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The '''Carrier Form'''<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 239'': ("''The Spartan'' [...] ''sidestepped to evade a charging carrier form.''")</ref> is a [[The Flood|Flood]] form used to incubate and spread [[Pod infector]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Oracle]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> Carrier forms are formed from older [[Flood combat form|Combat Forms]], or from infected bodies that are unsuitable for combat.<ref name="combat">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 47'': ("''The Infection Forms rewrite a victim's cellular structure and convert him into a Combat Form, then later a Carrier Form''")</ref> | The '''Carrier Form'''<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 239'': ("''The Spartan'' [...] ''sidestepped to evade a charging carrier form.''")</ref> is a [[The Flood|Flood]] form used to incubate and spread [[Pod infector]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Oracle]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> Carrier forms are formed from older [[Flood combat form|Combat Forms]], or from infected bodies that are unsuitable for combat.<ref name="combat">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 47'': ("''The Infection Forms rewrite a victim's cellular structure and convert him into a Combat Form, then later a Carrier Form''")</ref> | ||
The carrier form has more varieties such as Flood Spawner | The carrier form has more varieties such as the Flood Spawner, which can produce a mass amount of Flood forms without killing itself, and the Flood burster. The Flood Spawner can notably spawn Flood forms anywhere it wishes, while Flood bursters spawns a variety of Flood forms once its internal pressure has reached a certain point.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Light the Fuse]]''</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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Running over Carrier forms by a vehicle, on the other hand, is a very bad idea. Their explosions will easily flip the vehicle, wasting precious time, especially on a level like Halo 3's final level. | Running over Carrier forms by a vehicle, on the other hand, is a very bad idea. Their explosions will easily flip the vehicle, wasting precious time, especially on a level like Halo 3's final level. | ||
In ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' prioritize | In ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' prioritize destroying Flood Spawner, since it can produce units to counter any units and buildings that player uses to attack it. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*Strangely, when shot by the [[M7057/Defoliant Projector|Flamethrower]], the Carrier form will explode and release the Pod infectors, which seem to survive the fire. Possibly the Carrier form's explosion puts out the fire. This is strange considering that an Incendiary grenade will kill the Carrier and the Pod infectors. The Incendiary grenade does, however, seem to have a small explosive force used to scatter the flames. | *Strangely, when shot by the [[M7057/Defoliant Projector|Flamethrower]], the Carrier form will explode and release the Pod infectors, which seem to survive the fire. Possibly the Carrier form's explosion puts out the fire. This is strange considering that an Incendiary grenade will kill the Carrier and the Pod infectors. The Incendiary grenade does, however, seem to have a small explosive force used to scatter the flames. | ||
*In ''Halo 3'', sticking Carrier Forms with Plasma or [[Spike Grenades]] prevents the Pod infectors from being released, presumably because the grenade destroys them within the Form. | *In ''Halo 3'', sticking Carrier Forms with Plasma or [[Spike Grenades]] prevents the Pod infectors from being released, presumably because the grenade destroys them within the Form. | ||
*In ''Halo Wars 2'', Flood | *In ''Halo Wars 2'', Flood spawners and Flood bursters are a more advanced type of the Flood carrier form. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||