User:Saberstorm/0-G Form

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This Flood form may or may not replace the previously concieved Dragon Form in the Reborn arc.

Similar to the Flood Bomber Form seen in Halo Wars, the 0-G Form is an arial-type Flood, sometimes also called a Flood Harvester. Unlike Bomber Forms, which were created from indiginous creatures, the 0-G Form is a Pure Flood, formed when vast amounts of other Flood forms and biomass is exposed to 0-G enviroments. In order to survive, different Flood forms begin to merge together, breaking down any calcium to create an outer shell to prevent the softer insides from trailing out. Gas pouches form around the top to provide a method of controlled movement. Pods grow along the bottom in preparation to drop more Infection Forms on unwitting future hosts.

In order to consistanly produce more Infection Forms, as well as to heal from any damage it may take from either enemies or from releasing another batch of Infection Forms, 0-G Forms must feed living or dead corpses. Tenticles dropping from above will snatch up just about any kind of creature for this, hence the 'Harvester' name that is sometimes used. Even small creatures are devoured for their scant amounts of calcium and protien.

It is possible that 0-G Forms can be a type of arial Brain Form, mostly due to the immence sizes they can grow to. 0-G Forms have also been observed canablizing other Flood in order to survive, further suggesting that it is a controller or director of sorts advancing the Flood from Feral State to Coordinated State. While it is certainly possibe that a 0-G Form could become a Gravemind, the rairity of such arial forms makes it an unlikely possibility.

While 0-G Forms are weak against fire, like most other Flood, they also have a unique weakness: they cannot survive outside of atmospheric preasure. Because of how they form to survive gravityless enviroments, entering an area without enough atmosphric preassure will cause the hollow insides - such as the gas sacks - to rupture, causing the entire form to implode.