Skins (Halo 3)

This article is about the player skins introduced in Halo: The Master Chief Collection. For the armor customization found in Halo 3, see here. Skins are an element of player customization found in Halo 3 for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Skins allow players to customize their the appearance of weapons and vehicles in-game. Skins are an element of customization separate to armor permutations, which allow the player to customize their armor components. The launch of Series 3: Recon in 2020 saw the introduction of weapon skins and visor colors for Halo 3, with more weapon skins and newly introduced vehicle skins being included with Series 4: Reclaimer in November 2020. Another batch of skins was included in Series 5: Anvil. Series 6: Raven saw the addition of animated visors and more weapon and vehicle skins. Series 7: Elite included skins for the Energy Sword. Series 8: Mythic added more weapon and vehicle skins, and more animated visors.

Pistol
Skins for the Magnum pistol.

Assault Rifle
Skins for the Assault Rifle.

Battle Rifle
Skins for the Battle Rifle.

Sniper Rifle
Skins for the Sniper Rifle.

Shotgun
Skins for the Shotgun.

Rocket Launcher
Skins for the Rocket Launcher.

SMG
Skins for the SMG.

Flamethrower
Skins for the Flamethrower.

Fuel Rod Gun
Skins for the Fuel Rod Gun.

Needler
Skins for the Needler.

Plasma Pistol
Skins for the Plasma Pistol.

Plasma Rifle
Skins for the.

Covenant Carbine
Skins for the Carbine.

Energy Sword
Skins for the Energy Sword.

Warthog
Skins for the Warthog.

Warthog Gauss Cannon
Skins for the Warthog Gauss Cannon.

Ghost
Skins for the Ghost.

Banshee
Skins for the Banshee.

Scorpion
Skins for the Scorpion tank.

Mongoose
Skins for the Mongoose.

Hornet
Skins for the Hornet.

Trivia

 * The "Scorpio" skin for the SMG, along with its black and green color palette, is a reference to the Xbox One X and its production codename "Project Scorpio".
 * The "Keeper" skin for the Plasma Rifle is a reference to the Keepers of the One Freedom and their official colors of blue and gold.
 * The colors and name of the "Dear John" skin for the Flamethrower are a reference to the John Deere manufacturing company. The skin's description is a play on Halo: Glasslands, with "Grasslands" likely referencing the lawn mowers for which John Deere is most famous for. The skin is also available for the flamethrower in the Halo: Combat Evolved portion of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
 * The name of the "Hot Pepper" skin for the Flamethrower is likely a reference to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. This is further evidenced by the skin's description which mentions "scar tissue," the name of one of the band's most popular songs.
 * The description of the "Splendor" Carbine skin mentions the Writ of Union, the founding charter of, and an oath of service to, the Covenant.
 * The description of the "Amethyst Raven" Mongoose skin is a reference to the "Red Ones Go Faster" trope which, in fiction, states that anything painted red (mainly vehicles) goes faster.
 * The "Grim Reaper" Scorpion skin features the text "ONE-38" and a skeletal face motif in reference to horror-punk band Misfits, notable for their "Fiend Skull" mascot and song titled "We Are 138".
 * The “Scarlet Thorn” Battle Rifle skin appears to be directly based off of the “Pioneer” Battle Rifle variant from Halo Online.
 * The name and designs of the skins: "Vexing Tomorrow" & "Scorned Fate" are most likely references to the enemy races, Vex & Scorn repectively, from the game series Destiny. Which Bungie made after leaving the Halo franchise.