Sentinel Figures
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:05 am
Back in 2011(?) Mega released two figures: an Aggressor Sentinel, and an Enforcer Sentinel. Both were brick-built(quite well, in my eyes). However, outside of one Battlescape set, we never saw these figures again. While that's understandable for the Enforcer Sentinel which is bigger, it's very saddening that we haven't gotten more Aggressor Sentinels(whether brick-built like the original, or dedicated molds.)
Aggressor Sentinels may not be the most important characters in the Halo universe, but being the protectors of the thing that is literally the name-sake of the franchise(Halo) is pretty relevant if you ask me. In addition, I have several reasons that I can list for why dedicated figures with new molds is needed.
1. With the recently-released Halo Wars 2 featuring Sentinels very prominently, Mega can release a Sentinel figure and it will be relevant, likely driving sales.
2. They're army-buildable, often appearing in groups. Thus, people will likely buy multiple of them.
3. You can't tell me that after introducing super-articulated Grunts and the recently-leaked super-articulated Hunter(and a number of weapon, armor, and dedicated figure molds such as Atriox), that Mega can't take the time to make a Sentinel figure(which, in comparison to a standard figure, would likely use less new pieces).
4. They would be great for dioramas, as many, many fans associate Sentinels with Forerunner settings more than say, the Prometheans.
5. It would be simple to make; the only joints that would be needed is two ball-joints where the front "arms" connect to the main body, and two hinge-joints where the arms bend. The rest would be stable, unmoving plastic. (though maybe the two flaps on the back move, with very limited range of motion).
I have desperately wanted a Sentinel figure(well, multiple... like a dozen) since I learned of the original when I started collecting again in 2013. Before then, I have been fascinated by sentinels in Halo since the very beginning. It is only fair that after getting a 343 Guilty Spark(Monitor) figure from an older blind bag, that we also get new sentinels. I want sentinels more than super-articulated Hunters(although that is cool and I will likely get one or two), ultimately I want sentinel figures. Bonus points for a small plastic Constructor Sentinel too(made like the Flood Infection forms), but ideally I want standard Sentinels.
Aggressor Sentinels may not be the most important characters in the Halo universe, but being the protectors of the thing that is literally the name-sake of the franchise(Halo) is pretty relevant if you ask me. In addition, I have several reasons that I can list for why dedicated figures with new molds is needed.
1. With the recently-released Halo Wars 2 featuring Sentinels very prominently, Mega can release a Sentinel figure and it will be relevant, likely driving sales.
2. They're army-buildable, often appearing in groups. Thus, people will likely buy multiple of them.
3. You can't tell me that after introducing super-articulated Grunts and the recently-leaked super-articulated Hunter(and a number of weapon, armor, and dedicated figure molds such as Atriox), that Mega can't take the time to make a Sentinel figure(which, in comparison to a standard figure, would likely use less new pieces).
4. They would be great for dioramas, as many, many fans associate Sentinels with Forerunner settings more than say, the Prometheans.
5. It would be simple to make; the only joints that would be needed is two ball-joints where the front "arms" connect to the main body, and two hinge-joints where the arms bend. The rest would be stable, unmoving plastic. (though maybe the two flaps on the back move, with very limited range of motion).
I have desperately wanted a Sentinel figure(well, multiple... like a dozen) since I learned of the original when I started collecting again in 2013. Before then, I have been fascinated by sentinels in Halo since the very beginning. It is only fair that after getting a 343 Guilty Spark(Monitor) figure from an older blind bag, that we also get new sentinels. I want sentinels more than super-articulated Hunters(although that is cool and I will likely get one or two), ultimately I want sentinel figures. Bonus points for a small plastic Constructor Sentinel too(made like the Flood Infection forms), but ideally I want standard Sentinels.