Hive appeared in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3, and his Inhuman plan was one of the most dastardly that the series ever saw. Premiering in 2013, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. followed Agent Coulson and his team as they investigated strange phenomena, involving aliens, gods, and various other super-beings. The series frequently crossed over with other Marvel projects and generally served as a perfect supplement to the movie series. Throughout its seven seasons, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. even had an impact on Marvel Comics as well.
Similar to the feature films of the MCU, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. put a large focus on its villains, and the powerful foes of S.H.I.E.L.D. ranged from super-powered beings to aliens like the Kree. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D‘s powerful main villains often dominated the bulk of entire seasons and Agent Coulson’s team had their hands full with groups, like HYDRA, that operated behind the scenes. Season 3 saw the team face off against Hive, and his plan of world domination topped anything that had been seen in the first two seasons.
Hive Was A Parasitic Inhuman & The Antagonist Of Season 3
Accidentally discovered when Jemma Simmons was transported via the Monolith to the planet Maveth in season 3, episode 5, “4,722 Hours”, Hive was an early Inhuman created by the Kree thousands of years in the past. His abilities allowed him to take over the bodies of the dead as hosts, and he was brought back to Earth by his HYDRA worshipers to assume control of the group. Besides being one of the most powerful Inhumans in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hive was also one of the most cunning adversaries to S.H.I.E.L.D., and his plan involving his fellow Inhumans included world domination.
During his time back on Earth, Hive inhabited the corpse of former HYDRA leader Grant Ward but in his true form was a cluster of parasites. Hive could also manifest an alien-like head complete with tentacles, and when he inhabited a host he was able to call on their specific memories for his own gain. Although he was eventually defeated when Lincoln Campbell trapped himself and Hive in an exploding quinjet in season 3, episode 22, “Ascension”, his plan involving Terrigenesis was almost a deadly success.
Hive Recruited Inhumans To Continue Taking Over The Earth
Banished thousands of years before the events of the series, Hive’s status as an Inhuman was both his identity and his motivation, and his fellow Inhumans were integral to his plans. Although he was almost stopped by Lash, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s season 3 did see him possess the minds of his fellow Inhumans and use them as an army so that his true mission could be completed. Hive planned to infect the Earth with the Terrigenesis virus that would have turned humanity into primitive Inhumans that would blindly follow him. Earth was frequently in danger on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but Hive’s Terrigenesis attack would have truly meant the end of mankind.