Editing Food nipple

{{Status|Canon}}

The '''food nipple''' is an invention of the [[Covenant]] for feeding [[Unggoy]].

==Background==
The Unggoy, having such a lowly place in Covenant society, lead an existence of servitude; feeding at these nipples is one of their very few real pleasures. Many Unggoy do not enjoy feeding from food nipples: however, they seem to put up with it because it is their main source of nutrition. They appear as a long tube with a nipple at one end to consume from. They contain a blue, bubbling paste that the Unggoy find unappetizing but nutritious.<ref name="pg54">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 54''</ref> [[Melissa McKay]] described the smell as "old socks wrapped in rotting cheese". <ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 189''</ref>

They are described as free standing food-dispensers, with long tubes and receptacles that end in a nipple that the Unggoy use to distribute the food into their gullet.{{Ref/Reuse|pg54}}

==Trivia==
*The food nipple is mentioned in the games on multiple occasions:
**The [[Thirsty Grunt]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' says "Good thing the food nipple's waiting for me back at the star ship, 'cause man, have I worked up a big, Grunty, Thirst!"
**In ''[[Halo 2]]'' on the level ''[[The Oracle]]'', after the [[Unggoy|Grunt]] says he has a bad feeling about something, another Grunt says: "You ALWAYS have bad feeling! You had bad feeling about morning food nipple!"
**The Grunt who mentions [[Flipyap]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'' also mentions that they "went to Nipple Academy" together.
**Also in ''Halo 3'', if IWHBYD is turned on, a Grunt may say: "He flees! Thank the nipple...".
**In ''Halo Infinite'', a grunt can be heard reciting poetry which ends by saying "and by the nipple's saving grace, I didn't end up dead!"

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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