Unggoy Minor

Unggoy Minor
Biographical and armament information
Species	Unggoy
Weapons	Needler Plasma Grenade Plasma Pistol Type-42 Plasma Cannon Type-52 Plasma Cannon Shade Fuel Rod Gun Any Unggoy-wieldable weapon given in Campaign.
Equipment	Methane environmental suit
Vehicles	Ghosts Wraith Turret
Political and military information
Missions	Various
Role	Foot soldiers, cannon fodder
Notable	Guff Bapap Final Grunt Flim Gagaw Yull Zawaz Kwassass
Affiliation	Covenant Empire Covenant Loyalists Swords of Sanghelios

The Unggoy Minor is the lowest and most common infantry unit in the Covenant Army.

Description

Minors are the lowest form of rank in the Unggoy ranking system, essentially being little more than expendable cannon fodder, although they prove much more of a threat in large numbers. They are one of the most common enemies, rivaled only by the Flood Infection Forms. However, on higher difficulties such as Heroic and Legendary, they became somewhat uncommon, mostly replaced with Unggoy Majors and Ultras.

Bearing light-orange methane breathers and armor, Sangheili and Jiralhanae often send them into battle with little or no compunction.

Minors are the rough equivalent of the UNSC Private. Theoretically equal in rank to Kig-Yar Minors, they will often be seen in groups with several other Unggoy Minors, usually being led by an Unggoy Major, Sangheili, or Jiralhanae. Minors exhibit various combat behaviors when their commander is killed; the most common combat behavior being to simply retreat and seek cover, but sometimes will arm themselves with plasma grenades and attempting to perform a suicide attack by charging towards the enemy.

Trivia

• Minors usually do not throw Plasma Grenades, but when they do, they sometimes throw them at point-blank range and accidentally kill themselves and/or their allies instead of the player.
• Unggoy Minors appear in almost every level with Covenant in all eight Halo games.
  • The only levels where they don't appear are The Library from Halo: Combat Evolved, The Arbiter, The Oracle, Sacred Icon, Quarantine Zone and The Great Journey from Halo 2, and Floodgate, and Cortana from Halo 3.
• In Halo 3: ODST Minors, Majors and Ultras regularly wield Fuel Rod Guns in Firefight.
• Minecraft released an Unggoy Minor Skin in the Xbox 360 edition along with John-117 and a Jiralhanae Major.

Gallery

Render

Halo: Combat Evolved

Early render of a Minor in Halo 2.

Halo 2

Halo 2: Anniversary

Cinematic render of a Unggoy Minor for Halo 2: Anniversary.

Halo 3

Another render in Halo 3

Halo: Reach

Overview

A close-up on a Minor in Halo: Combat Evolved.

The Cowardly Unggoy, a Minor.

A dead Minor in Halo 3.

The Final Unggoy.

A Minor on Lone Wolf in Halo: Reach.

A Minor equipped with a Needler.

Unggoy Minors firing upon SPARTAN Davis in Halo: Spartan Assault.

Appearances

Halo: Combat Evolved Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Halo 2 Halo 2: Anniversary Halo 3 Halo Wars Halo 3: ODST Halo: Reach Halo: The Fall of Reach Halo: The Flood Halo: First Strike Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Halo: Contact Harvest Halo Legends The Babysitter Halo: Spartan Assault Halo: Spartan Strike Halo: Fireteam Raven