I'm dual-weildin' mah SMG's!
Posted by: Dedworth Mean
Been reading some posts on here, saw the one on Sanghelli life and what not (good read), and you all seem to know your stuff. So can you fill me in on the whole Jackal/ Skirmisher thing?
I'm attempting to write a fan fic so would love some background info to fill in the gaps!
Ok, so here goes
1 - Why the difference? Are they the same species?
2 - Is Jackal/ Skirmisher just a UNSC designation for the role they play in battle? (Jackals used to do sniping duties in H2 and H3)
3 - What role do the females play with Skirmishers? (Jackal's seem to rate the females quite highly?
4 - Anything else you can help me with?
Cheers fellas!
1. Jackals and Skirmishers a both subspecies of Kig-yar, mainly from uneven distribution across planets. Jackals are more frail and lightly built, and thus use shields to compensate. Skirmishers however are much more physical, being physically faster, stronger, more resilient and somewhat smarter. Jackals are deployed as Infantry, Scouts, Snipers and Recon units. Skirmishers are heavier built and deployed as Special Operations or Shock Troops.
Whilse Jackals where the 'norm' of their speceis, Skirmishers were created as they populated harsher planets and began to adapt, like african people got Black Skin and Hair to help deal with harsh Sun in their country.
Skirmishers are also considerably higher ranked than most Jackals.
...Woah...That was awesome