The Watcher is another new enemy from Halo 4. In the game it’s small and annoying like flying bugs, which is much what it is like. The little face on the character is eerie. The sculpt of the toy matches that quite well, in a good way of course. Read on fellow Halo fans to see what I think about the Watcher figure from McFarlane Toys.

The sculpt is amazing as always. Would you expect less from McFarlane? The figure is a bit small and there isn’t much articulation to speak of, but that’s not really something important with this figure…except for it’s ring wings. This version of the Watcher has just one solid ring that sticks out from the back. In the game they are deployed to the sides almost all of the time. I researched this a bit and found that the way the toy looks is much as it was in the concept stages of the game. So it’s likely given that toys take 9 months or more to make from concept to shipping that this is what McFarlane had to work with.I can’t knock them for this version of the Watcher.

I DO hope though that they come out with a version that has deployed wings. Fully poseable so that you can have them out to the side or position so they are swept back behind the figure. If you look at the pic above in the top right section, you’ll see where there is already a “ball” near the middle back of the figure. This could easily house the two wings. So here’s hoping we get another more game accurate version of the Watcher down the road.

The plastic stand that this figure comes with is a little disappointing as you can’t really hide it. But then if you look at the figure itself, it would be kind of hard to make a stand like this and be able to hide it. That’s why I hope when/if the figure is revisited, McFarlane will have a simple metal rod/stand like the ones that came with the Guilty Spark figure from an earlier release. That would be sturdy enough and able to give the Watcher more a look of being in flight.

So final thoughts.

This is a one-purchase for me until/if it gets redone with poseable wings. It IS a great sculpt so I do recommend getting the figure. It’s not high on the action part of action figure, but given what this figure does, I’m fine with it.

I give this 7.5 out of 10 medals.