Editing The Covenant on Reach

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'''The Covenant on Reach''' is a short [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]] documentary uploaded to [[Halo Waypoint]] in [[2010]].<!--{{Ref/Site|Id=Blog|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/events/video/the-long-road-home/f99d83df-50e2-4b77-8cc2-96df1a107956|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Covenant on Reach|D=19|M=11|Y=2010}}-->

==Blog transcript==
The following is a transcript of the original blog posted to [[Halo Waypoint]] to serve as context for the video.<!--{{Ref/Reuse|Blog}}-->

==Video transcript==
The Covenant is an empire composed of a variety of distinctive groups and organisations including [[Covenant military|a military force]] so powerful that they have pushed our species to the brink of extinction. We've been losing [[Human-Covenant War|this war]] for 27 years. First it was the [[Outer Colonies]], all of them gone, all of them reduced to ash. Then came the [[Inner Colonies]], crushed one by one, each step of the way drawing nearer to the planet [[Earth]]. Now they're on [[Reach]], the last offense before [[human]]ity's home planet, and the Covenant have brought [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence|a force]] unlike anything we've ever seen.

In the lowest tier and in the highest numbers are the [[Unggoy]], better known as Grunts - the primary infantry force within the Covenant military. Almost always sent en masse, Grunts are intended to flood and overwhelm their enemies byu sheer numbers. But some units even required to commit suicide if enemy lives can be claimed in the process. [[Yanme'e]], or Drones, also use numbers to overwhelm their enemies since individually their frail frames offer little to no threat against a well-armed combatant. They attack primarily from the air. There are large numbers engulfing their enemies from every possible angle. 

Deployed for exploration and research are the [[Huragok]], also known as Engineers. Though much remains unknown of this species, they appear to be artificial in nature. neutral in affilication and largely harmeless apart from their ability to augment any Covenant armour located within their proximity. The [[Kig-Yar]], on the other hand, represent a significant and diversified fighting force within the Covenant military. Their distribution serves not only scouting and reconnaissance roles. but active infantry groups with leadership over other species on occaision. Within the Kig-Yar species are two distinct classes, colloquially they are referred to as Jackals and [[T'vaoan|Skirmishers]] - the former being more common, slightly weaker, and usually seen bearing an [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet|energy shield gauntlet]]. Skirmishers, on the other hand, are swift, agile, and somewhat more reislient with visibly distinctive features sepraratting them from their same species cousins. In contrast to the smaller and lower-tier Covenant units are the [[Mgalekgolo]], or Hunters, formed from the [[Lekgolo]] eels of the planet [[Te]]. Hunters are enormous and powerful, with no other equal within the Covenant in terms of size and potency. Hunters are always seen in pars, a bond reflecting their deeply social but distinctly alien culture. 

Relatively new to the Covenant are [[Jiralhanae]], or Brutes, a vicious species which though involved in the highly-classified [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] between the humans and Covenant, have been rare in their deployment. The Brutes offer a vicious and rapacious fighting contingent to the Covenant arsenal, with a history of being deployed into area with high [[civilian]] populations as a genocidal weapon more than an occupational entity since their species is known for acts of abject horror and cruelty such as torture, and even consumption of humans. They have not only become a physical threat, but a psychological one as well.

At the head of the Covenant's military war machine are the [[Sangheili]] - the Elites. Though they are known for their own brand of brutality, they are far more cunning than any other species in the Covenant, rightfully giving them their position and authority. Sangheili are deployed in a variety of ways, from individual squad leaders to high-ranking [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot classes]] as extension of their culture's appreciation for warfare. While the full extent of the Covenant's intentions on Reach remain unknown, it is assumed that once they've found what they're looking for, they'll unleash complete and total devastation on the planet. Humanity's hope for survival can be found on the surface of Reach with the men and women who will give their lives to not only free the planet from the iron grip of the Covenant, but in doing so, give hope to what may be the last, fleeting, breath of human existence.


==See also==
*[[Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Universe/Events]]

==External links==
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