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The ''' | The '''food nipple''' is an invention of the [[Covenant]] for feeding [[Unggoy]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The Unggoy, having such a lowly place in Covenant society | 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 the | 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== | ==Trivia== | ||
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**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!" | **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!" | **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 | **The Grunt who mentions [[Flipyap]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'' also mentions that they "went to [[nipple academy]] together". | ||
**Also | **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== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{mo}} | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{mo}} | *''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Food and | |||
[[Category:Food and drinks]] | |||