Hazel-A302: Difference between revisions

{{Quote|Whenever we were designing them we wanted to have two characters that made sense. And we already had ''[[Halo: Battle Born|Battle Born]]'' in the works and there were some other opportunities that you'll just have to wait and see with Hazel potentially.|Sarah Campbell teases upcoming media releases in which Hazel could appear while also noting that both she and [[Owen-B096]] had been conceived of as characters prior to their inclusion in ''Outpost Discovery''.}}<ref name="SSDTMM"/>

By the time it was determined that ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' locations ought to include two individuals dressed as [[Spartan]]s attendees could interact with, Hazel was already a character that had been created for potential inclusion in upcoming fiction.<ref name="SSDTMM">[https://mixer.com/Halo?vod=89590965 '''Mixer''': ''Social Stream: Discovering the Museum MacGyver'']</ref> [[343 Industries]] consumer products team artist [[Sarah Campbell]] did most of the [[Wikipedia:3D|three-dimensional]] designing and construction of the armor to be worn by the person dressed as Hazel. Objectives of the armor's design included having it make sense for the time in which ''Outpost Discovery'' is set as well as representative of armor that would actually be worn by Spartans at [[Outpost Discovery]] locations. In addition, Sarah had to consider practical issues for the wearer such as the need for pockets, flexibility, and the ability to sit down while wearing the costume. She used assets from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' alongside those from other projects and some she created herself specifically for ''Outpost Discovery'' while designing the armor.<ref name="SSDTMM"/> Hazel's existence was revealed to fans through the mention of an exclusive [[Xbox]] avatar costume based on the character that is provided for those who purchase tickets for ''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''.<ref name="OutpostDiscovery"/> Her first appearance in ''[[Halo (disambiguation)|Halo]]'' media came in the final panels of ''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]'''s [[Halo: Lone Wolf Issue 4|concluding issue]].<ref name="HLW4">''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]'', ''[[Halo: Lone Wolf Issue 4|Issue #4]]''</ref>