Yanme'e: Difference between revisions

[[File:Drones1.jpg|thumb|250px|Diversity of Yanme'e protectors hanging asleep from a [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom]].]]

{{Quote|They're built kinda like beetles, and they flit around on twinned pairs of transparent wings that flap faster than you can see.|[[Edward Buck]] on the Yanme'e<ref name="nb69">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 69-70'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}}

Unlike Earth insects, which have three body segments, Yanme'e have five: a head, a cephalothorax, a thorax, a pelvis, and an abdomen. The head supports a pair of feathery sensory antennae and luminous,<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 202''</ref> compound eyes that give the species adept vision.<ref name="ch267">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 267''</ref> The mouth consists of several sets of mandibles like those found on insects. Their hands sport opposable thumbs and three dextrous fingers. Yanme'e are "polydextrous", meaning that they are capable of using both their prehensile hands and feet to operate tools. The primary pair of legs are attached to a pelvis-like structure, while a smaller pair is attached to the abdomen. Although they generally use their primary set of limbs, Yanme'e can use this last set of limbs to operate weapons, grasp enemies, or latch on to ceilings and hang down vertically during sleep.{{Ref/Reuse|waypointarticle}}<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST'''</ref> The Yanme'e have extremely sharp claws, located on all limbs,<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 371''</ref> that they can use to defend themselves if necessary, though they prefer to avoid close-quarters combat.<ref name="ENC159">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 159''</ref> Yanme'e are a carnivorous species. Early in their history, the Yanme'e developed and bred types of feral livestock for food.{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}}

There is essentially no apparent sexual dimorphism between male and female Yanme'e. Yanme'e exoskeletons are brightly colored, with different hues representing different functions or class.{{Ref/Reuse|waypointarticle}} Adolescent, or pupal, Yanme'e have translucent shells that glow luminescent yellow and orange. Almost nothing is known about the Yanme'e life cycle beyond the fact that the queen lays eggs. It is possible that the Yanme'e go through a complete metamorphosis including an egg, larva, pupae and adult stage, as many terrestrial insects and arthropods do.

===Intelligence===

Yanme'e follow a similar [[Covenant rank structure|ranking system]] to that used by the rest of the Covenant. A number of ranks are divided into two categories; infantry{{Ref/Site|URL=https://halo.bungie.net/stats/halo3/careerstatsodst.aspx?player=Sniper%20X%20Remix#|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3: ODST Stats|D=23|M=7|Y=2019}} and leader.{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=51}} Infantry are usually ill-armed and armoured, instead deployed in vast swarms to overrun enemy defenses from the air. Leaders are usually equipped with [[energy shielding]] and larger weapons such as {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}s, and appear rarely on the battlefield to direct vast swarms of infantry.

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! '''Rank'''

|-! colspan="3"|'''Yanme'e Leaders'''

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|[[File:H3ODST DroneCapMaj Crop 1.png|150px]]

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|'''[[Yanme'e Captain|Captain]]'''

==Production notes==

The Drones have had a number of cut variants over the years. During the [[Development of Halo: Combat Evolved|development]] of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', one such cut unit was the Drone Engineer. At this stage in development, the Drone Engineer was envisioned to take the role of the [[Huragok]] featured in later media; with early designs depicting the Engineer as a fusion of insectoid and cybernetic elements. A number of designs were produced along this theme, eventually evolving into the Engineer design ultimately cut from the game.{{Ref/Book|The Art of Halo: Creating a Virtual World|Page=46}} This design was later re-considered for ''[[Halo 2]]'', in which the Drone Engineer concept was brought back as a new flying infantry unit, while the "gas-bag" design of Engineer that was modelled (though not implemented) in ''Combat Evolved'' was also canonised as a separate entity in ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', ''[[Halo Wars]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.

File:H3-Yanme'eDrone.png|Yanme'e drone Minor in ''Halo 3''.

File:Yanme'eInsectDrone.png|A Yanme'e drone in ''Halo 3''.

File:H3 Drones and a ghost.jpg|A group of Drones attempting to [[hijack]] a {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}} in ''Halo 3''.

File:HW_Drone_Sculpt.jpg|A sculpt of a Drone, ultimately unused, intended for inclusion in ''[[Halo Wars]]''.

*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''

*''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]''

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