In contrast to the ODST variant, the Elite Variant is much more aggressive, charging directly at the player when given the chance. Nevertheless, they still pose more health and durability than the ODST Combat Carrier Forms. Unlike the Elite Combat Form, Elite Combat Carrier Forms don't have shielding and have less armor. The only time they appear were in areas heavily 'Floodified' or terraformed by the Flood, or in areas under heavy Flood assault like the Library, Two Betrayals, None Left Behind and The Maw. The reasoning behind this is even less known, with the most likely scenario being viewed as the armor being too restrictive for the Flood to fully utilize the host's biomass.Ĭombat Carrier Forms are surprisingly, quite an uncommon sight for the Flood, even in densely populated Flood Hives.
On the other hand, host's wearing tougher or more inaccessible armor like those from an ODST, turns into a Combat Carrier Form.
Although it maybe speculated to maximize the host's potential before it becomes biologically incapable of further combat.
As the Flood are nothing but resourceful, Combat Carrier Forms continue to utilize their host's biological advantages whilst generating Infection Forms when the host's body eventually expire. Combat Carrier Forms are made from either wounded Combat Forms or from hosts in tougher armor.
