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Never liked the name "water form". This one will do just fine.

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+[[File:Dormant flood.jpg|thumb|right|275px|A flock of the forms float in a containment tank.]]
-[[File:Dormant flood.jpg|thumb|right|275px|The "water form"]]
-The '''"Water Form"''' is a [[The Flood|Flood]] organism encountered by a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant Special Operations|special operations]] team in the [[Threshold]] [[threshold gas mine|gas mine]]. They were sealed in a tank of liquid in the research area of the facility, and were likely stored by the [[Forerunner]]s for research.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=25650 '''Bungie.net''': ''One Final Effort (4/16/2010)'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''' level ''[[The Oracle]]''</ref>
+The '''"tadpole"''' is a [[Flood]] organism encountered by a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant Special Operations|special operations]] team in the [[Forerunner]] [[threshold gas mine|gas mine]] in the atmosphere of [[Threshold]]. They were sealed in a tank of liquid in the research area of the facility.<ref name="onefinaleffort">[http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=25650 '''Bungie.net''': ''One Final Effort (4/16/2010)'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Oracle]]''</ref> The form is somewhat similar in appearance to the [[Flood infection form|infection form]], albeit smaller and slightly different in shape; true to its nickname, it has been implied that they are an earlier stage in the infection form's development.<ref name="onefinaleffort"/>
-==Appearance==
+==Production notes==
-The Water Form is similar in appearance to the [[Flood infection form|Infection Form]] seen throughout the ''Halo'' Series.
+*Though the forms lack a formal name, the descriptor "tadpole" was used by [[Bungie]] level environment artist [[David Dunn]], who also jokingly referred to them as "flood sea monkeys".<ref name="onefinaleffort"/>
+*During the game's development, [[Vic DeLeon]] "broke" the forms, making them float all around the room.<ref name="onefinaleffort"/>
-==Trivia==
+==Gallery==
-*[[Bungie]] jokingly referred to this form as a "Flood Sea Monkey" in a [http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=25650 Halo 2 memorial article].
+<gallery>
-*During the game's development, [[Vic DeLeon]] "broke" the Water Forms, making them float all around the room.
+File:H2-FloodTadpoleSide1.png|Side view of a Flood tadpole.
+File:H2-FloodTadpoleSide2.png|Alternate side view of one of the forms.
+File:H2-FloodTadpole3.jpg|Close-up view of three Flood tadpoles in a tank.
+</gallery>
 ==List of appearances==