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The H.I.V.E. II [Second incarnation]
H.I.V.E. Mentality
The original H.I.V.E. (see H.I.V.E., first incarnation) was formed by the H.I.V.E. Master – who gathered together seven other criminal scientists. The H.I.V.E. would try to gain world domination through terrorism and political manipulation, as well as eliminating their common foes, such as Superman and the Teen Titans. The Titans eventually defeated the criminal organization.
Years later, an all-new H.I.V.E. surfaced. Led by a mysterious new H.I.V.E. Mistress, this new incarnation recruited nihilistic young men and women for their 'cause' and attacked the Titans. These foot soldiers were promised immortality for their allegiance. A mysterious young man named Damien Darhk was the second-in-charge next to the H.I.V.E. Mistress. The all-new H.I.V.E.'s mission was a simple one: rid the world of all super-powered meta-humans.
Immortal Coil
The H.I.V.E. Mistress was revealed to be Adeline Kane, Deathstroke's ex-wife; she blamed super-heroes for the deaths of her two sons, Grant (Ravager) Wilson and Joey (Jericho) Wilson. Kane lured the Titans and other heroes to Zandia with the intention of detonating a thermo-nuclear bomb to destroy as many heroes as possible in one fell swoop.
Meanwhile, the anti-Titans group known as Tartarus was tracking Adeline Kane for their own purposes; Tartarus leader Vandal Savage sought to harvest Addie's immortal blood to create an immortality serum. The Titans – with the help of Deathstroke – tracked Tartarus to Zandia and found themselves in a dangerous three-way battle for their lives.
Savage slit Addie's throat in an attempt to synthesize her blood - and offered Cyborg a human body if he would help Savage harvest the blood into a serum. Addie, although immortal, was brain dead. Cyborg agonized whether to accept Savage's offer. But before a decision was reached, Starfire fired a starbolt at Addie, killing her instantly. Starfire rationalized that she was virtually dead and in great pain, not to mention distracting half the team; Killing her, she reasoned, was the only compassionate option.
During the melee, both sides suffered casualties. The third Red Panzer was killed - only to be replaced by the nihilistic H.I.V.E. soldier, Justin. Vandal Savage shot Cheshire as a means of distraction, leaving her injured in enemy hands. Damien Darhk's treachery prompted Lady Vic to plunge a sword through his back, seemingly killing him. But Darhk's blood mingled with Adeline Kane's before she died, leaving Darhk himself immortal.
The H.I.V.E. was contained, the bomb was deactivated and Tartarus escaped, as Slade was left to mourn his ex-wife.
Queen Bee, H.I.V.E. Mistress
The remnants of the criminal H.I.V.E. organization survived this encounter, however. Eventually, Queen Bee - former Injustice Gang member and ruler of the planet Korll - assumed the role of H.I.V.E. Mistress. With the alien Queen Bee's hypno-pollen, she can bend others to her will and create shock troop drones with ease.
Titans Secret Files #1 [1999]: Profiles on Damien Darhk & The H.I.V.E.
Titans #1-2 [1999]: The newly-formed Titans are attacked by the reformed H.I.V.E.! First appearance of Damien Darhk, H.I.V.E. II and H.I.V.E. Mistress II in issue #1.
Titans #10-12 [1999-2000]: "Immortal Coil": The newly formed super-villain team of Tartarus takes on the H.I.V.E., with the Titans caught in the middle. Adeline Kane revealed to be the H.I.V.E. Mistress in issue #11 and dies in issue #12. Red Panzer killed in #12 and replaced with a H.I.V.E. agent. Damien Darhk becomes immortal in issue #12.
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H.I.V.E. Mistress II
Alias: Adeline Kane Wilson |
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| Addie as the H.I.V.E. Mistress meets her end in TITANS #12 [2000]. |
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The New H.I.V.E. Mistress was at first a very mysterious cloaked figure. Most of the decisions were seemingly made by her second-in-command, Damien Darhk.
The H.I.V.E. Mistress was revealed to be Adeline Kane, Deathstroke's ex-wife; Addie had founded a new H.I.V.E. made up of nihilistic youths. The all-new H.I.V.E.'s mission was a simple one: rid the world of all super-powered meta-humans; she blamed super-heroes for the deaths of her two sons, Grant (Ravager) Wilson and Joey (Jericho) Wilson.
Addie lured the Titans and other heroes to Zandia with the intention of detonating a thermo-nuclear bomb to destroy as many heroes as possible in one fell swoop. Meanwhile, the anti-Titans group known as Tartarus was tracking Adeline Kane for their own purposes; Tartarus leader Vandal Savage sought to harvest Addie's immortal blood to create an immortality serum.
The Titans – with the help of Deathstroke – tracked Tartarus to Zandia and found themselves in a dangerous three-way battle for their lives.
Savage slit Addie's throat in an attempt to synthesize her blood - and offered Cyborg a human body if he would help Savage harvest the blood into a serum. Addie, although immortal, was brain dead. Cyborg agonized whether to accept Savage's offer. But before a decision was reached, Starfire fired a starbolt at Addie, killing her instantly. Starfire rationalized that she was virtually dead and in great pain, not to mention distracting half the team; Killing her, she reasoned, was the only compassionate option.
The H.I.V.E. was contained, the bomb was deactivated and Tartarus escaped, as Slade was left to mourn his ex-wife.
Titans Secret Files #1 [1999]: Profiles on Damien Darhk & The H.I.V.E.
Titans #1-2 [1999]: The newly-formed Titans are attacked by the reformed H.I.V.E.! First appearance of Damien Darhk, H.I.V.E. II and H.I.V.E. Mistress II in issue #1.
Titans #10-12 [1999-2000]: "Immortal Coil": The newly formed super-villain team of Tartarus takes on the H.I.V.E., with the Titans caught in the middle. Adeline Kane revealed to be the H.I.V.E. Mistress in issue #11 and dies in issue #12. Red Panzer killed in #12 and replaced with a H.I.V.E. agent. Damien Darhk becomes immortal in issue #12.
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| Damien Darhk explains the H.I.V.E.'s raison d'etre in TITANS #12 [2000]. |
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Age of Darhkness
Damien Darhk is a bit of an enigma. He managed to become a major player within the underworld community at a very young age. Obsessed with the latest tech, Damien always seemed to possess state-of-the art equipment that hadn't been used by any organization. Although he was considered a major criminal by the FBI and CIA, their investigations failed to yield any hard evidence on the elusive mastermind. One thing that baffled investigators was Darhk's youth; Damien seemed to be in his early twenties yet was already well-established and well-connected.
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| The immortal Damien Darhk's from TITANS #12 [2000]. |
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H.I.V.E. Minded
When the H.I.V.E. was reformed by a mysterious new Mistress, Damien Darhk was recruited as her second-in-command.
The H.I.V.E. Mistress was revealed to be Adeline Kane, Deathstroke's ex-wife. A blood transfusion from Deathstroke had given Adeline immortality, but also drove her insane. Adeline delusionally blamed all super-heroes for the deaths of her two sons, Grant (Ravager) Wilson and Joey (Jericho) Wilson. Drafting a group of nihilistic youths, Adeline Kane's all-new H.I.V.E. had one objective: rid the world of all super-powered beings by whatever means necessary.
Addie lured the Titans and other heroes to Zandia with the intention of detonating a thermo-nuclear bomb to destroy as many heroes as possible in one fell swoop. Meanwhile, the anti-Titans group known as Tartarus was tracking Adeline Kane for their own purposes; Tartarus leader Vandal Savage sought to harvest Addie's immortal blood to create an immortality serum.
The Titans – with the help of Deathstroke – tracked Tartarus to Zandia and found themselves in a dangerous three-way battle for their lives.
During an attempt to synthesize Adeline's immortal blood, her human body was incinerated. During the melee, Damien saw the H.I.V.E. crashing down around him. Ever the opportunist, he was willing to make a deal with Vandal Savage to secure his own safety. Damien's treachery prompted Lady Vic to plunge a sword through his back, seemingly killing him. But Darhk's' blood mingled with Adeline Kane's before she died, leaving Darhk himself immortal.
Highly intelligent, ruthless and now immortal, Damien Darhk is a sinister force to be reckoned with.
Damien does not appear to have any meta-human abilities, but he is highly intelligent, ruthless, calculating and ambitious. When Damien's blood mingled with Adeline Kane's immortal blood, he became immortal as well - seemingly impossible to kill.
Titans Secret Files #1 [1999]: Profiles on Damien Darhk & The H.I.V.E.
Titans #1-2 [1999]: The newly-formed Titans are attacked by the reformed H.I.V.E.! First appearance of Damien Darhk, H.I.V.E. II and H.I.V.E. Mistress II in issue #1.
Titans #10-12 [1999-2000]: "Immortal Coil": The newly formed super-villain team of Tartarus takes on the H.I.V.E., with the Titans caught in the middle. Adeline Kane revealed to be the H.I.V.E. Mistress in issue #11 and dies in issue #12. Red Panzer killed in #12 and replaced with a H.I.V.E. agent. Damien Darhk becomes immortal in issue #12.
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New Teen Titans #2 [1980]: The H.I.V.E. seeks to destroy the New Teen Titans and gives Grant Wilson powers that make him the Ravager; His father, Deathstroke the Terminator, joins in on the attack against the Titans, but the Ravager is killed due to a side effect of his powers: the Terminator takes up his son's contract with the H.I.V.E.; First appearance of Deathstroke, Wintergreen and the Ravager. First appearance of Trigon.
New Teen Titans #16 [1982]: Starfire begins a whirlwind romance with Franklin Crandall, a H.I.V.E. hireling; Crandall is killed by his employer after falling in love with and refusing to hurt Kory.
New Teen Titans #20 [1982]: The Disruptor attacks several of the Titans because his father wants the H.I.V.E.'s prized seventh seat; The Disruptor is defeated by Raven's soul-self. First appearance of Disruptor.
Tales of the Teen Titans #42-44, Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3 [1984]: Terra gives her collected information on the Titans to Deathstroke, who captures each of the teen heroes and delivers them to the H.I.V.E., except Dick Grayson. Joseph and Adeline Wilson confront Dick at Titans' Tower, telling him of Terra's association with the Terminator, who brings the Titans to the H.I.V.E.'s Rocky Mountain headquarters. Dick Grayson learns the origin of The Terminator and about the accident that made his son Joseph a mute; Dick becomes Nightwing and agrees to let Adeline and Joseph accompany him to the H.I.V.E. base after Joseph takes the identity of Jericho and "possesses" him. They help free the Titans, but not before Terra kills herself. This event is catalogued as "The Judas Contract." First Dick Grayson as Nightwing in issue #44. First appearance of Joe Wilson in issue #42, as Jericho in issue #44. Death of Terra in Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3.
Tales of the Teen Titans #45-47 [1984]: After Aqualad and Aquagirl run afoul of the H.I.V.E. and their underwater base, the pair - desperately in need of water - arrives at an empty Titans' Tower; Wally West and Frances Kane save the two Atlanteans when they stop by to visit; While a distraught Changeling is on the rampage in the wake of Terra's death, Jericho and the Titans attack the underwater H.I.V.E. Base, which blows up; Wally West is revealed to be dying of a disease brought about by the accident which gave him his powers. End of the HIVE.
Teen Titans Spotlight On: Jericho #3-6 [1986-1987]: Adeline worries when a woman from Joseph's past resurfaces - a former girlfriend named Penelope. Joseph met Penelope Lord while working with his mother - they fell in love and were engaged to be married. Penelope's father was a former HIVE agent who convinced Adeline he wanted to turn over a new leaf. Adeline helped him and his daughter fake their deaths, which broke Joseph's heart. Later, Lord and Penelope resurface, and it is revealed that Joseph and Adeline are being played for fools; Lord is attempting to revive the HIVE in Japan. Penelope's romance with Joseph is part of the plan. It is obvious through her actions, however, that Penelope is truly in love with Joseph. She later blames Joseph for forcing her to shoot her father, leaving him paralyzed. As the two part once again, the bitter Penelope swears revenge on Joseph and his mother.
New Titans #82 [1991]: "The Jericho Gambit" part one. Jericho begins the transference procedure. Nightwing meets the original Wildebeest leader in a holding cell. In the cell, the Wildebeest tells Nightwing about how he created the Wildebeest, and how Joe Wilson appeared and immediately took over. Troia, Deathstroke, Red Star, Dayton, Pantha, Phantasm and Arella track down the Wildebeest headquarters and discover it in the Dimension Azarath.
Titans #1-2 [1999]: Following close on the heels of the events in the JLA/TITANS miniseries, the original Titans decide to set up shop, rebuilding their headquarters (a new Titans Tower) and enlisting a second, non-core group of Titans to help them. And the entire, 10-member roster gets a workout when the team is attacked by the reformed H.I.V.E.! First appearance of Damien Darhk, H.I.V.E. II and H.I.V.E. Mistress II in issue #1.
Titans #10-12 [1999-2000]: "Immortal Coil": Changeling and Deathstroke guest-star as Tartarus (introduced in Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant #1) attacks the H.I.V.E. The newly formed super-villain team of Tartarus takes on the H.I.V.E., with the Titans caught in the middle. Cyborg faces the ultimate test of his loyalty when the immortal Vandal Savage offers him a human body to call his own. As the battles with Vandal Savage's villain team, Tartarus, and the malevolent H.I.V.E. heat up, the Titans are at odds...with one another. Adeline Kane revealed to be the HIVE Mistress in issue #11 and dies in issue #12. Red Panzer killed in #12 and replaced with a HIVE agent. Damien Darhk becomes immortal in issue #12.
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