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A Brute Pack lead by a Chieftain.

"The pack will feast on you!"

A pack is a term used to describe a small group of infantry led by Jiralhanae pack leaders, usually Captains or Captain Majors. Each member of a pack is hand-picked by its leader^[1], and is roughly equivalent to a Sangheili Lance. Packs are organized under Master-Packs.^[2]

Prior to the Great Schism, Covenant infantry were grouped into Lances, each led by a Minor or Major Sangheili.^[3] After the Sangheili left the Covenant, and the Jiralhanae assumed their former places as part of the Covenant Loyalists; the Lance system was replaced with the Pack system, with Jiralhanae leading these units.^[4]

Types

The lowest order of packs are comprised of four or five Unggoy, occasionally with two or three Kig-yar added, normally led by Jiralhanae Minors, Majors, Ultras and lower-ranked Captains in battle. A Grunt Heavy will sometimes be present to set up or man a Plasma Cannon or to operate a Shade Turret for heavy suppression.^[5]

Higher than that are all-Jiralhanae Packs, led almost exclusively by higher-ranked Captains. These are mostly comprised of Minors and lower-ranked Captains, and are usually considerably larger than a mixed-race pack.^[6]

At the highest echelons of the Jiralhanae pack structure are smaller Packs led by Chieftains. These are usually comprised of Bodyguards and/or Stalkers, and may include lesser races, such as Special Operations Grunts.^[7]

Trivia

Wolves and dogs also use pack tactics similar to Jiralhanae, though females are included in hunts.

Gallery

A Captain leads his Unggoy in battle.
An all-Jiralhanae pack, led by a Captain Major, prepares to disembark.
A Chieftain either watching for enemies or leading his pack in prayer.

List of appearances

Halo 2
Halo 3
Halo 3: ODST
Halo: Reach
Halo Wars
Halo: First Strike (First appearance)
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Halo: Contact Harvest
Halo Uprising
Halo: Landfall
- Halo: Combat
- Halo: Last One Standing

Sources

^ Halo: Contact Harvest
^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 194
^ Halo 2, campaign level The Arbiter
^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
^ Halo 3
^ Halo 3, campaign level The Ark
^ Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant

[1] Halo: Contact Harvest

[2] Halo: Contact Harvest, page 194

[3] Halo 2, campaign level The Arbiter

[4] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx

[5] Halo 3

[6] Halo 3, campaign level The Ark

[7] Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant

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 Higher than that are all-Jiralhanae Packs, led almost exclusively by higher-ranked [[Brute Captain|Captains]]. These are mostly comprised of Minors and lower-ranked Captains, and are usually considerably larger than a mixed-race pack.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref>
-At the highest echelons of the Jiralhanae pack structure are smaller Packs led by [[Brute Chieftain|Chieftains]]. These are usually comprised of [[Brute Bodyguard|Bodyguards]] and/or [[Stalkers]], and may include "lesser" races, such as [[Special Operations Grunt]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref>
+At the highest echelons of the Jiralhanae pack structure are smaller Packs led by [[Brute Chieftain|Chieftains]]. These are usually comprised of [[Brute Bodyguard|Bodyguards]] and/or [[Stalkers]], and may include lesser races, such as [[Special Operations Grunt]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref>
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