The Lore behind the Flood Pure Forms

[@HiddenXperia]

More Flood lore? I GOTCHU FAM! Also if this comment gets 300 likes (again) I'll make a Flood video of YOUR choosing! Just leave your suggestions down here in the comments and I'll pick one and make a video on that topic :D

[@skootski7569]

Flood Spartans

[@jeremiahwilliamsxdrakeassa9663]

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[@zapcicz6994]

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[@doublee7110]

HiddenXperia - The home of Halo 5 lore videos! Yo, do a video on the cut flood forms, and also, could you cover the H4 Combat forms? They look strangely different to all other flood forms...

[@BrandonBreezeyVirgo]

HiddenXperia - The home of Halo 5 lore videos! Do a video on the possibility of a halo horror flood game a marine game in the future please make this a video

[@xCollapZzx]

I remember when i was a kid i used to think the Tank form was just a Hunter combat form.

[@rturae]

We all did😂

[@xxpiexx3366]

At one point I did too

[@JayPlusForerunner]

@@xxpiexx3366 same. How could we not think that. They look EXACTLY the Hunters, minus all the tentacles and bio-mass

[@griffingower1883]

Hunters can't be infected because they are comprised of a colony of Lekgolo worms

[@xxpiexx3366]

@@griffingower1883 we know. Its just when we were little lol

[@haloreach8075]

6:49 Did you see that, when a smaller pure form transforms into a larger pure form (In this case the range form transforming into a tank form) it seems to gather the extra necessary biomass from the air (Because you know, flood spores). Idk, maybe thats why we only see them on highly infected zones, like high charity that is filled with flood spores in the air, even in floodgate the air is already filled with flood spores, maybe thats also where the range forms gather all their extra ammo, not just "space magic". It's just a theory but hey, it seems logical isn't it?

[@ferretking137]

DJLOLMAN you have a really​ good point

[@North-SideRiot]

It’s just a theory... A GAME THEORY.

[@bonniebunny0596]

Oh ya cool I think your right

[@kingsorgio5284]

I know I'm late but that seems like it was reversed

[@tumble8323]

It’s just reversed.

[@Yokovski]

Nothing starts a better morning than listening to detailed descriptions of pure abominations and their potential to eradicate all life in the universe. Yup, it's going to be a good day.

[@apexcookiedough9733]

Ikr

[@diluc8635]

Indeed

[@Supermario0727]

I read the Flood Juggernaut was supposed to be a counter to the Enforcer. The two were supposed to battle like giants, as if one was Behemoth, and the other Leviathan.

[@vitalhuragok5625]

Few years ago, I thought Pure Forms especially the Tank form were made from hunters because they had the shield arm and they are quite slow with a large body,

[@Towermonkey-sf4md]

Eagle Eye I thought that at first but then I just considered the stalker forms and all other pure forms as hell demons that need a shotgun to the face

[@Towermonkey-sf4md]

Eagle Eye same with the ranges in halo 3 the Cortana mission where you have to go to high charity to rescue her but it would make me rage 24/7 cause they would constantly kill me

[@MrBioniclefan1]

Jarrett Thomas I know right

[@conartiste5421]

I did at first but then realised they couldn’t be because the hunters are quite fast

[@bennettfender1546]

Jarrett Thomas there honestly my worst nightmare alongside shotgun Flood combat forms from Halo 2 yes I think there worse than jackal snipers a lot worse.

[@james6856]

I'm loving this lore series !!

[@OhJaye]

James same

[@coreyharvey114]

Me too

[@lukeskywalkerthe2nd773]

James Same man

[@pandajoe8473]

James, Hell ya

[@ipotatosama4712]

James Same here!!!

[@tyreseaiken8575]

I use to think the tank form was an infected hunter

[@androidproductions5327]

Tyrese Aiken that would be cool, but Hunters don't have a nervous system, so it cannot be infected. But yeah they do really look like infected Hunters XD

[@slendergaming1060]

Tyrese Aiken I did to until I started playing Halo 3, the things are big, like the Lekgolo, but they are a lot harder to kill.

[@ipotatosama4712]

I've never thought of that... I thought Tanks were Flood biomass that took over some scrap metal because of their big arm.

[@lukeskywalkerthe2nd773]

Tyrese Aiken Same until I watched this ICONIC video

[@GreenyMcArmor.]

the flood could take over the hunter armor and weapon if it gets rid of the worms first

[@glowaru]

The original Halo Wars had some really interesting Flood forms like the Thrasher, Bomber and Swarms. Not to mention the Halo Wars Proto-Graveminds, Colonies and Launchers. Would be nice to see those covered at some point.

[@andreasfagna2010]

Glowaru Dont forget the Infected: Jackals and grunts

[@glowaru]

I was thinking they kinda sorta classify under basic combat forms but sure yeah, I wouldn't mind a video dedicated to all the Flood forms unique to the first Halo Wars.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Wish granted, he already made a video about this.

[@wXRaccoonXw]

I do just want to throw it out there that your video intros are actually really good. They aren't long and drawn out like some people's. Good use of energy sword and cloaking sounds too :D

[@T0YCHEST]

if halo 6 has pure forms they should impliment a mechanic where if ur versing 10+ pure forms the last surviving pure form can takr all the biomass from the dead pure forms and tramsform into a flood juggernaut

[@ipotatosama4712]

Regular Old Plumbus That sounds cool!

[@fastmadcow]

wow that is a cool idea. Or just any type of biomass around you know. Like broken apart combat forms or if the environment was all flood infested. Making fighting on flood "turf" just that much harder!

[@intrepidomartv236]

Regular Old Plumbus like the one of halo wars 2?

[@vanders4198]

+Regular Old Plumbus Great idea! I would hope they use something closer to the Halo 2 model without those red/yellow blobs.

[@T0YCHEST]

FMC Fastmadcow i like that but it would make the game impossible if any pure form can become a judgernaut the only way i see this being fair is if any can change into a juggernaut by 5% because we will be seeing a lot of biomass and plenty pure forms so it will not make it fun to fight a juggernaut everytime making it both repeptitive and unfairly hard so it needs to be a rare occurance

[@thesenate2180]

Ranged forms: The tripod of crushed dreams and pure rage

[@Pyriscent]

Definitely my favorite videos of yours. You can tell you really love the flood.

[@goodguyfergie2071]

Just imagine if in halo 6 every second mission would have a juggernaut boss instead of the warden lmao

[@isaiahmoreno3067]

Bryce Ferguson that would very fun and interesting play against.

[@swanihilator6748]

+Bryce Ferguson Promethean warden vs flood juggernaut?

[@elipsorange]

Great video, always a pleasure to be getting updated, Halo Canon, ehem, news and lore. you are the MVP of the Halo lore community!

[@HiddenXperia]

Thanks man!

[@themadspartan]

loving every bit of this iconic lore series! awesome I can't wait for more bro:)

[@preston7795]

I pretty much have some halo lore video running in the back ground for everything that I'm doing since I found this channel. Can't get enough, great work man

[@imabigblackduck]

The lore series is freaking great so far man! Keep it up, I enjoy it very much

[@e1357]

The stalker may have a massive store of bone, enabling it to become the massive tank, which may actually be mostly hollow, kind of like bird bones.

[@pyrosauria7444]

Doesn't matter what form the flood comes in, they all burn! >:3

[@crazyawesome3097]

Pyroskies or get slice into pieces either one

[@wetnootle1584]

Pyroskies What if it was a poor little grunt who just wanted to have a play date?

[@steezdeez5297]

Trey Johnson if a grunt that was basically a mutated zombie comes up to eat and tries to rip you apart what would you do?

[@BearTheCreator]

Trey Johnson A play date with a flamethrower.

[@MikeTango12Y]

Your videos help me study. I play them in the background while reading my assignments. I've easily listened to at least half of your catalog at this point lol

[@DougyFresh69]

I think the ranged form gets infinite ammo/gains bio mass from the spore clouds that surround the combat zone, Neural Physics at its finest.

[@JustSaiyan9k]

watching these flood lore videos makes me want to boot up MCC and go on a flood killing spear...

[@VulKus117]

Your channel providing me with Halo lore helps make life worth living, best Halo lore videos I've ever seen

[@KryinHydraxis]

What about those stand alone forms from Halo Wars 1? Like the birds and those big things that are sorta like beasts.

[@teddybear1829]

The trashers

[@juangonzalez9848]

Would like to have seen the ranged form “run out” of ammo whenever it was firing and not on flood biomass. Also same for transition to tank. It seems like the tank is so much bigger then the stalker, like it’s just generating mass.

[@TheJoshissaxy]

You and generalkidd say that it's rare for the tank forms to spit infection forms but i swear i saw them do it all the time

[@aaronhossack5743]

this is probably my favourite halo channel keep it up

[@TheSpartanboy10]

Anyone just love blowing up the big ol flood chunks and hearing all those spores pop.

[@jamiemerrill9839]

Xpriea I never knew so much about the flood till now and all these other videos keep up the good work and thank you so much for the lore knowledge

[@patriksepte9431]

Thanks for it! Flood is my favourite, I really like this new mini series about them! :)

[@AwFiddleStickss]

I've watched your videos for a while now, but only just thought to subscribe. Keep up the great work, your videos on the Flood have opened so many new theories to me about what may be done if 343i is going where I think they're going. (Logic plague Cortana)

[@peaceanquiet4528]

I'm trying to watch the gravemind video but everytime an ad starts, it brings me back to this video.

[@Ratkill9000]

Been waiting forever for this to come out. Of course I'm still at work and can't fully enjoy it. Thanks for uploading this though, I'm a sucker for great lore.

[@Alex-ws8ic]

in my several years of playing halo 3's campaign and reading side stories during those times and such, I've never known the flood tank could do something so crazy like spitting infection forms from its face, thanks xperia, you taught me something new about a great halo game, shame I've never seen it in game tho

[@elite_rock_god2292]

I figured they where just converted Hunter "worms" or whatever they are called and with the floods biomass they could change their forms even more then before

[@mysecondchannelbasicallyde7639]

There should be an Easter egg in halo 5 where you are just going on a cheaty route on legendary, and all of a sudden there is a terminal you never saw before, and you activate it, and it's like the ones in halo 3, but a few seconds after you start reading, the screen goes black, then some words appear on the screen, saying: "Hello, John."

[@Regnier575]

Love these videos, the flood are so interesting. I may actually have to get audible for the books.

[@RolloTonéBrownTown]

Great shout out to the General Big fan of his channel!

[@androidproductions5327]

I FREAKING LOVE THE FLOOD. this series is great, thanks for the info

[@Epsonea_482]

7:40 he just wants to be the fastest tank

[@Unkle_Genny]

Could you cover all of the types of Lekgolo worm formations in a video after you do all of the Flood vids?

[@Lw316swoosh]

Did my first legendary playthrough on Halo 3 and was forced to take the level "Cortana" very slowly. Which, hating the flood this was not fun. But as I really looked around my surroundings...and started studying them....it got REALLY interesting. Thinking about how crazy chief is, to go into the depths of the High Charity in the face of complete loneliness with everything around evolved to bring death in the coldest and most efficient way. Integrating salvaged weapons into the efficiency and intelligence of killing. I was so immersed. It truly got me sitting there at some points just watching and listening in complete amazement at the level. And I studied how the flood move and their weaknesses. The pure forms are incredible.

[@cilliancartyblake7897]

I LOVE THE ICONIC FLOOD YAY

[@bromodragone8405]

1:42 Lol. A tank just whacked into the one on screen and it was all "Grrrr!"

[@elijahmiron5487]

Hey hiddenxperia I've been watching ally of your videos lately and I love them they are honestly great content

[@someone-eo1zf]

Flood is the most badass type of zombie ever

[@cozyapustaja8249]

If you look closely when the ranged turns into the tank, it pulls biomass off of the ground. I think that's how it's able to increase in size

[@evanbeeman7758]

If Halo Mona Lisa is canon I believe their their is a scene where a flood juggernaut is seen killing the reinforcements sent to the ship.

[@evanbeeman7758]

The Juggernaut is 49 minutes into the movie if anyone is curious

[@Seedonator]

14 years later, the flood juggernaut finally made it into halo in fireteam raven

[@fantasi4037]

Would there be any way you could cover up some stories about the graveminds? Like how strong they really get in the different stages and what they are capable of, like what more options they get from every evolution :D thanks!

[@dr.catherineelizabethhalse1820]

I think flood can create countless different unique forms so I think it is safe to say even juggernaut is canon.

[@NathUnknown]

well, its just like with design flaws, they won't do anything unless it aids them

[@dannymckenzie8329]

When you first saw halo 3 were you blinded by its majesty

[@rtasvadum3531]

Brute ships, staggered line! Shipmaster they outnumber us 3 to 1! Then it is a even fight.... all cruisers fire at will, BURN there mongrel hides!

[@quenter1392]

really looking forward to the cut forms video

[@lcbrtn3287]

0:45 I never noticed it before but the little head of the range form looks a lot like the one of an engineer

[@digunder14]

my guess is pure forms have a minor healing factor which would explain infinite ammo and gaining biomass of sorts when going into tanks, a way to make it stop is to destroy enough of it that it dies and there isn't enough to manifest this theoredical minor healing fact, being rather slow compared to what most think when thinking of a healing factor

[@axmix-0379]

loving tge videos mate. Keep them coming 😊

[@tanwenwalters7689]

I was having a crap day, decided to see what stuff I've missed on KZbin, now I'm having a brilliant day and maybe also filling up my Flamethrower.

[@edwinmaganda1087]

As a kid I always thought the tank form was just a hunter that was infected so definitely learned something new from this video

[@Just_SmallWolf]

flood is fun but forrunners nah

[@Khonic23]

Small Wolf yt i always imagined the forerunners as god like beings... almost like the prophets but a more robotic and/or much more intelligent... not like cardboard cutout bullet sponges :(

[@mercury2157]

Khonic those aren't even forerunners we're fighting. they're basically plastic soldiers compared to actual forerunners

[@thehalo2guy638]

Khonic youre all dumb,arent you? That arent forrunners were fighting im halo 4/5. That are prometheans.

[@staple_boi]

Flood is actually really boring it's what ruined Halo 3 for me as a child

[@Coruscant-mo1vp]

@@staple_boi :v

[@o.osuq-madiq2008]

Love this channel. Thanks for all your work.

[@pgh1895]

You are my favorite halo yt, idk why, but because you're voice is satisfying

[@NobleS1236]

The Juggernaut is confirmed to be canon by both 343 and Bungie.

[@gametut2012]

I believe this channel is hitting its peak for the very moment at least, the flood, the most interesting part of halo, and here he is explaining it all the a good way, once he's don't with this and by this I mean the flood we're gonna probably have to wait for halo 6 and see if and how they bring the flood back

[@marcoantonioramosrodas8935]

The juggenaut can appear if you install mods

[@sierra0066]

do you think that flood in halo wars 2: awakening the nightmare will be able to drive, like in the mission quarantine zone of halo 2?

[@Clit_Yeastwood]

I'm a simple man, I see flood or Covenant lore, I watch the video, nice to see there's still a huge following for Halo... :)

[@unfathomable3434]

Juggernaut form canon? *laughs in arcade game*

[@S1erra107]

I think the flood, once fully developed as pure forms, have quickly reproducing cells. In controlled usage, I think they can generate biomass on demand, such as additional flesh or infection forms from the tank forms, or spikes with the ranged forms. Obviously that kind of regeneration is very taxing in large amounts, so tank forms don't use it as much. Spikes are probably easy though.

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

i always thought the tanks were hunters, spike shooters were jackals, and stalkers were grunts. but then again they change form mid combat

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Three reasons why fans would love a Halo 3: Anniversary: the restoration of cut content by way of the sudden appearance of Flood Juggernauts, the Forerunner Guardian, and a far better "Cortana" level.

[@nathenltz]

perfect timing, finally not at work and u give me this, thanks

[@m0neyp0lice]

Been waiting for this one no lie lol

[@IamCanadian3333]

In the Awakening the Nightmare Phoenix logs, the juggernaut form is mentioned, being a precursor (no pun intended) to the abomination key mind form super unit we fight in the game.

[@travisreed1730]

2:38 I SWEAR I saw a Juggernaut on "Halo 2," a LONG TIME AGO. Maybe it's a " spawn-if-you-do-it-enough," kind of thing.

[@banished-om4eu]

At 5:36 maybe the flood form had biomass compressed into it or it inflates its body a bit like a balloon.

[@bunnysevrywere]

That's some PURE lore.

[@DJ-yo6mt]

what about the Halo wars forms? Or are they treated as non-canon?

[@DogeTheTruth]

DJ Varman they are canon.

[@loku0023]

Is the gravemind episode up? MUST SEE

[@TheArgusPlexus]

Hey man I think talking about the Precursors and explaining how and why they made the transformation into the flood would be a good way to end the mini series. It would be good to hear about the Timeless One and his connections to the gravemind we know in the games.

[@bro_izzy]

When you mentioned that you were covering the grave mind lore, I somehow remembered that live stream when E3 was still on. And we were making jokes about grave mind names. That was pretty funny.

[@AstraL1zard]

I forgot where I read it from, but supposedly, the pure forms were a result of a "given" Flood out break in an area which gained enough biomass and intelligence to "access" its DNA and bring up ancient forms or "pure forms" of Flood. The Flood basically used its DNA as a form of memory storage and could essentially access information of ancient Flood information.

[@shoutotodoroki936]

Still my fav Halo KZbinr

[@lukeskywalkerthe2nd773]

Black Goku Same he's one of the greatest Halo KZbinrs of all time :)

[@shoutotodoroki936]

Luke Skywalker the 2nd yeah I love his Lore vids

[@lukeskywalkerthe2nd773]

Black Goku Same he's taught me so much about Halo and the Flood a lot then when I knew back then

[@TheSchemer1]

When I was a kid I thought the ranged form was an infected Drone due to the similar squeaking, they are still my favourite designed pure form due to the eye spots and spike platform.

[@fastmadcow]

woot :D great video I love this series :D

[@2yolkproductions419]

Maybe the flood juggernaut is a small hive minds. But just as the gravemind forms

[@2yolkproductions419]

This may explain why their in halo wars 2

[@weeerazer3099]

Good idea. I think theyre failed Proto-Graveminds.

[@soundandfury9641]

Yeah, just had graveminds they didn't want to go to waste so they mutated it to make it combat capable.

[@Epsonea_482]

Im lovin it

[@RockeyTheUmbreon]

When I did my legendary run on halo three, the tanks actually seemed to really like spitting out forms frequently

[@GoseiSamurai]

Im not sure if anyone has said this, but the Ranged/Tank forms may gain biomass and have the ability to regenerate "ammunition" (in the case of the Ranged form) due to the fact that Flood Supercells may act as a sort of Cancer Cell as well, in the vein of rapid cell division and duplication.

[@OcarinaT1]

The Juggernauts could be something like a radio tower, merely extending the range the Gravemind can effectively function rather than acting as their own individual sub-graveminds. The Gravemind may not be able to control smaller, less intelligent combat forms from great distances, but perhaps a larger, more intelligent Juggernaut, which could then follow orders and control the lesser combat forms.

[@HisRoyalStignes]

About time this video came out

[@someguy771]

The whole local gravemind mechanic with the juggernaut is probably like when the gravemind has more important things to do, so it makes a juggernaut, gives it orders on what to do, and then leaves the juggernaut to its own devices.

[@someguy771]

Another reason of why it got cut is because marvel comics trademarked the noun "juggernaut".

[@ethangroff1361]

i really hope we will be able to play as the flood some day

[@mojoemurphy]

Fun fact, bladed brute weapons like spikers and brute shot typically one hit pure forms when you melee

[@KnoxCarbon]

I never noticed until now how much the Stalker form resembles the Precursors.

[@Perzecute]

BRO IVE NEVER SEEN THE TANKS SPIT OUT INFECTION FORMS I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW

[@cqb3814]

What an iconic video

[@shameer343]

More flood? Yeah boi! Bring it on! Loving this flood stuff!

[@skyler9666]

i always thought the tank was a converted hunter mainly because of how it looks and the fact that it uses the same arm that the shield would be on for a hunter.

[@Andros1990]

I just wanted to say love your content