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*Carrier forms are sometimes nicknamed "popcorn",{{fact}} due to how they "pop" and release Pod infectors. The title has also been applied to the Pod infectors themselves. | *Carrier forms are sometimes nicknamed "popcorn",{{fact}} due to how they "pop" and release Pod infectors. The title has also been applied to the Pod infectors themselves. | ||
*The Carrier form of Flood is the [[List of Marathon references in the Halo series|successor]] of the [[marathongame:Simulacrums|Simulacrums]], from the ''[[Marathon]]'' series. The Simulacrums were cybernetic humans made to look like the crew of the UESC ''Marathon'', the only flaw was that they all wore green jump suits, making it easy to distinguish which humans were actually Simulacrums. As soon as you were three meters close to them they would explode, heavily damaging or killing the player. | *The Carrier form of Flood is the [[List of Marathon references in the Halo series|successor]] of the [[marathongame:Simulacrums|Simulacrums]], from the ''[[Marathon]]'' series. The Simulacrums were cybernetic humans made to look like the crew of the UESC ''Marathon'', the only flaw was that they all wore green jump suits, making it easy to distinguish which humans were actually Simulacrums. As soon as you were three meters close to them they would explode, heavily damaging or killing the player. | ||
*In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the level "[[The Maw]]" contains a glitch in | *In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the level "[[The Maw]]" contains a glitch in which the Carrier form explodes, but the Pod infectors do not move. | ||
*The Carrier forms in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2'' would release between 4-6 Pod infectors when they explode, but the ''Halo 3 ''Carrier forms would release dozens, but this is leveled out by a smaller and less extreme damage radius. | *The Carrier forms in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2'' would release between 4-6 Pod infectors when they explode, but the ''Halo 3 ''Carrier forms would release dozens, but this is leveled out by a smaller and less extreme damage radius. | ||
*On rare occasions in ''Halo 3'', the ''Carrier's'' arms and legs will be left behind upon death. However, this is exclusive to ''Halo 3'' as the arms and legs completely vanish upon exploding in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2''. | *On rare occasions in ''Halo 3'', the ''Carrier's'' arms and legs will be left behind upon death. However, this is exclusive to ''Halo 3'' as the arms and legs completely vanish upon exploding in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2''. | ||
