Feral Stage: Difference between revisions

The '''Feral Stage''' is the first phase of a [[Flood]] outbreak.<ref>[[Bestiarum]]</ref> In this state, the [[Flood]] operates in a very stable manner and their existence forms around any adjacent sentient life forms – spreading from one group to another. Through its endless waves of [[Infection Forms]], the [[Flood]] breach the security placed by [[Forerunners]] and attack all sentient life. Victims become hosts to the Infections Forms and are mutated into [[Combat Forms]]. During this period of time, the [[Flood]] attacks with no strategy, becomes extremely aggressive and berserk.

As was witnessed during the events of [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] and depicted in the Halo Graphic Novel, [[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]<ref>[[Halo Graphic Novel]]</ref>, at some point during the Feral Stage, the [[Flood]] begin to collectively shift their objective. When this happens, [[Combat Forms]] will work together to accumulate the biomass of both parasites and uninfected sentient beings, allowing a series of widespread chemical reactions to occur across the reserves of calcium and flesh they’ve collected, eventually creating what is known as a [[Proto-Gravemind]]. Once a Proto-Gravemind has consumed enough corpses and becomes a full grown [[Gravemind]], the infection can proceed into the [[Coordinated Stage]].