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{{Unit infobox|variant=Cov
{{Unit infobox
|name=Minor
|variant=Cov
|image=[[File:HReach - Unggoy.png|265px]]
|name=Unggoy Minor
|image=[[File:H2A Unggoy.png|265px]]
|species=[[Unggoy]]
|species=[[Unggoy]]
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]<br>
|affiliation=*[[Covenant]], [[covenant separatists]]
[[Swords of Sanghelios]]<br>
,[[Merg Vol's Covenant]] <br> [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]
[[Merg Vol's Covenant faction]]
|branch=
|branch=
|mission=Foot soldiers, cannon fodder
|mission=Infantry; Cannon fodder
|armament=[[Type-1 plasma grenade]]
|armament=
<br>[[Type-25 plasma pistol]]
|equipment=[[Unggoy combat harness|Combat harness]]
<br>[[Type-33 Needler]]
|notable=*[[Bapap]]
<br>[[Type-42 plasma cannon]]
*[[Flim]]
<br>[[Type-52 plasma cannon]]
*[[Gagaw]]
|equipment=[[Unggoy combat harness]]
*[[Guff]]
|notable=[[Guff]]
*[[Jubub]]
<br>[[Bapap]]
*[[Yull]]
<br>[[Flim]]
*[[Zawaz]]
<br>[[Gagaw]]
<br>[[Jubub]]
<br>[[Yull]]
<br>[[Zawaz]]
}}
}}


The '''Unggoy Minor''' is the lowest [[Unggoy]] rank in the [[Covenant military]]. They are the rough equivalent of the [[UNSC]] [[private]].<ref> '''Halo Encyclopedia''', pages 142-143 </ref><ref> '''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', page 87 </ref> Unggoy Minors continued to serve in [[Thel 'Vadam]]'s [[Swords of Sanghelios]] and [[Merg Vol]]'s [[Merg Vol's Covenant faction|reformed Covenant faction]] following the Covenant's dissolution.
'''Minor''' was the lowest rank bestowed upon [[Unggoy]] in the [[Covenant]]'s [[Covenant military|military]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', pages 142-143</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', page 87</ref> The rank of Minor was also used by several [[Covenant remnants|remnants]] of the Covenant after its fragmentation.


== Description ==
==History==
Minors are the lowest rank in the [[Covenant military]] ranking system for the Unggoy, essentially being little more than cannon fodder. Bearing [[methane tank|orange methane breathers]] and [[Unggoy combat harness|light-armored harness]], the [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]] often send them into battle with little or no remorse. Minors exhibit various combat behaviors when their commander is killed; the most common combat behavior being to simply retreat and seek cover, or arming themselves with plasma grenades and attempting to perform a [[suicide attack]] by charging towards the enemy.  
Minors were considered the lowest-ranking of Unggoy in the Covenant's war machine for many years. Minors saw action in a myriad of theaters during the decades-long [[Human-Covenant War]], during which time they would typically be treated as expendable cannon fodder. In the conflict's final year, Unggoy Minors fought in during the [[Fall of Reach]], the [[Battle of Installation 04]], the [[Battle for Earth]], the [[Battle of Installation 05]], and the [[Battle of Installation 00]]. When the [[Great Schism]] broke out, Minors found themselves falling on a number of different sides of fighting, often in accordance with the wishes of their superiors at the time. After the war's conclusion, large numbers of Unggoy Minors fought on behalf of [[Merg Vol's Covenant]] during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in [[2554]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''</ref> Although Minors were not prevalent in [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]], they were employed by the faction during the [[Battle of Installation 03]] in [[2557]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''</ref>
 
The [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|post-war Covenant]] equivalent, and successor, is the [[Unggoy Storm]] rank. They are given a different combat harness, although they perform mostly the same tasks.


==Equipment==
==Equipment==
{{Expand-section}}
Unggoy Minors were usually sent into combat with very little in the way of equipment. They wore simple, orange-colored [[Unggoy combat harness|combat harness]]es with either a pyramidal or a more smooth, less pointed [[methane tank]]. Minors were often equipped with [[Type-25 plasma pistol]]s or [[Type-33 needler]]s, but on occasion they were given {{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}}s. It was also not uncommon for an Unggoy minor to carry {{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}s.  
 
== Gameplay ==
They are one of the most common enemies, rivaled only by the [[Flood]] [[Flood infection forms|infection forms]]. However, on higher difficulties, such as [[Heroic]] and [[Legendary]], they became somewhat uncommon, mostly replaced with [[Unggoy Major]]s and [[Unggoy Ultra|Ultras]].
{{Expand-section}}
 
==Trivia==
*Unggoy Minors are the most common unit encountered by the player in every ''Halo'' game in any difficulty.
*Minor Grunts usually do not throw [[Type-1 plasma grenade|plasma grenades]], but when they do, they sometimes throw them at point-blank range and accidentally kill themselves instead of the player. This is true and becomes much more dangerous when the [[Catch]] skull is activated.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HCE-GruntMinor.png|A Grunt Minor from ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:HCE-GruntMinor.png|An Unggoy Minor in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
File:HCEA-GruntMinor-crop.png|A Grunt Minor in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.
File:Halo2-GruntMinor-EarlyRender1.jpg|An early render of an Unggoy Minor in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
File:Halo2-GruntMinor.png|In-game view of a Grunt Minor from ''Halo 2''.
File:Halo2-GruntMinor-EarlyRender2.jpg|An Unggoy Minor without his mask in ''Halo 2''.
File:Halo2-GruntMinor-EarlyRender1.jpg|An early render of a Grunt Minor in ''Halo 2''.
File:Halo2-GruntMinor.png|An Unggoy Minor on ''[[High Charity]]'' in ''Halo 2''.
File:Halo2-GruntMinor-EarlyRender2.jpg|A Grunt Minor without his mask in ''Halo 2''.
File:GruntMinorCutout.png|An Unggoy Minor in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
File:GruntMinorCutout.png|A Grunt Minor from ''Halo 3''.
File:HTMCC H3 GruntPlush Backpack Icon.png|An Unggoy Minor backpack in the ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' version of ''Halo 3''.
File:H2A-UnggoyMinors-Screen.jpg|Screenshot of a pair of Grunt Minors in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.
File:HBL-Bestthingever.png|A [[Mgalekgolo]] carrying three Unggoy Minors during the [[Battle of Line Installation 1-4]] in ''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''.
File:H2A - Grunt on Shade.jpg|A Minor manning a [[Type-27 Shade]].
File:HReach - Unggoy.png|An Unggoy Minor in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:HCEA-GruntMinor-crop.png|An Unggoy Minor on board the [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|''Pillar of Autumn'']] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.
File:H2A GruntMinor Render.jpg|An Unggoy Minor model built by [[Blur Studio]] for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''{{'}}s cutscenes.
File:H2A-UnggoyMinors-Screen.jpg|A pair of Unggoy Minors on ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]'' during the [[Battle of Earth]].
File:H2A - Grunt on Shade.jpg|An Unggoy Minor manning a {{Pattern|Eeo'Pimu|Shade}}.
File:H2A - Mean Jackal.jpg|An Unggoy Minor is teased by a [[Kig-Yar]].
File:H2A - Mean Jackal.jpg|An Unggoy Minor is teased by a [[Kig-Yar]].
File:H2A Beach - Elite and Grunt.jpg|An Unggoy Minor abused by a [[Special Operations Sangheili]].
File:H2A Beach - Elite and Grunt.jpg|An Unggoy Minor abused by a [[Special Operations Sangheili]].
File:H2A Beamish cameo.jpg|Unggoy Minors rioting on ''[[High Charity]]''.
File:HLC Icons 3.png|A figure of [[John-117]] hopping over an Unggoy Minor in the third [[Halo Legendary Crate]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
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*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
{{col-2}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]'' {{c|Possible appearance}}
**''[[The Babysitter]]''
**''[[The Babysitter]]''
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
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*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''
{{col-end}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


{{Unggoy Ranks}}
{{Unggoy Ranks}}
[[Category:Unggoy]]
[[Category:Unggoy culture]]

Latest revision as of 14:35, July 25, 2024

Unggoy Minor
H2A Unggoy.png

Function:

Infantry; Cannon fodder

Species:

Unggoy

Affiliation:

,Merg Vol's Covenant
Jul 'Mdama's Covenant

Notable individuals:

 

Minor was the lowest rank bestowed upon Unggoy in the Covenant's military.[1][2] The rank of Minor was also used by several remnants of the Covenant after its fragmentation.

History[edit]

Minors were considered the lowest-ranking of Unggoy in the Covenant's war machine for many years. Minors saw action in a myriad of theaters during the decades-long Human-Covenant War, during which time they would typically be treated as expendable cannon fodder. In the conflict's final year, Unggoy Minors fought in during the Fall of Reach, the Battle of Installation 04, the Battle for Earth, the Battle of Installation 05, and the Battle of Installation 00. When the Great Schism broke out, Minors found themselves falling on a number of different sides of fighting, often in accordance with the wishes of their superiors at the time. After the war's conclusion, large numbers of Unggoy Minors fought on behalf of Merg Vol's Covenant during the Battle of Draetheus V in 2554.[3] Although Minors were not prevalent in Jul 'Mdama's Covenant, they were employed by the faction during the Battle of Installation 03 in 2557.[4]

Equipment[edit]

Unggoy Minors were usually sent into combat with very little in the way of equipment. They wore simple, orange-colored combat harnesses with either a pyramidal or a more smooth, less pointed methane tank. Minors were often equipped with Type-25 plasma pistols or Type-33 needlers, but on occasion they were given Pez'tk-pattern fuel rod guns. It was also not uncommon for an Unggoy minor to carry Anskum-pattern plasma grenades.

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, pages 142-143
  2. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 87
  3. '^ Halo: Spartan Assault
  4. '^ Halo: Spartan Strike

v • d • e
 
Unggoy ranks and titles
Infantry
Minor • Major • Ultra
Specialists
Other

Banished — Conscript • Mob • Prowling • Bloodfuel • Assault • Mule • Suicide • Heavy • Ultra • Bouncer • Jockey • Thrall-taskmaster • Commander • High Sumpter

Yapyap's rebellion — Cannon Fodder • Heavy • Rider • Jockey
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