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Flood containment Fireteam

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Flood containment Fireteams are an all-volunteer force of specialised SPARTAN-IV fireteams employed for containment of the Flood parasite. These units have seen action in the Post-Covenant War conflicts, having employed their job successfully enough that most people haven't heard of a Flood outbreak in the interim. Should a Spartan become infected with the Flood, code CORRUPTER is declared and weapons of mass destruction are deployed to contain the threat.[1] Such infected Spartans have been simulated in War Games.[2][3] It is likely that Flood containment fireteams have employed specialised anti-Flood equipment such as the Hazops Cyclops or the Hivemind armor.[4] Several VISR variants developed for the GEN2 platform were created with the Flood's potential infection in mind, with eponymously-named Flood visor being designed specifically for such teams, while the Gallows visor equips the helmet with failsafe charges for use in the event of a suit compromise.[5][6][7]

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Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual - Section 09: Alien Factions, The Flood, page 172-175
  2. ^ Halo 4, gamemode Flood
  3. ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, gamemode Infection
  4. ^ Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Halo 3 Hivemind customisation menu description
  5. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, Armory description: Flood visor: "As the name implies, the Flood VISR is built specifically for Spartan assessment and containment teams deployed to Forerunner sites that may house samples of the all-devouring parasite."
  6. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, Armory description: Gallows visor: "Made for special forward observation teams operating in quarantine zones, failsafe charges in the Gallows VISR will destroy the helmet (and everything in it) in case of compromise."
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Of Protocols and Prisons (Retrieved on Mar 7, 2022) [archive]