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==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
[[File:Ancient Grunts.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ancient Unggoy being reseeded on [[Balaho]] by [[Forerunner]] machinery.]] | [[File:Ancient Grunts.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ancient Unggoy being reseeded on [[Balaho]] by [[Forerunner]] machinery.]] | ||
Although the Unggoy culture has been largely wiped out as a result of constant indoctrination by the Covenant, they do retain a degree of their cultural identity as a result of their inherent tenacity. Of what is known, the Unggoy generally live in small, tribal societies which are typically defined as being matriarchal.<ref name="Bestiarum"/> On Balaho, Unggoy had to constantly produce food to ensure that they had enough stocked during the planet's winter seasons. On a near-daily basis, the corpses of those that succumbed to Balaho's plagues had to be burned to further prevent infections. Both of these problems were solved when the Unggoy were discovered by the Covenant.<ref name="ENC143"/> Unggoy universally agree that their species is embodied by three pillars: ruggedness, agility, and lethality.<ref name="buzz"/> The wise [[Ang'napnap the Enlightened]], the charismatic [[Awlphhum Who Became Tolerable]], and the strategist [[Yayep the Archdeacon of Indolence]] are revered as historical heroes by the Unggoy.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/haze-of-glory '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Haze of Glory'']</ref> | Although the Unggoy culture has been largely wiped out as a result of constant indoctrination by the Covenant, they do retain a degree of their cultural identity as a result of their inherent tenacity. Of what is known, the Unggoy generally live in small, tribal societies which are typically defined as being matriarchal.<ref name="Bestiarum"/> Unggoy family structure is polyamorous, with several male and female Unggoy living together.<ref name "Legacy of Onyx"/> On Balaho, Unggoy had to constantly produce food to ensure that they had enough stocked during the planet's winter seasons. On a near-daily basis, the corpses of those that succumbed to Balaho's plagues had to be burned to further prevent infections. Both of these problems were solved when the Unggoy were discovered by the Covenant.<ref name="ENC143"/> Unggoy universally agree that their species is embodied by three pillars: ruggedness, agility, and lethality.<ref name="buzz"/> The wise [[Ang'napnap the Enlightened]], the charismatic [[Awlphhum Who Became Tolerable]], and the strategist [[Yayep the Archdeacon of Indolence]] are revered as historical heroes by the Unggoy.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/haze-of-glory '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Haze of Glory'']</ref> | ||
Many Unggoy are interested in [[human]] culture. During their service with the Covenant, Unggoy enjoyed trading human communication files, such as [[Wikipedia:Soap opera|soap operas]] and [[Wikipedia:Sitcom|sitcoms]], through their own [[black market]].<ref name="ENC143"/> Unggoy often gamble with each other and often play games; one in particular, [[hunting rock]], involves two Unggoy competing to kill the most [[scrub grub]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 89-90''</ref> Unggoy were also known to take recreational narcotics called [[infusion]]s by adding them to their portable methane tanks.<ref name="ch150"/><ref>'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''', ''pages 186-187''</ref> | Many Unggoy are interested in [[human]] culture. During their service with the Covenant, Unggoy enjoyed trading human communication files, such as [[Wikipedia:Soap opera|soap operas]] and [[Wikipedia:Sitcom|sitcoms]], through their own [[black market]].<ref name="ENC143"/> Unggoy often gamble with each other and often play games; one in particular, [[hunting rock]], involves two Unggoy competing to kill the most [[scrub grub]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 89-90''</ref> Unggoy were also known to take recreational narcotics called [[infusion]]s by adding them to their portable methane tanks.<ref name="ch150"/><ref>'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''', ''pages 186-187''</ref> | ||