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I think the Flood were originally a type of parasidic fungus (like athlets foot). The Forerunner were experimenting on this fungus that they had found. The Experiments must have caused the Flood to mutate and take control of its host. Now beings a fungus, the Flood produced spores which landed on living beings, thus spreading the Flood. The Forerunner noticed how fast the Flood could spread and decided to make Halo. The Forerunner must have triggered off Halo and whipped out the Floods soon to be hosts. They then must have captured a few "specimens" and transported them too Halo where they could be in a controlled enviroment (specimens would have included life forms other than the Flood). For some unknowen reason the Forerunner dissapeared, leaving the Flood to make hosts of the wildlife (in a controlled way so they would not escape their "cages"), that is why they were still there when MC crash landed on Halo. And you know the rest about how the covies released the Flood, making them a new enemy for the MC to fight

  • 09.19.2004 2:38 AM PDT
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then why i ask you is it clear that combat forms were once elites and or marines?

  • 09.19.2004 6:38 AM PDT
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Posted by: Dragoon Nz
The Forerunner noticed how fast the Flood could spread and decided to make Halo

Not even the most stupid of 'intelliegent races' would do that.

"Hey, look how strong these things are; they can breed like rabbits too. Really dangerous if you ask me. Tell you what, let's make a huge facility out in space so we can study them. It doesn't even matter if they're too strong to contain, we'll do it anyway"

  • 09.19.2004 6:45 AM PDT
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Posted by: banksboy51
then why i ask you is it clear that combat forms were once elites and or marines?
because you retard...when the flood got loose the spores killed elites and marines and took over their body. duh we all know that.

  • 09.19.2004 7:41 AM PDT
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dear Dekedence

i never said that the flood were too strong to contain. And, judgeing by the game, Halo was first designed to study the flood, then destroy their food source as a fail safe. The situation must have got out of hand, so the Forerunner triggered the fail safe and had to recapture the remaining Flood and send host speciems to Halo to insure their survival so the Forerunner could study them more closely.

  • 09.19.2004 12:55 PM PDT
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OR, they triggered the failsafe, and destroyed themselves; the forunner were wiped out, and the flood who had been captured survived on the halo rings.

  • 09.19.2004 1:36 PM PDT
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then the covenant find halo, release the flood, and al hell breaks loose.

  • 09.19.2004 1:37 PM PDT
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Why do the covies release the flood.

  • 09.19.2004 7:07 PM PDT
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cause they are the smartest retards in the universe, also read the books, it will clear up a lot of confusion, and reaper is right

  • 09.19.2004 7:11 PM PDT
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That would Explain why you see dust particles around the parasitic forms on the 343 gultiy spark when you meet them

oh and by the way when you play that level when you get on the bridge look at the top of the hill left of the turret with the pistol zoom and youll see a flood shoot it then go over there and loom for the piece that came off it

  • 09.19.2004 7:53 PM PDT
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Posted by: angrysk8r
also read the books

Unfortunately i have only read TFOR, being in New Zealand i had to import the book through a book company (it arrived a month and a half after i placed the order), so would any one like to send me a copy of the Flood and First Strike?

  • 09.21.2004 2:04 AM PDT
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ya dont really have to read the flood just play the game on legendary and you will have most of the story(excluding what happens to major silva and junk and first strike is well ya gotta read that one i guess

  • 09.21.2004 6:15 AM PDT