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==Production notes==
==Production notes==
*Though the forms lack a formal name, the descriptor "tadpole" was used by [[Bungie]] level environment artist [[David Dunn]], who also jokingly referred to them as "flood sea monkeys".<ref name="onefinaleffort"/>
*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.<ref name="onefinaleffort"/>
*During the game's development, [[Vic DeLeon]] "broke" the forms, making them float all around the room.<ref name="onefinaleffort"/>



Revision as of 16:33, July 7, 2013

A flock of the forms float in a containment tank.

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 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.[1]

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

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d Bungie.net: One Final Effort (4/16/2010)
  2. ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Oracle
  3. ^ Halo 2 game files