Editing Unggoy combat harness

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[[File:HReach - Unggoy.png|thumb|An [[Unggoy Minor]] in his Combat Harness.]]

The '''Unggoy combat harness '''is a type of body armor and environmental suit issued to the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]'s [[Unggoy]] warriors. It provides basic protection from hostile fire and the elements and is also equipped with a breathing apparatus for the Unggoy.

===Breathing Apparatus===

The gas is stored in extremely cold tanks inside the suit, and is provided to the user through a breathing mask that covers over half of the alien's head. The backpack attached to a Grunt's back contains a [[Methane Tank]]. Attached to every Grunt's wrist is a readout (measured in Covenant [[units]]) of the amount of methane left in the Grunt's pack.<ref name="Flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref> When the tank gets low, a [[Atmosphere Pit|resupply]] of methane must be found quickly or the Grunt will suffocate. The suit also displays the color of the Grunt's rank. The breathing mask of the Unggoy also makes speech difficult for them, as it muffles their words.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page ??''</ref>

In ''[[Halo 3]]'', both the breathing mask and backpack component of the suit can be knocked off while the Grunt is still alive or dead; this causes the Grunt to suffocate if still alive. If the actual breathing mask is knocked off of the Grunt, it will begin to suffocate, running in circles desperately until dropping dead from asphyxiation. It is interesting to note that in ''Halo 3'', even if Grunts lose their methane tank on their back, they can continue fighting without suffocating. This may mean that there is emergency [[methane]], stored inside their combat harness. However, this is more likely just for gameplay reasons. It can also be removed by projectiles and explosions. Even though a grenade can rip off the breathing mask in ''Halo 3'', you cannot see the mask come off but you can see methane rise in the air.

In addition to its life support role, it is equipped with armor. This armor can withstand limited amounts of fire, especially from energy weapons. The [[M6D]] is capable of easily cracking through the armor and is considered by some to be the standard weapon for such actions.<ref name="Flood"/> The armor piercing rounds of the [[Assault Rifle]] are also potent weapons against the harness. As well as defending against projectiles and [[plasma]], it prevents a limited amount of fall damage to its user, like its [[Sangheili combat harness|Sangheili counterpart]]. Despite this, most variants are vastly inferior to the other types of armor adorned and used by the Covenant, no doubt due to the costs required to produce the suits for the extremely large population of Unggoy soldiers. Some variants are also equipped with helmets, [[Active Camouflage]] and a methane-filled breathing apparatus.

The visual appearance of the Unggoy Combat Harness has changed considerably every time it has appeared in fiction; this has led to confusion as to whether or not these are separate variants or if the differences are simply aesthetic in nature.  

In [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], there was a variant with a partially curled-back methane tank, along with a larger methane rebreather. This variant is commonly referred to by fans as "curl-backs". This variant is absent in newer titles. In [[Halo Wars]], the combat harness used by [[Ripa 'Moramee]]'s [[Suicide Grunts]] use cylinder-like methane tanks and goggle-like rebreathers. In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the design of the harness varies greatly between different Unggoy ranks. Along with the traditional combat harness, which is now worn exclusively by ''[[Unggoy Minor]]''.  

The first variant is a two-pronged methane tank used by both [[Unggoy Majors]] and [[Special Operations Unggoy]]. [[Urk]] -a member of Bungie- joked about this variant, calling them "[[wikia:c:transformers:Starscream (G1)|Starscreams]]" for their spires.

The second variant is features a cylindrical methane tank that is worn by [[Unggoy Heavies]] and [[Unggoy Ultras]]. While similar to the ones used by [[Halo Wars]]' [[Suicide Grunts]], it is still otherwise a different variant.

[[Unggoy Heavies]], [[Special Operations Unggoy]] and [[Unggoy Ultras]] wear rebreathers that fully cover their faces (the Ultras wear actual helmets). While the former two's masks appear similar to [[human]] gas masks, the latter looks similar to the [[wikia:c:masseffect:Armor Customization|Mass Effect's Death Mask]]. Unggoy Ultra helmets offer more protection than normal masks, capable blocking an entire [[headshot]] before falling off.

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File:Grunt-transparent.png|An Unggoy Minor in its combat harness.

File:Heretic grunts.jpg|A [[Heretic Unggoy]]'s suit.

File:Grunt Air Mask.jpg|The standard methane breathing face mask.

File:Curlback.png|'Curl-back' Unggoy at the ready.

File:Unggoy - Concept.gif|Concept art of the Unggoy combat harness.

File:Halo Reach - Unggoy.png|An [[Unggoy Ultra]]'s harness.

File:HReach - SpecOps Unggoy.png|The [[Special Operations Unggoy|SpecOps Unggoy]] combat harness.

File:HReach - Heavy Unggoy.png|An [[Unggoy Heavy]].

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