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{{Quote|Jackals may be superior marksmen and they're very sneaky, but that doesn't make them excellent snipers — they’re a little too bloodthirsty for that.| Anonymous [[UNSC]] serviceman}} | {{Quote|Jackals may be superior marksmen and they're very sneaky, but that doesn't make them excellent snipers — they’re a little too bloodthirsty for that.|Anonymous [[UNSC]] serviceman}} | ||
The '''Kig-yar''' (Latin: '' | The '''Kig-yar''' ([[Forerunner]] designation, translated into Latin: ''perosus latrunculus'', or "hateful bandit"<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=865756 '''HBO Forums''']</ref>, [[human]] designation: ''Covenant secundarium carnivora proedonis'', or "Covenant secondary carnivorous combatant"<ref>'''''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'''''</ref>) are a saurian species<ref name="B.net">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx '''Bungie.net''': ODST Guide]</ref> which serve the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], and later the [[Covenant Loyalists]], as mercenaries and privateers. There are two distinct races of Kig-yar, which [[Human]]s have termed '''Jackals''' and '''Skirmishers'''. In combat, Kig-yar typically serve as snipers and scouts within the Covenant due to their excellent senses of sight, smell, and hearing. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Kig-yar were the first Covenant species fought by human beings. [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] fought and killed two of them in the [[Skirmish on Minor Transgression|skirmish]] on ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' over [[Harvest]], shortly before the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. Later, they became the first Covenant species encountered by the SPARTAN-IIs aboard ''[[Unrelenting]]'' at [[Chi Ceti IV]].<ref name="FoR">'''''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''''', pages 125/126</ref> | *The Kig-yar were the first Covenant species fought by human beings. [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] fought and killed two of them in the [[Skirmish on Minor Transgression|skirmish]] on ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' over [[Harvest]], shortly before the [[First Battle of Harvest]]. Later, they became the first Covenant species encountered by the SPARTAN-IIs aboard ''[[Unrelenting]]'' at [[Chi Ceti IV]].<ref name="FoR">'''''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''''', pages 125/126</ref> | ||
*The name | *The name "Jackal" comes from a wild dog that is similar to the coyote, and is a reference to their scavenger appearance and nature. | ||
*"Kig-yar" is Breton for "chicken" and Phonetic Welsh for "chicken meat".{{Citation needed}} | *"Kig-yar" is Breton for "chicken" and Phonetic Welsh for "chicken meat".{{Citation needed}} | ||
*Chur'R-Yar and Chur'R-Mut are the only known female Kig-yar, and were also the first two female Covenant characters to appear in ''Halo'' canon. | *Chur'R-Yar and Chur'R-Mut are the only known female Kig-yar, and were also the first two female Covenant characters to appear in ''Halo'' canon. | ||