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[[File:HW2-SharkUnggoy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Banished suicide squad]] | [[File:HW2-SharkUnggoy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Banished suicide squad.]] | ||
Suicide attacks have been used throughout [[human]] history. Japanese ''[[Wikipedia:Kamikaze|Kamikaze]]'' pilots were often assigned suicidal missions, during [[Wikipedia:World War II|World War II]]. Suicide attacks have been used by many [[terrorism|terrorist]] groups to instil fear to other people. | Suicide attacks have been used throughout [[human]] history. Japanese ''[[Wikipedia:Kamikaze|Kamikaze]]'' pilots were often assigned suicidal missions, during [[Wikipedia:World War II|World War II]]. Suicide attacks have been used by many [[terrorism|terrorist]] groups to instil fear to other people. | ||
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File:Covenant suicide grunt.gif|Suicide Unggoy in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | File:Covenant suicide grunt.gif|Suicide Unggoy in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
File:HReach Suicide Grunt.jpg|A suicidal Unggoy Minor brandishing twin plasma grenades in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | File:HReach Suicide Grunt.jpg|A suicidal Unggoy Minor brandishing twin plasma grenades in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||
File:Halo-reach-20100910095059328.jpg|A swarm of suicidal Unggoy wielding plasma grenades | File:Halo-reach-20100910095059328.jpg|A swarm of suicidal Unggoy wielding plasma grenades. | ||
File:Reach 3407166 Full.jpg|Several suicidal Unggoy preparing to rush the enemy | File:Reach 3407166 Full.jpg|Several suicidal Unggoy preparing to rush the enemy. | ||
File:Reach 2273120 Full.jpg|A group of suicidal SpecOps Unggoy attacking [[SPARTAN-B312]] | File:Reach 2273120 Full.jpg|A group of suicidal SpecOps Unggoy attacking [[SPARTAN-B312]]. | ||
File:H4 - Belt bomb.jpg|Concept art for an unused belt bomb in ''[[Halo 4]]'' | File:H4 - Belt bomb.jpg|Concept art for an unused belt bomb in ''[[Halo 4]]''. | ||
File:HW2B Banished Suicide Grunts.png|Banished suicide Unggoy in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | File:HW2B Banished Suicide Grunts.png|Banished suicide Unggoy in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 22:16, February 13, 2017
A suicide attack is an attack intended to kill others and inflict widespread damage, in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process. This tactic is commonly, though not exclusively, used by Unggoy troops due to their cannon fodder status, and the general disregard for their morale by their Sangheili or Jiralhanae commanders.
Tactics
Suicide attacks have been used throughout human history. Japanese Kamikaze pilots were often assigned suicidal missions, during World War II. Suicide attacks have been used by many terrorist groups to instil fear to other people.
Various Insurrectionist groups have used suicidal tactics, including the use of "Rumbledrugs" which gave the user superhuman abilities but also caused irreversible physiological damage, often killing the user.[1] In addition, it was not unheard of for insurgents to sacrifice themselves in terrorist bombings.[2] The Spartan-III program was initiated to create expendable Spartan soldiers to combat the Covenant in high-risk, suicidal missions during the Human-Covenant War. Several of these missions include Operation: PROMETHEUS and Operation: TORPEDO, which both resulted in high Spartan-III casualties.[3][4]
In combat, Unggoy troops will sometimes enter a berserker rage, similar to that of the Jiralhanae, but instead will brandish a pair of ignited plasma grenades and rush the enemy. Additionally, the Covenant and the Banished sometimes employed specialized units of Unggoy, called "suicide squads" by the UNSC, whose primary offensive tactic was to rush toward the enemy with a pair of ignited plasma grenades or with explosive methane canisters.[5][6]
Notable incidents
- A suicide bomber affiliated with the Freedom and Liberation Party loaded a commercial nuclear explosive along with several tons of scrap Cadmium into a rental truck before detonating it in the promenade of the Haven arcology. The blast killed two million people and injured a further 8.3 million.[7][8]
- In Casbah City on Tribute, an insurrectionist detonated nearby bombs in a Jim Dandy's restaurant, killing herself. The bombing killed three Marines, and 38 civilians.[9]
- ODST Michael Baird ingested the deadly Rumbledrugs aboard UNSC The Heart of Midlothian in order to gain the strength needed to combat boarding Covenant forces. At the bridge of the ship, he intentionally attacked the commanding Sangheili in order to get the alien to kill him. With no other humans onboard, the ship's AI, Mo Ye, was able to make the ship self-destruct to kill the Covenant forces and destroy the ship's navigation data.[1]
- During the Fall of Reach, Covenant suicide squads were deployed within the buildings of New Alexandria as a shock tactic against civilians and UNSC forces.[10]
- Towards the end of the Battle of Mombasa, the Huragok were forced to don armor that would explode if it took too much damage, dispersing smaller charges in a wide radius.
- During the Battle of Onyx, suicide Unggoy were successfully deployed as a diversion to distract Spartan forces as a battalion of Sangheili make ready to attack the Core of Onyx.[11]
- During the Battle of Installation 00, pilots of Longsword fighters too damaged to return to their ships attempted to smash their fighters into enemy ships.[12]
- During the Battle of Draetheus V, numerous Unggoy suicide troops were used in an attempt to breach Faraday Base's wall.[13]
Gallery
An Unggoy Minor charging a foe with a pair of active plasma grenades in Halo 3.
Suicide Unggoy in Halo Wars.
A suicidal Unggoy Minor brandishing twin plasma grenades in Halo: Reach.
A swarm of suicidal Unggoy wielding plasma grenades.
Several suicidal Unggoy preparing to rush the enemy.
A group of suicidal SpecOps Unggoy attacking SPARTAN-B312.
Concept art for an unused belt bomb in Halo 4.
Banished suicide Unggoy in Halo Wars 2.
List of appearances
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First appearance)
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- Halo 3
- Halo Wars
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- Halo: Reach
- Dr. Halsey's personal journal (Mentioned only)
- Halo 4
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Halo: Spartan Strike
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Halo: Ground Command
- Halo Wars 2
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian", page 92
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 14
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 83
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 21
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Exodus
- ^ Halo Wars
- ^ Halo: Reach Limited Edition, Intersystem News: HAVEN TERROR BOMBING KILLS TWO MILLION
- ^ Halo: Reach, Dr. Halsey's personal journal
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 86
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Exodus
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 350
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level, The Ark
- ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, Siege of Faraday
