Halo: The Unggoy Rebellion, Explained
Though small, squeaking, tumbling goblins they may seem, the Unggoy of the Halo series are a devious little bunch that has a lot more going on for them than it first seems. Their backstory is surprisingly dense and deeply tragic as they're an underdog you can really sympathize with.
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One particularly harrowing period in their history is during a time known as the Unggoy Rebellion. It was a brief moment in the Covenant Empires' history where the Unggoy decided enough was enough, casting off their chains of oppression, taking out their anger on the rest of the Empire. It's an interesting chapter in their history that you can miss if your only touch point with them is from the Halo games. Aside from their especially their brilliant quotes in Halo Infinite, here's everything you need to know about the Unggoy Rebellion.
Cartoonish, cute, and clownishly capering with countless cheers and chattering, the Unggoy or "Grunts" are the comedic relief of the Halo games. The Unggoy as a species are squat, aquatic creatures from the world of Balaho, the fourth planet orbiting a blue supergiant star known as Tala.
It’s a hostile and frigid planet, with a methane-rich atmosphere and home to rough tidal coasts and numerous dense swamps. The Unggoy once dominated the planet, but after over-industrialization caused an environmental collapse, the race was pushed to the brink of extinction and had to start over. After the Halo Ring system cleansed the planet once more, the race was re-introduced and began anew, adopting a more tribal life as opposed to what they were doing before.
To cope with their extreme climate, the species has an absurdly high reproductive cycle, with colonies numbering in the
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