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The Unggoy, (Latin, Monachus frigus, meaning "cold monk") are a species of small, squat bipedal arthropods of the Milky Way Galaxy. Also known as Grunts or Uniforms, the Unggoy species were incorporated into the Covenant Empire where they were treated like slaves and cannon fodder due to their high birth rate. When they gained their independence from the violently religious alliance, they managed to define themselves as a capable species with a hard-working motive. The Unggoy are one of the few species that do not breathe oxygen but instead breathe methane - among other gases.

Before the Covenant
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Development into the Covenant
Grunts were the sixth client race to be integrated into the Covenant, not including San 'Shyuum and Sangheili, about 411 years before the end of the Human-Covenant War, roughly coming to their indoctrination in 2142 on the Military Calendar. Before joining the Covenant, the Unggoy had attained Tier 6 technology on the Foreunner charts. While they are essentially a slave race, the Unggoy have managed to largely retain their cultural identities, and have rebelled in the past more than once. Being the lowest-ranked species of the Covenant, they are bitter rivals with the Kig-Yar, who are also one of the lowest species. The higher-ranking races of the Covenant have often ignored this rivalry. The breaking point came when the Minister of Fortitude discovered evidence that the Kig-yar were planning to poison recreational narcotics the Unggoy enjoyed which would have left them sterile, but the High Council refused to investigate the matter. The rising tensions with the Jackals and the general disinterest from the other Covenant races led to a Unggoy Rebellion in 2462. During this rebellion, the Unggoy proved to the rest of the Covenant that Grunts are surprisingly strong in numbers and can be deadly when motivated enough. Also, due to this rebellion, the Unggoy homeworld was nearly glassed. As was their tradition, the Sangheili forgave the surviving Unggoy and allowed them to enter the Covenant Military.

Despite the low place they have in the Covenant Hierarchy, the true irony is that the Unggoy's entry into the Covenant has ensured their species survival. Membership in the Covenant means that the Unggoy are no longer at risk of extinction during Balaho's two winters, have access to sufficient supplies of food, lowered infant mortality below fifty percent, and doubled their average life expectancy.

The Great Schism
The Unggoy obey their masters out of fear instead of respect or religious faith despite subtle attempts to reinforce the Covenant faith in the Unggoy through the use of Deacons. But when the Covenant split during the Great Schism, Unggoy were on either side of the conflict. In the end, the Jiralhanae were the ones who capitalized on the Unggoy incredible breeding patterns and quick upbringing allowed the Jiralhanae factions to employ larger forces against their rivals. Ironically, several Jiralhanae factions fought over Unggoy breeding pairs only to breed an army of expendable soldiers.

The Sangheili however neglected the Unggoy and when they retreated back behind the line they left them on worlds with a single tank of methane. These Unggoy first banded together due to their social group nature but when their methane tanks began to run out, they turned on each other, desperate to survive. During the Doisac War, the Unggoy tried to regain their freedom by sabotaging Jiralhanae installations and attacking Jiralhanae military leaders after being trained by UNSCDF(L3GION)human military personnel. After the war, the Unggoy regained partial freedom under the Loyal Jiralhanae of Doisac, which allowed them to self-rule despite assistance and help from the more powerful state.

The Future of the Unggoy
When the Loyal Jiralhanae joined the Federal Republic of Independent States, the Unggoy joined by default. They quickly spread throughout Federal territory negotiating settlement treaty to live on habitable methane-rich planets while also acting as independent merchants.

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