Avatar (Xbox Live)
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Xbox 360 Avatars are avatars that represent users of the Xbox LIVE service on the Xbox 360 video game console.[1] 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). As of November 2011, avatar items can be purchased through Halo Waypoint.
Avatar Awards
Avatar Awards are accessories which are unlocked for completing a specific task in one of the Halo games or on Xbox LIVE.
Halo Waypoint Awards | ||
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Item | Unlocked | Notes |
Halo Waypoint Monitor | 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. |
ODST Helmet | Unlock Halo 3: ODST's Campaign Complete Achievement (Any difficulty). | Headwear made in the image of the helmet worn by the Rookie. |
ODST Hoodie | Unlock Halo 3: ODST's Dark Times Achievement. | |
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. |
ODST Shirt | Unlock Halo 3: ODST's Tourist Achievement. | |
Recon Helmet/ODST Dare Helmet | Unlock Halo 3: ODST's Vidmaster: Endure Achievement. | Referred to as "ODST Dare helmet" and blue when worn by female Avatars and as "Recon Helmet" and red for male Avatars. |
Halo Spartan EVA Helmet | Achieve Milestone level 50 in Halo Waypoint. | |
Halo: Reach Beta Shirt | 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. |
Halo 4 - RAIDER Helmet | Unlock all technical specs for the RAIDER Spartan-IV armor variant. | |
Halo 4 - Raider DSTT Helmet | Unlock all technical specs for the Raider DSTT Spartan-IV armor variant. |
Halo: Reach Awards | |
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Item | Unlocked |
Noble Six's Helmet | Comic-Con 2010, GamesCom 2010 and Pax 2010 exclusive. |
Carter's Helmet | Unlock by completing one campaign mission on Legendary without dying in Halo: Reach.[2] |
Emile's Helmet | Unlock by earning a Bulltrue Medal in Firefight or Matchmaking in Halo: Reach. |
Jorge's Helmet | Unlock by earning a Killtacular Medal in multiplayer Matchmaking for Halo: Reach. |
Jun's Helmet | Unlock by obtaining 100 kills without dying in Firefight or Campaign in Halo: Reach. |
Kat's Helmet | Unlock by earning an Avenger Medal in matchmaking in Halo: Reach. |
Halo 4 Awards | |
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Item | Unlocked |
Knight Helmet | Unlock by earning the "Knight in White Assassination" achievement. |
Platinum Mark VI Helmet | Unlock by earning the "Wake Up, John" achievement. |
UNSC Infinity Hoodie | Unlock by earning the the "Not Some Recruit Anymore" achievement. |
Bonuses
Certain items are only available via pre-order, launch day purchase, or limited editions.
Item | Unlocked |
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Halo: Reach - Banshee Prop | A prop available via a token included with Limited Edition Halo: Reach Wireless Controllers.[3] |
UNSC Falcon with Halo: Reach Controller | A prop available via a token included with Halo: Reach Limited and Legendary Editions. |
Halo Master Chief Spartan Armor | 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. |
Warrior Armor - Gold | A suit of gold Warrior armor. Awarded to US-resident Xbox LIVE Rewards members who watch 3 out of 4 2012 presidential and vice presidential debates on Xbox LIVE for 30 minutes or more.[note 1] Later made available for purchase. |
Recruit Armor | Costume available via a token included with the Halo 4 Limited Edition. Later made available for purchase. |
Cryotube | Prop available via a token included with the Halo 4 Limited Edition. Later made available for purchase. |
FOTUS Armor | Costume available via a token included with the Limited Edition Halo 4 Xbox 360 console. Later made available for purchase. |
Promethean Crawler | Prop available via a token included with the Limited Edition Halo 4 Xbox 360 console. Later made available for purchase. |
UNSC Eagle T-Shirt | Top available via a token included with the standalone Halo 4 UNSC Limited Edition wireless controller. Later made available for purchase. |
Spartan Ops T-Shirt | 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.[4] Later made available for purchase. |
Halo 4 Skills T-Shirt | Top awarded for completing the "CSR Challenge" which required players to reach Competitive Skill Rank level 35 in the Castle Team DLC playlist between April 8 2013, 2AM PST and April 22 2013, 2 AM PST.[5] Later awarded to everyone who registered for the "Halo 4 Global Championship". |
Purchasable Items
Numerous items are also available for purchase with Microsoft Points.[note 2]
Halo 3 | |||
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Item | Cost | M | F |
Halo Camo Top | 80 | N/A | File:Halo Camo Top.png |
Halo Crossed Swords Tee | 80 | N/A | File:Halo Crossed Swords Tee F.png |
Halo Hand Tee | 80 | File:Halo Hand Tee.png | N/A |
Halo Hoodie | 160 | File:Halo Hoodie M.png | File:Halo Hoodie F.png |
Halo Legendary Tee | 80 | File:Halo Legendary Tee M.png | N/A |
Halo Long Sleeved Tee/Halo Tee | 80 | File:Halo Long Sleeved Tee M.png | File:Halo Tee2 F.png |
Halo Medals Tee | 80 | File:Halo Medals Tee M.png | File:Halo Medals Tee F.png |
Halo Medals Tee | 80 | File:Halo Medals Tee.png | N/A |
Halo Stuck Tee | 80 | File:Halo Stuck Tee M.png | File:Halo Stuck Tee F.png |
Halo Tee | 80 | File:Halo Tee M.png | File:Halo Tee F.png |
Halo 3: ODST | |||
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Item | Cost | M | F |
Halo Beret | 80 | File:Halo Beret.png | File:Halo Beret.png |
(Halo) Laser Kill Ring | 40 | File:Halo Laser Kill Ring M.png | File:Halo Laser Kill Ring F.png |
Halo Military Cap | 80 | File:Halo Military Cap.png | File:Halo Military Cap.png |
Halo RC Warthog | 320 | ||
UNSC Marine Armor | 400 | File:UNSC Marine Armor M.png | File:UNSC Marine Armor F.png |
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn | |||
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Item | Cost | M | F |
Corbulo Academy Pants & Boots | 80 | File:Corbulo Academy Pants & Boots M.png | File:Corbulo Academy Pants & Boots F.png |
Corbulo Academy T-Shirt - Black | 80 | File:Corbulo Academy T-Shirt - Black M.png | File:Corbulo Academy T-Shirt - Black F.png |
Corbulo Academy T-Shirt - Blue | 80 | File:Corbulo Academy T-Shirt - Blue M.png | File:Corbulo Academy T-Shirt - Blue F.png |
Corbulo Academy T-Shirt - Green | 80 | File:Corbulo Academy Tee M.png | File:Corbulo Academy Tee F.png |
Corbulo Academy T-Shirt - Red | 80 | File:Corbulo Academy T-Shirt - Red M.png | File:Corbulo Academy T-Shirt - Red F.png |
Corbulo Training Armor | 320 | File:Corbulo Training Armor M.png | File:Corbulo Training Armor F.png |
Drop Pod | 320 | File:Drop Pod.png | File:Drop Pod.png |
Lasky Uniform | 80 | File:Lasky Uniform.png | N/A |
Silva Uniform | 80 | N/A | File:Silva Uniform.png |
Halo: Spartan Assault | |||
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Item | Cost | M | F |
Palmer Helmet T-Shirt | 80 | File:Palmer Helmet T-Shirt M.png | File:Palmer Helmet T-Shirt F.png |
Spartan Assault Logo T-Shirt | 80 | File:Spartan Assault Logo T-Shirt M.png | File:Spartan Assault Logo T-Shirt F.png |
Spartan Assault Tablet Prop | 240 | File:Spartan Assault Tablet Prop.png | File:Spartan Assault Tablet Prop.png |
Spartan Davis Armor | 320 | File:Spartan Davis Armor M.png | File:Spartan Davis Armor F.png |
Trivia
McFarlane Toys will be producing several action figures based off of Halo-theme Xbox 360 avatars.[6]
Gallery
An ODST armor avatar award unlocked via Waypoint and an achievement.
An Xbox 360 Avatar customized with a Flood Infection Form suit.
Spartan-B312's avatar helmet
Notes
- ^ *Open to legal residents of the 50 United States (including D.C.) who are 13 years and older and who are Xbox LIVE Rewards members. To qualify for the offer, Xbox LIVE Rewards members must watch 3 out of 4 presidential and vice presidential debates for 30 minutes or more during the offer period. Offer starts 10/1/12 and ends 10/22/12. Debates air on 10/3, 10/11, 10/16, and 10/22 from 9-10:30pm ET (6-7:30pm PT). Xbox LIVE Gold membership required for some events and features. Real-time feedback functionality only available in select live events. See xbox.com/election2012.
- ^ On August 23, 2013, Microsoft points were discontinued in favor of local currency. 80 Microsoft points = approx: USD $1, CAD $1, AUD $1, NZD $1.30, €0.95, £0.69. For exact prices and additional currencies, see Xbox Live.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Available in Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Red and Steel.
- ^ a b c d Available in Steel, Red, Blue, Brown and Purple.
- ^ Originally only available by pre-ordering Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.
- ^ Available in Blue, Gold, Green, Lavender, Pink, Red, Silver, Steel, Violet, White and Bright Pink.
- ^ Based on a real shirt available at the Rooster Teeth website.
- ^ Based on a real shirt available at the Rooster Teeth website.
- ^ Based on a real shirt available at the Rooster Teeth website.
- ^ Based on a real shirt available at the Rooster Teeth website.
Sources
- ^ Source: 'Avatars' to be Microsoft's answer to Miis and Home - Joystiq
- ^ Bungie.net: Bungie Weekly Update: 07.16.10
- ^ Microsoft: Limited Edition Halo: Reach Controller with Avatar Banshee
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Spartan Ops Challenge
- ^ Halo Waypoint: CSR Challenge
- ^ Halo Waypoint: McFarlane Toys to Create Halo Avatar Figures