- The Dutchman
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Okay, now i understand that Mgalekgolo, or Hunters to any Reach-generation fans, are comprised of a colony of eel/worm creatures (Lekgolo) that work together to move the armour and weapons systems.
My question is, how is it that a relatively concentrated attack on up to 10 of said eels can result in the death of the whole colony? Even if they are simply going into shock, why?
It's always been easy enough to close-up, duck left under the sweeping 'arm' and put a hole in the beasts' backs. I would imagine, then, that canonically the hunters could either continue minus KIA eels, or at least split off and operate as smaller combinations (Mgalekgolo being the 'combat form')
Thus, a HE Pistol would incapacitate between 1 & 4 eels with a well-placed back shot, what stops this possible hive mind still functioning?
I can only hypothesize that the lekgolo are somewhat like the geth in that they work better and more effectively the more individuals there are, and have a collective intelligence. When they have a certain amount dead, they stop functioning and... await pickup? Burrow underground? WHAT DO THEY DO?!
TL;DR
Why are hunters - themselves built from versatile components - so easily defeated?
inb4gamelimitations, i know bungie made CE a while back and couldn't have them transforming and switching forms on the go, flood style. However, there have been plenty of years since, and the only other Lekgolo form we get is the spherical abomination driving Scarabs.