Okay, we've seen some nice Halo costumes before, but this one wins. The entire suit weights 18 kilograms, and reportedly costs $2000. Not only that, but Hurtubise even calls it "The Trojan." Come on, man! The damned thing even has magnetic holsters. In the helmet: solar powered air system, water hose attached to back mounted canteen, laser pointer, and LEDs around the face. Included in the suit: emergency morphine and salt, flashlight, pepper spray gun, recording device, transponder, and clock. The suit is made of a ceramic lined plastic over ballistic foam. Despite the obvious visual similarities, the technical similarities are downright uncanny. Troy James Hurtubise, the man behind Project Grizzly (the guy made a bear proof suit, someone call Stephen Colbert), has created a full body protective exoskeleton in the hopes of selling them to the Canadian and American military. Jumping from svelte science fiction to much clunkier science reality, Halo's famous Mjolnir armor has come to fruition. Halo Master Chief Helmet Wearable Full Size Halo Armor Spartan Helmet (Fan Made Prop) 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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