- "The pack will feast on you!"
- — Brute Chieftain to John-117
A pack is a small tribal and military group of Jiralhanae led by a pack leader, usually a Captain or Captain Major. Each member of a pack is hand-picked by its leader.[1] Packs are organized under Master-Packs.[2]
Prior to the Great Schism, Covenant infantry were grouped into lances, each led by a Minor or Major Sangheili.[3] After the Sangheili left the Covenant and the Jiralhanae assumed their former places, the packs traditional to the Jiralhanae's tribal society became the most prominent infantry unit.[4]
Types
The lowest order of packs are comprised of four or five Unggoy, occasionally with two or three Kig-yar added, normally led by Jiralhanae Minors, Majors, Ultras and lower-ranked Captains in battle. A Grunt Heavy will sometimes be present to set up or man a Plasma Cannon or to operate a Shade Turret for heavy suppression.[5][citation needed]
Higher than that are all-Jiralhanae packs, led almost exclusively by higher-ranked Captains. These are mostly comprised of Minors and lower-ranked Captains, and are usually considerably larger than a mixed-race pack.[6]
At the highest echelons of the Jiralhanae pack structure are smaller packs led by Chieftains. These are usually comprised of Bodyguards and/or Stalkers, and may include lesser races, such as Special Operations Grunts.[7]
Gallery
An all-Jiralhanae pack, led by a Captain Major, prepares to disembark.
A Chieftain either watching for enemies or leading his pack in prayer.
Sources
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 194
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Arbiter
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- ^ Halo 3
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Ark
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant