Hive

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"Thousands of years ago, an Inhuman was born on this planet that was destined to rule it, so powerful, so fearsome that others were consumed with dread, and so they banished it from the Earth, sent it through the portal to a distant planet. HYDRA was founded with the sole purpose of engineering its return."

- Gideon Malick Alveus, also known as the Hive, is a parasitic Inhuman capable of infesting and possessing the bodies of dead humans and controlling other Inhumans through a hive mind. Because of its great powers, Alveus was banished to a barren planet. Alveus's worshipers founded a secret society with the sole purpose of bringing Hive back to Earth to conquer it. Over the centuries, that society evolved into HYDRA. Eventually, Alveus possessed Grant Ward's dead body when he was killed by Phil Coulson with his prosthetic hand on Maveth, and was able to return to Earth once more. Working with Gideon Malick, Alveus took the reins of HYDRA, intending to raise an Inhuman army to conquer the planet and transform the remaining humans into Inhumans.

Seeking to transform the Earth's population into Inhumans so they could live in peace, Hive and his small army attempted to use Kree blood to recreate the original experiments he had endured thousands of years earlier.

Origins
"It was in that moment, that my world changed forever. Kree Reapers brought me back to their ship and began their experiment. I didn't know it then, but the Reapers were using their own Kree blood to transform my DNA. Once they changed what I was, the Reapers took the final step, fulfilling the promise of what I would become."

- Hive

Thousands of years ago, Alveus was originally a hunter-gatherer who spent his days hunting wild boar. One day Alveus happened to encounter the Kree Reapers' ship crash landing on Earth after a successful hunt. Despite his best efforts to escape his attackers, the Kree cornered and forcibly abducted Alveus onto their ship, where they performed horrifically painful experiments on him before using Kree blood that would transform him into one of the first Inhumans, ready to lead their fearsome army. With the help of Kree blood, Alveus was transformed into an Inhuman and was put through Terrigenesis after being sprayed with Terrigen Mist, turning him into an amalgamation of various parasitic microorganisms, capable of infesting the bodies of the dead and reanimating them into host bodies. He was specifically designed by the Kree with the power of influencing the minds of other Inhumans; the Kree hoped that with this ability, Alveus would be able to lead the Inhumans without fear of rebellion so that they could soon conquer the entire galaxy with their army.

Banished
Ironically, Alveus was the one to rebel against the Kree, leading his army against them and managing to drive them from Earth. He also stole from the Kree an artifact. However, other Inhumans grew so fearful of Alveus that they and a few Humans banished him to another world through the use of a portal. Alveus' followers, believing it to be destined to rule the world, soon organized a society with the purpose to bring their leader back to Earth. Over the centuries the society evolved into HYDRA.

The world upon which Alveus was banished, Maveth, was once home to an extraterrestrial civilization, and was believed to have once been a beautiful paradise. However, a cataclysm that was theorized to have been caused by Alveus destroyed the native species and reduced Maveth to a desolate wasteland.

Centuries of Killing
"That THING has been killing everyone that's come through here for centuries." "How long have people known about the Monolith? And why keep sending people when there's no way back? It's as if they're being sacrificed!"

- Will Daniels and Jemma Simmons

For centuries, people were sent to the planet through the Monolith as ritualistic sacrifices, meeting their deaths at the hands of Hive and becoming vessels so that Hive could preserve itself within their bodies, sparing it from the decay of time. This was evidenced by the sword, music box and bag containing a bottle that Jemma Simmons found there in 2015, all of which were from bygone eras. Among these victims was Lord Manzini, who was sent when he grabbed the white stone in a lottery held by English lords and nobles in a castle in Gloucestershire, England in 1839. According to Lord Thornally, none who had entered through the Monolith by that point had ever returned. In 1970 Nathaniel Malick was sent as a sacrifice, when Hive took over his body he retained his resentment at his brother Gideon Malick who had tricked him into being selected as the sacrifice to Hive.

Arrival of NASA
"It has this way of getting inside your head and just making you crazy. Austin threw himself off a cliff. Brubaker set himself on fire. Taylor took an axe to the gear and then he came after me."

- Will Daniels

By 2001, the Monolith was in the possession of NASA who sent a crew consisting of astronauts Will Daniels, Austin, Brubaker and Taylor to the planet. Once Hive became aware of their presence, Hive caused Austin, Brubaker and Taylor to lose their sanity. Austin and Brubaker both committed suicide, while Taylor attempted to kill Daniels, who killed him in self-defense. Daniels noted that they all entered a certain area before they went insane, where he discovered a mass grave and dubbed it the "No-Fly Zone". For the next 14 years, he survived by avoiding and occasionally outsmarting Hive, along with just being lucky.

Encounter with Jemma Simmons
"You were right, Will. I saw It, whatever it is. Something was out there."

- Jemma Simmons

In 2015, S.H.I.E.L.D. scientist Jemma Simmons was accidentally transported to Maveth while studying the Monolith. She took shelter with Daniels and did not believe his tales about Hive, crediting the frequent sandstorms to the planet's desert environment. She spent over two months trying to find a way to send them back to Earth, after which she went to search for answers in the "No-Fly Zone" despite Daniels' warnings. She was caught in a sandstorm, in which she saw Hive, its host body concealed by a dark cloak, approaching her. She ran back to the hovel in which she and Daniels had been hiding, realizing that what Daniels had told her about Hive was true.

Unruly Captives
"That's more like 100 meters. Unless there was some significant earthquake..." "It doesn't want us to leave."

- Jemma Simmons and Will Daniels

Simmons discovered that the stars were the key to discovering the location of a wormhole, and she came up with a plan to send a message to S.H.I.E.L.D. so that she and Daniels could be rescued. Once she had deduced the location of the wormhole and the time at which it would appear, they made a plan to place the message in a bottle and launch it through the wormhole with a grappling hook. However, Hive widened the canyon from 30 meters to 100 meters, making the task significantly more difficult. Daniels fired the bottle at the wormhole, missing it by a second. With the help of Elliot Randolph, Simmons' S.H.I.E.L.D. comrades Leo Fitz, Phil Coulson, Daisy Johnson, Alphonso Mackenzie and Bobbi Morse managed to activate the Monolith from the HYDRA Castle. Fitz fired a flare through it, which was spotted by Simmons and Daniels, who were awaiting the sunrise. In an attempt to prevent them from escaping, Hive summoned a sandstorm, separating them. Hive then appeared before Simmons in the body of an astronaut, fooling her into thinking that NASA had come to rescue Daniels. She alerted Daniels, who warned her that it was a trick. Daniels then told her to run while he stayed behind to protect her, using his last remaining bullet against Hive. Simmons was rescued by Fitz, and Daniels did not survive his encounter with Hive, suffering a large open wound in his leg during the battle. Hive then took possession of his corpse and accessed Daniels' memories to learn of Fitz and Simmons, also locating Daniels' hideout. Hive tossed Daniels' gun aside as it witnessed the planet's first sunrise in 18 years before Hive walked back to Daniels' hideout where Hive stayed and continued to await its rescue.

Discovered by Ward's Team
"How long you been here?" "Feels like forever."

- Grant Ward and Hive

Following the death and possession of Will Daniels' corpse, Hive took refuge in Daniels' hideout. A month after Daniels' death, Hive was found by Leo Fitz, who It recognized from Daniels' memories. Fitz was followed by a HYDRA team led by Grant Ward. Though Ward wanted to kill "Daniels", Leo Fitz convinced Ward to spare him by explaining that Daniels knew the terrain of the planet and was vital to their journey. Walking ahead of the HYDRA team, Hive learned from Fitz that Ward wanted to bring the Inhuman back to Earth, and that they would both be kept alive in order to get to the extraction point. It then took the group through the "No-Fly Zone". As they traveled, Ward asked Hive about the ruins of a large HYDRA shrine the group saw in the distance when they first arrived on the planet, and Hive said that it used to live there. Ward explained to it that Earth had changed since he left, as the Inhumans had rapidly increased in numbers across the globe after a Terrigen Mist outbreak occurred.

The conversation was cut short when Hive quietly caused a sudden sandstorm, which stopped their journey and forced Ward and his team to take over, with Hive refusing to accept Fitz's goggles. As the sandstorm raged on, the group was split up, hiding behind various large rock formations. Hive used this opportunity to stealthily kill two HYDRA agents, stabbing them in the back of the neck and leaving their bodies in the dirt, allowing Hive to flee with Fitz under the cover of the storm. By the time Ward and the remaining team stumbled upon the corpses of their colleagues, Fitz and Hive were gone.

Hive is Revealed
"You're not Will." "No. Will died saving Jemma ... from me."

- Leo Fitz and Hive

As Leo Fitz and Hive walked closer and closer to the portal's location, Fitz stopped when he noticed the ruins of the ancient civilization in the distance, baffled that Jemma Simmons never mentioned it. Hive told Fitz that Simmons never saw the ruins because it was in the "No-Fly Zone". Hive explained that Maveth was home to nine cities occupied by advanced beings that "feared change" and destroyed their own race through war. Fitz tried to bandage up Hive's injured leg, but was shocked to find most of the flesh had rotted away to the bone. As realization set in, Hive explained to Fitz that it was not really Will Daniels, as Hive killed Daniels during Simmons's escape from the planet. Fitz lunged for his weapon but was attacked by Hive. Hive was still able to match Fitz in a physical fight, overpowering him. Phil Coulson, who had followed HYDRA to Maveth, and the captive Grant Ward arrived at their location just as Hive prepared to bring down a large rock on Fitz' head. Coulson shot Hive twice before it could kill Fitz, and Hive collapsed to the ground. Despite being shot multiple times, Hive got up and staggered towards the now open portal.

Fitz grabbed his gun and shot Hive multiple times, and once again Hive buckled to the ground. Moments later, however, Hive started to lift itself up, Fitz grabbed a flare gun and shot a flare into Hive's back, engulfing Hive in flames, and Hive collapsed as Will Daniels' body burned away. In the meantime, Coulson fought Ward and used his bionic hand to crush his ribcage. He then removed his bionic hand, threw it down next to Ward's corpse, and made his way to the portal with Fitz. Hive emerged from the burnt skull of Daniels and possessed Ward's corpse with Coulson's bionic hand in tow.

Return to Earth
"Well I'll be damned."

- Gideon Malick

Despite S.H.I.E.L.D.'s attempt to destroy the remaining HYDRA forces and the last fragments of the Monolith with an airstrike attack against the HYDRA Castle, Hive managed to travel through the portal in time and made it out of the Castle before it was destroyed. Now on Earth, Hive, in possession of the body of Grant Ward, found and intercepted Gideon Malick on his way to the airport.

Seeing Modern-Day Earth
"They have advanced, but they haven't changed." "They?" "Humans. But you're not human anymore, are you? You don't believe I am what they say. Once I'm strong enough... You will."

- Hive and Giyera

Three months after his return to Earth, Hive was still resting in Gideon Malick's secret compound in Europe, trying to regain his strength, as its years trapped on Maveth had left it weak and slowly dying, and Grant Ward's body was rotting away. Eventually Hive built up the strength to speak and demanded to see Malick. When Malick entered he asked Hive what it was he needed, so the Inhuman asked that he bring him food.

Feeding on raw meat, Hive was watching numerous documentaries to learn about the technological advance of mankind. Seeing the videos of several 20th Century wars, Hive told Giyera that humans had not changed at all, they were still the same as in his time, if slightly more technologically advanced. When Giyera commented on Hive's recovery since the Battle on Maveth, Hive noted that Ward's body was dead and it had been dying. Hive then noted that Giyera himself was clearly an Inhuman, seemingly sensing Giyera's power from within before continuing to eat the meat and recover.

Continuing to watch news reports, Hive listened as Malick and Giyera discussed the capture of Lucio, another Inhuman found in Bogotá. Hearing that Malick was disappointed by how his plan was unfolding, Hive turned to face them, commenting on how Malick was losing his faith in Hive's power, with Malick noting that since Hive had failed to kill Phil Coulson, maybe his power was not as strong as he had hoped. Hive, however, vowed that Malick would believe; beginning to demonstrate his powers by turning Ward's skin to sand and sending it towards Malick and Giyera.

Restoring the Host's Body
"These are the healthiest we could find. Lucio has frozen them in place for you. I hope they're acceptable." "Yes. Well done." "One will be your host?" "I have a better use for them."

- Giyera and Hive

Using his memories, Hive looked back on the life of Grant Ward, noting that he wished they could have met under different circumstances, while Gideon Malick told Hive what a great soldier Ward was and how he had dedicated his life to HYDRA. Hive thanked Malick for arranging for Ward to travel to Maveth to die and be used as Hive's host, as Ward's body was the perfect host due to being strong and resilient. Malick promised Hive that he was making moves to rebuild his army of Inhumans, explaining that he had recently found one for him. Lucio was brought to Hive with armed guards led by Giyera and Malick left them alone with the guards. Hive ordered Lucio's blindfold to be removed so it could see his eyes, allowing Lucio to use his powers against Giyera and the guards, paralyzing them. Unlike the paralyzed people, Hive was immune to Lucio's powers and directed the resulting cloud of parasites into Lucio to brainwash him. With Lucio now loyal to Hive, the Inhuman spent its time reading books on the history of humans until Malick arrived and asked to speak to Hive. Malick noted how Ward's corpse was not healing quickly enough and suggested that it was perhaps time for Hive to find a new host, although he made it clear he was not offering to give up his own body, suggesting instead Giyera or Lucio as a host. Hive made it clear that the host must be dead and it could not inhabit other Inhumans. Despite Malick offering to find a volunteer host, Hive refused and claimed Ward's body would serve its needs while Malick promised that there would be no more set-backs for their plans. When Malick left the base to attend a small summit in Taiwan, Hive listened in as he ordered Giyera to keep a close watch over Hive, as he was concerned over its condition. Giyera promised to do as instructed; however, Hive gave him new orders. Knowing that their true loyalty was now to him rather than to HYDRA, Hive ordered Giyera and Lucio to ignore Malick's request and instead leave his side and gather five humans for its own purposes, demanding that they be kept alive. Lucio paralyzed the five humans while Giyera confirmed that they were the healthiest that could be found, with Hive confirming that it approved of their work while thanking them. Hive told Giyera and Lucio that the people would not be its hosts as it had a better plan for them. Lucio commented that all these people were innocent, and Hive made it clear that it knew this was true, but they would now serve a greater purpose. Hive had Giyera and Lucio wait outside the room as it caused a tornado of its parasites, disintegrating the kidnapped people's flesh and bodily fluids, causing the people to scream in agony. Hive used them to restore Grant Ward's body, healing his wounds, upon having reduced the five humans to skeletons while also being covered in a slimy substance.

Dealing with the Transia Corporation
"I know you've had people killed. You've even considered shooting someone. But to drain a man's life with your own hand, to feel the life go out inside him as Mr. Coulson did with me. That look in his eyes. A feeling so powerful, it scared him enough to leave that hand behind. But you don't fear anything, do you?"

- Hive to Gideon Malick

With Hive having fully restored Grant Ward's body to its strongest state, he set about finally putting his plans in motion, taking a new suit and confidently walking through the halls of the secret base until he entered a room where Gideon Malick was eating and drinking wine while surrounded by Giyera and two beautiful female HYDRA agents. As Hive sat down Malick commented on his rejuvenated body. Hive asked Malick why he had devoted his life to HYDRA, citing Malick's wealth and influence as reasons to be content. When Malick replied that he had dedicated his life to a higher power, Hive cut him off, telling Malick that what he sought was true power. As men brought in Charles Hinton, Hive told Malick it was time to reveal themselves, setting Phil Coulson's Prosthetic Hand on the table and informing Malick that he planned to take over Transia Corporation. Hive accompanied Malick to the Transia headquarters, where they met with Rowan Hamilton. Hive sat and watched while Malick asked Hamilton about the Transia Corporation Exoskeleton, finally requesting to buy the entire company, with Giyera handing him the contract. Hamilton laughed at the offer, and Hive recommended that agreeing to the deal would be in his best interest before bringing in Hinton once again to show Hamilton what would happen if he refused to sell. Horrified by his vision of Hive killing his advisors by melting their skin, Hamilton quickly signed the contract; however, Hive killed the men anyway, leaving Hamilton cowering in a corner. As the HYDRA team took over the building and brought the exoskeleton into the meeting room; Hive ordered Malick to put on the suit, explaining that it would give him some of the power he craved, the kind Inhumans experienced. Malick obeyed, and Hive watched as he tested out his new strength by flipping over a table. Hive explained his was not the power he meant and ordered Malick to kill Hamilton so he understood what he meant to kill with his own hands; though initially hesitant, Malick crushed Hamilton's skull.

S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Raid
"Should I give the order to kill any S.H.I.E.L.D. agents?" "Only if they're human."

- Giyera and Hive

When S.H.I.E.L.D. infiltrated the building to rescue Charles Hinton, Hive was informed by Giyera that while Gideon Malick had already escaped in a helicopter he recommended that they get out of the danger through another quieter exit. When Giyera asked Hive if they should kill any S.H.I.E.L.D. agents they encounter, Hive insisted that only the human agents could be killed, knowing that the team of Inhumans known as the Secret Warriors were likely coming. Hive later watched as Giyera defeated Lincoln Campbell and they both escaped. Once safe in Gideon Malick's Headquarters, Hive studied various television screens and ordered Giyera to find another piece of Transia technology, when Giyera questioned its purpose and if they wanted another suit, Hive told him that that was not the technology they were looking for. Hive was interrupted by Giyera's phone; he watched as Giyera answered Malick's call and told Malick that he now served Hive. When Hive asked how Malick was doing, Giyera told him he was fine although he appeared to be scared.

Revealing His True Self
"This body is only a vessel, one of many who gave their life so that I could survive. As promised, all of the travelers, the brave men who sacrificed for me, have finally returned thanks to the Malick family. You'll all get what you deserve, and for those of you still having doubts, see and believe."

- Hive

Without informing Gideon Malick, Hive invited himself to the Malick Mansion where he was welcomed in by Stephanie Malick. At the behest of Hive, Stephanie summoned the members of HYDRA's inner circle to come for a secret meeting. When Gideon arrived and appeared to be startled by his leader's appearance, Hive proceeded to reveal himself as he was walking down the stairs, the surprised but respectful Malick questioned why he had come and arranged this, Hive informed him it was time for him to show his true form. Taking some time to stand in the garden out the Estate and admire the sunshine and flowers, Hive was visited by Malick who tried to reminisce about his time playing in the garden with his brother, but Hive instead commented on how impressed he was by Malick's daughter, whom he called a true believer. As Hive commented on the sunlight Malick asked if he still had his former host's memories, but despite knowing Malick was referring to his long dead brother, Hive simply promised to reveal the truth that night. While Malick greeted the heads of HYDRA once they had arrived at the estate, Hive listened as he explained why he had gathered them all there before stepping out of the shadows to greet them and explain that he had finally returned from Maveth thanks to their assistance. However Kirk Vogel remained skeptical and claimed that Hive was simply Grant Ward, but Hive proceeded to explain that he was Ward, and all the other sacrifices that had been sent to him over the thousands of years alone on that distant planet. Hive personally thanked the Malicks for what they had contributed to his survival and return to Earth before promising that they would all get what they deserve, which seemed to unnerve Malick. Seeing that some of the attendees, including Vogel, were still doubted that he was truly the Inhuman god they had worshiped for thousands of years, Hive told them to watch and believe before allowing Ward's skin to fade away into dust, revealing his true face, with tentacles coming from the flesh which horrified those watching him.

Murdering A Malick
"This needs to be made right, but I still need a Malick by my side."

- Hive to Gideon Malick

Hive presented Stephanie Malick with a gift of the book Paradise Lost, knowing that Gideon Malick would see it as a message and a reminder of his past betrayal of his brother. This proved correct as Hive and Stephanie found Malick in his father's old study looking at his original copy of Paradise Lost, with Hive having already stolen the stone from inside. With Malick's brother's memories in his head, Hive accused Malick of betraying him and being a coward like his father, unwilling to make a true sacrifice for him. Malick vowed to not die a coward like his father while Stephanie told Hive to do what he needed to do and kill her father. Hive told him that it needed to be made right but he still needed a Malick by his side; he then proceeded to kiss Stephanie before using his powers to kill her, melting her skin and body from the inside while her father watched helplessly. As Hive dumped Stephanie's corpse on the ground, he watched as Malick broke down in tears and told him that now he finally understood what true sacrifice was. Hive later found Malick sitting by the fire drinking while he thought back to witnessing his own daughter's horrific death at Hive's hands. Hive informed Malick that Giyera had successfully hijacked Zephyr One and managed to take several S.H.I.E.L.D. agents hostage, including Phil Coulson, and suggested that they leave straight away to see for themselves. Hive told Malick that sacrifices were never easy but now the scales were balanced, promising that Malick no longer had anything to fear from him.

A Spy Within S.H.I.E.L.D.
"I have to get back to the base, they have something we need." "Do it."

- Daisy Johnson and Hive

When Hive and Gideon Malick returned to their secret base, they were greeted by Giyera who completely ignored Malick and went straight to Hive to explain to him that S.H.I.E.L.D. had discovered their location so he had hijacked Zephyr One. Hive asked him if any of the agents had survived and Giyera explained that he had sent Lucio to capture the remaining agents and bring them for Hive to meet and question. However it was not long until the Secret Warriors attacked the base and took Malick hostage while rescuing the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. Hive managed to sneak up on Daisy Johnson as she was hacking into the base's security systems and used his powers to take her under his control, giving her new orders to dismantle the Secret Warriors from the inside as she swore unquestioning loyalty to him. Johnson told Hive that at the Playground was a Kree Orb which they would need, so Hive sent her to collect it from the S.H.I.E.L.D. base. Once Johnson had returned to her team, she knocked out Giyera and they made their escape onboard Zephyr One with Malick in their custody ready to be questioned by Phil Coulson about HYDRA's plans. Hive offered Giyera a helping hand in standing up while Giyera told Hive that they had escaped and therefore their attempts to destroy the team had achieved nothing; but Hive remained calm and informed Giyera that this was not the case, as now he had a spy on the inside of S.H.I.E.L.D. who could sabotage them from the inside. Giyera later found Hive in Malick's office and suggested that they leave to find somewhere safe as he believed that Malick would likely betray HYDRA in revenge for the death of his daughter. Hive however informed Giyera that Johnson had murdered Malick and so they began discussing what to do with Malick's wealth, but Hive remained more focused on finding Johnson and using the nine hundred and seventy million dollars Malick had left easily available for them to help in locating her as Hive knew where to find her.

First Recruits
"After we're finished there will be no more war, no more pain, especially now that we're together. It's time we took back this planet, make it the home Inhumans have always deserved."

- Hive to Daisy Johnson

Using Grant Ward's memories, Hive was able to go to Daisy Johnson's favorite place and awaited her arrival. Once Johnson arrived, they discussed why she had enjoyed the spot and Johnson told him that she was a different person now while Hive told her that Ward was fond of her, despite Johnson insisting that she was glad he was dead. Johnson told Hive that being under his control had finally filled the emptiness within her. Once Johnson had shown Hive the Kree Orb and Terrigen Crystals she had stolen, they discussed if S.H.I.E.L.D. would come looking for her, Johnson told him that Phil Coulson believed that she needed protecting and did not know how strong she really was. Johnson told Hive about the emptiness she had felt her whole life and how her mother and father had come back into her life only to disappear once again. Hive explained that they were connected now and they were going to end the war that the humans had started and turn Earth into the peaceful home that the Inhumans deserved. Johnson then rested her head on Hive's shoulder as he held her close. Hive and Johnson first went to Alisha Whitley, whom they knew would be targeted by Coulson, and left her doubles to ambush Lincoln Campbell and the rest of the team sent to protect her. With Whitley by their side, Hive and Johnson then went to speak to James, who mocked Johnson and questioned if she had broken up with Campbell. Hive then revealed himself and demanded the rest of the Kree Orb; when James refused they dropped a Terrigen Crystal, which filled the room with Terrigen Mist and forced him to undergo Terrigenesis. While James remained in his cocoon, Hive went to Whitley, who was suffering from the effects of having her doubles killed during her fight with S.H.I.E.L.D.. Hive confirmed that Campbell had survived and asked how Whitley was feeling and she told him that she was happy to make the sacrifice for him. James emerged from his cocoon with the power to create fireballs but began screaming in agony as he felt his entire body burning from the inside, Hive used his power to tame James's suffering and put him under his control. Hive told James that they could not leave until they had what they had come for and James told Hive that he had buried the other half of the Kree Orb under his home. With Johnson's help, Hive ripped through the ground until they uncovered what they were looking for; when James asked what it was, Hive told him that it was the only thing that could destroy him. Once they had taken back the device, Hive ordered James to fill the room with C4, ready for when Coulson and Melinda May arrived while searching for them.

Kidnapping of Holden Radcliffe
"We're one organism, seeking change, and with your help we're going to define humanity, permanently." "Is that even possible? How?" "By recreating the same Kree experiment that was done to me."

- Hive and Holden Radcliffe

Seeking a new ally for their plans, Hive and his team decided to kidnap Holden Radcliffe, an expert in upgrading humans. While Daisy Johnson and Alisha Whitley attacked and captured Radcliffe, and James battled Alphonso Mackenzie upstairs, Hive found Jemma Simmons, who was being taken away by a security guard. Hive dissolved the guard with his powers and greeted the horrified Simmons. In an attempt to gain Simmons' trust, Hive used the memories of Will Daniels to cause an emotional reaction from Simmons, reminding her of how much she loved Daniels while they were trapped on Maveth together. Hive told Simmons about how Daniels had died, using Daniels' speech patterns as he commented on Daniels' opinions of Leo Fitz and claimed he only wanted her to be safe. Simmons, however, told Hive that Daniels was dead before shooting him three times in the gut; Hive then allowed her to escape. Hive used Gideon Malick's money to buy an abandoned town called Union City to be used in their experiments. As Hive and his followers walked through the village with the captured Radcliffe, James decided to rename himself Hellfire. Hive explained to Radcliffe that his work had reached a level that matched that of the Kree when they first began creating Inhumans. Radcliffe was unsure he agreed, but Hive assured him that with his help they would recreate the same experiment done by the Kree in order to redefine humanity permanently.

Recreating the Kree Experiment
"The world fears our kind of power because not everyone has it. Only billionaires can build iron suits, only the military can make super soldiers, which can only lead to a war of its own, whereas I plan to apply a more collective philosophy."

- Hive to Holden Radcliffe

While they waited for Holden Radcliffe to complete his experiments, Hive told Daisy Johnson the story of how he had encountered the Kree and become one of the first Inhumans. Hive then addressed Kirk Vogel and the remaining heads of HYDRA, noting that they were the last since Gideon Malick had betrayed them and allowed them to be wiped out by General Glenn Talbot. Hive then revealed to Vogel and the others that they would be rewarded for their loyalty by being subjected to the same Kree experiment that had transformed him so they may be turned into Inhumans to join Hive's army. As they took a walk through the town, Hive and Johnson discussed how humanity's greed could be summed up by the story of this town and how it had destroyed itself, with Johnson noting that sometimes people needed a good leader like him. Hive asked about Johnson's relationship with Phil Coulson and S.H.I.E.L.D., noting that they were no better than the Kree Reapers as they also made soldiers. They debated if S.H.I.E.L.D. was created for starting or ending wars, with Hive noting that the Kree's plans for him had failed. Hive continued to tell the story of his origin to Johnson, explaining how fear had led to him being banished to Maveth for thousands of years. Hive then addressed Holden Radcliffe who was preparing for the experiment, as they discussed how Humans had evolved their technology with Radcliffe explaining how he had added Terrigen Crystals to the mixture. While Hive discussed the power of Iron Man and Captain America, Radcliffe began the experiment, only for it to fail and horrifically kill Vogel and the other test subjects. While Radcliffe desperately tried to explain that the failed experiment was not his doing as the DNA of Inhumans was incredibly complex, Hive calmly reminded him of his past promises. Radcliffe explained that he needed the DNA of a living Kree and Hive's samples had come from Grant Ward's dead host body, causing the failure. As Hive threatened him, Radcliffe assured him that he could make the experiment work as he wanted it to work as he desired nothing more than to change the world. Taking Radcliffe at his word, Hive decided then to use the Kree Orb to summon his creators, telling Radcliffe that this was the time to be terrified of what was to come.

Showdown with Kree Reapers
"I spent a thousand years wondering what would happen if the blue angels should ever return. You're smaller than I remember. We don't have to fight, I'm still grateful to you for making me." "We should not have chosen you." "That was providence guiding your hand."

- Hive and Kree Reaper

With the Kree Orb having been activated, Hive ordered Alisha Whitley to bring Daisy Johnson to him. Hive told Johnson about how they were both created by outside forces, him by the Kree and her by S.H.I.E.L.D.. When Johnson questioned why he was concerned, Hive said that he wanted to know if she was willing to destroy her creators. Johnson explained that she wanted her friends to undergo the experiment but if they refused she promised to kill them. Taking a position in a church, Hive explained to Johnson that the Kree were on their way as he had sent them a signal thanks to Hellfire's artifacts. Hive explained that the Kree Orb was an emergency beacon if the Inhumans ever got out of control and these Kree existed only to hunt and kill their kind. As Johnson questioned his motives, Hive told her that these Kree were deadlier than the one she had encountered and tasked her with capturing one alive, as their experiment could only work if Holden Radcliffe had the DNA of a living Kree. Hive waited in the church until one of the Kree Reapers arrived, his blade covered in Whitley and HYDRA agents' blood, and Hive commented on how he had always wondered what would happen if he ever saw their kind again. The Reaper noted that they should not have chosen him to lead the Inhumans as he attacked him, although Hive was able to use Grant Ward's training to dodge and deflect the Reaper's attacks as he confronted him over what he had done to him all those years ago, claiming he was no longer the victim. The Reaper's strength allowed it to gain the upper hand in the fight as it threw Hive across the room with incredible force; however, Hive's pure rage from his years banished on Maveth allowed him to continue fighting. When the Reaper began beating him down and claiming that he and the Inhumans were a failed experiment, Hive managed to hold him down and quoted Johnson's earlier words that the failure had created a miracle before using his powers to dissolve the Reaper's skull before dropping its corpse on the ground. With the Kree's corpse on the ground before his feet, Hive was suddenly attacked by a S.H.I.E.L.D. team led by Melinda May and O'Brien under the orders of Phil Coulson, who began shooting him multiple times in the chest, with no effect. Piper shot him with a rocket, which revealed his tentacled form underneath Ward's skin, but Hive remained standing so May ordered them to evacuate. Hive then found the badly injured Johnson outside after she had nearly killed her former friend Alphonso Mackenzie before being shot by May, who escaped with the team in the Containment Module. As Radcliffe treated Johnson's wounds, Hive told them that he had ripped out the Kree's heart before confronting Johnson for allowing Mackenzie to destroy the other Kree with a Splinter Bomb, claiming that Johnson's ties to S.H.I.E.L.D. were closer than she would admit. Johnson assured him that she was loyal before revealing that she had been given Kree blood when she was treated with T.A.H.I.T.I. after being shot by Ian Quinn; she then told Hive that she was willing to allow them to drain her blood for the experiment.

Creating Primitives
"What happened to them?" "They're a part of us, our children really, from our own flesh and blood and we're going to make more. So we'll need more blood."

- Daisy Johnson and Hive

Hive found Daisy Johnson watching the video feed of Lincoln Campbell locked away in the Playground while her blood was slowly being drained. While Hive and Johnson discussed Campbell, the feed was broken when Leo Fitz managed to override her hack, leading to Hive noting how S.H.I.E.L.D. was wasting their time by constantly finding them. Holden Radcliffe then arrived to check on Johnson's progress with her blood donation.

Radcliffe confirmed that they were ready for the next test for the experiment and led Hive to his lab while leaving Johnson to recover. Hive questioned if the test would work this time after the last failure which had killed Kirk Vogel, but Radcliffe promised that it would, as he was confident that they now had all the right ingredients with the Kree blood that Johnson had supplied. When Radcliffe noted that all they needed now was some volunteers, Hive informed him that he had some in mind, some who he considered to be a gift to Johnson.

Hive gave the Watchdogs a call, claiming to be from the Advanced Threat Containment Unit, telling them of a known Inhuman. The Watchdogs then followed Hive's directions and followed Hellfire into a alleyway, where they were quickly disarmed as Hellfire attacked them with a burning chain. As they attempted to run, Hive corned them and informed them that he was the one who had called them, although he was not a part of the ATCU. He then told them he wanted them to become the very thing that they hated most in this world.

The Watchdogs were taken to Hive's secret base where Radcliffe was mortified to see that the volunteers were in fact prisoners. Hive had Hellfire lock the men in a shipment container while telling Johnson that the men would find peace with them as he felt all humans deserved to find peace. Once they confirmed that Radcliffe was at least fairly certain that the experiment would begin, Hive watched as the container was filled with Terrigen Mist which caused the men to undergo a painful Terrigenesis as they screamed in agony.

Eventually the container was unlocked, revealing that the Watchdogs had transformed into hideous Primitives, disgusting Radcliffe. Hive however was impressed by their transformation, especially after seeing that their strength had greatly increased and they were now completely loyal to him. Hive ordered the Primitives to bring Radcliffe to him on his knees as Radcliffe begged for his life. Hive however told him that the Primitives would do just find, noting that they were a part of him and ordered Radcliffe to make more.

Hive then visited Daisy Johnson who had successfully helped Lincoln Campbell escape from the Playground and was now flying a Quinjet to their location. Once Hive confirmed that Campbell was on his way, he explained that he would be there to greet him, noting that although Johnson felt guilty for lying to him, Campbell would understand his reasons as soon as Hive took control over his mind. Hive then took Johnson to see the Primitives and explained that he would need to drain her of all her Kree blood to create more like them.

Showdown with Lash
"Every Inhuman is here for a reason, and serves a purpose. I believe that Lash's purpose is to kill Hive."

- Lincoln Campbell

Hive stood alone on the landing platform of the base when the Quinjet finally arrived and touched down. Hive smiled to himself as he waited for Lincoln Campbell to step out so that he could take over his mind and force him to join his army of Inhumans, however to his horror, Hive learned that he had been deceived by S.H.I.E.L.D. when the doors opened revealing that Lash was onboard. Fearing the power of this Inhuman hellbent on wiping out those he deemed to dangerous for this Earth, Hive backed away before being thrown off the platform and landing hard on the floor below while Lash looked down upon his enemy. As the bloodthirsty Lash jumped down and began slowly walking towards his prey to continue his attack, Hive attempted to defend himself by launching a mass of deadly parasites at the beast, only for Lash to destroy them with a powerful energy blast. Seeing that this attack failed, Hive was attacked once again when Lash used his powers to blast a hole through his chest, launching him back but just failing to destroy him while Hive called upon his Primitives to charge forward defend their leader by attacking Lash.

Lash soon killed all the Primitives and walked over to Hive to finally kill him, only for Daisy Johnson to arrive and defend him. However Johnson's power was weakened by her lose of blood and she soon collapsed, only for Lash to use his powers to pull Hive's parasites out of her body and destroy them, ending Hive's control over her. As Hive lay wounded, Lash carried Johnson onto a Quinjet before Hellfire arrived and managed to kill the beast by stabbing it through the heart with his flaming chain, however Johnson was still able to escape.

Personality
Hive is shown to be mysterious, calm, and nothing short of affable to its allies, at least until it intends to punish them. Engineered by the Kree faction that created the Inhumans to lead an Inhuman army, it believes itself destined to rule the world, and is determined to fulfil its destiny. Hive is cunning, getting itself close enough to the wormhole by pretending to be Will Daniels, who it knew Leo Fitz intended to rescue, until Fitz's discovery of the truth was inevitable. It is extremely manipulative towards Gideon Malick and other allies, human or Inhuman, as it seemingly sees them as a way to achieve its goals. Hive is also shown to have nearly endless patience, likely learned from the centuries it was trapped on Maveth; it waited to search for the return portal until a HYDRA team visited the planet, and after escaping Maveth, it refused to act until it had been able to restore current host Grant Ward to a presentable state. Hive has a special interest in Inhumans, refusing to kill them or allow its thralls to do so. Hive has shown acknowledgement of the humans who sacrificed themselves so that it could live and respects them deeply for that, to the point of being willing to punish individuals, even the most devoted worshippers, who betrayed its victims to it.

Hive can be incredibly stubborn when it comes to hosts; despite the horrific, zombie-like condition Grant Ward's corpse was in, it refused to seek an alternative host, saying that Ward was sufficient for its purpose despite apparent evidence to the contrary. This suggests that Hive either dislikes changing hosts or is used to inhabiting hosts for a period of time approaching the absolute limit of their usable state due to its time on Maveth.

Despite its few redeeming qualities, Hive is ultimately an embodiment of supreme evil which Phil Coulson speculated had formed the basis of the devil in Abrahamic religious texts. With that comes a willingness to commit murder and an inability to feel remorse for having done so. The way Hive spoke of the cataclysm that wiped out Maveth's civilizations implied that it was in some way responsible, its only regret being that they were not something greater, and it is most certainly responsible for all subsequent deaths on the planet except for current host Grant Ward. Although Hive has made it a personal obligation to never kill Inhumans, the same cannot be said for normal humans; there have been several instances of it killing groups of innocent humans to either gain control over a company or even simply to restore Grant Ward's corpse to its former strength. The only human Hive has ever spared is Gideon Malick, and this was only so he could witness the death of his daughter as punishment for betraying his brother to it. Hive later had Malick killed by thrall Daisy Johnson after he was captured by S.H.I.E.L.D., knowing that his faith had been shattered and he would cooperate with S.H.I.E.L.D. to avenge his daughter.

Powers
"He's a parasite. A parasite that retains the memories of the bodies he took over."

- Phil Coulson

Hive is an Inhuman that achieved its genetic potential after undergoing Terrigenesis, granting it incredible superhuman powers. The transformation was physical, arguably the most drastic physical change ever seen in an Inhuman as it transitioned from a human to a parasitic superorganism composed of innumerable individual parasites. "Hive can infect you. You can't come." "I won't let him get to me." "You think you have a say in that? You think Daisy did?"
 * Possession: Hive's Terrigenesis transformed it into a parasitic life form capable of infesting human corpses and using them as vessels for which it can perform basic actions. Hive possessed the corpse of an astronaut to try and fool Jemma Simmons, then possessed Will Daniels' corpse to try to trick Leo Fitz into letting it leave the planet. Hive also appears to have access to all of the hosts' memories and behavior, as it was able to successfully imitate Daniels during its earlier encounter with Fitz and relay information about Daniels' time with Simmons and also remembering the memories of love and anguish that current host Grant Ward had suffered. Hive even accessed the memories of the long-discarded host Nathaniel Malick, identifying Nathaniel's now-elderly brother Gideon as the one who betrayed him and allowed him to be sacrificed to it. However, it is not able to use a living human or another Inhuman as a host. Wounds show that the host's similarity to a human being are largely external; the blood and flesh are quite different.
 * Longevity: Hive's ability to inhabit the bodies of others has enabled it to survive for thousands of years.
 * Decomposition Suppression: Hive can apparently slow the natural decomposition of a host body, given that it had been inhabiting Will Daniels' corpse for months, with normal interaction giving no obvious sign that Daniels had died. However, Hive clearly cannot stop decomposition entirely, as Daniels' injured leg rotted to the bone, a fact that led Leo Fitz to realize he had not been interacting with Daniels. After a period of time, Grant Ward's corpse resembled a pale, emaciated zombie with obvious signs of the injuries Ward had suffered prior to his death; Hive was only able to restore Ward's corpse to a presentable state once it gained access to humans it could consume.
 * Transformation: While inhabiting a body, Hive can transform into its "true form", a greenish-grey skinned creature with a tentacled head. Hive_powers.jpg
 * Parasite Projection: Hive has shown to be capable of controlling and directing its component parasites, being able to remove individual parasites from its host body and send a stream of the creatures into other beings. These parasites are able to attach to targets and consume the skin and muscle tissues of Hive's victims to regenerate the host.
 * Regeneration: Hive has demonstrated the ability to regenerate its dead host bodies by using its parasites to absorb the healthy skin and muscle tissue of living humans, as shown when it used five healthy humans to strengthen and heal the damage to Grant Ward's body, which was so extensive that the body resembled a zombie. The regeneration was so effective that afterwards, anyone unaware that Grant Ward was dead, such as Kirk Vogel, could easily mistake Hive for Ward.

- Melinda May and Lincoln Campbell


 * Mind Control: Hive was engineered by the Kree to lead an unquestionably loyal Inhuman army; as such, it has the ability to enthrall and sway a fellow Inhuman by infecting him or her with its parasites, which attach to the target's brain and nervous system. Once an Inhuman is infected, he or she is Hive's puppet, unable to resist its command even if the command violates his or her personality and morals. In addition to this, the parasites send dopamine production into overdrive, leaving the victim in an artificial state of bliss, further cementing his or her loyalty. However, it has been implied that this ability prevents Hive from consuming Inhumans to repair its host body.
 * Paralysis Immunity: Hive has demonstrated immunity to Lucio's paralyzing gaze, despite Lucio having just paralyzed Giyera and two other guards restraining him. All the gaze did was cause Hive to shed a cloud of parasites, which Lucio was quickly infected with.
 * Enhanced Smell: Hive can smell blood from a long distance away, and pinpoint its exact location.
 * Parallel Processing: Hive can process multiple sources of information at once. When it was catching up on historic events, after regaining its strength, it watched multiple documentaries at the same time.
 * Super Strength: Hive was capable of battling a Kree Reaper on even terms, implying physical strength on par with that of Asgardians.
 * Healing Factor: When at full strength, Hive took multiple bullets with nothing but slight discomfort, and regenerated a shoulder destroyed by a missile launcher blast in less than fifteen seconds.

Allies

 * HYDRA
 * Giyera - Thrall
 * Lucio † - Former Thrall
 * Stephanie Malick † - Victim
 * Kirk Vogel †
 * James/Hellfire - Thrall
 * Alisha Whitley † - Former Thrall
 * Primitives - Thralls
 * Pete Boggs

Hosts

 * Nathaniel Malick † - Victim and Former Host
 * Will Daniels † - Victim and Former Host
 * Grant Ward † - Current Host

Enemies

 * Kree
 * Kree Reapers † - Victims
 * Jiaying †
 * S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Phil Coulson
 * Daisy Johnson - Former Thrall
 * Jemma Simmons
 * Leo Fitz
 * Melinda May - Attempted Killer
 * Alphonso Mackenzie
 * O'Brien
 * Piper
 * Secret Warriors
 * Lincoln Campbell
 * Joey Gutierrez
 * Elena Rodriguez
 * Manzini † - Victim
 * Project Distant Star Return Astronauts
 * Austin † - Victim
 * Brubaker † - Victim
 * Taylor † - Victim
 * Transia Corporation
 * Rowan Hamilton †
 * Charles Hinton †
 * Gideon Malick † - Worshipper turned Victim
 * Holden Radcliffe - Hostage
 * Lash †- Attempted Killer

Trivia

 * In the comics, Hive is a parasitic entity created by HYDRA, composed of countless parasites merged around a host to form a single individual. Due to his intelligence, strength and dedication to the cause of HYDRA, Hive was appointed as one of HYDRA's heads by Wolfgang von Strucker.
 * Alveus is a Latin word meaning, among other things, "hollow vessel" and "beehive."