Unggoy Minor

Unggoy Minor
Function:	Infantry; Cannon fodder
Species:	Unggoy
Affiliation:	Covenant; Covenant remnants Jul 'Mdama's Covenant; Merg Vol's Covenant; ;
Notable individuals:	Bapap; Flim; Gagaw; Guff; Jubub; Yull; Zawaz;

Minor was the lowest rank bestowed upon Unggoy in the Covenant's military and the fighting forces of a select number of of the empire's remnants.^[1]^[2] These post-Covenant factions in which minors served included those led by Merg Vol and Jul 'Mdama.^[3]

History

Minors were considered the lowest-ranking of Unggoy in the Covenant's war machine for many years. Minors saw action in a myriad of theaters during the decades-long Human-Covenant War, during which time they would typically be treated as expendable cannon fodder. In the conflict's final year, minors fought in during the Fall of Reach, the Battle of Installation 04, the Battle for Earth, the Battle of Installation 05, and the Battle of Installation 00. When the Great Schism broke out, minors found themselves falling on a number of different sides of fighting, often in accordance with the wishes of their superiors at the time. After the war's conclusion, large numbers of Unggoy minors fought on behalf of Merg Vol's Covenant during the Battle of Draetheus V in 2554. Although minors were not prevalent in Jul 'Mdama's Covenant, they were noticeably present for the Battle of Installation 03 in 2557.

Equipment

Unggoy Minors were usually sent into combat with very little in the way of equipment. They wore simple, orange-colored combat harnesses with either a pyramidal or a more smooth, less pointed methane tank. Minors were often equipped with Type-25 plasma pistols or Type-33 needlers, but on occasion they were given Type-33 fuel rod guns. It was also not uncommon for an Unggoy minor to carry Type-1 plasma grenades.

Gallery

A Grunt Minor from Halo: Combat Evolved.
An early render of a Grunt Minor in Halo 2.
A Grunt Minor without his mask in Halo 2.
In-game view of a Grunt Minor from Halo 2.
A Grunt Minor from Halo 3.
A Mgalekgolo carrying three Unggoy Minors during the Battle of Line Installation 1-4 in Halo: Blood Line.
An Unggoy Minor in Halo: Reach.
A Grunt Minor in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.
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A model of a Minor for Halo 2: Anniversary.
Screenshot of a pair of Grunt Minors in Halo 2: Anniversary.
A Minor manning a Type-27 Shade.
An Unggoy Minor is teased by a Kig-Yar.
An Unggoy Minor abused by a Special Operations Sangheili.
Unggoy Minors rioting on High Charity.
A figure of John-117 hopping over an Unggoy Minor in the third Halo Legendary Crate.