Flood Infections Are WORSE Than You Think | Monster Hunter’s Manual | Halo Lore Breakdown

[@odyssey_lore]

Hey guys! Just wanted to pop in and say thank you to all the people who have been patiently waiting for this. It definitely took me a bit longer than expected but hopefully the effort I put into it makes for a more enjoyable experience overall. Halo means a lot to me so I really wanted to do right by this series and story. Playing Halo CE with my brother is one of my earliest video game memories so it feels really good to come full circle and be able to tell this story how I always imagined it. Thanks again for all of your continued support. Please let me know your honest thoughts and feel free to recommend some new ideas for the next video!

[@joshrocha5642]

You should do some monsters on the Witcher!

[@dragonking7585]

Daleks from doctor who

[@JordanDavis-l8f]

Have you covered the perfect organism yet?

[@brohansolo4122]

Good work on the video man. I also have memories of me and my big bro playing CE. Good luck with the channel dude I wish you the best of luck 🫡👍🙏

[@solidsnek1776]

Brother....that was amazing. You got my sub.

[@EdmondHiggins]

Fantastic editing and overall quality once again. The Flood are one of my favorite "monsters" for lack of a better term.

[@odyssey_lore]

Mine too!

[@tacticalmanatee]

One of the most terrifying things to consider with the Flood is that it is entirely possible that they are not simply the remains of Precursors, but that they are in fact the work of a *singular* Precursor. One member of a Kardashev IV civilization with a grudge is entirely capable of what we see. I'm not sure there's any evidence that this actually is the case, but it's certainly a possibility given what we see.

[@foxbosmit521]

It only remembers the anger others may have remembered a different emotion or emotions

[@MintyLime703]

considering the Primordial still existed at the same time as the Flood that's already more than one. Precursors are big but they definitely aren't big enough for one to equal the amount of their powdered form that ancient humanity found.

[@helio-r4u]

Tbh, this One Precursor or the Primordial was the reason why others followed in anger and why the “dusted” themselves turned into failures as a result. Because he just wanted to be the one to stand on business with his people. That’s how I see it. Fuck the test about the Mantle of Responsibility if your own creations are killing you, right? Could even fall under as Responsibility. Shrug Edit: I assume the one Precursor had an influence on the others during the time whilst being jailed. Emotional connections or something because I find it weird how gods essentially came out wrong and are just angry.

[@7ElevenTruther]

It's also entirely possible that the actual 'precursors' themselves aren't even corporeal entities in the first place. The primordial and the flood are one and the same. Disposable meat puppets for an otherworldly alien intelligence that has long since transcended the limitations of biological life and matter.

[@HuskySansVergogne]

The Flood and the Precursors are the same. Precursors seeds life in the universe, created the Mantle as a way to guide civilisations to become how they want them to be, and then they come back to feed on them when they're "grown" enough, in an endless cycle. Everyone since the beginning have been manipulated by the Precursors/Flood/Gravemind. It's like a Lovecraftian monster than farm life in the universe. Like Mass Effect with the Reapers It has been revealed this year in the latest novel "Halo : Epitaph", which is the conclusion of the Didact's story. He has a conversation with the Gravemind during which everything is explained. (the last segment of the video is directly taken from this novel)

[@erikt3672]

This is incredible! Even if you don’t know Halo lore - the way this guy narrates and creates is beyond any content I’ve ever seen - and I’m a lore fanatic for all types of lore. Never seen a creator like this - he is the best until someone finds a way to out do him 💪🏽

[@odyssey_lore]

Made my day, thank you!

[@Dio_Corleone]

Soo beautifully ironic that the ancient Prophets and humans were allies standing united against the forerunners but became bitter enemies battling over the forerunner's legacy lol

[@Akeche]

I preferred the old lore where humans were the Forerunners.

[@MintyLime703]

@@Akeche Even if it made sense that "twist" was stupid obvious and just makes humanity seem dumb for not being able to figure it out. I mean Halo CE basically spells it out several times yet nobody brings it up or questions the possibility in dialogue. I was like 4 years old when CE came out and even I was able to figure out that the forerunners were human.

[@IntrusiveThoughts838]

@@AkecheI don’t, found that dumb and glad bungie retconned it

[@yequalsemexplusbee4322]

The Forerunners didn’t like the fact that the Primordials favored the Humans. So the Forerunners got pissed and try to eradicate Humanity, in turn the Forerunners even turned against the creators (Primordials) forcing them to retreat and grind themselves into dust. And don’t forget about the fact that the Forerunners nerfed humanity into a primitive stage.

[@lordmalecith2300]

@yequalsemexplusbee4322 That's only one of about three tellings of the Forerunner-Precursor War. There are multiple versions from different perspectives. One of them is that the Forerunners discovered a secret about the Precursors that is so horrific and disgusting that they hunted down and exterminated those Precursors in the galaxy to protect it. That secret is the Flood. You have to remember that the Forerunner-Precursor War took place ten million years ago, and almost all information from those old eras is long forgotten even by the Forerunners themselves eons later.

[@MothFable]

a friend once described the forerunners discovering the true succesors of the mantle as thus: "imagine you are the romans, the pinnacles of humanity. outside your gates are the slathering, brutish barbarian hordes. now imagine god descends from the heavens and says "i choose the barbarians to become god in my stead" when you are literally right there as a roman.

[@Gutvald]

Well this is comparable to the original christian message. Refusal of a "chosen" people, kings at the same height than the most humble beggar, No emperor comparble to God.

[@TheDaveisNope]

The Forerunners did fail the test they were given by the precursors before humanity was chosen

[@mike-0451]

@@Gutvald Except this time the Precursors, in the place of the unity of goodness and truth and the visible icon of phenomenality in perfect ordonnance and symphony and celebration (God), are, in fact, evil Dionysians who seed civilizations to partake in the variety of consciousness (including sin) so they can come back later to steal it from them. The precursors farm memories and emotions. That's their gig. They plant crops (species) so they can eat them later.

[@xbox70333]

That's just your take lol ​@Gutvald

[@bigdiddyzp1762]

In this particular case, the barbarians are equal to the Romans. Humanity was equal to the Forerunners in technology, art, and warfare. They were simply caught between the forerunners and the flood invasion, leading to the forerunners ignorantly securing their own demise by the very reason they failed to earn the Mantle; they were ruthless, arrogant, and unreasonable.

[@A_USA_Tank]

The Halos were quite literally the only weapon that saved the Milky Way. The Gravemind and Flood at the hight of its power could bend the laws of time and physics. Halo was the only way to kill it.

[@lukethomas.125]

Well, not kill it in a permanent way, just delay the flood

[@bigdiddyzp1762]

​@@lukethomas.125it would have killed the flood physically if the installations didn't keep samples

[@lukethomas.125]

@@bigdiddyzp1762 Despite what the terminals show, Halo didn't destroy the flood physically, it destroyed their neural capacity completely, causing the flood to starve.

[@bigdiddyzp1762]

@lukethomas.125 nah I'm pretty sure they physically destroyed all life with a central nervous system, including those that utilize neurophysics so as to destroy the star roads and keyminds

[@lsoDidact]

​@@bigdiddyzp1762No, the arrays only destroyed the neural systems. The thing that destroyed the physical bodies was a solven the forerunner deployed after the rings were fired to speed the destruction of the leftover biological matter so it didn't make all the world's hosting life permanently uninhabitable.

[@The_Peasant_Chef]

Let’s get this channel to the fucking moon!

[@clarencezer]

The segment at 34:45 onwards was so spine chillingly phenomenal.

[@odyssey_lore]

Glad you enjoyed my friend

[@S0l0117]

Never heard of this channel until today… but I gotta say I love the narration and the use of the halo OST. Looking forward to more!

[@RepellentJeff]

So, basically, The Flood was created because somebody snorted God’s ashes.

[@jacobbrown2830]

Correct

[@kilovwdude6457]

I mean an honest mistake, who wouldn't snort gods ashes if the opportunity presented itself.

[@iRedact]

​@@kilovwdude6457 I've snorted worse, let's go.

[@mortalux]

@@kilovwdude6457”Ayooo john that space dust be wild ! It’s like I’m seeing god !”

[@ToxicCoffeeTM]

The Primordial and Didact segment goes ridiculously hard

[@odyssey_lore]

Glad you enjoyed

[@birdinmotion1525]

I had trouble listening to the segment ​@@odyssey_lore

[@jaden144]

Is this from one of the novels? If so, please let me know lol

[@ToxicCoffeeTM]

​@@jaden144 its from the Forerunner trilogy yeah

[@UrNeighboursDog]

​@@jaden144the most recent one ft the didact

[@codyschwarz5155]

You do more to honor Halos legacy in 40 minutes than any corporation has in over a decade. Thank you for this.

[@odyssey_lore]

That’s a tremendous compliment! Thank you for watching!

[@LoganGlidden]

@@odyssey_loredude the fact you put this much effort into a lore video about the flood is amazing, God bless man

[@killerbtwd]

I think the most terrifying part of the flood is how they literally retreated during the Human forerunner war…. They were so smart that they knew if they intervened the humans and forerunners would probably unite against them, instead letting them dish it out to weaken each other until the right time. Then came back full force and we all know how it goes.

[@AdmiralPrestonJColeTheGigaChad]

That really makes them a lot more scarier in terms of intelligence.

[@leexgx]

If the humans had opened communication instead of glassing planets and forerunner ships without warning about the flood, in the end the forerunners ended up doing the same thing but didn’t treat it as a threat until later on

[@IntrusiveThoughts838]

@@leexgx the issue was that they couldn’t. The flood was spreading so fast that communication was giving even more leeway to spread, it was basically a “damned if we do damned if we don’t” situation

[@Cryptozoology-zzzzz]

Awesome like the rest! Could you do a Doctor Who villain like Daleks or Cybermen next?

[@JThunder69]

I just want to express just how BEAUTIFUL and professional this video is. You spent a LOT of time, effort and love into making this. Thank you for your service ❤

[@odyssey_lore]

Wow, thank you!

[@michaelt5030]

Dude what the crap?! Who the hell gave you permission to make a video with the editing, sound, and voiceover quality of a channel with a six figure subscriber count?! Seriously, I just opened this because the thumbnail looked cool; I was NOT ready for a full-on professional documentary! Well done sir.

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you for the fantastic praise I truly appreciate that. Hopefully I’ll be there one day! Also glad that the thumbnail was cool enough to spark curiosity if nothing else, that counts for a lot on this platform. Stay tuned for more!

[@thecomedygamingnetwork261]

​@@odyssey_lorethis was indeed a high quality video my dude. I will be checking out your channel, G fuggin G

[@thecomedygamingnetwork261]

​@@odyssey_loreshould consider checking out Prototype and the Blacklight virus

[@lukethomas.125]

As a long time Halo fan, this is a godsend. Up there with content from Installation00

[@odyssey_lore]

He makes incredible content so I really appreciate that

[@KingRidley]

I remember reading something that said the precursors could change shape when they wanted to, and even spent time living as other creatures in order to experience different aspects of galactic life, and reflect on those experiences. Them turning into the flood really bothered me until I realized you could accomplish that with one change. The flood are precursors, but with an insatiable hunger. They're overwhelmed by hunger. They can still change shape and become other life, but now they can't let go of whatever life they encounter. Maybe they always worked like spores, just like the flood, but they had the ability to LEAVE their hosts without causing damage. And now they can't, or won't, because the hunger causes them to assimilate and infect instead of borrowing and experiencing.

[@odyssey_lore]

Yes very interesting to think about. I think that the parallel between what they were and what they became as the flood is fascinating.

[@mcginnotaur268]

If you think about it, Halo's cosmic horror aspect is basically asking the question what if God turned into a zombie

[@MRFLAPPYTREE]

God is a mushroom

[@ak06740]

Dawg idk anything about halo but the quality of this video is incredible. Everything from your gorgeous narration to the visuals and editing is so well done

[@odyssey_lore]

That’s huge, thank you so much. Feel free to leave suggestions for future concepts for me to explore!

[@QGarrison]

The flood may be the most dangerous parasitic infection in fiction. Even the Tenno and the 40k universe would fall against them.

[@Deadshot3612]

Eh I think the tenno would be alright depending on the stage the flood is at. Idk too much about Warhammer tho

[@QGarrison]

@Deadshot3612 early stages yes but once that logic plague starts disabling their technology and messing with their warframes it would be to late for them.

[@Deadshot3612]

@@QGarrison I genuinely don't think so

[@QGarrison]

@Deadshot3612 If I were to put money on a faction to go against the flood as a hard counter it would be the vex from Destiny.

[@TheCorrodedMan]

Nurgle wouldn’t allow such a thing to enter his universe, though I’m sure he’d collect a sample to keep in the Garden.

[@IndoorSunset]

Excellent video quality bro. I've never really seen anything else like this on YT. Yep definitely gonna be going places with such high quality videos and the fact that you take your time and don't rush out your vids is obvious and I love it. Keep it up bro, I'll be rooting for you.

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you I really appreciate you taking the time to drop some encouragement

[@LeYoIdBeHe]

The old bungie crew were simply genius. Such awesome stuff. Can you believe it's halo of all things? It went green man shoot bad alien, to deep story telling and dystopian horror. Rip halo. You will be missed. Gone too soon.

[@odyssey_lore]

Definitely. We will never get storytelling as good as they gave us again, at least not from Halo.

[@StrangeCreed]

Necromorphs with guns and magic.

[@odyssey_lore]

Pretty much

[@DarkGensis]

Im shook at how you crafted this masterful masterpiece. Audio,music and narration.. exquisite 😳

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you! Put a lot of time in this so that means a lot

[@venomrulesall]

I am loving these! Hope to see you cover the Zergs from Starcraft or maybe the Space Pirates or Metroids from the Metroid games. Always felt like people didn't give these races and games enough attention.

[@Gloomdrake]

The Metroids are really cool, too, because, while they initially appear to be nothing more than a grave threat, they turn out to be the only thing keeping a MUCH greater threat at bay

[@Velereonics]

The fact that it takes a century for it to become problematic would be so alarming to discover if you're like a scientist coming into it later and like thinking about like all the places that they have labs doing this now and like how widespread it would be you would just be like it's so fucked like it's just over

[@siddsen95]

Goddamn this was a journey to watch. It feels criminal to get this kind of content for free.

[@odyssey_lore]

I'm glad that you enjoyed it my friend.

[@gjtrue]

Amazing how Ancient Humanity managed to fight, an albeit losing one, a two-front war against both the Flood and the Forerunners and last as long as they did despite having their backs against the wall. Just imagine where we may have been if we had gotten to continue to progress another 100,000+ years.

[@odyssey_lore]

Very true. I think its a cruel reminder that the galaxy is a place in which the strongest survive by consuming the weak. The Forerunners consumed humanity, only slightly behind their level of advancement, who were then consumed by the flood, a species yet to be outdone completely. But if by some twist of fate humanity had survived for that long, the possibilities are endless.

[@gjtrue]

@@odyssey_lore I'm wondering if this supposed "test" the Flood mentioned are to see if humanity can unite the species of the galaxy as one and defeat a common foe, that being the Flood (and perhaps the Endless too)? Not merely dominating and restricting everyone like the Forerunners did. And I also often think about a theory video Installation-00 did about if the true Precursors, if there all still some out there somewhere, would in fact be disgusted by what their corrupted kin (Flood) has become and could somehow exist in dealing with the Flood *permanently* someday?

[@blueberry4209]

​@@gjtruethere's got to be some of them still alive somewhere out there i doubt they all thought becoming a god drug was the only way, but who knows when that'll happen

[@UrNeighboursDog]

​@@gjtruethe most recent novel shows that the precursors were just the floor, uncorrupted in appearance but they essentially seeded galaxies with life and once they were advanced enough fed on them, kinda like the reapers from mass effect, they were never a wholesome helper species, they were predatory and the forerunners existed to help them harvest the advancing species' before they turned against them

[@ZakeryFyke]

The algorithm has blessed me this day. Easy subscribe.

[@smokay480]

Man… you are going places my friend. This documentary was made out of passion and love, something not very common these days.

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you I really really appreciate that. It means a lot.

[@michaelwaugh6641]

You're a very good storyteller. I've heard this story a million times by now but you tell it in a good and captivating way.

[@odyssey_lore]

Thanks for listening!

[@Juanixtec]

"you will be food... nothing more!" -The Gravemind

[@TheDeadGunslinger]

Ancient humans: "Yo, we found this weird dust on alien spaceships, wouldn't it be hilarious if we fed it to our dogs?"

[@Puddha1988]

Amazing video once again! Absolutely love this channel, cant wait to see what's next! In the meantime I'll be sharing this everywhere.

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you! That really means a lot

[@lysandriah8290]

Wonderful work once more! Can't wait to see what's next!

[@odyssey_lore]

Thanks for tuning in again!

[@TheSuperiorZarxes]

Nice video! By the way, your vocal inflection and style makes it sound like a younger Prophet of Regret is reading it out to me. Your voice sounds similiar to his

[@JesterExperience]

This deserves many many views, great production quality my guy

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you!

[@NEWJAMHUNTER]

0:59 that music always hits right in my heart 💘

[@Satyred]

Theme of Heros.....Microsoft Cortana.....Pandemic Corona...Corona means Halo

[@wwheezer]

This theme is my favorite over all others since I first watched Halo Legends through for the first time in my friend's boathouse in 2011.

[@Fulgrim2]

Nice to see you in action once again!

[@AvalonsFury64]

Now this is a well thought out manual on our favorite space zombies.

[@jamesshepherdson5578]

I fw the dude who chose the music mix fits perfectly with everything hes saying. Its like im watching a documentary

[@ARuiz-eu3hk]

Hell I bet the reason the precursors generally did not fight back is because like a very caring parent they dont want to fight or hurt their kids. Probably majority of them see it as it is what it is attitude of how the universe is going for now on. Finally let the children grown up on their own with the choices they make good or bad.

[@odyssey_lore]

Yeah I think so, they must have known it was possible but were just disappointed when it happened maybe. I think it was also just accepting the natural order of things. While they did create them they knew that they were completely autonomous and had the right to make their own decisions. And the precursors had seen too many civilizations rise and fall to think that they themselves deserved any different than the status quo cycle of life. But… it’s very possible their intentions were a bit more malicious. Perhaps allowing their children to make a critical error just so they could be punished for it years later, with no warning.

[@Melanrick]

They were going to destroy the forerunners. There's nothing caring about that.

[@Nimbus3690]

I'm not a Halo player so idk much of the lore. I've idly watched many Flood related videos because I like space and sci-fi and aliens. This is the only Flood video that has fully been able to convey the disturbing nature of this pathogen to a non-halo player like me. It is quite interesting to note that a lot of the driving force of this infection is based in divine, infernal rage. There's something quite chilling about that unforgiving sentiment. Also, the soundtrack of this video has been downright horrifying. Great video.

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you! Comments like that are incredibly rewarding to me

[@UnluckyDragon13]

I was actually expecting a field guide on how to hunt them, like a "how to behave on the face of a Flood flood" "remember to burn granny's corpse kids! Otherwise granny shall return and kill you too!"

[@RandallAschenbrenner]

The Halo Theme always tugs at my heart strings

[@xX_Gravity_Xx]

The thing aout the Flood is, that, it stands to reason, even within the Halo universe, that there is, somewhere within the vastness of space, a civilization or species that is eother equally dangerous, or that can deal with the Flood with relative ease. It's all to do with the general principle of infinity. Trans-galactic Flood would ultimately end up getting themselves destroyed over a long enough period of time. Another thing to consider, is that a large enough outbreak is inherently unsustainable. There is a finite amount of resources for the Flood to consume. Even when they reach the point to where they begin self replication, there is going to be a limit to how long, and how many times this can be done without additional resources. Even if the biomass is capable of utilizing the very resources available on the ground it is living on, eventually, it will run out. You would find that the systems that were infected first, and going in order of time of infection, would be far less powerful, and many would be completely devoid of any biomass at all, or resource capable of supporting it. I'd assume, since we know that they can survive on completely dominated worlds for such long periods, that this would, over a long enough period of time, lead to very large, very dark, and very empty swathes of the universe. If given long enough, the Flood would end up consuming everything resource they had access too, and would effectively wipe themselves out, as well as, in all likelihood, they possible of any life, them or otherwise, ever existing again in any of the places they were.

[@HeldIntegral]

You sort of contradicted yourself. If the universe is indeed vast and infinite, such that a more dangerous species is inevitable, then it stands to reason that the availability of fuel and biomass is by extension also infinite. The flood move through slipspace to travel the universe faster than light.

[@corbin6866]

28:00 I love that they made Keys recite the code of conduct. In the military when you’re captured you’re taught a phrase for all of the code of conduct as a pow. „I am an American, I will never surrender. If I am captured, if I become prisoner of war, when questioned, I will never forget, I am an American fighting for freedom“ which is a simplified way to remember what you do and don’t as a POW. You’re only required to give name and rank and id number when questioned.

[@unfortunaterabbit5900]

In the book, "Halo: The Flood," it is described in a way how the flood handle their captives. Which is by creating painful buzzing sounds, basically psychological interrogation. If the captive refuses to share any important info, the flood would remove a piece of memory that is rendered useless to them. This will go on until the captive is nothing but a hardrive full of important information.

[@falsemaria1926]

The algorithm had recommended your Xenomorph video since I love the art of HR Giger, and I subscribed within 10 minutes. Then I went on to watch everything, though I knew nothing about Halo, Dead Space, etc. Your channel is of such high quality. Everything is superb, especially your wonderful, sweeping narration. Thank you for your hard work in making these marvelous videos!

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you my friend that really means a lot! I plan to continue making more so stay tuned and feel free to drop suggestions for future videos

[@CommanderShepard-wq3wo]

It’s odd. One on hand I really like that the Forerunner were originally meant to be humans. And the that Covenant were unknowingly eradicating the very “gods”/beings they worship. On the other, making the Forerunners as a separate species did give us a lot of rich Halo lore. Between them, the ancient humans, San'Shyuum, the flood, their wars, Mendicant Bias, the horrific experiments on Zeta Halo etc. Bungie’s era of Halo is full of mystery and leaving a lot to our imagination. Like the origins of the Flood and who exactly were the Forerunners. It was heavily hinted it’s actually us, but never confirmed. (Unless I missed something in the books) wanting us to decide for ourselves. While 343 (though poorly handled) gave us all this lore and answers. I like both views honestly. I love the rich lore that 343 gave us (honestly I’ve spent countless hours going through it all. I’ve never dive that deep with other franchises) BUT I wish they kept that humans were originally the Forerunners.

[@PapaShasta_]

How do you have 8k subscribers?! This is peak editing, story telling, and just overall 10/10. I AM SUBBING.

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you that’s super kind! More content is on the way and feel free to leave suggestions!

[@samuelrivera7373]

Excellent as always

[@ZeroGravity141]

Please narrate more Halo Lore. There is so much potential in you!!! ODST's Reach, Arbiter, Chief, So much stories to tell!

[@gerbily]

by far one of the most underated videos on the platform. I will 100% be recommending this to other people

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you that means a lot!

[@Master11782]

You earned a subscription my friend. This video and your Necromorph video locked me in. Thanks for creating A+ content!

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you that means a lot!

[@xX_Gravity_Xx]

As a massive nerd, the documentary style for fictional content is a great way to experience lore. Writers should take notes.

[@TheFlowerchild712]

It's actually pretty hilarious that the forerunners in their arrogance essentially helped in the creation of the flood. And its that arrogance that got them so messed up the flood.

[@odyssey_lore]

Major superiority complex. They showed that part of themselves time and time again and the precursors saw that. While it can be thought to have been necessary, I think the Halo arrays firing kind of adds to that complex. A sort of, if I can’t have it then no one can. It’s like throwing the board game off the table when you don’t win haha

[@INFILTR8US]

Best Halo lore video I've ever seen, well done.

[@odyssey_lore]

Really appreciate that

[@gavinlane7038]

This is easily one of if not the best halo lore video I’ve seen.

[@odyssey_lore]

That means a lot! Thank you for watching.

[@fatyoshiplays9170]

Spectacular quality, hope your channel will grow because this is quality content and well deserves views

[@odyssey_lore]

Much appreciated!

[@sipofsunkist9016]

i heard cortanas whole little monologue in my head during your opening

[@calebdeakin9106]

Ive just watched this and then gone over a few theories online trying to figure out the true higher purpose of the Precursors, their role in the universe and what that means for us. Some speculate they are high dimensional beings come down to play with our universe using "avatars" as physical forms to interact. Another states the Precursors are actually the physical embodiment of the "Living Universes" will to experience itself, thereby making them extentions of the universe itself. Good and bad is irrelavent, every experience enritches the universe, like sustanence, and the more intense that sustanence is the better it "tastes", or the more the universe is "fed". These 2 concepts alone are far more terrifying than the simple "corrupted super beings that want revenge" idea that stems from the simple extrapolations from the story. In one, you have beings unfathomable to us, seemingly unreachable by our standards and meaning of interaction, simply playing with us like toys or chocolate for their enjoyment and satisfaction, or maybe using us in a grand and twisted process like cattle for their own subsistence, and we are seeing it from the cows perspective. Too stupid, primitive and helpless to stop them. Or maybe we find a similar scenario with the "Living Universe", but one that is even more hopeless and terrifying. At least the first concept provides a slim, unrealistic hope that we may find a way to rise up and strike out at our creators, captors, butchers in order to obtain freedom. But the second concept makes it practically impossible. Because how can you fight the universe itself. You somehow succeed and you kill your host, resulting in your own death. You fail and you are left at the whim of a hostile universe that sees you as little more than food, or a high that it uses to have fun or survive. Both are nigh impossible for us to ever overcome. But maybe in a twisted way, that is what the mantle of responsibility is. Whom ever shall figure out the way to break our cycle and go it alone with the strength of an entire universe, or those who reside above it, may live in peace and harmony. But what does such a state of being entail. Would such a feat require us to become akin to the universe itself or those beyond? If so, whos to say our nature will not align with that we sought to escape in another cruel twist of fate that sees us become the monster. You can draw similar parallels between this concept and the forunners genocide towards the precursors. If that is the true lesson to be learned, then maybe cyclical nature itself is the true enemy. But even then, where one might see a prison, another might find a safe refuge, depending on what side of the preverbial fence you are looking from.

[@DontTripChocolateDrip]

Sweet, I was JUST thinking to myself that it'd be nice if Odyssey uploaded a new video. 👍👍👍

[@odyssey_lore]

Happy to be back

[@nilmarklohpontes1735]

Such a great quality video. Congrats on the excellent work, bud!

[@odyssey_lore]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@skeletononcrystals5608]

This is what makes halo the best sci fi universe out there

[@drewbaby299]

Yeah, ever since the flood has been gone, Halo has never felt the same. At least game wise. I haven't kept up with the books.

[@ryan_1099]

​@@drewbaby299Have peace, for the books have been fantastic. Rubicon Protocol is probably my favorite of the recent ones.

[@NoFreeNapkinz614]

Super high quality video, I’m glad I found your channel. Keep going!

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you! Will do!

[@astonmartinvanquish4930]

this is a straight up documentary. Impressive !!!

[@DulceDul217]

Not even 30 sec in, I'm already hooked. great pick for an intro song specially followed by never forget 👌🏻

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you!!

[@breadsquid117]

holy shit, the usage of Never Forget from the Halo 3 OST sets up the video's intro perfectly

[@odyssey_lore]

The OST is unbeatable, would have been a shame not to use it to the fullest

[@sanisity9235]

Lovely vid!! Got my sub, looking forward to more lore/stories in the future!!

[@the_man_bat2592]

This deserves at least 100k views.

[@christophervanoster]

I haven’t seen halo lore videos this good since installation00. Also the flood I like to sum up likewise: when the Popcorn Starts speaking Iambic Pentameter

[@jamessampayo3404]

This was insane, 10/10

[@eladrevocnayrb0807]

Never seen your channel before, not even 2 minutes in, subscribed

[@odyssey_lore]

Welcome aboard

[@kaelanirevyruun1676]

4:21 Seeing this all I can think of is... "Dundun dundun BUM BUM!" XD (And yes, you are now hearing that theme play in your head, and you probably also want to play now)

[@KayLee-lw5iv]

The flood withdrew to gather the remaining precursor biomass. That's so awful and sad.

[@rvalent9366]

Great telling and beautiful visuals

[@Zillennialll]

It’s amazing that Master Chief survived three times fighting against Halo God.

[@your_mate_era7067]

I'm definitely gonna keep an eye on this channel. The quality is perfect for this kind of content! Did you do some production prior to starting this channel?

[@odyssey_lore]

Thank you! I do have some experience prior to this actually. I used to do music videos/ short films before I transitioned to KZbin. There’s definitely some stuff I want to improve upon and do even bigger for future content but I’ll just have to wait until the channel scales up a bit more. Thanks for watching!

[@biggeek2256]

The Flood is so terrifying that even Thanos and Darkseid would fear them

[@justincase1228]

20:00 NAT GEO on the flood

[@lamhuynh7201]

Seeing the combat form my first thought was "thats a strange looking congalala"

[@odyssey_lore]

Hahaha

[@kingaxolotl262]

can you cover the warframe infestation/technocytes next? since you covered the flood and the necramorphs the inbfestation is the next step

[@rvalent9366]

It is said the Halo also destroyed Precursor ships and artifacts, thus reducing the available weaponry for the flood in his last outbreak

[@spartanescort]

This is one of the coolest videos I've ever seen! What are the odds of you doing something like this for the species that were involved with The Covenant? 👀

[@odyssey_lore]

Thanks that’s a huge compliment! But 100%. I’ve been planning on doing compilation videos including various species/entities from a specific franchise and for halo I would have to do most species involved in the covenant. Or perhaps the covenant as a singular video, not sure yet! But I will definitely come back for more Halo entries. Thanks for watching!

[@spartanescort]

@odyssey_lore yesss! I'm so looking forward to that! And I'm binging your other videos like this while at work lmao these are awesome

[@OverallThinkingMaybe]

Amazing presentation, one of the best😂

[@Onewingerdraven]

Tldr : Dad's favourite child woke mummified gods, unleashing space zombie plague, then rejected modernity and went back to MONKE

[@patrick_grundy]

Insanely good video. subscribed!

[@TwentyOneBunSalute]

That very beginning HAS to be from 2003 Hulk. I recognize that pitch anywhere lol

[@odyssey_lore]

Luck - Halo 3 OST. It is a very iconic pitch I think that’s been used in several musical themes

[@bobbyjenkins7946]

Intro outstanding 😮😊

[@yurikendal4868]

1:35 Tolkein opened the similirian similarly

[@crackpiipe]

i just love these vids, just keep em coming, mate! Also, is all the music in this video from Halo ost or is there a list of songs i can find somewhere?

[@odyssey_lore]

Yep all from the Halo OST. Primarily Halo 3, 2 and ODST!

[@crackpiipe]

@@odyssey_lore thanks! Keep up the awesome work❤️

[@Effective_tool_of_Satan]

Interesting civilization, the precursos. Finally a trully alien civilization

[@WackestMack]

I wonder what would happen if the being from John Carpenters The Thing encountered a flood infected being vice versa

[@odyssey_lore]

Eldritch abomination

[@anthonylarson60]

“….Thank….You…” -Private Wallace Jenkins

[@eventhorizon2264]

Wow, this is so cool

[@rick.mz29]

They are all like this... I'm watching everything

[@Narko_Marko]

Depending on what assimilation into the flood feels like it might be a good fate of the universe. It adopts your intelligence and preserves your consciousness to the point that it might be a collective consciousness of everything it consumed. It is a library of everything it comes across that exists as long as there is organic tissue. The flood forms we see in the games are just the beginning stages, I am certain that after enough time the flood would adapt to the point of being able to produce it's own food without consuming other species. It already resembles plants so being able to do photosynthesis is not out of t he question. The flood is far less cruel than us humans, we slaughter millions of animals every day just because we deem them lesser than us, the flood at least preserves everything about us even if the death is violent. Still if the flood really existed I doubt it would use combat forms as long as it did. Capturing just a couple of humans would provide it with enough knowledge that we have nothing to do with our precursors who fought with it, there is no point in revenge and it would understand that violence is far less efficient than a peaceful means of assimilation. It would use figures such as Jesus to promise us eternal bliss and it might even be able to provide it since it can influence our brains and keep them alive much longer than we can, many people would accept that and those who don't can be persuaded in other ways of which violence is probably the least effective. With the whole universe consumed by the flood, nothing needs to die except individual cells. Every conscious form can be preserved forever. That is if the Gravemind has that as it's goal, since the Gravemind is created from the intelligence of sentient forms it absorbs and most sentient forms want to live forever and don't like pain it would most likely end up being it's goal. Consuming any creature the first thing it would hear is "I don't want to die"

[@odyssey_lore]

Very interesting analysis. I agree with you on a lot of that. I think that religious themes are quite present, especially the idea that upon death, the individual merges with the collective intelligence, or the universe itself. I think that is very much in alignment with the philosophy of the precursors. You can definitely look at the actions of the flood as a mercy, rescuing sentient life from struggle and suffering by assimilating it into a cohesive, indifferent existence.

[@Narko_Marko]

@@odyssey_lore everything in the universe will die anyway and there will forever be conflict between sentient life. If the flood consumes everything conflict will cease to exist. It just depends if being a part of the flood brings more or less suffering than living.

[@gloribeaufort514]

37:35 chills