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{{Quote|The flying Yanme'e, simply called the Drones by some, tend to a hivelike society, eusocial and separated by castes, each with its own tasks, subject to the will of a matriarchal queen.|From the [[Zo Resken|Prophet of Clarity]]'s ''[[Notes on the History of the Covenant]]''<ref name="bc186">'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 186''</ref>}} | {{Quote|The flying Yanme'e, simply called the Drones by some, tend to a hivelike society, eusocial and separated by castes, each with its own tasks, subject to the will of a matriarchal queen.|From the [[Zo Resken|Prophet of Clarity]]'s ''[[Notes on the History of the Covenant]]''<ref name="bc186">'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 186''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Yanme'e''' ([[Latin]] ''Turpis rex'', translated to "dishonorable king"<ref name="Beast">[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=865756 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Bestiarum Latin names translated'']</ref>), simply referred to by some individuals as '''Drones'''<ref name="bc186"/> or derisively as '''Buggers''',<ref name="cftu"/> are a race of [[Sentience|sentient]], carnivorous, flight-capable insectoids.<ref name="waypointarticle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/yanme-e-drones '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Yanme'e'']</ref> The Yanme'e were formerly one of the species that made up part of the alien religious hegemony known as the [[Covenant]] | The '''Yanme'e''' ([[Latin]] ''Turpis rex'', translated to "dishonorable king"<ref name="Beast">[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=865756 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Bestiarum Latin names translated'']</ref>), simply referred to by some individuals as '''Drones'''<ref name="bc186"/> or derisively as '''Buggers''',<ref name="cftu"/> are a race of [[Sentience|sentient]], carnivorous, flight-capable insectoids.<ref name="waypointarticle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/yanme-e-drones '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Yanme'e'']</ref> The Yanme'e were formerly one of the species that made up part of the alien religious hegemony known as the [[Covenant]], having become the body's second client species in [[1112|1112 CE]]<ref name="bestiarum">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref> In combat, the Yanme'e served as mechanics and soldiers, often using their ability to fly to carry out ambushes on enemies of the Covenant.<ref name="ENC"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||