HL2 plushie headcrabs...you know, for kids
by Christopher Grant 
{ Apr 29th 2006 at 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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Serious Kriss @ Apr 30th 2006 12:01AM
I wonder if it's big enough to put on your own head? That'd be fun.
Zweibel @ Apr 30th 2006 12:09AM
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
Iced_Eagle @ Apr 30th 2006 12:17AM
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)
Ghostwriter @ Apr 30th 2006 12:25AM
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!"
steve @ Apr 30th 2006 12:26AM
pretty lame if u ask me
AJYablo @ Apr 30th 2006 12:44AM
Hedly is an awful band.
icemorebutts @ Apr 30th 2006 12:49AM
Seems nobody caught the Blazing Saddles reference. Kudos for that by the way.
toygen @ Apr 30th 2006 12:52AM
Couldn't have it in the house. Far too arachnoid (even with it's 4 missing legs).
Re: Blazing Saddles. I got the reference.
Nick @ Apr 30th 2006 1:04AM
Oh man, I hope they come out with a lil Combine soldier next, or a Gordan Freeman! Ohh, even better, a little G-Man!
Swifty @ Apr 30th 2006 1:53AM
Hours of fun!
DP @ Apr 30th 2006 2:02AM
@ icemorebutts
I caught it... hahaha.
I'd totally buy a G-man doll!!
With his little briefcase accessories.
EzPz @ Apr 30th 2006 2:05AM
BADGES?!! We don't need no stinking badges!
Bob @ Apr 30th 2006 2:11AM
uh oh... they're milkin' the series. Once people start milking the series things usually just start to go downhill.
1up_clock @ Apr 30th 2006 2:46AM
:D times a million-billion-zillion for this and the Blazing Saddles reference.
rodan32 @ Apr 30th 2006 3:05AM
What about the Hudsucker reference? I thought that was nice too.
mikemil828 @ Apr 30th 2006 4:07AM
>>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.
Sabre @ Apr 30th 2006 4:13AM
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.
Sloopydrew @ Apr 30th 2006 4:16AM
Could it work as a condom?
bv @ Apr 30th 2006 4:33AM
Um that is fugging awesome, me likey!
Moogle @ Apr 30th 2006 8:00AM
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)
Paul Cosgrove @ Apr 30th 2006 9:03AM
If you think $25 is expensive for the 'crab itself, I just put down $27 for the *shipping* on it.
Momus @ Apr 30th 2006 9:42AM
Long live the Hudcrab!
fiddle me pipper @ Apr 30th 2006 10:01AM
Sweet!
Gamer_Domeni @ Apr 30th 2006 11:34AM
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..
elle @ Apr 30th 2006 1:20PM
That thing is going on my dog's head and never coming off.
Don't worry, he's blind anyway.
seifer @ Apr 30th 2006 1:59PM
Bah, should've been lifesize.
Lenbot @ Apr 30th 2006 4:24PM
I want one soooo bad
C. Grant @ Apr 30th 2006 4:37PM
Kudos on getting the Hudsucker reference also... thought that one might slip past the pop-cult sensors!
Alkaiser @ Apr 30th 2006 7:01PM
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.
seifer @ Apr 30th 2006 9:06PM
And what's wrong with buying a life-size-er, human-size Autobot Matrix of Leadership? ;p
Mat @ May 1st 2006 3:42PM
Is it wrong that I want to use it as a tissue dispenser? :)