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Following the outbreak of the [[Human-Covenant War]], human encounters with Kig-Yar were brief and poorly documented. Rumors and fragmentary evidence pointed to incidents of Jackal piracy against human civilians.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070411213012/http://www.joyridestudios.com/halo2_8_jackal.asp '''Joyride Jackal description''']</ref>
Following the outbreak of the [[Human-Covenant War]], human encounters with Kig-Yar were brief and poorly documented. Rumors and fragmentary evidence pointed to incidents of Jackal piracy against human civilians.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070411213012/http://www.joyridestudios.com/halo2_8_jackal.asp '''Joyride Jackal description''']</ref>


In [[2535]], a group of Kig-Yar under [[Reth]] discovered [[the Rubble]], a community of [[Insurrectionist]]s and human survivors of the [[glassing]] of Madrigal, while attempting to mine the [[asteroid]]s in the [[23 Librae|23 Librae system]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 73-74''</ref> [[Peter Bonifacio]], a member of the [[Rubble Security Council]], made contact with the Kig-Yar and agreed to trade Covenant weaponry in exchange for human [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drives]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 222''</ref> Although the humans believed the Kig-Yar were rebels defying Covenant authority, they were in fact secretly proceeding with the blessing of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]] to use the weapons to map [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] space and learn the location of [[Earth]] and other [[human colonies]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 236''</ref> Reth had created a Unggoy army on [[Metisette|a nearby moon]] with the intents to attack the Rubble with it and use it for Kig-Yar nesting grounds. However, the plan fell apart due to the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] sending [[Sangheili]] warriors to investigate the weapons, believing the Kig-Yar to be heretics.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 146''</ref>
In [[2535]], a group of Kig-Yar under [[Reth]] discovered [[the Rubble]], a community of [[Insurrectionist]]s and human survivors of the [[glassing]] of Madrigal, while attempting to mine the [[asteroid]]s in the [[23 Librae|23 Librae system]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''pages 73-74''</ref> [[Peter Bonifacio]], a member of the [[Rubble Security Council]], made contact with the Kig-Yar and agreed to trade Covenant weaponry in exchange for human [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drives]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 222''</ref> Although the humans believed the Kig-Yar were rebels defying Covenant authority, they were in fact secretly proceeding with the blessing of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]] to use the weapons to map [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] space and learn the location of [[Earth]] and other [[human colonies]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 236''</ref> Reth had created an Unggoy army on [[Metisette|a nearby moon]] with the intents to attack the Rubble with it and use it for Kig-Yar nesting grounds. However, the plan fell apart due to the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] sending [[Sangheili]] warriors to investigate the weapons, believing the Kig-Yar to be heretics.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 146''</ref>


During the [[Great Schism]], many Kig-Yar sided with the [[Jiralhanae]] troops loyal to the Hierarchs against the [[Sangheili]]. However, the [[Minister of Discovery]] predicted that the Kig-Yar would follow whichever side would lead them to profit.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[Wages of Sin]]", ''page 509''</ref> Some Kig-Yar protested against the Jiralhanae and San'Shyuum at the dawn of the Schism.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>
During the [[Great Schism]], many Kig-Yar sided with the [[Jiralhanae]] troops loyal to the Hierarchs against the [[Sangheili]]. However, the [[Minister of Discovery]] predicted that the Kig-Yar would follow whichever side would lead them to profit.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[Wages of Sin]]", ''page 509''</ref> Some Kig-Yar protested against the Jiralhanae and San'Shyuum at the dawn of the Schism.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>
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