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For a better idea of the scale on this 23-pound beauty (which took 27 rolls of tape to complete) here it is with Jewel Staite:

See more great pumpkins, costumes, and treats at Halloween.

You can pick up a similar top at the stridefitnessapparel Etsy shop.

Yeah. Made to advertise the release of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8, the ad features a character named Inori Aizawa, a "personification of Internet Explorer," fighting off killer robots (presumably with exoskeletons made of chrome. Subtle.).

The official Inori Aizawa Facebook page describes the character as:

"When I was younger, I used to be a clumsy, slow and awkward girl.

However, just like the story of ugly duckling, people told me that I have really matured and changed over the years. I feel confident in my abilities now, and I'm eager to show you what I can do.

Why don't you get to know me a little better?"

This isn't the first ad that Microsoft has been using the styles of anime: in September, they released a three-minute short of Ghost in the Shell characters using Surfaces. Chances are that they'll be making more of these types of ads in the future.

I, for one, was disappointed that the character wasn't named Inora the Explorer, but hey, you can't win 'em all, I guess...

The Star Wars Imperial march has never sounded quite so eerie...

The red ale is available for purchase online directly from Rogue, or if you're in Oregon go sample it in person and get a book signed by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola at Things From Another World Comics on February 20th!