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The '''Carrier Form'''<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 239: ''The Spartan'' (...) ''sidestepped to evade a charging carrier form''</ref> is a type of normal [[Flood]] form primarily used to both create and transport [[Infection Forms]] thus effectively spreading the Flood infection.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[The Oracle (Level)|The Oracle]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', level ''[[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]]</ref> | The '''Carrier Form'''<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 239: ''The Spartan'' (...) ''sidestepped to evade a charging carrier form''</ref> is a type of normal [[Flood]] form primarily used to both create and transport [[Infection Forms]] thus effectively spreading the Flood infection.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[The Oracle (Level)|The Oracle]]''</ref> | ||
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<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', level ''[[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]]</ref> | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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The Carrier form has a simple mindset, which is to release the Infection Forms it carries to a suitable host. Other than organic bodily sounds, they cannot speak or make any other sound. Though they can somehow communicate with other Carriers, possibly through a [[Gravemind]] or [[Proto-Gravemind|Brain Form]], to inform them of a potential sentient being. | The Carrier form has a simple mindset, which is to release the Infection Forms it carries to a suitable host. Other than organic bodily sounds, they cannot speak or make any other sound. Though they can somehow communicate with other Carriers, possibly through a [[Gravemind]] or [[Proto-Gravemind|Brain Form]], to inform them of a potential sentient being. | ||
During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], Carrier Forms are utilized as 'boarding parties' by the Flood. They are ejected from an airlock of an infected ship towards an uninfected ship. <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 197</ref> | During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], Carrier Forms are utilized as 'boarding parties' by the Flood. They are ejected from an airlock of an infected ship towards an uninfected ship. | ||
<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 197</ref> | |||
==Tactics== | ==Tactics== | ||
