Editing Heretic Unggoy

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|name=Heretic Unggoy
|image=[[Image:Heretic grunts.jpg|300px]]
|species=[[Unggoy]]
|weapons=*[[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]]
*[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]]
*[[Type-52 Directed Energy Support Weapon|Plasma Cannon]]
*[[Shade|Shielded Plasma Cannon]]
*[[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma Grenade]]
|equipment=[[Unggoy Combat Harness]]
|vehicles=
|missions=Defense
|role=*Footsoldiers
*Scouts
|notable=
|affiliation=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], later [[Heretics]]
}}

'''Heretic Unggoy''' are Unggoy that have rebelled against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant's]] [[San 'Shyuum|Prophets]] and their [[Great Journey|religion]].

==Summary==
The Heretic Unggoy followed their [[Heretic Sangheili|Sangheili organizers]] in a rebellion against the Covenant's Prophets. They started as members of an artifact retrieval group led by the Elite [[Sesa 'Refumee]]. When he and his Sangheili chose to rebel against the High Council after being informed of [[Halo Array|Halo]]'s true purpose by [[343 Guilty Spark]], the Unggoy in his command followed them. They do what they can to stand out from their enemies the Covenant, especially other Unggoy.

==Appearance==
These Unggoy have different methane tubes than their non-Heretic counterparts. They have just two blue-white glowing round tubes, instead of the pointed-pyramid shape. Another feature of the Heretic Unggoy armor is a small mouth-breather that exposes an Unggoy's teeth.

Unlike the armor of the Heretic Sangheili, there is only one uniform color for the Unggoy's armor, which is a shining, golden-brown. Because of this, there is no hierarchy or ranking system, and Heretic Unggoy are inferior only to Heretic Sangheili.

They're seen only in the levels [[The Arbiter]] and [[The Oracle|Oracle]], both of which are featured in ''[[Halo 2]]''.

==Combat==
Heretic Unggoy fight differently than the Covenant-loyal Grunts normally encountered by one fact: They never try to escape, even during [[Easy]] difficulty. The only exception to this rule is when a Heretic Unggoy is stuck with a [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma Grenade]], needles, or otherwise knows it will soon die; even then, they will run towards you, setting the precedent for Kamikazes in ''Halo 3''.

They are also superior to their average Covenant counterparts (Minor and Major Unggoy) by their equipment and usage thereof (though the Ultra Grunts and Spec Ops are equally skilled if not more). They almost always use [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needlers]], or occasionally [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Guns]], but never the weak, inaccurate [[Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol|Plasma Pistol]] that is so often overused by [[Unggoy Minor|their counterparts]]. They also try to set up turrets sometimes like Spec-Ops (or "Heavy") Unggoy. Beware, their skill with the Needler is unchallenged; they fire incredibly quickly, accurately, and reload when taking cover. They are also very good with their plasma grenades, capable of sticking unsuspecting Spec Ops Elites frequently.

Judging by the fact they always wield [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needlers]] or [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Guns]], it indicates that they are better treated than their Covenant counterparts, and are not used as cannon fodder.

They are also far harder to kill than the average [[Unggoy]]. Any Heretic Unggoy can take as much damage as an [[Unggoy Major]]. They do not come in ranks, and all have the same life and intelligence as each other. The only difference in difficulty facing them is the weapons they carry. Depending on what weapon you are better against will usually depend on how hard it is to beat the Unggoy. In combat, Covenant Unggoy will usually be encountered in groups of four or ''more'', where as the Heretic Unggoy are normally in smaller groups, of about four or ''less''. Heretic Unggoy are also harder to melee because of the reduced size of their methane tanks. In fact, in [[Legendary]], they can take as many body shots as you can. They are still vulnerable to high-power weapons like the Energy Sword, and rapid-fire weapons like the Needler or Sentinel Beam.

Their intelligence also shows that they are well trained and well educated by their Heretic leaders.

==Trivia==
*The Heretic Unggoy are one of the least used Bipeds in the ''Halo'' trilogy along with Heretic Sangheili, as they appear only in two levels: [[The Arbiter]] and [[The Oracle]], both in ''Halo 2''.
*Perhaps the superior skills and tenacity of these Unggoy compared to regular Covenant Unggoy are a small example of what Grunts were capable of in the [[Unggoy Rebellion]].
*This is the first Grunt model to give a glimpse of what an Unggoy's face looked like behind the mask. It wasn't until ''Halo 3'' that the face could be exposed fully in gameplay however.
*Heretic Grunts will never run away. Despite that, they still say things like "Leader dead run away!"

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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