The Kig-Yar (Jackals) is a race in the Covenant and have ranks.
Jackal Leaders[]
| Name | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Zealot | Like the Elite Zealots, Jackal Zealots are tasked with missions of religious importance to the Covenant, such as artifact retrieval. |
Specialists[]
| Name | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Ranger | Jackal Rangers are trained for zero-G EVA combat, and are equipped with vacuum suits and magnetic boots. | |
| Sniper | Snipers are the Covenant's foremost long-range combatants. They do not use point-defense gauntlets as to better wield their weapon. Jackal Snipers wield Needle Rifles, Carbine, Focus Rifles and Beam Rifles. |
Infantry[]
| Name | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Majors are more experienced than Minors and are issued stronger point-defense gauntlets that emit a violet-coloured shield post Great Schism and an orange and red coloured pre-Great Schism. | |
| Minor | Minors are the lowest ranked Jackals and are armed with standard-strength, light blue point defense gauntlets. |