Black Ops 6 & Warzone The Terminator event: Start date & free rewards

The Terminator franchise returns to Call of Duty in Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 2, bringing with it a special in-game event where players can unlock free rewards.
Crossovers have become a major part of CoD in recent years, with big names like Dune and, more recently, even Squid Game all appearing. One of the biggest to date was The Terminator collab back in Vanguard and the iconic sci-fi series is ‘back’ in Season 2.
Here’s everything you need to know about The Terminator event in Black Ops 6 and Warzone, including how you can get your hands on free cosmetics.
The Terminator event start date
The Terminator started on Thursday, February 6, 2025, just over a week after Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 2 got underway. It runs for two weeks before coming to an end on February 20, giving you plenty of time to earn all the Arnie-themed rewards.
How does it work?

During the event, you’ll be tasked with collecting skulls to progress and unlock new items. These are earned by getting kills across multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone, as well as by opening supply caches on Urzikstan and Rebirth Island.
If you want to speed up the process, you can earn bonus skulls by getting kills with fire or explosives. So, be sure to equip Frag Grenades or Molotovs, especially in Zombies where it’s easier to get a lot of kills in quick succession.
Free rewards

There are 13 free rewards up for grabs during The Terminator event
- Reactive Armor Warzone Perk: 50 Skulls
- BO6 War Machine Scorestreak: 100 Skulls
- Black Ops 6 & Warzone Full Auto Mod: 50 Skulls
- 30 Min Double XP Token: 5 Skulls
- Ocular System Weapon Charm: 15 Skulls
- Don’t Blink Calling Card: 25 Skulls
- The Terminator Loading Screen: 10 Skulls
- Cyberdrive Systems Weapon Sticker: 10 Skulls
- 45 Min Double Weapon XP Token: 10 Skulls
- Big Corp Spray: 10 Skulls
- 30 Min Double Battle Pass XP Token: 5 Skulls
- Scanning Emblem: 25 Skulls
Collecting every reward unlocks the Judgment PP-919 weapon blueprint, and there is also a BlackCell variant.
The crossover also brings two new Terminator skins, a T-800 complete with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s likeness and the all-metal Titanium Core skin. However, these can only be purchased from the CoD store and can’t be unlocked through the event.
This event is the perfect opportunity for you to level up the new PPSh-41 SMG after you unlock it or another reason to hop back onto The Tomb Zombies map.