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Proto-Graveminds are created when the Flood has amassed sufficient bodies and minds to become sentient. In order to create a viable "mind", large numbers of Flood forms and corpses are merged into a globular mass, which uses the combined knowledge derived from each host. They are usually formed in order to handle advanced tasks, such as piloting a [[starship]], in which case Flood forms will merge as many hosts as possible with that knowledge, such as former pilots and officers. The Proto-Gravemind is stationary, and likely directs nearby combat forms to pilot the ships, similar to the way a fully-formed Gravemind will direct Flood forms to execute battle strategies or other complex tasks.<ref name="keyes">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[Keyes]]''</ref><ref name="TML">''[[The Mona Lisa]]''</ref> | Proto-Graveminds are created when the Flood has amassed sufficient bodies and minds to become sentient. In order to create a viable "mind", large numbers of Flood forms and corpses are merged into a globular mass, which uses the combined knowledge derived from each host. They are usually formed in order to handle advanced tasks, such as piloting a [[starship]], in which case Flood forms will merge as many hosts as possible with that knowledge, such as former pilots and officers. The Proto-Gravemind is stationary, and likely directs nearby combat forms to pilot the ships, similar to the way a fully-formed Gravemind will direct Flood forms to execute battle strategies or other complex tasks.<ref name="keyes">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[Keyes]]''</ref><ref name="TML">''[[The Mona Lisa]]''</ref> | ||
Rather than completely destroying a victim's consciousness, as a normal Flood form generally does, it interrogates its victims slowly, even speaking telepathically to them, and allowing their nervous systems to feed it information. The form tortures the host's mind with a loud buzzing sound, thus erasing all thought. Only after the host is stripped of all knowledge is the host killed by the Proto-Gravemind, although it is sometimes possible for a host to die before the Flood form has a chance to assimilate all of its memories.<ref name="novel">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref><ref name="terminal">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal | Rather than completely destroying a victim's consciousness, as a normal Flood form generally does, it interrogates its victims slowly, even speaking telepathically to them, and allowing their nervous systems to feed it information. The form tortures the host's mind with a loud buzzing sound, thus erasing all thought. Only after the host is stripped of all knowledge is the host killed by the Proto-Gravemind, although it is sometimes possible for a host to die before the Flood form has a chance to assimilate all of its memories.<ref name="novel">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref><ref name="terminal">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminal 9]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:CEABrainFormDecay.png|350px|thumb|Various human faces from left to right: being absorbed, recently absorbed, absorbed, slightly decayed, moderately decayed, severely decayed.]] | [[File:CEABrainFormDecay.png|350px|thumb|Various human faces from left to right: being absorbed, recently absorbed, absorbed, slightly decayed, moderately decayed, severely decayed.]] | ||
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File:TML - engine room.png|A Proto-Gravemind in the engine room of the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' in ''[[The Mona Lisa]]''. | File:TML - engine room.png|A Proto-Gravemind in the engine room of the ''[[Mona Lisa]]'' in ''[[The Mona Lisa]]''. | ||
File:Ceaproto.png|A proto-Gravemind in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. | File:Ceaproto.png|A proto-Gravemind in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. | ||
File:Keyes Protogravemind.jpg|A Proto-Gravemind in [[Terminal | File:Keyes Protogravemind.jpg|A Proto-Gravemind in [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|''Halo Combat Evolved: Anniversary''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> terminals]]. | ||
File:CEA Keyes Death.jpg|Jacob Keyes' face absorbed into the Proto-Gravemind. | File:CEA Keyes Death.jpg|Jacob Keyes' face absorbed into the Proto-Gravemind. | ||
File:HW2_GravemindTentacles_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Proto-Gravemind's tentacles in the mission [[Manifestation]]. | File:HW2_GravemindTentacles_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Proto-Gravemind's tentacles in the mission [[Manifestation]]. | ||
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**''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' | **''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal | **''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminals]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' | *''[[Halo: Primordium]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' |