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{{Quote|With Halo Avatars, we wanted to do something as different as possible from our standard 6-inch figures. Those figures are big, game-accurate, heavily articulated, and serious. Our avatar figures are small, stylized, pre-posed, and playful. With a standard action figure, you know exactly what you're getting. With an avatar figure, each one is a surprise. And collecting a full series of our standard figures can be a significant investment, but an avatar figure is something any fan can afford.|Todd McFarlane}} | {{Quote|With Halo Avatars, we wanted to do something as different as possible from our standard 6-inch figures. Those figures are big, game-accurate, heavily articulated, and serious. Our avatar figures are small, stylized, pre-posed, and playful. With a standard action figure, you know exactly what you're getting. With an avatar figure, each one is a surprise. And collecting a full series of our standard figures can be a significant investment, but an avatar figure is something any fan can afford.|Todd McFarlane}} | ||
'''Halo Avatars Series 1''' is the first in [[McFarlane Toys]]<nowiki>'</nowiki> line of ''Halo''-themed [[Avatar (Xbox 360)|Xbox Avatar]] figures<ref name="mc">[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/01/20/McFarlane-Toys-to-Create-Halo-Avatar-Figures.aspx '''Halo waypoint''' ''McFarlane Toys to Create Halo Avatar Figures'']</ref>. In order to represent the customization options avalible for online avatars, the figures feature interchangable heads, torsos, and legs<ref name="mc"/>. The line also includes various "prop" items, such as the [[M12 LRV|Warthog]]. The figures are 2 1/2 inches tall, and are randomly packaged in small plastic cylinders, the tops and bottoms of which can be removed and used as a display base<ref name="mc"/>. The tubes themselves can be connected to form multi-level displays. Series 1 debuts in Fall 2012. | '''Halo Avatars Series 1''' is the first in [[McFarlane Toys]]<nowiki>'</nowiki> line of ''Halo''-themed [[Avatar (Xbox 360)|Xbox Avatar]] figures<ref name="mc">[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/01/20/McFarlane-Toys-to-Create-Halo-Avatar-Figures.aspx '''Halo waypoint''' ''McFarlane Toys to Create Halo Avatar Figures'']</ref>.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/mcfarlane-halo-avatars-s1-figures/3d5990f2-1fa3-4c68-a76d-84a614aa2400#imageNumber=2 '''Halo Waypoint''' ''McFarlane Halo Avatars S1 Figures'']</ref> In order to represent the customization options avalible for online avatars, the figures feature interchangable heads, torsos, and legs<ref name="mc"/>. The line also includes various "prop" items, such as the [[M12 LRV|Warthog]]. The figures are 2 1/2 inches tall, and are randomly packaged in small plastic cylinders, the tops and bottoms of which can be removed and used as a display base<ref name="mc"/>. The tubes themselves can be connected to form multi-level displays. Series 1 debuts in Fall 2012. | ||
==Figures== | ==Figures== | ||
[[File: | [[File:2820645-web preview.png|thumb|right|Prototypes of all the figures]] | ||
* Master Chief | * Master Chief | ||
* Carter | * Carter | ||
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==Gallery== | |||
<Gallery> | |||
File:2820641-web preview.png|Master Chief. | |||
File:2820642-web preview.png|Carter. | |||
File:2820643-web preview.png|The Elite Costume. | |||
File:2820644-web preview.png|An ODST. | |||
File:2820646-web preview.png|The Operator Helmet and T-Shirt. | |||
File:2820647-web preview.png|The Flaming ODST Helmet. | |||
File:2820648-web preview.png|Metallic Golden Master Chief. | |||
File:2820649-web preview.png|The Warthog. | |||
File:Halo Avatars Prototypes.jpg|Prototypes of the figures. | |||
</Gallery> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{McFarlane Series}} | {{McFarlane Series}} | ||
[[Category:action Figures]] | [[Category:action Figures]] |
Revision as of 19:05, May 11, 2012
- "With Halo Avatars, we wanted to do something as different as possible from our standard 6-inch figures. Those figures are big, game-accurate, heavily articulated, and serious. Our avatar figures are small, stylized, pre-posed, and playful. With a standard action figure, you know exactly what you're getting. With an avatar figure, each one is a surprise. And collecting a full series of our standard figures can be a significant investment, but an avatar figure is something any fan can afford."
- — Todd McFarlane
Halo Avatars Series 1 is the first in McFarlane Toys' line of Halo-themed Xbox Avatar figures[1].[2] In order to represent the customization options avalible for online avatars, the figures feature interchangable heads, torsos, and legs[1]. The line also includes various "prop" items, such as the Warthog. The figures are 2 1/2 inches tall, and are randomly packaged in small plastic cylinders, the tops and bottoms of which can be removed and used as a display base[1]. The tubes themselves can be connected to form multi-level displays. Series 1 debuts in Fall 2012.
Figures
- Master Chief
- Carter
- ODST
- Flaming ODST Helmet and ODST T-Shirt
- Green Operator Helmet and Reach T-Shirt
- Elite Costume
- Warthog
- Metallic Gold Master Chief
Gallery
- 2820641-web preview.png
Master Chief.
- 2820642-web preview.png
Carter.
- 2820643-web preview.png
The Elite Costume.
- 2820644-web preview.png
An ODST.
- 2820646-web preview.png
The Operator Helmet and T-Shirt.
- 2820647-web preview.png
The Flaming ODST Helmet.
- 2820648-web preview.png
Metallic Golden Master Chief.
- 2820649-web preview.png
The Warthog.
- Halo Avatars Prototypes.jpg
Prototypes of the figures.
Sources