The Flood (level): Difference between revisions

|Objective=*Locate Spartan [[Red Team]]

*Destroy "[[Proto-Gravemind|Flood Boss]]"

|enemies=Various [[Flood]] forms.

'''The Flood''' is the ninth level of the real-time strategy game, ''[[Halo Wars]]''. As [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[Red Team]] tries to locate [[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders']] signal, their [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] is destroyed in a crash, leaving them separated from the main [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] force. Under orders from [[James Gregory Cutter|Captain Cutter]], Sergeant [[John Forge]] mounts a force to assist the Spartans from a nearby UNSC base. Soon, however, the UNSC forces encounter [[Flood Colony|Flood colonies]] scattered about the landscape, and a Flood [[Proto-Gravemind]]. [[Serina]] informs the UNSC forces that the Proto-Gravemind may be the reason they are unable to get a fix on Anders' signal, and all UNSC ground forces are rerouted to destroy it.

'''{''Gameplay''}'''

''Red Team's Warthog is moving at high speed, shooting at enemies.''

*'''Jerome''': "Spirit of Fire, this is Red Team. We are 100 meters from Ander's transponder signal... Meeting strong resistance. Seein' some pretty crazy stuff out here, over."

''After the Warthog crashes, the Spartans continue on foot.''

*'''Captain Cutter''': "Hold your position, Red Team. Reinforcements will come to you."

*'''Captain Cutter''': "Sergeant Forge, rendezvous with Red Team and find Anders, but be careful: we don't know what these things are capable of."

''When several minutes have passed:''

*'''Jerome''': "''Spirit of Fire'', getting a little hairy here, sir. Where's that backup?"

''After the player has destroyed the first Flood colony:''

*'''Jerome''': "Not sure what just happened, but the large one just shook like it was hurt."

*'''Jerome''': "We noticed a few colony creatures on the way in. We can weaken the big one by taking them out first. Uploading coordinates."

''After a second Flood colony is destroyed:''

''If a Flood colony has regenerated:''

*'''Marine''': "Regenerated? Why can't these things just stay dead when I kill them?"

''When the player's units move near Red Team:'''

*'''Jerome''': "About time you guys showed up!"

''After the Proto-Gravemind is destroyed:''

*'''Marine''': "Yay, all of the creatures are dying!"

*At the start of the level, when [[Red Team]] is riding their Warthog, one of the Spartans (most likely Jerome-092) is shooting a sniper rifle, but once the Warthog flips, all three Spartans have their normal weapons (Alice - chain gun, Douglas - rocket launcher, and Jerome - Spartan Laser).

*This is not the first level to feature a [[Proto-Gravemind]], as one was featured in the level [[Keyes]] from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', but it is chronologically. It is also the first level in which the player must destroy one. In the objective menu, it is referred to as the "''Flood Boss''".

*The Warthog that Red Team are driving in the opening sequence differs from the normal model, it has a much darker color and is wider. This could be a special model made for the Spartans, as they are much heavier. It also has additional storage boxes/pockets attatched to the sides, which have never been seen before on any other Warthog.