Flood attacker form: Difference between revisions

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When infected by a pod infector, the infector latches onto the host and dig into the host's flesh with a razor-sharp barb-like appendage, injecting the FSC. Typically, the pod infector burrows itself into the chest cavity of the host. As it gains control of the host and tranforms it into an attacker form, the pod infector will dislodge any bones and organs to make room for itself, resulting in extreme pain and disfiguration such as dislocating the host's jaw or,{{Ref/Game|Id=H2AMP|H2A|[[Infection]] game mode}} in the case of infected [[Sangheili]], completely snapping their necks. This process can be performed on living or recently-deceased hosts, though often results in the "death" of a living host prior to their re-animation once the FSC takes hold.{{Ref/Reuse|Universe}} Some hosts may be attacked and infected by multiple pod infectors.{{Ref/Reuse|Flood10}} Even if the infection form is removed, the injection of FSC into the victim's bloodstream results in those wounds becoming spore-filled blisters, and the host cannot be saved from infection.{{Ref/Game|Id=PLInfectionForm|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Infection Forms}}

Once the sapient host is infected, the FSC begins to consume and convert sections of the host body, creating growths and new appendages formed by the FSC itself. These growths appear randomly, and appendages produce whip-like tentacles that can be used by the attacker form for striking enemies. As this process occurs, bodies take on the appearance and smell of decay.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Flood10|TF|Chapter=10}} Some limbs and sensory organs are preserved in the transformation, and are used to operate tools, equipment, weapons, vehicles, and even ships.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P408}} Infection forms will often augment a host's body to better serve as a living weapon, and damage taken during fighting and infection can be repaired by the controlling infection form, though the attacker form is ultimately disposable.{{Ref/Game|Id=PLCombatForm|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Combat Forms}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P408}} Any damage that the attacker form receives ultimately creates more vectors of infection as the chunks of infect flesh it leaves behind are scattered throughout the environment.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P408}} The FSC is able to arrange itself to mimic any organ needed to keep the host working,{{Ref/Game|Id=Bestiarum|H3|[[Bestiarum]]}} while other internal organs are replaced with accretions containing a sickly green liquid full of spores in suspension. Spore-filled polyps also often cover the exterior of attacker forms.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P408}} Even once the FSC has taken control of the victim, the controlling infection form can often be seen buried within the victim, with the infection form's red sensory appendages poking out of the flesh. Until the body is completely subsumed by super cell growth, these appendages are maintained as an impromptu central nervous system.{{Ref/Reuse|Universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P408}} Some attacker form super cell growths may take on a more chitinous appearance, akin to armor plating, helping protect to the attacker form from enemy retaliations.{{Ref/Game|Id=H4|H4|[[Flood (gametype)|Flood]] gametype}}

====Spartan form====

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*In all of the ''Halo'' games, Flood attacker forms always hold certain two-handed weapons with one hand, and can actually reload them without doing a reload animation. These weapons include the [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|Shotgun]], the [[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon|Rocket Launcher]], the [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|Assault Rifle]] and others. They can also use the [[M6D Personal Defense Weapon System|Magnum]] with one hand and reload it without doing any animation for it. While never shown, it is entirely possible that, in the case of the shotgun, that the flood created a "tentacle" that extended from the host's forearm to pump the weapon.

*Attacker forms will run towards the player when armed. Both human attacker forms and Sangheili attacker forms will berserk when they have their arm that holds a gun shot off and will rush the player. Attacker forms that are unarmed will rush the player by default.

*Sangheili attacker forms can have their head and arms shot off while human attacker forms can have their head, arms and chest cavity shot off.

*All human attacker forms are barefoot. This is strange because they wear shoes in ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3''. This may however been a design choice to make them look menacing.

*When using the Grunt Birthday Party skull against the Flood in ''Halo 2'', the effect of the skull will cause the plasma grenade explosion to occur when you shoot the attacker form in the chest, where the pod infector is.

*Reflecting their enhanced intelligence, human attacker forms still wear the armor they had on when they first transformed making it significantly harder to shoot the pod infector in their chest. Sangheili attacker forms can now often have shields which recharge over time. Once the shield is taken down, though, they are very easy to incapacitate.

*In ''Halo 2'', Flood attacker forms can be disintegrated, leaving only pieces of their limbs and shards of armor. This occurs if an attacker form is hit by an [[Energy Sword]], blown up by grenades, after many successive melee attacks, if splattered by a fast-moving vehicle, if both of its arms are shot off or if the attacker form falls far enough to hit a death barrier.

*Attacker forms can pick up any weapon should it be near them when they "resurrect". They will also pick up two handed weapons such as the [[Pek-pattern plasma cannon|Plasma Cannon]] and [[M7057/Defoliant Projector|Flamethrower]] if close by. Like other weapons, they will wield it with only one hand.

*Probably to prevent the player from getting a big combat advantage from Jiralhanae attacker forms during the brief time they are allies in [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]], or perhaps to prevent enemy Flood attacker forms from overwhelming the player, weapons that would normally be picked up when a Jiralhanae attacker form "resurrects" are deleted by the game's code, rendering them unusable.

*It is noted that using the Flamethrower against pure forms is more effective than attacker forms. Pure forms will die almost instantly from the flames, while attacker forms may charge at the player while its still on fire.

*Human attacker forms receive a graphical update while Sangheili attacker forms appear to be using the models from ''Halo 3''. This is most noticeable at the legs, which do not end with ''Halo: Reach''-styled feet. Additionally, all the Sangheili forms appear to be [[Sangheili Ultra|Ultras]].

*Both human and Sangheili attacker forms retain much of their host armor. Human forms have the body armor of former UNSC Marines while Sangheili forms all have [[Sangheili Minor|Minor Elite]] [[combat harness]]es, much like in the original game.

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File:HW2-AltFloodmarine.jpg|Alternate human attacker form models.

File:HW2 - Flood Unggoy form models.jpg|Unggoy attacker form models.

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===Screenshots===

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File:FCFelite.jpg|A Sangheili attacker form in ''Halo 3''.

File:H3 - Sangheili Major combat form.jpg|A Sangheili Major attacker form.

File:Flood.jpg|A human combat form action figure.

File:Old HW Infestation.png|A Sangheili attacker form in ''Halo Wars''.

File:HW floodhellbringers.jpg|Hellbringer attacker forms in ''Halo Wars''.

File:HTMCC-H3ODST-FloodGhost.png|A human attacker form driving a {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}} in the ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' version of ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.

File:H Evol - Mona Lisa Flood Combat Forms.png|A horde of attacker forms onboard the [[prison ship]] ''[[Mona Lisa]]''.

File:CEAhumancombat.png|A human attacker form in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.

File:H2A-InfectedSangheili.png|Thel 'Vadam battling Sangheili attacker forms on the [[Threshold gas mine]] in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.

File:H2A-InfectedHumans.png|Thel 'Vadam battling human attacker forms on Installation 05.

File:H2A-Floodcomparisson.png|A comparison between a Spartan attacker form and an unknown Flood form on [[Lockdown]].

File:TFS-Combatform.png|A human attacker form in ''[[Something has Happened]]''.

File:HW2-Brutecombatform.jpg|A Jiralhanae attacker form on Installation 00.

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*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''

*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''

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