Grunts: Main Infantry

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GRUNTS

 

 

Grunts are one of the funniest things about Halo. These plump little aliens run around bellowing at the combat zone in a frenzied panic, unsure of what to do next.

 

Grunts are known as Unggoy in the Covenant language. They are very strange and, though very simple, they are not so easily understood. Grunts are normally led by an elite in a squad, as seen in the next image, but if that elite leadership is eliminated, most grunts enter a psychotic state of mind where they do one of two things. The most common is running around screaming their lungs out and flailing their arms above their heads. The less common is when a grunt or group of grunts will arm two plasma grenades and charge toward the enemy party in the same awkward manner, hoping to blast away their adversary with them. A suicide-grunt can be seen in the second image following.



Individually, grunts are barely more threat to a fully healed Spartan than a bag of flour.

But a pack of well-trained grunts with an elite at command can be a huge threat.

The grunts just have to be sure they can protect their leader to avoid chaos.

Halo Grunts have evolved on a large scale over the course of Halo's twelve years of action. The most drastic change has to be between Halo Reach and Halo 4, shown in depth in the second image.

Grunts breath methane through a gas mask shown below.

Some grunts have been known to completely break down, violently shaking with their hands over their face, hoping that if they can't see the danger, it will go away. This is the cowering stage. This could possibly be the worst position for a grunt to be in: standing in place, hands over face, out in the open, during a firefight between the UNSC and their own Covenant forces.

Some grunts have been known throughout the series to sleep on duty. This has happened in almost every game.

Some of the things grunts say hilarious things during combat situations. This video, by Cazmoldy, shows some of the things.

 

A large amount of gut-busting media has been centered around grunts. Some of the grunt- focused comedy follows.

 

 

 

 

Some really cool things have been designed around grunts.

This is a deleted scene from Halo 2 emphasizing the cowardly traits of grunts and, in turn, how this affects how other Covenant warriors view them. Watch how the grunts run when they get startled and the way the elite treats a running grunt.

 

 

The skull "Grunt Birthday Party" can be enabled, allowing confetti to erupt from a grunt upon a headshot, while a cheerful "YAY" is heard.

 

 



 

Sometimes, a grunt's backpack gets knocked off during battle, and they go flying around the map like a balloon that was released before being tied. It looks hilarious. This happens in Halo: Reach. In Halo 3, the backpack just falls off.  Look at seconds 11 and 12 to see a flying grunt who lost its backpack.

 

 

Grunts are capable of few combat roles due to their physique and combat style. They can hold only small arms, such as plasma pistols, needlers, plasma rifles, spikers, and on occasion, fuel rod cannons. They are only capable of driving ghosts, but that is about it with vehicles, except for Wraith gunning. Grunts have always been the clowns of the Halo series in a good way, and I am almost

always happy to see them plodding around.



 

For a more in depth explanation about Unggoy, visit Halo Nation. http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Unggoy

Happy Veterans' Day

 

HAPPY VETERANS' DAY

 

 

Sorry this is a day late, but I had stuff to do.

 

Note: The following images compare halo media with real military media. Please remember that this is only done because of the blog topic and that WAR IS NOT A GAME. 

To all who served this beloved nation, I thank you for your sacrifices. Enjoy your day of honor, because all of you military personnel have earned it.

To service members of all times,

 

 

 To those who never quit when the going got tough,

 To those with the big ships,

 

 

 And to those with the small jeeps,

 

 

 

To those who gave their all,

 

To those who nearly lost it all,

 

 

To those who stand ready to protect us all,

 

And to those who gave their lives to spare ours',

 

 

 

And to those who look out for their comrades, no matter the times,

We thank our beloved service members who risk their lives on a daily basis to protect our freedoms.
 We feel for those who are across the world from everything they have ever known.
We never forget the brave Americans who never come home.
To all who served the United States, thank you.

 

 

Elites: Combat Leadership

Elites (Sangheili in the Covenant language) are the fearless leaders of the Covenant alien army.



Halo 2 Elite wielding an Energy Sword

Elites are highly strategic, intelligent, and brutal warriors, but hold a sense of honor. They are often seen commanding a squad of grunts (Unggoy).  They stand around eight and a half feet tall and easily outwit a standard UNSC marine. In the older games, their armor color represented their rank, but new armor sets were developed throughout the series.

Their great size can be seen in this size-comparison with a seven foot Spartan:

 

Remember that Spartans are already much taller than normal humans, so Elites are HUGE. To give a perspective, a regulation basketball hoop is ten feet tall. An elite is about a foot and a half shorter. Can you see how tall elites are now?

This is a chart showing the evolution of elites from Halo: Combat Evolved to Halo: 4.




Elites have been popularly associated with Energy Swords, seen in the following images.

 

The top-most elite officer is known as the Arbiter. There have been many Arbiters during times of need for the Covenant, but some Covenant Arbiters have made themselves well known.

To learn about Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee, go to: http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Ripa_%27Moramee
To learn about Arbiter Thel 'Vadam, go to: http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Thel_%27Vadam
To learn about the origin of the Halo Arbiter, go to: http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Arbiter

These websites are from Halo Nation. Their information on Halo topics goes far beyond many sites. They even give the eye color of characters! Halo Nation has some dedicated Halo fans.

Some elites have some really cool armor. These are some cool-looking elites.




Elite Councilor (Halo 2)
For information on Elite Councilors, visit http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Councilor

 

Elites are also capable of operating virtually any vehicle in the Halo franchise, but are usually seen operating Wraiths, Ghosts, and Banshees. Occasionally, an elite can be seen operating a stolen Warthog in the campaign.

I may update this entry with more information on elites in the future, but this is all I have to say for now. The website on Sangheili from Halo Nation seems to have left nothing out of their long explanation. I highly recommend checking out the following website from Halo Nation: http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Sangheili.