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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 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>. 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== | ||
Revision as of 14:36, April 7, 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]. 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
File:Halo Avatars Prototypes.jpg
Prototypes of the 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
Sources
