A terrorist group led by HIVE Master.
Description[]
HIVE is a fanatical, militaristic organization with an ideology that demands the convincing or coercing of people (usually the young) into joining a social hierarchy that is reminiscent of bees in a hive. (A group of them is likened to a "colony"). To assist in this, they perform acts of terror like large explosions in major cities or massed attacks in the streets accompanied by loud hailing of slogans. One of these is, "new, social behavior is the only true hierarchy." They also consider free will to be a disease.
Its foot soldiers are well equipped with rifles that rapidly shoot a series of bright yellow blasts and with bazookas. They wear armored battle-suits that have an 'H' on the chest and which can be fitted with a rocket pack to enable them to fly. Each soldier has a communication device attached to their chests that can release sleeping gas to stop them revealing information if they are captured. The gold-and-black color scheme, the insect-shaped helmets, the 'HIVE' name, and their beliefs, all reinforce the identification with bees.
This is continued by their bipedal armored fighting vehicles which are bee-like in shape and are able to fly.
The one used by their leader, HIVE Master, can shoot a sticky, honey-like substance to engulf its targets. This vehicle can transmit a signal to accompanying soldiers that causes them to make a zombie-like recovery after they have been knocked out, but they panic and flee if the vehicle is disabled.
Their bases are always hidden - sometimes with an invisibility cloaking device - and are defended by heavy armament including missiles.
Appearances[]
- 22. The Trouble with Truth
- 27. Time Out
- Short 3. Chemistry
- Short 10. Justice 1, 2, 3, Go!
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Notes[]
- From elsewhere we learn that their name is an acronym for Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination - but other renderings are possible.
- This HIVE appears to be based on the corrupt organization from the Arrow TV series and not the group from the Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go animated series, although both do appear to take influence from the Teen Titans shows.