Kig-Yar Storm

Storm
Function:	Ground assault, defense, recon
Species:	Kig-Yar (Ibie'shan)
Affiliation:	Covenant Covenant remnants Jul 'Mdama's Covenant; Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group; ;

Storm was an infrequent specialist combat role for Kig-Yar serving in the Covenant, and later became widespread among the various Covenant remnants, acting as shock troopers.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Description

While Kig-Yar Storm were shock troops in the original Covenant, post-war they fill virtually the same role as Kig-Yar Minors.

Equipment

The Kig-Yar Storm combat harness can be found in red, turquoise, and orange. Their Kig-Yar point defense gauntlets are purple. During the Battle of Requiem and the Requiem Campaign Kig-Yar Storm commonly fielded Type-25 plasma pistols and Type-33 needlers,^[4] while sometimes using Type-51 carbines.^[5] By October 2558, Storm units had switched to the Type-54D plasma pistol and Type-56D needler as their primary weapons.^[6]

Gameplay

Kig-Yar Storm are relatively easy to defeat by using a precision weapon such as the Type-51 carbine or the M395 DMR to aim between the gaps in their point defense gauntlets. They can also be easily brought down using an overcharged Type-25 plasma pistol shot to the shield, followed by a precision headshot. At close range, they can be killed with one or two melee strikes.

Gallery

Concepts of the Kig-Yar Storm in Halo 4.
Concept art of a Kig-Yar head in Halo 4.
Alternate view of the Kig-Yar Storm.
Render of a Kig-Yar Storm.
Another render of a Kig-Yar Storm in Halo 4.
A red Kig-Yar Storm from Halo 4.
A Kig-Yar Storm and a pair of Unggoy Imperials in Spartan Ops.
A Kig-Yar Storm in Spartan Ops.
Kig-Yar Storm working with Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group.
A Kig-Yar Storm battling Gabriel Thorne on the cover of Halo: Escalation #11.
A Kig-Yar Storm aboard the Unrelenting during the Battle of Chi Ceti in Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series.
Kig-Yar Storm getting Spartan charged by Jameson Locke.
Profile of a Kig-Yar Storm in Halo 5: Guardians.
A Kig-Yar Storm on Escape from ARC.
Dead Kig-Yar Storm in Forge.
A Kig-Yar Storm in Halo: Recruit.