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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 [[Zara Varin]] 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, Varin 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. Varin used assets from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' alongside those from other projects and some they created themselves 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>
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 [[Zara Varin]] 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, Varin 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. Varin used assets from ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' alongside those from other projects and some they created themselves 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>


At ''Outpost Discovery'' locations Hazel is embodied by [[Wikipedia:Twitch.tv|Twitch]] streamer [https://www.twitch.tv/Savagegiggles?fbclid=IwAR1_WXq3UP7brw0JZjfDgUV0CX-xJzM62FUjLKEB6pvZfz3htgdecQZOZ8Y Jordan Price].<ref name="Twitter8">[https://twitter.com/SavageGiggles/status/1148796380275757056 Jordan Price on Twitter]</ref>
At ''Outpost Discovery'' locations Hazel is embodied by [[Wikipedia:Twitch.tv|Twitch]] streamer [https://www.twitch.tv/Savagegiggles?fbclid=IwAR1_WXq3UP7brw0JZjfDgUV0CX-xJzM62FUjLKEB6pvZfz3htgdecQZOZ8Y Jordan Price].<ref name="Twitter8">[https://twitter.com/SavageGiggles/status/1148796380275757056 Jordan Price on Twitter]</ref> 343 Industries decided that Hazel's face would be canonically identical to Price's. The same is true for Owen-B096 and the man who embodied him, [[Wikipedia:Harlem Globetrotters|Harlem globetrotter]] [https://www.linkedin.com/in/urbane-bingham-312a28113 Urbane Bingham].<ref name="Twitter9">[https://twitter.com/ZaraVarin/status/1170046727618875392 Zara Varin on Twitter]</ref>


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