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|image=[[File:H2A Unggoy.png|150px|left]][[File:StormUnggoy.png|130px|right]][[File:H5G-Render-Grunt.png|210px|center]]Unggoy variations. <small>(not to scale)</small>
|homeworld=[[Balaho]]
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|height={{Convert|4.5|ft|cm}}–{{Convert|5.5|ft|cm}}<ref name="waypointarticle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/unggoy '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Unggoy'']</ref>
|height={{Convert|4.5|ft|cm}}–{{Convert|5.5|ft|cm}}<ref name="waypointarticle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/unggoy '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Unggoy'']</ref>
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===Induction into the Covenant===
===Induction into the Covenant===
[[File:H2A Terminals - Unggoy join Covenant.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Unggoy join the Covenant]]
[[File:H2A Terminals - Unggoy join Covenant.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Unggoy join the Covenant]]
In [[2142]], the Unggoy and their defenseless homeworld were discovered by the [[Covenant]]. Most species of the Covenant became incorporated due to faith or mutual beneficence, however the Unggoy were forced into lowly positions within the Covenant through force and aggressive conversion.<ref name="waypointarticle"/><ref>'''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminal 10]]''</ref> The Unggoy were quickly conquered with little resistance and were the seventh species to be inducted into the empire. The species was quick to become one of the most devoted followers of the [[Covenant religion]] and the Great Journey.<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 187''</ref> By the time of their discovery by the Covenant, the Unggoy homeworld was still recovering from its ecological collapse over a hundred millennia earlier, and the Unggoy's [[Technological Achievement Tiers#Tier 6: Industrial Age|Tier 6]] civilization had yet to return to its former state.<ref name="Bestiarum"/>
In [[2142]], the Unggoy and their defenseless homeworld were discovered by the [[Covenant]]. Most species of the Covenant became incorporated due to faith or mutual beneficence, however the Unggoy were forced into lowly positions within the Covenant through force and aggressive conversion.<ref name="waypointarticle"/><ref>'''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminal 10]]''</ref> The Unggoy were quickly conquered with little resistance and were the seventh species to be inducted into the empire. The species was quick to become one of the most devoted followers of the [[Covenant religion]] and the Great Journey.<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 187''</ref> By the time of their discovery by the Covenant, the Unggoy homeworld was still recovering from its ecological collapse over a hundred millennia earlier, and the Unggoy's [[Technological Achievement Tiers#Tier 6: Industrial Age|Tier 6]] civilization had yet to return to its former state.<ref name="Bestiarum"/>
[[File:H2A Terminals - Unggoy Rebellion.jpg|thumb|250px|Unggoy rebel on ''High Charity'']]
[[File:H2A Terminals - Unggoy Rebellion.jpg|thumb|250px|Unggoy rebel on ''High Charity'']]
Being the lowest-ranked species of the Covenant, they are bitter rivals with the [[Kig-Yar]], who are also low-ranked. The higher-ranking races of the Covenant have often ignored this rivalry. The growing Unggoy population on ''[[High Charity]]'' forced Kig-Yar to relocate their homes to accommodate the Unggoy. The move put stress on Kig-Yar females, which led to an increase in infant mortality, while Unggoy that were forced to share habitats with the Kig-Yar occasionally trampled their nests, inadvertently. The breaking point came when [[Prophet of Truth|a junior staffer]] in the [[Ministry of Concert]] discovered evidence of the Kig-Yar planning to poison recreational narcotics the Unggoy enjoyed, which would have left them sterile. However, the [[Minister of Concert]] and the [[High Council]] refused to investigate the matter, as they were willing to accept several thousand sterile Unggoy rather than risk upsetting the Kig-Yar. The rising tensions with the Kig-Yar and the general disinterest from the other Covenant races led to the [[Unggoy Rebellion]] in [[2462]]. While the rebellion was ultimately put down thanks to [[Unidentified Arbiter (Unggoy Rebellion)|an Arbiter]] partially [[glassing]] Balaho, the Unggoy proved that they were not the cowards they had been long deemed, and could indeed be vicious fighters when provoked. After the uprising's conclusion, as was their tradition, the Sangheili forgave the surviving Unggoy and allowed them to enter the [[Covenant military]] as armed infantry units, rather than the unarmed cannon fodder as which they had previously served.<ref name="ch150">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 150-151''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 142, 153''</ref> The Unggoy rebelled several more times in Covenant history, including the [[Sixteenth Unggoy Disobedience]], which was quickly ended by the [[Ministry of Preservation]]'s [[Ripa 'Moramee]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 10''</ref>
Being the lowest-ranked species of the Covenant, they are bitter rivals with the [[Kig-Yar]], who are also low-ranked. The higher-ranking races of the Covenant have often ignored this rivalry. The growing Unggoy population on ''[[High Charity]]'' forced Kig-Yar to relocate their homes to accommodate the Unggoy. The move put stress on Kig-Yar females, which led to an increase in infant mortality, while Unggoy that were forced to share habitats with the Kig-Yar occasionally trampled their nests, inadvertently. The breaking point came when [[Prophet of Truth|a junior staffer]] in the [[Ministry of Concert]] discovered evidence of the Kig-Yar planning to poison recreational narcotics the Unggoy enjoyed, which would have left them sterile. However, the [[Minister of Concert]] and the [[High Council]] refused to investigate the matter, as they were willing to accept several thousand sterile Unggoy rather than risk upsetting the Kig-Yar. The rising tensions with the Kig-Yar and the general disinterest from the other Covenant races led to the [[Unggoy Rebellion]] in [[2462]]. While the rebellion was ultimately put down thanks to [[Unidentified Arbiter (Unggoy Rebellion)|an Arbiter]] partially [[glassing]] Balaho, the Unggoy proved that they were not the cowards they had been long deemed, and could indeed be vicious fighters when provoked. After the uprising's conclusion, as was their tradition, the Sangheili forgave the surviving Unggoy and allowed them to enter the [[Covenant military]] as armed infantry units, rather than the unarmed cannon fodder as which they had previously served.<ref name="ch150">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 150-151''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 142, 153''</ref> The Unggoy rebelled several more times in Covenant history, including the [[Sixteenth Unggoy Disobedience]], which was quickly ended by the [[Ministry of Preservation]]'s [[Ripa 'Moramee]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 10''</ref>


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Unggoy also have thick, bioluminescent,<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', page 59: ''Phosphorescent blood pooled beneath their prone forms.''</ref> light-blue [[blood]],<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 27''</ref> possibly a result of methane-based proteins in the blood to facilitate methane-based respiration.<ref name="ENC143"/> Like Earth's [[Wikipedia:Horseshoe crab|horseshoe crabs]], it is possible that their blood is blue due to high copper content.
Unggoy also have thick, bioluminescent,<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', page 59: ''Phosphorescent blood pooled beneath their prone forms.''</ref> light-blue [[blood]],<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 27''</ref> possibly a result of methane-based proteins in the blood to facilitate methane-based respiration.<ref name="ENC143"/> Like Earth's [[Wikipedia:Horseshoe crab|horseshoe crabs]], it is possible that their blood is blue due to high copper content.


Although they require an atmosphere to breathe, Unggoy are capable of surviving in the vacuum of space without sealed, full-body gear. Unggoy carapaces apparently can withstand the chilling cold and airless environment of EVA conditions, but they must employ sealed face masks in order to breathe, as well as presumably to protect their facial tissues.{{Citation needed}} This tolerance of vacuum is apparently not shared by the less-armored Unggoy subtype encountered in the post-war years, as they require full-body gear to survive in a vacuum.
Although they require an atmosphere to breathe, Unggoy are capable of surviving in the vacuum of space without sealed, full-body gear. However, they must employ sealed face masks in order to breathe, as well as presumably to protect their facial tissues.<ref>''Halo: Reach'', "[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]"</ref>


====Subtypes====
====Subtypes====
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Unggoy generally followed a few short, simple guidelines given to them by the Sangheili; for example, "''When in doubt, shoot''" or "''Stay out of the way, live another day''".<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 162'' (2010 edition)</ref> Despite being held in low regard by the Covenant, many Unggoy were strong followers of the [[Covenant religion]] and the Great Journey. Their [[Deacon]]s would often hold sermons onboard ships to boost the morale and teach the Unggoy onboard about the Covenant. For instance, a Deacon named [[Dadab]] gave sermons and taught the Unggoy on board a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Rapid Conversion|cruiser]] about the Covenant and its religions. The Jiralhanae allowed Dadab these teachings because they believed that it would help the Unggoy become more competent and helpful.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 226''</ref>
Unggoy generally followed a few short, simple guidelines given to them by the Sangheili; for example, "''When in doubt, shoot''" or "''Stay out of the way, live another day''".<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 162'' (2010 edition)</ref> Despite being held in low regard by the Covenant, many Unggoy were strong followers of the [[Covenant religion]] and the Great Journey. Their [[Deacon]]s would often hold sermons onboard ships to boost the morale and teach the Unggoy onboard about the Covenant. For instance, a Deacon named [[Dadab]] gave sermons and taught the Unggoy on board a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Rapid Conversion|cruiser]] about the Covenant and its religions. The Jiralhanae allowed Dadab these teachings because they believed that it would help the Unggoy become more competent and helpful.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 226''</ref>
{{Listen|title=Example 1 of Unggoy speech
|filename=Grunt look lngtme8.ogg}}
===Language===
Their native language is composed of dog-like barks, squeaks, and grunts. Though largely unintelligible to most humans, translation software is able to decipher the meanings of these.<ref>''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''</ref> The word "Unggoy" itself is not a word from their vocabulary, rather, it is the Sangheili name for their species.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 191''</ref> Unggoy are also fully capable of speaking a variety of human languages, a fact in which they take great pride.<ref name="Bestiarum"/>


===Naming===
===Naming conventions===
Unggoy often have names which reflect a language of very simple phonics. Common names, such as ''[[Yayap]]'' and ''[[Dadab]]'', begins with a reduplicated consonant and consist of two syllables. Other names typically consist of a single syllable with clusters of consonants, such as "[[Flim]]". Some exceptions have occurred of which a name has more consonants than is usual while following the first method of naming, as in [[Kwassass]]. Often, their names are palindromes, such as [[Zawaz]].
{{Listen|title=Example 2 of Unggoy speech
|filename=Grunt look lngtme11.ogg}}
Unggoy often have names which reflect a language of very simple phonics. Common names, such as [[Yayap]] and [[Dadab]], begin with a reduplicated consonant and consist of two syllables. Other names typically consist of a single syllable with clusters of consonants, such as "[[Flim]]". Some exceptions have occurred of which a name has more consonants than is usual while following the first method of naming, as in [[Kwassass]]. Often, their names are palindromes, such as [[Zawaz]].


Unggoy do not have family names, nor did the Sangheili allow it during their service in the Covenant.<ref name="ENC143"/> Instead, they formally identify themselves by the names and birthplaces of famous patriarchs within their family. This patriarch could be the Unggoy's uncle, grandfather, or even a mythical [[Wikipedia:Pater familias|paterfamilias]] that was revered by their ancestors. An example of this identification method would be "''Yayap, son of [[Pum]]. Of Balaho's blasted scablands.''"<ref name="ch307"/>
Unggoy do not have family names, nor did the Sangheili allow it during their service in the Covenant.<ref name="ENC143"/> Instead, they formally identify themselves by the names and birthplaces of famous patriarchs within their family. This patriarch could be the Unggoy's uncle, grandfather, or even a mythical [[Wikipedia:Pater familias|paterfamilias]] that was revered by their ancestors. An example of this identification method would be "''Yayap, son of [[Pum]]. Of Balaho's blasted scablands.''"<ref name="ch307"/>
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|'''[[Unggoy Storm]]'''
|'''[[Unggoy Storm]]'''
|[[File:Halo4 Grunt.png|80px]]
|[[File:H5G-Render-Grunt.png|100px]]
|Storm Grunts are the Covenant remnant's version of the Grunt Minor.
|Storm Grunts are the Covenant remnant's version of the Grunt Minor.


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|'''[[Unggoy Minor]]'''
|'''[[Unggoy Minor]]'''
|[[File:HReach_-_Unggoy.png|80px]]
|[[File:H2A Unggoy.png|80px]]
|The Covenant equivalent of a UNSC [[Private (UNSC)|Private]] or Private First Class. They wear orange colored armor and are often the least dangerous, most cowardly, and inaccurate marksmen of all the Unggoy. When their commanding officer is killed, they routinely break formation and flee; however, they will regroup and start firing at their target again. As is fitting for Jiralhanae behavior, Unggoy under the command of the Jiralhanae are substantially more aggressive.
|The Covenant equivalent of a UNSC [[Private (UNSC)|Private]] or Private First Class. They wear orange colored armor and are often the least dangerous, most cowardly, and inaccurate marksmen of all the Unggoy. When their commanding officer is killed, they routinely break formation and flee; however, they will regroup and start firing at their target again. As is fitting for Jiralhanae behavior, Unggoy under the command of the Jiralhanae are substantially more aggressive.
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Unggoy concept.jpg|Early concept art for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
File:Unggoy concept.jpg|Early concept art for ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
File:Grunt Concept.jpg|Early concept art of an Unggoy [[Flood combat form]].
File:Grunt Comparisons.jpg|A comparison among Unggoy in the ''Halo'' Trilogy and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:HCE - GruntArmorVariant.png|Armor variants for the Unggoy in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:Halo2-GruntMinor-EarlyRender2.jpg|An Unggoy without his mask in the ''Halo 2 Official Strategy Guide'', showing the species' sharp teeth which make them slightly intimidating.
File:Heretic grunts.jpg|A Heretic Unggoy, clad in unique gold armor, with a Needler in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
File:Halo2-GruntMinor.png|An Unggoy Minor in ''Halo 2''.
File:Succor.JPG|A cylindrical-backed Unggoy as seen in ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''.
File:Halo-3-20061220042119414.jpg|A [[Brute Captain]] leads a pack of Unggoy in the Earth bunker [[Crow's Nest]] in an early build of ''[[Halo 3]]''.
File:1 grunt.jpg|An Unggoy in ''Halo 3''.
File:1215436858 Images.jpeg|The face of an Unggoy Minor.
File:1215436858 Images.jpeg|The face of an Unggoy Minor.
File:Succor.JPG|A cylindrical-backed Unggoy as seen in ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''.
File:Grunt Comparisons.jpg|A comparison among Unggoy in the ''Halo'' Trilogy and ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HCE - GruntArmorVariant.png|Armor variants for the Unggoy in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:Halo2-GruntMinor-EarlyRender2.jpg|An Unggoy without his mask as depicted in the '''''Halo 2''' Official Strategy Guide'', showing the species' sharp teeth which make them slightly intimidating.
File:Heretic grunts.jpg|A Heretic Unggoy, clad in unique gold armor, with a Needler in ''Halo 2''.
File:Halo2-GruntMinor.png|An Unggoy Minor as depicted in ''Halo 2''.
File:1 grunt.jpg|An Unggoy as depicted in ''Halo 3''.
File:grunt-turret.jpg|An Unggoy Minor firing a plasma turret on board a [[Type-47 Scarab|Scarab]].
File:grunt-turret.jpg|An Unggoy Minor firing a plasma turret on board a [[Type-47 Scarab|Scarab]].
File:Halo-3-20061220042119414.jpg|A [[Brute Captain]] leads a pack of Unggoy in the Earth bunker [[Crow's Nest]].
File:COVENANT Grunt.jpg|Model concept art of an Unggoy Minor in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:Halo Reach - Unggoy.png|Another variant of the Unggoy harness.
File:Halo Wars Grunt.jpg|A cinematic model of an Unggoy in ''Halo Wars''.
File:HReach - SpecOps Unggoy.png|SpecOps Unggoy in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Covenant grunt.gif|In-game model of an Unggoy squad in ''Halo Wars''.
File:Covenant grunt.gif|In-game model of an Unggoy squad in ''Halo Wars''.
File:Covenant suicide grunt.gif|In-game model of the Suicide Grunts in ''Halo Wars''.
File:Covenant suicide grunt.gif|In-game model of the Suicide Grunts in ''Halo Wars''.
File:Halo Wars Grunt.jpg|A cinematic model of an Unggoy in ''Halo Wars''.
File:HaloLegends-GruntswithPlasmaRifles.png|Unggoy single and dual-wielding plasma rifles in ''[[Halo Legends]]: [[The Package]]''.
File:COVENANT Grunt.jpg|Model concept art of an Unggoy Minor in ''Halo Wars''.
File:HBL-HappyGrunts.png|Three happy Unggoy Minors in ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''.
File:HaloLegends-GruntswithPlasmaRifles.png|Unggoy single and dual-wielding plasma rifles in ''Halo Legends: The Package''.
File:HReach - Unggoy.png|An Unggoy Minor in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:Grunt Storm face.jpg|Concept art of an Unggoy Storm's face.
File:Halo Reach - Unggoy.png|An Unggoy Ultra in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HCEA-GruntMinor-crop.png|An Unggoy Minor in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.
File:Grunt Storm face.jpg|Concept art of an Unggoy Storm's face for ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:StormUnggoy.png|An Unggoy Storm in ''Halo 4''.
File:H2A-UnggoyMinors-Screen.jpg|Unggoy Minors in ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''.
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**''[[The Duel]]''
**''[[The Duel]]''
**''[[The Package]]''
**''[[The Package]]''
{{Col-2}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Dirt]]''
**''[[Dirt]]''
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**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]''
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]''
**''[[The Return]]''
**''[[The Return]]''
{{Col-2}}
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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**''[[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminals]]''
**''[[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]''
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
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