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Flood carrier form

GamesUndeadShamblesA parasite2000 to 2009

The incubator stage of the Flood in Halo. When a host body is no longer useful in combat it is repurposed to breed the infection forms that start the cycle again.123

Battle it
First appeared
2001
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
Source work
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
Bungie
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
USA
What causes it
A parasite
A Flood host too old or damaged to fight is converted into an incubator for new infection forms.
How you become one
An aging or mangled combat form changes into one.
How it moves
Shambles
Intelligence
Mindless

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2001

Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)

field notes

What the sources say

1

An incubator filled with new infection forms123

2

Exists to produce more of the small parasites that create combat forms123

3

Part of a life cycle in which no body is wasted123

4

First seen in Halo: Combat Evolved123

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (shambles), not a measurement.

Flood carrier form about 3 km/h (1.9 mph)
You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Flood combat form - Halopedia
  2. Flood (Halo) - Wikipedia
  3. Halo: Combat Evolved - RAWG

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, written in our own words. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [email protected].

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