Could a "multicellular" virus exist?

When I say multicellular I mean it's made of more that one viruses. Basically it's a bunch of viruses that act like viruses but use the viruses made by infected cells to build a "multicellular" lifeform (which would break up into smaller copies of itself and the cycle repeats). My thoughts are it would be a parasite that would devolve reproduction and use other living things for it. It wouldn't be an advanced lifeform but complex enough to have a small brain-like structure (with not much more intelligence than a snail); it would also be large enough to be noticed and might have a slug-like shape. Essentially it's a normal life form but without reproduction, it has almost everything else.

Could this exist within reason? if it helps:

• this is set in a alternate reality where Saturn's moon Titan is more Earth-like and has life (it's on Titan)
• it is preferably a creature that mainly lives in the ocean

So could it happen?

Note: for lack of a better term I am calling it a virus when in reality is is an in-between kind of organism.

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