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== Description ==

Unggoy share several features with a number of [[Earth]] animals. Like primates, they walk both bipedally and with the aid of their oversized forearms. However, their bodies are armored with a hard exoskeleton like crabs and insects. Their mouths have a row of small, pointed teeth, rather like reptiles. However, the UNSC has classed them taxonomically as being most like Earth arthropods.

Unggoy share several features with a number of [[Earth]] animals. Like primates, they walk both bipedally and with the aid of their oversized forearms. However, their bodies are armored with a hard exoskeleton like crabs and insects. Their mouths have a row of small, pointed teeth, rather like reptiles. However, the UNSC has classed them taxonomically as being most like Earth arthropods. They are stronger than some covenant species, (an example of this is their ability to wield Fuel rod cannons) however they are nowhere near as strong as Sangheili or Jiralhanae.

Unggoy are typically poor warriors, being quite cowardly~~, physically weak~~ and tactically inept. When their commanders are eliminated during battle, they almost always go into a panic and scatter in random directions. However, what they lack in ability they make up for with sheer numbers, as they breed relatively quickly and, if they are focused, are actually quite accurate with their weapon. In some cases, squads of Grunts have been known to overpower careless marines. The conflict on [[Harvest]], and thus the [[Human-Covenant War]], was in part started by an Unggoy named [[Yull]] tearing apart [[Osmo|Private Osmo]]. [[Special Operations Grunts]], who wear black [[armor]], are far more tenacious than the lower tiered ones, and have even been known to carry [[Fuel Rod Guns]], which makes them extremely dangerous foes.

Unggoy are typically poor warriors, being quite cowardly and tactically inept. When their commanders are eliminated during battle, they almost always go into a panic and scatter in random directions. However, what they lack in ability they make up for with sheer numbers, as they breed relatively quickly and, if they are focused, are actually quite accurate with their weapon. In some cases, squads of Grunts have been known to overpower careless marines. The conflict on [[Harvest]], and thus the [[Human-Covenant War]], was in part started by an Unggoy named [[Yull]] tearing apart [[Osmo|Private Osmo]]. [[Special Operations Grunts]], who wear black [[armor]], are far more tenacious than the lower tiered ones, and have even been known to carry [[Fuel Rod Guns]], which makes them extremely dangerous foes.

They are unusual in the sense that they breathe [[methane]] rather than [[oxygen]]. Their combat armor/harness has an integrated methane re-breather system, as Grunts appear to be unable to survive long without methane due to asphyxiation much like humans without oxygen, yet in ''Halo 3'', knocking the methane tank off of them by forcefully assassinating will still cause them to linger around for a long period of time.

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 == Description ==
-Unggoy share several features with a number of [[Earth]] animals. Like primates, they walk both bipedally and with the aid of their oversized forearms. However, their bodies are armored with a hard exoskeleton like crabs and insects. Their mouths have a row of small, pointed teeth, rather like reptiles. However, the UNSC has classed them taxonomically as being most like Earth arthropods.
+Unggoy share several features with a number of [[Earth]] animals. Like primates, they walk both bipedally and with the aid of their oversized forearms. However, their bodies are armored with a hard exoskeleton like crabs and insects. Their mouths have a row of small, pointed teeth, rather like reptiles. However, the UNSC has classed them taxonomically as being most like Earth arthropods. They are stronger than some covenant species, (an example of this is their ability to wield Fuel rod cannons) however they are nowhere near as strong as Sangheili or Jiralhanae.
-Unggoy are typically poor warriors, being quite cowardly, physically weak and tactically inept. When their commanders are eliminated during battle, they almost always go into a panic and scatter in random directions. However, what they lack in ability they make up for with sheer numbers, as they breed relatively quickly and, if they are focused, are actually quite accurate with their weapon. In some cases, squads of Grunts have been known to overpower careless marines. The conflict on [[Harvest]], and thus the [[Human-Covenant War]], was in part started by an Unggoy named [[Yull]] tearing apart [[Osmo|Private Osmo]]. [[Special Operations Grunts]], who wear black [[armor]], are far more tenacious than the lower tiered ones, and have even been known to carry [[Fuel Rod Guns]], which makes them extremely dangerous foes.
+Unggoy are typically poor warriors, being quite cowardly and tactically inept. When their commanders are eliminated during battle, they almost always go into a panic and scatter in random directions. However, what they lack in ability they make up for with sheer numbers, as they breed relatively quickly and, if they are focused, are actually quite accurate with their weapon. In some cases, squads of Grunts have been known to overpower careless marines. The conflict on [[Harvest]], and thus the [[Human-Covenant War]], was in part started by an Unggoy named [[Yull]] tearing apart [[Osmo|Private Osmo]]. [[Special Operations Grunts]], who wear black [[armor]], are far more tenacious than the lower tiered ones, and have even been known to carry [[Fuel Rod Guns]], which makes them extremely dangerous foes.
 They are unusual in the sense that they breathe [[methane]] rather than [[oxygen]]. Their combat armor/harness has an integrated methane re-breather system, as Grunts appear to be unable to survive long without methane due to asphyxiation much like humans without oxygen, yet in ''Halo 3'', knocking the methane tank off of them by forcefully assassinating will still cause them to linger around for a long period of time.