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| [[File:HTMCC-H3_Hivemind_Closeup.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[HIVEMIND-class Mjolnir|Hivemind]] suite of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)]] was developed and tested aboard [[ANVIL Station]] for use by Spartans tasked in combating [[Flood outbreak]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Hivemind}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF142}}]]
| | '''Flood containment Fireteams''' are an all-volunteer force of specialised [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] [[fireteam]]s employed for containment of the [[Flood]] parasite. These units have seen action in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]], having employed their job successfully enough that most people haven't heard of a Flood outbreak in the interim. Should a Spartan become infected with the Flood, code [[CORRUPTER]] is declared and weapons of mass destruction are deployed to contain the threat.{{Ref/Book|OSFM|Section=Section 09: Alien Factions, The Flood|Page=172-175}} Such infected Spartans have been simulated in [[War Games]].{{Ref/Mode|H4|Flood (gametype)|Flood}}{{Ref/Mode|H2A|Infection}} It is likely that Flood containment fireteams have employed specialised anti-Flood equipment such as the [[Hazops Cyclops]] or the [[HIVEMIND-class Mjolnir|Hivemind]] armor.{{Ref/Game|Id=Desc|MCC|''[[Halo 3]]'' Hivemind [[Armor permutations (Halo 3)|customisation]] menu description}} |
| '''Flood containment Fireteams''' are an all-volunteer force of specialised [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] [[fireteam]]s employed for containment of the [[Flood]] parasite. These units have seen action in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]], having executed their job successfully enough that most people haven't heard of a Flood outbreak in the interim. Should a Spartan become infected with the Flood, code [[CORRUPTER]] is declared and weapons of mass destruction are deployed to contain the threat.{{Ref/Book|OSFM|Page=172-175}} Such infected Spartans have been simulated in [[War Games]].{{Ref/Mode|H4|Flood (gametype)|Flood}}{{Ref/Mode|H2A|Infection}} The Flood containment fireteams have employed specialised anti-Flood equipment such as the [[Hazops Cyclops]] or the [[HIVEMIND-class Mjolnir|Hivemind]] and [[OSTEO combat engineering suit|OSTEO]] armors.{{Ref/Game|Id=Hivemind|H3|Armor customization (Halo 3)|Armory|Detail=Hivemind Description|Quote=ANVIL Station is the ideal equipment testing environment for Spartans tasked with eliminating localized Flood infestations. }}{{Ref/Site|Id=CF142|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-system-shocks|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder 142: System Shocks|D=30|M=06|Y=2023}} Several [[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|VISR]] variants developed for the GEN2 platform were created with the Flood's potential infection in mind, with eponymously-named ''Flood'' visor being designed specifically for such teams, while the Gallows visor equips the helmet with failsafe charges for use in the event of a suit compromise.{{Ref/Game|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory|Detail=Flood visor description|Quote=As the name implies, the Flood VISR is built specifically for Spartan assessment and containment teams deployed to Forerunner sites that may house samples of the all-devouring parasite.}}{{Ref/Game|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory|Detail=Gallows visor description|Quote=Made for special forward observation teams operating in quarantine zones, failsafe charges in the Gallows VISR will destroy the helmet (and everything in it) in case of compromise.}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFProtocol|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-of-protocols-and-prisons|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Of Protocols and Prisons|D=7|M=3|Y=2022}} | |
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| Flood containment teams have been deployed in live operations, including at least one event at [[Site 22]] in which the team in question, [[Fireteam Leviathan]], was compromised and the necessary CORRUPTER and UPSILON protocols declared and enacted by the team's support ship, {{UNSCShip|Saturn}}.{{Ref/Site|Id=S4Intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/infection-intel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Infection Intel|D=11|M=10|Y=2023|LocalArchive=Halo Infinite Story & Intel}}{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son}}
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Fm}} | | *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Fm}} |
| *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]]'' {{1st}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| [[Category:SPARTAN-IV teams]] | | [[Category:SPARTAN-IV teams]] |
| [[Category:Flood]] | | [[Category:Flood]] |
| [[Category:UNSC organizational military units]] | | [[Category:UNSC Organizational Military Units]] |
