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HL2 plushie headcrabs...you know, for kids

by Christopher Grant on Apr 29th 2006 11:55PM

I'm not sure how many little kids are gonna be trading in their raggedy teddy-bears for Valve's official plushie headcrab, but I do know one grown man-child who is seriously considering plunking down the relatively steep $25 asking price. C'mon, for that price you could get Half-Life: Episode One and have enough left over to pick up an authentic crowbar, for that real Gordon Freeman experience.

We all know these are gonna sell like crazy...question is, how many people are gonna be lazy and just name it Lamarr? How about Hedy? The name's Hedley!

Click the "Continue" link to check out some additional pictures of Valve's plushie cuddlies.

[Thanks, Muskie, Alex, and mofomojo]

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Tags: Half Life, Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Half-life2, HalfLife, headcrabs, HL2, PC, Valve, Xbox

Reader Comments (31)

I wonder if it's big enough to put on your own head? That'd be fun.

Sadly it isn't. I believe the site said it's about 6", so large enough to fit over your pets head. I just ordered mine a few minutes ago. Can't wait see that sucker in action, hanging on my tower. :D

I'm thinking of buying one, they are so cool! LOL

Notice on the tag it says "Half-Life Critters" and to me that sort of sounds like a brand name, so they may come out with others (Hound-Eyes and such)

With the opening and all, that basically just looks like some really eerie sex toy or something. I can see it now:

"Ohhh yeah, I'm totally getting headcrab tonight!"

pretty lame if u ask me

Hedly is an awful band.

Seems nobody caught the Blazing Saddles reference. Kudos for that by the way.

Couldn't have it in the house. Far too arachnoid (even with it's 4 missing legs).

Re: Blazing Saddles. I got the reference.

Oh man, I hope they come out with a lil Combine soldier next, or a Gordan Freeman! Ohh, even better, a little G-Man!

Hours of fun!

@ icemorebutts
I caught it... hahaha.

I'd totally buy a G-man doll!!
With his little briefcase accessories.

BADGES?!! We don't need no stinking badges!

uh oh... they're milkin' the series. Once people start milking the series things usually just start to go downhill.

:D times a million-billion-zillion for this and the Blazing Saddles reference.

What about the Hudsucker reference? I thought that was nice too.

>>uh oh... they're milkin' the series.>>

Not quite, there was a rather large petition out there a while ago for a plushie headcrab, Valve is simply fufilling their fan's wishes, like any good company should.

HAHA...wow.

I may consider buying one too and decorate my cubicle area since it's rather bland right now. If they make a plush toy out of the black ones though...I ain't buying those. The black ones seriously scared the crap out of me.

Could it work as a condom?

Um that is fugging awesome, me likey!

Sure Sloopydrew, wear it on your head in public and you have very little chance of impregnating a woman. Be careful, there's still then 0.1% chance of gamergirl. But then, you probably won't find them in public either. :)

Heh, blazing saddles = yay. You'll have to explain the hudsucker reference, I've only seen that once.

(Still trying desperately not to imagine what Sloopy actually meant by that comment)

If you think $25 is expensive for the 'crab itself, I just put down $27 for the *shipping* on it.

Long live the Hudcrab!

Sweet!

Hehe, blazing saddles rules!... and there's a band called Hedley?

*anyone remember the 'have a nice day' cloak?*

-can't believe i just mentioned that....

But i think this is a great idea, although I wouldn't buy one for my child..

That thing is going on my dog's head and never coming off.

Don't worry, he's blind anyway.

Bah, should've been lifesize.

I want one soooo bad

Kudos on getting the Hudsucker reference also... thought that one might slip past the pop-cult sensors!

Aside from HL2 cosplayers...I think this is a tad bit expensive. It's one of those things I think is cool, in terms of the fact that it exists, but I would feel stupid if I bought it. Kind of like that Collector's Edition Autobot Matrix that was $120 or something.

And what's wrong with buying a life-size-er, human-size Autobot Matrix of Leadership? ;p

Is it wrong that I want to use it as a tissue dispenser? :)

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