LaSalle teen suits up for battle as Halo's Master Chief in YouTube video
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Nathan Tebbens started playing Halo about 20 years after the popular video game first came onto scene in 2001, but his recent fascination is now getting him some attention.
In March of 2020, just as the pandemic was declared, Tebbens borrowed a friends Xbox and started playing the game.
However, it wasn't the playing that interested him as much as becoming the main character, Master Chief.
"I liked this version the best just because, first of all, I figured it'd be easy to make out of foam without it being too blocky, and it also just looks really, really cool," he said.
Tebbens, 18, said his methods are simple — using a box knife, 3D printer and glue — but the finished products are impressive.
After making the Master Chief suit and helmet, Tebbens replied to Aaron Esser, a YouTuber with seven million subscribers about being a part of a video with him.
"He was looking around and I was the only one within a reasonable distance that actually responded to him," said Esser.
"So he got in contact with me and we set up a date and I was able to go to his house, so we were able to film this really cool video."
"I'm a big Halo fan and the Master Chief suit's like the most iconic thing from the game and he nailed it," Esser said of Tebbens's creation.
"I saw the pictures from his Instagram and from his YouTube channel and then in person, it looks better in person, actually, and it was, as he did a great job."
Tebbens said the whole experience has him hoping that maybe he can also make a living doing what Esser does.
"To just to be with this group of guys that likes all the stuff that I like, like people that like Halo, people that like dressing up, people that like making YouTube videos," he said.
"It's super cool that they were able to invite me out, and I was able to do that sort of stuff with them. So it's always been my dream to do YouTube as a career."
Tebbens isn't going to drop out of school for the bright lights of internet fame just yet, but he's not shutting the curtain either, he said.
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