses one of them, the weapon will simply adopt the default skin.


The DLC skins were initially not available in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' but were added in a post-launch update, and are all available for unlock in [[Series 4: Reclaimer]].
With the flight of [[Season 7: Elite]], ''Halo 4'' was subject to another content update, featuring numerous new weapon skins. Of these, "Concrete" was made officially available for the first time, along with another "Blood" skin, this time for the Magnum. Additionally, other skin sets were included, including the skins unlocked via codes exclusive to McFarlane's series of ''Halo 4'' figures. Finally, fully new skin sets were made available, including the "Pixel", "Maw", and "Edgework" skin sets.
==List of weapon skins==
===Launch skins===
<center>''Note: All skins in this section are unlocked by default in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.''</center>
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! colspan="3"|<span style="color:#fff;">Weapon skins</span>
|-align="center"
! style="width: 15%"|Skin
! style="width: 15%"|Name
! style="width: 40%"|Unlock
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4-MA5D-ICWS-AR-PrimeSkin.png|120px|center]]
|Prime (PRM)
|Unlocked by purchasing the [[Halo 4 Limited Edition|''Halo 4'' Limited Edition]] or the [[Halo 4 Game of the Year Edition|''Halo 4'' Game of the Year Edition]]
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Predator skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Predator (PDT)
|Reach Pathfinder {{Rank/H4|5}}
|-align="left"
|[[File:BR85HB SR (arctic camouflage).png|120px|center]]
|Arctic (ACT)
|Unlocked by pre-ordering ''Halo 4'' at specific retailers, or by purchasing the ''Halo 4'' Game of the Year Edition
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4-BR85HBSR-Skin.png|120px|center]]
|Dunes (DNE)
|Reach Stalker {{Rank/H4|5}}
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4-M395DMR-Skin.png|120px|center]]
|Noble (NBL)
|Reach Wetwork {{Rank/H4|5}}
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4-CovenantCarbine-Skin.png|120px|center]]
|Reign (RGN)
|Reach Rogue {{Rank/H4|5}}
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4-Z250LightRifle-ImprintSkin.png|120px|center]]
|Imprint (IMP)
|Unlocked by purchasing the ''Halo 4'' Xbox 360
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Shatter skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Shatter (SHA)
|Reach Engineer {{Rank/H4|5}}
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Static skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Static (STC)
|Reach Operator {{Rank/H4|5}}
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Fracture skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Fracture (FTC)
|Reach Pioneer {{Rank/H4|5}}
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Piston skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Piston (PST)
|Reach Tracker {{Rank/H4|5}}
|}


===McFarlane Toys tie-in skins===
===Champions Bundle skins===
A number of skins were obtained by buying ''Halo'' action figures produced by [[McFarlane Toys]]. These were unlocked by purchasing specially marked figures from [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2|Series 2]] of the toy line launched in [[2013]]. For example, purchasing the [[Sangheili Ranger|Elite Ranger]] figure will unlock the "Chill" skin for the [[Kelos'vaarda-pattern storm rifle|storm rifle]]. These skins were also initially not available in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' but were included in a post-launch update and can be unlocked in [[Series 7: Elite]].
These skins were included in the various components of the [[Champions Bundle]]; the Steel Skin Pack and Bullseye Map Pack could be purchased separately though buying the whole bundle included their contents and some exclusive skins. They were not available at launch of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', but have since been made available for use in the collection as of the launch of [[Season 4: Reclaimer]].
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! colspan="4"|<span style="color:#fff;">Weapon skins</span>
|-align="center"
! style="width: 15%"|Skin
! style="width: 15%"|Name
! style="width: 20%"|Unlock (''Halo 4'')
! style="width: 20%"|Unlock (''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'')
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Turbine skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Turbine (TBN)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]] or [[Champions_Bundle#Steel_Skin_Pack|Steel Skin Pack]].
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 45 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4_Skin_Teeth.png|120px|center]]
|Teeth (TTH)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]]
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 11 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 Skin Trauma.png|120px|center]]
|Trauma (TRM)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]]
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 48 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Steam skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Steam (STM)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]] or [[Champions_Bundle#Steel_Skin_Pack|Steel Skin Pack]].
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 46 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4_Skin_Salvage.png|120px|center]]
|Salvage (SLV)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]]
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 45 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Monocle skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Monocle (MCL)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]] or [[Champions_Bundle#Steel_Skin_Pack|Steel Skin Pack]].
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 14 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Striped skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Striped (STP)
|Unlocked by purchasing the [[Champions_Bundle#Bullseye_Pack|Bullseye Pack]] and unlocking the classified Draetheus V archive.
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 33 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4-T51CovenantCarbine-SteelSkin.png|110px|center]]
|Locomotive (LMV)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]] or [[Champions_Bundle#Steel_Skin_Pack|Steel Skin Pack]].
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 17 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4-Z250LightRifle-SteelSkin.png|110px|center]]
|Industrial (IDT)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]] or [[Champions_Bundle#Steel_Skin_Pack|Steel Skin Pack]].
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 41 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4-T55StormRifle-SteelSkin.png|110px|center]]
|Compression (CMP)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]] or [[Champions_Bundle#Steel_Skin_Pack|Steel Skin Pack]].
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 4 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4-Z130SuppressorRifle-SteelSkin.png|110px|center]]
|Mechanical (MCN)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]] or [[Champions_Bundle#Steel_Skin_Pack|Steel Skin Pack]].
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 26 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Combustion skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Combustion (CBN)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]] or [[Champions_Bundle#Steel_Skin_Pack|Steel Skin Pack]].
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 9 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:Magnumskin1.png|120px|center]]
|Indigo (IND)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]]
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 6 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:Magnumskin2.png|120px|center]]
|Flare (FLR)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]]
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 28 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Boilerplate skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Boilerplate (BPL)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]] or [[Champions_Bundle#Steel_Skin_Pack|Steel Skin Pack]].
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 20 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4-Z110BoltshotPistol-SteelSkin.png|75px|center]]
|Engine (ENG)
|Purchase the [[Champions Bundle]] or [[Champions_Bundle#Steel_Skin_Pack|Steel Skin Pack]].
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]], Tier 26 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|}


===Cut skins===
===Figure exclusive skins===
At least two skins were known to be produced during the lifespan of the initial release of ''Halo 4'' on Xbox 360, but were never released: "Concrete" and "Blast". They were present in the game files as of the [[Halo 4 Title Updates#Title Update 8/19/2013|8/19/2013]] update, but could not be unlocked legitimately. However, they were accessible in custom games, through the use of [[Halo 4 weapon skin glitch|a glitch]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZieCsC3o6Jc '''Halo 4 Glitches: Unreleased Weapon Skins Tutorial''']</ref> Renders of these weapon skins were later discovered in the game files of the "FireFlight", a public test of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''{{'}}s [[Firefight]] in the lead-up to ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''{{'}}s PC release.<ref>[https://twitter.com/zeddikins/status/1167258915039535104 '''Twitter''' - ''Zeddikins'', "Looking back at the MCC ui dumps, looks like the missing H4 weapon skins have icons, including the Concrete DMR and Blast BR."]</ref>
These skins were made exclusive to purchases of the [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2|''Halo 4'' Series 2]] McFarlane figures in the original Xbox 360 release of ''Halo 4''. They became available in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' with the launch of [[Season 7: Elite]].
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! colspan="4"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Weapon skins</span>  
|-align="center"
! style="width: 15%"|Skin
! style="width: 15%"|Name
! style="width: 20%"|Unlock (''Halo 4'')
! style="width: 20%"|Unlock (''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'')
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Riptide skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Riptide (RPT)
|Purchase the [[John-117|Master Chief]] figure from the [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2|Series 2]] line of McFarlane figures for ''Halo 4''.
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 19 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Bones skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Bones (BNS)
|Purchase the [[CIO-class_Mjolnir|CIO Spartan]] figure from the [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2|Series 2]] line of McFarlane figures for ''Halo 4''.
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 29 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Engage skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Engage (ENG)
|Purchase the [[Kig-Yar Sniper|Storm Jackal]] figure from the [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2|Series 2]] line of McFarlane figures for ''Halo 4''.
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 85 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Chill skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Chill (CHL)
|Purchase the [[Sangheili Ranger|Elite Ranger]] figure from the [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2|Series 2]] line of McFarlane figures for ''Halo 4''.
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 35 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 - Refractive skin (transparent).png|120px|center]]
|Refractive (RFC)
|Purchase the [[Ur-Didact]] figure from the [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2|Series 2]] line of McFarlane figures for ''Halo 4''.
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 83 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|}


Eventually, both "Blast" and "Concrete" were included in the ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' version of the game, with "Blast" being a seasonal challenge reward in Season 4: Reclaimer and "Concrete" featuring as an unlock in the Season Pass for Season 7: Elite.
===Unused skins===
These are the skins that were added to ''Halo 4'' during its [[Halo_4_Title_Updates#Title_Update_8/19/2013|8/19/2013]] update but were unusable outside a glitch. They were later made available in the ''Halo 4'' component of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'', with the Battle Rifle Blast skin being made available as of the launch of Season 4, and the DMR Concrete skin being seen during the Season 7 flight.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
! colspan="4"|<span style="color:#fff;">Weapon skins</span>
|-align="center"
! style="width: 15%"|Skin
! style="width: 15%"|Name
! style="width: 20%"|Unlock (''Halo 4'')
! style="width: 20%"|Unlock (''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'')
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 Render BattleRifle-BLAST.png|120px|center]]
|Blast (BLS)
|Unavailable
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]] [[Challenges/Halo: The Master Chief Collection|Challenge]]: Fireteam Spree
|-align="left"
|[[File:H4 Render DMR-CONCRETE.png|120px|center]]
|Concrete (CTE)
|Unavailable
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 78 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
|}


===''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''-exclusive skins===
===''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''-exclusive skins===
A number of ''Halo 4'' weapon skins were also added to ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' in updates, which were not known to exist beforehand. They may have been cut during the development of ''Halo 4'' but not publicly shared, or specially made as post-launch content for ''MCC''. The first to release was "Blood" for the DMR, as part of a seasonal challenge in Season 4: Reclaimer, which featured a pattern akin to the "Trauma" skin of ''Halo 4's'' assault rifle.
These skins are only available in the ''Halo 4'' component of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''. The "Blood" DMR skin was added with Season 4, while the rest were added with Season 7.
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
Later, in Season 7: Elite, several more ''MCC''-exclusive skins were added, including another "Blood" skin - this time for the Magnum - and a number of new sets of weapon skins, such as "Pixel", "Maw" and "Edgework", each of which could be applied to various human loadout weapons. Some of these are unlocked through the Season Pass, while others are available via seasonal [[Challenges/Halo: The Master Chief Collection|challenges]].
! colspan="3"|<span style="color:#fff;">Weapon skins</span>
 
|-align="center"
==Weapon skins==
! style="width: 15%"|Skin
===Assault Rifle===
! style="width: 15%"|Name
Skins for the [[Assault Rifle]].
! style="width: 40%"|Unlock
{{/AssaultRifle}}
|-align="left"
 
|[[File:H4 Render DMR-Blood.png|120px|center]]
===Battle Rifle===
|Blood (BLD)
Skins for the [[Battle Rifle]].
|[[Season 4: Reclaimer|Season 4]] [[Challenges/Halo: The Master Chief Collection|Challenge]]: Fireteam Frenzy
{{/BattleRifle}}
|-align="left"
 
|[[File:H4 Render AR-PIXEL.png|120px|center]]
===DMR===
|Pixel (PXL)
Skins for the [[DMR]].
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 87 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
{{/DMR}}
|-align="left"
 
|[[File:H4 Render BR-EDGEWORK.png|120px|center]]
===Storm Rifle===
|Edgework (EWK)
Skins for the [[Kelos'vaarda-pattern storm rifle|Storm Rifle]].
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 67 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
{{/StormRifle}}
|-align="left"
 
|[[File:H4 Render BR-PIXEL.png|120px|center]]
===Covenant Carbine===
|Pixel (PXL)
Skins for the [[Mosa-pattern carbine|Covenant Carbine]].
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]] [[Challenges/Halo: The Master Chief Collection|Challenge]]: Pixel Perfect
{{/Carbine}}
|-align="left"
 
|[[File:H4 Render BR-MAW.png|120px|center]]
===Suppressor===
|Maw (MAW)
Skins for the [[Z-130 Suppressor|Suppressor]].
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 74 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
{{/Suppressor}}
|-align="left"
 
|[[File:H4 Render DMR-PIXEL.png|120px|center]]
===Lightrifle===
|Pixel (PXL)
Skins for the [[Z-250 lightrifle|Lightrifle]].
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 96 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
{{/LightRifle}}
|-align="left"
 
|[[File:H4 Render DMR-EWK.png|120px|center]]
===Magnum===
|Edgework (EWK)
Skins for the [[Magnum#Halo_4|Magnum]].
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 92 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
{{/Magnum}}
|-align="left"
 
|[[File:H4 Render Magnum-BLOOD.png|120px|center]]
===Plasma Pistol===
|Blood (BLD)
Skins for the [[Plasma Pistol]].
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 24 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
{{/PlasmaPistol}}
|-align="left"
 
|[[File:H4 Render Magnum-MAW.png|120px|center]]
===Boltshot===
|Maw (MAW)
Skins for the [[Z-110 Boltshot|Boltshot]].
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 81 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
{{/Boltshot}}
|-align="left"
 
|[[File:H4 Render Magnum-EWK.png|120px|center]]
==Production notes==
|Edgework (EWK)
The Suppressor's Shatter skin was originally a vibrant blue with black stripes lining the weapon. This was changed before release, replacing the blue details with a light grey, contrasting slightly against the slate grey of the weapon beneath. However, the weapon's menu icon was not changed accordingly, and in the [[Xbox 360]] version of ''Halo 4'', the icon still used the original blue colour. This issue was fixed in the ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' version of the game.
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 13 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
<gallery>
|-align="left"
File:H4-SuppressorRifleSkin.png|Original Shatter skin
|[[File:H4 Render Magnum-PIXEL.png|120px|center]]
File:H4 - Shatter skin (transparent).png|Launch Shatter skin
|Pixel (PXL)
</gallery>
|[[Season 7: Elite|Season 7]], Tier 79 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
 
|}
During the “What’s Next: Halo 4 Summer 2013″ panel at RTX 2013, 343 Industries' promotional art for the bundle featured the "Bones" and "Striped" [[M395 DMR]] weapon skins as part of the content update's bonus content. The "Bones" skin would later be relegated to a code found with the CIO Spartan in [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2|Series 2 of McFarlane's ''Halo 4'' line of figures]], while the "Striped" skin could be unlocked through earning certain achievements in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''.
 
By accessing ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection's'' internal files, two additional cut weapon skin icons can be found on the game's PC port. The first is Battle Rifle BLD{{Ref/File|HTMCC|Halo The Master Chief Collection\Data\ui\texturepacks\mainmenutexturepack|LARGE_UNSC_BATTLERIFLE_BLD_SKIN}}, likely tying into both the DMR BLD and Magnum BLD skins. The second is DMR KSS.{{Ref/File|HTMCC|Halo The Master Chief Collection\Data\ui\texturepacks\mainmenutexturepack|LARGE_UNSC_DMR_KSS_SKIN}} Neither cut weapon skin possesses a complete icon, with a pink placeholder icon in their place.
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File:HTMCC - Weapon skin icon - BR BLD.png|The icon for Battle Rifle BLD.
File:HTMCC - Weapon skin icon - DMR KSS.png|The icon for DMR KSS.
</gallery>
 
===Mistakes===
Upon the release of Season 4: Reclaimer and the addition of the Champions Bundle weapon skins to the ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'', the newly updated menu featured erroneously flipped MA5D renders for the Turbine and Teeth skins, resulting in the charging handle being placed on the wrong side of the weapon.
 
With the addition of the previously-missing figure skins to ''MCC'' in Season 7: Elite, the Storm Rifle's Chill skin is missing certain textures in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''. On the Xbox 360 edition of ''Halo 4'', the weapon's barrel, rotating coil, and small sections of the topside of the weapon are colored mint green. In ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'', these mint green regions are missing, and are erroneously colored with the weapon's base gray-silver.


==Gallery==
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===Steel Skin Pack skins===
===Champions Bundle skins===
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H4 - Turbine skin (default).jpg|Turbine AR skin.
H4 - Turbine skin (default).jpg|Turbine AR skin.
H4 - Turbine skin (reloading).jpg|Turbine, while reloading, revealing more of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Turbine skin (reloading).jpg|Turbine, while reloading, revealing more of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Teeth skin (default).jpg|Teeth AR skin.
H4 - Teeth skin (reloading).jpg|Teeth, while reloading, revealing more of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Trauma skin (default).jpg|Trauma AR skin.
H4 - Trauma skin (reloading).jpg|Trauma, while reloading, revealing more of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Steam skin (default).jpg|Steam BR skin.
H4 - Steam skin (default).jpg|Steam BR skin.
H4 - Salvage skin (default).jpg|Salvage BR skin.
H4 - Monocle skin (default).jpg|Monocle DMR skin.
H4 - Monocle skin (default).jpg|Monocle DMR skin.
H4 - Striped skin (default).jpg|Striped DMR skin.
H4 - Locomotive skin (default).jpg|Locomotive Carbine skin.
H4 - Locomotive skin (default).jpg|Locomotive Carbine skin.
H4 - Industrial skin (default).jpg|Industrial lightrifle skin.
H4 - Industrial skin (default).jpg|Industrial lightrifle skin.
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H4 - Combustion skin (default).jpg|Combustion Magnum skin.
H4 - Combustion skin (default).jpg|Combustion Magnum skin.
H4 - Combustion skin (reloading).jpg|Combusion Magnum skin, while reloading, offering a more clear view of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Combustion skin (reloading).jpg|Combusion Magnum skin, while reloading, offering a more clear view of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Boilerplate skin (default).jpg|Boilerplate Plasma Pistol skin.
H4 - Boilerplate skin (overcharge).jpg|Boilerplate Plasma Pistol skin, while overcharged, revealing more of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Engine skin (default).jpg|Engine Boltshot skin.
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===Champions Bundle bonus skins===
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H4 - Teeth skin (default).jpg|Teeth AR skin.
H4 - Teeth skin (reloading).jpg|Teeth, while reloading, revealing more of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Trauma skin (default).jpg|Trauma AR skin.
H4 - Trauma skin (reloading).jpg|Trauma, while reloading, revealing more of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Salvage skin (default).jpg|Salvage BR skin.
H4 - Striped skin (default).jpg|Striped DMR skin.
H4 - Indigo skin (default).jpg|Indigo Magnum skin.
H4 - Indigo skin (default).jpg|Indigo Magnum skin.
H4 - Indigo skin (reloading).jpg|Indigo Magnum skin, while reloading, offering a more clear view of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Indigo skin (reloading).jpg|Indigo Magnum skin, while reloading, offering a more clear view of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Flare skin (default).jpg|Flare Magnum skin.
H4 - Flare skin (default).jpg|Flare Magnum skin.
H4 - Flare skin (reloading).jpg|Flare Magnum skin, while reloading, offering a more clear view of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Flare skin (reloading).jpg|Flare Magnum skin, while reloading, offering a more clear view of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Boilerplate skin (default).jpg|Boilerplate Plasma Pistol skin.
H4 - Boilerplate skin (overcharge).jpg|Boilerplate Plasma Pistol skin, while overcharged, revealing more of the skin's pattern.
H4 - Engine skin (default).jpg|Engine Boltshot skin.
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Figure skins===
===Figure exclusive skins===
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H4 - Riptide skin (default).jpg|Riptide AR skin.
H4 - Riptide skin (default).jpg|Riptide AR skin.
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===Cut skins===
===Unused skins===
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<gallery>
H4 - Blast skin (default).jpg|Blast BR skin.
H4 - Blast skin (default).jpg|Blast BR skin.
BR_Blast.png|The cut BR85HB Blast skin if it was included in ''Halo 4''.
BR_Blast.png|The cut BR85HB Blast skin if it was included in ''Halo 4.
H4 - Blast skin.png|A close-up of the menu render of the Blast skin in ''Halo 4''{{'}}s menu.
H4 - Blast skin.png|A close-up of the menu render of the Blast skin in ''Halo 4's'' menu.
H4 - Concrete skin (default).jpg|Concrete DMR skin.
H4 - Concrete skin (default).jpg|Concrete DMR skin.
DMR_Concrete.png|The cut M395 DMR Concrete skin if it was included in the game.
DMR_Concrete.png|The cut M395 DMR Concrete skin if it was included in the game.
H4 - Concrete skin.png|A close-up of the menu render of the Concrete skin.
H4 - Concrete skin.png|A close-up of the menu render of the Concrete skin.
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==Trivia==
===Production notes===
*The Suppressor's Shatter skin was originally a vibrant blue with black stripes lining the weapon. This would be changed so the blue coloration was the weapon's base, slate gray, although the weapon's icon wouldn't be fixed for ''Halo 4'', with the change only being rectified upon the launch of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.
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File:H4-SuppressorRifleSkin.png|Original Shatter skin
File:H4 - Shatter skin (transparent).png|Launch Shatter skin
</gallery>
*During the “What’s Next: Halo 4 Summer 2013″ panel at RTX 2013, 343 Industries' promotional art for the bundle featured the "Bones" and "Striped" [[M395 DMR]] weapon skins as part of the content update's bonus content. The "Bones" skin would later be relegated to a code found with the CIO Spartan in [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2|Series 2 of McFarlane's ''Halo 4'' line of figures]], while the "Striped" skin could be unlocked through earning certain achievements in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''.
===Mistakes===
*With the release of Season 4: Reclaimer, and the addition of Champions Bundle content, the newly updated menu features erroneously flipped MA5D renders for the Turbine and Teeth skins, resulting in the charging handle being placed on the wrong side of the weapon.
*With the release of Season 7: Elite, the Storm Rifle's Chill skin is missing certain textures in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''. On the Xbox 360 edition of ''Halo 4'', the weapon's barrel, rotating coil, and small sections of the topside of the weapon are colored mint green. In ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'', these mint green regions are missing, and are erroneously colored with the weapon's base gray-silver.
===References===
*The DMR's launch skin's name references [[NOBLE Team]], with the pattern of the skin being the team's emblem.


==Sources==
==Sources==
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