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Grunts were the sixth client race to be integrated into the Covenant, not including [[San 'Shyuum]] and Sangheili, about 411 years before the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], roughly coming to their indoctrination in [[2142]] on the [[Military Calendar|military calendar]]. [[Balaho]], the Unggoy homeworld, was devastated by the collapse of its biosphere due to massive global overindustrialization that occurred even before the activation of the [[Halo Array]], and indications are that while the Unggoy had once achieved a [[Technological Achievement Tiers|Tier 4]] society, by the time of their discovery by the Covenant they had yet to return to such a state.<ref name=Bestiarum>'''[[Bestiarum]]'''</ref> | Grunts were the sixth client race to be integrated into the Covenant, not including [[San 'Shyuum]] and Sangheili, about 411 years before the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], roughly coming to their indoctrination in [[2142]] on the [[Military Calendar|military calendar]]. [[Balaho]], the Unggoy homeworld, was devastated by the collapse of its biosphere due to massive global overindustrialization that occurred even before the activation of the [[Halo Array]], and indications are that while the Unggoy had once achieved a [[Technological Achievement Tiers|Tier 4]] society, by the time of their discovery by the Covenant they had yet to return to such a state.<ref name=Bestiarum>'''[[Bestiarum]]'''</ref> | ||
While they are essentially a slave race, the Unggoy have managed to largely retain their cultural identities, and have rebelled in the past more than [[Sixteenth Unggoy Disobedience|once]]. Being the lowest-ranked species of the Covenant, they are bitter rivals with the [[Kig-yar]], who are also low-ranked. The higher-ranking races of the Covenant have often ignored this rivalry. The breaking point came when [[Prophet of Truth|a junior staffer]] in the [[Ministry of Concert]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', '' | While they are essentially a slave race, the Unggoy have managed to largely retain their cultural identities, and have rebelled in the past more than [[Sixteenth Unggoy Disobedience|once]]. Being the lowest-ranked species of the Covenant, they are bitter rivals with the [[Kig-yar]], who are also low-ranked. The higher-ranking races of the Covenant have often ignored this rivalry. The breaking point came when [[Prophet of Truth|a junior staffer]] in the [[Ministry of Concert]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 150''</ref> discovered evidence of the Kig-yar planning to poison recreational narcotics the Unggoy enjoyed, which would have left them sterile, but the [[High Council]] refused to investigate the matter. The rising tensions with the Kig-yar and the general disinterest from the other Covenant races led to an [[Unggoy Rebellion]] in [[2462]]. While the rebellion was ultimately put down thanks to an [[Arbiter]] and the near-[[glassing]] of the [[Balaho|Unggoy homeworld]], the Unggoy proved that they were not the cowards they had been long deemed, and could indeed be vicious fighters when provoked. After the uprising's conclusion, as was their tradition, the Sangheili forgave the surviving Unggoy and allowed them to enter the [[Covenant military]] as armed infantry units, rather than the unarmed cannon fodder as which they had previously served.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 142, 153''</ref> | ||
Despite the low place they have in the Covenant Hierarchy, the true irony is that the Unggoy's entry into the Covenant has ensured their species' survival. Membership in the Covenant granted the Unggoy freedom from risk of extinction during Balaho's two winters, as they now have access to sufficient supplies of food. Infant mortality has decreased to below fifty percent, and [[wikipedia:Senicide|geronticide]] is no longer a necessity for survival. The average life expectancy for non-combatant Unggoy has doubled.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 143''</ref> Their incorporation into the Covenant likely also alleviated the threat of the [[Blue Death]], which Unggoy typically fear.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 237''</ref> | Despite the low place they have in the Covenant Hierarchy, the true irony is that the Unggoy's entry into the Covenant has ensured their species' survival. Membership in the Covenant granted the Unggoy freedom from risk of extinction during Balaho's two winters, as they now have access to sufficient supplies of food. Infant mortality has decreased to below fifty percent, and [[wikipedia:Senicide|geronticide]] is no longer a necessity for survival. The average life expectancy for non-combatant Unggoy has doubled.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 143''</ref> Their incorporation into the Covenant likely also alleviated the threat of the [[Blue Death]], which Unggoy typically fear.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 237''</ref> | ||
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'''Suicide Grunts'''<br /> | '''Suicide Grunts'''<br /> | ||
The suicide Grunts appear as a separate rank in ''Halo Wars''. In ''Halo Wars'', they serve as [[Ripa 'Moramee|the Arbiter]]'s unique units, coming in squads of four. They resemble standard grunts except for a large, transparent, cylinder-shaped methane tank replacing the standard, triangular tank. These Grunts seem to be one of the lowest ranks considering the fact that they wield plasma pistols and commit suicide kamikaze-style. Their Y ability consists of lighting their methane tanks and charging the enemy in a similar fashion to some Grunt minors. Once the Grunts come in contact with the chosen enemy, they violently explode. | The Covenant assign select Unggoy squads to use [[suicide attack]]s as their primary offensive tactic against the enemy.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 350''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> The suicide Grunts appear as a separate rank in ''Halo Wars''. In ''Halo Wars'', they serve as [[Ripa 'Moramee|the Arbiter]]'s unique units, coming in squads of four. They resemble standard grunts except for a large, transparent, cylinder-shaped methane tank replacing the standard, triangular tank. These Grunts seem to be one of the lowest ranks considering the fact that they wield plasma pistols and commit suicide kamikaze-style. Their Y ability consists of lighting their methane tanks and charging the enemy in a similar fashion to some Grunt minors. Once the Grunts come in contact with the chosen enemy, they violently explode. | ||
'''Heretic Grunts'''<br /> | '''Heretic Grunts'''<br /> | ||