I know people want to play with the idea that the flood in halo infinite are simply in those weird light compressed pods or whatever. But how is it that the system utilized by forerunners (containment pods and such that are cannon as a uniformed way all halo rings are contained) is completely different than anything we’ve seen before in a halo game. Even halo wars 1/2 had the original concepts too.
Not to go on a complete tangent on this, but seriously, the halo story always needed the flood to be utilized in a story twist. Which is what always made it great.
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The cylixes were introduced in one of the Halo anime shows, and only brought into the games in Infinite. I believe the insinuation is that they’re supposed to have always been present-but-unseen, as it’s how the Forerunners stored species for reseeding. (https://www.halopedia.org/Cylix)
The Flood in the previous games were:
Halo CE - released from assumed research facility run by 343 Guilty Spark
Halo 2 - Released on Delta Halo from an assumed research facility due to unknown events, gravemind status reached
Halo 3 - Same flood group as Halo 2, just now mobile within the universe
Halo Wars - Flood present in the shield world were released from unknown facility (could be cylix or live-research)
Halo Wars 2 - the Flood in Awakening the Nightmare were survivors of the Halo 2/3 group
I appreciate the explanation.
I guess I’m in that on edge group that hasn’t gone too deep in the new age lore, but was there when bungie was lore dumping.
Maybe it’s the fact that infinite feels like a streamlined game that avoids edgy content like the disgusting transformation the flood cause. Or the suicidal tendencies the covenant has enacted through societal control for the Great Journey.
Hopefully 343 gets control over their content and gives us a more.
Halo Wars 2’s Flood was under 343, so there is a chance the Flood could return. However, I think they’ll be sidelined until the Endless have been explored further (unless the Flood and the Endless are linked together somehow?). Only time will tell, I know it’s a thing many Halo fans want to return.
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I was extremely disappointed that the endless didn’t even get real screen time or gameplay time. How could you put in dialogue like “the endless are far more dangerous than the flood” yet we see nothing that would even suggest that these {{{endless}}} were a bigger threat than a parasitic super creature who’s biological incentive is to infect and control all life forms?
Seems they wanted to phase out the flood to implement their own creation, but couldn’t even get them flushed out for screentime.
Considering both the banished and UNSC have had interactions with the flood, why not create a situation of a ceasefire while both sides work together. A whole “we respect your ability to destroy our bases and such chief, please help us and we can figure out things later” kind of thing. Lol
The endless are the flood. We just don’t know it yet!
I would like to hope and believe that. But I 100% (X) Doubt it
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Personally I’ve had enough of the Flood! I don’t want to have them in any other Halo game again and if you remember how the Halo story has been unfolding, the Rings were designed to get rid of them by eliminating their food which was practically anything that moves. They are a parasite that can only be starved to death, so no more Flood they’re just a big pain in the butt as far as I’m concerned.
I personally loved the flood. They were always fun to fight and had pretty interesting lore.
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Everyone their opinion, personally they are the reason i have stick to the franchise in the first place. They are just absolutely awesome design and story wise
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Honestly same. It just wouldn’t feel right without the parasite.
The Xalanyn are a sapient species Xalanyn. The Flood started off as the corrupted bodies of the Precursor race.
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