Don’t we just love it when we see our favorite star immortalized in wax at the Tussauds? We’ve got David Beckham as well as Amitabh Bachchan over there! So now who has landed in Madame Tussauds? Well, none other than the hero of the Halo universe, Master Chief.
This is the first time in the 250-year history of Madame Tussauds that a video game character has been enshrined over there. It was made at their studios in London especially for the Las Vegas attraction. The Master Chief is an impressive 7’2″ tall and weighs approximately 275 lbs. Ten studio artists worked on the massive Halo 3 figure and over 1,000 pounds of clay was used in making it.
The ten artists dedicated 892 man-hours for the finalization of the stoic soldier while the total man-hours included 687 hours for sculpting, 168 hours for molding, and 37 hours for painting. The Master Chief figure was unveiled by song-writer and bass player Pete Wentz of 2007 Teen Choice Award Winner and Grammy nominated band Fall Out Boy at an official ceremony Saturday afternoon.
Adrian Jones is the general manager for Madame Tussauds Las Vegas. He said, “Master Chief is the first computer gaming personality immortalized by Madame Tussauds in our 250 year history, recognizing the ‘celebrity’ of the Halo series that we had to capture.”
Pete Wentz says, “For me, the launch of Halo 3 will be the entertainment event of the year. It will be as big as or bigger than any of the summer’s movie blockbusters. Master Chief is as much of a hero today as characters like Spiderman, Frodo and Luke Skywalker were for earlier generations.”
They have placed the Master Chief figure at the front entrance area. Fans of the Halo series will surely be heading to Madame Tussauds to get themselves clicked with Master Chief! It would be great to see more gaming figures at Tussauds, especially characters like Snake, Mario, Lara and Marcus as well as many more!
So readers, tell us which gaming character would you like to see next at the Tussauds?