H.I.V.E. Series: Difference between revisions

 

The series ''H.I.V.E.'', the [[Academy of Evil|Higher Institute of Villainous Education]], is a [[Villain Protagonist]] series by [[Mark Walden]] about, as the title suggests, a school for villains. It currently has seven released books, but due to [[No Export for You]], only the first three have been released in America yet. The author, Mark Walden, seems to enjoy his fanbase, and has a blog, a small forum and a separate e-mail account for fans. Online, there is little evidence to show the books' popularity, but HIVEmind, H.I.V.E.'s forum, is bursting with enthusiastic members.

The books currently released are:

* ''H.I.V.E.'' - This is the first book, where the Fabulous Four main characters of this series meet one another in their new villain school, and make an escape attempt.{{spoiler|It doesn't work.In fact,Raven breaks Wing's wrist.}}Seriously badass!

* ''Escape Velocity'' - Recovering from the shock of the last book, Otto has been practicing his newfound ability to {{spoiler|talk to machines and computers}} meanwhile, Nero meets with an old villainous friend and soon finds out that {{spoiler|Number One is plotting to reform Overlord, and Nero gets himself kidnapped.}} Naturally, our four man team has to go and, oddly enough, save the day.

* ''Dreadnought'' - At the very beginning of this book, we get a small peek into Raven's past, and then all hell breaks loose. {{spoiler|The main characters take Lucy, a newbie who has been put into their year, under their wing. They are about to go on a school expedition to the Arctic circle, but, naturally, they meet trouble on the way as they visit Nigel's father, now the leader of G.L.O.V.E.'s new 'ship', Dreadnought. Darkdoom Sr. gets captured by a rogue G.L.O.V.E. member, and chaos ensues.}}

* "Aftershock" : Released June 2011. A new intake of students arrive at H.I.V.E. and two join the group in an attempt to steal this year's exam papers. {{spoiler|However, the first exam - a survival exercise - is interrupted by the Disciples attempting to massacre the Alpha stream.}}

 

 

----

* [[Academy of Evil]]

* [[Action Girl]]: Raven, along with Shelby, Constance and Verity.

* [[Abusive Parents]]: Raven. {{spoiler|Although Furan is probobly not her actual father, the setup is pretty much the same.}}

* [[Affably Evil]]: Most of the main cast.

* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Let's count 'em. Escape Velocity: {{spoiler|Contessa}}. Rogue: {{spoiler|Trent}}. Zero Hour: {{spoiler|Chief Lewis and Lucy.}}

* [[Awesome McCoolname]]

* [[Big Eater]]: Franz, unsurprisingly.

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: The series is full of them in one form or another. Two of the most notable take place in Dreadnought ( {{spoiler|Otto ends up captured by Trent}}) and Zero Hour ( {{spoiler|G.L.O.V.E. is disbanded and Lucy's dead and buried beneath 200 tonnes of nuclear slag}}).

* [[Broken Faceplate]]: Played with; while Ghost wears one, and it does get shattered (by Nero with a flare gun no less) it happens a long time before her actual death.

* [[Career Killer]]: Raven

* [[The Chessmaster]]: Most of the main cast.

* [[Colonel Badass]]: Colonel Francisco.

* [[Compelling Voice]]: The Contessa has this {{spoiler|but there are some drawbacks. The longer she uses it, the Contessa becomes physically and mentally exhausted she becomes}}. In ''Dreadnought'', it's revealed to be {{spoiler|a generational gift and her granddaughter Lucy has it too.}}

* [[Continuity Nod]]: In Rogue, Otto says something unheard to Laura. This becomes a major plot point in Aftershock. Also, Aftershock sees the return of Tom and Penny, two minor characters from the very first book.

* [[Cool Boat]]: You wouldn't want to meet the Megalodon alone in a dark bathtub...

* [[Cool Sword]]: Raven's katanas.

* [[Dark Action Girl]]: Raven.

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Raven.

* [[No One Could Survive That]]: Raven lives on this trope, most notably when {{spoiler|she was shot by Trent off the top of the Millenium Wheel, plunging gods know how many feet into the Thames.}}

* [[Not Quite Dead]]: {{spoiler|Verity, Wing, Otto, Diabolus Darkdoom. Raven is supposedly dead at least once a book.}} Lampshaded in Escape Velocity:

* [[Nuclear Weapons Taboo]]: Sooooooooo inverted - just look at the finales of Dreadnought and {{spoiler|Zero Hour}}

* [[Older Than They Look]]: Dr. Nero.

* [[Sink or Swim Mentor]]: While Nero generally tries to keep students out of the real danger, he seems to have no problem with sending newly-arrived students who are joining the upper years on the same dangerous survival exercises as their well-trained classmates.

* [[Sixth Ranger]]: Lucy arrives in Dreadnought. {{spoiler|After her death in}} Zero Hour, Aftershock {{spoiler|sees the arrival of Tom and Penny.}}

* [[The Syndicate]]: G.L.O.V.E.

* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Most of the cast.

 

{{reflist}}

[[Category:Superhero Literature]]