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[[Image:Flood_Prophet.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Flood Prophet, the reanimated Regret.]]

'''Prophet Form''' is a term fans have created to describe [[Covenant]] [[Prophet]]s that have been infected and overtaken by the [[Flood]]. Due to their unusual nature, they are not thought of as [[Combat Forms]] in the way infected [[Humans]], [[Brutes]] and [[Elites]] are. 

It is also worth noting that all "Prophet forms" seen had only just been infected, and may not have been assimilated in the conventional way. The only Prophets to be seen being taken by an infection form were the Prophet Hierarchs: the [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]], [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]] and [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]]. However, [[Master Chief]] removed the infection form from Mercy, killing him, and Truth was killed by the [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]] in [[Halo 3]] before the Infection Form could complete the infection process, but Regret became one with the [[Gravemind]].

== Appearance ==

The Prophet Form maintains the same general form of a [[Prophet]], but with the decayed skin and appearance of a standard [[Flood]] organism. If they have been assimilated by [[Infection Form]]s, the form does not show visibly, as their sensory stalks do not protrude from the Prophet. This does not mean that the Prophet is kept completely intact; the assimilated [[Prophet of Regret]] had only a single, malformed arm, and was impaled by one of the [[Gravemind]]'s large tentacles. Also, a human skull can be seen in the top right corner of the Prophet Form, which is probably a part of another assimilated being.

==Similarities and Differences ==
[[Image:FloodProphet01.jpg|right|thumb|115px|Flood Prophet. (Note the human cranium at the top left)]]

The biggest difference between the Prophet Form and that of the conventional[[Combat Form]] is that Prophet Forms seen thus far have maintained their personalities to an extent. Combat forms are subjected completely to the control of the [[Infection Form]] within them and generally display none of the former personality traits of their hosts. On the other hand, infected Prophets have demonstrated the ability to act the same way that they did before they were assimilated.

It seems that they can operate as part of a [[Brain Form]], as the [[Prophet of Regret]] appeared to be physically attached to the [[Gravemind]]. In the case that there is no Brain Form present, the Prophet Form appears to act, to an extent, as the leader of the Flood within an area. 

Also a skull can be seen in the top left corner of the Prophet Form. Looking just below the "Prophet Form" the hand of an elite can be seen as well. In this sense, they are very similar to [[Brain Forms]] in that they are now chimeras of multiple species and individuals.

== Personality ==

Four Prophet Forms have been encountered in the Halo universe, each having radically different personalities. The [[Prophet of Regret]], after being infected by the Flood, appeared to maintain his previous personality, almost oblivious to the fact that he had been assimilated. This could be either because he was still partially alive, or because the [[Gravemind]] was merely controlling him like a puppet.


The [[Minister of Etiology]], on the other hand, was completely unlike his previous self. He acted as a spokesperson for the [[Flood]], even taunting [[Rtas 'Vadum]] by asking him what chance he had of defeating them when the Forerunners were utterly incapable of doing so.  

The [[Prophet of Mercy]] had just been attacked by an [[Infection Form]] when he was shown, and the Infection Form was still in the process of converting him into a Flood Form when it was removed. As a result, his case cannot be taken as evidence of the behavior or appearance of Prophet Forms. 

The partially infected [[Prophet of Truth]] seen in [[Halo 3]] seemed to both retain both his personality and acted as a spokesperson for the [[Gravemind]]. However, he appeared to be fighting the infection and had just been infected when this occurred, so his behavior and appearance may not be representative of infected Prophets as a whole.

These personalities may be related to the command structure of the Flood in the area. In Regret's and Truth's case, they were only a part of a larger intelligence, the [[Gravemind]], so their personality did not need altering. The Legate on the other hand, appeared to be the controlling intelligence of the local Flood because the Brain Form on the ship had been destroyed and therefore his mentality was Flood based.

==Trivia==

*There is a [[human]] cranium (or [[skull]]) on the top left of the [[Regret]]'s infected body.

*If you look at the skull of the [[Prophet]] Form, you'll notice a pair of large veins moving into the body. They could possibly be used for taking the intelligence of other assimilated creatures into the [[Prophets]] form via a physical link from the others minds to its mind.

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