Is the Gravemind the primordial?

Now synonymous with the Gravemind, the Primordial had ensured its consciousness would survive for as long as the Flood prevailed.
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Is 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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Who is the primordial in Halo?

The Primordial, also known as The Timeless One, The Captive or Prisoner of Charum Hakkor is a creature of great power detained on Charum Hakkor.
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Is the Gravemind the leader of the Flood?

The Gravemind (Inferi sententia, meaning "Thinking Dead"), is the final stage in the life cycle of the Flood and is the ultimate hivemind of the Flood. It is a near-omniscient creature with complete control over all Flood forms.
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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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Who is the Primordial?



Is the Gravemind in Halo 2 the primordial?

During the last years of the war, the Gravemind captured the Ur-Didact, who recognized it as the same intelligence as the Primordial, who he had interrogated ten thousand years earlier.
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Is Cortana corrupted by the Gravemind?

CortanaEdit

— The Gravemind attempting to persuade Cortana to give up her struggle. The Flood nearly succeeded in corrupting the human smart AI Cortana while holding her captive in High Charity.
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How did the primordial become the Gravemind?

While its body was ultimately destroyed, the Primordial would transfer its consciousness into the Gravemind, the Flood's compound intelligence, using the parasite as an instrument with which to exact its final vengeance on the Forerunners.
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Can the Gravemind Teleport?

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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Is the primordial on Zeta Halo?

While firing the Halo as part of a test, the Forerunners of Zeta Halo inadvertently released another Flood Gravemind known as "the Primordial" from its ancient prison. Not realizing what they had found, the Forefunners brought the Primordial to Zeta Halo as a captive.
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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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Are precursors the endless?

A popular theory going around at the moment is that The Endless are either disciples of the Precursors out for revenge or may even just be the Precursors themselves. Along those same lines, some fans believe that the Harbinger is ultimately trying to resurrect the Precursors (and potentially The Flood alongside them).
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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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How did Gravemind get on High Charity?

The Gravemind had taken over High Charity during the ending events of Halo 2. From there it intended to attack the Earth, but learned upon assimilation of Regret and Mercy of Truth's plan to activate the Ark and fire all the Halo rings, which would eliminate any organism capable of hosting the Flood.
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Is the Flood dead Halo?

The Flood was contained, and unable to reproduce and grow due to lack of hosts, and eventually died out. The only surviving specimens were contained in state of the art, high-security Forerunner research facilities, such as the Halo Installations and the Threshold Gas Mine.
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Can the Flood infect Spartans?

Yes, they are human afterall, and the Flood can easily break through a Spartans Visor or Armour and infect them.
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What is Rampancy Halo?

Rampancy is a terminal state of being for Artificial intelligence constructs, in which the AI "develops a longing for godlike power," as well as utter contempt for its mentally inferior makers.
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Is Gravemind an enemy?

The Gravemind is one of Halo's most fearsome foes. Here's some things about it most fans never knew. Although the Covenant often wins over fans as the "best" enemy of the Halo franchise, the Flood is certainly a memorable opponent.
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Why does the Gravemind save chief?

Any help?[/quote] He helps Chief and Arbiter because he's trying to prevent Truth from activating the rings, because, obviously... That'll kill him. Then he turns on Chief and Arbiter because they are his enemies, and he only teamed up with them at the end of The Covenant because he was using them.
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Why did the Forerunner keep the flood?

This was discussed in the Combat Evolved Anniversary Terminals. 343 Guilty Spark says that the Librarian decided to save them. She did this because of Ancient Humanities victory over the Flood 10,000 years before the Halos were fired.
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Are hunters immune to the flood?

The reason Hunters cannot be infected with the Flood is the Hunters are not one creature. They are a lot of little worms that form into one big killing machine, and so, do not have a central nervous system.
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