Hive (Episode)

**Hive** is the first episode in the third season of Teen Titans, released on January 28th, 2022.

## Plot

Cyborg, searching for a distress signal on a roof, is confronted by a group of soldiers from HIVE, claiming to be a school to help metahumans develop their skills. Guardian appears and tells Cyborg not to trust them, before the men run away. Guardian warns Cyborg about a serial killer following him, before the masked killer appears behind Guardian and shoots him. The rest of the Titans show up and scare the killer off. Guardian reveals the killer's name to be Onomatopoeia and tells them to contact Green Arrow, before dying of the gunshot wound.

Meanwhile, Green Arrow, Artemis and Speedy take down Johnny Toledo's gun trading deal. Cyborg calls Arrow and tells him that Guardian is dead. Arrow tells the Titans that Onomatopoeia kills non-powered heroes, and followed the HIVE soldiers in order to find any. Arrow tells them the story about how years ago, seven scientists (James Menace, Suede Torgo, Dr. Sivana, Professor Milo, Otto Netz, Dr. Ivo and Ojo) created HIVE, the Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Eliminations. Ojo betrayed HIVE, and Nyssa Raatko led an attack on the founders. Arrow and Guardian broke in and managed to save Milo, Ivo, Sivana, but Nyssa killed the other members, including Ojo. Ivo then detonated a bomb, killing Nyssa, her soldiers and the soldiers of HIVE.

Aqualad is confronted by HIVE soldiers and is electrocuted, knocking him out. The Titans decide to use the tracker on him to lead them to HIVE. Aqualad awakens chained to a wall, where Private Hive places a helmet on his head. Outside the building, the Titans split into two groups. Raven, Arrow, Speedy and Artemis try to sneak in through the window, while the rest decide to lay an assault as a distraction. Kid Flash and Miss Martian arrive and join the assault team. The assault team is shot at by a soldier with a turret, Kid Flash being unable to run up the walls because the are electrified. Arrow's team is attacked by Onomatopoeia, with Speedy attacking him because Guardian was his uncle. Artemis shoots an arrow at Onomatopoeia, but he ducks and the arrow flies into Green Arrow's throat.

Raven knocks Onomatopoeia from the roof, while Raven and Speedy take a wounded Arrow back to the Tower. Starfire manages to take out the turret soldier, but they are attacked by Private Hive, Gizmo, Jinx and Aqualad, who has been brainwashed by the helmet. Starfire and Cyborg are brainwashed as well, and when Robin explodes a doorway to block off Beast Boy, Miss Martian and Kid Flash, he is also brainwashed by Private Hive. BB, MM and KF are met by Artemis, and after fighting the HIVE students, they manage to take the helmets off the brainwashed Titans. Private Hive, Gizmo, Jinx and newcomer See-More retreat. The Titans go the office of the person leading HIVE, but only find a note that says "SEE YOU SOON".

## Deaths

1. Guardian/Jim Harper - Died of his wound after being shot in the back by Onomatopoeia.
2. HIVE Solider - Waist slashed by Nyssa with a katana.
3. Suede Torgo - Sliced down the head by Nyssa with a katana.
4. James Menace - Nicked across the chest by Nyssa with a katana.
5. Otto Netz - Impaled through the chest by Nyssa with a katana.
6. Dr. Ojo - Impaled through the chest by Nyssa with a katana.
7. Nyssa Raatko - Killed in the explosion caused by Ivo.
8. 10 of Nyssa's Soldiers - Killed in the explosion of the building by Ivo.
9. 4 HIVE Soldiers - Killed in the explosion of the building by Ivo.