Call of Duty: Vanguard launched worldwide on Friday, November 5th, 2021 across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC (Battle.net) Despite the loaded launch offering across Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies, many players feel that there is a lack of cosmetic in the title's early state. Fortunately, however, Season One is just around the corner, and there are progression-based cosmetics to earn in the meantime.
Simply by playing the game, either in Multiplayer or Zombies, players can unlock all twelve launch Operators in Vanguard. Once unlocked, additional, simple challenges can be completed to obtain multiple Operator Skins for your Operator of choice.
Wade Jackson
- Multiplayer Unlock Challenge: Get 100 Headshots
- Zombies Unlock Challenge: In Zombies, get 250 kills with Field Upgrades
Progression Skins
- Scouter: Base
- Hothead: Unlocks at Operator Level 20
- Third Fleet: Unlocks at Operator Level 10
- Warbond: Reach Max Level with all Operators in the Hell Hounds Unit
- Squadleader: Reach max Level with all Operators in 4 Units
- Bomber: TODO

Halima Zambardi
- Multiplayer Unlock Challenge: Get 50 Prone Kills
- Zombies Unlock Challenge: In Zombies, Eliminate 3 Sturmkriegers
Progression Skins
- Firelock: Base
- Four Days: Unlocks at Operator Level 20
- Governate: Unlocks at Operator Level 10
- Cheetah: Reach Max Level with all Operators in the Hell Hounds Unit
- Nom De Guerre: Reach max Level with all Operators in 4 Units

Arthur Kingsley
- Multiplayer Unlock Challenge: Get 10 Double Kills
- Zombies Unlock Challenge: In Zombies, successfully Exfil 3 times
Progression Skins
- Airbridge: Base
- Crashlander: Unlocks at Operator Level 20
- Extractor: Unlocks at Operator Level 10
- Jumpmaster: Reach Max Level with all Operators in the Sentinels Unit
- Brittonum: Reach max Level with all Operators in 4 Units

Padmavati Balan
- Multiplayer Unlock Challenge: Get 200 shotgun kills
- Zombies Unlock Challenge: In Zombies, get 20 or more consecutive Kills with a Shotgun without getting hit 50 times
Progression Skins
- Exemplar: Base
- War Chariot: Unlocks at Operator Level 20
- Blue Swan: Unlocks at Operator Level 10
- Dominion: Reach Max Level with all Operators in the Sentinels Unit
- Queen Cobra: Reach max Level with all Operators in 4 Units

Roland Zeimet
- Multiplayer Unlock Challenge: Get 300 AR Kills
- Zombies Unlock Challenge: In Zombies, get 1,500 Eliminations using Pack-A-Punched weapons
Progression Skins
- Freiheit: Base
- Schwarzwald: Unlocks at Operator Level 20
- Achtung: Unlocks at Operator Level 10
- Lost Condor: Reach Max Level with all Operators in the Barbarians Unit
- Deathwatch: Reach max Level with all Operators in 4 Units

Lucas Riggs
- Multiplayer Unlock Challenge: Get 100 Hipfire Kills
- Zombies Unlock Challenge: In Zombies, use SMGs to Eliminate 50 Boom-Schreiers
Progression Skins
- Gumnut: Base
- Bushranger: Unlocks at Operator Level 20
- Victor Bravo: Unlocks at Operator Level 10
- 39er: Reach Max Level with all Operators in the Barbarians Unit
- Lamington: Reach max Level with all Operators in 4 Units

Béatrice Mercier
- Multiplayer Unlock Challenge: Get 5 Kills Without Dying 10 Times
- Zombies Unlock Challenge: In Zombies, complete 100 Portal Objectives
Progression Skins
- Chevalier: Base
- Republique: Unlocks at Operator Level 20
- Liberation Order: Unlocks at Operator Level 10
- Grand-Croix: Reach Max Level with all Operators in the Barbarians Unit
- Grand-Maitre: Reach max Level with all Operators in 4 Units

Shigenori Ota
- Multiplayer Unlock Challenge: Perform 25 Finishing Moves
- Zombies Unlock Challenge: In Zombies, earn 100 Slaughter Medals (5 rapid kills)
Progression Skins
- Purger: Base
- Wartime: Unlocks at Operator Level 20
- Shogun: Unlocks at Operator Level 10
- Dishonored: Reach Max Level with all Operators in the Shadow Unit
- Sakura: Reach max Level with all Operators in 4 Units

Polina Petrova
- Multiplayer Unlock Challenge: Get 200 Sniper Kills
- Zombies Unlock Challenge: In Zombies, get 250 Critical Kills with Sniper Rifles
Progression Skins
- Motherland: Multiplayer Unlock Challenge
- Artic Shadow: Zombies Unlock Challenge
- Azimuth: Unlocks at Operator Level 20
- Bolt-Action: Unlocks at Operator Level 10
- Rangefinder: Reach Max Level with all Operators in the Shadow Unit
- Legend Maker: Reach max Level with all Operators in 4 Units

Solange Hardewijk
- Multiplayer Unlock Challenge: Get 10 Double Kills
- Zombies Unlock Challenge: In Zombies, get 2,000 Eliminations with Assault Rifles
Progression Skins
- Olympia: Multiplayer Unlock Challenge
- Breakwater: Unlocks at Operator Level 20
- Boostrapper: Unlocks at Operator Level 10
- Scrubland: Reach Max Level with all Operators in the Shadow Unit
- Upholder: Reach max Level with all Operators in 4 Units

Daniel Yatsu
- Multiplayer Unlock Challenge: Get 200 Marksman Rifle Kills
- Zombies Unlock Challenge: In Zombies, get 2,000 Eliminations with Marksman Rifles
Progression Skins
- Marksman: Multiplayer or Zombies Unlock Challenges
- Nisei: Unlocks at Operator Level 20
- Decorated: Unlocks at Operator Level 10
- Confirmer: Reach Max Level with all Operators in the Hell Hounds Unit
- Holy Mountain: Reach max Level with all Operators in 4 Units
Constanze Trude Muller
- Multiplayer Unlock Challenge: Get 300 LMG Kills
- Zombies Unlock Challenge: In Zombies, get 2,000 Eliminations with LMGs
Progression Skins
- Banned: Multiplayer or Zombies Unlock Challenges
- Manifesto: Unlocks at Operator Level 20
- Artisan: Unlocks at Operator Level 10
- Evader: Reach Max Level with all Operators in the Sentinel Unit
- Defier: Reach max Level with all Operators in 4 Units
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