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|species=[[Yanme'e]] | |species=[[Yanme'e]] | ||
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{{Quote|The Queens are scary smart if ONI records are accurate, but they don't think much like humans. Or much like any other Covenant species, for that matter.|Spartan Tedra Grant<ref name="osfm170">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 170</ref>}} | {{Quote|The Queens are scary smart if ONI records are accurate, but they don't think much like humans. Or much like any other Covenant species, for that matter.|Spartan Tedra Grant<ref name="osfm170">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 170</ref>}} | ||
A '''Hive Queen''',<ref name="bc216">''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'', p. 216</ref> commonly referred to simply as a '''queen''', is the matriarchal ruling caste of a [[Yanme'e]] hive. Yanme'e queens are extremely large, with elongated, distended abdomens and thick legs, requiring the support of subservient males carrying them on cushioned litter for transport.<ref name="ch381">''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', p. 381</ref><ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/yanme-e-drones '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Yanme'e'']</ref> | A '''Hive Queen''',<ref name="bc216">''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'', p. 216</ref> commonly referred to simply as a '''queen''', is the matriarchal ruling caste of a [[Yanme'e]] hive. Yanme'e queens are extremely large, with elongated, distended abdomens and thick legs, requiring the support of subservient males carrying them on cushioned litter for transport.<ref name="ch381">''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', p. 381</ref><ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/yanme-e-drones '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Yanme'e'']</ref> The morphology of various queens can vary greatly by individual or hive lineage.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=204}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Queens are eerily smart, according to records of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. Their cognitive process is unlike that of any other species in the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''</ref> | Queens are eerily smart, according to records of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. Their cognitive process is unlike that of any other species in the Covenant.<ref>''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:Enc22 Concept Yanme'eQueen.jpg|Concept sketches of a Yanme'e queen for the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]'', showing various inspirations for its design. | |||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||