Talk:Carar/@comment-28229834-20160923224101/@comment-24.89.18.72-20161004053521

More than likely they are the same; Khaara is a mold or bacteria-like growth manifesting as cysts- the Hives and combat organisms are its defence mechanisms. I would note that NS2's background includes the fact that most Khaara "structures" seem to be adapted from aquatic lifeforms, that combat lifeforms do seem to be derived from species infected by the Khaara in the past, and that one of the Steam promotional drops for the game, the Vial of Kharaa Bacteria, seems to imply (though not outright state; it could be refering to unleashing the Khaara, I just personally find it not to be the likeliest interpretation) that you could poison someone with it.

If nothing else, though, it's a fantastic thought experiment- I've started looking at Subnautica through the lense of "what here could have become what NS2 alien?" You start seeing things everywhere you look.