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Posted by: DonVinzone1
Posted by: colbyrules8
Posted by: DonVinzone1
We killed another Gravemind....
Flood was most likely send "here" by Precursors... Cortana was amazed at how old he was in one of the books when she was absorbed by him partially. He has the memory of all of the species he has absorbed (infected), he knew of the forerunners.
Well: if Gravemind was formed directly after the previous firing of the Halos...then that mofo WAS very old.
Also: I think what Cortana really meant was how old his memories and knowledge were. Flood and Graveminds in special are like the Geth of Mass Effect: 1 combined "brain" that has all the knowledge of those before it, and builds on that with the knowledge it acquires on its own.
So even if the Gravemind we knew was a 1000 years old (just an example), he would still have the knowledge of all his predecessors which dates back tens- maybe hundred thousends of years...
The Gravemind is the controlling intelligence behind the parasitic Flood species. When a creature is assimilated into the Flood, its knowledge is transferred directly to the Gravemind, and the remainder of its mind is destroyed. In addition, it appears each Gravemind also retains the memories and knowledge of previous Graveminds.
Yup, Graveminds inherit their predecessors' memories and knowledge.