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Poison Headcrab Zombie Breeding Theory
When a headcrab takes a host (And then subsequent headcrabs latch on) it injects the victim with its eggs. This causes the host to swell, causing the bloated stomach of the zombie.
The eggs hatch and the young of the various headcrabs compete for food, consuming the host, from the inside out, as well as each other. This ensures that only the strongest of the children survive.
When the host can provide no more nourishment the new headcrabs finally emerge from their makeshift womb and the body is discarded, by the old and young alike.
Mawman Leg Theory
When a headcrab takes a host it injects mutagens into its victim. These are designed to morph them in specific ways. Unfortunately for headcrabs who take human hosts, these were designed to mutate Vortigaunts. A Vortigaunt?s leg is quite different from a human?s, having two knees instead of one.
Because of this, when a human receives the headcrab?s mutagens, his legs attempt to move and harden if physically impossible ways, breaking the legs of the victim. This is what gives the headcrab zombies their distinctive shambling movement.
When a host eventually reaches the gonome stage of mutation, the legs will either have healed or mutated in such a way as so the leg bones no longer need to be intact.
Combine Overwatch soldiers on the other hand have been physically modified in many ways. One such way is that certain bones have been strengthened, including the leg bones.
Because of this, their bones are able to withstand more than an average human?s and they do not break when they mutate. This allows them to move slightly more naturally and even achieve a running pace.
Gonarch Breeding Cycle Theory
At first glace, the gonarch, with her breeding sack, does not seem to posses any way of eating.
What happens is that a gonarch goes into cycles of eating and breeding. During its eating cycle, it has a large mouth located at the bottom of its body. It will consume as much food as possible and store it for the breeding cycle.
When the gonarch has eaten sufficient food, it will grow a large breeding sack and begin producing babies. Once it has birthed enough young or its energy levels are getting low, the sack will shrivel up and fall off, granting it its maw again. It will then eat the sack and go in search of more food.
When a headcrab takes a host (And then subsequent headcrabs latch on) it injects the victim with its eggs. This causes the host to swell, causing the bloated stomach of the zombie.
The eggs hatch and the young of the various headcrabs compete for food, consuming the host, from the inside out, as well as each other. This ensures that only the strongest of the children survive.
When the host can provide no more nourishment the new headcrabs finally emerge from their makeshift womb and the body is discarded, by the old and young alike.
Mawman Leg Theory
When a headcrab takes a host it injects mutagens into its victim. These are designed to morph them in specific ways. Unfortunately for headcrabs who take human hosts, these were designed to mutate Vortigaunts. A Vortigaunt?s leg is quite different from a human?s, having two knees instead of one.
Because of this, when a human receives the headcrab?s mutagens, his legs attempt to move and harden if physically impossible ways, breaking the legs of the victim. This is what gives the headcrab zombies their distinctive shambling movement.
When a host eventually reaches the gonome stage of mutation, the legs will either have healed or mutated in such a way as so the leg bones no longer need to be intact.
Combine Overwatch soldiers on the other hand have been physically modified in many ways. One such way is that certain bones have been strengthened, including the leg bones.
Because of this, their bones are able to withstand more than an average human?s and they do not break when they mutate. This allows them to move slightly more naturally and even achieve a running pace.
Gonarch Breeding Cycle Theory
At first glace, the gonarch, with her breeding sack, does not seem to posses any way of eating.
What happens is that a gonarch goes into cycles of eating and breeding. During its eating cycle, it has a large mouth located at the bottom of its body. It will consume as much food as possible and store it for the breeding cycle.
When the gonarch has eaten sufficient food, it will grow a large breeding sack and begin producing babies. Once it has birthed enough young or its energy levels are getting low, the sack will shrivel up and fall off, granting it its maw again. It will then eat the sack and go in search of more food.
