Grunt

### Distinctions

Short, stocky, round head, exoskeleton with wrinkly skin, high-pitched voice, stubby limbs.

## Military and Political Information

### Equipment

* Unggoy Combat Harness
* Methane Tanks
* Plasma Pistol
* Needler
* Piercer
* Brute Plasma Rifle
* Plasma Grenade
* Cluster Grenade
* Gravity Grenade
* Needle Grenade (Lumoria Only)
* M6G Pistol (Savage)
* M41 Rocket Launcher (Savage)

### Notable Individuals

* Flozoz
* Balho
* Thirsty Grunt

### Other nomenclature

Grunt

The **Unggoy**, referred by humans as **Grunts**, are a squat bipedal species of the Covenant.

## Overview and Background

The Unggoy are a lowly slave race of the Covenant whose pathetic temperament often led them to face hazardous or worthless jobs that other Covenant races dare not to participate. Due to their mistreatment, the Unggoy led several mass rebellions, until the Sangheili found them to be worthy to take up arms.

The Unggoy often share a bitter rivalry with the Kig-Yar, as both races constitute the lower cast levels of the Covenant.

Unggoy are typically poor warriors in terms of skill, poor shots when not focused, slow, but strong for their size, and are generally on the whole, quite tactically inept. When witnessing their commanders eliminated during a battle, they often go into a panic and scatter in random directions.

However, what Unggoy may lack in individual skill, they make up for with sheer numbers, high tenacity, also *if* they are focused, can be quite accurate with their weapons not to mention they breed at a remarkable rate.

The Covenant used the high-breeding rate of the Unggoy to their advantage in the Human-Covenant War, where squads of Unggoy very frequently overpowered UNSC personnel through force of numbers.

Unggoy are the only Covenant species to breathe Methane rather than Oxygen. Their combat armor/harness has an integrated methane re-breather system, as Unggoy are unable to survive for long periods of time without methane due to asphyxiation much like humans without oxygen. Therefore, if the player manages to melee their methane tank off, they will die after a short amount of time.

## Rank Structure, Weaponry and Equipment

 Grunt Ultra
 Grunt Major
 Grunt Minor

## Gameplay Information

### General

Overall, the Grunts in gameplay are very weak in combat; often fleeing when their leader has been killed. However, in larger numbers, they can be more of a threat.

### Strategy

Most weaponry is effective against them. They usually aren't much of a threat by themselves. They generally use Plasma pistols but higher ranks such as the Grunt Ultra will wield weapons like the Piercer and Brute Plasma Rifles. Grenades and other explosive weapons are great against large numbers of Grunts.

## Trivia

* In Tagalog, *Unggoy* means "Monkey"
* In real life, "*Grunt*" is a slang military term for infantrymen
* The Unggoy were ranked #5 in Game Informer's "*The Top 10 Most Pathetic Enemies*" list
* Unlike Halo CE, their face masks and methane tanks can be shot off, a concept that was introduced in *Halo 3*.
* Grunt Ultra's previously used to wield the Shredder but use the Piercer as of SPV3.2.
* For reasons unknown, almost all Spec-Ops Grunts were replaced by Spec-Ops Jackals in the main campaign. The only exception to this is the Thirsty Grunt easter egg.
	+ In SPV3.3, Spec-Ops Grunts are now fought as an enemy in the final battle in Lumoria and Firefight.
* Grunt Heavies originally appeared in early Halo SPV3, but they were later removed in newer updates for reasons unknown.

## Gallery

Grunt WIP texture.Grunt Minor.Grunt Major.Grunt Ultra.The Thirsty Grunt Easter Egg.Spec Ops Grunts in Firefight.