The Complete Evolution of Halo’s Grunts

While the Master Chief may be the mascot of the Halo series, some could argue they remember Halo more for the terrified foot soldiers of the Covenant.. The iconic Grunts. Known for their excellent humor, large numbers and tendency to flee at even the slightest form of danger, in this evolution video, we will be taking a look at the Grunts journey through Halo’s history. Seeing as Halo is over 2 decades old, they’ve appeared in many forms and there’s a lot to cover. If you find yourself enjoying the video, consider leaving a like, subscribing and even sharing the video around. Also, let me know which is your favorite version of the grunts! We all have our favorites!
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[@Zer0Tr1gger]

I'll never forget sticking a CE grunt with a plasma grenade and hearing him yell: "NOT AGAIN!"

[@believer2]

Wait a minute He's done it before?

[@Deliveredmean42]

@@believer2 Of course they did...

[@darthvader5283]

Nah halo 2 grunt yelling no no no stop big bad

[@ThommyofThenn]

@@believer2 the implication is that they believe they've been reincarnated

[@Tourettes42069]

@@ThommyofThenn that’s even more fucked up

[@trashcompactorYT]

The fact that a 20 year old game design has been basically unchanged (in the case of Infinite vs CE/2/3) and still looks great is a testament to how far Halo was ahead of its time

[@Wortwort-Spooderbat]

Wrong. 343 Has been changing way too much and couldn't even make a new grunt animation. They modified the halo shit 5. Version and called it a day after some model swaps. It's such a shame that halo actually gives a fuck about modern shooters. Halo is fucked unfortunately thanks to 343

[@orangedude5206]

@@Wortwort-Spooderbat w-we're.... we're talking about grunts.

[@yapyapthedestroyer2562]

I actually love the infinite grunts, they look and are pretty swell. Though I will always love the reach grunts

[@andybagles4156]

I wouldn't say "ahead of it's time" more that the Design is just smartly made to be unique enough to not become dated, so more "timeless" than "ahead of it's time".

[@sxnctum]

Hello Christopher

[@devindalton4688]

That grunt voice work was so good that 343 should genuinely consider you as a guest voice for an easter egg grunt in the future.

[@TheChosenOne1098]

I like your profile picture

[@TheChosenOne1098]

Pls like

[@devindalton4688]

@@TheChosenOne1098 Thank you :)

[@JayPlusForerunner]

Infinite has my favorite grunts in the series solely because of their dialogue. I died to one and he said "Yeah, try to fight back now you dead idiot!!!" Although 3 has my favorite design

[@TherapyGel]

I grappled a grunt and as I zipped to him he said "THE PHYSICS OF THIS ARE QUESTIONABLE!" 😂 No doubt the best grunts of the series by far.

[@strangegaming3060]

One grunt killed me and just started chanting, "I DID IT! I DID IT!"

[@VainerCactus0]

@@TherapyGel That shouldn't be physically possible!

[@jadoncampbell2740]

I died one and the grunt said I hope human afterlife sucks

[@tomakar1480]

A grunt killed me and said “HOLY CRAP! HOLY CRAP!

[@chazzilla8919]

My favorite Grunts are definitely the Halo 3 guys. "Leader dead! Run!" Great vid, LNG!

[@southpawdevelopment]

"run - A - WAYYYYY!"

[@sekiko7183]

"Leader is dead! Run!!!"

[@DonRoyalX]

@@southpawdevelopment lol that’s in CE

[@RedtailArt]

One of my favorites is an interaction between a grunt and an elite when they lose line of sight with the player; Grunt: "the human is gone! WE'RE SAFE!" Elite: "you're safe when I say you're safe. Keep looking!"

[@urbanshorty1670]

@@DonRoyalX i was about to say this lol

[@vaniellys]

I'm a classic Halo fan, but Infinite's Grunts are my favorite. Even more chatty and dangerous. Grunt Ultra (white armour) finally have shields !

[@sandygutier271]

Don't play legendary on Thunder because the grunts Ultra Will wreck you

[@spartana47]

Some of the Grint Ultras in Halo Reach had energy shields

[@LopezAlabama]

@Texel76 they might be thinking of the shields provided by engineers

[@Boomstick___]

@Texel76 nah he's right

[@tylerellis9097]

@@Boomstick___ Nah he’s wrong

[@promammoth7397]

So glad Infinite went back to the more classic style.

[@MisterChief711]

What an original take

[@TheJoviLovi]

@@MisterChief711 so?

[@jackcolson4745]

I liked a lot of the 343 art style, and I'm not afraid to say that I miss most of it, and I think they copy+pasted too many things from the original trilogy. Like master chief's mjolnir for example.

[@TheJoviLovi]

@@jackcolson4745 I think Infinite is good in about 70% of it, but the Mjolnir just looks odd imo. However the guns and enemies were spot on, I still can't get over those Elites man...

[@foreverdm7000]

@@MisterChief711 Original opinions don't exist, sorry. Who cares if someone's opinion is "original" anyway?

[@thedreamchasers7252]

You're laughter in the end as you did the grunt voice was infectious

[@DGCpicturesEntertainment]

I bet this vid was extremely fun to make. Your Grunt impression made my day.

[@DGCpicturesEntertainment]

69 Likes! Lessgoooo!!!

[@Warman.]

i feel like he’s losing breath from laughing

[@UGNAvalon]

@Warman Quick! Get him some gas!

[@matthewleto1180]

I really like the slight differences in the Infinite Grunt’s armor. It makes it look scavenged and slapped together

[@SinAster_19]

After the amount of abuse the alien races have been through, through all of the games I wouldn't be surprised they just slap together their armor now not giving two craps about it knowing they'll die either way

[@TheLastArbiter]

I’ve always loved the grunts they are special. Unique, cute and funny creatures. I think my favorite in-game are Halo 2 since you get to experience them often as allies and enemies. Really like the Halo 3 ones too. Would like to see the alternate H1 style and the grunt deacon from wars return. Reach ones were fun

[@RAD1111able]

Reach ones were imo the only ones who could be legitimately scary

[@Wernissage]

This just became a saturday to remember. Been looking forward to this!🤘

[@acey6991]

Two legends, one video

[@creepyclown7547]

2 legends, 1 cup

[@johntsigros1591]

"It's the green Man", I was laughing so hard, I woke up all the sleeping grunts

[@craigthebrute6032]

This video has helped me appreciate Grunts more. Riffslap is getting a raise.

[@chrisolisk5904]

Infinites grunts are my favorite personally, their AI and animation work just feels perfect! Can't wait to see more evolution videos

[@aarone1981]

I laughed the 1st time a Grunt actually meleed me to finish me off!

[@Richard-iv3ii]

There dialogue is simaler to the xbox 360 1 liners of halo 3, but less raspy.

[@Xavier17.5]

I like all grunts apart from the Halo 4 ones.

[@Richard-iv3ii]

@@PeterMartyrVermigli_is_cool 🦔

[@galaxycamerata]

Something else I saw about Halo Infinite grunts is that they have the ability to NOT go down with their own ship when going on a suicide charge. Sometimes if they think you're not watching, they ignite the grenades, run as fast as their tiny legs can manage, then just drop them at your feet and try to run clear of the blast.

[@williamnelson5549]

Evolution of the drones would be cool along with the engineers. But for me my favorite version of the grunts has to be Halo Combat Evolved. Their design matched perfectly with their silly voices

[@coopahtroopah1175]

Okay but can we just talk about how good LNG’s grunt voice is??

[@flabbergastedpineapple8384]

The grunt goblin was such an interesting idea. To me a hackathon sounds like something that 343 could really use right now for Infinite to help prevent burnout in the team while offering the player base something unique and special to keep engagement.

[@ventris425productions5]

Honestly, it better be in firefight, but I think it should have a slight design change, more smooth surfaces and a little less detail or to match the bainished, give the goblin, spikes, scrappy armour with gaps and rope

[@bismarkeugen6881]

The voice at the end was great, I like the Mule Grunt cause the idea of an almost wandering weapons merchant-looking Grunt is just too funny.

[@twooobee6510]

Your impression was spot on for Joseph Staten, Incredible video as always, the grunts have always been my fav

[@Tomahawk1]

The impression is spot on and the laughing throughout had me creasing😂

[@sirBumpyCase]

I love how you can hear the voice actor barely holding back his laughter in the grunty thirst line

[@JWMStopMotionAnimation2010]

1 year later and LNG’s Grunt impression is still the best one I’ve ever heard to date.

[@mikyap02grunt_M2G]

The CE grunts and there voice lines were always my favorite and they came with two iconic armor designs. Sometimes i impression myself and act like a typical CE grunt would while playing CE campaign lol. "No not me!" "Bad bad cyborg!" "Leader dead run away!" Great saturday video LNG.

[@mikyap02grunt_M2G]

And just for "Glory" all the CE grunt voice lines here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaKmmaKkjq-nnLc

[@ViktoriousDead]

U R gahy

[@cjthedreemurr]

That grunt voice at the end was spot on, honestly I really hope 343 would get you to do some voices for them later down the line, maybe if Infinite gets a firefight mode you could be an Easter egg voice every so often

[@stardustsakura1984]

That grunt impression deserves an Oscar award I'd love to see you compare the Marines or elites or even the jackles next mister gaming

[@apae225]

That grunt impression was spot on!

[@PepeSilviaPennypacker]

Infinite grunts are the the ultimate combination of all the grunts from past Halos. The problem with the 4/5 grunt design is the giant head. Still my favorite will always be Halo CE grunts.

[@ebomb1133]

25:00 I was REALLY hoping for a Banished Grunt Goblin boss fight in Infinite. It's really a missed opportunity since they had 2 HVT grunts in game. I was let down to say the least

[@WhyTho525]

Imagine if we get to have the Propaganda Grunt as a boss fight. Like at first he appears as just a normal Grunt then he hops into a Goblin and begins to tear shit up

[@bromodragone8405]

Maybe for the DLC.

[@ventris425productions5]

@@WhyTho525 they should make it so after you destroy all the propaganda towers, he appears

[@paperclip6377]

​@@bromodragone8405"DLC" 🤣

[@donaldsterling1631]

34:30 Fun Fact, this grunt is voiced by Mikey Kelly. He voice acted for marines in Halo 3! The one that's says "No way, a spartan? We're gonna be alright!"

[@bromodragone8405]

He also played Michelangelo in 2007's TMNT

[@Person_117]

Hearing you crack up while doing your (fantastic) grunt voice has made my day!

[@bestwing8176]

I'm happy to see this video come to youtube. Truly one to remember. I cant wait to hear your views on other units such as the elites. This quality content in why I became a member in the first place. You sir are and will forever be one of my favorite youtubers

[@The_Cranky_Painter]

This was fun! CE grunts will always be my favorite, but Infinite is pretty good. And the impression was just awesome! Honestly, they suffered from the 343 need to change things just to change them, but the new ones are solid, and the Goblin is amazing. I loved it in Halo Wars 2 and definitely want to see it come to infinite!

[@user-vb2go3bd2t]

Holy shit that grunt impression is absolutely ✨beautiful✨👌

[@Gyrfalcon312]

Of these vids looking back at the series, this is by far the most fun. The unggoy are top-tier comic relief in all my years playing videogames, and I even felt bad at times killing them, LOL.

[@BladeCrossEXE]

Not sure what a "Food Nipple" is, but I think the Brutes reference it in Halo 2's Arbiter cutscenes, while they're dragging Thel through the dungeon. I didn't care for the Reclaimer Saga design of the Grunts. The enlarged heads made headshots much too easy, so they weren't much of a threat, and their kamikaze attacks looked far too robotic. Bungie Grunts would scream and flail their arms as they charge at you, while 343's Grunts just hold both grenades over their heads as they speedily stomp toward you. Not as funny. I'm not opposed to their being multiple designs, though. Similar to how Jackals and Skirmishers are the same species, I always saw the new designs of the Covenant as something of a different "race" of the same species. The obvious exception here is The Arbiter, since he existed before the 343 games.

[@okay4902]

Food nipple is a blue substance in a bottle with a nipple. The stuff grunt eat

[@Ekdrink]

It’s basically the grunts rations. Think of it like a hamster drinking his water out of a hamsters water bottle (I have no idea what it’s called)

[@GhostGlitch.]

In contact Harvest they are described as free-standing food dispensers, with long tubes and receptacles that end in a nipple the Grunts use to distribute the food into their gullet.

[@TheDapperPenguinAnimator]

Fantastic video! The Infinite Grunts have definitely become my favorite grunts in the series. I absolutely love the animation work put into them, there's so much personality in their exaggerated and goofy movements! You can definitely tell that the animators at 343 were having a blast animating them! Their dialogue is also top tier, with Glibnub's propaganda standing out.

[@Kekktye]

I love the super high quality look at the models, the concept art and the prototypes here! Really hope future evolution videos also have the behind the scenes stuff

[@SeriousRetro66]

38:42 Bro we need a halo game where a grunt is in terror yellin out "It's the Green man" XD Perfect impression, we need ya for hire.

[@SonicE-07]

Up next, evolution of the elites

[@Versakken]

I love that halo infinite iddle animation when they shake up quickly, it's so funny and cute at the same time

[@devtgp]

I can't believe I looked up "evolution of grunts" out of curiosity just for this to be uploaded 10 minutes ago

[@frank-b6169]

I personally love the reach grants since they speak in their native tongue Same goes for the rest of the covenant on reach, other then the brutes when it comes to gameplay.

[@vulpesinculta3478]

That grunt impression is genuinely amazing, I love it. If you aren't in the next halo infinite update voicing a secret grunt, I'm gonna be upset

[@toconnell88]

Amazing video, LNG! Learned a lot and was thoroughly entertained all the way through. The Halo 4-5 dark years of Grunt design are staggering to behold (that some of those designs were greenlit is honestly astounding!). But it brought us to the Infinite, where 343 knocked it out of the park (re: Grunts at least!). Loved your impression at the end, btw. Pretty solid!

[@thisusernameiscurrentlytak7877]

I never knew me and grunts had so much in common! We both love to nap, can’t keep up, says things we don’t think are funny but everyone else thinks are, swears insults, love food nipple, man I could go on!

[@VengefulJay]

The grunt impression followed by wheezing made my day

[@Spiderwolfer]

I love the infinite grunt. I hope they’re proud of it. The fact they were able to improve upon something that was pretty perfect was awesome. Also that was a very good grunt impression.

[@connoraber7781]

CE grunts will always be my favorite. Infinite grunts come second, and Halo 2's goofy little guys get third.

[@aech_two_oh]

My favorite grunt voiceline was the halo 2 line "I will love you and pet you and call you George" thus making me refer to master cheif as George now

[@IanFitty]

Not using that Craig concert schedule as a template for in game events this year is a missed opportunity of criminal proportions.

[@m0urn1ng5tar5]

Huh. I never actually noticed the heretic grunts were biting down on a breathing mouthpiece like that. That's cool and interesting.

[@connorcaddy5661]

Loved this video, hope you do evolution videos of the rest if halo's enemies

[@MEXUS.]

Nearly 40 minutes! Let's go!

[@maymorris342]

That impression was fantastic im cackling

[@thatsheepyboi]

I’ve almost never played a Halo game other than the one I own, Halo: Combat Evolved on the original Xbox. I didn’t ever look closely at the grunts, and because of the lower quality models I knew they had gas masks, but I thought the grayish-blue part of their head was their eyes, basically I thought they were closer to bugs than whatever they are.

[@HaloGrunt15]

My favorite Grunt iteration has to definitely come from the first 3 games. I love them equally. Although if I had to pick one I would have to pick the Halo 1 Grunt style. The Halo 4-5 grunts give off more of that "so ugly its cute" kinda vibe tho. Cant forget about the Halo 4 Grunt buttcheeks 😂. Also that voice impression at the end was top notch. The "its the green man!" had me in tears.

[@omegawolfbrony]

My favorite new grunt line comes from a suicide grunt. The grunt ignites the grenades and screams, "Oh no! I didn't mean to turn these on! Ahhhhhh!" That was comedic gold when I saw a clip of that line.

[@CJ-111]

Walks in alone. “Ahh they’re everywhere”

[@newton4010]

Obrigado! Sou um enorme fã seu aqui do Brasil, abraço LNG! Meu Grunt favorito é o de Halo 3

[@kingtacogod3327]

If the grunts started as how your little kid brother would play an fps then halo 4 and 5 grunts is how that little brother who is know older would play an fps.

[@smokeyredmeadow]

26:27 unless of course you come at em with a scorpion/wraith lol. best line in warzone. "A TANK!? THATS NOT FAIR!!"

[@meltyonk5809]

That poem… it was beautiful. Up there with Poe and Austen. Seriously one of the greatest contemporary writers of our human history. That grunt is truly one of the greatest poets of all time and he deserves to have his works published.

[@dangr1007]

Its nice to see one of these on things other than weapons.

[@ZanTheMan66]

To me my favorite grunts are the halo reach grunts. I just love the design. It’s what I think of a grunt. Especially in halo 2 anniversary.

[@matt.wolves4510]

I never knew I needed a 40 minute long video on halo grunts...I am complete now

[@Broly_TheMetroidFan]

my man, you nailed the grunt impression

[@SAF-Chronicles-97]

halo infinite grunts are true cannon fodders, not just by design or made to be goofy aswell, i love them all as great enemies to come up against but during legendary or even laso runs, these grunts are the bane of nightmare cannon fodders with those ultras and disrupters, all players cant even peak out or even melee them cus they kill you so quickly, even during alot of rebellions they struggle against them, like covenant in the prophets if they succeed of taking control of high charity and yapyap wouldnt be a joke anymore, he be takin serious, hense why theyre truly called ''cannon fodders'', hopefully 343 will bring back some grunts of new ranks or even a unique boss like the grunt goblin along with grunt heavies, ultras and high explosive suicidal grunts (better than standard plasma grenade grunt suicide grunts)

[@protocetid]

Really enjoyed the inclusion of the Grunt’s pre release history. I may be a sucker for it, but it genuinely added to the video. Got some info for your future video on the Halo enemy that shares similarities with Sonic and whose name almost sounds like Lego. H1’s developers posted discarded work for the Hunter on Twitter. There’s an animation of the worms dispersing upon death (I wondered if that bit of lore was a hastily cobbled excuse for the lack of Flood Hunter form) and a model with an arm instead of the cannon IIRC. Can’t recall who posted this stuff, think Marcus Lehto retweeted it. Sheik posted on there his thought process behind the things he designed. The bit about Bungie attempting to turn H2 into a tactical shooter is news to me, is it true? I know the Pimps at Sea build of H3 has a leaning mechanic.

[@dextergrif2019]

Shi Kai Wang’s art speaks to me in a way no other work ever has. His alien designs are my favorite in all of sci-fi.

[@kiandannelly7315]

My favorite line that I have heard when I grappled to a ghost being piloted by a grunt "Not the rope of doom!"

[@NinjaLuggage1337]

What I like about Bungie, and 343i they change the grunts even if it's bad change or a good change. My favorite Grunt is Halo Reach since it's one of those grunts that change the entire grunt design to have armors, and colors at the sametime. But Halo Reach sadly change their voice to deep, and native language. They function oppositely from their Trilogy counterpart.

[@asimplepie2279]

I’d love to see the grunt goblin return in infinite with its classic art style. I’m curious how it would look

[@yapflipthegrunt4687]

It'd be veryyy grunty! YEAH! WOO!

[@pasta1549]

Something about CE’s grunts make them my favorites. Likely is just because they remind me of my younger relatives’ humor

[@norncare1]

Awesome retrospect on the Grunts, love hearing your thoughts on Halo, especially with these evolution videos, they're by far my favorite thing you do. And that Grunt impression, man, that's spot on!

[@ArthurPellBoys]

🔥🔥🔥THE FOOD NIPPLE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@GTAVictor9128]

Fun fact: Since grunts breathe methane, that implies that every time you pop a grunt's tank, you're releasing a potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. Also, that grunt impression at the end was flawless. 343 should consider you if they're looking for more grunt voice actors.

[@DDDPEE]

You are an incredible KZbinr. Thank you for another great video!

[@nessy1403]

I didn’t expect your impression to be so good! Loved that so much

[@MidoriOfTheShuinsen]

Halo Infinite's greatest feature is the Grunts. Also, that Grunt poem was pretty good. Who knew the little rats were such great poets?

[@brickweathertop7907]

I have to say, the grunts in Infinite are by FAR the best. Actually shield variants as well as mule pack variants? Great, amazing attention to detail. Beautiful in combat and gameplay and dialogue too! Man Infinite, what an incredible FPS.

[@Creepin_Jesus]

Excellent video as always dude, was also a nice change of pace from the last while to remember some of the truly excellent aspects of Infinite, I had a blast watching this! Also was genuinely taken aback by how good that impression was, god damn

[@halosnakem6g28]

That impression is pretty spot on 😂😂😂

[@someicedtea1479]

Fantastic video, and a seriously impressive grunt impression, I loved it :)

[@nuckinfutz1972]

Awesome impression man! I was a little worried but you honestly killed it lol

[@biohazardousbacon]

Halo 1 grunts are my favorite. I love everything about them, especially their voices. I feel like they perfected their voices in it.

[@joshuamendez9621]

Maaaaaaaaaan the impression is ON POINT. plus your laugh is contagious. Really enjoyed this video.

[@WhisperingAila]

Your impression went from “thirsty adrenaline” to “drunk Grunt reliving the past” and I loved it xD

[@Gibbb803]

Okay that grunt voice over sounded REALLY AUTHENTIC!!!

[@BaneofAtriox]

your grunt impression made my day, but your wheezing laugh afterward was the best part i was in tears for the impression but i lost it completely for your laugh. keep up the great videos man.

[@jordanalexander615]

I always loved when the grunts acted like brutes on purpose as if to mock them. They usually did it when small debris was in front of them.

[@TheLEGITstuff]

great video as always, i can tell you put a lot of time into this. love the b roll felt like this one was due for quite some time.

[@catfin1299]

That is one Bungie-level Grunt impression. Fantastic! I'd have to say my favourite Unggoy is either the Reach or the Infinite iteration. Both are fantastic - although Infinite's voice lines take the cake.

[@aslag94]

I've been waiting for this video for years! Grunts get the spotlight they deserve!

[@ipherioniochrislowrey625]

Wow! Great video! This video popped up as an autoplay, I wasn’t sure at first, but I like hearing/learning new things about stuff I “grew up” with. I’ve been playing Halo since the beginning, have been a fan, but the last 2 games didn’r really jive w/me. They look and sound great and all, but just aren’t the same spiritually for me. I replay them all 1-3 and Reach, but have only played through 4 less than 5 times and never finished Infinite. Too much has changed for me, and I guess I’m just *GASP!* “getting old” and set in my ways. Anyways, muchos kudos and I will be checking out more videos on your channel. Thanks again, man, and KEEP UP THE FIRE!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Sorb2253]

38:19 MY MAN MORPHED INTO A GRUNT, BECAUSE THAT VOICE WAS TO GOOD TO BE JUST A RANDOM ATTEMPT

[@DethM0SH]

Well dang, that grunt voice in the end was spot on!

[@MoonBaboon10]

The joy in your grunt voice. I love it haha good job.

[@karans3481]

Jeeeesuss... the grunt impression sounded more like pennywise... LMAOOO