You may think the way to succeed in Awesomenauts is through steady practice and dedicated hard work. Nonsense! True success must be achieved through cosmetic means!

This guide will go over every non-default skin in the game, giving each a quick description as well as a small review. Also, I will suggest skins with consistent theming that help make your team visually appealing. These will be called "ThemeMates".

Please note that each review is purely subjective and is not a clear-cut way of determining a skin's worth. Don't let me get in the way of your enjoyment of a skin!

Let's begin!

Officer Lonestar
Bust baddies! Quell civil disobedience! Get arrested for impersonating an officer of the law! Nothing can stop you as Officer Lonestar! One of the first skins, and appropriately average. Gains a mostly photorealistic firearm. Most notable attribute is the bull's police siren.
Bonus points for having five fingers on each hand.

6.5/10







Private Mels
A good quality costume for any occasion! Makes you feel like an actual soldier; complete with memories of friends lost on the field of battle! Your bull now has a helmet and tank treads with appropriate sounds. In addition, you get a realistic gun similar to Officer Lonestar's, made complete with laser sight!
Bonus points for contributing to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

7/10

ThemeMates: Expendable Clunk



The Loninator
Want to have something Terminator related in the last 10 years that has not been liquid garbage? Look no further! Lonestar's premium skin comes with a voiceover filtered though a toaster as well as a superb new sound on bull. Would highly recommend.

8/10

ThemeMates: Gnabot, Clockwork Yoolip





Goldstar
All that glitters is not gold, except for this snazzy little skin! Although Goldstar does not come with any major audio changes (compared with The Loninator), it excels in the quality of its visuals. Your dynamite? Gold explosions. Your bull? Gold horns. Your rocket boots? Not gold, but still awesome looking. Lonestar's best skin, always a good pick.

9/10

ThemeMates: Disco Voltar, E.S.C. Rocco

Grandmaster Splash
An oldie but a baddie! This costume has not aged well. Not exceptionally offensive to the senses, but it is hard to justify a purchase when compared to Froggy's other similarly-priced skins.

5.5/10






Pimpy G
Pimping is not an easy task, and neither is living up to this skin's reputation! Froggy's best skin by a hair. Gives you many nice shiny gold bits all over your frog body.
Bonus points for fishy looking pimp cane.

7.5/10

ThemeMates: Ravishing Raelynn, Party Boy McPain






Digital G
A good skin! Not great! Certainly above average though! Worth getting for any fans of fighting with futuristic frogs! You get robo-sounds for your tornado and jump!

7/10

ThemeMates: Ghost Leon, Cyber Coco, Bionic Raelynn, Augmented Ayla, Titanium Ted, RoboScoop

Mousquetaire Leon
An old skin that has aged well! Do not be deceived by the splash art, this skin is very fine! You also get a nice trailing effect on your movement!

7/10

ThemeMates: Voltar Bonaparte






Pirate Leon
Gotten sick of sterotypical French voicelines? Then immerse yourself in sterotypical pirate voicelines! Your sword has a nice swinging sound. Best Leon skin for repeatedly taunting slain enemies.

8.5/10

ThemeMates: Ahrpl, Cap'n Vinnie & Seadog Spike, Scourge Captain McPain



Ghost Leon
You cannot get this skin anymore! Regardless, it has nice voicework and a good visual model. Perfect skin for any who did not get it while available!

8.5/10

ThemeMates: Digital G, Cyber Coco, Bionic Raelynn, Augmented Ayla, Titanium Ted, RoboScoop




Leon Legionnaire
The Romans were well known for their expertise both in battle and in playing modern computer games. As such, be very aware of all opponents using this skin. Notable for sweet sword sound effects.

7.5/10

Expendable Clunk
High quality skin! Proof that some can stand the test of time! Also Clunk's best! You can now shoot bullets! Also you explode with a skull!
Bonus points for beret.

8/10

ThemeMates: Private Mels






Creeper Clunk
A skin that is 100% free! Not a great skin, but far better than going into battle as a naked, default Clunk! Comes with fuse sound on explode and cubes for missiles!

6/10

ThemeMates: 8-Bit Yoolip





Cluck Clunk
Being a male chicken is quite eggscellent. Feathertheless, beak-areful as this costume must be bird-chased with a peck of others you may or may not like. Your explode makes a chicken sound and also you shoot eggs.

7/10

Disco Voltar
Disco is dead, but that doesn't mean you can't parade around with its long deceased remains! Shoot (with disco)! Heal (with disco)! You can even die! (not necessarily with disco)! All in all, high quality, would recommend.

8/10

ThemeMates: Goldstar, Gnariachi, E.S.C. Rocco





Necro Voltar
You get this skin for free! (conditionally!) Own Swords & Soldiers and you will have Necro Voltar in your possession. That being said, its quality is in line with the other ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, being relatively average. A unique Aztec healbot as well as skull drones accompany this skin as well. Not bad, but not that good.

6/10






Voltar Bonaparte
Do you want to sweep over the battlefield in the same manner that Napoleon swept over the European continent in the 19th century? Say no more! Your dreams have become reality! Heal your allies with La Marseillaise! Fittingly, your abilities have become decorated with fleurs-de-lis. Your drones are unleashed with an appropriate drum sound.

7.5/10

ThemeMates: Mousquetaire Leon

Kosmonaut Yuri
You want to explore space, going where no monkey has gone before? Say no more! Your jetpack has been outfitted with blue flames, the best kind! Also puts J.J. Abrams lens flare on your helmet. Pretty good overall.

7/10







Double-O-Yuri
You think being a secret agent has nothing but perks? Think again! This skin is relatively poor, although your mines are given a new look, its visual model is ugly and makes you look like a detective with a skull fracture.

5.5/10

ThemeMates: Ravishing Raelynn

Coco Hawaii
Cowabunga fellow kids! An old skin with flavor appropriate for its age. Although ancient, you still get nice effects such as leaving a flower and water trail as you move, in addition to changing your ball's pattern. Average skin.

7/10

ThemeMates: Summertime Chucho




Coco McFly
A pretty disappointing skin, if I'll be honest. Has some nice effects on both her blaze and ball, but has a butt-ugly model to look at.

5/10








Cyber Coco
Another currently unobtainable skin! If you do not already have this skin, your methods of obtaining it include: begging, stealing Steam accounts, or holding Ronimo employees for ransom! As a premium skin, you get all kinds of new voicelines of varying quality. Above average overall, comes with all new blaze and ball effects.
Bonus points for ponytail.

7.5/10

ThemeMates: Digital G, Ghost Leon, Bionic Raelynn, Augmented Ayla, Titanium Ted, RoboScoop



Wicked Coco
Having problems spooking your enemies? This skin solves this little bugaboo of yours! Another premium skin, Wicked Coco has unique voicework, most of which is above average! While the other Coco skins merely reskin your blaze and ball, this one also comes with all new sounds for your abilities. Would recommend simply because of pumpkin ball.

8.5/10

Hotrod Derpl
An oldie but a goodie! Makes your nuke a skull. Also makes your snares 8-balls.
Bonus points for revving your engine.

7.5/10






Ahrpl
Want to drive your foes to foes to madness with taunts? Have I got the skin for you! In addition, has a sweet ship's wheel on the side.Very nice ropes for snares.
Bonus points for mermaid Derpl figurehead.

7.5/10

ThemeMates: Pirate Leon, Cap'n Vinnie & Seadog Spike, Scourge Captain McPain

Bumble Gnaw
Bees actively contribute to the good of the world by assisting in the reproduction of innumerable plant species! But we're Gnaw players so we'll have none of that! Gives your weeds petals and buzzy bees. Average skin.

6/10

ThemeMates: Teddy Ayla, Unicorn Nibbs





Gnabot
Robots are pretty cool. This skin is also pretty cool, if a bit bland. Your spit is now gears and your weeds are now will-less drones. Voicelines are less irritating than the default, which may be a turn-off for the truly dedicated Gnaws in our world today.

8/10

ThemeMates: The Loninator, Clockwork Yoolip



Gnariachi
Scientists have scientifically determined through science that the human mind loves mariachi 40% of the time every time! You receive not only insightful voicelines, but also music to soothe the soul! As such, this skin is meant for our most distinguished Gnaws! Not only do you get salsa for spit, you get your very own band in the form of your weedlings! Prove to your foes that music is not dead!

9.5/10

ThemeMates: Disco Voltar, Desperado Penny, E.S.C. Rocco

Honeydew Skølldir

You don't even have to buy this one! Most notable for the satisfying sound upon hitting your third punch. Overall good, although others may think you are too poor to afford anything else.

7/10

ThemeMates: Cynical Vinnie & Total Spike





Demon Skølldir

Skølldir's altogether finest skin! The best looking visual model for a fat space viking! Grants a nice claw effect for your third punch.

8/10

ThemeMates: Grim Genji, Skreeletor, Wraithlord Scoop, Malicious Max, Pyromancer Smiles





Jotunn Skolldir

The weakest of the ultimate skins. Notable for aesthetic differences based on which team you are on. Gives your punches sweet visuals. Nice elemental effects on your buttwave. A very nice skin, but not worthy of being designated as "ultimate".

ThemeMates: Bullbarian Deadlift

7.5/10

Ravishing Raelynn
Want to play as a pancake with eyes? Your search is over, Ravishing Raelynn is your destiny! I cannot recommend this skin in its current state, you look like a bowl of baba ganoush wearing a rug. One of the few instances in which the default skin is superior.

4/10

ThemeMates: Pimpy G, Double-O-Yuri, Party Boy McPain






Bionic Raelynn
If you want a skin for Raelynn, you have got to go for this one. Although, this one does not have many of the special effects that other similar skins possess, you get the notable advantage of being a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cyborg. Comes with sweet cape.

7/10

ThemeMates: Ghost Leon, Digital G, Cyber Coco, Augmented Ayla, Titanium Ted, RoboScoop

Cap'n Vinnie & Seadog Spike
Need assistance looting and plundering? This little garb will set you up nicely in no time! This one comes with a fishbone trail as well as an glowy effect on your dive. Pretty nice skin.

6.5/10

ThemeMates: Pirate Leon, Ahrpl, Scourge Captain McPain, Abyssal Swiggins






Cynical Vinnie & Total Spike
You need to steal TB's livelihood, but that's too difficult! What are you going to do? Your problem has been solved! With this costume, you can live the life of a youtuber! Ask for likes! Ask for comments! Ask for subscriptions! Ask for likes, comments, and subscriptions a second time! Although not as drastic change as Cap'n Vinnie, this skin comes with a snazzy model to look at as well as fry trails and music upon smokescreening.

7/10

ThemeMates: Honeydew Skølldir

Kage Genji
Don't expect to be blown away by this one! Not only does it look ugly, you get no additional effects to speak of! If you want a Genji skin on the cheap, just go for Genji the Grey.

5.5/10

ThemeMates: Shinobi Rocco, Kunoichi Dizzy






Genji the Grey
“A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.” - Dumbledore - Michael Scott
This one's got a nice model to look at! Like Kage Genji, there are no new effects for your abilities. This one is average.

7/10

ThemeMates: Dragon Huntress Ksenia, Skull Chopper Chucho, Sir Jimmy/Lady Amy Lionheart





Grim Genji
Are you a bad enough dude to use this skin? Alternatively, do you like super over-the-top voicelines a-la Wraithlord Scoop? Search no longer! In addition to voicework, this one has got nice skull effects on both your blessing and butter fly shot. Best Genji skin.

8.5/10

ThemeMates: Demon Skølldir, Skreeletor, Wraithlord Scoop, Malicious Max

Shaolin Ayla
Need to show foes your kicks that are fast as lightning? Even the ones that are a little bit frightening? Ponder no longer! With this deluxe piece, you get sweet hair, a golden flail, and a bubble with an all new pattern!

6.5/10

ThemeMates: Sun Wukong Skree






Teddy Ayla
Having difficulties spreading rainbows and happiness to your enemies? Your job just gotten 100% easier! Expect rainbows and hearts on all of your abilities!
7.5/10

ThemeMates: Bumble Gnaw, Unicorn Nibbs







Augmented Ayla
Free! Like Creeper Clunk and Honeydew Skølldir, absolutely free! Like others, people may think you have no money! Comes with sweet bubble and eye effects! Get it!

7/10

ThemeMates: Ghost Leon, Digital G, Cyber Coco, Bionic Raelynn, Titanium Ted, RoboScoop

Admiral Swiggins PhD
Remember Super Meat Boy? That ultra-hard platformer with little room for error? This is Swiggins, so there is no relation! This one gives you a sweet monocle-top hat combo for any situation! You look like a world-renowned researcher! Your fetus in a jar even mirrors attacks!

7/10





Abyssal Swiggins
Tired of your voice commands being ignored? Get rid of them! You didn't need those anyway! Simply spam abyssal nonsense at your teammates! Has superior visuals to Swiggins PhD, including model as well as tentacle on anchor! Do not buy if you still like having comprehensible voice commands for some reason.

7.5/10

ThemeMates: Cap'n Vinnie & Seadog Spike, Scourge Captain McPain

Party Boy McPain
Woah! Keep those hands where I can see them! If you need to seduce your enemies, you came to the right skin! In addition to sex appeal, this skin also gives you a dollar bill trail, unique (sensual) voicelines, and stars to bedazzle both teams!
Bonus points for Johnny Bravo references.

7.69/10

ThemeMates: Pimpy G, Ravishing Raelynn








Titanium Ted
Looking for a Ted skin, but uncomfortable with nudity? Or are you an English merchant in the 18th century who hates those filthy pirate bandits? You do not have to mull any more! Simply get Titanium Ted! Your body is now completely encased in armor with no resemblance to any other media properties! New voicelines come with a radio filter! Best part is your sweet visuals on model and abilities!

9/10

ThemeMates: Ghost Leon, Digital G, Cyber Coco, Bionic Raelynn, Augmented Ayla, RoboScoop

Scourge Captain McPain
Arrr you mad of not being taken seriously by your coworkers? Parents? Friends? Do they claim you can't be a real pirate, sailing the seven seas, plundering as you go? Have I got the skin for you! Stick it to your naysayers! Sing along to the shanty sailor tunes! Crush your enemies with anchors from the sky! Annoy all with piratey sayings!

9.5/10

ThemeMates: Pirate Leon, Ahrpl, Cap'n Vinnie & Seadog Spike, Abyssal Swiggins

Desperado Penny
Ever seen Tombstone? That sweet- ass Western with Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer? Now you can pretend that you're part of the movie! Blast buckaroos and spit tobacco! You have a hyper-realistic firearm! Average skin!

7/10

ThemeMates: Gnariachi



Cheerleader Penny
One, two, three, four, I can rhyme four with four! You get loads of flower affects to pollinate the world with. Penny's best looking skin ingame. Best skin for furries.

7/10

Giga Sentorii
Are you a fan of Abyssal Swiggins? Do you like forcing enemies to learn Japanese to understand your taunts? You came to the right place! You are now incomprehensible to (non-Japanese speaking) friends and foes alike! Although this skin has some nice stuff (raise drills yo) it is a bit disappointing. I would recommend Specimen X-58 for anyone who wants a nice Sentry skin. High quality skin for weeaboos.

6.5/10

ThemeMates: Cosmic Captain Ksenia





Specimen X-58
The perfect skin to REEEEEEEE at your foes! Like Giga Sentorii, this skin is not capable of being understood by non-Alien speakers. That being said, this skin excels in its sounds and effects for abilities. All very fitting and punchy. Good stuff, get signed the ♥♥♥♥ up.

8/10

Skreeletor
You like evil? You like skulls? You are in luck, those are what this skin is all about! In addition to referencing He-Man, this skin gives you a pentagram for your saw and a giant evil face for your totem. As with most premium skins, this one's voicelines are objectively superior to the default.

8/10

ThemeMates: Demon Skølldir, Grim Genji, Wraithlord Scoop, Malicious Max, Skull Chopper Chucho, Pyromancer Smiles


Sun Wukong Skree
Sick and tired of Yuri being the only monkey around town? Now is your chance! You get a yin-yang saw! And a golden dragon totem! Pretty good for a non-premium skin!

7.5/10

ThemeMates: Shaolin Ayla

Wraithlord Scoop
Looking for a character composed of ham? Your thirst has been slaked! Scoop's first skin, and very high quality, with all sorts of changes to abilities. Anyone hoping to become a dark lord of their own will love this one!

9/10

ThemeMates: Demon Skølldir, Grim Genji, Skreeletor, Malicious Max, Pyromancer Smiles


RoboScoop
Another ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ for the poor! Can you believe people treat this skin with respect? After all, any owners are unlikely to have directly paid cash for it! Regardless, this is absolutely the best ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ around, with nice effects on your skills.

9/10

ThemeMates: Ghost Leon, Digital G, Cyber Coco, Bionic Raelynn, Augmented Ayla, Titanium Ted






Bravely Scoop IV: Eternal Fantasy
The perfect skin. The references, the voicework, the effects, all done to just the right degree. You have got to have this one, there is never a situation not improved by this skin's presence

10/10

Battle Nibbs
This skin is what's going on! You get a little green man to talk about whatever you do! He even slashes his sword with your frenzy! This one is solid all around, make sure to get if you like Zurians yelling in your earhole.

8.5/10










Unicorn Nibbs
Magic is real! And you can only get it by dropping a cool $3.49 on this video game skin! Very similar to Teddy Ayla, giving you loads of rainbows and hearts to share with your pals! Unlike Teddy Ayla, you also get a sweet new sound effect: smooches on your fire breath! You get glitter! The herpes of craft supplies! This is A-OK!

7.5/10

ThemeMates: Bumble Gnaw, Teddy Ayla

Shinobi Rocco
Daft Punk not your jam? Looking for a more financially responsible Rocco costume? Time to settle down! This one has got some nice changes, making your arrows kunais and your uncharged shot a shuriken. Solid all around, will make your foes confused about precision shot hitbox!

7.5/10

ThemeMates: Kage Genji, Kuniochi Dizzy


Electronic Supersonic Cybertronic Rocco
Need your booty jams while playing but too lazy to get your own? This skin comes with prepacked music, including killing spree! Includes changes to everything, including visuals and sounds on abilities. Sweet as all heck. One of the best skins.

10/10

ThemeMates: Goldstar, Disco Voltar, Gnariachi

Cosmic Captain Ksenia
This is Ksenia's non-premium skin, and as such, is average. Although your abilities look pretty sweet now (Lightning for your scissors!), your model has visual clutter that looks bad from a distance and while in motion.

6.5/10

ThemeMates: Giga Sentorii









Dragon Huntress Ksenia
Hate Nibbs and want a skin congratulating you for killing her? Your dreams are now reality! Your abilities now have dragon ♥♥♥♥ ! Such as skulls for your scissors and wings for your double jump! Get it if you love murdering fire-breathing lizards!
Bonus points for removing hair jokes. Loses same amount of bonus points for removing hair jokes

8/10

ThemeMates: Genji the Grey, Skull Chopper Chucho, Sir Jimmy/Lady Amy Lionheart, Bullbarian Deadlift, Pyromancer Smiles

Clockwork Yoolip
Not a fan of 8-Bit Yoolip's price or video game ♥♥♥♥ ? This is your alternative! Sweet new bronze dinos! You are a robot! Nice!

7/10

ThemeMates: The Loninator, Gnabot





8-Bit Yoolip
Not getting enough references in your other skins/characters? This one will keep you satiated! Endless references! To everything! The most comprehensive ultimate skin as of yet! You even sound like a Game Boy! Force people to listen the same lines endlessly! Have fun!

9.5/10

ThemeMates: Creeper Clunk

Skull Chopper Chucho
Hunting for hellspawn? Want a skin just right for the occasion? Tired of being asked questions? Say no more! This skin's sounds are incredible, all cathartic and appropriate. Sweet new visuals all over. Voicework is very nice, gets anybody into the mood of murdering the damned!

8/10

ThemeMates: Genji the Grey, Skreeletor, Dragon Huntress Ksenia, Sir Jimmy/Lady Amy Lionheart, Bullbarian Deadlift, Pyromancer Smiles


Summertime Chucho
Cool off! Relax! Bring your vacation to the battlefield! The highest quality normal skin in the game, better than many premium skins. You get loads of new sounds and animations, your bike even changes animal depending on your team!
Bonus points for dolphin/orca sounds.

9.5/10

ThemeMates: Coco Hawaii

Sir Jimmy/Lady Amy Lionheart
Want to play as a baby but with less obnoxious baby sounds? You can end that trip right here! Objectively superior to default skin in every way, also giving a sweet sound upon using your third rattle smash.

8/10

ThemeMates: Genji the Grey, Dragon Huntress Ksenia, Skull Chopper Chucho

Ix the Interloper
Want to eradicate the universe's demonic and robotic forces of evil? Your pilgrimage can now end! This is Ix's solitairy skin! Has superior voicework to default Ix, as well as ability effects specifically crafted to make any users cream themselves. Pretty good.

8.5/10

Malicious Max
Max's only skin at the moment! Has probably the best ability effects of any skin, completely changing the visuals as well as adding the perfect sounds. Voicework goes superbly with any other ham-pieces, like Grim Genji and Wraithlord Scoop.

9/10

ThemeMates: Demon Skølldir, Grim Genji, Skreeletor, Wraithlord Scoop, Pyromancer Smiles

Default Skin

At the moment, Deadlift is completely unplayable. Without a skin of any kind, you are forced to go into battle entirely naked. Surely Ronimo will rectify this horrible oversight in the future, but attempting to use Deadlift right now is a death sentence plain and simple for any civilized player.






Bullbarian Deadlift

Do you wanna know what's best in life? This costume friendo! A premium skin with all kinds of sayings to soak your supple young ears with! You even have alterations depending on your team! Such as a change in the purely cosmetic weapon on your back! This skin is one you can trust!

ThemeMates: Jotunn Skolldir, Dragon Huntress Ksenia, Skull Chopper Chucho, Pyromancer Smiles

9/10

Kuniochi Dizzy

Sassy frog singer not good enough for you? Or maybe you want to feel like a true assassin, darting away from any sign of detection? If you have either of these quandaries, they have just been solved! Not only do you receive new voicework, your abilities get sweet kanji effects! Slay your foes with words they don't even understand! A+ skin for weebs.
Bonus points for no more "Better watch out!".

7.5/10

ThemeMates: Kage Genji, Shinobi Rocco

Pyromancer Smiles

ARE YOU BURNING UP ON THE INSIDE OUT OF JEALOUSY FOR THIS SKIN? Burn no longer, you weirdo! You can simply purchase it with negotiable American currency! You (your enemies) are figuratively (literally) on fire (fire) with this one! Nice voicelines and effects, but like with all "evil" skins, loses out in the originality department. Overall, would buy like hotcakes.

8/10

ThemeMates: Demon Skølldir, Skreeletor, Wraithlord Scoop, Dragon Huntress Ksenia, Skull Chopper Chucho, Malicious Max, Bullbarian Deadlift

Commander Rocket

Ravioli ravioli, this one's a spicy meatballioli! Ever wanted to be a top-of-the-line chef like Bobby Flay? Ever wanted to be a top-of-the-line chef like Bobby Flay with a rocket launcher? Bam! Now you can really kick it up a notch! Fire tomatoes for your opponent's walk of atonement! Explode on their faces with your giant sausage! Heavily salt them into oblivion! Good dish, top notch presentation.

9/10