Halo Mega Bloks fans can finally breathe in a long sign of release, because the great Mega Bloks Halo drought of 2013 has come to an end at last! Though the Halo Mega Bloks UNSC Cyclops sets started to appear in Asia around the start of the year and continued to spread internationally in March, collectors in the United States have been waiting what seems like eternity to get their shot at the first two Halo Mega Bloks Cyclops sets. Well, the wait is over, and that time is now. Tonight I was able to locate and photograph both of the initial Halo Cyclops Mega Bloks sets at my local Toys R Us…

Earlier this month the Toys R Us website created the listing on their official website for the Halo Mega Bloks Jungle Strike Cyclops 97006 and Desert Strike Cyclops 97007 sets. While the sets weren’t in-stock yet online, that was all the tip-off collectors needed to start stalking their local Toys R Us brick and mortar stores, awaiting the impending arrival of the Halo Mega Bloks Cyclops sets.

Having hit up my local Toys R Us about a thousand times in the past week, the Cyclops sets finally turned up tonight! My Toys R Us was freshly stocked with three sets each of the Mega Bloks Halo Jungle Strike Cyclops and Desert Strike Cylops sets.

This was my first time having the opportunity to see the Halo Cyclops mech in person, and I was definitely a little surprised by its size. I knew the Cyclops was tiny in comparison to the Mantis, but it’s another thing seeing it on the shelf. I took some scale photos next to the Halo Mega Bloks Drop Pods so everyone could see exactly how the Cyclops sizes up.

Toys R Us stores had these two Cyclops sets as a first-release exclusive at a price point of $16.99 (though some “premium” Toys R Us stores do charge more for some reason), but both sets will be available through online retailers and at other stores as the summer goes on. If you want these sets, head on over to Toys R Us–they’ve been sighted now all the way from the west coast in California to my eastern coast in Massachusetts!