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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Flood infobox
{{references}}
|name=Flood swarm form
{{Flood Species Infobox
|image=[[File:HW FloodSwarm Concept.jpg|300px]]
|name=Flood Swarms
|height=
|image=[[File:HW FloodSwarmForm 1.png|350px]]
|distinctions=Airborne{{Ref/Game|Id=HW|HW|Gameplay}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P409}}
|height=Unknown
|species=[[Flood combat form|Combat form]]
|distinctions=Airborne
|attacks=Fires barb-like projectiles at enemies.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P409}}{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}
|species=[[The Flood|Flood]]
|attacks=Barb-like projectiles
|notable=
|notable=
}}
}}
The '''swarm form''' is a variety of airborne [[The Flood|Flood]] [[Flood combat form|combat form]]. Created via infection of predatory avian creatures,{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P409|Enc22|Page=409}} these forms are generally seen travelling and attacking in groups. Numerous swarm forms were encountered on the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] of [[Trove]] during [[Battle of Trove|a conflict]] in early [[2531]].{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}
The '''Swarm''' is a variety of airborne [[The Flood|Flood]] [[Flood combat form|combat form]]. Swarms usually travel in groups and attack with barbed projectiles. They are relatively weak, but can easily dispatch most infantry.


==Overview==
==Description==
===Description===
Flood Swarms are infected aerial life forms that have been infected by the Flood and repurposed for the parasite's use. They possess a relatively hunched body, two bony wings, a gaping mouth, two eyes, and a pair of elongated trailing limbs. Like the [[Coordinated Stage]] [[Flood ranged form|Flood Ranged Form]], they are capable of launching barbs at potential hosts, though the exact mechanism for this is unseen in the Flood Swarm forms.
The swarm form is an airborne [[Flood]] [[Flood combat form|combat form]] that possess a hunched body, two bony wings, a gaping mouth, two black eyes, and a pair of elongated trailing limbs.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P409}}{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} Its mouth is full of teeth and its limbs end in razor-sharp talons. Despite their large size, swarm forms are surprisingly swift.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P409}}


The swarm forms found on [[Trove]] were created through the infection of large, predatory avian creatures that possessed adequate calcium reserves and resilient neurosystems.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P409}}
==Trivia==
 
The developer's description of these creatures as "infected buzzards crossed with evil bats"<ref>Gamepro February 2009</ref> implies they are in fact native organisms that have been infected by the Flood and integrated into the Parasitic collective. This is a theme and motif that dominates the Flood presence in the game, which can also be seen in the stationary Flood forms in the game, and two other mobile forms, specifically the [[Flood thrasher form|thrasher form]] and the [[Flood bomber form|bomber form]].
===Behavior===
As their name implies, swarm forms generally move in groups, launching highly sophisticated attacks in coordination with others of its kind.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P409}} In addition to their sharp talons and teeth that can be used to rend prey into pieces,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P409}} swarm forms can launch infectious barbed projectiles at enemies, much like the [[Flood ranged form]].{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P409}}
 
==History==
During the [[Battle of Trove]] in [[2531]], the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} and [[Covenant]] forces encountered numerous flocks of swarm forms.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HW FloodSwarmForm 1.png|A swarm form.
File:HW FloodSwarmForm 2.png|Top down view of the Swarm Form's wings.
File:HW FloodSwarmForm 2.png|Top down view of the swarm form's wings.
File:HW_FloodSwarm_Concept.jpg|Concept art.
File:HW_FloodSwarm_Render.jpg|An early iteration of the Flood swarm model.
File:HW_FloodSwarm_Render.jpg|An early iteration of the Flood Swarm model.
File:HW Flood Swarm.png|A swarm on Trove.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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