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.
Unlockable Heads (Main Game)[]
Tradable heads that can be unlocked through game play.
Digitized Death |
Fragger | ||
Handsome Jack's Mask |
Lovely Corpse | ||
Mecha Wrecka |
Metal Blood | ||
Pig Rider |
Read All About It | ||
Sinful Sweetheart |
Speak No Evil | ||
XXX |
- 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 |
Be Cool | ||
Bullet Buccaneer |
Fowl Play | ||
Grease Monkey |
Neverending and Gory | ||
Pithy Rejoinder |
Smashing | ||
Stuck In My Craw |
Wayfarer Wizard | ||
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 |
Don't Stop the Beat | ||
Furry Ferocity |
Horned Child | ||
Necrosis |
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.
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 |
Angry Machine |
Bandit Blood and Rust | |||
Bandit Incineration |
Bandit War Paint |
Beyond the Pale | |||
Blue Sky |
Break Some Jaws |
Bring the Pain | |||
Candy Apple |
Candy Cane |
Candy Corn | |||
Cherry Bomb |
Clashing Colors |
Colorblind | |||
Cool as Ice |
Crimson Raiding |
Dahl Efficiency | |||
Dahl Elite |
Dahl Predator |
Dead Lincolns | |||
Denim Dynamite |
Distorted Socially |
Don't Call Her Green | |||
Don't Feel Blue |
Ecstastic Tuesdays |
Firestarter | |||
Green Meanie |
Gummi Worm |
Horrible Religion | |||
Hyperion Heroism |
Hyperion Honor |
Hyperion Hornet | |||
Jakobs Family |
Jakobs Filigree |
Jakobs Old-Fashioned | |||
Joy Divide |
Lemon Swirl |
Licorice Whip | |||
Maliwan Elegance |
Maliwan Grace |
Maliwan Style | |||
Minecraft |
Miss Ramone |
Muddy and Bloody | |||
None Blacker |
Pink Pandoracorn |
Pop and Rock | |||
Pure Velvet |
Rosy and Riveting |
Snot Stew | |||
Sour Apple |
Steampunky |
Tediore Customer Service | |||
Tediore Low Price |
Tediore Value |
Torgue Explosiveness | |||
Torgue High Octane |
Torgue Speed Demon |
Vladof Freedom | |||
Vladof Revolution |
Vladof Sickle |
YESFX |
Unlockable Skins (DLC Content)[]
Tradable skins that can be unlocked through DLC content game play.
Bow Your Head |
Deathrap's Little Helper | ||
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 |
Shillelagh Slaughterer | ||
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 |
Chaos Reigns | ||
Stark Raving (Striped and Strapped) |
Steampunk Rock | ||
Warm and Fuzzy |
Other Skins[]
Skins that are unlocked through other games/means. They are account-bound and cannot be traded.
Alive and Kicking |
Gearbox |
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".