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{{Flood | {{Flood infobox | ||
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|image=[[File:BestiarumFlood.jpg]] | |image=[[File:BestiarumFlood.jpg]] | ||
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{{Quote|Alas, brother. The Flood... it has evolved!|Sangheili Commando<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Alas, brother. The Flood... it has evolved!|Sangheili Commando<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>}} | ||
'''Pure Forms''', also rendered '''pureforms''',<ref>''[[Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds]]'', ''pages 102-103''</ref> are an advanced type of [[Flood]] form. They are only available for the Gravemind to put together during the [[Coordinated Stage]] of Flood development, and are not created by infecting an alien host. | '''Pure Forms''', also rendered '''pureforms''',<ref>''[[Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds]]'', ''pages 102-103''</ref> are an advanced type of [[Flood]] form. They are only available for the Gravemind to put together during the [[Coordinated Stage]] of Flood development, and are not created by infecting an alien host. | ||
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Unlike the more "conventional" Flood forms such as Combat and Carrier Forms, Pure Forms are not the product of infecting a sentient host, but are instead composed entirely of converted Flood biomass. Tissue from consumed victims is transformed into Flood Super Cells, which are then attached to a framework of recast bone modified for the Flood's purposes. The resulting Flood form is capable of mutating between 3 (possibly more) different forms depending upon the necessities of combat. | Unlike the more "conventional" Flood forms such as Combat and Carrier Forms, Pure Forms are not the product of infecting a sentient host, but are instead composed entirely of converted Flood biomass. Tissue from consumed victims is transformed into Flood Super Cells, which are then attached to a framework of recast bone modified for the Flood's purposes. The resulting Flood form is capable of mutating between 3 (possibly more) different forms depending upon the necessities of combat. | ||
Pure Forms can only be produced when a Flood outbreak has amassed considerable amounts of biomass and formed a Gravemind. Once this threshold is reached, the Pure Forms provide combat support to the mainline Flood forms the Flood has at its disposal. | Pure Forms can only be produced when a Flood outbreak has amassed considerable amounts of biomass and formed a Gravemind. Once this threshold is reached, the Pure Forms provide combat support to the mainline Flood forms the Flood has at its disposal. As the parasite grows in strength the key minds begin to cultivate tumorous masses and mucus-like lakes of pure Flood cells using nonessential biomass as food. Most of the Flood cells are used to form hives and [[blightlands]], but some are harvested to create deadly war-forms. With the sound of breaking bones and ripping flesh these creatures transform themselves to best confront the threats they encounter, contorting and reshaping their anatomy into grotesque but lethal shapes as they lead hordes of lesser combat forms into battle.<ref name="Pure Forms">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - Pure Forms</ref> | ||
==Sub-forms== | ==Sub-forms== | ||
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===Infester form=== | ===Infester form=== | ||
{{Main|Flood infester form}} | {{Main|Flood infester form}} | ||
The Infester Form is a Pure Form that was created for combating the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[ | The Infester Form is a Pure Form that was created for combating the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and the [[Banished]] on [[Installation 00]] in [[2559]] after the Banished breached the remains of [[High Charity]] and released Flood forms still residing within. Its primary purpose is to break open vehicles and infest within in order to take control of them and expand the Flood's forces killing the Infester in the process. If an Infester cannot locate any vehicles then they will target any other non-Flood entity and attack. | ||
===Spawner form=== | ===Spawner form=== | ||
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==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
*The [[Flood Juggernaut]], a [[Flood]] Form cut from ''[[Halo 2]]'', was an early concept of the ''[[Halo 3]]'' Pure Form.<ref>[http:// | *The [[Flood Juggernaut]], a [[Flood]] Form cut from ''[[Halo 2]]'', was an early concept of the ''[[Halo 3]]'' Pure Form.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Feast_of_Bones '''Bungie.net''': ''Feast of Bones'']</ref> The [[Sharquoi]], a deleted Covenant species from ''Halo 2'', may have served as the inspiration for the [[Flood tank form|Tank Form]]. This is further proven by a piece of concept art in [[The Art of Halo 3]] that appears to be three Flood Juggernauts engaging several [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and the [[John-117|Master Chief]] in combat. | ||
*If a Pure Form is stuck by either a [[ | *If a Pure Form is stuck by either a [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|Plasma Grenade]] or [[Type-2 Antipersonnel Fragmentation Grenade|Spike Grenade]] while mutating, the grenade will be "absorbed" and no explosion will occur. In addition, if a player kills a Pure Form in the middle of transforming, it may appear with strange deformities. If a Ranged form is transforming to a Stalker and the player kills it, depending on when the player kills it, it can appear as a Ranged Form with a Stalker's feet or, more often, a Stalker with oversized feet. | ||
*A Tank Form is featured on the map [[Cold Storage]] in a cryo-container, but is partially dismembered and will occasionally twitch and spasm, suggesting that it may be under some sort of drug that neutralizes its hostility. | *A Tank Form is featured on the map [[Cold Storage]] in a cryo-container, but is partially dismembered and will occasionally twitch and spasm, suggesting that it may be under some sort of drug that neutralizes its hostility. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:H3 Stalker Attack.jpg|A Stalker Form. | ||
File:Ranged Form.jpg|A Ranged Form. | File:Ranged Form.jpg|A Ranged Form. | ||
File:Floody.jpg|A Flood Tank Form. | File:Floody.jpg|A Flood Tank Form. | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{MCCo}} | |||
*''[[Halo Legends]]'' | *''[[Halo Legends]]'' | ||
**''[[Origins]]'' | **''[[Origins]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{Flood}} | {{Flood}} | ||
[[Category:Flood]] | [[Category:Flood forms]] | ||