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{{Quote|When in doubt, flee.|Unggoy philosophy<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''': ''page 144''</ref>}} | {{Quote|When in doubt, flee.|Unggoy philosophy<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''': ''page 144''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Unggoy'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 191 - ''"Unggoy: the Elite name for the Grunt race."''</ref> (Latin, ''Monachus frigus'', meaning "cold monk") are a species of squat bipedal arthropods in the unified races of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. They are the lowest-ranking species in the hierarchy, and are frequently mistreated by almost every higher-ranking race ([[Sangheili | The '''Unggoy'''<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 191 - ''"Unggoy: the Elite name for the Grunt race."''</ref> (Latin, ''Monachus frigus'', meaning "cold monk") are a species of squat bipedal arthropods in the unified races of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. They are the lowest-ranking species in the hierarchy, and are frequently mistreated by almost every higher-ranking race ([[Sangheili]], [[Jiralhanae]], [[Kig-yar]]). Unggoy are primarily used as laborers or, in combat situations, cannon fodder. They are one of the later races to be introduced into the Covenant, and were either the second or third Covenant species to be encountered by [[human]]s. They are referred to as '''Grunts''' by humans, mainly because they are considered weak compared to their superiors and also because they perform the majority of the labor required by the Covenant. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Induction into the Covenant=== | ===Induction into the Covenant=== | ||
Grunts were the sixth client race to be integrated into the Covenant, not including [[San 'Shyuum | Grunts were the sixth client race to be integrated into the Covenant, not including [[San 'Shyuum]] and Sangheili, about 411 years before the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], roughly coming to their indoctrination in [[2142]] on the [[Military Calendar|military calendar]]. [[Balaho]], the Unggoy homeworld, was devastated by the collapse of its biosphere due to massive global overindustrialization that occurred even before the activation of the [[Halo Array]], and indications are that while the Unggoy had once achieved a [[Technological Achievement Tiers|Tier 4]] society, by the time of their discovery by the Covenant they had yet to return to such a state.<ref name=Bestiarum>'''[[Bestiarum]]'''</ref> | ||
While they are essentially a slave race, the Unggoy have managed to largely retain their cultural identities, and have rebelled in the past more than [[Sixteenth Unggoy Disobedience|once]]. Being the lowest-ranked species of the Covenant, they are bitter rivals with the [[Kig-yar]], who are also low-ranked. The higher-ranking races of the Covenant have often ignored this rivalry. The breaking point came when [[Prophet of Truth|a junior staffer]] in the [[Ministry of Concert]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''Page 150''</ref> discovered evidence of the Kig-yar planning to poison recreational narcotics the Unggoy enjoyed, which would have left them sterile, but the [[High Council]] refused to investigate the matter. The rising tensions with the Kig-yar and the general disinterest from the other Covenant races led to an [[Unggoy Rebellion]] in [[2462]]. While the rebellion was ultimately put down thanks to an [[Arbiter]] and the near-[[glassing]] of the [[Balaho|Unggoy homeworld]], the Unggoy proved that they were not the cowards they had been long deemed, and could indeed be vicious fighters when provoked. After the uprising's conclusion, as was their tradition, the Sangheili forgave the surviving Unggoy and allowed them to enter the [[Covenant military]] as armed infantry units, rather than the unarmed cannon fodder as which they had previously served.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 142, 153''</ref> | While they are essentially a slave race, the Unggoy have managed to largely retain their cultural identities, and have rebelled in the past more than [[Sixteenth Unggoy Disobedience|once]]. Being the lowest-ranked species of the Covenant, they are bitter rivals with the [[Kig-yar]], who are also low-ranked. The higher-ranking races of the Covenant have often ignored this rivalry. The breaking point came when [[Prophet of Truth|a junior staffer]] in the [[Ministry of Concert]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''Page 150''</ref> discovered evidence of the Kig-yar planning to poison recreational narcotics the Unggoy enjoyed, which would have left them sterile, but the [[High Council]] refused to investigate the matter. The rising tensions with the Kig-yar and the general disinterest from the other Covenant races led to an [[Unggoy Rebellion]] in [[2462]]. While the rebellion was ultimately put down thanks to an [[Arbiter]] and the near-[[glassing]] of the [[Balaho|Unggoy homeworld]], the Unggoy proved that they were not the cowards they had been long deemed, and could indeed be vicious fighters when provoked. After the uprising's conclusion, as was their tradition, the Sangheili forgave the surviving Unggoy and allowed them to enter the [[Covenant military]] as armed infantry units, rather than the unarmed cannon fodder as which they had previously served.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 142, 153''</ref> | ||