Proto-Gravemind: Difference between revisions

The Proto-Gravemind must grow incredibly in size to reach its next stage of evolution, known as a [[Gravemind]], a near-omniscient [[Flood]] form made of thousands of host bodies infused with the knowledge of each host that was used to make the Gravemind.<ref>''[[The Art of Halo]]''</ref> Graveminds are created once a Proto-Gravemind reaches a certain "critical mass" and develops a centralized intelligence. This happens only on extremely rare occasions, usually because the [[Flood]] is seldom loose on a large enough scale to allow Proto-Graveminds to grow large enough to become a Gravemind. Only two Graveminds are known to have ever been created; however, they seem to have the same memories, since the Gravemind present during the [[Human-Covenant War]] possessed detailed knowledge concerning the [[Forerunner-Flood War]] and even described the actions of the previous Gravemind during that time period as if they were his own. In essence, because it shares all the knowledge of the previous Gravemind and considers them both to be the same being, the Gravemind of the games ''is'' the Gravemind that fought the Forerunners, simply been reborn from another Proto-Gravemind.Captain Jacob Keyes was a human combat form who formed into the Proto Gravemind.