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| {{Wikipedia|Avatar (Xbox Live)}} | | {{SeeWikipedia|Avatar (Xbox 360)}} |
| [[File:BWU - July 16 img 1.jpg|thumb|300px|[[NOBLE Team]] helmet avatar items.]]
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| '''Avatars''' are visual representations of users of the [[Xbox LIVE]] service on [[Xbox 360]], [[Xbox One]] and [[Wikipedia:Windows Phone|Windows Phone]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/15/source-avatars-to-be-microsofts-answer-to-miis-and-home/|Site=Source: 'Avatars' to be Microsoft's answer to Miis and Home|D=17|M=06|Y=2008}} Avatars debuted on the Xbox 360 as part of the "New Xbox Experience" systems update released on November 19, 2008. Numerous ''[[Halo]]''-themed items are available for avatars on Xbox Live. There are seven different types of items: tops, headwear, accessories, props, bottoms, shoes, and "dress up" (full set outfits). | | '''Xbox 360 Avatars''' are [[Avatar|avatars]] that represent users of the [[Xbox LIVE]] service on the [[Xbox 360]] video game console.<ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/15/source-avatars-to-be-microsofts-answer-to-miis-and-home/ Source: 'Avatars' to be Microsoft's answer to Miis and Home - Joystiq<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Avatars debuted on the Xbox 360 as part of the "New Xbox Experience" systems update released on November 19, 2008. Numerous ''[[Halo]]''-themed items are available for avatars on Xbox Live. There are six different types of items: tops, headwear, accessories, props, bottoms, and shoes. |
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| ==Avatar Awards== | | ==Avatar Awards== |
| Avatar Awards are accessories which are unlocked for completing a specific task in one of the ''Halo'' games or on Xbox LIVE. | | Avatar Awards are accessories which are unlocked for completing a specific task in one of the ''Halo Games'' or on Xbox LIVE. |
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| !colspan="3"|Halo Waypoint Awards | | !colspan="3"|Halo Waypoint Awards |
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| |Halo Waypoint Monitor | | |Halo Waypoint Monitor |
| |Log In to ''Halo Waypoint'' for the first time. | | |Log In to ''Halo Waypoint'' for the first time. |
| |An Avatar prop which adds an idle animation to the player's Avatar in which their character summons a [[Forerunner]] [[Monitor]] who bobs and hovers around them playfully. | | |An Avatar 'prop' which adds an idle animation to the player's Avatar in which their character summons a [[Forerunner]] [[Monitor]] who bobs and hovers around them playfully. |
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| |[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] Helmet | | |[[The Rookie|Rookie]] Helmet |
| |Unlock ''Halo 3: ODST''{{'}}s Campaign Complete Achievement (Any difficulty). | | |Unlocked ''Halo 3: ODST''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Campaign Complete Achievement (Any difficulty). |
| |Headwear made in the image of the helmet worn by [[the Rookie]]. | | |Headwear made in the image of the helmet worn by [[the Rookie]]. |
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| |ODST Hoodie | | |[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] Armor |
| |Unlock ''Halo 3: ODST''{{'}}s [[Dark Times]] Achievement.
| | |Unlocked ''Halo 3: ODST''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Good Samaritan]] Achievement. |
| |A sage-green hoodie that's slightly unzipped, revealing a red heart, with an ODST and a Spartan in it.
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| |[[ODST Armor]] | |
| |Unlock ''Halo 3: ODST''{{'}}s [[Good Samaritan]] Achievement. | |
| |A recreation of the combat armour worn by Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in ''Halo 3: ODST''. | | |A recreation of the combat armour worn by Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in ''Halo 3: ODST''. |
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| |ODST Shirt | | |Black ODST Shirt |
| |Unlock ''Halo 3: ODST''{{'}}s [[Tourist]] Achievement. | | |Unlocked ''Halo 3: ODST''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Tourist]] Achievement. |
| |A dark shirt simply displaying the term "ODST".
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| |[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI/R variant|Recon Helmet/ODST Dare Helmet]] | | |ODST Hoodie |
| |Unlock ''Halo 3: ODST''{{'}}s [[Vidmaster Challenge: Endure|Vidmaster: Endure]] Achievement. | | |Unlocked ''Halo 3: ODST''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Dark Times]] Achievement. |
| |Referred to as "ODST Dare helmet" and blue when worn by female Avatars and as "Recon Helmet" and red for male Avatars.
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| |Halo Spartan [[EVA-class Mjolnir|EVA Helmet]] | | |[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI/R variant|Recon Helmet/Dare's Helmet]] |
| | |Unlock ''Halo 3: ODST''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Vidmaster Challenge: Endure|Vidmaster: Endure]] Achievement. |
| | |Referred to as "Dare's helmet" when worn by female Avatars and as "Recon" for male Avatars. |
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| | |[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/V variant|EVA Helmet]] |
| |Achieve Milestone level 50 in Halo Waypoint. | | |Achieve Milestone level 50 in Halo Waypoint. |
| |A blue colored EVA helmet with a gold visor.
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| |Halo: Reach Beta Shirt | | |Halo: Reach Beta Hoodie |
| |Participated in the [[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]] (Time-sensitive). | | |Participated in the [[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]] (Time-sensitive). |
| |A green hooded sweatshirt for Avatars with "Reach Beta Tester" written on the front and the [[Noble Team]] emblem on one shoulder. | | |A green hooded sweatshirt for Avatars with "Reach Beta Tester" written on the front and the [[Noble Team]] emblem on one shoulder. |
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| |Halo 4 - [[RAIDER-class Mjolnir|RAIDER]] Helmet
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| |Unlock all technical specs for the RAIDER Spartan-IV armor variant.
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| |A steel and blue Raider helmet, with a blue visor.
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| |Halo 4 - Raider DSTT Helmet
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| |Unlock all technical specs for the Raider DSTT Spartan-IV armor variant.
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| |A steel and blue Raider helmet, with an orange visor. Features the DSTT skin.
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| !colspan="2"|''Halo: Reach'' Awards | | !colspan="2"|''Halo: Reach'' Awards |
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| !Unlocked | | !Unlocked |
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| |[[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]]'s Helmet | | |[[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]]'s helmet |
| |Comic-Con 2010, GamesCom 2010 and Pax 2010 exclusive. | | |Comic-Con 2010, GamesCom 2010 and Pax 2010 exclusive. |
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| |[[Carter-A259|Carter]]'s Helmet | | |[[Carter-A259|Carter]]'s helmet |
| |Unlock by completing one campaign mission on Legendary without dying in ''Halo: Reach''.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=%2027328|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update: 07.16.10|D=14|M=11|Y=2014}} | | |Unlocked by completing one campaign mission on Legendary without dying in ''Halo: Reach''.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=%2027328 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 07.16.10'']</ref> |
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| |[[Emile-A239|Emile]]'s Helmet | | |[[Catherine-B320|Kat]]'s helmet |
| |Unlock by earning a [[Bulltrue Medal]] in Firefight or Matchmaking in ''Halo: Reach''. | | |Unlocked by earning an avenger medal in matchmaking in ''Halo: Reach''. |
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| |[[Jorge-052|Jorge]]'s Helmet
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| |Unlock by earning a [[Killtacular Medal]] in multiplayer Matchmaking for ''Halo: Reach''.
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| |[[Jun-A266|Jun]]'s Helmet | | |[[Jun-A266|Jun]]'s helmet |
| |Unlock by obtaining [[Invincible Medal|100 kills without dying]] in Firefight or Campaign in ''Halo: Reach''. | | |Unlocked by obtaining 100 kills without dying in Firefight or Campaign in ''Halo: Reach''. |
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| |[[Catherine-B320|Kat]]'s Helmet | | |[[Emile-A239|Emile]]'s helmet |
| |Unlock by earning an [[Avenger Medal]] in matchmaking in ''Halo: Reach''. | | |Unlocked by earning a Bulltrue medal in Firefight or Matchmaking in ''Halo: Reach''. |
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| |[[Promethean Knight|Knight]] Helmet | | |[[Jorge-052|Jorge]]'s helmet |
| |Unlock by earning the "[[Knight in White Assassination]]" achievement. | | |Unlocked by earning a Killtacular in multiplayer Matchmaking for ''Halo: Reach''. |
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| |Platinum [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] Helmet | | |[[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Covenant Banshee]] |
| |Unlock by earning the "[[Wake Up, John]]" achievement. | | |A prop available via a token included with Limited Edition ''Halo: Reach'' Wireless Controllers.<ref>[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2326517?sd=xbox '''Microsoft''': ''Limited Edition Halo: Reach Controller with Avatar Banshee'']</ref> |
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| |[[UNSC Infinity]] Hoodie | | |[[UH-144 Falcon|UNSC Falcon]] |
| |Unlock by earning the "[[Not Some Recruit Anymore]]" achievement. | | |A prop available via a token included with ''Halo: Reach'' Limited and Legendary Editions. |
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| ==Bonuses== | | ==Purchasable Items== |
| Certain items are only available via pre-order, launch day purchase, or limited editions.
| | In addition to unlockable items, numerous items are also available for purchase with Microsoft Points. |
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| !Unlocked | | !Cost |
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| |Halo: Reach - [[Is'belox-pattern Banshee|Banshee]] Prop | | |} |
| |A prop available via a token included with Limited Edition ''Halo: Reach'' Wireless Controllers.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2326517?sd=xbox|Site=Microsoft|Page=Limited Edition Halo: Reach Controller with Avatar Banshee|D=23|M=10|Y=2012}}
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| |[[UH-144 Falcon|UNSC Falcon with Halo: Reach Controller]] | | !colspan="3"|''Halo 3: ODST'' |
| |A prop available via a token included with ''Halo: Reach'' [[Halo: Reach Limited Edition|Limited]] and [[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|Legendary]] Editions.
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| |Halo [[John-117|Master Chief]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Spartan Armor]]
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| |A suit of MJOLNIR Mark V armor made in the image of the suit worn by the Master Chief in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', available via a token obtained through pre-ordering ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''. Made available for purchase December 29, 2011.
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| |Warrior Armor - Gold | | |} |
| |A suit of gold [[WARRIOR-class Mjolnir|Warrior]] armor. Awarded to US-resident Xbox LIVE Rewards members who watched 3 out of 4 2012 presidential and vice presidential debates on Xbox LIVE for 30 minutes or more. Later made available for purchase. | | {|cellpadding="3" border="1" align="center" |
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| |[[Recruit]] Armor | | !colspan="3"|''Halo: Reach'' |
| |Costume available via a token included with the [[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]. Later made available for purchase.
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| |Cryotube
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| |Prop available via a token included with the Halo 4 Limited Edition. Later made available for purchase.
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| |[[FOTUS]] Armor | | |} |
| |Costume available via a token included with the [[Xbox 360#Halo-themed editions|Limited Edition ''Halo 4'' Xbox 360 console]]. Later made available for purchase. | | {|cellpadding="3" border="1" align="center" |
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| |Promethean Crawler | | !colspan="3"|Halo Universe |
| |Prop available via a token included with the Limited Edition ''Halo 4'' Xbox 360 console. Later made available for purchase.
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| |UNSC Eagle T-shirt
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| |Top available via a token included with the standalone Halo 4 UNSC Limited Edition wireless controller. Later made available for purchase.
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| |Spartan Ops T-shirt
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| |Top awarded for completing the "Spartan Ops Challenge", which required players to complete five different chapters of Halo 4 [[Spartan Ops]] between April 11, 2013, 2AM PST and April 12, 2013, 2 AM PST.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/04/08/Spartan-Ops-Promotion.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Spartan Ops Challenge|D=23|M=04|Y=2014}} Later made available for purchase.
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| |Halo 4 Skills T-shirt
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| |Top first awarded for completing the "CSR Challenge" which required players to reach [[Rank (Halo 4)|Competitive Skill Rank]] level 35 in the [[Castle Map Pack|Castle Team DLC]] playlist between April 8, 2013, 2AM PST and April 22, 2013, 2 AM PST.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/04/09/CSR-Challenge-.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=CSR Challenge|D=11|M=04|Y=2013}} Later awarded to everyone who registered for the "Halo 4 Global Championship". Eventually made available for purchase.
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| ==Purchasable Items==
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| Numerous items are also available for purchase with Microsoft Points prior to August 23, 2013, and with local currency thereafter. All tops, save for the Firefight hoodie, cost US$1 (80[[File:MS points.png|20px]]). In headwear, hats cost $1, helmets $1.99, and masks $2.99. Props cost $2.99 or $3.99 (save for the RvB Grifball which is only $1). Most full "dressup" outfits cost $3.99, though several cost only $2.99, and a few cost $4.99. The other three items are Corbulo Academy Pants & Boots and the Halo Cargo Shorts, both costing $1, and the Laser Kill Ring for $0.50. For the full catalogue with exact prices and additional currencies, see the [http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/AvatarMarketplace?brand=14184 Xbox Live Avatar Store].
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| ==Trivia==
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| [[McFarlane Toys]] has produced several [[McFarlane Toys/Halo Avatars Series 1|action figures]] based on Halo-theme Xbox 360 avatars.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/01/20/McFarlane-Toys-to-Create-Halo-Avatar-Figures.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=McFarlane Toys to Create Halo Avatar Figures|D=23|M=01|Y=2012}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:Mark_V_Avatar.jpg|John-117's Mark V armor, as a pre-order bonus for ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.
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| File:Noble Six avatar.png|An Xbox 360 avatar with default Noble Six gear.
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| File:Emilie-Avatar.png|An Emile Xbox Live avatar.
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| File:ODSTavatar-body.png|An ODST armor avatar award unlocked via [[Halo Waypoint|Waypoint]] and an [[Good Samaritan (Achievement)|achievement]].
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| File:Evaavatar.png|The EVA helmet for the Xbox LIVE Avatar from Halo Waypoint.
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| File:MarineAvatar.png|Marine BDU being worn by an avatar; available for purchase in the Avatar Marketplace.
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| File:Floodsuit.png|An Xbox 360 Avatar customized with a [[Pod infector|Flood Infection Form]] suit.
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| File:Avatar Items Dec 2011.png|Avatar items released in December 2011.
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| File:BWU - July 16 img 2.jpg|[[Spartan-B312]]'s avatar helmet
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| File:Rewards election armor.png|Warrior avatar costume offer.
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| File:Avatar costume recruit.jpg|Recruit armor costume, bonus with the ''Halo 4'' Limited Edition.
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| File:Avatar prop cryotube.jpg|Cryo tube prop, bonus with the ''Halo 4'' Limited Edition.
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| File:UNSC Eagle T-Shirt.jpg|UNSC Eagle T-shirt, bonus with the ''Halo 4'' limited edition controller.
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| File:Avatarfotus.jpg|FOTUS armor costume, bonus with the ''Halo 4'' limited edition console.
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| File:Avatar-Jackrabbit.png|[[Jackrabbit]] from ''Halo Wars 2''.
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| File:Avatar-Chopper.png|Banished T-25 Chopper from ''Halo Wars 2''.
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