Editing McFarlane Toys/Halo: Anniversary Edition Series 1 - Advance

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The '''McFarlane Halo: Anniversary Edition''' figures are a series of five-inch [[action figure]]s made by [[McFarlane Toys]], based off of the characters from the ''[[Halo]]'' series in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the [[Halo: Combat Evolved|first game]]'s release. The first wave of figures, Series 1 - Advance, was essentially a re-release of specific ''Halo 3'' figures with minor changes. Unlike the second wave ([[McFarlane Toys/Halo: Anniversary Edition Series 1|Series 1]]), these figures do not come with any difficulty plaque parts. The figures were released in July [[2011]].<ref>[http://spawn.com/toys/series.aspx?series=512 '''SPAWN''': ''Halo: Anniversary Series 1 - Advance'']</ref>

==Individual Carded Figures==
===Elite Combat===
This figure is a crimson repaint of the ''Halo 3'' '''[[Sangheili|Elite]]''' figures. It comes with a {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}} and a [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|Plasma Grenade]]. 

The Plasma Grenade does not have a weapon peg, even though there is a hole for one. The inside bubble of the packaging does not fit the Plasma Rifle. The spot is too small, and therefore crushes the soft-plastic weapon. It also has no place to store it. This can be fixed by soaking the weapon in hot water, bending it in the right position, and quickly cooling it. Also, the figure does not use the hinged-finger hands that were featured on later Series of ''Halo 3'' Elites that made putting in weapons easier. Instead, it uses the original hands found on the initial Elite figures without the hinges, which makes holding weapons harder. The card back shows the Elite as being a bright "Covenant Purple", but the actual figure is crimson.
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File:Elite Anniversary.jpg|The crimson Elite figure.
File:Elite Anniversary Package.jpg|The crimson Elite figure in package.
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===Master Chief===
There are two '''[[John-117|Master Chief]]''' figures in this series. The first is a solid platinum repaint of the Halo 3 Master Chief figures. It comes with an [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|Assault Rifle]] and two [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade|Frag Grenades]] of matching color. The second is a standard Master Chief figure with regular colors, with the same accessories, also in regular colors. McFarlane's site does not acknowledge the existence of the regular-colored figure and released no stock photos of it. Both packages are the same, showing the platinum figure on the front and back.

The figures are in scale with the ''Halo: Reach'' figures rather than the ''Halo 3'' figures, making them slightly larger than previous version of the figure.
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File:Platinum Chief.jpg|The platinum Master Chief figure.
File:Platinum Chief Package.jpg|The platinum Master Chief figure in package.
File:AnniversaryChief.jpg|The Master Chief figure.
File:AnniversaryChiefPackage.jpg|The Master Chief figure in package.
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===ODST===
The '''[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]]''' figure from this series is almost identical to the [[McFarlane Toys/Series 2|Halo 3 Series 2]] ODST figure. There are some minor changes, such as having slightly larger shoulder armor, with white highlights instead of a solid black. Also, the figure has additional pouches on its belt. It comes with a [[BR55 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle|Battle Rifle]], like the original version.
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File:ODST Anniversary.jpg|The ODST figure.
File:ODST Anniversary Package.jpg|The ODST figure in package.
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===Spartan Recon===
This figure is a ''Halo 3'' [[Multiplayer]] Spartan with [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI/R variant|Recon armor]]. Unlike the Master Chief figure, these Spartans are the original ''Halo 3'' Spartans, not the ''Halo: Reach'' size ones. There are two color available, red and blue. However, McFarlane's website only lists the red figure, and there are no stock photos of the blue figure. Both comes with a Plasma Rifle and a deactivated [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]] hilt. The red and blue recon armor were previously on available through the [[Halo Points]] promotion, but are now available with a body. The figures have weapon storage on both legs, which was only seen before in Series 8 Spartans. Packaging for both figures are the same, showing only the red Spartan on the front and the back.
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File:Red Recon.jpg|The red Spartan Recon figure.
File:Red Recon Package.jpg|The red Spartan Recon figure in package.
File:Blue Recon.jpg|The blue Spartan Recon figure.
File:Blue Recon Package.jpg|The blue Spartan Recon figure in package.
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