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The '''Yanme<nowiki>'</nowiki>e''' (Latin ''Turpis rex'', translated to "dishonourable king"<ref name="Beast">[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=865756 HBO Forums] ''Turpis'' means "dishonourable, disgraceful". ''Rex'' means "king".</ref>), also referred to by [[Humans]] as '''Drones''', are a race of aerial, intelligent, insectoid warriors which make up part of the unified conglomerate races of the [[Covenant]]. | The '''Yanme<nowiki>'</nowiki>e''' (Latin ''Turpis rex'', translated to "dishonourable king"<ref name="Beast">[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=865756 HBO Forums] ''Turpis'' means "dishonourable, disgraceful". ''Rex'' means "king".</ref>), also referred to by [[Humans]] as '''Drones''', are a race of aerial, intelligent, insectoid warriors which make up part of the unified conglomerate races of the [[Covenant]]. | ||
They are informally referred to by [[UNSC]] infantry as '''"buggers"'''. Although they have been part of the Covenant for some time, they have just recently been put to use as combatants in the war against the [[Humans]]. Their mastery of antigravity flight assistance has give them an almost insurmountable strategic advantage in combat <ref name="halo2book">Halo 2 instructional manual</ref>. They usually travel in swarms of about 12 to 50. | They are informally referred to by [[UNSC]] infantry as '''"buggers"''' or '''"Drones"'''. Although they have been part of the Covenant for some time, they have just recently been put to use as combatants in the war against the [[Humans]]. Their mastery of antigravity flight assistance has give them an almost insurmountable strategic advantage in combat <ref name="halo2book">Halo 2 instructional manual</ref>. They usually travel in swarms of about 12 to 50. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||