Marvel Cinematic Universe/Hive

**Hive** (Alveus) is an Inhuman who was banished to a barren planet due to his great power, leaving him trapped for centuries. Hive's followers then founded a secret society with the sole purpose of finally bringing Hive back to Earth in order to conquer it. Over the centuries, that society evolved into HYDRA.

## Powers and Abilities

Hive is an Inhuman who achieved his genetic potential after undergoing Terrigenesis, granting him incredible superhuman powers.

**Abnormal Physiology:** Hive's transformation resulted in arguably the most drastic physical change ever seen in an Inhuman as he transitioned from a human to a tentacled parasitic superorganism composed of innumerable individual parasites. On Maveth, Hive's powers allowed him to live for centuries by killing person after person and taking possession of their bodies as hosts. It can be assumed, however, that once the original civilization and inhabitants of Maveth became extinct, Hive slowly weakened to the point of losing many of his powers while those that remained to him diminished. From then on, he was restricted to a single new host which had to be fought and killed, and as there was no longer any beings left for him to feed on, Hive was left with a damaged body and no sufficient source of repair.

* **Parasite Manipulation:** Hive can control and direct his component parasites, being able to remove individual parasites from his host body and send a stream of the creatures into other beings. Upon contact with human targets, these parasites are able to consume the skin and muscle tissue of Hive's victims down to the bone within seconds. However, upon contact with Inhumans, the parasites attach to the nervous system, allowing Hive to control the target.
	+ **Possession:** Hive's Terrigenesis transformed him into a parasitic lifeform capable of inhabiting human corpses and using them as vessels, through which he can perform basic actions. He refers to and likens taking over another's body like this as "feeding" and thus, he cannot possess the bodies of Inhumans on the grounds that they are "unable to feed on their own".
		- **Memory Absorption:** Hive is able to access the memories and personalities of his current and past hosts, although Hive can lose control of his own personality and actions if forced to recall all of his host's memories at once. When possessing Will Daniels' corpse, he was able to access Daniels' memories, tricking Jemma Simmons into letting him leave Maveth. He often uses these alternate personalities as a form of manipulation, as shown when he accessed Daniels' memories in an attempt to trick Simmons.
	+ **Mental Insubordination:** Having been created to lead an unquestionably loyal Inhuman army, Hive is capable of enthralling and swaying another Inhuman by infecting them with his parasites, which attach to his target's brain and central nervous system. The parasites create a bond between Hive and the Inhuman, forcing the target to irresistibly obey any of Hive's commands without question. Additionally, the parasites stimulate the brain to drastically increase dopamine production, essentially causing the target to become addicted to obeying HIve's command.
	+ **Superhuman Strength:** Hive possesses incredible strength as a result of the combined force of all his parasites. This amplified power allowed him to deflect and block a Kree Reaper's attacks and eventually overpower it. Hive was able to easily lift men like Holden Radcliffe and strike Quake with intense force. After having his host body's bones dislocated and broken, Hive managed to exert enough force to snap his bones back into place, claiming that this was the result of many parts working as one.
	+ **Accelerated Regeneration:** Hive has the ability to regenerate his host's body by using his parasites to absorb the healthy skin and muscle tissue of living humans, as shown when he consumed five healthy humans, completely healing the extensive damage sustained by Grant Ward's body. It has been shown that he only has to completely heal his host body once when he is in a weakened state. After that, his body regenerates itself automatically. Upon restoring his host body and regaining his full power, Hive gained the ability to passively heal without needing his parasites to consume living tissue. After being hit with multiple gunshots and a high velocity grenade, Hive quickly repaired his host body completely, leaving no visible scars or signs of damage. Even after Lash blew a burning hole in his chest, Hive was able to recover relatively quickly.
	+ **Extended Longevity:** Hive's ability to inhabit the bodies of others enabled him to survive for thousands of years.
	+ **Paralysis Immunity:** Hive demonstrated immunity to Lucio's paralyzing gaze, shedding a cloud of parasites which he promptly redirected towards Lucio.
* **Superhuman Durability:** Hive is capable of enduring many varieties of attacks in his host body without being incapacitated. On Maveth, he was shot several times with a pistol and incinerated by a flare but still managed to survive. Upon restoring his host body and regaining full power, Hive gained higher levels of durability. He was able to withstand numerous knife stabs, a high velocity grenade, as well as countless bullets from assault rifles, which seemed to have no effect on him. While dueling Quake, Hive endured her deadly shockwaves which broke his body's bones. While this caused visible discomfort, he was largely unfazed and managed to keep fighting. He also survived Lash's energy blasts, an attack which had instantly killed prior victims, though he was knocked down and seriously injured by it. Ultimately, Hive was unable to survive the explosion of a nuclear warhead, which finally destroyed him.
* **Genetic Detection:** Hive has demonstrated that he has the ability to sense Inhumans, as he was correctly able to deduce that Gideon Malick's right-hand man, R. Giyera, was one.
* **Hyperosmia:** Hive is able to smell blood from a great distance and was able to track it to its exact location.
* **Superhuman Stamina**