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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 July, 2011.<ref>[http://spawn.com/toys/series.aspx?series=512 SPAWN.com Listing]</ref>

This figure is a crimson repaint of the Halo 3 Elite figures. It comes with a [[Plasma Rifle]] and a [[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 Elite 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.

There are two 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 [[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.

The 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 [[Battle Rifle]], like the original version.

This figure is a Halo 3 Multiplayer Spartan with [[Recon|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 [[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. Packaging for both figures are the same, showing only the red Spartan on the front and the back.