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The Unggoy homeworld of [[Balaho]] is a temperate, swampy planet with a [[methane]] atmosphere and naturally occurring pillars of fire. The planet is orbited by two [[natural satellite]]s: [[Buwan]] and [[Padpad]]. A cold planet, temperatures on Balaho range from -33°C to 5°C (-27°F to 41°F).<ref name="Bestiarum"/> The cold season of their planet makes them highly covet any source of warmth and light they can find, mainly due to the "[[Blue Death|blue death]]".<ref name="goo237"/> The planet is still in process of recovery from a global ecological collapse before the activation of the Halo Array due to over-industrialization caused by the Unggoy at the time.<ref name="Bestiarum"/> | The Unggoy homeworld of [[Balaho]] is a temperate, swampy planet with a [[methane]] atmosphere and naturally occurring pillars of fire. The planet is orbited by two [[natural satellite]]s: [[Buwan]] and [[Padpad]]. A cold planet, temperatures on Balaho range from -33°C to 5°C (-27°F to 41°F).<ref name="Bestiarum"/> The cold season of their planet makes them highly covet any source of warmth and light they can find, mainly due to the "[[Blue Death|blue death]]".<ref name="goo237"/> The planet is still in process of recovery from a global ecological collapse before the activation of the Halo Array due to over-industrialization caused by the Unggoy at the time.<ref name="Bestiarum"/> | ||
Since their natural environment has a methane atmosphere, Unggoy require [[methane tank]]s and breathing apparatus with them whenever they travel into areas without high levels of methane in the air. Since all the other races of the [[Covenant]] | Since their natural environment has a methane atmosphere, Unggoy require [[methane tank]]s and breathing apparatus with them whenever they travel into areas without high levels of methane in the air. Since all the other races of the [[Covenant]] (as well as [[human]]ity) breathe [[oxygen]], the Unggoy find themselves wearing breathing masks more often than not.<ref name="Flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page ???''</ref> They sometimes inhabit large [[Atmosphere pit|environment domes]] that have airlocks and methane filters for them to breathe while not in armor,<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 60''</ref> while those in military service often restock their methane reserves at [[methane recharge station|battlefield recharge station]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 303''</ref> Unggoy have high-pitched and squeaky voices, possibly due to the different resonating properties of methane gas. | ||
Unggoy populations also inhabit colonies of the former [[Covenant]]; a number of such worlds fallen under the control of the [[Banished]]. On Balaho, the harsh environment of the planet typically weeds out psychologically aberrant individuals. On more hospitable worlds, however, Unggoy populations are able to grow without this natural culling process. The Banished take advantage of this, drawing psychotic and fanatical Unggoy specimens from these colonies to serve in their [[Suicide Unggoy|suicide squads]].<ref name="CFI96">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-art-of-war-s '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder Issue 96 - THE ART OF WAR(S)'']</ref> | Unggoy populations also inhabit colonies of the former [[Covenant]]; a number of such worlds have fallen under the control of the [[Banished]]. On Balaho, the harsh environment of the planet typically weeds out psychologically aberrant individuals. On more hospitable worlds, however, Unggoy populations are able to grow without this natural culling process. The Banished take advantage of this, drawing psychotic and fanatical Unggoy specimens from these colonies to serve in their [[Suicide Unggoy|suicide squads]].<ref name="CFI96">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-art-of-war-s '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder Issue 96 - THE ART OF WAR(S)'']</ref> | ||
==Military structure== | ==Military structure== | ||