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Jackals typically exhibit light brown, tan, or sallow skin tones, with green skin appearing less often;<ref>'''Halo Legends''' - ''Origins'' and ''Homecoming''</ref> flexible quills on the head and forearms among males, with calloused plates among females; and elongated heads with bulbous eyes and beak-like snouts. The most common head morphology involves a downward-sloping snout,<ref>''Halo 3'', ''Halo: Reach'', and related media</ref> though specimens with straight snouts are also common.<ref>''Halo 2''</ref><ref>''Halo: Uprising''</ref><ref group="note">In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', Jackals have squat heads, very bulbous eyes, baleen-like teeth, and dark green or reddish orange skin. This design has not been featured in any subsequent media and has seemingly been retconned from existence by ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''. ''Anniversary'' instead uses the ''Halo: Reach'' design, though it is scaled down to the original Jackals' smaller frame, giving the Jackals squat heads and much shorter necks.</ref> | Jackals typically exhibit light brown, tan, or sallow skin tones, with green skin appearing less often;<ref>'''Halo Legends''' - ''Origins'' and ''Homecoming''</ref> flexible quills on the head and forearms among males, with calloused plates among females; and elongated heads with bulbous eyes and beak-like snouts. The most common head morphology involves a downward-sloping snout,<ref>''Halo 3'', ''Halo: Reach'', and related media</ref> though specimens with straight snouts are also common.<ref>''Halo 2''</ref><ref>''Halo: Uprising''</ref><ref group="note">In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', Jackals have squat heads, very bulbous eyes, baleen-like teeth, and dark green or reddish orange skin. This design has not been featured in any subsequent media and has seemingly been retconned from existence by ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''. ''Anniversary'' instead uses the ''Halo: Reach'' design, though it is scaled down to the original Jackals' smaller frame, giving the Jackals squat heads and much shorter necks.</ref> | ||
Jackals hailing from the continent of Ibie'sh have the same body structure as most of their kin, but their heads are far more muscular and reptilian in appearance.<ref>''Halo 4''</ref><ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''''</ref> These Jackals also differ from the more commonly seen variety in having reddish plumes and yellow-tinted eyes. Whether this is a natural or artificial variation is unknown. Ibie'sh Jackals | Jackals hailing from the continent of Ibie'sh have the same body structure as most of their kin, but their heads are far more muscular and reptilian in appearance.<ref>''Halo 4''</ref><ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''''</ref> These Jackals also differ from the more commonly seen variety in having reddish plumes and yellow-tinted eyes. Whether this is a natural or artificial variation is unknown. Ibie'sh Jackals have served in the Covenant military as early as [[2526]]<ref>''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''</ref> and now constitute the majority of Kig-Yar in [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]. | ||
T'vaoans, commonly known as Skirmishers, originated from the Kig-Yar colony [[asteroid]] of T'vao.<ref>[[Halopedia:Letter - Re:Mortal Dictata Question]]</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''' - ''Chapter 2''</ref> They have darker skin and stockier, squared heads with small yellow eyes. They also have more beak-like mouths and bony facial coverings. Skirmishers have true feathers on their heads and arms, unlike the Jackals' quills. Like Jackals, Skirmishers have sharp talons on their hands and feet. While both subspecies are quite agile, Skirmishers are capable of sprinting at great speeds and leaping long distances. Male Kig-Yar from T'vao had much heavier upper body plumage than other Kig-Yar. Females from T'vao had a ruff of feathers on their heads and necks instead of scales.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''Chapter 3''</ref> | T'vaoans, commonly known as Skirmishers, originated from the Kig-Yar colony [[asteroid]] of T'vao.<ref>[[Halopedia:Letter - Re:Mortal Dictata Question]]</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''' - ''Chapter 2''</ref> They have darker skin and stockier, squared heads with small yellow eyes. They also have more beak-like mouths and bony facial coverings. Skirmishers have true feathers on their heads and arms, unlike the Jackals' quills. Like Jackals, Skirmishers have sharp talons on their hands and feet. While both subspecies are quite agile, Skirmishers are capable of sprinting at great speeds and leaping long distances. Male Kig-Yar from T'vao had much heavier upper body plumage than other Kig-Yar. Females from T'vao had a ruff of feathers on their heads and necks instead of scales.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''Chapter 3''</ref> | ||