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[[File:Dormant flood.jpg|thumb|right|275px|A flock of the forms float in a containment tank.]] | |||
The '''"tadpole"''' is a [[Flood]] organism encountered by a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant Special Operations|special operations]] team in the [[Forerunner]] [[threshold gas mine|gas mine]] in the atmosphere of [[Threshold]]. They were sealed in a tank of liquid in the research area of the facility.<ref name="onefinaleffort">[http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=25650 '''Bungie.net''': ''One Final Effort (4/16/2010)'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Oracle]]''</ref> The form is somewhat similar in appearance to the [[Pod infector|infection form]], albeit smaller and slightly different in shape; true to its nickname, it has been implied that they are an earlier stage in the infection form's development.<ref name="onefinaleffort"/> | |||
The '''"tadpole"''' is a [[Flood]] organism encountered by a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant Special Operations|special operations]] team in the [[Forerunner]] [[threshold gas mine|gas mine]] in the atmosphere of [[Threshold]]. They were sealed in a tank of liquid in the research area of the facility.<ref name="onefinaleffort">[ | |||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
*The forms have never been given a formal name in any official source. [[Bungie]] level environment artist [[David Dunn]] used the descriptor "tadpole" to refer to them, and during the development of ''[[Halo 2]]'', they were affectionately known as "Flood sea monkeys". | *The forms have never been given a formal name in any official source. [[Bungie]] level environment artist [[David Dunn]] used the descriptor "tadpole" to refer to them, and during the development of ''[[Halo 2]]'', they were affectionately known as "Flood sea monkeys".<ref name="onefinaleffort"/> This nickname was carried over to the ''Halo 2'' game files, in which the creature's model and texture are identified with the designator "flood_cmonkey".<ref>'''Halo 2''' game files</ref> | ||
*During the game's development, [[Vic DeLeon]] "broke" the forms, making them float all around the room. | *During the game's development, [[Vic DeLeon]] "broke" the forms, making them float all around the room.<ref name="onefinaleffort"/> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:H2-FloodTadpoleSide2.png|Alternate side view of one of the forms. | File:H2-FloodTadpoleSide2.png|Alternate side view of one of the forms. | ||
File:H2-FloodTadpole3.jpg|Close-up view of three Flood tadpoles in a tank. | File:H2-FloodTadpole3.jpg|Close-up view of three Flood tadpoles in a tank. | ||
File:HaloFloodSpore.jpg|A Flood tadpole in containment on [[Installation 04]]. | File:HaloFloodSpore.jpg|A Flood tadpole in containment on [[Installation 04]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 2 | *''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | |||
{{Flood}} | {{Flood}} | ||
[[Category:Flood]] | [[Category:Flood]] |