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{{Covenant Character Infobox|name=Lighter Than Some
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|death=February 23, [[2525]]
|death=February 23 [[2525]]
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|rank= Engineer
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|species=[[Huragok]]
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|affiliation=[[Covenant]] [[Ministry of Tranquility]]
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|era= 23rd [[Age of Doubt]]
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|notable=*First member of the Covenant to kill a [[Henry Gibson|human]]
|notable=*First member of the Covenant to kill a [[Henry Gibson|Human]]
*Creator of [[Barukaza Workshop Chopper]]
*Creator of [[Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle]]
*First member of the Covenant to come into contact with human [[Artificial Intelligence]] ([[Sif]] and [[Loki]])
*First member of the Covenant to come into contact with human [[Artificial Intelligence]] ([[Sif]] and [[Loki]])
|affiliation=[[Covenant]] [[Covenant Navy|Navy]]
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{{quote|I help because that is who I am.|Lighter Than Some to the AI, [[Sif]]}}
{{quote|I help because that is who I am.|''Lighter Than Some'', to the AI, [[Sif]]}}
'''Lighter Than Some''' was a [[Huragok]] assigned to the [[missionary ship]] ''[[Minor Transgression]]'', which was exploring the [[Epsilon Indi system]] near [[Harvest]], during the [[Age of Doubt|23rd Age of Doubt]].
 
'''Lighter Than Some''' was a [[Huragok]] onboard the missionary ship ''[[Minor Transgression]]'', that was exploring the [[Epsilon Indi System]] near [[Harvest]], during the [[Age of Doubt|23<sup>rd</sup> Age of Doubt]].
 
==Biography==
==Biography==
Unlike other Huragok, who normally keep to themselves, Lighter Than Some befriended the [[Unggoy]] [[Deacon]] [[Dadab]] and taught Dadab the Huragok sign language during the voyages of the ''[[Minor Transgression]]''. When the Covenant vessel stumbled across the [[human]] [[freighter]], ''[[Horn of Plenty]],'' and disabled it, Lighter Than Some was able to extract the coordinates of the freighter's point of origin: the human colony Harvest. During the transit to the system, Dadab tried to share a game—in which the Unggoy used a rock to kill scrub grubs—with the Huragok; however, Lighter Than Some found even the extermination of pests immoral.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 91''</ref> Upon reaching the system, ''Minor Transgression'' raided the ship ''[[This End Up]]'' in search of what the Covenant ship's [[Luminary]] designated as a [[Forerunner]] relic. The "relic", the sole human and pilot of that vessel, [[Henry Gibson]], attempted to repel the boarders, and Lighter Than Some killed him with Dadab's hunting rock just as the human was about to kill Dadab. This event deeply disturbed the pacifist Huragok.
Unlike other Huragok, who normally keep to themselves, Lighter Than Some befriended the [[Unggoy]] [[Deacon]] [[Dadab]] and taught Dadab the Huragok sign language during the voyages of the <i>Minor Transgression</i>. When the Covenant vessel stumbled across the [[Human]] [[Freighter]], ''[[Horn of Plenty]],'' and disabled it, Lighter Than Some was able to extract the coordinates of the freighter's point of origin: the human colony Harvest. During the transit to the system, Dadab tried to share a game—in which the Unggoy used a rock to kill scrub grubs—with the Huragok; however, Lighter Than Some found even the extermination of pests immoral.<ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest]], page 91</ref> Upon reaching the system, <i>Minor Transgression</i> raided the ship ''[[This End Up]]'' in search of what the Covenant ship's [[Luminary]] designated as a [[Forerunner]] relic. The "relic", the sole human and pilot of that vessel, [[Henry Gibson]], attempted to repel the boarders, and Lighter Than Some killed him with Dadab's hunting rock just as the human was about to kill Dadab. This event deeply disturbed the pacifist Huragok.


Not long after, ''Minor Transgression'' attempted to raid yet another human ship, the ''[[Walk of Shame]]''. Unfortunately, this was no derelict freighter: this was a trap set by [[ONI]] [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]], [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]], and Staff Sergeant [[Nolan Byrne]]. In the ensuing battle, Lighter Than Some and Dadab evacuated the Covenant ship in an escape pod. Lighter Than Some then risked his life in an effort to preserve Dadab's, due to the Unggoy's need to breathe methane and the Huragok's ability to produce methane as a by-product; however, the process was dangerous and painful for the Huragok. When the ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' recovered the escape pod, Dadab forced the [[Jiralhanae]] crew to wait on the Huragok to restore itself to a stable state before emerging from the escape pod.
Not long after, ''Minor Transgression'' attempted to raid yet another human ship, the ''[[Walk of Shame]]''. Unfortunately, this was no derelict freighter: this was a trap set by [[ONI]] [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]], [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]], and Staff Sergeant [[Nolan Byrne]]. In the ensuing battle, Lighter Than Some and Dadab evacuated the Covenant ship in an escape pod. Lighter Than Some then risked his life in an effort to preserve Dadab's, due to the Unggoy's need to breathe methane and the Huragok's ability to produce methane as a by-product; however, the process was dangerous and painful for the Huragok. When the ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' recovered the escape pod, Dadab forced the [[Jiralhanae]] crew to wait on the Huragok to restore itself to a stable state before emerging from the escape pod.
===Battle of Harvest===
===Battle of Harvest===
{{Main|First Battle of Harvest}}
{{Main|Battle of Harvest}}
Quite thrilled by this unexpected bonus to his crew, the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Maccabeus]] put Lighter Than Some in charge of his ships repairs, the job previously held by the [[Yanme'e]], who became unruly after being usurped. His duties included repairing the plasma cannon (a weapon deactivated by the [[Sangheili]] before they turned the ship over to the Jiralhanae), polishing the cruiser's central shaft, and repairing a damaged [[Spirit]] dropship. However, instead of restoring the dropship, he built plows as a peace offering and recompense for the life he took aboard ''This End Up''. His creations were slightly modified by the Jiralhanae crew to become the first [[Brute Chopper]], which served to help expand the war and spread the bloodshed: the exact opposite of his pacifist intentions.
Quite thrilled by this unexpected bonus to his crew, the [[Brute Chieftain]] [[Maccabeus]] put Lighter Than Some in charge of his ships repairs, the job previously held by the [[Yanme'e]], who became unruly after being usurped. His duties included repairing the plasma cannon (a weapon deactivated by the [[Sangheili]] before they turned the ship over to the Jiralhanae), polishing the cruiser's central shaft, and repairing a damaged [[Spirit]] dropship. However, instead of restoring the dropship, he built plows as a peace offering and recompense for the life he took aboard ''This End Up''. His creations were slightly modified by the Jiralhanae crew to become the first [[Brute Chopper]], which served to help expand the war and spread the bloodshed: the exact opposite of his pacifist intentions.


Lighter Than Some was soon after dispatched to the [[Tiara]] Orbital Space Station at Dadab's request. Lighter Than Some repaired the Tiara's data center and interacted with [[Loki]]. In the interest of ending the war, Lighter Than Some gave Loki the Forerunner symbol for [[Oracle]], a sure lure for the pious Jiralhanae. He then restored [[Sif]]'s core programming, and enabled her to aid Loki in the evacuation of Harvest.
Lighter Than Some was soon after dispatched to the [[Tiara]] Orbital Space Station at Dadab's request. Lighter Than Some repaired the Tiara's data center and interacted with [[Loki]]. In the interest of ending the war, Lighter Than Some gave Loki the Forerunner symbol for [[Oracle]], a sure lure for the pious Jiralhanae. He then restored [[Sif]]'s core programming, and enabled her to aid Loki in the evacuation of Harvest.
=== Death ===
=== Death ===
In the aftermath of the failed garden meeting, Maccabeus pressed the Yanme'e into combat service. However, they found the transition difficult and wished to reclaim their former duties: maintaining the ''Rapid Conversion''. In order to return to those duties, the Yanme'e came to the conclusion that their usurper, Lighter Than Some, must be eliminated. After several failed attempts on the Huragok's life aboard ''Rapid Conversion'', they finally succeeded in ambushing Lighter Than Some aboard the Tiara and tore him to pieces. A furious and vengeful Dadab gunned down the Yanme'e murderers shortly afterwards. He then attempted to kill [[Tartarus]], only to be crushed by the [[Fist of Rukt]]. This act, however, managed to drop Tartarus' shields with an overcharged bolt from the Deacon's [[Plasma Pistol]] so he could be injured by Johnson and his militiamen, and subsequently forced him to retreat.
In the aftermath of the failed meeting in the gardens, Maccabeus pressed the Yanme'e into combat service. However, they found the transition difficult and wished to reclaim their former duties: maintaining the ''Rapid Conversion''. In order to return to those duties, the Yanme'e came to the conclusion that their usurper, Lighter Than Some, must be eliminated. After several failed attempts on the Huragok's life aboard ''Rapid Conversion'', they finally succeeded in ambushing Lighter Than Some aboard the Tiara and tore him to pieces. A furious and vengeful Dadab gunned down the Yanme'e murderers shortly afterward. He then attempted to kill [[Tartarus]], only to be crushed by the [[Fist of Rukt]]. This act, however, managed to drop Tartarus's shields with an overcharged bolt from the Deacon's [[Plasma Pistol]] so he could be injured by Johnson and his Marines, and subsequently forced him to retreat.
 
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*According to Huragok naming and designation schemes, Lighter Than Some's name literally means that upon initial completion/birth he was more buoyant than other Huragok.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref>
*According to Huragok naming and designation schemes, Lighter Than Some's name literally means that upon initial completion/birth he was more buoyant than other Huragok.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''</ref>
*Engineers are normally peace-loving and neutral creatures; Lighter Than Some is the first and only Engineer known to have committed a violent act, when he threw a rock at the head of [[Henry Gibson]] to save the life of [[Dadab]]. Ironically, this makes him the first member of the Covenant to kill a human.
*Lighter Than Some is the first and only Engineer recorded in a violent act when he threw a rock at the head of [[Henry Gibson]] to save the life of [[Dadab]].
*Lighter Than Some was the first known alien to attempt to help the [[humans]], by making them a plow as a peace offering, and by repairing the space elevator while onboard [[Tiara]].
*Lighter Than Some's attack on Henry Gibson makes him the first member of the Covenant to kill a Human, which is ironic because Huragok are mostly peace-loving and neutral creatures.
*Lighter Than Some accidentally made the [[Brute Chopper]]. His attempt at making a plow as a peace offering was ruined when the [[Jiralhanae]] discovered his doing. In order to protect him from the punishment of disassembling their ship, Dadab told the Brutes it was a weapon, which they then repurposed for their own uses.
*Lighter Than Some was the first known alien to attempt to help the [[Humans]], by making them a plow as a peace offering, and by repairing the space elevator.
==List of appearances==
*Lighter Than Some accidentally made the Brute Chopper. His attempt at making a plow as a peace offering was ruined when the [[Brutes]] discovered his doing. In order to protect him from the punishment of disassembling their ship, Dadab told the Brutes it was a weapon. It then became the first Brute Chopper.
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
 
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