Phoenix Logs/Banished Units/Suicide Grunts

Grunts with explosive tempers.

Suicide Grunts are specially chosen infantry with exaggerated aggressive

tendencies. Each Grunt is fitted with an unstable plasma cell and detonator and

given only one order: rush the assigned target and violently explode. They can

be upgraded with new "recruits" and plasma lensing which increases their

damage against structures and vehicles.

Truly aggressive and violent Grunts are rare, but without Covenant oversight or

the environmental hazards of Balaho to cull them from the population, the

number of aberrants has increased dramatically in thrall colonies. The Banished

have adapted existing indoctrination protocols to turn the aggression and

natural cleverness of these Grunts to their own violent purposes.