Kig-Yar Freebooter

Kig-Yar Freebooter
Function:	Infantry
Species:	Kig-Yar
Affiliation:	Banished
Branch:	Kig-Yar pirate clans Sclera of Chu'ot; Thieves of the Claw;

Freebooters are Kig-Yar infantry units hired in service of the Banished.^[1]

Overview

Roles and responsibilities

Freebooters are the most basic—as well as the lowest—rank for the Kig-Yar in the Banished, serving under a standard contract for military service with monetary compensation. Freebooters perform the same role in the Banished as Kig-Yar Minors did in the Covenant, serving as basic infantry, scouts, and guards. Typically, they serve under the command of a Jiralhanae or Sangheili, who incorporate freebooters at key locations and within specific strike groups to take full advantage of their raptorial traits. Notably, freebooters may also provide security at Banished outposts or be deployed for scouting operations, wherein they rely on their keen sight and smell to hunt down and neutralize targets.^[1]

Freebooters can advance to the status of raider once they have proven their ability in combat; though, many refrain from this progression, desiring instead to maintain the lowest possible risk-to-reward ratio.^[1]

History

Numerous Kig-Yar Freebooters fought for the Banished on Zeta Halo during the Battle for Zeta Halo.^[2]

Equipment

Freebooters are equipped with either purple or blue armour and the Kig-Yar's signature handheld shields.^[1] They are usually armed with the Rohakadu-pattern plasma pistols and the Posu'gelka-pattern needlers.^[2]

Trivia

Freebooter is another word for pirate.
Kig-Yar Freebooters are unaffected by the Thunderstorm skull, and will not turn into Kig-Yar Raiders when it is active.