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- "A new species joins the familiar antagonists: a cousin of the Jackals called the Skirmishers, who are deadly and cunning enemies who attack in packs and flank secured positions."
- — Game Informer, February 2010[1]
The Skirmisher is a species related to the Kig-Yar.
The Covenant uses them as close-range combatants, attacking in packs and using flanking tactics. Physically, they seem to be similar to the normal Jackals, but their heads are very different.