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Grunts were one of the original races of the Covenant, serving as soldiers, laborers, and "cannon fodder" in all different fields, and their original culture has been all but erased by their incorporation into the Covenant. While not overly intelligent or creative, they are one of the most sociable of the Covenant races. They possess a strong pack mentality, often associating with each other in groups, which causes them to present a danger when encountered in large numbers because of their tenacity and ferocity. | Grunts were one of the original races of the Covenant, serving as soldiers, laborers, and "cannon fodder" in all different fields, and their original culture has been all but erased by their incorporation into the Covenant. While not overly intelligent or creative, they are one of the most sociable of the Covenant races. They possess a strong pack mentality, often associating with each other in groups, which causes them to present a danger when encountered in large numbers because of their tenacity and ferocity. | ||
Grunts are essentially a slave race, who obey the other Covenant races out of fear, because they have no political power in Covenant society. However, within the Grunt community there is a strong hatred of other species, especially [[Jackals]]. It has been indicated that at some time in the Covenant's history, in one of the nine ages, there was a [[Grunt Rebellion]], which was quelled, thanks in part to an [[Arbiter]] who was named during that period for that purpose. This fear also leads to a lack of political loyalty, and while during the [[Covenant Civil War]], the Grunts allied with whoever was commanding them, out of subservient fear to their masters though many held support for the [[Elite]]s. They stayed with whoever was commanding them and continued to fight that way, though many still revered [[The Arbiter (character) The Arbiter. <ref> "As for some general things, there was a lot of combat banter. The Grunts were always screaming about the Arbiter, telling him to "get away while he still could" and to "save himself" (shaky loyalties... a sign of things to come, maybe?), and going on about "How could the Demon be here?!" "The Demon is alive?", and all around Grunt banter" part of a Halo 3 IMAX preview write up. </ref> | Grunts are essentially a slave race, who obey the other Covenant races out of fear, because they have no political power in Covenant society. However, within the Grunt community there is a strong hatred of other species, especially [[Jackals]]. It has been indicated that at some time in the Covenant's history, in one of the nine ages, there was a [[Grunt Rebellion]], which was quelled, thanks in part to an [[Arbiter]] who was named during that period for that purpose. This fear also leads to a lack of political loyalty, and while during the [[Covenant Civil War]], the Grunts allied with whoever was commanding them, out of subservient fear to their masters though many held support for the [[Elite]]s. They stayed with whoever was commanding them and continued to fight that way, though many still revered [[The Arbiter (character)| The Arbiter]]. <ref> "As for some general things, there was a lot of combat banter. The Grunts were always screaming about the Arbiter, telling him to "get away while he still could" and to "save himself" (shaky loyalties... a sign of things to come, maybe?), and going on about "How could the Demon be here?!" "The Demon is alive?", and all around Grunt banter" part of a Halo 3 IMAX preview write up. </ref> | ||
Due to their low status, Grunts are not permitted by the Elites to possess family names. They do value their ties to their offspring, but are usually separated from their families at an early age by the requirements of their service to the Covenant. The Grunts resent this greatly, but are unable to muster any response. It is also interesting to note that Grunts do appreciate many of the luxuries presented to them in their service to the Covenant, one of them being heat, as stated by the Grunt Kwassas | Due to their low status, Grunts are not permitted by the Elites to possess family names. They do value their ties to their offspring, but are usually separated from their families at an early age by the requirements of their service to the Covenant. The Grunts resent this greatly, but are unable to muster any response. It is also interesting to note that Grunts do appreciate many of the luxuries presented to them in their service to the Covenant, one of them being heat, as stated by the Grunt Kwassas | ||