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After reactivating the Ark's Sentinel defense network,{{Ref/Reuse|The Archive}} the Proto-Gravemind was discovered by the Banished. By this point, it was close to becoming a full-fledged Gravemind which the Banished knew from the stories would be virtually unstoppable. Aided by the reactivated Sentinels, the Banished attacked the Proto-Gravemind in an effort to destroy the creature before a new Gravemind could be formed. With the help of a [[Retriever Sentinel]] summoned when the Banished cleaned out a nearby Sentinel lock, the Proto-Gravemind was slain, preventing the rise of a new Gravemind. The Banished and the Ark's Sentinels were then finally able to contain the Flood outbreak.<ref name="Manifestation">'''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare]]''', campaign level ''[[Manifestation]]''</ref>
After reactivating the Ark's Sentinel defense network,{{Ref/Reuse|The Archive}} the Proto-Gravemind was discovered by the Banished. By this point, it was close to becoming a full-fledged Gravemind which the Banished knew from the stories would be virtually unstoppable. Aided by the reactivated Sentinels, the Banished attacked the Proto-Gravemind in an effort to destroy the creature before a new Gravemind could be formed. With the help of a [[Retriever Sentinel]] summoned when the Banished cleaned out a nearby Sentinel lock, the Proto-Gravemind was slain, preventing the rise of a new Gravemind. The Banished and the Ark's Sentinels were then finally able to contain the Flood outbreak.<ref name="Manifestation">'''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare]]''', campaign level ''[[Manifestation]]''</ref>


In November 2559, Spartan [[Olympia Vale]] recalled the Gravemind's account of Forerunner treachery after she and [[Keely Iyuska]] realized that the fugitives on [[Netherop]] were surviving [[Precursor]]s. In Vale's opinion, the Gravemind had been rationalizing an act of vengeance so horrific that it would have been evil no matter how the Forerunners had betrayed their creators if it was even true. Vale's mind lingered on the words of the Gravemind which had been embedded in the intelligence summary as an audio file and which had been so powerful that they remained lodged in her memory to this day: ''"all that is created will suffer. All will be born in suffering, endless grayness will be their lot. All creation will tailor to failure and pain..."'' Considering the collective events that had come to define the galaxy's history up to that point, Vale couldn't help but wonder if this invocation by one of the Forerunners' creators had been woven into the structure of the universe itself.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Out17|17}}
In November 2559, Spartan [[Olympia Vale]] recalled the Gravemind's account of Forerunner treachery after she and [[Keely Iyuska]] realized that the fugitives on [[Netherop]] were surviving [[Precursor]]s. In Vale's opinion, the Gravemind had been rationalizing an act of vengeance so horrific that it would have been evil no matter how the Forerunners had betrayed their creators if it was even true. Vale's mind lingered on the words of the Gravemind which had been embedded in the intelligence summary as an audio file and which had been so powerful that they remained lodged in her memory to this day: "all that is created will suffer. All will be born in suffering, endless grayness will be their lot. All creation will tailor to failure and pain..." Considering the collective events that had come to define the galaxy's history up to that point, Vale couldn't help but wonder if this invocation by one of the Forerunners' creators had been woven into the structure of the universe itself.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Out17|17}}
 
After being [[Mind transfer|Composed]] by [[John-117]], the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] was forced to relive his confrontation with the Gravemind by [[Cortana]] who trapped the Promethean in his worst memories.{{Ref/Novel|Epi|18}} The Didact subsequently learned from the [[Haruspis]] that his corruption by the Gravemind, aside from some echoes that he was holding onto, was burned away by the Composer's power, restoring the Didact's sanity.{{Ref/Novel|Epi|20}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
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This corruption can also be applied to organic beings; although the Gravemind most commonly operates by absorbing all sentient biological lifeforms, it instead chose to corrupt the [[Ur-Didact]] in order to use him as a tool to induce strife within Forerunner society. Much like AI corruption in certain occasions (namely, in the case of Cortana), this process involved a direct and agonizing invasion of the Didact's mind, as well as devious exploitation of his existing attitudes and beliefs, leaving his psyche severely disturbed.{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}
This corruption can also be applied to organic beings; although the Gravemind most commonly operates by absorbing all sentient biological lifeforms, it instead chose to corrupt the [[Ur-Didact]] in order to use him as a tool to induce strife within Forerunner society. Much like AI corruption in certain occasions (namely, in the case of Cortana), this process involved a direct and agonizing invasion of the Didact's mind, as well as devious exploitation of his existing attitudes and beliefs, leaving his psyche severely disturbed.{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearences==
===Silver Timeline===
{{Quote|It's very old, the monster. Older than the light, older than this rock... older than your god. It knows us... inside and out. Smells our fear. Sees our secrets. It's been here... all that time. Waiting. To meet you... in the dark. There's nothing you can give it. The only thing the monster wants is for you to know... that there's nothing you can ever love that it can't take away. You believe me now, don't you?|[[Kwan Ha]] to [[Kessler]]{{Ref/Film|Id=Sanctuary|TV|Episode=[[Sanctuary (TV Series)|Sanctuary]]}}}}
On [[The Rubble/Silver|the Rubble]], [[Kwan Ha]] took shelter in a cavern with cave paintings of the Gravemind consuming worlds. Kwan would tell [[Kessler]] about the monster, although [[Soren-066/Silver|Soren]] denied that such a monster existed.{{Ref/Reuse|Sanctuary}}
After the [[Fall of Reach/Silver|Fall of Reach]], [[The Mother]] warned Kwan in a vision that the monster was close now.{{Ref/Film|Id=Aleria|TV|Episode=[[Aleria (TV Series)|Aleria]]}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*In ''Halo 3'', the Gravemind's face is never shown, unlike in ''Halo 2'', when it is shown in its introductory cinematic. However, the Gravemind is shown in the [[Halo 3 Instruction Manual|''Halo 3'' instruction manual]] as being slightly changed in looks, being the first detailed design of the Gravemind before ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
*In ''Halo 3'', the Gravemind's face is never shown, unlike in ''Halo 2'', when it is shown in its introductory cinematic. However, the Gravemind is shown in the [[Halo 3 Instruction Manual|''Halo 3'' instruction manual]] as being slightly changed in looks, being the first detailed design of the Gravemind before ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
*In several [[Forerunner]] data logs, the controlling intelligence of the Flood is referred to as a "[[wikipedia:Social insect|Compound Mind]]".
*In several [[Forerunner]] data logs, the controlling intelligence of the Flood is referred to as a "[[wikipedia:Social insect|Compound Mind]]".
*The Gravemind resembles Audrey 2 from ''[[wikipedia:Little Shop of Horrors (film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'', a tentacled, plant-like alien who is fed humans to grow and who is bent on world domination. Bungie staff and fans jokingly call it the "''Little Shop of Horrors'' Reject"{{Citation needed}}
*The Gravemind resembles Audrey 2 from ''[[wikipedia:Little Shop of Horrors (film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'', a tentacled, plant-like alien who is fed humans to grow and who is bent on world domination. Bungie staff and fans jokingly call it the "''Little Shop of Horrors'' Reject"{{Citation needed}} Parallels can also be drawn with [[StarCraft:Overmind|the Overmind]] from the ''[[StarCraft:StarCraft|StarCraft]]'' franchise and the [[deadspace:Brethren Moons|Brethren Moons]] from the survival-horror game ''[[deadspace:Main page|Dead Space]]''.
*Originally, the Gravemind was meant to have skulls as teeth; this was cut from ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'' because it would have made it difficult for the parasite to speak.<ref>'''[[The Art of Halo]]''', page 56-57</ref>
*Originally, the Gravemind was meant to have skulls as teeth; this was cut from ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'' because it would have made it difficult for the parasite to speak.<ref>'''[[The Art of Halo]]''', page 56-57</ref>
*The Gravemind frequently speaks in [[Wikipedia:trochaic|trochaic]] [[Wikipedia:heptameter|heptameter]]. In ''Human Weakness'', it was revealed that this is merely preference and it converses normally with Cortana after she criticizes it for it. It also mentions that it possesses the memories of poets of many alien cultures.
*The Gravemind frequently speaks in [[Wikipedia:trochaic|trochaic]] [[Wikipedia:heptameter|heptameter]]. In ''Human Weakness'', it was revealed that this is merely preference and it converses normally with Cortana after she criticizes it for it. It also mentions that it possesses the memories of poets of many alien cultures.
*The Gravemind is one of the few extraterrestrials to learn John-117's name.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''', ''[[Human Weakness]]''</ref>
*The Gravemind is one of the few extraterrestrials to learn John-117's name.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''', ''[[Human Weakness]]''</ref>
*The Gravemind was initially going to have a much greater presence in ''Halo 2'' and would have been introduced in the level [[forerunnertank]], but due to time constraints, Bungie removed the level and instead made a long cinematic for his introduction.
*The Gravemind was initially going to have a much greater presence in ''Halo 2'' and would have been introduced in the level ''[[Forerunner Tank]]'', but due to time constraints, Bungie removed the level and instead made a long cinematic for his introduction.
*The Gravemind pictured in the ''Halo 3'' instruction manual looks strikingly similar to Ogdru Jahad's Behemoth manifestation from the 2004 ''Hellboy'' film.
*The Gravemind pictured in the ''Halo 3'' instruction manual looks strikingly similar to Ogdru Jahad's Behemoth manifestation from the 2004 ''Hellboy'' film.
*From  gameplay, the Gravemind (through his Combat Forms) has rarely been heard calling John-117 and Thel Vadam "The Coffin" and "Pallbearer", respectively.
*From  gameplay, the Gravemind (through his Combat Forms) has rarely been heard calling John-117 and Thel Vadam "The Coffin" and "Pallbearer", respectively.
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File:H2A - GravemindConcept.png|Concept art of the Gravemind for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:H2A - GravemindConcept.png|Concept art of the Gravemind for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:H2A - GravemindConcept_2.jpg|Another concept of the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' Gravemind.
File:H2A - GravemindConcept_2.jpg|Another concept of the ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' Gravemind.
File:H2A Gravemind Render.jpg|A render of the Gravemind model developed for [[Blur Studio]]'s ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' cutscenes.
File:HTMCC-H2A AMonumentToAllYourSins.png|The Gravemind introduces itself to John-117 in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:HTMCC-H2A AMonumentToAllYourSins.png|The Gravemind introduces itself to John-117 in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:HTMCC-H2A Gravemind&Thel.png|The Gravemind with Thel 'Vadam in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:HW2-Gravemind.png|The Gravemind in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HW2-Gravemind.png|The Gravemind in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:Gravemind Enc 22.png|Artwork of the Gravemind in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''.
File:Gravemind Enc 22.png|Artwork of the Gravemind in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''.
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*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
**''[[Sanctuary (TV Series)|Sanctuary]]'' {{c|Cave painting}}
**''[[Aleria (TV Series)|Aleria]]'' {{c|Cave painting}}
*''[[Halo: Epitaph]]''


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