Apex Legends started as a serious, gameplay-driven battle royale with ties to the Titanfall franchise both in the story and character movement. One thing that the game doesn't take seriously, though, is character skins. Even going back to the first year of Apex Legends, unlockable skins were always a way for the game's developers to be a little silly.
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While some event-tied or exclusive skins have returned to the in-game cosmetic shop at least once, Respawn Entertainment has said most legendary skins from the past will never be available again. Players who have these skins rightfully flaunt them in every match, and perhaps far into the future Respawn will allow players to buy these old and iconic looks for their favorite champions.
10 Mirage – Old Town
Mirage's Old Town skin is a direct reference to Old Town Road, the song made famous by Lil Nas and Billy Ray Cyrus back in 2019. This skin was only available as part of the original Fight or Fright event and cost 2400 crafting materials to unlock.
Mirage's skins are typically either vibrantly colored or a blend of bionic and biological parts. This skin stands out not just for its cowboy hat and multicolors, but also it's one of few skins where Mirage is almost fully human in appearance.
9 Pathfinder – Green Machine
Pathfinder's Green Machine was a purchasable skin that was affectionately called "the watermelon skin" by the Apex community. Green Machine was a blend of red and green on the model of the Aviator skin, which featured exhaust pipes on Pathfinder's back and a waist-height propeller.
Players needed to both own Aviator skin made with 1,200 crafting materials and have 10,500 Legend Tokens – nearly enough for a new Legend entirely – to buy this skin back in 2019.
8 Bloodhound – Dangerous Game
The Fight Night Collection Event from January 2021 was the most recent event to be included here, and Bloodhound's Dangerous Game skin was one of the most iconic players could get. It featured geometric designs, piercing blue goggles, and a blood-maroon hybrid color scheme.
This skin could be found in the Fight Night loot packs or purchased for 1,800 Apex Tokens or 2,400 crafting materials. Being from such a recent event, it likely won't be seen again for purchase for quite some time.
7 Caustic – Gasbuster
While the Ghostbusters were busy fighting spirits, Caustic was busy researching NOX gas. In some way, it's only fitting that one of the game's cruelest characters got a skin from one of the best family movies of all time.
The Gasbuster skin was only available in the Lost Treasures event that happened when Loba was released. It featured gas tanks, a white design with red accents, and, of course, iconic patches that resembled the Ghostbusters' uniform.
6 Octane – Clocktane
Octane has some flashy skins, with a stunt driver, a robotic warrior, and a jester being just the tip of the iceberg for the Apex Games' fastest legend. The Clocktane skin, released with the Grand Soiree in late 2019 and early 2020, is something much different for the speedster.
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Clocktane turns Octane into a steam-powered engine of zippiness. Featuring an array of gears, tubes, clocks, and brass, this skin really makes the player feel like Octane is being run by 1800s-era machinery instead of futuristic bionics.
5 Wattson – Haute Drop
Wattson's Haute Drop was another skin only available in the 2021 Fight Night Collection Event, and likely won't be available for purchase for a long, long time. Wattson is the game's only French character, and this skin's beret pays homage to her nationality.
The skin is vibrant, almost radiating blue with white accents, and her beret is geometric in design. Wattson's hair turns a wintery white underneath her beret with this skin, too.
4 Wraith – Marble Goddess
The Marble Goddess skin was only available in the Lost Treasures event and stands out as one of Wraith's most unique skins. Wraith has many skins in-game, but this is the only one that turns her to stone, resembling a Terracotta Warrior or an ancient temple guardian.
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The skin received some controversy upon release as it blended into the sands of Kings' Canyon extremely effectively. Paired with Wraith's smaller hitbox, the Marble Goddess was one of few skins in the game that could give a player an advantage.
3 Wraith – Flashpoint
Wraith's flashpoint skin does something very few skins in Apex do – it shaves her head clean bald. This iconic look for Wraith was only available in the in-game store for purchase, not as part of an event, and was only available if the player owned the Vengeance Seeker skin as well.
This skin in particular features orange animated calves, a true-blue middle, and a white top, all fading into each other. It'll stand out no matter the map, but a good enough player shouldn't have to worry about being seen. This is a skin for show-offs.
2 Wattson – Bionic Wonder
Wattson's Bionic Wonder is another skin that required the player to own a prerequisite – the Cyber Security skin – to craft. It only appeared in the store once in 2019 and caused a sensation among fans for its unique look.
Some compared the face of the skin to the robots in I, Robot while others said it was more reminiscent of Ex Machina. Either way, this is a skin that could pop up again in the store down the road, and will certainly terrify teammates and enemies alike with its uncanny appearance.
1 Bloodhound – Protector of the Patch
Bloodhound has some of the most intense-looking skins in the game and their Halloween event skins from the first Fight or Fright event exemplify that. The Protector of the Patch skin was an unlockable that turned Bloodhound into a pumpkinhead-scarecrow fusion, sure to strike both fear and awe into those that witness it.
Place bets on this one coming back in a future Halloween event, but for now, keep an eye out for this eye-popping, character-changing skin next time a Bloodhound is nearby – it's even better in person.