Editing Bodyguard (Covenant)

{{Status|Canon}}
[[File:BruteBodyguard.png|300px|thumb|A Jiralhanae Bodyguard with a [[leader power armor]].]]

'''Bodyguard''' is a specialty [[Covenant rank structure|role]] in the [[Covenant]]. They serve as bodyguards for high-ranking leaders and other Covenant political figures.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsCampaignHalo3.aspx?gameid=20779 '''Bungie.net:''' ''Stats'']</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

==Overview==
Bodyguards are responsible for the protection and defense of high-ranking officials as well as for the enforcement of tribal law and/or military law.<ref name="HE145">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 145''</ref>{{Ref/Quest|Id=Hi|HI|Connections|Bipbap}} 

==By species==
===Jiralhanae===
Bodyguards are responsible for the protection of their pack's [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] and other Covenant political figures as well as for the enforcement of tribal law and/or military law. Whenever there is a Chieftain nearby, one can expect to encounter Jiralhanae Bodyguards, which look very similar to [[Jiralhanae Captain|Captains]].<ref name="HE145"/> 

Jiralhanae Bodyguards wear [[Leader power armor|leader]] [[Jiralhanae power armor|power armor]] colored a pale silver-blue with a red-colored undersuit.{{Ref/Reuse|HE145}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3}} They tend to favor Covenant weapons such as the [[plasma rifle]] and [[Vostu-pattern carbine|carbine]] rather than their own native technology, but they have been seen wielding the powerful and deadly [[Type-25 Brute Shot|brute shot]] and the [[Ukala Workshop Mauler|mauler]].{{Ref/Reuse|H3}} Bodyguards are equipped with a [[bubble shield]] for additional protection and [[regenerator]]s to heal themselves in combat, on the battlefield. Jiralhanae Bodyguards utilize [[power drain]]s to interfere with all electronic equipment and the energy shields that belong to hostile forces.{{Ref/Reuse|H3}}

During the [[Battle of Installation 00]], some Jiralhanae Bodyguards served as the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s personal protectors,<ref name=H3>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> presumably replacing [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen]] whom most were killed by [[John-117]] while attempting to repel the Spartan from ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' during the [[Scramble onboard Forerunner Dreadnought]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=HU|HU|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 3|#3]]}}

===Unggoy===
The Bodyguard role was also held by the [[Unggoy]] within the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}} Most notably, [[Bipbap]], one of most dangerous Unggoy known by the [[United Nations Space Command]], was once a bodyguard for high-ranking officials within the Covenant, such as the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]], before joining the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

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File:HINF Bipbap.png|Bipbap the Vanquisher, a former Covenant Unggoy Bodyguard.
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{{Main|Unggoy Bouncer}}
Unggoy bodyguards serving within the Banished are also known as Unggoy Bouncers, to which this role is available only by special appointment. Banished leaders can make use of them to  protect the clan's leaders and assets, making the bouncer role both the greatest risk and holds the greatest prestige of any Unggoy role within the Banished and requiring only those willing to lay down their lives and guaranteeing sacrifices with ample remunerations for those in the bouncer's family. Those Unggoy wear the same [[Ultra-class armor|ultra-class]] [[Unggoy combat harness|combat harnesses]] as standard [[Unggoy Ultra]]s, albeit also equipped with personal [[Energy shielding|energy shields]], unlike most Unggoy ranks.{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=431}}

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File:HINF Banished Unggoy Bouncer.png|An Unggoy Bouncer.
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==Gameplay==
===Brute Bodyguard===
Jiralhanae Bodyguards are usually seen wielding [[Paegaas Workshop Spiker]]s, plasma rifles, Covenant carbines, maulers, and occasionally Brute shots for greater range. Despite its resemblance to a Jiralhanae Captain's armor, a Bodyguard's light, pale blue [[Jiralhanae power armor|Power Armor]] is actually only around the same strength as a [[Jiralhanae Major]]'s. On Heroic and Legendary, it only takes 1 [[Sulok-pattern beam rifle|beam rifle]] or [[SRS99D-S2 AM sniper rifle|sniper rifle]] shot to destroy their power armor, while 2 shots are required to destroy the power armor of a [[Jiralhanae Captain]] of any rank. On [[Heroic]] difficulty, it takes roughly 29 [[MA5C assault rifle]] bullets to kill a Jiralhanae Bodyguard; 10 shots to drop their shield, and an additional 19 shots to kill them.

Jiralhanae Bodyguards almost always carry one piece of equipment; a [[power drain]], [[bubble shield]], or [[regenerator]]. They seem to overwhelmingly favor the regenerator, often using it to support their Chieftain by helping to rapidly recharge his shields.

When encountering a Jiralhanae [[pack]] that is led by a Chieftain, it is standard Jiralhanae tactics for the [[Jiralhanae Minor]]s/Majors to advance on the player while the Bodyguards hang back to protect the Chieftain, even going so far as to move into the player's line of fire to shield the Chieftain with their bodies if he starts taking gunfire from long range. If the Chieftain retreats (such as during the final encounter in [[The Storm]]), the Bodyguards will also fall back with him while the remaining Unggoy and Jiralhanae remain behind to delay the player's advance. Jiralhanae Chieftains are typically accompanied by 2 to 4 Bodyguards.  

Jiralhanae Bodyguards can quickly dispatch the [[John-117|player]]'s shield with plasma rifles and maulers. Their power armor is highly susceptible to plasma-based weaponry, with the plasma rifle and the plasma pistol's overcharge shot greatly exemplifying this. As with other power armor, once disabled, its shielding will not recharge. With their helmets removed, any head shot will then quickly eliminate the Bodyguard. A single headshot from the beam rifle or sniper rifle will kill a fully armored Jiralhanae Bodyguard, even on Legendary difficulty.

===Grunt Bodyguard===
In ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', Unggoy Bodyguards are [[Unggoy]] units faced by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] in [[Warzone]] simulations. They are outfitted with [[Ultra-class armor|white]] Unggoy Heavy armor and possess weapons such as the {{Pattern|Gespu|fuel rod gun}}, [[Type-56D needler]], and [[Type-54 plasma pistol|T-54D]] ''[[Void's Tear]]s''. They are the only Grunt unit to have a personal energy shield, making them the hardest regular Grunt to kill. They appear when a Covenant boss, such as a [[Sangheili Pathfinder]] or a {{Pattern|Pnap|Goblin}}, is on the map.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5G|h5}}

==Trivia==
*An action figure was modeled after a Jiralhanae Bodyguard by [[McFarlane Toys]], the creators and manufacturers of the popular ''Halo'' action figures. It was released alongside the other figures in the sixth series. It comes with a spike grenade and a Brute Shot.<ref>[http://www.spawn.com/toys/series.aspx?series=459 '''Spawn''': ''HALO Points'']</ref>
*The regular Jiralhanae Captains and the typical Jiralhanae Bodyguard, look almost ''exactly'' the same (especially in dim lighting), but there are in fact slight differences in their power armor color and power. The Captain regulars have a violet tinge to the armor, but the Bodyguards have a more indigo color and their under-armor and garments are light crimson; however, in the heat of combat it's extremely difficult to differentiate between the two ranks. They replace the [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen]] from ''[[Halo 2]]''.

==Gallery==
===Jiralhanae===
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File:H3 Brute Bodyguards.jpg|A pair of Jiralhanae Bodyguards.
File:H3 Brute Body Guards with Maulers.jpg| A pair of Jiralhanae Bodyguards. 
File:Chieftain Brute pack.jpg|A Jiralhanae Chieftain and his Bodyguards.
File:H3 Brute Chieftain and Bodyguards.jpg|A pair of Jiralhanae Bodyguards flanking a Chieftain. 
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===Unggoy===
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File:H5G-UnggoyBodyguard&VoidsTear.png|An Unggoy Bodyguard with a [[Void's Tear]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G-UnggoyBodyguard&T58FRC.png|An Unggoy Bodyguard with a T-58 fuel rod cannon.
File:H5G-UnggoyBodyguardjumping.png|An Unggoy Bodyguard jumping on [[Attack on Sanctum]].
File:H5G-UnggoyBodyguardshields.png|An Unggoy Bodyguard's shield flaring on [[March on Stormbreak]].
File:H5G-UnggoyBodyguard&SwordT54Ghost.png|An Unggoy Bodyguard driving a Sword {{Pattern|Karo'wark|Ghost}}.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[The Babysitter]]'' {{c|Possible appearance}}
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{Jiralhanae Ranks}}
{{Unggoy Ranks}}

[[Category:Covenant ranks]]
[[Category:Unggoy culture]]