Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-71.17.68.254-20130907025506/@comment-3146930-20130912012831

It is a possibility, but keep in mind that not every group of Flood have a Gravemind to lead them. The Flood in the original Halo game for example were just operating by themselves and were doing what they do, spreading to all life that they could. It wasn't until Halo 2 that a Gravemind was introduced.

To me, I think that most Grimm operate independently of each other, but all have the same goal of destroying humanity. If they were like the Flood, that would mean that they take control of animals and mutate them into Grimm and I don't see that happening. I mean it is possible as we don't know the exact nature of Grimm mating rituals...Grimm mating rituals...Ladies and Gentlemen, things I never thought I would say. Anyway, we saw a small Nevermore in The First Step; Pt 2 so maybe they do have a breeding population or maybe Grimm spores take control of an animal and mutate it over time. Maybe there is just a giant mass, similar to a tar pit, that just continuously makes Grimm from it. I don't think that would be possible because a mindless mass wouldn't spit out identical Grimm, meaning the only explanation would be that Grimm breed or they take over a host.