McFarlane Toys and 343 Industries Giving Master Chief a Makeover

Published 11:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 by Drake Hess. 8 Comments.

Master Chief‘s got a brand new bag.

Or at least, a new suit of badass armor.

McFarlane Toys exhibited a new line of Halo toys at the New York Toy Fair, including a freshly minted version of the Master Chief. Our favorite Spartan is decked out in a very different suit of armor than the MJOLNIR standard we’re used to. Sporting a blockier helmet, lower shoulder pads, and bulkier chest armor (due to his jetpack, of course), Chief looks more like a Spartan from Halo: Reach than his original incarnations in the Halo series.

So is that a good thing? Is 343 Industries taking Master Chief in the right direction? While the armor is certainly a change, I gotta ask, where’d he get it anyways? Chief’s been in cryo for a good while now. Did Cortana whip it up in her spare time?

Let us know what you think.

Tags: 343 industries, Bungie, Halo, halo 4, Master-Chief, McFarlane-Toys

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Cas

Everything but the shoulder pads looks great.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1009478830 J.g. Lukaras
  
  those aren’t shoulder pads, that’s a space station.
  - Ben Nanke
    
    Your mentioning of his shoulders made me look closer and see the joints there.
    
    Thank God, at least we know he can move his arms in that getup.
soloman

He looks like a snake, losing it’s skin
- Ben Nanke
  
  See, now when you say it like that it almost sounds cool.
- Ben Nanke
  
  See, now when you say it like that it almost sounds cool.
- Ben Nanke
  
  See, now when you say it like that it almost sounds cool.
Chance

His mid-section and upper arms seem much less protected. That’s my only concern. And the drool-catcher under his chin.