#Halo 3 odst rookie series

The Rookie was one of the last purchases in my grand Halo action figure splurge over the summer. The Rookie was packed with his signature suppressed SMG, as well as a piece of the build-an-insigna thing that McFaralne did. In addition, he lacks the Rookie’s white helmet stripe, and the color of the chest plate is a bit too dark. Overall, he feels a little on the green side for the Rookie, who was a more subdued color in the game. However, there are a few inaccuracies with the colors chosen. The quality is fine everything is pretty clean and the metallics look pretty awesome. The paint on the Rookie is kind of an issue, but not from a quality standpoint. It’s a lot thinner, almost like it was squashed or something, and just generally doesn’t look as good. The Rookie’s head isn’t simply Mickey’s with the camera removed, it’s a totally different sculpt. The most jarring change between the two figures, at least for me, is the head.

The Rookie is generally more balanced and symmetrical than Mickey. He’s also got another pair of pouches attached to his left thigh (seriously, what’s with all the pouches? Was Rob Liefeld involved?) and a spare grenade on the left of his belt. His right shin does not have the extra rounds seen on Mickey, but he does have a few extra pouches taped there. He’s also got a more traditional pack on his back in place of the more tech-y thing Mickey was sporting. Nothing really special there, just the same shoulder pad used on both sides. Where Mickey had asymmetrical shoulder pads, the Rookie has two that match. There are a few notable differences between the two figures, though. The sculpt is still very well detailed, and the armor looks to be a pretty spot on recreation of the game armor. The base body on the two is pretty much identical, which is fine by me. Unsurprisingly, this figure has more than a few parts in common with ODST Mickey. The figure stands roughly 4 ½ inches tall and has 26 points of articulation. He’s the second ODST soldier to see release in the line, but the first of the actual ODST characters to show up.

#Halo 3 odst rookie series

The Rookie was released as part of Series 6 of McFarlane’s Halo 3 line. Today, I’ll be taking a look at the first of those. He was hardly overlooked in terms of toys, though, and he got three separate figures just from McFarlane alone. Of course, it could also be due to him being totally voiceless (aside from some heavy breathing). Because of this, it can be easy to overlook the main player character from the game, simply named The Rookie.

One of the more distinct things about Halo 3’s spin-off, Halo 3: ODST, was the diverse team of ODSTs that make up most of the game’s cast.