Thirsty Grunt

In the Halo: Combat Evolved level, The Maw, after the bridge where you see Foehammer get shot down, keep to your right. You will eventually see a small tunnel in the wall. Go down there and you find a tunnel to your right. You will see a lot of flood corpses, and one still-living SpecOps Grunt. He will stand there, until you approach. He will look up and say, "Good thing that food-nipple's waiting for me at the starship 'cause man, have I worked up a big grunty thirst!" ([[Media:Thirsty Grunt.ogg|listen]]) He will say nothing else and will continue to sit there unless you melee him. In this case, he will stagger back, like meleeing a normal Grunt. He will not attack you, and treat you like an ally. He is also one of the few enemies in Halo: Combat Evolved who happens to have a fully loaded Plasma Pistol.

Basing on his commentary, he could either mean he's helplessly waiting for evac, or that he is just delirious from too much combat.

You can also kill him. His corpse will then rise into a standing position and he will talk anyway if you killed him before he says his line.

Quotes

 * Good thing that food nipple's waiting for me at the starship, 'cause man, have I worked up a big grunty thirst!
 * Bite me! (This is a rare quote that happens if you don't kill him)
 * Crikey! (This is a rare quote that happens if you don't kill him)

Trivia

 * On the page for the Grunt water bottle at the Bungie store, the description mentions a "grunty thirst." (This page no longer exists; however, it will still take you to the Bungie Store if you wish to check that out).
 * He is the only SpecOps Grunt in Halo: Combat Evolved who carries a Plasma Pistol, as all others in the game carry Needlers or Fuel Rod Guns.
 * The Food Nipple Grunt,the Cowardly Grunt and the Final Grunt are the only "enemy" Grunts who will never shoot you.
 * After a bit the Food Nipple Grunt will do a little dance.
 * After a bit the Food Nipple Grunt will jump up and down.

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 * Cowardly Grunt
 * Final Grunt