Topic: Epic Hero of Xbox 360's Halo 3 Unveiled at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas (Read 176 times)

Xbox-Scene · « **on:** September 08, 2007, 10:12:00 PM »

Epic Hero of Xbox 360's Halo 3 Unveiled at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas
Posted by XanTium | September 8 23:36 EST | News Category: Xbox360

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From the press release:

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Madame Tussauds Las Vegas honored Xbox 360's Halo by immortalizing Master Chief as the first video game character to be enshrined in the world famous attraction's 250-year history. The impressively life-sized figure of Halo's Master Chief was revealed to the world by song-writer and bass player Pete Wentz of 2007 Teen Choice Award Winner and Grammy nominated band Fall Out Boy at an official unveiling ceremony Saturday afternoon.
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"For me, the launch of Halo 3 will be the entertainment event of the year. It will be as big as or bigger than any of the summer's movie blockbusters," said Wentz. "Master Chief is as much of a hero today as characters like Spiderman, Frodo and Luke Skywalker were for previous generations."

The figure was created at the Madame Tussauds Studios in London specifically for the Las Vegas attraction. Master Chief stands at an impressive 7'2" tall, with an approximate finished weight of 275 lbs. A total of 10 studio artists worked on the massive figure, dedicating an estimated 892 man-hours for the finalization of the stoic soldier. Total man-hours included 687 hours for sculpting, 168 hours for molding, and 37 hours for painting. Materials included over 1,000 pounds of clay.

"Master Chief is the first computer gaming personality immortalized by Madame Tussauds in our 250 year history -- recognizing the 'celebrity' of the Halo series that we had to capture", commented Adrian Jones, General Manager for Madame Tussauds Las Vegas.

Visitors to Madame Tussauds Las Vegas will have the opportunity to see the massive figure up close and personal before the most anticipated game release of 2007 -- Halo 3, scheduled for September 25, 2007. Master Chief will be stationed at the attraction's front entrance area -- providing guests with a "disarming" greeting at the door. With its towering presence, this newest attraction at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas is sure to bring out the most devoted fan base -- Halo Nation, for a personal look and photo with their iconic hero. As is Madame Tussauds standard operating procedure, guests will be able to interact with the figure for photos and a close-up look at the artistic details that bring this digital game world hero to life.

In addition to getting their picture taken with the legendary Master Chief at Madame Tussauds, Halo 3 fans will have the opportunity to purchase an array of Halo licensed products, at the Madame Tussauds Las Vegas location in addition to other gaming, specialty, and traditional retailers courtesy of Microsoft's exclusive Halo 3 licensing agent 20th Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising.

Fall out Boy and Master Chief ... what a strange combination. Who's PR department do I have to fire for this?

SuperStition · « **Reply #1 on:** September 08, 2007, 09:53:00 PM »

OMg!!! i want 1!

Software2 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 08, 2007, 10:04:00 PM »

In a follow up announcement, Madame Tussauds revealed that they would be honoring other world famous video game characters. Madame Tussauds New York will be immortalizing Nintendo's most iconic characters later this month with a life size sculpture of the world's most famous plumber and his brother.

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sephiroth99 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 08, 2007, 10:30:00 PM »

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"Master Chief is as much of a hero today as characters like Spiderman, Frodo and Luke Skywalker were for previous generations."

lol, no.

ILLusions0fGrander · « **Reply #4 on:** September 08, 2007, 10:00:00 PM »

QUOTE(sephiroth99 @ Sep 9 2007, 12:30 AM)

lol, no.

SERIOUSLY.. come the F*ck on...

is this series really so great? if hype were a sickness, halo would make aids look like a common cold.

elmo_sni · « **Reply #5 on:** September 09, 2007, 12:00:00 AM »

guess i'm the only one that thinks thats FCKING AWESOMEEEE... FOMGFOMGOFMGOFMGOFMGFzorz!!!one11!!

...sorry, my symbiote ironically named fanboy tends to get a bit overexcited

kek

SueMiBlitch · « **Reply #6 on:** September 09, 2007, 12:40:00 AM »

the fallout boy basist unveils master chief... what... bill gates was busy or something?

i wonder how much of one of those would go for on ebay

to all hype haters... don't like it, don't buy it - but i shall be continue to be excited about halo 3

mr_spoon · « **Reply #7 on:** September 09, 2007, 01:19:00 AM »

Im all excited to, so looking forward to watching him die at the end as well

spoon

johnnyrico · « **Reply #8 on:** September 09, 2007, 04:01:00 AM »

awesome, when will there be one in london and amsterdam?

sicknasty413 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 09, 2007, 04:23:00 AM »

I want one.

Master Chief is my hero.

DeMoN_DARREN · « **Reply #10 on:** September 09, 2007, 05:00:00 AM »

To be fair, they have some crap models in Madame Tussauds London, Kojak for example.... what the hell for?! Was he a hero? No. Nice to see some recognition for the old chiefy, but will anyone give a rats ass about him in 10 years time?

Make me a JC Denton model and we can talk turkey!

iwanttheagrocrag · « **Reply #11 on:** September 09, 2007, 09:39:00 AM »

i have always wondered why there isnt versions of these that fans can buy but w/e i know lots of people would want one.

bucko · « **Reply #12 on:** September 09, 2007, 10:26:00 AM »

solid12345 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 09, 2007, 11:59:00 AM »

Why is everyone in love with Master Chief and Halo? He has no friggin emotion and barely even talks! At least the Doom Guy made faces at the bottom of the screen...

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ProphetOfPain · « **Reply #14 on:** September 09, 2007, 12:42:00 PM »

Fine with me.. my girlfriend is going to go to the strip and wear something sexy and take a pic laying one on the chief.. we're in new orleans till next week, but I'll update after that.. haha...

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