The Halo figure collecting natives have been getting restless, waiting anxiously for the arrival of Halo 4 Series 1 Wave 2 (otherwise known as Halo 4 Series 1 Extended). It’s taken a few months longer than fans would have liked, but the second wave of Halo 4 Series 1 action figures fans have been waiting for endlessly is about to arrive!

The McFarlane Halo 4 5-Pack of action figures containing the Master Chief, Cortana, a Crawler, a Watcher, and the exclusive orange Spartan Soldier is scheduled to ship out from Amazon on Halloween (10/31), less than a week from today! It doesn’t happen very often at all, but it appears that Amazon has scooped the entire toy retailer world with the initial release of this set.

In the poll about Halo 4 Multipacks I took a few weeks ago, this 5-Pack was by far the most popular of the three announced McFarlane Toys Halo 4 multipacks of action figures, so this set has quite a bit of buzz and interest surrounding it. And hey–how fitting is it that a set containing a Spartan that really looks like a pumpkin is going to be released on Halloween day?!

Seeing as how no retailer anywhere in the United States has put out the Halo 4 Series 1 Wave  figures up for sale yet, it seems likely that Amazon is going to be first to unleash these figures to the general public. Those who utilize Amazon Prime or pay for the expensive shipping will be the coolest kids on their block late next week, when they’re the first collectors around to get their hands on the Cortana, Prometheans, and Spartan Soldier figures.

I never miss an orange Spartan, so I’ll have a full review of the orange Spartan Solider from this 5-figure boxed set and all of the other figures that comprise Halo 4 Series 1 Extended just as soon as I get the set myself.