Flood burster
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Subterranean, squid-like body with numerous tendrils[1] |
Bursters are a kind of carrier form used by the Flood.[1]
OverviewEdit
Bursters differ from their carrier form cousins in one primary aspect - they tend to burrow underground and travel via subterranean means rather than walking upon it. Upon reaching a target, they emerge from beneath and explode to release their cargo of infection forms - Flood spores and pod infectors. Because of this behaviour, they are most commonly found within the blightlands which have already succumbed to Flood infestation as opposed to regular terrain.[1]
It is unclear whether bursters are converted from other existing organisms, or whether they are a kind of pure form specifically designed for the task which they are given.
HistoryEdit
Bursters were encountered by Banished and UNSC forces on Installation 00 in 2559. During the Second Ark Conflict, Voridus and Pavium were assigned by Atriox to investigate the crash site of the Covenant holy city High Charity. Voridus would breach the site, unleashing the Flood on the Ark.[2] The infection would rapidly spread, eventually spawning Bursters in the blightlands.[3] Notably, three giant bursters took form on the surface near the Forerunner facility Archive; they periodically erupted, releasing numerous Flood infection forms to attack the nearby Banished outpost.[4]
In-game informationEdit
Halo Wars 2Edit
Bursters appear as enemy forces in the Awakening the Nightmare expansion for Halo Wars 2, in both the campaign and Terminus Firefight modes.
Phoenix logEdit
 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. |
GalleryEdit
A burster emerges from the ground.
A giant burster, defended by giant tentacles.
A giant burster erupts, releasing dozens of pod infectors.
List of appearancesEdit
- Halo Wars 2
- Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare (First appearance)
SourcesEdit
- ^ a b c d Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Bursters
- ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level What Could Go Wrong?
- ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level Fighting Retreat
- ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level Light the Fuse
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