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The feral stage is the first phase of a [[Flood]] outbreak. In this state, the Flood operates in a very aggressive manner, and their expansion depends on finding sentient life forms and expanding their overall biomass. Victims become hosts to the [[Pod infector|infection forms]], and are mutated into [[Flood combat form|combat forms]]. During this period of time, the Flood attacks with little to no strategy, seeming to focus primarily on consumption of intelligent beings and biomass and thus expanding and strengthening their own forces.{{Ref/Generic|Id=Bestarium|[[Bestiarum]]}} | The feral stage is the first phase of a [[Flood]] outbreak. In this state, the Flood operates in a very aggressive manner, and their expansion depends on finding sentient life forms and expanding their overall biomass. Victims become hosts to the [[Pod infector|infection forms]], and are mutated into [[Flood combat form|combat forms]]. During this period of time, the Flood attacks with little to no strategy, seeming to focus primarily on consumption of intelligent beings and biomass and thus expanding and strengthening their own forces.{{Ref/Generic|Id=Bestarium|[[Bestiarum]]}} | ||
The Feral Stage is typically initiated either by an outbreak of extant infection forms, or the infection of various sentient and non-sentient species by [[Flood spore]]s and other microbiological vectors. This infection soon becomes parasitic and causes the growth of Flood biomass in the hosts as well the generation of new infection forms to further the infestation. 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 infected victims and uninfected sentient beings, allowing a series of widespread chemical reactions to occur across the reserves of [[calcium]] and flesh they have collected, eventually creating what is known as a [[Proto-Gravemind]]. Once a Proto-Gravemind has absorbed enough biomass and becomes a full grown [[Gravemind]], the infection can then proceed into the | The Feral Stage is typically initiated either by an outbreak of extant infection forms, or the infection of various sentient and non-sentient species by [[Flood spore]]s and other microbiological vectors. This infection soon becomes parasitic and causes the growth of Flood biomass in the hosts as well the generation of new infection forms to further the infestation. 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 infected victims and uninfected sentient beings, allowing a series of widespread chemical reactions to occur across the reserves of [[calcium]] and flesh they have collected, eventually creating what is known as a [[Proto-Gravemind]]. Once a Proto-Gravemind has absorbed enough biomass and becomes a full grown [[Gravemind]], the infection can then proceed into the Coordinated Stage.{{Ref/Reuse|Bestarium}}{{Ref/Site|Id=wp flood|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/flood|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Flood|D=17|M=7|Y=2021}} | ||
===Coordinated stage=== | ===Coordinated stage=== | ||
The coordinated stage is the second stage of a [[Flood]] infestation, over the course of which a local ecosystem is typically fully absorbed. During this stage, Flood population rapidly increases. The [[Flood Super Cell]] generates a [[Flood hive|hive]] and propagates [[Flood spore|spores]] into the local atmosphere in massive numbers. Once sufficient biomass has been gathered, the Flood gains the ability to spontaneously generate Flood Super Cells, removing its dependency on hosts and giving rise to [[Flood pure form|pure forms]].{{Ref/Reuse|wp flood}} On the verge of initiating the Coordinated Stage, the [[proto-Gravemind]] continues to be built until it reaches the status of a complete Compound Mind — a [[Gravemind]]. It is at this point that the Flood becomes significantly more organized (communicating via thoughts and attacking strategically) and subsequently more lethal than in the preceding | The coordinated stage is the second stage of a [[Flood]] infestation, over the course of which a local ecosystem is typically fully absorbed. During this stage, Flood population rapidly increases. The [[Flood Super Cell]] generates a [[Flood hive|hive]] and propagates [[Flood spore|spores]] into the local atmosphere in massive numbers. Once sufficient biomass has been gathered, the Flood gains the ability to spontaneously generate Flood Super Cells, removing its dependency on hosts and giving rise to [[Flood pure form|pure forms]].{{Ref/Reuse|wp flood}} On the verge of initiating the Coordinated Stage, the [[proto-Gravemind]] continues to be built until it reaches the status of a complete Compound Mind — a [[Gravemind]]. It is at this point that the Flood becomes significantly more organized (communicating via thoughts and attacking strategically) and subsequently more lethal than in the preceding Feral Stage.{{Ref/Reuse|Bestarium}} Upon the formation of a full Gravemind, all locally available [[Sentience|sentient]] beings have typically been absorbed by the Flood.{{Ref/Reuse|wp flood}} | ||
Once it has gained sufficient technology, the Flood will proceed into the | Once it has gained sufficient technology, the Flood will proceed into the Interstellar Stage. | ||
===Interstellar stage=== | ===Interstellar stage=== | ||
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Although the initiation of the Interstellar Stage has less to do with the Flood's biological development and more with their access to viable space travel,{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} in the latter phases of this stage the full extent of the Flood's power becomes truly evident, transcending beyond its purely biological aspects. In line with the parasite's strategy of utterly saturating all available channels of information,<ref>'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminals]]''</ref> non-biological intelligences and data networks are targeted with advanced forms of the [[logic plague]], the Flood's information equivalent.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 214-215''</ref> With the assimilation of entire planets and the development of planet-engulfing [[Gravemind]] forms<ref name="sil186">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 186-187''</ref>—the sheer intelligence and processing power of the Flood's collective consciousness enables them to manipulate [[neural physics]]. In the final years of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the Flood was able to control [[Precursor]] artifacts through this effect, which made them nearly unstoppable against the Forerunners.{{Ref/Reuse|sil186}}<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 188-189''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 236''</ref> However, all Precursor artifacts in the galaxy were supposedly destroyed when the [[Halo Array]] was fired at the conclusion of the war, denying the Flood access to Precursor technology in later times.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 326''</ref> | Although the initiation of the Interstellar Stage has less to do with the Flood's biological development and more with their access to viable space travel,{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} in the latter phases of this stage the full extent of the Flood's power becomes truly evident, transcending beyond its purely biological aspects. In line with the parasite's strategy of utterly saturating all available channels of information,<ref>'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminals]]''</ref> non-biological intelligences and data networks are targeted with advanced forms of the [[logic plague]], the Flood's information equivalent.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 214-215''</ref> With the assimilation of entire planets and the development of planet-engulfing [[Gravemind]] forms<ref name="sil186">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 186-187''</ref>—the sheer intelligence and processing power of the Flood's collective consciousness enables them to manipulate [[neural physics]]. In the final years of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the Flood was able to control [[Precursor]] artifacts through this effect, which made them nearly unstoppable against the Forerunners.{{Ref/Reuse|sil186}}<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 188-189''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 236''</ref> However, all Precursor artifacts in the galaxy were supposedly destroyed when the [[Halo Array]] was fired at the conclusion of the war, denying the Flood access to Precursor technology in later times.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 326''</ref> | ||
This is the stage the Flood was in during the final years of the Forerunner-Flood war and the events of the [[Battle of Installation 00]]. During the Interstellar Stage, separate Flood infestations across the galaxy will eventually coalesce into one singular collective which will swarm across the entire galaxy in a spiral pattern, moving toward the galactic center in order to ensure no worlds remain uninfected. Once there is no more uninfected biomass left in the galaxy, the Flood is theorized to enter the | This is the stage the Flood was in during the final years of the Forerunner-Flood war and the events of the [[Battle of Installation 00]]. During the Interstellar Stage, separate Flood infestations across the galaxy will eventually coalesce into one singular collective which will swarm across the entire galaxy in a spiral pattern, moving toward the galactic center in order to ensure no worlds remain uninfected. Once there is no more uninfected biomass left in the galaxy, the Flood is theorized to enter the Transgalactic Stage.{{Ref/Reuse|wp flood}} | ||
===Transgalactic stage=== | ===Transgalactic stage=== | ||