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{{quote|Drones aren't brave; they're just incapable of feeling fear.|Bungie.net's description of Drones.}} | {{quote|Drones aren't brave; they're just incapable of feeling fear.|Bungie.net's description of Drones.}} | ||
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 | 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 sentient, flight-capable insectoid warriors who make up part of the alien religious alliance known as the [[Covenant]]. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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Yanme'e are deployed in battle situations, such as aerial insertions, among the [[Covenant]], and during the [[Covenant Civil War]], the [[Covenant Loyalists]]. They, unlike all other types of Covenant, can fly without using technology (such as jet packs). They're used for surprise aerial ambushes and assaults, such as catching [[Human]] troops off guard and causing them to shoot upwards as a diversion so that their allies may attack on the ground. This is a common Covenant tactic used to wipe out a whole squad of [[UNSC Marines]]. | Yanme'e are deployed in battle situations, such as aerial insertions, among the [[Covenant]], and during the [[Covenant Civil War]], the [[Covenant Loyalists]]. They, unlike all other types of Covenant, can fly without using technology (such as jet packs). They're used for surprise aerial ambushes and assaults, such as catching [[Human]] troops off guard and causing them to shoot upwards as a diversion so that their allies may attack on the ground. This is a common Covenant tactic used to wipe out a whole squad of [[UNSC Marines]]. | ||
In [[Halo 3]], Yanme'e can be seen lifting [[UNSC]] [[Marines]] off the ground (Such as in [[Crow's Nest (Level)|Crow's Nest]]), to | In [[Halo 3]], Yanme'e can be seen lifting [[UNSC]] [[Marines]] off the ground (Such as in [[Crow's Nest (Level)|Crow's Nest]]), to impressive heights considering a Yanme'e's thin, fragile-looking body. This suggests that Yanme'e or their additional gravity generators are stronger than they seem, possessing incredible strength contrary to their appearance. Real insects sometimes have disproportionate strength, such as ants, who can lift many times their own weight. | ||
==Homeworld== | ==Homeworld== | ||
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*In [[Halo 3: ODST]] Engineers can project thier energy shields onto the drones when close by. | *In [[Halo 3: ODST]] Engineers can project thier energy shields onto the drones when close by. | ||
*The multiplayer map [[Guardian]] has visual similarity to the description of the Drone's home world [[Palamok]], and the sounds of Yanme'e can be heard in the background. | *The multiplayer map [[Guardian]] has visual similarity to the description of the Drone's home world [[Palamok]], and the sounds of Yanme'e can be heard in the background. | ||
*The nickname "buggers" is | *The nickname "buggers" is coincidentally the same name given to the Arachnids from ''Starship Troopers'', and the Formic race in the Orson Scott Card novel ''Ender's Game''. Additionally, the Drone's name, Yanme'e, could be based on the Japanese 蜻蜓 (''yanma''), meaning ''large dragonfly''. | ||
*Although the Yanme'e have been a part of the Covenant since at least before 2525, they were, along with [[Huragok]], predominantly used as technicians on board vessels until their effectiveness in combat was discovered during the attacks on New Mombasa. Also, despite their primitive appearance and mentality, Drones are actually an advanced race, and have attained "Tier 4" on the Forerunner Technological Advancement Scale, prior to their joining the Covenant. | *Although the Yanme'e have been a part of the Covenant since at least before 2525, they were, along with [[Huragok]], predominantly used as technicians on board vessels until their effectiveness in combat was discovered during the attacks on New Mombasa. Also, despite their primitive appearance and mentality, Drones are actually an advanced race, and have attained "Tier 4" on the Forerunner Technological Advancement Scale, prior to their joining the Covenant. | ||
*They cannot be infected by [[Flood]], since a Drone has no basic skeleton upon which the Flood organism grafts its biomass into. However, the chitinous shells and liquid innards may be used as a source of biomass. | *They cannot be infected by [[Flood]], since a Drone has no basic skeleton upon which the Flood organism grafts its biomass into. However, the chitinous shells and liquid innards may be used as a source of biomass. | ||
*In ''[[Halo 2]]'', if a Drone is shot and killed in a certain way, their wings will jut out from their coverings like they were about to take off similar to that of a swatted fly or mosquito. This also happens in Halo 3. If you kill them, their wings will still be out on rare occasions. | *In ''[[Halo 2]]'', if a Drone is shot and killed in a certain way, their wings will jut out from their coverings like they were about to take off similar to that of a swatted fly or mosquito. This also happens in Halo 3. If you kill them, their wings will still be out on rare occasions. | ||
*The Drone is the only [[Covenant]] species not to appear in Halo Wars. Probably because they didn't fight twenty years prior to the Halo event, but were only mechanics. | *The Drone is the only [[Covenant]] species not to appear in ''Halo Wars''. Probably because they didn't fight twenty years prior to the Halo event, but were only mechanics, though this theory is doubtful, given that even the [[Engineer]]s make an appearance in that game. | ||
*Drones are described as having a slight musty odor associated with them.<ref>http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx</ref> | *Drones are described as having a slight musty odor associated with them.<ref>http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx</ref> | ||
*It was once thought that Drones were very low in the Hierarchy of the Covenant, but in [[Halo 3: ODST]], Grunts will go suicidal as they do often when their Brute superiors die, when a red or gold drone is killed, and on exceedingly rare occasions, Brute Minors and even Brute Majors at times, will go berserk when they die. | *It was once thought that Drones were very low in the Hierarchy of the Covenant, but in [[Halo 3: ODST]], Grunts will go suicidal as they do often when their Brute superiors die, when a red or gold drone is killed, and on exceedingly rare occasions, Brute Minors and even Brute Majors at times, will go berserk when they die. | ||