The Flood | Monster Hunter’s Manual | Halo Lore Breakdown
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Published 2024-03-11
The flood has always been a favorite of mine for the terrifying intelligence they possess. I thought it would be a perfect time to give a renewed history of the flood following the finale for Halo Season 2 and the release of Halo: Epitaph, which gives us a deeper look at the motivations of the primordial and the precursors themselves.
Ending segment is pulled from the newly released novel Halo: Epitaph by Kelly Gay
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Prelude
1:50 - Genesis
7:10 - Awakening
10:52 - Flood
13:35 - Forerunner Flood War
17:20 - Halo Firing
19:57 - Biological Analysis
26:45 - Keyes
28:15 - Graveminds and Stages
34:30 - Primordial and Didact
Like the narration you hear in this video? Speech Synthesis courtesy of Eleven Labs:
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All Comments (21)
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Hey guys! Just wanted to pop in and say thank you to all the people who have been patiently waiting for this. It definitely took me a bit longer than expected but hopefully the effort I put into it makes for a more enjoyable experience overall. Halo means a lot to me so I really wanted to do right by this series and story. Playing Halo CE with my brother is one of my earliest video game memories so it feels really good to come full circle and be able to tell this story how I always imagined it. Thanks again for all of your continued support. Please let me know your honest thoughts and feel free to recommend some new ideas for the next video!
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Soo beautifully ironic that the ancient Prophets and humans were allies standing united against the forerunners but became bitter enemies battling over the forerunner's legacy lol
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Fantastic editing and overall quality once again. The Flood are one of my favorite "monsters" for lack of a better term.
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One of the most terrifying things to consider with the Flood is that it is entirely possible that they are not simply the remains of Precursors, but that they are in fact the work of a singular Precursor. One member of a Kardashev IV civilization with a grudge is entirely capable of what we see. I'm not sure there's any evidence that this actually is the case, but it's certainly a possibility given what we see.
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Let’s get this channel to the fucking moon!
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This is incredible! Even if you don’t know Halo lore - the way this guy narrates and creates is beyond any content I’ve ever seen - and I’m a lore fanatic for all types of lore. Never seen a creator like this - he is the best until someone finds a way to out do him 💪🏽
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The segment at 34:45 onwards was so spine chillingly phenomenal.
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Awesome like the rest! Could you do a Doctor Who villain like Daleks or Cybermen next?
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Never heard of this channel until today… but I gotta say I love the narration and the use of the halo OST. Looking forward to more!
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Necromorphs with guns and magic.
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Excellent video quality bro. I've never really seen anything else like this on YT. Yep definitely gonna be going places with such high quality videos and the fact that you take your time and don't rush out your vids is obvious and I love it. Keep it up bro, I'll be rooting for you.
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The algorithm had recommended your Xenomorph video since I love the art of HR Giger, and I subscribed within 10 minutes. Then I went on to watch everything, though I knew nothing about Halo, Dead Space, etc. Your channel is of such high quality. Everything is superb, especially your wonderful, sweeping narration. Thank you for your hard work in making these marvelous videos!
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a friend once described the forerunners discovering the true succesors of the mantle as thus: "imagine you are the romans, the pinnacles of humanity. outside your gates are the slathering, brutish barbarian hordes. now imagine god descends from the heavens and says "i choose the barbarians to become god in my stead" when you are literally right there as a roman.
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I am loving these! Hope to see you cover the Zergs from Starcraft or maybe the Space Pirates or Metroids from the Metroid games. Always felt like people didn't give these races and games enough attention.
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Nice to see you in action once again!
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The flood may be the most dangerous parasitic infection in fiction. Even the Tenno and the 40k universe would fall against them.
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You earned a subscription my friend. This video and your Necromorph video locked me in. Thanks for creating A+ content!
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Never seen your channel before, not even 2 minutes in, subscribed
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The algorithm has blessed me this day. Easy subscribe.
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Amazing how Ancient Humanity managed to fight, an albeit losing one, a two-front war against both the Flood and the Forerunners and last as long as they did despite having their backs against the wall. Just imagine where we may have been if we had gotten to continue to progress another 100,000+ years.