H.I.V.E.
H.I.V.E. symbol
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The New Teen Titans #2 (December 1980)
Created by	Marv Wolfman George Pérez
In-story information
Type of organization	Organized crime and terrorism
Leader(s)	Adeline Kane Queen Bee
Agent(s)	Otto Muller Talia al Ghul Deathstroke Ravager

TheHierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination (H.I.V.E.) is a fictional terrorist organization appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics.

The H.I.V.E. organization has appeared inTeen Titans and thefourth season ofThe CW showArrow.

H.I.V.E. first appeared inThe New Teen Titans #2 and was created byMarv Wolfman andGeorge Pérez.^[1]

The H.I.V.E. Master gathers seven unnamed criminal scientists to assist him in taking over the world and eliminatingSuperman and theTeen Titans. H.I.V.E.'s first known plot involves kidnappingLois Lane and removing her memories.^[2] They subsequently attempt to learn more about the return of Superman Island from space,^[3] and hireDeathstroke to kill the New Titans.^[4] H.I.V.E. is also responsible for turningDeathstroke's son Grant Wilson intoRavager.^[5]

Later, the H.I.V.E. Mistress murdered her husband and took control of his organization. Although clearly insane, she garners the same obedience from her underlings as her husband. The H.I.V.E. Mistress initiates an ambitious scheme called Operation: Waterworks wherein she attempts to destroy the underwater city ofAtlantis. This scheme is meant to be little more than a display of power which she will use to blackmail world leaders into surrendering to H.I.V.E. The Mistress' plan alerts the attention of former Titans membersAqualad andAquagirl, who seek assistance from the Titans. The Teen Titans journey to H.I.V.E.'s undersea base, where they starve off the attack against Atlantis and cripple H.I.V.E.'s station. The H.I.V.E. Mistress, refusing to be taken alive, kills the members of her Inner Circle before killing herself.^[6]

Remnants of this incarnation of H.I.V.E. were revealed to have become members of theWildebeest Society, led byJericho.^[7]

The second incarnation of H.I.V.E. is established byAdeline Kane, Deathstroke's ex-wife. This incarnation of the group later appears as part ofAlexander Luthor Jr.'sSecret Society of Super Villains, having fallen under the control ofQueen Bee.

Following the 2011Flashpoint miniseries and "The New 52" reboot, the H.I.V.E. acronym was reimagined asHolistic Integration for Viral Equality. Additionally, the organization forms an uneasy alliance withHector Hammond.^[8] They are led by a world class telepath named theH.I.V.E. Queen who is a zealous devotee of the alienBrainiac, claiming to be his "daughter". To the public, H.I.V.E. is a social media company that connects people to each other. However, their true goal is to kidnap humans with psychic powers and harness their energy to mentally enslave the world for Brainiac's return. Their criminal activities become publicly known following the Psi War storyline, when a roster of powerful telepaths clash inMetropolis. During the battle, their main headquarters located beneath Metropolis is destroyed and their entire plan thwarted.

In a flashback seen during theForever Evil storyline, H.I.V.E. were responsible for turningS.T.A.R. Labs scientist Caitlin Snow intoKiller Frost after she threatened their control of the energy market.^[9]

H.I.V.E. is later featured inRed Hood/Arsenal. A group of H.I.V.E. soldiers, led by the H.I.V.E. Regal, intend to infect many members of the United States military with a psionic virus that will force them to comply with the goals and ideals of H.I.V.E. However,Red Hood andArsenal infiltrate the ship during the ceremony and Arsenal disables the bomb while Red Hood fights off the soldiers and kills the H.I.V.E. Regal.^[10]

H.I.V.E. returns inTeen Titans (vol. 4). During a trip toNew Orleans, the city suddenly comes under psionic attack from the H.I.V.E. Queen. She seizes control of every mind in New Orleans except the Titans, who are shielded byRaven's magic. The mind-controlled citizens then start building psionic amplifiers that will allow the Queen to expand her powers across the United States. After locating the H.I.V.E. Queen,Red Robin and Raven assault her base and defeat her, freeing everyone from her mental control.

In theDC Rebirth relaunch,H.I.V.E. is a financial backer of Meta Solutions, a company founded by theFearsome Five to steal the powers ofmetahumans. The company is taken down and the Fearsome Five are defeated by the Titans.^[11] H.I.V.E. is shown to have a history with the Titans and previously hiredDeathstroke's sonGrant Wilson to kill the Titans. To this end, they granted him various superhuman powers, but the strain proved too much and Grant died of a heart attack before he could complete his mission.^[12]

• H.I.V.E. Mistress
• Franklin Crandall
• Penelope Lord
• Otto Muller - known as a mad scientist aka "Extractor".^[2]

• Adeline Wilson (née Kane) - the H.I.V.E. Mistress of the second incarnation of H.I.V.E.
• Damien Darhk -

• Hector Hammond
• H.I.V.E. Queen (leader)
• H.I.V.E. Regal
• Dreadnought
• Psiphon
• Psycho-Pirate - he was their prisoner.
• Doctor Psycho - he was their prisoner.

• TheHierarchy for International Virtuous Empowerment, a heroic counterpart of H.I.V.E. from theantimatter universe, appears inJLA: Earth 2.
• An alternate universe variant of H.I.V.E. appears inFlashpoint, consisting of Adeline Kane,August General in Iron,Captain Nazi,Kimiyo Hoshi, Impala, Naif al-Sheikh,Prince Osiris,Ra's al Ghul, andRed Star.^[13]

• H.I.V.E. appears inTeen Titans. This version of the organization is a regular evil organization that also consists of theH.A.E.Y.P. ("H.I.V.E. Academy for Extraordinary Young People"), also known simply as the H.I.V.E. Academy, which was founded by an unnamed headmistress (voiced byAndrea Romano),^[14] consists ofMammoth,Gizmo,Jinx, and series-original charactersPrivate H.I.V.E.,Billy Numerous,See-More,Kid Wykkyd, Angel,XL Terrestrial,I.N.S.T.I.G.A.T.O.R., and Wrestling Star as notable students, is staffed by multiple cloaked faculty, and armed H.I.V.E. Troopers. Additionally,Bumblebee andCyborg infiltrated the academy as students. In the episode "Final Exam", the headmistress loans graduates Mammoth, Gizmo, and Jinx toSlade, who tasks the trio with attacking theTeen Titans and giving them his name in preparation for his plans. In thethird season,Brother Blood takes over the academy following the headmistress' disappearance and has Mammoth, Gizmo, and Jinx sent back for their repeated failure to defeat the Titans. Following a failed attempt at swaying Cyborg, who successfully destroys the academy, Blood develops a rivalry with him while several academy students form theH.I.V.E. Five and, along with the headmistress, join theBrotherhood of Evil.
• H.I.V.E. appears in series set in theArrowverse:
  • Primarily appearing in thefourth season ofArrow, this version of the group, also known byStar City's media as the "Ghosts", is a decades-old organization led byDamien Darhk, who is served by supporters from around the world willing to commit suicide if they are captured by authorities and Milo Armitage andPhaedra Nixon as lieutenants. They intend to initiate a nuclear holocaust while protecting themselves in an "Ark" under Star City so they can lead humanity's remnants. While they are foiled and dismantled byGreen Arrow and his allies, one of H.I.V.E.'s nuclear missiles destroys the town of Havenrock and goes on to inspire theRagman.
  • H.I.V.E. makes a cameo appearance in the crossover event "Heroes Join Forces".
  • A past version of H.I.V.E. from 1975 makes a minor appearance inLegends of Tomorrow's two-partpilot episode.
• The H.I.V.E. Five appears inTeen Titans Go! (2013), consisting of Jinx, Gizmo, Mammoth, See-More, and Billy Numerous.
• H.I.V.E. appears inJustice League Action. The organization is led by an unidentified H.I.V.E. Master (voiced byChris Diamantopoulos in his first appearance andDiedrich Bader in his second appearance)^[15] and consists of bee-themed foot soldiers who utilize honey-based traps.

H.I.V.E. appears inDC Universe Online. The organization is led byQueen Bee and consists of H.I.V.E. Drones, H.I.V.E. Foragers, H.I.V.E. Killer Bees, H.I.V.E. Recruits, H.I.V.E. Royal Drones, H.I.V.E. Stingers, H.I.V.E. Workers, Mortuary Bees, a H.I.V.E. Minder, and Major Honeygut as foot soldiers.

• H.I.V.E. appears inTeen Titans Go! (2004), with original membersRock, who can transmute her body into a rock-like form;Paper, who possesses an elastic body; andScissors, who can turn his fingers into talons, appearing in issue #16.^[16]
• H.I.V.E. appears inDeathstroke: Knights & Dragons, with theJackal leading a sect andRose Wilson serving as the "H.I.V.E. Queen".^[17]

• Fictional organized crime groups
• DC Comics organizations
• Characters created by George Pérez
• Characters created by Marv Wolfman
• Comic book terrorist organizations
• Comics characters introduced in 1980
• DC Comics supervillain teams

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