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+==Flood Units==
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+===Bursters===
+:Underground lurkers.
+:Bursters are carrier forms that erupt from the ground, simultaneously releasing
+:their cache of parasites and spores.
+:Bursters guard Flood blightlands, and will attack any interlopers within the
+:parasite's twisted domain.
+===Infected===
+:The lost and the damned.
+:Flood-infected sentients serve the parasite as tools and weapons while simpler
+:creatures are twisted into foul abominations that seek only to devour and fuel
+:the parasite's growth. There is no cure or treatment that can save these
+:victims, and even death may not save their consciousness from being absorbed
+:into the Flood collective for later use.
+:Though their bodies are bent to the Flood's will, occasionally the victim can still
+:whisper for mercy or cry out in pain from ruined lips and half-consumed throats.
+:Or worse, the parasite will speak on their behalf, using stolen thoughts and
+:memories as a psychological weapon.
+:Most infantry and vehicles with a living crew who take lethal damage from
+:Flood are converted into Infected units. Exceptions include non-organic units
+:(Sentinels), Huragok living machines (Engineers), the enigmatic Lekgolo (Hunters),
+:and Super units (who self-destruct when compromised). Heroes also ensure
+:they are not taken by the Flood.
+:Infected vehicles are hideously warped versions of their former selves, their
+:crew having been converted into spore-packed pustules and mucus-like
+:growths which hold the damaged vehicle together. Infected vehicles are weaker
+:than their uninfected counterparts, but when they are destroyed infection
+:forms have a chance of bursting from the wreckage.
+:Infected infantry mutate into combat forms that retain the weaponry they had
+:before conversion. Infected infantry gain a powerful tentacle-scythe melee
+:attack and the ability to leap short distances.
+===Pod Infectors===
+:Once the parasite can establish a hive it can begin to produce massive numbers
+:of infection forms that spread out in search of new sentients to infect, and
+:non-sapient animals on which to feed. Both ground and airborne infection forms
+:are used as living weapons, hurling themselves at the enemy to overwhelm
+:defenses and assimilate the unprepared.
+:Pods hurl themselves at infantry units, bursting and dealing damage. If Pods
+:get the killing blow their victim becomes Infected and falls under Flood control.
+:Though individually weak and easily killed, pod infectors strike in vast numbers
+:and can move over cliffs.
+===Blisters===
+:Incubation chambers.
+:Non-sentient animals or corpses not harnessed for combat forms are seeded
+:with Flood cells and transformed into infection form-filled sacs. These diseased
+:growths are one of the most pernicious aspects of the Flood, and a single spore
+:could potentially transform an entire planet's biosphere into quivering masses of:
+:diseased mucus and bile if left unchecked.
+:Blisters "hatch" infection forms when disturbed. Destroying them at a distance
+:is almost always the best option.
+===Seeder Infectors===
+:Once the parasite can establish a hive it can begin to produce massive numbers
+:of infection forms that spread out in search of new sentients to infect, and
+:non-sapient animals on which to feed. Both ground and airborne infection forms
+:are used as living weapons, hurling themselves at the enemy to overwhelm
+:defenses and assimilate the unprepared.
+:Seeders are lighter-than-air Flood units that swim through the sky and attack
+:aerial units. If a Seeder gets the killing blow, the crew are overwhelmed and the
+:aircraft becomes Infected. Seeders only infect aircraft, but will "spit" shards of
+:bone at ground targets.
+===Spore Mound===
+:Infected wounds.
+:Spore Mounds are an agglomeration of lesser Flood forms and secretions that
+:conceal and protect the foul nests of the parasite. Though mere hills compared
+:to what is to come, the Spore Mounds which have sprouted on the Ark and
+:survived Sentinel cleansing efforts are incredibly dangerous.
+:Spore Mounds act as an Abomination leader for nearby Flood, in addition to
+:producing new units.
+===Abomination===
+:Hive commanders.
+:A massive key mind war-form, the Abomination brings order and direction to
+:the lesser Flood, turning feral parasites into a cunning and efficient collective.
+:An evolved form of the Juggernaut command form, these towering nightmares
+:are used when standard hives cannot be established and the Flood must stay
+:mobile to avoid detection and destruction.
+:Abominations increase the speed and health of all nearby Flood units. As the
+:parasite grows in strength, it will construct attack waves around these
+:"generals". Blunting their onslaught requires making a difficult choice between
+:attacking the Abomination or prioritizing the smaller, more immediate threats.
+===Infester===
+:Anti-vehicle war-forms.
+:The Infester is a pure form that specializes in cracking open vehicles and
+:converting their crew into Flood-controlled puppets. A purpose-built biological
+:weapon, Infesters expend all of their energy on the attack, collapsing in a dying
+:heap and spreading spores upon the completion of their singular task.
+:The Infester is adapted to the task of countering and subverting armored
+:vehicles used by the UNSC and Banished. Though they can attack infantry and
+:structures with barbed tentacles, their goal is to hunt manned vehicles. When
+:they detect mechanized prey, the Infester grabs onto it with their tentacles
+:and bores into the hull to reach the crew. This process can be interrupted,
+:similar to the Hijack ability. if the infestation is successful, however, the vehicle
+:is infected and the Infester dies.
+===Spawners===
+:Nightmare birthing chambers.
+:Spawners are pure forms that gestate new infection forms in their diseased
+:brood sacs, releasing swarms of new parasites. Spawners are an example of
+:Flood adaptation, a war-form created specifically to counter the defensive
+:measures of the Ark and Banished.
+:Highly mobile and capable of independent action, these creatures venture out
+:from High Charity to spread the Flood deep into nearby refugia. Most pockets of
+:Flood infestation Spawners establish will be detected and quickly destroyed,
+:but time and probability is on the parasite's side.
+:The Spawner lurks at the rear of Flood assaults, spawning waves of infection
+:forms. Spawners must be quickly dealt with, or they will continue to create
+:Flood attack forces just outside the range of base defenses.
+===Cocooned Bases===
+:Fallen citadels.
+:The parasite does not build what it can instead repurpose. UNSC and Banished
+:bases within High Charity's blightlands have been converted into hives of the
+:Flood. They are a hideous sight that barely resemble the structures they once
+:were. There are no survivors or salvage worth recovering in these hideous
+:warrens. These facilities' defenses are also not under Flood control.
+:Cocooned Bases are a major threat and priority target, but are surrounded by
+:blightland and located deep in Flood territory. They continually spawn Flood
+:units until eliminated, and even when the base is destroyed there are hordes of
+:twisted creatures who will pour out the wreckage. Regardless of the risks, the
+:only way to deal with Flood-infested bases is to burn them to the ground,
+:preferably from orbit. The base slot of the Cocooned Base is freed when the
+:Flood buildings are razed.
+}}
 ==Sources==
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