Whenever we hear or think of Madame Tussauds , we think of all the great personalities , movie stars , sports star , that have been immortalized there in the form of Wax Statues . But this time someone special is going to take the place at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas .

For the first time in its 250 year history , Madame Tussauds is going to have a video game character . And the lucky one is none other than Halo’s Master Chief . Master Chief , a epitome of strength and victory will also be making history due to this accomplishment . This clearly shows the popularity of the Halo series in the world , the third installment of which is going to be released on September 25th, 2007 .

The life size figure of Master Chief has been developed at Madame Tussauds studios in London for the Las Vegas attraction . The figure will be around 7.2 inches tall and will weight around 275 lbs. The figure was created by 10 artists in around 892 hours of hard work . Around 1000 pounds of clay have been used in the statue.

“Master Chief is the first computer gaming personality immortalized by Madame Tussauds in our 250 year history — recognizing the ‘celebrity’ of the Halo series that we had to capture”, maintained Adrian Jones, General Manager for Madame Tussauds Las Vegas.

It will be interesting to see whether some more game characters like Lara Croft , Mario , Sam Fisher can find there way in the museum . Which gaming character would you want to see there ? Share your thoughts in comments .