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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Forerunner storage=== | ===Forerunner storage=== | ||
The ancient [[Forerunners]] held "tadpoles" in containment facilities. [[343 Guilty Spark]] notably flew by one on [[Installation 04]] | The ancient [[Forerunners]] held "tadpoles" in containment facilities. [[343 Guilty Spark]] notably flew by one on [[Installation 04]]. | ||
===Human-Covenant War=== | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
During the great war, [[Special Operations Commander]] [[Rtas ' | During the great war, [[Special Operations Commander]] [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] and his [[Covenant Special Operations]] task force stumbled across dozens of "tadpoles" swimming in a tank inside the [[Threshold gas mine]], reminding him of a [[Flood|stench]] he had smelled before. | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
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The "tadpole" is a Flood organism encountered by a Covenant special operations team in the Forerunner gas mine in the atmosphere of Threshold. They were sealed in a tank of liquid in the research area of the facility.[1][2] The form is somewhat similar in appearance to the Pod infector, albeit smaller and slightly different in shape; true to its nickname, it has been implied that they are an earlier stage in the Pod infector's development.[1]
History
Forerunner storage
The ancient Forerunners held "tadpoles" in containment facilities. 343 Guilty Spark notably flew by one on Installation 04.
Human-Covenant War
During the great war, Special Operations Commander Rtas 'Vadumee and his Covenant Special Operations task force stumbled across dozens of "tadpoles" swimming in a tank inside the Threshold gas mine, reminding him of a stench he had smelled before.
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".[1] 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".[3]
- During the game's development, Vic DeLeon "broke" the forms, making them float all around the room.[1]
Gallery
Side view of a Flood tadpole.
Alternate side view of one of the forms.
Close-up view of three Flood tadpoles in a tank.
A flock of the forms float in a containment tank.
A flock of the forms float in a containment tank in Halo 2: Anniversary.
Alternate side view of one of the forms in Halo 2: Anniversary
A Flood tadpole in containment on Installation 04.
List of appearances
- Halo 2 (First appearance)
- Halo 2: Anniversary
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Terminals
Sources
- ^ a b c d Bungie.net: One Final Effort (4/16/2010)
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Oracle
- ^ Halo 2 game files
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