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The feral stage is the first phase of a [[Flood]] outbreak. In this state, the Flood operates in a very aggressive manner, and their expansion depends on finding sentient life forms and expanding their overall biomass. Victims become hosts to the [[Pod infector|infection forms]], and are mutated into [[Flood combat form|combat forms]]. During this period of time, the Flood attacks with little to no strategy, seeming to focus primarily on consumption of intelligent beings and biomass and thus expanding and strengthening their own forces.{{Ref/Generic|Id=Bestarium|[[Bestiarum]]}} | The feral stage is the first phase of a [[Flood]] outbreak. In this state, the Flood operates in a very aggressive manner, and their expansion depends on finding sentient life forms and expanding their overall biomass. Victims become hosts to the [[Pod infector|infection forms]], and are mutated into [[Flood combat form|combat forms]]. During this period of time, the Flood attacks with little to no strategy, seeming to focus primarily on consumption of intelligent beings and biomass and thus expanding and strengthening their own forces.{{Ref/Generic|Id=Bestarium|[[Bestiarum]]}} | ||
The Feral Stage is typically initiated either by an outbreak of extant infection forms, or the infection of various sentient and non-sentient species by [[Flood spore]]s and other microbiological vectors. This infection soon becomes parasitic and causes the growth of Flood biomass in the hosts as well the generation of new infection forms to further the infestation. At some point during the Feral Stage, the Flood begin to collectively shift their objective. When this happens, Combat Forms will work together to accumulate the biomass of both infected victims and uninfected sentient beings, allowing a series of widespread chemical reactions to occur across the reserves of [[calcium]] and flesh they have collected, eventually creating what is known as a [[Proto-Gravemind]]. Once a Proto-Gravemind has absorbed enough biomass and becomes a full grown [[Gravemind]], the infection can then proceed into the Coordinated Stage.{{Ref/Reuse|Bestarium}}{{Ref/Site|Id=wp flood|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/flood|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Flood|D=17|M=7|Y=2021}} | The Feral Stage is typically initiated either by an outbreak of extant infection forms, or the infection of various sentient and non-sentient species by [[Flood spore]]s and other microbiological vectors. This infection soon becomes parasitic and causes the growth of Flood biomass in the hosts as well as the generation of new infection forms to further the infestation. At some point during the Feral Stage, the Flood begin to collectively shift their objective. When this happens, Combat Forms will work together to accumulate the biomass of both infected victims and uninfected sentient beings, allowing a series of widespread chemical reactions to occur across the reserves of [[calcium]] and flesh they have collected, eventually creating what is known as a [[Proto-Gravemind]]. Once a Proto-Gravemind has absorbed enough biomass and becomes a full grown [[Gravemind]], the infection can then proceed into the Coordinated Stage.{{Ref/Reuse|Bestarium}}{{Ref/Site|Id=wp flood|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/flood|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Flood|D=17|M=7|Y=2021}} | ||
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===Transgalactic stage=== | ===Transgalactic stage=== | ||
The transgalactic stage is the fourth and final known stage of a [[Flood]] outbreak.{{Ref/Reuse|wp flood}} This stage is reached once the Flood has consumed all sentient life in an entire [[galaxy]] and gained complete understanding of any technological and scientific knowledge that was present. By this time, it has reached a complete critical mass, which means it must depart to other galaxies for further reproduction, infestations and new technologies.{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} | The transgalactic stage is the fourth and final known stage of a [[Flood]] outbreak.{{Ref/Reuse|wp flood}} This stage is reached once the Flood has consumed all sentient life in an entire [[galaxy]] and gained complete understanding of any technological and scientific knowledge that was present. By this time, it has reached a complete critical mass, which means it must depart to other galaxies for further reproduction, infestations, and new technologies.{{Ref/Reuse|bestiarum}} | ||
During the [[human-Forerunner wars]], the Flood was driven outside of the galaxy. Doing this may have caused them to achieve the Transgalactic Stage as they were able to return to the Milky Way 10,000 years later when they made first contact with the [[Forerunner]]s on [[Seaward]], sparking the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. This is likely, as prior to the [[Halo Array]]'s firing, [[Forthencho]]'s [[essence]] was sent down to Earth by the [[Gravemind]] to tell the [[Librarian]] what he was told by it. Among this information was that the primary Gravemind had consumed other galaxies, including at least 10,000 planets, reinforcing the possibility that the Flood has at one point in history reached this stage.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 321'' (''"This we were told by the Gravemind, the greatest of them, who has consumed ten thousand planets and brought entire galaxies to an end."'')</ref> | During the [[human-Forerunner wars]], the Flood was driven outside of the galaxy. Doing this may have caused them to achieve the Transgalactic Stage as they were able to return to the Milky Way 10,000 years later when they made first contact with the [[Forerunner]]s on [[Seaward]], sparking the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. This is likely, as prior to the [[Halo Array]]'s firing, [[Forthencho]]'s [[essence]] was sent down to Earth by the [[Gravemind]] to tell the [[Librarian]] what he was told by it. Among this information was that the primary Gravemind had consumed other galaxies, including at least 10,000 planets, reinforcing the possibility that the Flood has at one point in history reached this stage.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 321'' (''"This we were told by the Gravemind, the greatest of them, who has consumed ten thousand planets and brought entire galaxies to an end."'')</ref> | ||