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Review: Spring 2012 Drop Pod Series

Hey everyone! With the Flood Pod and Elite Ultra Pod finally hitting store shelves, I thought it would be great to take a look at what Halo pods you can find in stores this season. Let’s get started!

Flood Drop Pod: Combat Form

This caused quite a stir when we’d posted it on our Facebook page, and it’s easy to see why. It even includes two Infection forms!

Can we talk a bit about how gross looking this thing is? Because it’s … really gross. It’s 360 degrees of brown mushy grossness. The seams are actually really well hidden on this model — I’ve often found myself having to look very closely to find the front panel to remove.

The Combat Form Flood! This style of fig isn’t new, but this one has a darker color-way that matches the Flood Pod.

As if it wasn’t creepy enough, when you open it up inside there’s Elite body parts stuck to the wall! Eww.

Actually, they’re there so you can transform the Combat Form Flood to a regular purple Combat Elite using our Armory System. The set also includes a Plasma Pistol so the Elite isn’t completely helpless.

Covenant Drop Pods

The Covenant Drop Pods come in three flavours: the Arctic style (Elite Ultra), standard style (Elite Zealot), and the Damaged style (Combat Elite).

Best of all … they have hinges!

Elite Ultra / Ascetic Elite

The Elite Ultra is a totally new style of figure for us, and it looks really great. A beautiful mix of dark and light metallic colours accented by the red symbols on its chest and head piece. It comes equipped with a Needle Rifle.

This set is also part of our Armory program and includes parts to create an Aescetic Elite using just the legs of the Elite Ultra. Awesome! And the purple Energy Sword is — in my opinion — the nicest one we’ve released so far.

Combat Elite

The Fuel Rod Gun! This weapon has been one of the most requested of them all, and it’s pretty impressive to see it realized — it’s almost as big as the figure itself! This set also includes a Plasma Pistol and Energy Sword.

Elite Zealot

The paint job on the Zealot is just wonderful — about as nice as the Arbiter included in the Phantom set. The bright green goes really well with the gold. This set includes three weapons (or four, depending on how you want to count them): a Beam Rifle, a Needler, and two Plasma Grenades.

So that’s the Drop Pod lineup for Spring 2012. I’m having a hard time picking a favourite here — can you guys help me out? Let me know which one you like the most!

269 thoughts on “Review: Spring 2012 Drop Pod Series”

  2. CraZycAtmaN1793

    I the Combat Elite.The Fuel Rod Cannon is my favorite weapon.I got this for christmas 2012.Realy awesome set.Now who says that the should make a Battlescape with a Knight and a Watcher and The Master Cheif.And it would come with a Forerunner structure.Like Battlescape III. :)

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  9. jake12223

    Sorry… but I have to admit that I don’t like the flood pod :O because of the lack of weapons and the flood doesn’t look like they do in any of the games :(

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  12. Mr_Elite

    my elite brother! he turned into a race of brown moshie monster! YES! He beat me up in elite high school! Yes! he deserved it! HA! its a joke, but i have the flood drop pod and its cool! funny grunt you RULE! :)

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  17. funnygrunt

    Hey guys! I have a another Idea! A set came out of my head, called, UNSC cyclops. In this set have a Mk II cyclops, and a master chief, covenant ghost with a zealot/w energy sword, and a grunt.

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  19. Mr_Elite

    Flood assault? Infected flame marine? in a new set? Funny Runt are you making a idea of a new set? HA! Only mega bloks could do that! But nice idea.

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  25. funnygrunt

    Hey guys? I was thinking about a new flood figures, a flood carrier, infected flame marine, and a infected brute. I all ways see that in (HALO WARS) They assault my firebase, but anyway a flood launcher is gross. OH! I have an idea, I was thinking for a new set called, flood assault, In this set have (5 infection forms, 2 infected flame marines, 3 infected brutes, 1 flood carrier form and a buildibal flood launcher, For the unsc, 1 green spartan, 3 marines and 2 flame marines against this. ha! What do you guys think. HALO WARS!

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  26. Bly2124

    hey mega bloks, just was trying to find somewhere to put this comment. I had a thought todaty while unboxing my flood drop pods. A set idea i had was a flood combt unit. A set that would contain the flood equivalent of a weapon armor rack where you could store the spare head and left arm of your infected figures. It could include three minifigures: An elite combat form, a human combat form and a brand new brute combat form. Accessories could include 2 infection forms, an smg, a plasma rifle and a mauler.

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  29. alejandro12345

    i have the comba elite y want the zealot for my halo battle and the flood is awesome to my birthday i want the ULTRA/ASETIC elite
    the bruts look bad in the elite dropo pod
    AWESOME!

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  40. Huntersrule54

    @Tanos you could just look for the codes on the back. Also, correct me if I am wrong but I believe he is in the new series five packs. If u want the codes, reply

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  46. spartan-beanpaste

    flood….make a flood grave mind set.with 5 infection forms,4 combat forms,and 1 spartan(green)i think you know where this is going.if not read halo:the flood

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  90. Bladethrower

    I like the Elite Ultra best. But the Elite Zealot is really cool, though I’m not quite sure if I like the gold coloring. I usually dislike really shiny gold in sets.

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  98. thehulk

    zealot is clearly amazing love the paint job and fantastic pod the grenades are preety cool the flood is great but dout my mom will let me get too gross

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  111. lonesomeglory

    in response to your question the Zealot is the best mold and color but the combat has the best weapons…. namely the fuel-rod cannon. if the zealot came with that gun it would definitely be the best-seller but I see your logic in seperating them now you have to buy both! $20 not so bad

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  126. donkrod

    the best 2 are artic elite ultra and combat no questions my only problem with the zealot is it shoud have had zeaot armor like from anniversary and im not the floods biggest fan. i want a feild marshall and a mark 6 not halo wars mark 4 armor for the main spartans so i can have master cheif o and whoever had a grunt drop pod idea thats a great idea they should make more terrain and stuff and like a thing for if u buy like 4 battle scapes or something to make like a forerunner structure

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  133. Hazmat13

    Hey could I ask where did you buy the ultra elite drop pod I like it could you post back I’ll be looking for it in the series and I can’t find it

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  156. Covah435

    honestly i like the elite ultra one but i still really like the flood one :) my username is also my xboxlive gamertag if any of you play reach send me a friend request also i have awesome mega bloks my favorite was the red spartan but now my guy is the silver cqb

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  158. Masterchiefvsbrute1

    Wort wort wort wort wort wort wort… Wort wort wait.
    Oh sorry I needed to speak english. Anyway great job on the pods. The sanghelli will honor you in many ways for this work of art.

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  162. THEHUNTINGHUNTER9001

    their all epic the flood, ultra elite , the fuel rod cannon and even a gold zealot dang those are epic keep it up will you be making halo 4 sets and are you making a set including the noble team?

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  171. bizarregruntofthefuture

    another good gun for the unsc could be the target locater like in halo reach a new weapon for the covenant could be the focus rifle also in halo reach who is with me!?

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  188. SilentBanshee321

    also, there gonna make a REAL elite general from halo reach for the new wave in the summer. and a brute cheiftain with a grav hammer. and a ranger. and a coloured plasma rifle. check youtube for full deets

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  190. SilentBanshee321

    i think the zealot is totally amazing, doesnt look much like a zealot but it makes an epic halo 2 general. the ultras pretty cool, the ascetic is as well, dont like the flood much cause of the armor colour, plus when customized the elites skin tone has a brown tinge to it. the combat elite is cool because of the designs on its head area, plus the little lights on his armor are cool. the ffuel rod gun is just so amazing i cant even begin to describe it. a little worryed the elite wont stand with itpointed but thats ok. does anyone know when these sets will hit barrie/orillia?

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  191. CovenantLocust11824

    same for crasher1297, i want all 4. AND ALL 4 ARE ON MY CHRISTMAS LIST!
    i really agree with huntergun70′s idea od designing a drop pod.

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  192. crasher1297

    I REALLY want the flood Elite,but the one I really want is the Ascetic Elite I like design of the body and the gun. I want to buy all four

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  193. HunterGun70

    I love the Gold Elite, but the one with the fuel ro gun is awsome. It would be cool if we could design a drop pod of our own and fill it with figs and weapons. Like a Drop Pod Designer.

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  197. TheWall

    my favorite is the arctic 1 mainly cause of the ultra and the zealot, although the fuel rod gun is pretty sweet, the arctic is still my fav!!!!!!!!!

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  198. Eli1010

    I have the elite zealot and he is sooo cool with the golden paint job, I just don’t get why he comes with a beam rifle otherwise my friend got it for me for my birthday big suprise!

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  199. crapper23

    Hey guys, just if anyone’s interested, I’m making a stopmotion movie, so it’s gonna be on YouTube in about a year or five. I know it’s a long time, but good things come to those who wait!

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  220. HayabusaVSRecon

    I have to say the golden elite would be my favorite. I am proud to say that I am one of the first people to comment that has good grammer!8)

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  227. 330

    um guys the elite with the fuel rod gun is an ultra not combat i know because i beat halo 2 halo 3 halo 3 odst and halo reach the one you say is a ultra is a ultra from reach and by the way im 11

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  229. HayabusaMan83

    Also, Flood is a lot more gruesome in Halo 3, and I once spent 2 hours trying to beat Floodgate on legendary, and the mutation after getting infected is disgusting, like in Transformers Revenge of the Fallen when the doctor thing puts the brain worm thing inside Sam’s nose.

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  230. HayabusaMan83

    BTW, All new Elite armor is Halo 3, and Zealots aren’t in Halo 3. All old Elites are Halo Wars, and the Ultra that comes with the Acsetic is Halo Reach.

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  231. HayabusaMan83

    Also, did anyone ever notice that Halo Wars is the only game that has purple armored elites, grunts, and jackals with their shields and carbines, since carbines are not dual-wieldable

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  232. HayabusaMan83

    I have too many extra covenant weapons, but i don’t have enough UNSC weapons, since I have a lot of the mystery packs, and the only UNSC mystery pack character with a UNSC weapon that i have was the arctic pilot, and i have the purple spartan, orange spartan, purple brute, copper grunts, yellow and red elite pilots, and another arctic pilot that was missing its magnum and legs. i would love that they would make Covenant characters with UNSC weapons, and all weapons were black. I actually prefer UNSC weapons that are all black, but I can’t stand solid purple Covenant weapons.

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  237. evanjc

    They look cool but they don’t look terribly great I prefere the ODST ones instead I loved them but my first one (that was my first mega bloks set) was the blue ODST sniper set (the first one with no blue spartan included) had his sniper broken first I thought it was a battle rifle but then I found out it wasn’t so that was bad but Good luck mega brands I bet the new sets will be cool but I might not get them because I’m getting XBOX LIVE instead but might Don’t know happy building Guys from evanjc!!!!!

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  241. Ridin

    I want the flood dude. I already have the other guys and I made a custom suicide flood figi need the flood one and the elite ultra.awesome paint job on the golden elite!! I love it !

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  242. Ridin

    mega RULES!!!!Zealot! But also the combat Elite for the Fuel Rod Gun! And the Ultra/Ascetic for looking awesome! And the flood one for being wierd!

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  243. SPARTAN003

    I have 3 each of the Zealot and Combat Elite Drop Pods, and I really enjoy the deluxe weapons, especially the Fuel Rod Guns. Love the paint job on the Zealot Elite! POST MORE FREQUENTLY PLZ!!!!!!!

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  254. misterlinkb10

    This is another cool set that want just as bad ( if not more )that the other set i don’t have. but when i look for drop pods at different stores they are all sold out but I’ll keep trying!

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  255. GruntLO

    I like them all but i’m stuck between the flood and the elite ultra. The flood arm and head has a slight discoloration unlike the floodgate (which the color is more accurate to the game) but besides that it’s my favorite. By the way first review / comment

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  265. yomomma

    in regards to one of my earlier posts at one point you said the elite zealot was in the standard style pod but he is acually in the battle damaged one. also im some what disappointed that the purple energy sword is no longer exclusive to the arbiter :(

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  266. yomomma

    last i checked amazon has some flood pods that are the right price i got one and its very cool. also the zealot and combat ones are older sets, why are you just reviewing now?

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  269. crapper23

    I REALLY want the gold Zealot, but the Ultra looks AMAZING! Despite the fact that it has a darker paint job than the one from the Revanant, it still loks, if anything, cooler than the other one in the Revenant! Now, don’t take an immediate dislike of me for this, but I’m not the biggest fan of The Flood…
    Oh, PS:
    I’m not doing any ‘first Comment’ stuff, it’s a little immature.

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