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*In several Forerunner data logs, the controlling intelligence of the Flood is referred to as a [[wikipedia:Social_insect|Compound Mind]]. | *In several Forerunner data logs, the controlling intelligence of the Flood is referred to as a [[wikipedia:Social_insect|Compound Mind]]. | ||
*The Gravemind resembles Audrey 2 from ''Little Shop of Horrors'', a tentacled, plant-like alien who is fed humans to grow and who is bent on world domination. Parallels can also be drawn with [[Wikipedia:Zerg_Overmind#The_Overmind|The Overmind]] from the ''[[Wikipedia:StarCraft|StarCraft]]'' franchise, the [[w:c:deadspace:Hive Mind|Hive Mind]] creature from the survival-horror game ''[[w:c:deadspace:Main page|Dead Space]]'', and even Sauron from ''[[Wikipedia:Lord of | *The Gravemind resembles Audrey 2 from ''Little Shop of Horrors'', a tentacled, plant-like alien who is fed humans to grow and who is bent on world domination. Parallels can also be drawn with [[Wikipedia:Zerg_Overmind#The_Overmind|The Overmind]] from the ''[[Wikipedia:StarCraft|StarCraft]]'' franchise, the [[w:c:deadspace:Hive Mind|Hive Mind]] creature from the survival-horror game ''[[w:c:deadspace:Main page|Dead Space]]'', and even Sauron from ''[[Wikipedia:Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]''. He also resembles the Blob, which is a tentacled creature(1988 version only) that tries to consume all life to grow. | ||
*Originally, the Gravemind was meant to have skulls as teeth; this was cut from ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'' because it would have made it difficult for the parasite to speak.<ref>''[[The Art of Halo]]'', page 56-57</ref> | *Originally, the Gravemind was meant to have skulls as teeth; this was cut from ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'' because it would have made it difficult for the parasite to speak.<ref>''[[The Art of Halo]]'', page 56-57</ref> | ||
*The Gravemind seems to speak almost as if he is writing a morbid poem. He frequently speaks in trochaic heptameter. | *The Gravemind seems to speak almost as if he is writing a morbid poem. He frequently speaks in trochaic heptameter. | ||