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[[File:Floodpod closeup.JPG|thumb|250px|A Flood dispersal pod in ''Halo 3'']] | [[File:Floodpod closeup.JPG|thumb|250px|A Flood dispersal pod in ''Halo 3'']] | ||
The '''dispersal pod'''<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Strategy Guide|Halo 3: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 107''</ref> is a [[Flood]] dissemination mechanism. In essence, and in practice, the Flood dispersal pod is the equivalent of the [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]] used by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], and the [[orbital insertion pod]]s used by [[Sangheili]] [[Special Operations Sangheili|Special Forces]]. The dispersal pod uses hardened Flood biomass to shape the pod and protect the occupant from the stresses of orbital deployment.<ref name="covenant">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant]]''</ref><ref name="halo">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> | The '''dispersal pod''',<ref>'''[[Halo 3: The Official Strategy Guide|Halo 3: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 107''</ref> also known as a '''spore capsule''' when used to disperse [[Flood spore|spores]] in particular,<ref name="sil">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 231-232''</ref> is a [[Flood]] dissemination mechanism. In essence, and in practice, the Flood dispersal pod is the equivalent of the [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]] used by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], and the [[orbital insertion pod]]s used by [[Sangheili]] [[Special Operations Sangheili|Special Forces]]. The dispersal pod uses hardened Flood biomass to shape the pod and protect the occupant from the stresses of orbital deployment.<ref name="covenant">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant]]''</ref><ref name="halo">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Fall of Nomdagro === | === Fall of Nomdagro === | ||
When the Flood invaded the planet [[Nomdagro]] circa [[100,000 BCE]], millions of dispersal pods were deployed to the surface. Their numbers were so vast that they darkened the sky. Many of the pods broke apart in the upper atmosphere, while others landed in the oceans or land, covering the entire biosphere of the planet in [[Flood spores|spores]] and thus quickly altering it to suit the Flood's purposes. Many of these pods landed near the [[Ur- | When the Flood invaded the planet [[Nomdagro]] circa [[100,000 BCE]], millions of dispersal pods were deployed to the surface. Their numbers were so vast that they darkened the sky. Many of the pods broke apart in the upper atmosphere, while others landed in the oceans or land, covering the entire biosphere of the planet in [[Flood spores|spores]] and thus quickly altering it to suit the Flood's purposes. [[Spore mountain]]s were generated within moments, expediting the infestation of the planet. Many of these pods landed near the [[Ur-Didact]] and [[IsoDidact]] beside the planet's only [[Precursor]] artifact, putting an end to their confrontation and prompting the two, along with the [[Librarian]], to escape to the [[greater Ark]].<ref name="sil"/> | ||
=== Battle of Installation 00 === | === Battle of Installation 00 === | ||