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The '''Kig-yar Rangers''' are a specialized group of [[Kig-yar]] in the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant Navy|Navy]].

Jackal Rangers were trained as zero-gravity combat units, and wore vacuum suits, and they were used to assist the [[Sangheili Ranger]]s. They didn't wear jetpacks, and instead were equipped with surface-adhering boots, possibly magnetic, which allowed them to walk safely in zero-gravity environments.

===Operational Deployments===

The first known contact between Kig-yar Rangers and humans occurred on board ''[[This End Up]]'', a freighter attacked by ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' in [[2525]]. Following this encounter, they were deployed in combat from as early as [[2531]] until at least the [[Fall of Reach]] in late [[2552|summer 2552]].

Kig-Yar Rangers were first mentioned in the ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' during the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans']] mission to recover the [[UNSC Circumference|UNSC Circumference's]] navigation database. They are described as clad in blue space suits, carrying Kig-yar Point Defense Gauntlets and plasma pistols like their regular infantry counterparts. <ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 310''</ref> They are shown in the ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' graphic novel inside the ''[[UNSC Prophecy]]'', where they seem to wear a different suit with orange chest armor plate and purple clawed boots. They have no obvious helmets, instead being replaced by some type of energy bubble which produces oxygen for the Kig-yar to breathe. Also, they wield a different kind of weapon that is strapped to the wrists of the Kig-yar and also have no shields.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref>