It was just a couple days ago that I was sent photography of the McFarlane Toys Halo 4 Series 2 Spartan Scout, and now another prototype from Halo 4 Series 2 has hit the internet–the Jackal Storm! Not only are we lucky enough to have photos of the McFarlane Toys Storm Jackal figure prototype from the upcoming series now, but we also have a chance to own it–the McFarlane Halo 4 Series 2 Storm Jackal figure prototype is up on ebay right now!

Is the Jackal Storm figure (or its prototype) looking cool enough to add to your collection?

From the moment I saw the drastically-redesigned Jackals in screenshots of the Halo 4 video game, I knew I wanted an action figure of one (which isn’t exactly a revelation–I want an action figure of pretty much everything). When the lineup for Halo 4 Series 2 by McFarlane Toys leaked out last fall, I figured I’d have him by Christmas. It didn’t work out that way.

As it turned out, McFarlane Halo 4 Series 2 was pushed back to September 2013, and we didn’t see any actual figure prototypes until around the New York Toy Fair 2013 in February. So yeah, it’s been a little bit of a wait. But now we can see the McFarlane Toys Halo 4 Storm Jackal figure in all of its unpainted prototype glory!

At first I was feeling really encouraged by these images. In the past Halo Jackal figures have traditionally had a (really) hard time standing up. I thought that this redesigned Halo 4 Storm Jackal action figure might be more stable, but then I realized that in the photographs he’s being held up by a box. Now, that doesn’t mean the finished Jackal Storm figures will necessarily need extra support to stand up, but looking at the prototype definitely doesn’t make me confident that it will be able to stand up unassisted.

I love the new Jackal Halo 4 heads. The reptilian, crocodile-looking Jackal heads look far more terror-inducing than their old “chicken-faced” heads ever did. The final product Storm Jackals figures that appear in stores won’t include an energy shield, but will include the Halo 4 redesign of the Covenant Carbine gun.

If you want to try to win the Halo 4 Series 2 Storm Jackal, you can check it out over on ebay right now. And if you’re waiting for the finished, painted product, you can pre-order it now (or any other figure from Halo 4 Series 2) for delivery when it’s released in just a few months.

What do you think of this new Storm Jackal figure prototype, Halo fans? Is this the best Jackal action figure ever, or are you missing the bird-like pre-Halo 4 Jackals?