The Flood (Halo) vs. The Necromorphs (Dead Space)

... Nemesis is definitely not a sock, otherwise it's open for debate

Originally posted by KingD19
"This one is machine and nerve, and has its mind concluded. This one is but flesh and faith, and is the more deluded."

🍺 Top marks for that quote, another reason why Halo 2 will always be the best in trilogy...imo.

what you guys seem to be forgetting is that the necromorphs bacteria is the fastest reproducing bacteria in the galaxy, it can turn from 1 cell into billions in 5 minutes, the flood would never be able to beat the necro's and all this, well the flood would just takeover the necro's body, well this works both ways, the necro's could take over the floods body, also the floods biggest fighter is a tank, the gravemind dosent really fight, the necro's is a giant hivemind backed by leviathans and space slugs, the flood stand no chance

They're both hiveminds, the flood are ready to fight withing seconds after infection where as the necromorphs apparently seem to take some time to change, AND I already stomped the Necros physical capabilities vs the floods, Necromorphs lost.

Do you think the plama cutter would've been effective against the Flood? Like a projectile plasma sword?

Of course, though if this is some way to hit back at the flood I'm sure Isaac couldn't pimp slap or stomp the flood to death.

The flood are lot stronger than they apparently get credit for.

I haven't played Dead Space, so I can only go off what others say, and no, I wasn't about to claim that, though I am curious as to how much damage Isaac actually does with his melee attacks. I recall hearing that he does more of a wild swing or haymaker than and actual melee strike, unlike MC. Does it seem to do any significant damage to necromorphs?

It is only a wide swing and a stomp while they are on the ground and nowhere near chief's damage or significant. It is best used to stun/back them up whenever one gets to close or pops out of nowhere, but you can keep hitting it and kill one without tearing a single limb... eventually, its usually a bad idea unless you're sure it is one on one.

I see...while in comparison to MC, who can melee the flood and they won't even flinch, right?

If he tried to hit one of the flood forms he might make it flinch since he hits the weapons after that Isaac would die in a single blow 😐

The developers mentioned MC in one of the older G.I. books around the time Dead Space was coming out or being developed one of the two 😕
Anyway they didn't want anyone who was close to being like MC 'cause he slaughtered aliens and no one would be scared playing with that guy'

It is not exact words, but something of the sorts and you know that did a pretty good job of that, I thoroughly enjoyed being decapitated on that game when I had to rely on a plasma cutter only at most times.

The Flood can use weapons (guns, plasma weapons, etc) while Necromorphs can't.

The Flood are resistant to melee attacks

I now Gravemind can control the Flood thus allowing for coordinated and planned attacks. Not sure if the Necromorphs have the ability to collide and plan like the Flood do.

Based on these factors, the Flood seem to have the advantage

The Flood can also drive vehicles, not just use weapons.
A Flood combat form is strong enough to tear open an elite's torso while unarmed.
Flood combat forms can take Chief's armored punches and not feel a thing. They are also just as agile, strong, and fast as the Chief.
Quote: "One single flood spore can destroy a species." -Shipmaster

So yeah, the Flood wins.

One more quote:

"The only way to stop the flood is to starve them to death." -Cortana

Okay you guys need to look at the battle ground. The two sides are pretty much even mached out. maybe one has better areas than the other but over all they even out. so you have to look at the playing feild.

(mostly)Open ground. - flood has a bit of an advantage.

Close quarters - Necro hands down.

Open or close the Necros still lose 😬

I've played the game and seen the movie for dead space, they've been killed h2h by regular people, other than the spore and carrier forms for the flood the necro will be dominated.

The Flood wiped out the Forerunners, which was WAY more advanced than the UNSC or the Covenant. To keep the Flood from reinfecting bodies you already killed you have to destroy the bodies. I say Flood wins this round.

Finish the Fight.

yep, the only way the forerunners killed them, was b killing their selves, so um... yeah doh

Hey do you guys remember that indestructible horror known as hunter?
I wonder since The FLoods don't have stasis or a huge burner.Then the Hunter will surely obliterate them.
Let's see on The Hunter capabilities.
Godspeed regeneration.
Abnormal strength.
DIamond hard and razor sharp talons.
He's pretty much Indestructible.
Plus,the first nightmare is just the beginning,only a part of it!!!
Let's wait for the second nightmare.

No.

In Dead Space the Necros are indeed a parasite that takes over and reanimates the Human bodies that it attachs to. The flood is too a parasite but seeing how the Necros get into the blood stream and make the body compleatly different the flood would not be able to take over the necro's bodies. Flood can indeed take weapons and cars but the weapons would have to the same as the plasma cutter normal bullets would have no effect like in the game and movie the flood could use the sword and grenades but the sword does not have that much "energy" with all of this said the Necromorphs would win hands down actually i dont think there is another alien race that could compare.