The Evolution of Halo's Covenant - The Jackals 

What's your favorite Jackal and why? I want to know! Thanks for watching :)

Jackals in Halo 2: "Sniping's a good job mate."

Master Chief: simply looks at a jackal Halo 1 Jackal: haha *roll*

“Makes Linda-058 look like a drunk skeet shooter.” Oof, shots fired. Literally.

Halo 2 Jackles look cool, but PTSD tells me to hate them

I'm pretty sure that Jackle shields in Halo CE also turned red after a number of shots, it's not just from Halo 2 onwards.

29:30 This sniper jackal just killed enough Spartans to become a shipmaster

The Jackals have got to be the most diverse in all the Covenant species. Many variants and subspecies (assuming the Skirmishers aren't the only ones) from avian to reptilian-like appearances. Would be cool to see the reptilian Jackals in Infinite alongside Skirmishers for extra Jackal variety.

I certainly miss the armor variations. Halo CE's helmet ones and Reach's armored Skirmishers in particular. We barely see any armored Skirmishers till much later in the game

It would be nice to see a jackal firing squad, the shields for suppressive fire while riflemen(carbine or plasma rifle) shoot behind them.

7:19 their shields also turned red in the original Xbox version of Halo CE, the mcc has the gearbox port which ruined a lot of transparent objects in game

I honestly would like to see the H4-5 Jackals added as an enemy subtype akin to how the Skirmishers operate; maybe carrying heavier weapons or having some sort of shield that expands to cover multiple units, like the Cabal Phalanx from Destiny 2.

I think Jackals are the only covenant species where I kinda like their 343 redesign, that being said Halo 3’s design is still my favourite

I always loved them in halo 1 when they had helmets, it made them look more soldierly and civilized than just them acting like crazy dinobirds the covenant just set off a leash like later games..

I feel like Jackals were always the most underrated covenant enemy

13:11 Misses opportunity to say ‘Their eyes are no longer a lightish red’

The jackals in halo 4 are actually a sub species just like the skirmishers. They're called Ibie'shian

Just for the note, the CE jackal's shields glows red when shoot as well, what happened is that the port they used for MCC was from the PC not the OG xbox. The PC version have a lot of problems whit bump maping and transparente lights like the jackals shield.

I want skirmishers to return. Great enemy

11:14 he’s just standing there MENACINGLY!

Skirmishers are awesome! I wish they were in more halos, there’s so many interesting things that could’ve been done with them in reach that just weren’t. Edit: ok y’all can stop telling me that they’re in infinite. I watched the campaign footage too! I mean, why the heck would go back to a comment that I forgot I even left in the first place just to update with arbitrary information? Besides, even if I didn’t know, a single reply would’ve worked.

*Cover the evolution of the UNSC Marines!* 😀

I feel like the jackals should've had melee a LONG time ago, especially with the talon feet

I've been waiting for this :)

You forgot about the impervious jackels from halo 5 where they can never die if they sleep!

Please keep making these - Spartan types, marines, vehicles, weapons, all of it!!

Now all that’s left for you to do is the Drones, and the Prophets. Maybe even a video where you talk about the various different cut species and what they would have most likely done if they were added. The way the Halo 4/5 Jackals look never really bothered me because they look cool, and Bungie already opened the door for different subspecies with the Skirmishers. If that form returns they should keep the same physiological appearance. But make their armor look less over designed and looking more in line with Bungie’s art style, while maintaining the same basic shape. Hopefully in Infinite there will be a group of Jackal mercenaries comprised of all three subspecies. The normal ones would act the way they normally do, but are more agile than they were in Reach, and have their Halo 2 Anniversary look. The Skirmishers would behave the same as in Reach, but all the ranks would be seen more often. The Halo 4/5 Jackals would behave the same way as they do in 5 how they are more aggressive, and be the only ones that can melee you with their shield because they are clearly more durable. There’s a cut feature from Reach where if a Jackal/Skirmisher has a rifle type weapon they will use a weak melee attack which should be in Infinite. Also, for the Jackals they should have Energy Cutlasses, and the different skin colors.

I’ve always prefers the H4-5 jackals, would’ve loved to see them in infinite as a subspecies type thing like the skirmishers, they just look so damn cool

I just don't get the decision to make the Jackals more saurian, they're much more generic looking and redundant with the Elites already being dinos. I thought Skirmishers were done much better, they had a more striking avian design and appeared alongside the other Jackal "subspecies" rather than replacing them entirely.

I personally really like the design of the halo 4/5 jackals. I much prefer it to the their original designs but that's just me

I honestly loved the Halo 4 Jackals

I wish Halo: Reach had kept the Halo 3 jackal animations. It's also pretty interesting how Halo: Combat Evolved's jackals will run away like grunts do when their squad leaders are dead but jackals in other games don't.

I love how they look in 4 and 5, they look like demon raptors, making them seem fierce and scary

Every upload on this channel is a hit. This series especially is so thorough, well-structured, and well-paced. I love how you get right to the point but also allow for bits of humor and your own personal opinion at the end of each section, and the chapter breaks between each game are great. I am reminded of LNG’s weapon evolution series and Hokie’s School of Halo (I miss him), just really detailed information with relevant gameplay footage and great narration. I also loved the video with 117 details in Halo 3, genuinely learned a lot of cool new things and I loved how that video was structured in order level by level (I’m sure it was difficult to put together but I would love to see similar videos for the other games), and I really like the other Halo videos about the brutes in Halo 3 and about the series’ M-rating. Also I find these videos to be very relaxing. Basically, this channel is great and every upload makes me excited, keep up the great work, I wish you the best of luck :) Edit: Also my favorite jackal might have to be the H3 and ODST jackal for gameplay, as they are more advanced and fill more roles on the battlefield without being annoying or traumatizing lol, but for aesthetic design, I love the original CE jackals.

IN THE JUNGLE, THE MIGHTY JUNGLE, THE JACKALS FEAST TO NIGHT.

i love the detail and attention you put into these videos. im currently through watching half of the evolution series. great work

Thank you for the really fun entertaining content you're very much so are appreciated

I think you're getting lucky killing those Reach jackals with grenades. Everytime I try it they dodge 'em!

I love the detailed content man. I was a kid when the first game came out, so learning about the changes from every game is awesome.

I was looking for a video series like this for such a long time. For some time I even considered making it myself, because nothing on RU-vid actually analysed the intricacies and changes to the actual in-game enemies' appearance, attributes and AI's behaviour from one instalment to the next, which is mind boggling given that Halo probably has some of the best enemies in the industry rivaling Doom and Half-life. Almost every other video I found just went into arguably insignificant lore implications of their rank, often talking about ranks fully absent in-game, to the point where you wonder whether the subject matter even warrants an essay, as it has been thoroughly explored in the media the essay references. Your video is beautiful in-depth analysis I was looking for. The editing is very high quality as well and the visual always serves to illustrate the point you're making. And I see that over the series you've also improved your writing and right now I consider your content to be easily the highest quality Halo content on RU-vid. Thank you and keep up the great work, I can see it comes from the place of passion.

I feel like infinite was 343 taking aspects from the old, and learning what they did right and wrong and that’s what they gave us. I love the jackals in the new halo. Easily one of my favorites. Not to mention new combat mechanics

The Halo 4 Jackels had one amazing thing going for them and it was only used once. On one of the missions you'll see a Jackal leap towards a civilian. If they made that a main ability of them that would have been way cooler with the Jackals forgoing their shields when depleted or leaping towards the player when reloading. Add in a shield bash that does little damage but pushes the player you'd have a pretty decent attempt to try and brawl a Spartan. Could fit with their nature as scavengers, leaping on an injured foe hoping to finish them off and claim their prize.

You know your gonna die when you see a jackal carrying a laser sniper, without wearing optics

LOVE these videos, keep up the great work man

I was actually waiting jackal evoulution for long time.

I'm glad classic trilogy jackals(and skirmishers!) are back for Halo Infinite, but I also feel like the Halo 4/5 design could altered a bit and spun off into their own enemy type. Canonically speaking, much like Skirmishers, the 4/5 Jackals are actually a different sub species from the 1-Reach Jackals. Maybe an enemy type that is more hardy than the standard jackal but isn't quite as mobile and aggressive as Skirmishers.

These videos are great, looking forward to seeing more from you. A look at the evolution of the Drones would be short but sweet.

The Halo 4 and 5 redesign of Jackals is definitely one I don't mind. They looks really nice Still happy to get a more classic look back in Infinite, though. However, I still wouldn't mind seeing the 4-5 Jackals come back as a special unit, kinda like Skirmishers in Reach.

I like the Halo: Infinite Jackals because they have the original looks with next gen graphics, also they can talk

I remember when I first encountered the Skirmishers, I thought they were a entirely new species for the covenant.

Literally looked for this yesterday, glad it's finally here

I loved your editing during the Halo 2 sniper section!

15:38 "Is the addition of Needler using Jackals."

So, two questions: A) Once you run out of Covenant, are you gonna move on to other enemy factions, or stuff like weapons and vehicles? And B) Is there any chance you’d be interested in doing a similar series for Destiny? I don’t know if you play Destiny/D2, but given that it’s Bungie’s other modern series, I would /love/ to see you tackle the Fallen, Hive, Vex, Cabal, Taken, etc. just a couple of thoughts. For now, keep ‘em coming, these are some of the best produced Halo videos I’ve ever seen, and definitely my current favorite Halo YT series.

You got some good halo videos man. Love this stuff on the covenant. I’ve always thought halo had some of the coolest enemy AI.

Dude when i saw your thumbnails for your other videos I actually thought you were some official halo channel with about a million subs thats how underrated your channel is

Love your content. would love to see a video about the flood c:

26:55 "Actually it's gonna be super easy, barely an inconvenience."

I actually loved all the jackel designs even 4 it actually look badass

Hey, you did it! Been waiting for a jackal video!

These jackals are a interesting species unit in the Covenant to me. When it comes to their looks, I always get confuse on which ranks are what since they would wear the same color armor suit and switch up shield colors which only adds in the confusion to me. My personal favorite designs would be Halos Reach and 2 Anniversary since you can tell what rank of jackals you're fighting against. Gameplay I'd say Halo 3, ODST, Reach, and 5.

still bugs me that they are named after a kind of dog when they are clearly lil dino men

Man I fucking love this channel! So glad I found it, so underrated!! Love your content man I hope you have a good Christmas and New Year

Love your channel my man!

My favorite is the halo 2 jackals because when I first played halo 2 I thought the design looked interesting

I love all Kig Yar. I would love for a game that has all subspecies fighting together, or who knows, against each other if Halo dabbles into that one day. I pick Halo 2 Anniversary jackals as deffensive mid liners, Halo 3 snipers and marksmen as dangerous back liners, with their H2A appearence, Halo 5 jackals as more agressive front liners and skirmishers as hit and run flankers. Wouldn't that be nice?

I’ve been waiting for this video

God the PTSD of halo 2s legendary came in full swing with the snipers. The corridors on outskirts and over the hill through the bush....so many times I died

4/5 jackals are probably one of the coolest designs for any alien in my opinion. I really hope we can have games that have all three subspecies of jackals in the same game.

I love these little dinos c:

‘Paid to kill! Not to die!’ Perfect line for a Jackal lol

Thank you so much for this video

Master chief: I fear no man Sniper jackle: exits Master chief: but that thing it scars me

In halo 4 everything is a humanoid lizard

Great analysis video as always! Hope more people find your channel :) And goddammit the sniper jackal....

It's actually super funny you used that clip for the sniper jackals, as it's a sample in one of my favorite songs "Humans are such easy prey"

It's finally here! 😂

You could almost say that 4/5 jackals are another subspecies like the grunts were

Finally, I have been looking forward to this

❤❤🎉🎉 you nailed the Jackel evolution nearly perfectly

I want skirmishers back :(

Am I the only one who remembers jackals in Halo 2 spawning with plasma rifles?

Halo 3 (and odst) probably had the most perfect jackal all things considered in my eyes. Also these videos are really well written, i cant wait for what you have planned next. :)

I needed to watch it, thank you

There are many things wrong with what you said about Halo 4, the Jackals using plasma pistols can hit you with great ease, this is even seen in your video, the sniper jackals have an excellent aim in the biggest difficulties, and there is no sense to criticize that a species that uses a shield does not go after enemies, they are a defensive and support class.

It’s amazing how every enemy design after reach is just terrible

I was waiting for another evolution video! I'm still looking forward to the marines evolution and the flood!

I've been waiting so long!

I honestly don't see why most people hate Halo 4's art direction so much -- I recognize that it's different, but I thought a lot of the new designs were badass. I think the jackals in Halo 4 are an improvement -- they're much more menacing. Although I agree with the prevailing sentiment that elites looked cooler with their Bungie look.

Do cut species, varients, vehicles, and other cut halo content.

This is my new halo channel favorite

You should do the player next lmao. Also, love this series keep up the great work

This might be controversial but halo 5 did jackals the best imo

The reach Jackels are like “good evening sir” while the reach Skirmishers are like “your son/daughter calls me daddy too” and honestly both are valid.

Man this channel is so underrated

Reach jackal behavior was probably intended to bring them more in line with CE ones since it’s a prequel: the existence of skirmishes definitely also helps

Good video!

It was nice in halo infinite how they added both skirmishes and jackals

the terminator reference was amazing

Eyy I've been waiting for this!~ :D