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Late in ''[[Halo 2]]'' it is revealed by 343 Guilty Spark that there were originally seven Halos; six currently remain after one (Installation 04) was destroyed in the first game. As each Halo has a firing range of 25,000 [[light year]]s, there are still enough Halos to destroy most sentient life in the galaxy, but not all.

The Flood on Installation 04 were completely destroyed in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and in ''Halo 2'' they returned with the ability to operate in-game vehicles. The Flood is apparently led by [[Gravemind#The_Gravemind|Gravemind]], a massive creature that dwells beneath [[Delta Halo]]'s Library and on [[High Charity]], although the player gains more of a sense that the Gravemind "corrals" the flood rather than leading it in the traditional sense. Captain Jacob Keyes is turnedabsorbed into a '''Brain form''', which occupies the Truth and ReconcilliationReconciliation, a Covenant Cruiser in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. It is not currently known if there is a Gravemind in each Halo, or if the Gravemind encountered on Delta Halo is the controller of ''all'' Flood. The Gravemind is also thought to be the collection of the Flood's minds, not the leader of the Flood.

The name "The Flood" was most probably given due to the [[species]]' sheer force of numbers. However, it may also be a reference to the Great Flood which wiped out the sinful in the [[Bible|Biblical]] story of [[Noah's Ark]]. This is supported by the existence of an enormous, enigmatic Forerunner structure believed to be located under the ruins of Mombassa's outskirts known as "[[The Ark (Halo)|The Ark]]" which can remotely control the Halos; the only thing that saved Noah from the Flood.