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These forms do not appear in the trilogy and are instead introduced in ''Halo Wars''.<ref group="notes"> While no canon source ever ''denied'' it was possible for Unggoy or Kig-Yar to be converted, it was widely believed that they were unsuitable for conversion due to their small size and an assumed lack of sufficient calcium stores. Instead of using Unggoy and Kig-yar as combat forms, the Flood typically used them as a type of 'nucleus' that a Carrier Form would grow around. The two species had originally been intended by Bungie to become Combat Forms, but limitations in resources and staff at the time of the formative years of the franchise led to the introduction into the fiction of the Unggoy's and Kig-yar's supposed unsuitable status as combat forms. They would also serve as building blocks for a Gravemind. It wasn't until the release of ''Halo Wars'' that they were formally implemented in-game.</ref> Rarely seen in actual combat situations, infected Unggoy and Kig-Yar are more commonly converted into carrier forms or processed for their biomass. These "building blocks" can be used to add to a Gravemind's superstructure or be molded into Flood pure forms. | These forms do not appear in the trilogy and are instead introduced in ''Halo Wars''.<ref group="notes"> While no canon source ever ''denied'' it was possible for Unggoy or Kig-Yar to be converted, it was widely believed that they were unsuitable for conversion due to their small size and an assumed lack of sufficient calcium stores. Instead of using Unggoy and Kig-yar as combat forms, the Flood typically used them as a type of 'nucleus' that a Carrier Form would grow around. The two species had originally been intended by Bungie to become Combat Forms, but limitations in resources and staff at the time of the formative years of the franchise led to the introduction into the fiction of the Unggoy's and Kig-yar's supposed unsuitable status as combat forms. They would also serve as building blocks for a Gravemind. It wasn't until the release of ''Halo Wars'' that they were formally implemented in-game.</ref> Rarely seen in actual combat situations, infected Unggoy and Kig-Yar are more commonly converted into carrier forms or processed for their biomass. These "building blocks" can be used to add to a Gravemind's superstructure or be molded into Flood pure forms. | ||
Unggoy and Kig-Yar combat forms have only been witnessed in the [[Battle of | Unggoy and Kig-Yar combat forms have only been witnessed in the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage|first recorded contact]] between the Covenant and the Flood. | ||
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File:Halo3 51016200 Full.jpg|Human Flood combat form in ''Halo 3''. | File:Halo3 51016200 Full.jpg|Human Flood combat form in ''Halo 3''. | ||
File:FloodFaces-large.jpg|A Jiralhanae combat form and a human combat form in ''Halo 3''. | File:FloodFaces-large.jpg|A Jiralhanae combat form and a human combat form in ''Halo 3''. | ||
File:Halo3 61026908 Full.jpg| | File:Halo3 61026908 Full.jpg|Sangheili combat form wielding a fuel rod gun in ''Halo 3''. | ||
File:1216051647 Infected.jpg|A Marine undergoing the reanimation process after getting infected by an | File:1216051647 Infected.jpg|A Marine undergoing the reanimation process after getting infected by an infection form in ''[[Halo 3]]''. | ||
File:Flood Marine 01-horz.jpg|A Marine killed mid-transformation. | File:Flood Marine 01-horz.jpg|A Marine killed mid-transformation. | ||
File:FCFelite.jpg|A Sangheili combat form in ''Halo 3''. | File:FCFelite.jpg|A Sangheili combat form in ''Halo 3''. | ||
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File:FloodBase-Marine.jpg|Concept art of a human combat form for ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | File:FloodBase-Marine.jpg|Concept art of a human combat form for ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
File:ShieldW Surface Closeup.png|A Sangheili combat form in ''Halo Wars''. | File:ShieldW Surface Closeup.png|A Sangheili combat form in ''Halo Wars''. | ||
File:Unggoy_Combat_Form.png|An Unggoy | File:Unggoy_Combat_Form.png|An Unggoy combat form in ''Halo Wars''. | ||
File:Kig-Yar_Combat_Form.png|A Kig-Yar | File:Kig-Yar_Combat_Form.png|A Kig-Yar combat form in ''Halo Wars''. | ||
File:H Evol - Mona Lisa Flood Combat Forms.png|A horde of combat | File:H Evol - Mona Lisa Flood Combat Forms.png|A horde of combat forms onboard the [[prison ship]] ''[[Mona Lisa]]''. | ||
File:CEAhumancombat.png|A human combat form in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. | File:CEAhumancombat.png|A human combat form in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''. | ||
File:Anniversary, FloodCombatForm.jpg|A human combat form in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'''s [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminals]]. | File:Anniversary, FloodCombatForm.jpg|A human combat form in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'''s [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminals]]. | ||