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[[Image:Scarab_Lekgolo.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Lekgolo]] worms inside a [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] shell.]] | [[Image:Scarab_Lekgolo.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[Lekgolo]] worms inside a [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] shell.]] | ||
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Hunters are not a single organism, but rather are composed of multiple small, orange, eel-like beings called [[Lekgolo]], that form a single collective consciousness and act as one, a single "hive-mind", similar to the structure of operation in the Flood. In other words they are a communal organism working together to perform specific tasks. Mgalekgolo are capable of manifesting in several different iterations according to what goal they are striving to achieve and the amount of [[Lekgolo]] worms that are present. The Mgalekgolo is the most common form seen in combat during the [[Human-Covenant War]], but is actually one of the more rare forms in the Lekgolo society. This Mgalekgolo is employed by the Covenant as heavy infantry. Their society is predominated by this combination of being able to create exponentially more intelligent creatures, and the actual "Hunter" organism is one of the rarer and smaller forms to be found, used primarily in interaction with the Covenant hierarchy. Because of their make-up of several hundred "eels" instead of being a single large organism, the Lekgolo are one of the only species in the Covenant that cannot be assimilated by the Flood, as their unique physiology does not allow the organism to access a central nervous system or control them to any capacity. As such, there has never been a Hunter [[Combat Form]], though the flesh of the Lekgolo can most likely be used by the Flood simply for its biomass. | Hunters are not a single organism, but rather are composed of multiple small, orange, eel-like beings called [[Lekgolo]], that form a single collective consciousness and act as one, a single "hive-mind", similar to the structure of operation in the [[Flood]]. In other words they are a communal organism working together to perform specific tasks. Mgalekgolo are capable of manifesting in several different iterations according to what goal they are striving to achieve and the amount of [[Lekgolo]] worms that are present. The Mgalekgolo is the most common form seen in combat during the [[Human-Covenant War]], but is actually one of the more rare forms in the Lekgolo society. This Mgalekgolo is employed by the Covenant as heavy infantry. Their society is predominated by this combination of being able to create exponentially more intelligent creatures, and the actual "Hunter" organism is one of the rarer and smaller forms to be found, used primarily in interaction with the Covenant hierarchy. Because of their make-up of several hundred "eels" instead of being a single large organism, the Lekgolo are one of the only species in the Covenant that cannot be assimilated by the Flood, as their unique physiology does not allow the organism to access a central nervous system or control them to any capacity. As such, there has never been a Hunter [[Combat Form]], though the flesh of the Lekgolo can most likely be used by the Flood simply for its biomass. | ||
The collection of eels that make up a Hunter's body are unintelligent at the most basic level, but can form complex thoughts and emerge as a conscious individual when they combine into larger masses that communicate through chemical and electrical means. The neural net that Hunters develop enables them to be incredibly strong and very sensitive to all things within a 1,000 foot line pointing out from non-combat form, and a half sphere that extends 500 feet in combat form{{Verify_source}}. This could explain why Hunters sometimes can locate the Master Chief even when they cannot see him, or when they are facing the opposite direction. This also explains why Hunters can think and work as an effective combat unit without even using verbal communication. Hunters generally growl during battle but will sometimes talk and make remarks like the other Covenant species. Instead of using vocal chords, like other Covenant species, they vibrate their bodies to make a low rumble that is described as "more felt than heard" to produce speech.<ref name="p190+1">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', pages 190-191</ref> | The collection of eels that make up a Hunter's body are unintelligent at the most basic level, but can form complex thoughts and emerge as a conscious individual when they combine into larger masses that communicate through chemical and electrical means. The neural net that Hunters develop enables them to be incredibly strong and very sensitive to all things within a 1,000 foot line pointing out from non-combat form, and a half sphere that extends 500 feet in combat form{{Verify_source}}. This could explain why Hunters sometimes can locate the Master Chief even when they cannot see him, or when they are facing the opposite direction. This also explains why Hunters can think and work as an effective combat unit without even using verbal communication. Hunters generally growl during battle but will sometimes talk and make remarks like the other Covenant species. Instead of using vocal chords, like other Covenant species, they vibrate their bodies to make a low rumble that is described as "more felt than heard" to produce speech.<ref name="p190+1">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', pages 190-191</ref> | ||