Phoenix Logs/Flood Lore/Combat Forms

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Pestilent puppets.

Combat forms are relatively intact sentient hosts under the control of an

infection form that has nested within. Though sections of the host's body are

consumed and converted into Flood cells, some limbs and sensory organs are

retained to utilize available weapons, tools, vehicles, equipment, and even

starships. The infection form does augment its new body and repair minor

damage in order to better serve as a living weapon, but ultimately the combat

form is utterly disposable.

The infection form driving the host body does not feel pain or fear, though the

same cannot be said for the host. Worse, in some horrific circumstances the

infection form is unable to completely dominate the original personality and the

victim remains fully aware of their irrevocable transformation and use as a tool

of the parasite.