As promised I will be asking at least one trivia question a day leading up to HaloFanForLife.com’s Two-year anniversary on the 24th of September. So stay tuned each day to HFFL for questions to win prizes!
Here is question #4:
Name the first three map pack DLCs in Halo 4 in order.
To answer you must reply to this article. To reply, you must be a registered subscriber of the blog. During this 9 day trivia contest worth of questions, if you win once you may not enter again, until the final trivia question on the 24th for the big prize.
Okay folks, first to answer correctly gets a Halo Mega Bloks Convention Covert Ops Spartan Mk VI w/green visor (as seen here), as well as either another Halo Mega Bloks figure OR a McFarlane Avatar minifigure.
[UPDATE] The question has been correctly answered: Crimson, Majestic, Castle. Check back again tomorrow for the next question and articles on the Spartan Assault Soundtrack, the Halo 4 Essential Visual Guide, and another Halo Mega Bloks Toy Review! (and possibly more than that…)
With this series only lasting 3 books, issue 2 moves at a frenetic pace.
Issue 1 ended with Jun asking Palmer if she wanted to be a Spartan.
Issue 2 picks up with Insurrectionists planning to steal the UNSC Infinity. The next couple of pages show Palmer’s transformation from normal human to super soldier. What’s great about these pages is that they tell some of the story of what those changes actually are. VERY cool!
Palmer and 4 other spartan recruits go through an exercise against marines where 4 of them are taken down. Palmer is the lone survivor, but at a cost. Yes, she completes the mission, but learns a lesson in team support. Thankfully this is just an exercise and all of the spartans are alive and well.
Next we see the newly minted spartans aboard the Infinity. There is a two-page spread showing the Infinity in all it’s glory and it looks outstanding!
The Innies pose as a construction crew and board the ship shortly thereafter kidnapping Captain Del Rio. He’s such a putz… Alarms sound, we get to see the Infinity’s AI, which at this point is NOT Roland, but one who takes a female form. The Innies take control of the ship. Palmer moves to action selected the now known Scout armor she is seen wearing in Halo 4’s Campaign and Spartan Ops. The last page shows her being harnessed up in the suit.
Okay, so the story is good, but man, there are SO many questions I’d like to ask. One thing mentioned in this issue is that Spartans do not have rank. ‘Spartan’ IS their rank. Um SORRY…No that is WRONG! Master Chief is a RANK, not his name. All of Noble team had ranks. Palmer herself is a Lieutenant in the campaign, then goes on to be a Commander. So um, PLEASE do NOT screw with continuity here! GRR, I really hate when this kind of stuff happens.
The art itself is good. I think better in this issue than in the first. Though I’m not found of the cover of this one as Palmer looks to “girlie.”
All this said, if you’re into the fiction as I am, this is a MUST buy!
On sale now at a Comic Book store near you! (And I HIGHLY recommend buying from those local shops as they need your support, rather than an online retailer.)
Here are three of Fireteam Majestic as seen in the newly released Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide by DK (which you can find on sale at Amazon here):
I will be receiving my copy of this book later today and will have a review of it tomorrow. I plan on reading this cover to cover first though!!!
Now if we only had a Season TWO of Spartan Ops. Am I right?!!!
Technical Specifications: Build Time: 1 minute Set Piece Count: 42 Minifigs: Gold Hunter, Gold Grunt. ODST w/grey stripe, Active Camo ODST Weapons: Spartan Laser, Active Camo SOCOM Magnum, Needler (wine color) Accessories: Hunter upper arm shield, Hunter Lower arm shield, UNSC backpack Price: $12-15 (Price may vary by store) Special Features: 4×4 Tile has Halo logo printed on it
And on with the pics! (Click pics to make BIGGER) (Video Review at end of article)
Fantastic display of figures in the package. No mistaking what’s in there.
Here is what you get in the package. Note the Hunter’s spikes are in a small plastic bag hidden in the package. So dont’ mis that if you open your set. I wish the Spartan Laser has some extra paint detail, but that’s a minor thing. Same with the needler. Again oh so minor.
The grunt has a nice mustard gold color to his armor. I do wish MEGA would make the skin color the lighter more game accurate color, but as I’m a Pittsburgh Sports fan, this is a Black and Gold grunt, which is A-OKAY with me!!!
The painted ODST in this set is AWESOME! You could say this is either the Rookie or Sgt. Buck from Halo 3 ODST (the game).
AH YEAH! Translucent figures are ALWAYS a hit with me!
Though not game accurate in color, this is sure to be a prized possession by kids and some collectors alike. Hunters are already in short supply in the Halo Mega Bloks line, so it’s great that they made another one. I consider all gold variants the leaders of their respective races. So this is my Hunter Leader.
The gang all say HI!
Summary: No real build to this other than the stand if you choose to do that. This set is ready to play with, out of the package. This is great for those among you who are army builders. More ODSTs are always welcome in my book, especially the painted one in this set. Grunts are fun to have in an army too!.
Overall Rating:I give this set 9.5 out for 10 medals. If the set had an active camo back pack and the grunt/hunter were game accurate colors, this would have been a 10 out of 10.
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