if it wasn't for the flood, knowing their place in the library, in more ways than one, i would have hit the reset button. time to escape. 100k (light) year wars slash quarantine zones suck. [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Iron Corwan Love them or hate them, I've always found The Flood truly fascinating and horrifying at the same time. Not only was it this huge twist that totally flipped the script on what you thought Halo really was, but it gave you an enemy that was almost unknowable and truly alien. Maybe it's the biologist in me but I really thought that The Flood were interesting with their origins and life cycle. They're extra-galactic and they use your own knowledge, skills, secrets, and flesh and blood against you. What is more grotesque and horrifying? All your deepest secrets laid bare and used as a weapon to destroy you...and ultimately be consumed. The Gravemind basically destroys all genetic diversity and individuality. That and it feels -blam!-in' to tear through a bunch of them with grenades and a shotgun. As far as the game goes, the multi-race battles are so awesome. /geek out[/quote] Many lifeforms, sitting in a galaxy.. k.i.l.l.i.n.g. Many simulations, one actual.. Before you leave this 100k ring galaxy, you find.. The Flood. Why would the Flood want to consume such an early race? To be left alone in a quarantine zone? ..Or to stop another activation? p.s. The three way battles were good stuff. I wish that could happen in multiplayer. Two teams vs. some crazy ai or something. [Edited on 04.02.2010 3:29 AM PDT]