Forum:Is the Flood really a "Villian"

C'mon, poeple say the Flood is a great villian. Are they? Think about it! Technically, aren't they some form of animals or fungus that take over others? And, though people may percieve this is as evil, aren't they doing what they are programmed to do? No one calls Black Widows villians! ShadowElite 00:47, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

First of all, anything that attacks other things are considered evil. Second, they "infect" other beings and don't return their hosts. Third, the Gravemind has plans of infecting all hosts in the galaxy. Fourthly, if they're not villains, would they be friends? -- Blemo  TALK • CONTRIBUTIONS • EMAIL • MESSAGE 00:59, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Sorry
What I meant is that they INFECT others, sorry about the confusion.

==I respectfully disagree= The Flood is similar to all infectious species on Earth, and everywhere else, they want to survive. They were just minding their own business when the Forerunners decided to study them, and just like us humans, were being too nosy. The Flood is a race that is simply trying to increase their, numbers, seeing as they have no other means of reproduction. I respect the Floods attempts at survival, after all, the Forerunners are the ones who kept some locked up for future study :( Demon Razgriz 01:40, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Finally!
Finally someone picks up what I'm putting down! You are abosolutely right, guy who respectfully disagrees!

I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE (with the guy who respectfully disagrees)
yes, they are only trying to survive, but they show up everywhere and say some agressive taunts that don't really show that, do they. also, i think they are getting too greedy, wanting to take over earth and the whole galaxy and universe. Finally the gravemind (when he talks) doesn't seem exactly like the kinda guy who only wants to live.

"Villian" doesn't describe it.
I think that the Flood is more a force of nature than anything, and morality doesn't much apply in this situation. All that matters in the end is who survives, really. It's the flood against everything else by it's very nature, and there's no changing it. The gravemind realizes that other species don't want to be converted, but doesn't particularly care, because it's entire purpose is to infect and spread.

I disagree with the guy who disagrees
You stated that the flood was minding there own buisiness when the forunners came to study them, but you are mistaken. the forunners sent an exploration group onto the planet to find life and when the group never responded the sent a few other groups down there. the forunners simply wanted to look for life and the flood killed/infected them. also you said they locked them up to study them, hunanity does that all the time with viruses. the forunners simply did not want the flood to kill all life in the universe so they contained them and looked for a way to destroy or domesticate them. I dont think they are evil or friendly, they simply are doing what they are made to do, infect, grow and spread. they are kinda a virus except that they do not need a host to survive and that they can survive without food for very long periods of time as a dormant species, but infecting and growing is there primary function, which is why they are trying to expand across the universe.