Halloween Charity Skin Pack

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Halloween Charity Skin Pack
Skins

55

Price

160 Microsoft Points (US$1.99)

Release date

October 26, 2012

Key art

The Halloween Charity Skin Pack, also referred to as Halloween Skin Pack,[1] is a skin pack that contains 55 Halloween-themed skins designed by various indie game developers. It was available exclusively in Xbox 360 Edition for a limited time between October 26 and November 26, 2012. All proceeds from the skin pack, $770,448 in total,[2] were donated to several charities, including Macmillan Cancer Support, Child's Play, SANDS Lothians and Block by Block.[3]

Some skins featured in this skin pack were later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Skins

Name Render Description Notes
The Grim Reaper
Based on the familiar motif of the grim reaper who comes to claim the souls of the dying This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Starting from TU7, this skin has static arms and legs.

Designed by 4J Studios.

Devil
Based on the stereotypical depiction of the Christian Devil in popular culture This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Designed by 4J Studios.

Dracula
Based on the famous vampire created by Bram Stoker This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Designed by 4J Studios.

Frankenstein Based on the monster in the book by Mary Shelley, which was not actually given a name but is frequently named after its creator, Victor Frankenstein This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Designed by 4J Studios.

Mummy
Based on the pop culture depiction of mummies as undead monsters made popular by Boris Karloff This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Starting from TU7, this skin uses a zombie-like animation with arms pointing forward.

Designed by 4J Studios.

Werewolf A stereotypical werewolf This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Designed by 4J Studios.

Ghost
A stereotypical “bedsheet ghost” This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Starting from TU7, this skin uses a zombie-like animation with arms pointing forward and has static legs.

Designed by 4J Studios.

Evil Wizard
A generic evil wizard with glowing green eyes This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Designed by 4J Studios.

Bride of Dracula Based on one of Dracula’s brides from the novel This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Designed by 4J Studios.

Bride of Frankenstein
Based on the character in the 1935 horror movie of the same name This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Designed by 4J Studios.

Ghoul While “ghoul” has become a generic name for undead monsters, the design of this skin most closely resembles ghosts in Japanese popular culture like The Ring This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Designed by 4J Studios.

Scary Clown A generic evil clown This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Designed by 4J Studios.

Dracula Another interpretation of the famous vampire Designed by Army of Trolls.
Frankenstein Another interpretation of the monster Designed by Army of Trolls.
Pumpkin A man with a pumpkin for a head, resembling the headless horseman Designed by Army of Trolls.
Skeleton A generic undead skeleton Designed by Army of Trolls.
Mummy
Another undead mummy Starting from TU7, this skin uses a zombie-like animation with arms pointing forward.

Designed by Army of Trolls.

Wolfman Another werewolf Designed by Army of Trolls.
Vampire A red-skinned vampire Designed by 343 Industries.
Zombie Businessman
A green, zombified businessman Starting from TU7, this skin uses a zombie-like animation with arms pointing forward.

Designed by Climax Studios.

Cyclops A green one-eyed creature Designed by Climax Studios.
Evil Clown Another evil clown Designed by Climax Studios.
Evil Robot
A generic evil robot Starting from TU7, this skin uses a zombie-like animation with arms pointing forward.

Designed by Climax Studios.

Vampire Girl A female vampire Designed by Climax Studios.
Grey A stereotypical alien from popular culture Designed by Climax Studios.
Headless Horseman
The folkloric character made popular by The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Designed by Climax Studios.
Lizard Man A humanoid reptilian monster Designed by Climax Studios.
Scarecrow An animated scarecrow Designed by Climax Studios.
Scary Nom Designed by Climax Studios.
Mad Scientist A stereotypical mad scientist Designed by Climax Studios.
Skeleton A green glow-in-the-dark looking skeleton Designed by Climax Studios.
Witch Doctor A stereotypical depiction of a Bokor Designed by Climax Studios.
Zombie
A generic zombie Starting from TU7, this skin uses a zombie-like animation with arms pointing forward.

Designed by Climax Studios.

Evil Robot Another evil robot This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Designed by Mojang.

Zombie Jack Lumber Designed by Owlchemy Labs.
Evil Lemmy Designed by Press Play.
Evil Max Designed by Press Play.
Gregg the Grim Reaper Based on the character from the Conker series This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Designed by Rare.

Ancient Mummy Yet another mummy, this one significantly grosser-looking This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Designed by Rare.

Zippy Zombie This skin was later re-released as part of the Halloween Mash-up.

Designed by Rare.

Zombie Lonestar Designed by Ronimo Games.
Cyborg Pumpkinhead Designed by Ska Studios.
Mara Designed by Ska Studios.
Mining Unit 010 Designed by Tequila Works.
Jacko Designed by Tequila Works.
Bonny Designed by Tequila Works.
Hatty One of the main characters of BattleBlock Theater Designed by The Behemoth.
Happy Zombie Cleric Designed by Toylogic.
Happy Zombie Mage Designed by Toylogic.
Happy Zombie Warrior Designed by Toylogic.
Captain Zombie
Designed by Twisted Pixel Games.
The Gunstringer Designed by Twisted Pixel Games.
Ms. 'Splosion Man Mask Designed by Twisted Pixel Games.
Skelly Designed by Twisted Pixel Games.
Splodeton Designed by Twisted Pixel Games.

Quotes

For a limited time only, we're raising some money for good causes. A load of cool games developers have helped create this collection of fun Halloween skins! Some even include capes! 100% of the purchase price will be divided amongst the designated causes. Go to PlayXBLA.com for information on which good causes will benefit and the proportion of funds that will go to each.

— Xbox 360 Marketplace description

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History

Xbox 360 Edition
TU5Added the files for the Halloween Charity Skin Pack.
October 26, 2012The Halloween Charity Skin Pack is now available for purchase on the Xbox 360 Marketplace.
November 26, 2012The Halloween Charity Skin Pack gets delisted.
TU7Updated some skins to use special animations.

Gallery

Official artwork

Official screenshots

References

  1. "Minecrafting for a Cause – Over $700k Raised Already! Get The Pack Before November 26th Before It’s Too Late!" (Archive) by XBLA_Vulcan – playxbla.com, October 24, 2012.
  2. "We are delighted to confirm that the Halloween Skin Pack brought in a total of $770,448 for the charities! Thanks everyone :) #MinecraftXBLA"@4JStudios (4JStudios) on X (formerly Twitter), December 11, 2012
  3. "Minecraft Xbox 360 getting 55 Halloween costume skins tomorrow" by Alexa Ray Corriea – Polygon, October 25, 2012.

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