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<center>''See also [[Mgalekgolo]] for more information on Lekgolo assemblages.''</center>
<center>''See also [[Mgalekgolo]] for more information on Lekgolo assemblages.''</center>
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|name=Lekgolo (''Ophis congregatio'')
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The '''Lekgolo'''<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 190 - "Lekgolo: the Elite name for the Hunter race".</ref> (Latin ''Ophis congregatio'', meaning "Assembly of snakes",<ref name="bestiarum">''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref>) are a species of small colonial worm-like creatures that can join together to form purpose specific assemblages, such as [[Mgalekgolo]], commonly referred to by [[human]]s as Hunters. Lekgolo are also able to combine themselves within machinery such as the [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] (the ''[[Halo 3]]'' model) and use their combined intelligence to pilot, or control, the vehicle or machinery.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13160 Bungie Weekly Update 01/11/08].</ref>
The '''Lekgolo'''<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 190 - "Lekgolo: the Elite name for the Hunter race".</ref> (Latin ''Ophis congregatio'', meaning "Assembly of snakes",<ref name="bestiarum">''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref>) are a species of small colonial worm-like creatures that can join together to form purpose specific assemblages, such as [[Mgalekgolo]], commonly referred to by [[human]]s as Hunters. Every worm-like creature is an individual eel, about 1.4 meters long, with its own central nervous system.
 
Every worm-like creature is an individual eel, about 1.4 meters long, with its own central nervous system. It is speculated that the Lekgolo have microscopic muscular cilia which are used to connect to other Lekgolo and that each cilium is capable of communicating chemically similar to a synapse, explaining how the species can become a collective being in the form of the Mgalekgolo.
Lekgolo are also able to combine themselves within machinery such as the [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] (the ''[[Halo 3]]'' model) and use their combined intelligence to pilot, or control, the vehicle or machinery.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13160 Bungie Weekly Update 01/11/08].</ref>


The only times that individual Lekgolo can be seen in the Halo games are in ''Halo 3''. If you shoot at a Hunter's exposed Lekgolo worms, small eel-like creatures will fly out of the corpse, but will disappear after a few seconds. Also, they appear by themselves in the book [[Contact Harvest]] being used to explore the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]].
The only times that individual Lekgolo can be seen in the Halo games are in ''Halo 3''. If you shoot at a Hunter's exposed Lekgolo worms, small eel-like creatures will fly out of the corpse, but will disappear after a few seconds. Also, they appear by themselves in the book [[Contact Harvest]] being used to explore the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]].
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Thus, those Lekgolo colonies which preserved Forerunner relics were incorporated into the Covenant, while those that destroyed relics were eradicated.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 114''</ref> This extermination campaign proved to be difficult, as the Lekgolo were able to combine into powerful [[Mgalekgolo]]; consequently, the Lekgolo won most, if not all, ground engagements. The Covenant's forces were completely overwhelmed by the sheer size and ferocity of their foes. On the verge of defeat, the Covenant took desperate measures, threatening to [[Glassing|orbitally bombard]] the planetary surface of Te unless the Mgalekgolo surrendered.
Thus, those Lekgolo colonies which preserved Forerunner relics were incorporated into the Covenant, while those that destroyed relics were eradicated.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 114''</ref> This extermination campaign proved to be difficult, as the Lekgolo were able to combine into powerful [[Mgalekgolo]]; consequently, the Lekgolo won most, if not all, ground engagements. The Covenant's forces were completely overwhelmed by the sheer size and ferocity of their foes. On the verge of defeat, the Covenant took desperate measures, threatening to [[Glassing|orbitally bombard]] the planetary surface of Te unless the Mgalekgolo surrendered.


In [[784 B.C.E.]], the Covenant absorbed the Lekgolo incapable of consuming Forerunner relics into their ranks and eradicated the colonies which had caused harm to the Forerunner relics in orbit.<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', page 114</ref> The Mgalekgolo gestalts were later given thick armor plates and [[Assault Cannon]]s to help them serve the Covenant as shock troops.
In [[784 BCE]], the Covenant absorbed the Lekgolo incapable of consuming Forerunner relics into their ranks and eradicated the colonies which had caused harm to the Forerunner relics in orbit.<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', page 114</ref> The Mgalekgolo gestalts were later given thick armor plates and [[Assault Cannon]]s to help them serve the Covenant as shock troops.


During the [[Great Schism]], the species was divided between those that supported the [[Covenant Loyalists]] and those that supported the [[Covenant Separatists]], though it is thought the majority supported the Seperatists given their loyalty to the Sangheili.
During the [[Great Schism]], the species was divided between those that supported the [[Covenant Loyalists]] and those that supported the [[Covenant Separatists]].


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
[[File:1203558250 Hunter.jpg|thumb|A Hunter, one form of Mgalekgolo, gestalts formed by Lekgolo.]]
*"Lekgolo" is [[wikipedia:Tswana language|Tswana]] for "one hundred", probably a reference to their hive-like physiology.
*"Lekgolo" is [[wikipedia:Tswana language|Tswana]] for "one hundred", probably a reference to their hive-like physiology.
*Lekgolo blood is a luminescent orange, and supposedly smells like burnt plastic.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 221</ref>
*Lekgolo blood is a luminescent orange, and supposedly smells like burnt plastic.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 221</ref>
*A Lekgolo worm stopped [[032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]] from taking off in the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] by short circuiting the ship's systems.
*A Lekgolo worm stopped [[032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]] from taking off in the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] by short circuiting the ship's systems.
*In ''Halo 3'', Scarabs are controlled by the Lekgolo, proven by the fact that they appear around the reactor of the [[vehicle]]. They also make up the joints of the legs of the Scarab.
*In ''Halo 3'', Scarabs are controlled by the Lekgolo, proven by the fact that they appear around the reactor of the [[vehicle]]. They also make up the joints of the legs of the Scarab.
*They are the only species that has never appeared as a flood form, as the flood have no proper way to infect them, they have no mouth, and they are worms.
*The Lekgolo are the most plentiful members of the Covenant, numbering in the trillions.
*The Lekgolo are the most plentiful members of the Covenant, numbering in the trillions.
*When you shoot a Hunter in ''Halo 3'', a Lekgolo worm will fly out of the main colony, wriggle, squirm, and then disappear, as if it is going underground; the Lekgolo probably vanish due to technical reasons in order to avoid framerate problems.
*When you shoot a Hunter in ''Halo 3'', a Lekgolo worm will fly out of the main colony, wriggle, squirm, and then disappear, as if it is going underground; the Lekgolo probably vanish due to technical reasons in order to avoid framerate problems.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Mgalekgolo_back.jpg|Exposed Lekgolo worms in a Mgalekgolo's back.
File:1203558250 Hunter.jpg|A Hunter, one form of Mgalekgolo, gestalts formed by Lekgolo.
File:Mgalekgolo_back.jpg|Exposed Lekgolo worms in a Mgalekgolo's back.
File:Scarab Lekgolo2.jpg|Lekgolo found in the core of a Scarab.
File:Scarab Lekgolo2.jpg|Lekgolo found in the core of a Scarab.
File:Hunter blood.jpg|Lekgolo blood. Note the luminous properties.
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*[[Assault Cannon]]
*[[Assault Cannon]]
*[[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]]
*[[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]]
*[[Assembly (level)|Assembly]]
*[[Assembly (Level)|Assembly]]


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