Their armour and shield can even protect them against weapons that would normally be an instant kill, such as the Energy Sword or the Golden Gun. Their shield is incredibly strong, regular plasma and ballistic weapons are completely ineffective. But more prominently, in addition to their normal one, in SPV3 they have a second melee animation, which is a bit trickier to avoid.
Hunters have also been given more animations than what they previously had, for instance, they have an angry roar for when they are near-death.
Also from CE, their crippling weakness to the pistol has been removed. They have been made to be larger and more imposing than they were in Halo: Combat Evolved, to be more suited to their future appearances. Hunters are always encountered in pairs, with each rank carrying a specific cannon. They are mostly used as reserves or guards of places of interest.
As such, their weapon is used more for crowd control and defending important locations. Minors are often the youngest and most newly formed gestalts and are relatively inexperienced. Hunter Minors are seen with blue armour and wield Hunter Beam Cannons. They are used in the front lines and assaulting enemy positions. Their weapon allows them to breach a hole and destroy enemy armour within a protracted siege. Majors acts as living Covenant bulwarks against fortified enemy encampments. Hunter Majors have seen more experience than their minor counterparts and are seen with gold armor and wield Hunter Fuel Rod Cannons. This is a Firefight only enemy and only two appear in Wave 8, making them the rarest Hunter variant in the entire game. The Ultras are highly effective at pushing through defence formations and usually advance ahead, blasting through enemy units or forcing them to retreat, allowing other Covenant forces to move in. They wield an Anti-Personnel variant of the Hunter Shade Cannon and, are thus, ideally equipped for combat against enemy infantry. The white armour clad Hunter Ultras are a specialist unit mostly kept in reserve forces, but have seen taking part in large scale sieges and raids. They are used in special operations and are rarely encountered on the field. Their high rank, combat experience and superior armaments make them one of the most dangerous Covenant troops to face. The weapon they carry makes them suitable against the tidal horde of the Flood.
They are seen with black armor and Hunter Shade Cannons. These Mgalekgolo have achieved the highest rank available to them. Despite their immense mass, the Mgalekgolo are surprisingly nimble and can gain a surprising burst of speed when they move in for a melee kill. This shield protects them from almost every form of plasma-based or ballistic weaponry available to Covenant and human infantry and is a powerful melee tool capable of crushing anything in its path and allowing the Mgalekgolo to sweep away most enemies in close combat. On the other arm, they carry an enormous and nearly impervious two-part metal shield that is made from the same material that forms Covenant warship hulls and weighs approximately two tons. Mgalekgolos fight primarily by using the heavy assault cannons integrated directly into their armor on one arm. A Mgalekgolo can become larger than even a standard Covenant Wraith. A Mgalekgolo usually stands between 3.66 metres (12.0 ft) and 3.96 metres (13.0 ft) tall, but crouches to between 2.44 metres (8.0 ft)and 2.59 metres (8.5 ft) when in its combat state to protect its unarmored stomach and neck. Mgalekgolo are the strongest and most resilient species within the Covenant.
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