Unggoy Imperial

Imperial
Function:	Infantry/ground assault, scout/patrol
Species:	Unggoy
Affiliation:	Covenant; Swords of Sanghelios; Jul 'Mdama's Covenant; Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group

Imperial^[1] is a class of Unggoy combatants serving in the Covenant^[2] and its remnants.^[3]

Description

Imperials in Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction are veterans of the Human-Covenant War, having served under the Covenant military in the hegemony's prime. As befits of their history of service, they are given slightly higher rank privileges and more durable armor from their Sangheili superiors. This includes being equipped with protective face shielding.^[3]

The Imperials seem to have a similar role to the Unggoy Ultra that served in the original Covenant, also wearing a similar helmet. They have been seen in orange, red, green, silver, and blue combat harnesses.

Gameplay

Unggoy Imperials have slightly more health than lower ranking Unggoy. They also panic less and make fewer mistakes in combat. However, they are still easy to defeat individually. A single shot to the head or melee attack is usually enough to kill one. The combat harness also allows for the Grunt to use the methane tank as a makeshift thruster pack, allowing for easy access in various terrains.^[4]^[5]

Gallery

The Unggoy Imperial in Halo 4.
Models of the Unggoy Imperial helmet.
Alternate render of an Unggoy Imperial.
Two variants of the Unggoy Imperial.
An orange-colored Unggoy Imperial.
A green-colored Unggoy Imperial.
A closeup of an Unggoy Imperial.
An Unggoy Imperial and Sangheili Storm killed in an explosion aboard the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn.
An Unggoy Imperial and Sangheili Storm confront the Master Chief in a corridor on the Dawn.
An Unggoy Imperial with an Unggoy Storm.
A green-colored Unggoy Imperial aboard the Dawn.
A pair of Unggoy Imperials and a Kig-Yar Storm in Spartan Ops.
An Unggoy Imperial operating a Type-55 Shade.
Unggoy Imperials and Kig-Yar Majors of the Swords of Sanghelios under fire from Jiralhanae in Halo: Escalation.
An Unggoy Imperial in Halo 5: Guardians.
Dead grunt imperial with its back blown off.