User:Parax./Iuguolo

"We were looking for some ultimate Covenant weapon, then, these tentacles broke out of the ground, a mouth rose out, and these spider like things, some resembling crabs and spiders crawled out from it. If we put this in the report, we will be dropped right into an asylum!"

- Random, partially infected Marine Sergeant

The Parasite are a monstrous and destructive race that could use everything as a resource. Their most common and simplest form was a small creature that resembled a squid and a spider, that would often invade prey, then would destroy their bodies, violently ripping them apart. They then feed on the victim's remains.

Parasite Simple Form
The Parasite starts out as an embryo. They hatch when they sense prey nearby. They are born as a squid-like spider creature that feeds on meat. It kills the prey, eats it, and leaves the "web" built out of Flood and Parasite biomass, to hunt for prey. They will often be born inside of walls, as well, where a tunnel leading to a small "room" is dug in it. Food is left there, so when the larvae hatch, they have food to feed on. After eating their food, they will break through the sealed tunnel, and set out to hunt for prey. They often inject chemicals into victims which causes them to mutate. They will grow larger, their fingers and toes get longer and claw-like, and they grow tentacles. The larva then either jumps off the victim after scrambling their mind, corrupting them onto their side, or burrowing into the victim and taking over their body. They often attack in groups to dealt with larger groups, getting a larger meal, as they share the meat when fed enough. They can climb walls, and are slightly stronger than Flood Infection Forms. After eating enough food, they start to grow into a larger form.

"Child" Form
The "Child" Form of the Parasite starts out resembling a Spider without an abdomen and less eyes. There is not much about them, besides that they want to eat whatever meat they see. Once they gain enough nutrients, they grow an abdomen, get bigger, and slowly develop a tail.

Drone Form
The Child Form, after growing a tail, grows rapidly, gets bigger claws, grows a longer tail, and becomes an arachnid-like creature. Its head develops into a skull-like one. If female, it will build a tangled "web" with Flood and Parasite Biomass. If male, it will become a hunter. If it lacks a gender, it is considered "royal", and will continue to grow until it has a beak-like mouth, has loads of tentacles, and it will become serpent-like. It will become the leader of a Parasite Hive, and will reproduce asexually. It serves as the brain, source, and blade of the Hive, and determines where the lesser Hive members go.

Leader Form(and Grandleader)
The strongest member of the Hive. It is serpent-like in appearance, has long tentacles, and is the smartest member of the Hive. It serves as the strategy of the hive, and will reproduce asexually, by spewing out Simple Forms. There are many Hives, and many leaders for them, but none of them are a match for the Gravemind. This Gravemind was a Parasite merged with the original Gravemind, and eventually separated itself before the Gravemind was destroyed. It was damaged many times, but has survived all ways and continues to control both Flood and Parasite, no matter what Hive it is.

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