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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''' ([[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 prœdonis'', 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]], 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.
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 prœdonis'', 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]], 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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