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"But that is the process that allows [the Locust] to learn, to grow. Without a queen, they remain... unguided."
—Dr. Niles Samson explaining the Locust's need for a Queen.

Queens are the biological leaders of the Locust and Swarm, typically female and directly related to Myrrah. As her embryonic stem cells were used to create the Locust, Myrrah had an innate ability to control the Hivemind, a psychomagnetic link connecting all members of their species. Without a physical queen, the Locust will remain unguided and unable to grow. After her death in 17 A.E., Myrrah's consciousness was transferred to the Matriarch, the progenitor of the Hivemind. As the Locust evolved into the Swarm in 42 A.E., Myrrah transformed her daughter, Reyna Diaz, into their Queen after her granddaughter, Kait Diaz, severed the telepathic link by killing the Matriarch.

History[]

Locust[]

During the Pendulum Wars, the Locust were created through combining the DNA of the Sires, children afflicted with Rustlung and mutated by the DNA of creatures from the Hollow, with the embryonic stem cells of Myrrah, a human born with a genetic immunity to Imulsion. This combination created their first hybrid, a female named the Matriarch, who was able to produce the first generation of Drones. Due to Myrrah's stem cells being used to create the Locust, a Hivemind was established between all members of their species. According to Dr. Niles Samson, who created the Locust, Myrrah assumed her role as "queen" among the Locust in order for them to learn and grow. Otherwise, the Locust become unguided. While Myrrah possessed decelerated aging, she was not immortal. Thus, only relatives from her direct line could inherit the connection to the Hivemind's abilities. While the term "queen" is not necessary, Myrrah gave herself the title as Queen in order to feel more embedded in Sera's history. Myrrah only had one human daughter, Reyna, with fellow scientist, Dr. Torres. Reyna had also inherited the connection to the Hivemind, with the same abilities to control the Locust. However, Torres escaped the facility with Reyna - and Samson lied that Reyna had died during the escape attempt. In her grief, Myrrah fully assumed her role as Queen and led the Locust to massacre the scientists.

As Queen of the Locust Horde, Myrrah led her people deeper into the caverns of Mount Kadar and built their civilization known to them as Nexus. Within Nexus was the Royal Palace in which she resided. The Horde developed an industry of architecture, science, military, religion, and culture. Queen Myrrah's embryonic stem cells and sexual reproduction with the female Drones grew their people into great numbers, which then resulted in the mantra of the Trinity of Worms: The Queen makes strong Drones, the Drones secure Nexus, Nexus covers the Queen. While Myrrah had the ability to control them, she only used her abilities to communicate with them, thus allowing for partial free will. Despite this, the Locust devoutly followed her due to the lives she had given them. She led the Locust during the Lambent War, in which they fought against their own kind who had been infected by the Imulsion and turned them into the Lambent. Desperate, she led the Locust to war against humanity in order to colonize the surface. After fourteen years into the Locust War, Queen Myrrah planned to sink Jacinto City in order to flood the Hollow to drown the Lambent and deny the humans the last safe place on Sera. Humanity discovered her plans, however, and sank Jacinto before all of her people could evacuate. Queen Myrrah and her people survived, but their civilization was lost. Those closest to her formed the Queen's Guard, but those who lost Queen Myrrah's influence regressed to the Savage Locust.

Myrrahazura

Queen Myrrah of the Locust Horde.

After the sinking of Jacinto, the Lambent Pandemic began. She then discovered that her former collaborator during the Lambent War, Professor Adam Fenix, was still alive and developed the Imulsion Countermeasure Weapon to destroy the Lambent. However, the targeted-radiation device aimed at killing Imulsion cells would affect the Locust too due to their genetic history. Queen Myrrah captured Professor Fenix and ordered him to retune the device to only kill the Lambent but to also kill the humans as well. The Coalition of Ordered Governments and Union of Independent Republics liberated Professor Fenix and fought the remainder of Queen Myrrah's army. Professor Fenix was successful in activating the Imulsion Countermeasure. The Lambent were vaporized and the Locust collapsed into a chrysalis state. Queen Myrrah was then stabbed in the chest by Sgt. Marcus Fenix.

Swarm[]

Unknown to the humans, both the Locust Horde and Queen Myrrah survived. The Locust Horde had simply shed the Imulsion from their genetics to form an impenetrable Imulsion crystal shell acting as a cocoon for metamorphosis, which was the beginning of their evolution. As the Locust Horde survived, so did the Hivemind, as did the consciousness of Queen Myrrah. Dr. Niles Samson had genetically designed them to withstand generational conflict by engineering the trait for them to hibernate and evolve against an extinction-level event. Meanwhile, Queen Myrrah's daughter, Reyna, produced a child, Kait Diaz, with former Gear, Gabriel Diaz. Kait had also inherited her genetic connection to the Hivemind and the abilities to control it. After twenty-five years of evolution, the Locust Horde emerged in 42 A.E. as the Scions.

Queenreynarises

Queen Reyna of the Swarm.

Queen Myrrah was able to somewhat lead them, but the Scions were in need of an army and a physical Queen to guide them. They then developed the Swarm, a bio-organism connected to the Hivemind that allows for the transformation of any lifeform to be converted into a member of the Hivemind. The Scions began capturing humans with Snatchers, placing them into pods, and transforming them into Juvies, later into Drones in the Swarm army. A former Locust War veteran, the Speaker, was appointed the leader of the Swarm until their Queen could be found. Eventually, the Swarm located Reyna Diaz at Fort Umson. By kidnapping Myrrah's biological daughter, Reyna Diaz, they connected her to the Hive and transformed her into their new queen, allowing them to develop new weapons, armor, and strategic attacks.

Abilities[]

Queens have the innate ability to control the Hivemind, and thereby able to control all those connected. Only human females directly related to Myrrah can control the Hivemind. The Matriarch, the progenitor of the Locust and its Hivemind, was subservient to Myrrah but was also able to influence the Hivemind, in addition she amplified the Queen's connection to the Hivemind - allowing the Queen greater control over the Locust. The link is hereditary, as the Matriarch, Myrrah's human daughter, Reyna Torres, and granddaughter, Kait Diaz, have access. Within the Hivemind, the Queen is capable of illusions, mind control, telepathy, and consciousness transferal; making her practically immortal. When the Hive lacks a physical Queen, they remain unguided until they seek a vessel for her.

Known Queens[]

Behind the Scenes[]

  • The idea of the Queen being the biological leader of the Locust Horde was inspired by various eusocial insects such as bees, ants, and termites. Much like the Locust, if a bee colony loses their queen - they dedicate themselves to developing a replacement. If a replacement queen bee cannot be found, the colony will decline in population and die out.

Appearances[]

References[]

Hollow and Enemy Creatures
Locust Horde
Queen
Berserker (Matriarch) · Boomer (Butcher, Flame Boomer, Grinder, Mauler, Mauler Elite, Savage Boomer, Tremor) · Drone (Beast Rider, Bolter, Cyclops, Disciple, Flame Drone, Grappler, Gunner, Miner, Savage Drone, Savage Hunter, Savage Marauder, Sniper, Spotter) · Grenadier (Flame Grenadier, Grenadier Elite, Hunter, Hunter Elite, Savage Grenadier, Savage Grenadier Elite, Ravager) · Kantus (Armored Kantus, Savage Kantus, Zealot) · Rager · Sire · Theron (Cleaver Theron, Palace Guard, Savage Theron, Theron Elite, Theron Sentinel)
Hollow Creatures
Bloodmount · Brumak · Corpser (Shibboleth) · Digger · Gas Barge · Heart Leech · Kraken · Kryll · Leviathan · Mangler · Nemacyst (Ink Grenade) · Nemacyte · Reaver (Assault Barque, Hydra) · Riftworm · Rockworm · Rock Shrew · Seeder · Serapede · Siegebeast · Tempest (Shrieker) · Ticker · Torture Barge · Wretch
Lambent
Imulsion
Former · Lambent Berserker · Lambent Brumak · Lambent Bull · Lambent Dog · Lambent Drone (Lambent Drudge) · Lambent Grenadier · Lambent Gunker · Lambent Leviathan · Lambent Polyp · Lambent Stalk · Lambent Theron · Lambent Wretch
Swarm
Queen
Canker · Carrier · DeeBees (Bastion, Reject, Stump) · Drone (Elite Drone, Grenadier, Elite Grenadier, Hunter, Elite Hunter, Imago, Sniper, Elite Sniper) · Flock (Leech) · Hive Beast · Juvie (Screamer, Popper) · Kraken · Locust (Drone · Matriarch · Sire) · Scion (Armored Scion, Heavy Scion, Scion Elite, Warden) · Snatcher (Pouncer) · Swarmak
DeeBees
DR-1 · Shepherd (Deadeye) · Tracker (Shock Tracker) · Watcher (Guardian, Sentinel)
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