Editing Flood Friends

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[[Image:Armless_flood.jpg|right|thumb| And the chase is on, people will notice this is the part from the "Keyes" walkthrough with the Grunt being chased by the Armless Flood.]]
== Summary ==
In [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] you were able to neutralize [[Flood]] forms and make them harmless. Called Flood 'Pets' or 'Buddies' these zombies would still try and follow you around and could then be used as shields, taking enemy fire while you crouch and shoot between their legs.

==Walk Through==

This can be done on any level with the Flood. It works particularly well with the [[Assault Rifle]] and [[Pistol]], though the [[Plasma rifle]] or [[Plasma pistol]] is recommended seeing as they cause less damage. When you spot a Flood, shoot off its tentacled arm. On higher difficulties, you may also want to shoot off the [[Elite]] infected flood's head, as this may be used as a [[weapon]] from time to time. If they are carrying a weapon, shoot off their right arm as well. Only the left arm must be amputated, and on [[Human]] infected flood, the head poses no threat. The arm in which they hold a weapon is only dangerous if they have a gun. After taking off the left arm, and sometimes the head, the Flood are incapable of hurting you. The number of Flood buddies you can make is technically indefinite, however the game will begin to slow after 6-7 flood buddies are acquired(if you have a slow computer), and lags severely when more than a dozen are present(again, if you have a slow computer).

== Halo 2 ==
Unfortunately in [[Halo 2]] the game designers changed the Flood attributes. So that once you shoot the arms off a [[Combat Form]] it will shortly pop into an [[Infection Form]]. However, by shooting the left arm of a Human flood that is not carrying a weapon, you can create a Halo 2 Flood buddy. Though these tend to push you around, they cannot damage you.

Also you can kill the flood you find and in some cases they'll come back to life. 
If they do, before they come back shoot off their arms. if it comes back it'll have no arms.


== Halo 3 ==
In [[Halo 3]], it is '''possible''' to make an actual Flood buddy by shooting off the tentacled arm or appendage of an [[Elite]] or [[Brute]] [[Combat Form]] that is not carrying a [[Weapon]].  In order to shoot the elite combat form's arm off, its shield must be down.  The [[Combat Form]] will charge at you but cannot harm you unless it pushes you off a ledge.  If you are facing away, they will also attempt to "assassinate" you with an invisible tentacled arm. (This will only take down a quarter of your shields.) Also, if your flood "friends" attempt to follow you after their designated checkpoint, the [[infection forms]] will detach themselves from the combat forms (not destroying the form but merely turning it into a ragdoll) and will run in random directions, and popping shortly. A glitch was encountered recently with the 'Grunt Birthday Party' active, on the level 'The Covenant', where after a Flood left the body of a dead Elite, it blew up and the 'Grunt Birthday Party' confetti and cheering came out of its head. This could simply be a glitch or it could happen with all encounters of Flood leaving hosts.

== Related Links ==
*[[Flood]]
*[[Combat Form]]

==External Links==
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-984014267322481528&q Flood Buddy]- A [[machinima]].

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-[[File:Armless flood.jpg|thumb|An example of a Flood Friend. This is seen in the level [[Keyes (Level)|Keyes]].]]
+[[Image:Armless_flood.jpg|right|thumb| And the chase is on, people will notice this is the part from the "Keyes" walkthrough with the Grunt being chased by the Armless Flood.]]
-'''Flood Friends''', also referred to as '''Flood Buddies''' or '''Pet Flood''', is a phenomenon found in the [[Campaign]]s of the [[Halo universe|Halo Trilogy]]. It is a design flaw that allows [[The Flood|Flood]] [[Flood combat form|combat forms]] to be made into harmless "pets" that follow the player around. Such "pets" can also be used as shields and distractions.
+== Summary ==
+In [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] you were able to neutralize [[Flood]] forms and make them harmless. Called Flood 'Pets' or 'Buddies' these zombies would still try and follow you around and could then be used as shields, taking enemy fire while you crouch and shoot between their legs.
-==''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Anniversary''==
+==Walk Through==
-Play a Campaign level in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' or ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Anniversary]]'' that contains Flood forces. You can use the [[MA5B assault rifle|assault rifle]] and [[M6D magnum|pistol]] for the glitch, but the [[Type-25 plasma pistol|plasma pistol]] and [[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle|plasma rifle]] are more recommended.
-When you spot a Flood combat form, shoot off its tentacled arm. If the combat form is carrying a weapon, shoot off its right arm as well. When dealing with unarmed combat forms, only the left arm must be amputated.
+This can be done on any level with the Flood. It works particularly well with the [[Assault Rifle]] and [[Pistol]], though the [[Plasma rifle]] or [[Plasma pistol]] is recommended seeing as they cause less damage. When you spot a Flood, shoot off its tentacled arm. On higher difficulties, you may also want to shoot off the [[Elite]] infected flood's head, as this may be used as a [[weapon]] from time to time. If they are carrying a weapon, shoot off their right arm as well. Only the left arm must be amputated, and on [[Human]] infected flood, the head poses no threat. The arm in which they hold a weapon is only dangerous if they have a gun. After taking off the left arm, and sometimes the head, the Flood are incapable of hurting you. The number of Flood buddies you can make is technically indefinite, however the game will begin to slow after 6-7 flood buddies are acquired(if you have a slow computer), and lags severely when more than a dozen are present(again, if you have a slow computer).
-At this point, the combat form will have been rendered harmless, and will simply follow the player around.
+== Halo 2 ==
+Unfortunately in [[Halo 2]] the game designers changed the Flood attributes. So that once you shoot the arms off a [[Combat Form]] it will shortly pop into an [[Infection Form]]. However, by shooting the left arm of a Human flood that is not carrying a weapon, you can create a Halo 2 Flood buddy. Though these tend to push you around, they cannot damage you.
-The number of Flood Buddies you can make is technically indefinite, but on a slow computer, the game will begin to slow after 6-7 Flood Buddies are acquired, and will lag severely when more than 12 are present. Flood Buddies are very hard to get rid of, because they run very fast around you. Strangely enough, the "friendly" Flood do not show up on your [[Motion tracker]].
+Also you can kill the flood you find and in some cases they'll come back to life.
+If they do, before they come back shoot off their arms. if it comes back it'll have no arms.
-==''Halo 2''==
-In ''[[Halo 2]]'', the game designers changed the Flood's programming. When you shoot both arms off an Elite [[Flood combat form|combat form]], its [[Pod infector]] will abandon the body. Human Combat Forms will simply disintegrate and take the Pod infector with it when both arms are shot off. However, it is still possible to make a Flood Buddy: if the Flood combat form isn't carrying a weapon, you can shoot off just the left arm, and it will be harmless since it has no weapon. Though they may push you around a bit by attacking you with their right arm, they are not able to damage you in any way.
-Also, if you shoot off both arms of a dead combat form as it is being revived by a Pod infector, it will get up for a brief moment and then get abandoned by the Pod infector.
+== Halo 3 ==
+In [[Halo 3]], it is '''possible''' to make an actual Flood buddy by shooting off the tentacled arm or appendage of an [[Elite]] or [[Brute]] [[Combat Form]] that is not carrying a [[Weapon]].  In order to shoot the elite combat form's arm off, its shield must be down.  The [[Combat Form]] will charge at you but cannot harm you unless it pushes you off a ledge.  If you are facing away, they will also attempt to "assassinate" you with an invisible tentacled arm. (This will only take down a quarter of your shields.) Also, if your flood "friends" attempt to follow you after their designated checkpoint, the [[infection forms]] will detach themselves from the combat forms (not destroying the form but merely turning it into a ragdoll) and will run in random directions, and popping shortly. A glitch was encountered recently with the 'Grunt Birthday Party' active, on the level 'The Covenant', where after a Flood left the body of a dead Elite, it blew up and the 'Grunt Birthday Party' confetti and cheering came out of its head. This could simply be a glitch or it could happen with all encounters of Flood leaving hosts.
-==''Halo 3''==
+== Related Links ==
-In ''[[Halo 3]]'', it is possible to make a Flood Buddy in the same way as in ''Halo 2'' - by shooting off the tentacled appendage of any [[Flood combat form|combat form]] that is not carrying a weapon. In order to shoot the Elite combat form's arm off, its shield must be down.
+*[[Flood]]
+*[[Combat Form]]
-The combat form will charge at you, but cannot harm you unless it pushes you off a ledge. If you are facing away, they will also attempt to [[assassin Medal|assassinate]] you with an invisible tentacled arm, though this will only take down a quarter of your shields. Also, if your Flood Buddies attempt to follow you after their designated checkpoint, the [[Pod infector]]s will detach themselves from the combat forms (not destroying the form but merely turning it into a rag doll) and run in random directions, and popping shortly.
+==External Links==
+*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-984014267322481528&q Flood Buddy]- A [[machinima]].
-Another way is to kill a combat form without destroying the body, and then shoot off the left arm. You must leave any weapon near it that it cannot use due to not having an animation for it, such as a [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|Gravity Hammer]]. Leaving a weapon near a body will seem to attract an Pod infector to the body, as it would have a means of hurting the player. Once the body is alive again, it will follow you around like a normal Flood Friend, but it cannot hurt you as it doesn't have an animation to attack with the [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|Gravity Hammer]].
+[[Category:Tricks and Cheats]]
-==Related links==
-===Internal===
-*[[The Flood|Flood]]
-===External===
-*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-984014267322481528&q Flood Buddy]—[[machinima]].
-[[Category:Tricks and cheats]]