Ribbons are a form of award system in Gears of War 4. By performing certain actions, Ribbons are awarded each multiplayer round. They are tracked over time, all compiling into a player's statistics. There are a total of 141 ribbons in Gears of War 4.
Ribbon Families[]
Sprees[]
Charge | Bayonet Charged 3 enemies in a row in Versus or Horde |
Downer | Downed 5 enemies who were then killed by another player |
Hat Trick | Headshot 3 enemies in a row in Versus or Horde |
Helping Hand | Assisted teammates 10 times in Versus or Horde |
Igor | Got 10 assists in a single Versus round |
Lumberjack | Chainsawed 3 enemies in a row in Versus or Horde |
Medic | Revived 5 teammates in Versus or Horde |
Sawdust | Killed 5 enemies with a Buzzkill in a Versus match |
Weapon & Style[]
10-56 in Progress | Did damage to an enemy that killed themselves in a Versus match |
3rd and Long | Killed an enemy by downing that enemy three times in a Versus match |
Apex Predator | Won a Versus match where you were the last man standing |
Better Man | Won a sudden death situation in a Versus match |
Big Exit | Killed an enemy while grenade tagged |
Boombardier | Killed multiple enemies with a single explosive shot in Versus or Horde |
Carmine's Star | Had the most headshot deaths in a Versus match |
Chain Lightning | Shocked 2 enemies with the same planted Shock Grenade in a Versus match |
Clear! | Had the most revives in Versus or Horde |
Clusterluck | Killed multiple enemies with a single Frag Grenade in Versus or Horde |
Clutch | Killed at least three enemies, as the last man out, to win a Versus round |
Contender | Had the most melee hits in Versus or Horde |
Coup de Grâce | Got the final kill with an execution in Versus or Horde |
Death from Below | Killed an enemy with a grenade while you were down but not out in a Versus match |
Death from Beyond | Killed an enemy while you were dead in Versus or Horde |
Demolition Man | Killed multiple enemies with a single Dropshot shot in Versus or Horde |
Evasive | Took the least amount of damage in Versus or Horde |
Executioner | Got the most executions in a Versus match |
FIFO | Died first in a Versus round |
Final World | Got the final kill in Versus or Horde |
First to Fight | Got the first kill in every round of a Versus match |
First! | Got the first kill in Versus or Horde |
Grenadier | Had the most grenade kills in Versus or Horde |
Guys? Hello? | Spent the most time down but not out in Versus or Horde |
Hail Mary | Kill an enemy who was at least 200 feet away with the Boomshot or RL-4 Salvo in Versus or Horde |
Headhunter | Had the most headshots in Versus or Horde |
I Know Kung-Fu | Countered a close cover combat move |
I'm Fine | Self-revived twice during a Versus match |
Industrious | Used more than one Deebee weapon to kill a single enemy |
Inside Out | Killed an enemy with a Dropshot headshot in a Versus match |
Killjoy | Killed an enemy who had a kill streak of 5 or more in a Versus match |
Last Man Out | Was the only surviving member of your team in a Versus mode without respawns |
Methodical | Executed 5 enemies |
Military Intelligence | Marked 5 enemies who were then killed by someone else within ten seconds in Versus or Horde |
More Guts than Skill | Killed yourself at least 3 times in Versus or Horde |
MVP | Had the most points in Versus or Horde |
Negotiations Over | Headshot an enemy who was holding a meatshield in a Versus match |
Nemesis | Killed the same enemy 5 times in a Versus match |
Never Had a Chance | Won every round of a Versus match |
Never Surrender | Came from defeat to win a Versus match |
No Respect | Killed the top player in a Versus match |
No Smoking | Killed an enemy with a Smoke Grenade in Versus or Horde |
No, Wait! | Killed an enemy who was reloading in Versus |
Not So Fast | Killed an enemy who was executing a teammate in Versus or Horde |
Ole! | Grenade tag a bayonet-charging enemy |
Oscar Mike | Headshot a roadie running enemy |
Pacifist | Had more revives than kills in a Versus match |
Pistoleer | Had the most pistol kills in Versus or Horde |
Quick Clips | Had the most perfect active reloads in Versus or Horde |
Rough Day | Died the most in Versus or Horde |
Sapper Star | Killed an enemy by detonating their own planted grenade in a Versus match |
Smooth Operator | Got the highest kill/death ratio in a Versus match |
So Close | Died within one second of self-reviving in Versus |
Solid | Had more kills than deaths in a Versus match |
Special Delivery | Killed an enemy with a bag-n-tag in Versus or Horde |
Spray and Pray | Had the most blindfire kills in Versus or Horde |
Stab Em | Killed an enemy with a knife execution after a close cover combat move |
Stay Down | Had more downs than kills in a Versus match |
Survivor | Had the most self-revives in a Versus match |
Swift Vengeance | Killed the last enemy who killed you in a Versus match |
Team Player | Had the most assists in Versus or Horde |
The Cleaner | Got the final kill in every round of a Versus match |
The Double | Killed 2 enemies within four seconds of each other |
The Triple | Killed 3 enemies within four seconds of each other |
The Quad | Killed 4 enemies within four seconds of each other |
The Quint | Killed 5 enemies within four seconds of each other |
The Super | Headshot a rolling enemy in Versus or Horde |
Tough Guy | Died the least in Versus or Horde |
Trick Shot | Got a Torque Bow headshot that was also a double kill in Versus or Horde |
Under the Radar | Earned no other ribbons in a Versus match |
Unlucky Bastard | Was the only person on your team who died in a Versus round |
Vigilant | Won a Versus match with at least 10 kills without dying |
Well Protected | Was most revived member on your team in Versus or Horde |
Arms Race Medals[]
Hair Trigger | Killed an enemy within 1 second of receiving a new gun in Arms Race |
Happy Ending | Killed an enemy with the final weapon in an Arms Race match |
Smorgasbord | Killed an enemy with each weapon in Arms Race |
Sorry, Charlie | Killed an enemy within 2 seconds of that enemy receiving a new gun in Arms Race |
Dodgeball Medals[]
Aww Man... | Was in the process of respawning when a Dodgeball match ended |
Big ol' Hero | Won a Dodgeball match where you were the last man standing |
Complete Resurrection | Was on a team that went from one living player back to five living players in a Dodgeball match |
Dead Weight | Was brought back twice in a Dodgeball round |
You're Welcome | Brought back two players in a Dodgeball round |
Execution/Warzone Medals[]
Big Poppa | Killed an enemy with one shot in an Execution or Warzone match |
Downtime | Died within the first 15 seconds of an Execution or Warzone match |
Gladiator | Killed an enemy using the knife execution in an Execution or Warzone match |
Master of the Zone | Was the last man standing on your team in a round and won the round in an Execution or Warzone match |
Not Today | Revived every member of your team in a single round of an Execution or Warzone match |
Guardian Medals[]
Bagman | Killed the leader in a Guardian match |
Bravado | Won in sudden death as the last man standing in a Guardian match |
Getting it Done | Killed the leader, as the leader, in a Guardian match |
Lead by Example | Killed five enemies as the leader in a Guardian round |
No Ransom | Meatshielded a leader in a Guardian match |
Standup Guy | Did not go DBNO nor die as the leader in a Guardian match |
Valiant | Revived the leader the most times in a Guardian match |
King of the Hill/Escalation Medals[]
Dead Ringer | Won by shutting out the enemy team in King of the Hill or Escalation |
Duelist | Killed an enemy while both of you were in the same ring in King of the Hill or Escalation |
Eyes on the Prize | Earned the most ring points in King of the Hill |
Fish in a Barrel | Killed 3 enemies holding a ring in King of the Hill or Escalation |
King Slayer | Killed an enemy holding a ring in King of the Hill or Escalation |
Last Resort | Broke a ring when the enemy team needed 5 or less points to win in King of the Hill |
Leave it all on the Field | Entered the final possible round with a tie score in an Escalation match |
Lock and Load | Placed a weapon in an Escalation match |
My House | Was on a team that won 7 straight rounds in an Escalation match |
Nice Pick | Killed an enemy with a weapon selected by the enemy team in that round of an Escalation match |
Our House | Killed an opponent who was breaking your ring in King of the Hill or Escalation |
Out from Under | Broke a domination in Escalation |
Pioneer | Earned the first ring point in King of the Hill |
Rally | Won an Escalation match after being behind at half-time |
Ring King | Captured a ring at least 3 times in a King of the Hill round |
Ring Master | Held a ring for 30 seconds in King of the Hill or Escalation |
Sacrifice | Broke a ring by yourself while downed in King of the Hill |
Three and Out | Won an Escalation round by capturing three rings |
Top of the Hill | Killed 5 enemies from inside a ring in King of the Hill |
Team Deathmatch Medals[]
Annihilation | Was on a team where your whole team was alive and the enemy team was all dead in Team Deathmatch |
Brotherhood in Battle | Respawned with at least three teammates in respawn wave in Team Deathmatch |
Close Shave | Won a Team Deathmatch round by 1 |
Hunter | Killed every enemy once in Team Deathmatch |
Horde Mode[]
Construction Worker | Upgraded the Fabricator |
Diversity | Won a Horde match with a team that had no duplicate classes |
Equal Opportunity | Killed one of each enemy type in a Horde wave |
Financier | Deposited 5000 power into the Fabricator |
Go on Without Me | Complete the wave as the only dead player |
High ROI | Killed 5 enemies with a weapon from the Fabricator |
I Gotcha | Revived all four of your teammates in a single wave |
Last Hope | Completed a wave as the only player alive |
Like a Boss | Completed a boss wave while not dead nor DBNO |
Long Hauler | Completed all 50 waves in a single session |
Phat Loot | Completed a bonus objective |
Point Man | Picked up the most power in a wave |
Repair Man | Spent 1500 power repairing fortifications |
Rope-a-Dope | Killed 3 enemies who were distracted by a decoy |
Supervisor | Complete a wave with no kills |
The Specialists | Won a Horde match with a team was all the same class |