In the action figure/toy word, less poseable means more detailed. It’s why I usually prefer a cool kick-ass statue instead of an “action figure.” It’s true that you can pose the figures however you want, but usually there’s only one or two ways to do it anyway, and then you have the issue of making sure they can stand up. With a statue you get a more dymanic pose, since the designers don’t have to worry about the joints of the figure getting in the way.

So as far as I’m concerned, these Halo statues are a significant upgrade from the Halo toys we’ve seen in the past few months…. even though I thought those toys were damn cool (got a few myself!). Now these aren’t the huge cold cast statues that usually run in the 80-100 dollar range, these are smaller 9-inchers that’ll only set you back about $25.

Not sure if this is the start of a series of statues (They’re calling it the “Legendary Collection”, but so far we’re seeing Master Chief fighting the flood, the Arbiter with the Energy Sword, and the Brute Chieftan.