Editing Weapon skins (Halo 4)

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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.

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]].

===McFarlane Toys tie-in 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]].

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>

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]].

==Weapon skins==

{{/AssaultRifle}}

{{/BattleRifle}}

{{/DMR}}

Skins for the [[Kelos'vaarda-pattern storm rifle|Storm Rifle]].

{{/StormRifle}}

Skins for the [[Mosa-pattern carbine|Covenant Carbine]].

{{/Carbine}}

Skins for the [[Z-130 Suppressor|Suppressor]].

===Lightrifle===

Skins for the [[Z-250 lightrifle|Lightrifle]].

{{/LightRifle}}

===Magnum===

Skins for the [[Magnum#Halo_4|Magnum]].

===Plasma Pistol===

Skins for the [[Plasma Pistol]].

{{/PlasmaPistol}}

Skins for the [[Z-110 Boltshot|Boltshot]].

{{/Boltshot}}

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.

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