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{{Quote|[[Covenant|They're]] in standard formation, [[Unggoy|little bastards]] up front, [[Sangheili|big ones]] in back.|''[[Malta Station]]'' defense coordinator}}
{{Quote|[[Covenant|They're]] in standard formation, [[Unggoy|little bastards]] up front, [[Sangheili|big ones]] in back.|''[[Malta Station]]'' defense coordinator}}
[[File:Covie Lance2.jpg|thumb|A standard lance, preparing to combat [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]]]]
[[File:Covie Lance2.jpg|thumb|A standard lance, preparing to combat [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]]]]
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==Variations==
==Variations==
===Standard===
===Standard===
A lance is usually commanded by a [[Sangheili Minor]] or [[Sangheili Major|Major]], or a [[Jiralhanae Minor]] or [[Jiralhanae Major|Major]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> A lance also contains a file of four [[Unggoy Minor]]s and one [[Unggoy Major|Major]]. Sometimes, a Sangheili or Jiralhanae Major will oversee the command of three lances in a battle.
A lance is usually commanded by a [[Sangheili Minor]] or [[Sangheili Major|Major]], or a [[Jiralhanae Minor]] or [[Jiralhanae Major|Major]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> A lance also contains a file of four [[Unggoy Minor]]s and one [[Unggoy Major|Major]]. Sometimes, a Sangheili or Jiralhanae Major will oversee the command of three lances in a battle.


===Kig-yar===
===Kig-yar===
[[File:Jackals.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A portion of a [[Kig-yar]] lance.]]
[[File:Jackals.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A portion of a [[Kig-yar]] lance.]]
A lance of [[Kig-yar]] usually consists and comprises of a group of four to six Kig-yar infantry, with one or two of them being [[Kig-yar Major|Majors]] and the rest being [[Kig-yar Minor|Minors]]. Kig-yar lances are sometimes led by a Sangheili or a Jiralhanae, though this is not always the case.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Silent Cartographer (level)|The Silent Cartographer]]''</ref>
A lance of [[Kig-yar]] usually consists and comprises of a group of four to six Kig-yar infantry, with one or two of them being [[Kig-yar Major|Majors]] and the rest being [[Kig-yar Minor|Minors]]. Kig-yar lances are sometimes led by a Sangheili or a Jiralhanae, though this is not always the case.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[The Silent Cartographer (level)|The Silent Cartographer]]''</ref>


===Yanme'e===
===Yanme'e===
A lance of Yanme'e is usually nothing more than a swarm of around a dozen or so soldiers. As they are very mobile and constantly airborne, [[Yanme'e]] lances don't need to be commanded by a Sangheili. In ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'', no leader can be distinguished within them<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Outskirts (level)|Outskirts]]''</ref>.[[File:Incoming32001200.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A Yanme'e lance swarm in the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level [[Outskirts (level)|Outskirts]].]]
[[File:Incoming32001200.jpg|thumb|150px|right|A Yanme'e lance swarm in [[Old Mombasa]].]]
A lance of Yanme'e is usually nothing more than a swarm of around a dozen or so soldiers. As they are very mobile and constantly airborne, [[Yanme'e]] lances don't need to be commanded by a Sangheili. In ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'', no leader can be distinguished within them<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Outskirts (level)|Outskirts]]''</ref>.
 
===Jiralhanae===
[[File:1223827034 Brute group.jpg|thumb|175px|right|A pack led by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]].]]
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When a lance of Jiralhanae form, they form a pack instead. A Jiralhanae pack is usually led by [[Jiralhanae Captain]] or [[Jiralhanae Captain Major|Captain Major]]. A pack is the Jiralhanae counterpart of the Sangheili lance, which was replaced by the pack system after the [[Great Schism|Elites left the Covenant]].


===Science Lance===
===Science Lance===