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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The | The Unggoy, having such a lowly place in Covenant society as cannon fodder and subservient thralls, lead an existence of servitude and feeding at these nipples is one of their very few real pleasures. They appear as a long tube with a mouth at one end to consume from. They contain a blue, bubbling paste that the [[Grunt]]s find unappetizing but nutritious. <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 54</ref> [[McKay]] describes the smell as "old socks wrapped in rotting cheese". <ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 189</ref> | ||
They are described as free standing food-dispensers, with long tubes and receptacles that end in a nipple the | They are described as free standing food-dispensers, with long tubes and receptacles that end in a nipple the Grunts use to distribute the food into their gullet.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 54</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The [[Thirsty Grunt]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' says "Good thing the food nipple's waiting for me back up on the star ship, 'cause man! I've worked up a great big Grunty Thirst!" | *The [[Thirsty Grunt]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' says "Good thing the food nipple's waiting for me back up on the star ship, 'cause man! I've worked up a great big Grunty Thirst!" | ||
*The Grunt who mentions [[Flipyap]] also mentions that they "went to Nipple Academy" together. | *The Grunt who mentions [[Flipyap]] also mentions that they "went to Nipple Academy" together. | ||
Revision as of 17:14, December 4, 2008
The Food Nipple is an invention of the Covenant for feeding Unggoy.
Background
The Unggoy, having such a lowly place in Covenant society as cannon fodder and subservient thralls, lead an existence of servitude and feeding at these nipples is one of their very few real pleasures. They appear as a long tube with a mouth at one end to consume from. They contain a blue, bubbling paste that the Grunts find unappetizing but nutritious. [1] McKay describes the smell as "old socks wrapped in rotting cheese". [2]
They are described as free standing food-dispensers, with long tubes and receptacles that end in a nipple the Grunts use to distribute the food into their gullet.[3]
Trivia
- The Thirsty Grunt in Halo: Combat Evolved says "Good thing the food nipple's waiting for me back up on the star ship, 'cause man! I've worked up a great big Grunty Thirst!"
- The Grunt who mentions Flipyap also mentions that they "went to Nipple Academy" together.
Sources
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 54
- ^ Halo: The Flood, page 189
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 54
