Summary
- A fan built a custom Covenant dropship using MEGA pieces, impressing the Halo community online.
- The design was based primarily on the original Halo: Combat Evolved and included detailed features, like opening side arms.
- The creator used pieces from official MEGA Needler sets and a He-Man sword to make the custom dropship.
One Halo fan has used their building skills to create a Covenant dropship out of MEGA pieces, impressing many fans online. While MEGA has a collection of Halo sets, there is none for the Covenant dropship, making this ingenious design stand out thanks to its similarities to its in-game counterparts.
The Halo games are nostalgic for many reasons, including the series’ assortment of military vehicles and aircraft. In addition to the well-known UNSC vehicles, like the Warthog and Mongoose, the Covenant in the Halo franchise feature many recognizable machines. These include dropships, which were seen early in the original Halo: Combat Evolved, with the Master Chief encountering them after crashlanding on the surface of the Halo ring. Over the years, the franchise has presented various versions of the Covenant dropship, but the first remains iconic to many in the game’s community.
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On the Halo subreddit, a user known as Thekiller2468 revealed their custom Covenant Spirit, a type of dropship seen in the games. According to the creator, they built it using MEGA pieces from random sets, and the result was impressive. In a collection of pictures, the player showed many angles of the design, revealing the incredible detail put into the piece. The custom dropship featured a vivid purple color contrasted with a metallic-looking gray. Some design highlights included side arms that could be opened, revealing several Grunt passengers, and blasters near the bottom.
Halo Fan’s Custom Covenant Dropship
When sharing the finished creation on Reddit, Thekiller2468 revealed that they have been creating custom MEGA builds for over 10 years. According to the builder, the design for the Covenant Spirit was based primarily on the ones seen in 2001’s Halo: Combat Evolved. However, they said some elements were influenced by the version seen in Halo Reach. To build the custom Covenant dropship, they used pieces from two official MEGA Needler sets, along with a He-Man sword. They said they also grabbed “any spare silver pieces” to finish the design. Unsurprisingly, the Halo community has found this creation stunning and has upvoted the post more than 3K times.
It is often exciting to see what creations the Halo community comes up with. Other fans have also showcased their love for the series through various fan projects, including artwork. For example, another gamer made a picture based on Halo Reach in MS Paint. Incredibly, they managed to pay homage to Noble Six in the piece of digital art, with the Spartan looking toward Mount Torott in the distance.
With players waiting to see what the future holds for the Halo franchise, it seems likely that more fan tributes to past games in the series will appear on the internet. Hopefully, whatever Halo Studios produces next will be able to capture some of the magic that made the original Bungie games so special to many fans.
Halo
Halo is a science fiction first person shooter and part of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios. The franchise development originated with Bungie, but has since transferred to 343 Industries. The series centers on a conflict between humanity and various alien species over installations called Halos, superweapons created by a mysterious race known as Forerunners. Launching in 2001 with Halo: Combat Evolved, the franchise has also spun off into books, comics, animated films, live action TV, and much more.