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*Unggoy enjoy trading human communication files, such as soap operas and comedies, through the black market.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 143''</ref> | *Unggoy enjoy trading human communication files, such as soap operas and comedies, through the black market.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 143''</ref> | ||
*In [[wikipedia:Tagalog|Tagalog]], ''Unggoy ''means "monkey". | *In [[wikipedia:Tagalog|Tagalog]], ''Unggoy ''means "monkey". | ||
*In real life, "''Grunt''" is a slang military term for infantrymen.<ref>[[wikipedia:Grunt|'''Wikipedia''' | *In real life, "''Grunt''" is a slang military term for infantrymen.<ref>[[wikipedia:Grunt|''Grunt'' on '''Wikipedia''']]</ref> | ||
*The Unggoy were ranked #5 in Game Informer's "''The Top 10 Most Pathetic Enemies''" list.<ref>http://www.gameinformer.com/blogs/members/b/8_bit_ike_blog1/archive/2010/03/03/top-five-video-game-punching-bags.aspx</ref> | *The Unggoy were ranked #5 in Game Informer's "''The Top 10 Most Pathetic Enemies''" list.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/blogs/members/b/8_bit_ike_blog1/archive/2010/03/03/top-five-video-game-punching-bags.aspx '''GameInformer''': ''Top five video game punching bags.'']</ref> | ||
*In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', Unggoy's voices have been changed. Instead of being high pitched and squeaky, their voices sound slightly deeper and mechanical, possibly because of their breathing masks. In addition, unlike every other ''Halo'' game, the Grunts are unable to speak English, a deliberate action made to emphasize the Covenant's alien nature and distance them from the friendly treatment some Covenant species received in the latter half of the ''Halo'' trilogy. | *In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', Unggoy's voices have been changed. Instead of being high pitched and squeaky, their voices sound slightly deeper and mechanical, possibly because of their breathing masks. In addition, unlike every other ''Halo'' game, the Grunts are unable to speak English, a deliberate action made to emphasize the Covenant's alien nature and distance them from the friendly treatment some Covenant species received in the latter half of the ''Halo'' trilogy. | ||
*In ''Halo: Reach'', when you shoot off a Grunt's methane tank, its body will rocket around like a balloon as the compressed gas is released. After a few seconds, the remaining gas will explode. | *In ''Halo: Reach'', when you shoot off a Grunt's methane tank, its body will rocket around like a balloon as the compressed gas is released. After a few seconds, the remaining gas will explode. | ||
