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=== Forerunner-Flood War === | === Forerunner-Flood War === | ||
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The Flood are believed to have arrived more then 100,000 years prior to [[2552]] at 98,379 BC<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Sacred Icon (Level)]]''</ref>, when they encountered the [[Forerunner|Forerunners]]. The Flood used unarmed civilian assets to penetrate planetary defense groups, first attacking the [[Forerunner]]-held planet of [[LP 656-38 e]], bypassing the [[Forerunner]] orbital [[fleet]] and infesting the planet below, soon moving to similarly infest [[DM-3-1123 b]]. They were perceived as hostile by the Forerunners, whose ground forces were overcome by the sheer numbers of Flood forms on the ground. While at first the Flood demonstrated a lack of even "basic cohesion", they had "numerical superiority"; billions of forms to dedicate for the assault and infestation of each Forerunner world. Forerunner fleets were ordered to commence full planetary bombardment on infested worlds, although at great cost: many [[Forerunners]] were unable to be evacuated before bombardment commenced, leaving the Forerunner military initially with Pyrrhic victories against the Flood. In events where the naval garrisons were unable to commence bombardment, major Forerunner population centers appeared to activate localized weapons of mass destruction, destroying themselves before the Flood could infest them in "noble sacrifice[s]". | The Flood are believed to have arrived more then 100,000 years prior to [[2552]] at 98,379 BC<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'',,''[[Sacred Icon (Level)]]''</ref>, when they encountered the [[Forerunner|Forerunners]]. The Flood used unarmed civilian assets to penetrate planetary defense groups, first attacking the [[Forerunner]]-held planet of [[LP 656-38 e]], bypassing the [[Forerunner]] orbital [[fleet]] and infesting the planet below, soon moving to similarly infest [[DM-3-1123 b]]. They were perceived as hostile by the Forerunners, whose ground forces were overcome by the sheer numbers of Flood forms on the ground. While at first the Flood demonstrated a lack of even "basic cohesion", they had "numerical superiority"; billions of forms to dedicate for the assault and infestation of each Forerunner world. Forerunner fleets were ordered to commence full planetary bombardment on infested worlds, although at great cost: many [[Forerunners]] were unable to be evacuated before bombardment commenced, leaving the Forerunner military initially with Pyrrhic victories against the Flood. In events where the naval garrisons were unable to commence bombardment, major Forerunner population centers appeared to activate localized weapons of mass destruction, destroying themselves before the Flood could infest them in "noble sacrifice[s]". | ||
Thereafter, the Forerunners realized that naval tactics were unable to stem the growing tide of the Flood, and began to invest in super weaponry. While the Forerunners initially deployed the [[Sentinel]] electromechanical drones to fight against and contain the Flood, almost immediately afterwards, the [[Forerunner Fleet Command]] contemplated "premature stellar collapse": using naval battle groups to destroy planetary star systems' primary stars in supernovae that would engulf the planetary systems and prevent any possibility of Flood infection. | Thereafter, the Forerunners realized that naval tactics were unable to stem the growing tide of the Flood, and began to invest in super weaponry. While the Forerunners initially deployed the [[Sentinel]] electromechanical drones to fight against and contain the Flood, almost immediately afterwards, the [[Forerunner Fleet Command]] contemplated "premature stellar collapse": using naval battle groups to destroy planetary star systems' primary stars in supernovae that would engulf the planetary systems and prevent any possibility of Flood infection. | ||