Anarchy Mode

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Anarchy mode pits you and up to three friends against 20 waves of enemies. You can play online or in a private match, you will rank up either way. This is the only game mode that allows you to play online with friends. Perform single or team skillshots to earn skillpoints. Your team must reach a score limit to progress to the next wave. If you reach the score limit before killing all enemies, you will earn a bonus. Once you reach the score limit, you must still eliminate all the enemies to progress. The score limit depends on how many people are in the game. The more players, the higher the score limit.

Use your skillpoints between waves to upgrade your characters and weapons. You will have 30 seconds to leash to a “Dropshop” and upgrade whatever you want. You can also buy a secondary weapon in these Dropshops.

Teammates can be killed during the match. Press the appropriate button, the kick button, next to them to revive them. If everyone is killed during the match, the wave will end. If you do not earn enough points to advanced to the next wave, you must replay the wave to try and reach the score limit again. If you fail to beat a wave enough times (around 5), the game will end.

There is always a set amount of enemies in each wave. Work as a team to earn enough skillpoints to advance. Each wave has multiple TEAM CHALLENGES. A Team Challenge is when a certain enemy is highlighted on the map with a skillshot name above him. You must kill the enemy with your team, using that particular skillshot, in order to get a huge bonus. Use the Team Challenges to help you progress through the higher waves.

Another reward in Anarchy Mode is called BLOOD SYMPHONY. You may notice a small red meter under your leash recharge meter while playing Anarchy Mode, this is the Blood Symphony meter. Once it is filled you will earn extra points via Blood Symphony. To use Blood Symphony click your right stick, then use your leash or kick enemies for instant kills worth 250 Sp. You only have Blood Symphony for a few seconds, so use it wisely. Blood Symphony will not work on bosses. It may injure them when you kick them, but it will not kill them instantly.

Waves and Score Limit

Waves – Enemies (Enemies In the Wave): Skillpoint Limit 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 Players

Wave 1 – Grunts/Freaks (20): 250 / 750 / 1,000 / 1,250 Points

Wave 2 – Torchers (20): 350 / 1,050 / 1,400 / 1,750 Points

Wave 3 – Troopers (31): 550 / 1,650 / 2,200 / 2,750 Points

Wave 4 – Scalpers (31): 700 / 2,100 / 2,800 / 3,500 Points

Wave 5 – Chaingunner (32-33): 800 / 2,400 / 3,200 / 4,000 Points

Wave 6 – Creeps/Scalpers (32): 950 / 2,850 / 3,800 / 4,750 Points

Wave 7 – Maniacs/Troopers (32-35): 1,100 / 3,300 / 4,400 / 5,500 Points

Wave 8 – Snipers/Dodgers (32-34): 1,300 / 3,900 / 5,200 / 6,500 Points

Wave 9 – Maniacs/Scalpers (33-36): 1,450 / 4,350 / 5,800 / 7,250 Points

Wave 10 – Cannoneer (32-36): 1,600 / 4,800 / 6,400 / 8,000 Points

Wave 11 – Creeps (33): 1,750 / 5,250 / 7,000 / 8,750 Points

Wave 12 – Maniacs/Troopers (33): 1,900 / 5,700 / 7,600 / 9,500 Points

Wave 13 – Dodgers (34): 2,100 / 6,300 / 8,400 / 10,500 Points

Wave 14 – Maniacs (34-37): 2,300 / 6,900 / 9,200 / 11,500 Points

Wave 15 – Driller (34-37): 2,500 / 7,500 / 10,000 / 12,500 Points

Wave 16 – Scalpers (34): 2,700 / 8,100 / 10,800 / 13,500 Points

Wave 17 – Troopers (35): 2,900 / 8,700 / 11,600 / 14,500 Points

Wave 18 – Snipers (35-37): 3,200 / 9,600 / 12,800 / 16,000 Points

Wave 19 – Maniacs (37-40): 3,500 / 10,500 / 14,000 / 17,500 Points

Wave 20 – Bosses (72): 6,000 / 18,000 / 24,000 / 30,000 Points

Enemies

There are roughly 10 types of enemies in Anarchy Mode. Each one has a specific role that they play.

Troopers

Troopers are regular enemy. They use a PMC, nothing special.

Shotgunners

The shotgunners are pretty similar to the normal enemies. They use Bonedusters (Shotguns) instead of the PMCs. The Bonedusters will stop you in your tracks for a second.

Freaks

Freaks use axes and will always run up to you to melee you. If you headshot them up close, they will poison you and cause your screen to turn green and blurry. You can hurt the other enemies by headshotting them far away when they’re in a group.

Creeps

Creeps are faster than the other enemies. They will almost always dodge your kicks and leash. Use the slide attack to get them in the air. They use PMCs and Head Hunters (Sniper Rifles).

Flailgunners

I’m not sure of the name these enemies use, but they always use the flail gun. If they attach the grenades to you, you will not be able to use your weapon until the grenades explode. Shoot them in the chest to blow up their vests for a quick kill, but the kill will only result in 10 points.

Dodgers

Dodgers use strong weapons, but they aren’t much tougher than the regular enemies. You can see them standing completely still while they aim at you. They use charged shot screamers only. Kill them like any other enemy.

Bosses

There are bosses in Anarchy mode. You cannot leash nor kick them like you can with any other enemy. They are tough and use strong weapons. Take them out with charge shots, team work, and well placed hits. You can drop them to a knee to deal the final blow. Shoot them in the head when they’re down to finish them off.

Chaingunner

The chaingunner is a boss that uses a chain gun. They don’t do as much damage as the other bosses, but they are still strong. Weaken them with charge shots, then shoot them in the head to kill them.

Cannoneer

The cannoneers use the bouncer weapon. The bouncer can deal heavy damage to you, so be careful. Shoot the explosives on their back to make them flinch, then shoot them enough to drop them too a knee. Once they’re down to a knee you can finish them off with some shots to the head like all other bosses.

Driller

The drillers may be the toughest bosses of them all. They use the penetrator weapon which can kill you in two shots! Dodge the drills as much as you can. You can aim at their belts to break them. The electric belts will shock you if you try to leash them. Get them down to one knee and finish them off with some shots to the head.

Maps

BulletStorm features 6 maps in Anarchy mode. Each map has different areas and environmental features to perform skillshots and maximize your skillpoints. If you want a more interactive guide for the maps, view the following video:

Turbine

Map Skillshots:

• Blood Bath
• Shocker
• Pricked
• Voodoo Doll

Power Plant

Map Skillshots:

• Ground Chuck
• Vertigo
• Shocker
• Voodoo Doll

Junkyard

Map Skillshots:

• Fish Chow
• Man Crush
• Vertigo
• Pricked
• Voodoo Doll
• Shocker

Dead Rock

Map Skillshots:

• Nom Nom Nom
• Not In Kansas
• Voodoo Doll
• Pricked
• Shocker
• Vertigo

Waterworks

Map Skillshots:

• Blood Fountain
• Royal Flush
• Voodoo Doll

Grand Central

Map Skillshots:

• Meatspin
• Make a Wish
• Midnight Express
• Pricked
• Voodoo Doll
• Shocker
• Vertigo
• Flattery
• Afterburner

Weapons and Upgrades

BulletStorm features 6 weapons in Anarchy mode, each with their own unique abilities. If you include the leash, the weapons come up to 7. Each weapon costs 2000 skillpoints to buy. The leash and Peacemaker Carbine are your default weapons.

After each round you can leash yourself to dropshops. The dropshops allow you to buy weapons, ammo clips, charge shots, and upgrades with the skillpoints you earned throughout the rounds.

All weapons can be upgraded up to three times for a certain amount of skillpoints. The upgrades are USUALLY as follows: The Ammo Capacity Upgrades the Ammo and Charge Shots, the Speed Upgrades the Reload Speed and Rate of Fire, and the Power Upgrades the Damage of the weapon.

Armor/Character Upgrade

Just like the weapons, you can upgrade your own power. Defenses increase your maximum health and health recovery, Speed increases your movement and slide speed, and Power increases your kick damage and blood symphony duration.

Upgrade 1

• Defenses (1500 Sp) / Speed (1500 Sp) / Power (1500 Sp)
• Health Increased by 20%
• Recovery Increased by 15%
• Movement Speed Increased by 5%
• Slide Speed Increased by 15%
• Kick Damage Increased by 15%
• Blood Symphony Duration Increased by 10%

Upgrade 2

• Defenses (4500 Sp) / Speed (3000 Sp) / Power (3000 Sp)
• Health Increased by 40%
• Recovery Increased by 30%
• Movement Speed Increased by 10%
• Slide Speed Increased by 30%
• Kick Damage Increased by 30%
• Blood Symphony Duration Increased by 20 %

Upgrade 3

• Defenses (7500 Sp) / Speed (5000 Sp) / Power (5000 Sp)
• Health Increased by 60%
• Recovery Increased by 45%
• Movement Speed Increased by 15%
• Slide Speed Increased by 45%
• Kick Damage Increased by 45%
• Blood Symphony Duration Increased by 30%

Leash

The leash is a default weapon. Use the leash to launch enemies into the air and towards you. While in the air they will be in suspended animation for a few seconds. Use that time to think up and accomplish skillshots. Once upgraded, the leash can be used to slam enemies into the ground. You must buy the “Thumper” ability for 3500 Skillpoints to do this.

Default

• Leash Recharge Rate: 6 Seconds
• No Thumper. 3 Thumpers when unlocked.

Upgrade 1

• Leash Recharge (2000 Sp) / Thumper Capacity (1000 Sp)
• Reduce the Recharge Rate of your Leash to 5 Seconds
• Upgrade the maximum number of Thumper Charges by 1

Upgrade 2

• Leash Recharge (4500 Sp) / Thumper Capacity (3000 Sp)
• Reduce the Recharge Rate of your Leash to 4 Seconds
• Upgrade the maximum number of Thumper Charges by 2

Upgrade 3

• Leash Recharge (6000 Sp) / Thumper Capacity (5000 Sp)
• Reduce the Recharge Rate of your Leash to 3 Seconds
• Upgrade the maximum number of Thumper Charges by 3

Peacemaker Carbine (PMC)

The default weapon in Anarchy Mode. The Peacemaker Carbine is a fully automatic assault rifle. It has high accuracy and rate of fire. The ammo will always refill after each wave, unlike all other secondary weapons. This does not include the charge shots.

The charged shot of the PMC fires 100 bullets in one blast.

• Charge Shots: 150 Sp

Default

• 30 Rounds Per Mag
• 450 Rounds Extra
• 2 Charge Shots
• 3 Second Reload Time

Upgrade 1

• Ammo Capacity (1000 Sp) / Speed (500 Sp) / Power (1500 Sp)
• 40 Rounds Per Mag
• 500 Rounds Extra
• 4 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increase by 20%
• Rate of Fire Increase by 10%
• Damage Increase by 20%

Upgrade 2

• Ammo Capacity (2500 Sp) / Speed (1500 Sp) / Power (2500 Sp)
• 50 Rounds Per Mag
• 550 Rounds Extra
• 6 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increase by 35%
• Rate of Fire Increase by 20%
• Damage Increase by 40%

Upgrade 3

• Ammo Capacity (4500 Sp) / Speed (2500 Sp) / Power (3500 Sp)
• 60 Rounds Per Mag
• 600 Rounds Extra
• 8 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increase by 50%
• Rate of Fire Increase by 30%
• Damage Increase by 60%

Screamer

The Screamer is a high-caliber revolver. It has decent accuracy.

The charged shot for the screamer is an explosive flare. You fire the flare at the enemy and it explodes about a second after it touches the floor or enemy.

• Ammo Clip: 100 Sp
• Charge Shot: 300 Sp

Default

• 5 Rounds Per Mag
• 25 Rounds Extra
• 2 Charge Shots
• 2 Second Reload Time

Upgrade 1

• Ammo Capacity (2000 Sp) / Speed (2000 Sp) / Power (1500 Sp)
• 6 Rounds Per Mag
• 39 Rounds Extra
• 4 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increase by 10%
• Firing Rate Increase by 10%
• Damage Increase by 15%

Upgrade 2

• Ammo Capacity (4000 Sp) / Speed (3000 Sp) / Power (2500 Sp)
• 7 Rounds Per Mag
• 43 Rounds Extra
• 6 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increase by 20%
• Firing Rate Increase by 20%
• Damage Increase by 30%

Upgrade 3

• Ammo Capacity (6000 Sp) / Speed (4500 Sp) / Power (4000 Sp)
• 8 Rounds Per Mag
• 49 Rounds Extra
• 8 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increase by 30%
• Firing Rate Increase by 30%
• Damage Increase by 45%

Flailgun

The Flailgun is a special explosive weapon. It fires two grenades linked by a chain. After firing the chained grenades you must press the fire button again to detonate them.

The charged shot of the flailgun heats the chain, allowing the weapon to slice through enemies like a hot knife through butter.

• Ammo Clip: 200 Sp
• Charge Shot: 350 Sp

Default

• 3 Rounds Per Mag
• 3 Rounds Extra
• 2 Charge Shots
• 1.5 Second Reload Time

Upgrade 1

• Ammo Capacity (3000 Sp) / Speed (2000 Sp) / Power (1000 Sp)
• 4 Rounds Per Mag
• 8 Rounds Extra
• 3 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increased by 10%
• Damage Increased by 20%
• Explosive Radius Increased by 10%

Upgrade 2

• Ammo Capacity (4000 Sp) / Speed (2500 Sp) / Power (2500 Sp)
• 5 Rounds Per Mag
• 10 Rounds Extra
• 4 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increased by 20%
• Damage Increased by 40%
• Explosive Radius Increased by 15%

Upgrade 3

• Ammo Capacity (5000 Sp) / Speed (3500 Sp) / Power (4000 Sp)
• 6 Rounds Per Mag
• 12 Rounds Extra
• 5 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increased by 30%
• Damage Increased by 60%
• Explosive Radius Increased by 20%

Boneduster

The Boneduster is a quad-barreled shotgun. Deadly at close range, weak at long range.

The charge shot fires super-heated air at the enemies, killing them instantly up close and at distance.

• Ammo Clip: 100 Sp
• Charge Shot: 500 Sp

Default

• 4 Round for a full shotgun
• 8 Rounds Extra
• 1 Charge Shot
• 3 Second Reload Time

Upgrade 1

• Ammo Capacity (3500 Sp) / Speed (2500 Sp) / Power (3000 Sp)
• 4 Round for a full shotgun
• 20 Rounds Extra
• 3 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increased by 15%
• Rate of Fire Increased by 40%
• Damage Increased by 5%

Upgrade 2

• Ammo Capacity (5000 Sp) / Speed (4000 Sp) / Power (4500 Sp)
• 4 Round for a full shotgun
• 28 Rounds Extra
• 4 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increased by 25%
• Rate of Fire Increased by 80%
• Damage Increased by 10%

Upgrade 3

• Ammo Capacity (6500 Sp) / Speed (5500 Sp) / Power (6000 Sp)
• 4 Round for a full shotgun
• 36 Rounds Extra
• 5 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increased by 35%
• Rate of Fire Increased by 1
• Damage Increased by 15%

Bouncer

The Bouncer is a bazooka that fires impact-resistant explosive rounds. You can fire the weapon to have the round explode on impact, or you can fire the weapon and hold the trigger to keep the round from exploding until you release the trigger.

The charge shot is a constantly exploding, bouncing ball. You can leash or kick it around while it explodes.

• Ammo Clip: 250 Sp
• Charge Shot: 450 Sp

Default

• 2 Rounds Per Mag
• 2 Rounds Extra
• 2 Charge Shots
• About 1.5 second reload time for one round, then 1 second for each additional round.

Upgrade 1

• Ammo Capacity (3000 Sp) / Speed (2000 Sp) / Power (3000 Sp)
• 3 Rounds Per Mag
• 7 Rounds Extra
• 3 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increased by 15%
• Damage Increased by 20%
• Explosive Radius Increased by 10%

Upgrade 2

• Ammo Capacity (4000 Sp) / Speed (3000 Sp) / Power (4000 Sp)
• 4 Rounds Per Mag
• 9 Rounds Extra
• 4 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increased by 30%
• Damage Increased by 40%
• Explosive Radius Increased by 20%

Upgrade 3

• Ammo Capacity (5000 Sp) / Speed (4000 Sp) / Power (5000 Sp)
• 5 Rounds Per Mag
• 11 Rounds Extra
• 5 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increased by 45%
• Damage Increased by 60%
• Explosive Radius Increased by 40%

Penetrator

The Penetrator is a special projectile weapon. It fires drills at high speed to penetrate any enemy in it’s path. The drills can fire through multiple targets.

The charge shot fires a rocket-propelled drill which keeps the enemy in mid air. You can then shoot, leash, or kick them in any other direction.

• Ammo Clip: 100 Sp
• Charge Shot: 400 Sp

Default

• 1 Drill Per “Mag”
• 5 Drills Extra
• 1 Charge Shots
• About 1 Second Reload Time

Upgrade 1

• Ammo Capacity (3000 Sp) / Speed (2500 Sp) / Power (3000 Sp)
• 1 Drill Per “Mag”
• 11 Drills Extra
• 3 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increased by 20%
• Damage Increased by 20%
• Drill Speed Increased by 20%

Upgrade 2

• Ammo Capacity (4500 Sp) / Speed (4000 Sp) / Power (4500 Sp)
• 1 Drill Per “Mag”
• 14 Drills Extra
• 4 Charge shots
• Reload Speed Increased by 40%
• Damage Increased by 35%
• Drill Speed Increased by 40%

Upgrade 3

• Ammo Capacity (5500 Sp) / Speed (5500 Sp) / Power (6000 Sp)
• 1 Drill Per “Mag”
• 17 Drills Extra
• 5 Charge Shots
• Reload Speed Increased by 60%
• Damage Increased by 50%
• Drill Speed Increased by 60%

Character Customization

As you rank up in BulletStorm’s multiplayer, you unlock more character customization pieces. The customization includes various skins to make your player stand out against the others.

PMC Skin

• Default
• Elite (DLC)
• Covert (DLC)
• Forrest Grunt
• Digital Killer (Level 6)
• Black Soul (Level 12)
• Red Chameleon (Level 14)
• Pink Flamingo (Level 17)
• Blue Chameleon (Level 22)
• Royal Killer (Level 27)
• Moonlight (Level 32)
• Fanatic (Level 37)
• Ice (Level 42)
• Angel (Level 47)
• Gold Digger (Level 52)
• Demon (Level 57)
• Phantom (Level 59)
• Daydreamer (Level 61)
• Low Rider (Level 63)

Helmet

• Default
• Bio-Engineer (Level 10)
• Arachnid (Level 15)
• Android (Level 20)
• Cyborg (Level 25)
• Amphibian (Level 30)
• Masked Cyborg (Level 35)
• Insectoid (Level 40)
• Automaton (Level 45)
• Phantom (Level 50)
• Mechatron (Level 55)
• Reptile (Level 65)

Character Skin

• Default
• Elite (DLC)
• Covert (DLC)
• Forrest Grunt (Level 9)
• Grey Wolf (Level 19)
• Cobalt (Level 24)
• Red Chameleon (Level 29)
• White Knight (Level 34)
• Blue Chameleon (Level 39)
• Orange Chameleon (Level 44)
• Gold Digger (Level 49)
• Phantom (Level 54)
• Redrum (Level 64)

Boot Skin

• Default
• Elite (DLC)
• Covert (DLC)
• Forrest Grunt
• Urban (Level 8)
• Fanatic (Level 13)
• Red Chameleon (Level 18)
• Blue Chameleon (Level 23)
• Orange Chameleon (Level 28)
• Skull (Level 33)
• Gold Digger (Level 38)
• Devil (Level 43)
• Clown (Level 48)
• Phantom (Level 53)
• Air Jaws (Level 60)

Animation

• Default
• Hells Yeah
• Victory
• Fist Pump (Level 7)
• Pimp Hand (Level 11)
• Step Up (Level 16)
• Up Yours (Level 21)
• Wazzup (Level 26)
• Oh Yeah (Level 31)
• Rock Out (Level 36)
• Power Cord (Level 41)
• Suck It (Level 46)
• Smack Dat (Level 51)
• Rodeo (Level 56)
• Shocker (Level 58)
• Bulletstorm (Level 62)

Leash

• Default (Light Blue)
• Gold (DLC)
• Emerald
• Quicksilver

Ranks and Unlocks

There are 65 ranks in the BulletStorm multiplayer. Earn Sp (Skillpoints) to rank up and unlock different pieces for your character customization. You earn Sp by using various Skillshots in Anarchy Mode. You will jump through the levels while playing Anarchy Mode, so I wasn’t able to figure out each level’s required Sp. If you have the Epic Edition, you will jump up 5 levels from the start. Somewhere in those five levels you unlock Forrest Grunt Boot Skin, Forrest Grunt PMC Skin, Hell Yeah Animation, and Victory Animation. The ranks are as follows:

Level 1 – Skid Mark:

Level 2 – Skid Mark:

Level 3 – Skid Mark:

Level 4 – Skid Mark:

Level 5 – Skid Mark:

Level 6 – Fresh Meat: Digital Killer PMC Skin

Level 7 – Fresh Meat: Fist Pump Animation

Level 8 – Fresh Meat: Urban Boot Skin

Level 9 – Fresh Meat: Forest Grunt Character Skin

Level 10 – Fresh Meat: Bio-Engineer Helmet

Level 11 – Rookie: Pimp Hand Animation

Level 12 – Rookie: Black Soul PMC Skin

Level 13 – Rookie: Fanatic Boot Skin

Level 14 – Rookie: Red Chameleon PMC Skin

Level 15 – Rookie: Arachnid Helmet

Level 16 – Grunt: Step Up Animation

Level 17 – Grunt: Pink Flamingo PMC Skin

Level 18 – Grunt: Red Chameleon Boot Skin

Level 19 – Grunt: Grey Wolf Character Skin

Level 20 – Grunt: Android Helmet

Level 21 – Infantry: Up Yours Animation

Level 22 – Infantry: Blue Chameleon PMC Skin

Level 23 – Infantry: Blue Chameleon Boot Skin

Level 24 – Infantry: Cobalt Character Skin

Level 25 – Infantry: Cyborg Helmet

Level 26 – Specialist: Wazzup Animation

Level 27 – Specialist: Royal Killer PMC Skin

Level 28 – Specialist: Orange Chameleon Boot Skin

Level 29 – Specialist: Red Chameleon Character Skin

Level 30 – Specialist: Amphibian Helmet

Level 31 – Veteran: Oh Yeah Animation

Level 32 – Veteran: Moonlight PMC Skin

Level 33 – Veteran: Skull Boot Skin

Level 34 – Veteran: White Knight Character Skin

Level 35 – Veteran: Masked Cyborg Helmet

Level 36 – Captain: Rock Out Animation

Level 37 – Captain: Fanatic PMC Skin

Level 38 – Captain: Gold Digger Boot Skin

Level 39 – Captain: Blue Chameleon Character Skin

Level 40 – Captain: Insectoid Helmet

Level 41 – Operative: Power Cord Animation

Level 42 – Operative: Ice PMC Skin

Level 43 – Operative: Devil Boot Skin

Level 44 – Operative: Orange Chameleon Character Skin

Level 45 – Operative: Automaton Helmet

Level 46 – Spec Ops: Suck It Animation

Level 47 – Spec Ops: Angel PMC Skin

Level 48 – Spec Ops: Clown Boot Skin

Level 49 – Spec Ops: Gold Digger Character Skin

Level 50 – Spec Ops: Phantom Helmet

Level 51 – Black Ops: Smack Dat Animation

Level 52 – Black Ops: Gold Digger PMC Skin

Level 53 – Black Ops: Phantom Boot Skin

Level 54 – Black Ops: Phantom Character Skin

Level 55 – Black Ops: Mechatron Helmet

Level 56 – Echo: Rodeo Animation

Level 57 – Echo: Demon PMC Skin

Level 58 – Echo: Shocker Animation

Level 59 – Echo: Phantom PMC Skin

Level 60 – Echo: Air Jaws Boot Skin

Level 61 – Final Echo: Daydreamer PMC Skin

Level 62 – Final Echo: Bulletstorm Animation

Level 63 – Final Echo: Low Rider PMC Skin

Level 64 – Final Echo: Redrum Character Skin

Level 65 – Final Echo: Reptile Helmet