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[[File:Floodpod closeup.JPG|thumb|250px|A Flood dispersal pod | [[File:Floodpod closeup.JPG|thumb|250px|A Flood dispersal pod in ''Halo 3'']] | ||
The '''dispersal pod''', | The '''dispersal pod''',<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Strategy Guide|Halo 3: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 107''</ref> also known as a '''spore capsule''' when used to disperse [[Flood spore|spores]] in particular,<ref name="sil">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 231-232''</ref> is a [[Flood]] dissemination mechanism. In essence, and in practice, the Flood dispersal pod is the equivalent of the [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]] used by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], and the [[orbital insertion pod]]s used by [[Sangheili]] [[Special Operations Sangheili|Special Forces]]. The dispersal pod uses hardened Flood biomass to shape the pod and protect the occupant from the stresses of orbital deployment.<ref name="covenant">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant]]''</ref><ref name="halo">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Fall of Nomdagro === | === Fall of Nomdagro === | ||
When the Flood invaded the planet [[Nomdagro]] circa [[ | When the Flood invaded the planet [[Nomdagro]] circa [[100,000 BCE]], millions of dispersal pods were deployed to the surface. Their numbers were so vast that they darkened the sky. Many of the pods broke apart in the upper atmosphere, while others landed in the oceans or land, covering the entire biosphere of the planet in [[Flood spores|spores]] and thus quickly altering it to suit the Flood's purposes. [[Spore mountain]]s were generated within moments, expediting the infestation of the planet. Many of these pods landed near the [[Ur-Didact]] and [[IsoDidact]] beside the planet's only [[Precursor]] artifact, putting an end to their confrontation and prompting the two, along with the [[Librarian]], to escape to the [[greater Ark]].<ref name="sil"/> | ||
=== Battle of Installation 00 === | === Battle of Installation 00 === | ||
Large numbers of dispersal pods were deployed from ''[[High Charity]]'' as the [[Gravemind]] arrived with its army at [[Installation 00]], scattering Flood forces all over the artificial world, delivering significant numbers of [[Flood combat form|combat forms]] to the surface. | Large numbers of dispersal pods were deployed from ''[[High Charity]]'' as the [[Gravemind]] arrived with its army at [[Installation 00]], scattering Flood forces all over the artificial world, delivering significant numbers of [[Flood combat form|combat forms]] to the surface.<ref name="covenant"/> The Flood infestation was also spread across the unfinished [[Installation 04B]]. Later, after the destruction of High Charity, more pods were used to deliver combat forms to the [[control room]] of the new Halo built by the Ark, in an attempt by the Gravemind to stop the Halo's activation.<ref name="halo"/> | ||
== Design == | |||
Dispersal pods are misshapen lumps of Flood bio-matter roughly the size of a human SOEIV. The pod bears several spikes on its front, while the rear trails several tentacles and what appears to be a stream of exhaust. It is possible that the pod is capable of limited self-propulsion, expelling gases from the rear and adjusting the stream of exhaust using its tentacles. | |||
Each pod can carry one or two combat forms, which emerge from the pod upon impact after the outer casing shatters. | |||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
On rare occasions in ''Halo 3'', a pod may land on the ground but will not open and release its occupants. | On rare occasions in ''Halo 3'', a pod may land on the ground but will not open and release its occupants. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:1225327832 Flood2.jpg|A [[flood combat form|combat form]] getting out of a Flood dispersal pod. | ||
File:HWFDP.png|A Flood dispersal pod in ''Halo Wars''. | File:HWFDP.png|A Flood dispersal pod in ''Halo Wars''. | ||
File:Halo flood dispersal concept art.jpg|Multiple concepts of a Flood dispersal pod for ''Halo 4''. | File:Halo flood dispersal concept art.jpg|Multiple concepts of a Flood dispersal pod for ''Halo 4''. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Flood}} | {{Flood}} | ||
[[Category:Flood]] | [[Category:Flood]] | ||