How did gravemind get on High Charity?

Though he promises an alliance, Gravemind has ulterior motives. His Flood infest the human ship In Amber Clad and makes a slipspace jump into High Charity itself, in an effort to use the station to escape the confines of Halo.
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How did the Gravemind get high charity to the ark?

It modified High Charity's energy source to get it through slip-space and went to the Earth, arriving just after the portal to the Ark was activated. From there, it took High Charity through the portal to the Ark.
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How did the Flood get onto high charity?

Flood combat forms spill out onto High Charity from a crashed UNSC Pelican dropship.
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How did the Gravemind get to high charity Reddit?

According to Halopedia it entered High Charity on the stolen In Amber Clad, as can be seen in the Halo 2 level High Charity. It also may have had enough biomass to build a second Gravemind on High Charity while leaving the first on the halo.
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What did the Gravemind do to Cortana on High Charity?

The Halo Evolutions story Human Weakness revealed that the Gravemind had successfully hijacked Cortana's system, allowing him to speak with her voice. This was part of his plan to persuade Cortana and John-117 that Cortana was descending into rampancy.
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How the Flood caused the fall of High Charity



Why didn't the Gravemind infect Master Chief?

The Gravemind has no real reason to kill the Chief, Humanity has no weapon that can destroy the Flood that is already so far spread as it is on Installation 05 and Humanity wants to stop the Halo's.
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Is there only 1 Gravemind?

The Gravemind is a fictional, parasitic, hive mind intelligence in the Halo universe. While only one Gravemind is ever seen in the games, the title is given to the final stage of Flood evolution, in which the Flood becomes a superorganism.
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How did Gravemind Teleport Master Chief to High Charity?

So when the Gravemind captured Penitent Tangent he learned about Halo and its weapons and how to teleport. And when he captured the prophet (forgot which one) he learned about the Covenant and High Charity. That's how the Gravemind can teleport and enter High Charity.
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How was there a Gravemind in Halo 2?

The consciousness of the Gravemind is formed from the accumulated intelligence and memories of every Flood host ever consumed. Gravemind is the controlling intelligence behind the parasitic Flood species. In this way, it appears similar to a puppeteer.
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Is the Gravemind still alive?

Despite its best efforts, the Gravemind failed to stop the Chief. In the end, the Gravemind was destroyed as Halo's activation destroyed itself and the Flood that had escaped containment.
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Is the Gravemind a precursor?

The fact the Gravemind considered itself a Precursor implies that the Precursors created it for revenge against the Forerunners. If so, then they were entirely successful.
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Why did the Gravemind let Master Chief Go?

[b]Halo 2:[/b] Gravemind sent the Master Chief to High Charity in order to stop the Index for Installation 05 reaching the control room which would have resulted in another activation - Starving the Flood.
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How did High Charity survive?

Aftermath. Despite the destruction of the reactor, elements of the Flood managed to survive and make their way to Installation 08. As well, the ruins of High Charity would stay Flood infested until 2559, at that point it was quarantined by the Sentinels of the Ark.
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Did the Flood corrupt Cortana?

The Flood nearly succeeded in corrupting the human smart AI Cortana while holding her captive in High Charity. Cortana was quickly rendered helpless against the Gravemind, being completely incapable of identifying the points of the Gravemind's intrusion in her system.
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Why did Cortana turn evil?

For those not in the know, Cortana is well past the age an AI should be, and she now suffers from Rampancy, which has essentially turned her evil. This new Cortana seems based on Dr. Halsey — just like the original — but it's the AI effectively in her infancy.
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What does the arbiter say when he kills truth?

"And so, you must be silenced." - After Truth says he is the Voice of the Covenant. Thel then kills Truth. "We trade one villain for another." - After the Gravemind betrayed the Arbiter and John-117. "What do you see?" - To John-117.
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Who created the Flood in Halo?

According to Halo lore, the Flood is a product of a war between the Forerunners and the Precursors. Some Precursors, who lost the war, were turned into regenerative dust that created horrific mutations. The remaining Precursors assimilated into this newfound corruption.
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What happened to Cortana on High Charity?

It's logical to conclude that the Gravemind prevented her from accessing those systems, or crashing into High Charity destroyed enough of its infrastructure while leaving the reactor intact that she couldn't do it. Of the two, it seems more likely that the Gravemind was what stopped Cortana blowing it up.
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Why is Master Chief called the Reclaimer?

A Reclaimer (Latin: Homo sapiens augeous) is a term Forerunner constructs use to refer to humanity. The term originates from the Forerunners deeming humanity to be inheritors of the Mantle and as such humans are the only ones who can activate certain Forerunner instillations like the Halo Array.
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Is the Gravemind telepathic?

The Gravemind also has an omniscient ability where it is able to directly control all the flood forms and even speak through them, he is also able to speak telepathically to the Master Chief and The Arbiter. The Gravemind begins its life as a proto-Gravemind like the one seen in Halo CE.
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Who is the strongest elite in Halo?

Imperial Admiral elite...the strongest elite to ever live.
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What happened to the engineer in Halo ODST?

Halo 3: ODST

Vergil the Friendly Engineer was sent to New Mombasa on Earth and downloaded the city's main AI. He later went to help a girl known as Sadie Endesha to look for family and escape from the Covenant. Vergil later went into hiding from the Brutes after they betrayed the Elites.
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Why did the hunters join the elites?

The Hunters joined the Elites because the Elites had space travel & they were a proud warrior race, but Hunters still belived Humans were enemies. Neither Grunts nor Hunters had any wish to side with the Humans. The Hunters could get space travel from the Prophets so they were all right.
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