Huragok
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| Huragok (Facticius indoles) | |
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180 centimetres (5 ft 11 in)–248 centimetres (8 ft 2 in)[1] |
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56.0 kilograms (123.5 lb)[2] |
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Six appendages, bulbous sections, small snout, several eyes |
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Avg. lifespan: |
10,000 years/possibly indefinite[3] |
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- "I don't exactly understand how the Huragok work—no surprise there—but they can fix just about anything you can break. They can also hook up to just about any kind of computer hardware in the galaxy. Forerunner, Covenant, and even human."
- — Edward Buck[14]
Huragok (Latin Facticius indoles[3] meaning "artificial genius"),[15] are a race of biomechanical sentient beings that were once used by the Forerunners to maintain their technology[3] and, in some cases, biological beings. These remarkably helpful and docile pseudo-organisms are exceedingly patient, rarely communicate with other species, and are almost single-mindedly devoted to their work.[16] Huragok are known to exist in two varieties; those that used to serve the Builders, referred to by some individuals as Engineers,[11] and the rarer Lifeworker Huragok, who were designed to repair and maintain biological lifeforms.[17]
The Huragok were discovered by the Covenant left behind in Forerunner facilities and subsequently incorporated into the empire as one of its few non-combatant races,[3] though some were rigged to explode like suicide bombers during the Human-Covenant War.[18] This also served the purpose of asset denial, preventing their capture and redeployment by enemy factions. Following the Human-Covenant War, most Huragok mysteriously disappeared,[19] although some remained aligned with splinter factions of the original Covenant, including the Swords of Sanghelios and the Ussans, while a number ended up working with the United Nations Space Command. Similarly, there are many in service to the Banished, who not only continued the Covenant's practice of fitting Huragok with explosive harnesses, but utilized crueler, more creative methods to modify their behavior.[20][21]
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Origins[edit]
The Huragok's origins remain unclear, with ties to both the Forerunners and the Xalanyn (or, "Endless"). Their biomechanical nature bears great resemblance to the Xalanyn, incorporating some of the species' trademark mollusc-like forms. When the Xalanyn were imprisoned by the Criterion on Installation 07, the Grand Edict noted that the Xalanyn brought before the Forerunners were each distinct, and each accompanied by a "familiar", which he described as akin to thralls that acted as an extension of their masters.[22] The Huragok appear to be one of these "familiars", and have been seen accompanying a type of Endless individual with a similar form.[23] After the death of the Harbinger in 2560, the Huragok Rises High seemed to treat her body with an unusual level of care and respect, further suggesting a connection between the two species.