Beehive Dome/Barrier
PATTERN ANALYSISThe Beehive Barrier
The Halo LinkThe picture at the top is the Bubble Shield from Halo 3.Halo also has a real bee story. In 2004, Microsoft ordered a game called I Love Bees to market Halo 2. 42 Entertainment built it as an alternate reality game. A web address was hidden in the Halo 2 trailer. It led to ilovebees.com, a beekeeping and honey site that looked hacked.A damaged AI named Melissa was hiding inside the bee site, and her signals were corrupting it. Players called themselves beekeepers. They solved puzzles with GPS coordinates and time codes that pointed to payphones. The phones rang at set times, and correct answers unlocked audio clips that made an audio drama. The story ended with the Covenant invading Earth, which is where Halo 2 begins. Bungie's Frank O'Connor later confirmed the game as canon.So Halo carries both sides of the hive. The shield has the hive shape. The marketing had the bees.
2004Year of I Love Bees
210GPS coordinate pairs
2-3MVisitors in three months
9,000Took part in real-world parts
The Simpsons Movie DomeHalo is not the only place a sealed dome and the bee show up together. The Simpsons Movie has both in one film.The big event of the movie is a giant glass dome dropped over Springfield. It seals the whole town in. No one gets out. It works like the Hunger Games arena: a round wall that keeps people inside.Look at what carries it in. All those helicopters, packed together, look like a pack of flying insects. They look like bees.
The dome comes down over Springfield, carried by helicopters that look like a swarm of bees.The man who ordered it is Russ Cargill, head of the EPA. He watches the trapped town through cameras with his own name on them, and he speaks to the people from a giant picture on the dome wall.
A Cargill camera watches the crowd. His giant image talks to the town from the dome.Now the bees. They are in the same film, before the dome ever drops. Homer's chore list has Take Out Hornets' Nest right after Go to church, and that comes straight after Grandpa's prophecy. Homer pulls the nest down with his bare hands and dumps it in the Flanders mailbox.
Homer's chore list, the hornets' nest, and the Flanders mailbox.Later, Bumblebee Man, the TV star in the bee suit, stands in the angry crowd.
Bumblebee Man in the crowd.The dome also has a real-life twin. The man on the dome screen wears a purple tie. The Golden Dome for America announcement shows Trump in a matching purple tie in front of a dome map. This is not a stray match. The Simpsons franchise already put Trump in the picture. A 2000 episode has him as a past president, and a short has him riding down the escalator like the famous photo. The tie color matches there too.
The Golden Dome for America announcement next to the purple tie on the dome screen.So the film holds the whole picture: a hornets' nest, a man in a bee suit, and a dome that traps a town.
The dome comes down over Springfield, carried by helicopters that look like a swarm of bees.The man who ordered it is Russ Cargill, head of the EPA. He watches the trapped town through cameras with his own name on them, and he speaks to the people from a giant picture on the dome wall.A Cargill camera watches the crowd. His giant image talks to the town from the dome.Now the bees. They are in the same film, before the dome ever drops. Homer's chore list has Take Out Hornets' Nest right after Go to church, and that comes straight after Grandpa's prophecy. Homer pulls the nest down with his bare hands and dumps it in the Flanders mailbox.Homer's chore list, the hornets' nest, and the Flanders mailbox.Later, Bumblebee Man, the TV star in the bee suit, stands in the angry crowd.Bumblebee Man in the crowd.The dome also has a real-life twin. The man on the dome screen wears a purple tie. The Golden Dome for America announcement shows Trump in a matching purple tie in front of a dome map. This is not a stray match. The Simpsons franchise already put Trump in the picture. A 2000 episode has him as a past president, and a short has him riding down the escalator like the famous photo. The tie color matches there too.The Golden Dome for America announcement next to the purple tie on the dome screen.So the film holds the whole picture: a hornets' nest, a man in a bee suit, and a dome that traps a town.The Hunger Games HiveThe Hunger Games has the same mix of hive and bee. It shows up in the arena wall, in the names and in the bugs.The first thing is the wall. The arena is built from hexagon screens on a frame, with a force field around it. Bees collect what they need and carry it to one central place. The Games do the same thing with children: they gather them and bring them to the arena.
The hexagon pattern of the arena force field.Next are the names. Plutarch Heavensbee is the Gamesmaker in the second film and a key figure in the District 13 rebellion. Read the last name as Heavens (the religion) and Bee. The bee is the symbol of the Mormons, and Utah is known as the Beehive State.
Plutarch Heavensbee.Beetee says it out loud: Bee tee. He invented the grid system of the Capitol and was a main figure in the District 13 rebellion.
Beetee in the Catching Fire portrait.Last is the bug. Tracker jackers are Capitol-made wasps, and their nest hangs in a tree in the arena.
The Tracker Jacker poster and the nest in the tree.One more tie: Josh Hutcherson, who plays Peeta, rode a giant bee in Journey 2 just before the first Hunger Games came out.So the wall, the names and the bugs all point the same way.
By the NumbersThe hexagon pattern of the arena force field.Next are the names. Plutarch Heavensbee is the Gamesmaker in the second film and a key figure in the District 13 rebellion. Read the last name as Heavens (the religion) and Bee. The bee is the symbol of the Mormons, and Utah is known as the Beehive State.Plutarch Heavensbee.Beetee says it out loud: Bee tee. He invented the grid system of the Capitol and was a main figure in the District 13 rebellion.Beetee in the Catching Fire portrait.Last is the bug. Tracker jackers are Capitol-made wasps, and their nest hangs in a tree in the arena.The Tracker Jacker poster and the nest in the tree.One more tie: Josh Hutcherson, who plays Peeta, rode a giant bee in Journey 2 just before the first Hunger Games came out.So the wall, the names and the bugs all point the same way.46Examples
8Mediums
7Role Groups
19Recurring Themes
13Standouts
46Mentions of "beehive"
PART 1 - THE ARCHIVE46 examples in 7 groups
All 46 examples, sorted into 7 groups. Each card shows the work, the medium, a rating and the themes it carries.How to Read the RatingsActual Bees and Hives (5)A bee, a hive or a beekeeper is in the scene.Honeycomb on Display (7)Honeycomb is named or shown.Walls, Borders and Cages (7)The hive wall is a cage, a border or a sealed arena.Base and Ship Shields (3)The hive wall wraps a base, a ship or a fortress.Boss and Enemy Armor (4)The hive wall is armor for enemies and bosses.Hit and Reflect Flashes (5)The hive pattern flashes to show a hit, a block or a reflect.Hero and Player Shields (15)A hero, a player or a spell puts the hive up.
StandoutA bee, hive or honeycomb is named in the example.
SolidThe example says beehive barrier.
LightThe example says a beehive-like pattern or shape.
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and PearlAnime and MangaStandoutAsh and his friends walk into a beehive. One wall, standing between the heroes and Vespiquen, is made of Combee. It is a beehive barrier built out of real bees. Combee stack into hives that protect their queen, and their honeycomb-shaped bodies leave no gap for intruders to slip through.
Pokémon (console games)Video GamesStandoutDefense moves take the hexagon look, starting with XD: Gale of Darkness. In a more literal way, Vespiquen's Defend Order is a defense move from the bee Pokémon. Aegislash's King's Shield and the Pokémon GO protect shields look the same.
OverwatchVideo GamesStandoutOrisa, Reinhardt and Winston make beehive barriers, but they are see-through and hard to spot. Mei's beekeeper outfit has an obvious one where the face netting goes. Symmetra's ultimate makes a flat beehive barrier that goes on forever.
Beehive Fences Against ElephantsReal LifeStandoutIn some parts of Africa, farmers put beehives in their fences to keep elephants out of their crops. The literal example.
Swarm (Marvel)Comic BooksStandoutSwarm's body is a mass of bees driven by one human mind. He can send them out to form giant hands or shields to protect himself, and he can build defensive barriers out of them.
METAGALVideo GamesStandoutWhen one of Meta's attacks does no damage, an energy shield with a honeycomb design flashes in front of the enemy.
NeloVideo GamesStandoutThe Nightsithe can make a red, round shield with a honeycomb pattern around their bodies. Nothing gets through, but it does not stay up for good.
Mother of LearningLiteratureStandoutZorian gets good at a hexagon-style shield. It is not the top pick for serious battle mages, but it fits his style: little mana, great control. If one cell of the honeycomb breaks, the whole shield stays up.
NASA Heat ShieldingReal LifeStandoutApollo heat shielding was honeycombed metal. Each cell was filled with a special plastic that soaks up the heat of reentry.
PaladinsVideo GamesStandoutFernando, Khan, Makoa and Barik use hive-shaped shields. It fits Makoa best: his shell comes out of his back, and the shell is made of beehive shapes to begin with.
Star Fox: AparoidsVideo GamesStandoutThe Aparoids live and fight like ant or bee colonies, with a queen, and their homeworld tech uses honeycomb and hexagon patterns. Their warp gate forms a green, honeycomb-covered object in the sky. The strongest Aparoids and their shield generators wear the hive barrier, and before the final mission one blocks the way into the homeworld's core until Peppy rams the Great Fox through it.
Teen Titans: H.I.V.E. AcademyWestern AnimationStandoutPrivate H.I.V.E. fights with a hexagonal shield carrying the H.I.V.E. logo. He throws it like a discus and it returns to his hand, and it is strong enough to deflect Cyborg's arm cannon. The school crest sits on a hexagon, a corridor behind it is marked in a honeycomb pattern, and almost everything in H.I.V.E. Tower is hexagonal, has a bee on it, or has an "H" on it. In "Deception," the Titans are imprisoned in a force field inside the academy.
The Cabin in the WoodsFilmSolidThe heroes do not know a beehive barrier force field was put around the area to stop any escape. Curt finds out the hard way when he tries to jump the gorge on a motorbike.
The Hunger Games: Catching FireFilmSolidThe arena is enclosed by a beehive barrier force field.
Champions OnlineVideo GamesSolidThe tutorial starts with part of Millennium City closed in by a beehive barrier from the Qularr aliens. The hexagons float through the barrier as you watch. The Power Armour powerset also has a partial, shield-shaped one as an optional block power.
The World Ends with YouVideo GamesSolidBeehive barriers, called "walls," are part of the Reaper's Game. Each day the Reapers limit players to one region. Trying to go anywhere blocked means running into a force field. Some walls lift when the conditions of a nearby Support Reaper are met.
Skies of ArcadiaVideo GamesSolidNear the end, a beehive barrier goes up around Soltis. The heroes have to regroup and find a way around it. Beehive barriers are also what "Evasive Action" looks like in ship-to-ship combat.
Kingdom HeartsVideo GamesSolidBeehive barriers show up whenever you reach the border of a level. Reflect and Dark Shield in Kingdom Hearts II make one around the user, and Reflect bursts with magic if an attack connects. Aqua's signature guard in Birth by Sleep is one, and in Kingdom Hearts III she uses it to wall off an arena for her duel with Vanitas.
Arrow: H.I.V.E.Live-Action TVStandoutThe group H.I.V.E. puts a honeycomb-style hexagon pattern on its logo, its support system and its agents' uniforms. Its people were held in an underground facility that looked like a quiet suburb, covered by an energy dome whose walls looked like beehive honeycomb. One member describes the group as one organism, like a hive.
Mazinger SeriesAnime and MangaSolidAlready used in the 1970s. The Photonic Research Institute uses a beehive barrier to protect the facility, and so does the Fortress of Science in Great Mazinger. Mazinkaiser keeps it, and in the Shin Mazinger Zero manga, Minerva X uses one to protect Kouji Kabuto and Mazinger Z.
VandreadAnime and MangaSolidThe Nirvana, Jura's Dread, Gascogne's service vehicle and some others are wrapped in a beehive barrier. The panels shrink and grow under stress. The one barrier that is not this form is the planetary shield from Jura's Vandread.
Code LyokoWestern AnimationSolidIn "Replika," Aelita makes a beehive barrier for the Skidbladnir. It is a curved wall, not a sphere.
Cris TalesVideo GamesSolidBoth the final boss and the superboss use beehive barriers, for different jobs. The superboss's is a normal shield that only a Crystalarium Tome can remove. The final boss's does not block damage, but lets him counterattack right after he is hit.
Breath of Fire: Dragon QuarterVideo GamesSolidA beehive barrier marks bosses with "absolute defense."
Too HumanVideo GamesSolidNamed and boss-style Goblins have a glowing red beehive barrier. Baldur has to knock it down before he can start eating away at their real HP.
Rogue GalaxyVideo GamesSolidCertain enemies are protected by barriers until a special gun breaks them. The barriers show up as beehive barriers when struck, and a rainbow-colored one appears when the Protective Charm is cast.
Mega ManVideo GamesSolidIn X7 and X8, shooting an enemy that is not vulnerable makes bits of beehive barrier appear. Zero also projects one with a fan weapon in X8. Bass.EXE has a geodesic aura in the first Battle Network game.
Digital Devil SagaVideo GamesSolidWhen an attack is reflected, a beehive barrier of thousands of tiny hexagons flashes as the blow bounces back onto the caster.
Mass EffectVideo GamesLightIn Mass Effect 2, every tech barrier shows a beehive shape as it forms: Geth, Collector, Tech Armour, Krogan. Biotic barriers stay smooth. In Mass Effect 3, the Leviathan artifact is held in a cylinder of hexagons so it cannot send out mind control waves.
Star Ocean: Till the End of TimeVideo GamesSolidA green beehive barrier appears while blocking attacks.
The Last RemnantVideo GamesLightSome of the wards appear with a beehive pattern in front of the target.
HeartCatch Pretty Cure!Anime and MangaSolidCure Sunshine's Sunflower Aegis is a beehive barrier shaped like a sunflower. It holds up just as well.
MÄRAnime and MangaSolidPhantom, one of the three main villains, uses a beehive barrier to block ranged attacks, and once even fires it at his opponent.
Phantom of M?Anime and MangaSolidUses a beehive barrier as a flat wall, not a dome or bubble.
Iron ManComic BooksLightDepending on the artist, Iron Man's shields can have a beehive pattern.
HaloVideo GamesSolidHalo 3's Bubble Shield stops bullets, plasma bolts, grenades, rockets and explosions, but players and vehicles pass straight through. Halo: Reach has a similar Drop Shield that also heals. In the later games a beehive-esque energy shield shows whenever a Sentinel is shot.
Final FantasyVideo GamesSolidThe White Mage spell Shellra V in Final Fantasy XI forms very much like a beehive barrier. In Dissidia, Firion's Shield Bash shows an energy beehive shield, Defense Crush shatters pieces of one, and Laguna's Electroshield is a small, round one.
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New WorldVideo GamesSolidThe Barrier spell and the shield protecting the Garuda monster are beehive barriers.
Flashback 2Video GamesLightConrad's pocket shield gadget shows as a beehive circle around him. It can take quite a few hits before it needs a recharge.
zOMG!Video GamesSolidSeveral rings summon beehive barriers. The Improbability Sphere puts one around an ally. The Turtle ring puts one around yourself as an "oh no" shield.
Luna AbyssVideo GamesSolidFawke's shield power-up makes a beehive forcefield around her, and so do a few bosses.
Ragnarok OnlineVideo GamesSolidA Lord Knight using the Parry skill triggers a beehive barrier hemisphere effect that briefly covers the character.
SCARABVideo GamesSolidYour beehive barrier has to be rotated, or the opponent shoots out one hexagon and then shoots you through the hole. A hit hexagon goes opaque, so you can see the damage and cannot see where the fire comes from.
Jak and Daxter: The Lost FrontierVideo GamesSolidIn The Lost Frontier it is a Green Eco beehive barrier.
Dragon FableVideo GamesSolidThe Soul Weaver's defend skill takes the form of a beehive barrier shield.
Heroic AgeAnime and MangaSolidThe Hedron Shields are a multi-purpose tool made by the Golden Tribe. They work as shields, weapons and psionic beams, and they can repair ships and even build them out of nothing. Its Bronze Tribe also keeps a hive mind of sorts that only the Silver Tribe can understand.
PART 2 - CASE FILES14 longer profiles
14 longer profiles of the strongest examples.
Pokémon: The Wall Made of BeesAsh and his friends walk into a beehive in Diamond and Pearl. A wall stands between them and Vespiquen, and the wall is made of Combee. It is a beehive barrier built from real bees.In the games, Vespiquen's Defend Order is the matching move, a defense move from the bee Pokémon. Combee build a large wall for defense, and at night they stack into hives that protect the queen. Their hexagon bodies leave no gap for intruders.
Arrow: The Dome Over Tevat NoahH.I.V.E. is known for a hexagon pattern that looks like beehive honeycomb. The pattern is on its logo, its support system and the grey uniforms of its agents. People were put in an underground facility called Tevat Noah that looked like a quiet suburb, covered with a dome of energy.The walls of the dome looked like the hexagon pattern of a beehive honeycomb. The group is named Hive, and the dome that holds its people is a hive barrier. A member calls the group one organism, a hive.
Star Fox: The Colony ShieldThe Aparoids live, fight and reproduce like ant or bee colonies, with a queen that is the source of reproduction. Their homeworld's decor and technology are built in honeycomb or hexagon patterns.When they warp in, the gate forms a green, honeycomb-covered object in the sky. Before the final mission, a hive shield blocks the entrance to the homeworld's core and stops the Arwings' lasers, until Peppy rams the Great Fox against it.
Swarm: The Shield Made of BeesSwarm's body is a mass of bees that he commands. He can have them form giant hands or shields to protect himself or to attack, and he can make defensive barriers out of them.This is the clearest case in the data of a barrier built from actual bees.
Teen Titans: The School Named HiveThe H.I.V.E. Academy is a school for young villains, and its look is hexagons and honeycomb. The crest sits on a hexagon. A corridor in "Final Exam" has yellow walls, ceiling and floor marked in a honeycomb pattern. Staff robes are fastened with a yellow "H" on a black and yellow hexagon, and the students' communicators are hexagonal too.Private H.I.V.E. carries a hexagonal shield with the H.I.V.E. logo that deflects Cyborg's arm cannon. In "Deception," the Titans are dragged down one by one and imprisoned in a force field. Almost everything in H.I.V.E. Tower is hexagonal, has a bee on it, or has an "H" on it.
Overwatch: Mei in the Hive MaskOrisa, Reinhardt and Winston all make beehive barriers, but they are see-through. You only notice them from the side. Mei's beekeeper outfit is much easier to see, because a beehive barrier sits where the face netting should be.The data gives the phrase a new meaning here: a hive barrier worn by a beekeeper. Symmetra's ultimate adds a flat one that goes on forever.
Real Life: Hives Against Elephants, Honeycomb Against FireFarmers in parts of Africa set beehives in their fences to keep elephants from raiding crops. Apollo heat shielding was honeycombed metal, each cell filled with a plastic that soaks up reentry heat.One uses living bees. One uses the honeycomb shape. Both guard something valuable from something huge.
The Cabin in the Woods: The Wall Nobody SeesThe heroes do not know a beehive barrier force field has been put around the area to stop any escape. Curt finds out the hard way when he tries to jump the gorge on a motorbike.The hive is a cage, and the people inside are the last to know.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: The Arena WallThe arena is enclosed by a beehive barrier force field.Same job as the cabin: a closed space with no way out. Both live-action movies in the data use the hive wall as a cage.
Kingdom Hearts: Border, Shield and Duel WallBeehive barriers show up whenever you reach the border of a level. Reflect and Dark Shield make one around the user, and Reflect bursts with magic if an attack connects. Aqua's signature guard is one too. In Kingdom Hearts III she uses it to build an arena-wide border so Sora, Donald and Goofy cannot interfere with her duel against Vanitas.In the Re Mind DLC, Mickey, Aqua and Xion cast one huge Reflect shell to cover the whole party. Border, shield, duel wall and party cover: one shape does it all.
Cris Tales: Two Barriers, Two JobsThe final boss and the superboss both use beehive barriers. The superboss's is a normal shield, and only a Crystalarium Tome prepared a turn earlier can remove it.The final boss's barrier does not stop damage from Crisbell and her party. It lets him counterattack right after he is hit.
One Cell Breaks: Mother of Learning and SCARABIn Mother of Learning, breaking one cell of the honeycomb does not disrupt the whole shield, so Zorian burns mana less often. In SCARAB, the beehive barrier has to be rotated, or the opponent shoots out one hexagon and then shoots you through the hole.Same shape, same single cell, opposite result. In SCARAB a hit hexagon also turns opaque, so you can see the damage and cannot see where the fire comes from.
Halo: The Shield You Can Walk ThroughHalo 3's Bubble Shield stops bullets, plasma bolts, grenades, rockets and explosions. Players and vehicles pass straight through as if it was not there.Halo: Reach has a similar Drop Shield that also heals. In later games a beehive-esque energy shield shows whenever a Sentinel is shot.
The World Ends with You: Daily WallsBeehive barriers, called "walls," are part of the Reaper's Game. Every day the Reapers limit players to a given region, and trying to travel to a blocked section means running into a force field.Some walls lift when the conditions of a nearby Support Reaper are met.
PART 3 - THE PATTERNS19 recurring themes
19 recurring themes in 5 families, ordered from most examples to fewest inside each family. Lists overlap on purpose.Bees, Hives and Honeycomb (5)The bee link itself: honeycomb, queens, colonies, small parts, bee guards and the name Hive.Where the Wall Stands (3)The place the hive wraps: an area, a ship, a base.Who Uses It (3)The people and things that put the hive up.What the Hive Does (5)The jobs the hive does once it is up.How the Hive Looks (3)The shape of the barrier.
Honeycomb Shown9 examplesThe word honeycomb, the honeycomb look or the hive shape is named in the example.Also seen in: Queen and Colony (3), Villains Run the Hive (3), Dome, Bubble or Circle (2)
Many Small Parts6 examplesThe wall is built from many small parts: cells, panels, hexagons or whole bees.Also seen in: Bees Do the Guarding (2), Honeycomb Shown (2), One Cell Matters (2)
Queen and Colony6 examplesA queen, a colony or a group that thinks as one stands behind the hive.Also seen in: Bees Do the Guarding (3), Honeycomb Shown (3), Many Small Parts (2)
Bees Do the Guarding4 examplesBees, a bee Pokémon, a swarm or real hives do the protecting.Also seen in: Queen and Colony (3), Many Small Parts (2), Honeycomb Shown (1)
Named Hive2 examplesTwo separate villain groups are named H.I.V.E. Both wear the hexagon and honeycomb look.Also seen in: Honeycomb Shown (2), Villains Run the Hive (2), Walls That Close the Area (2)
Walls That Close the Area9 examplesThe wall seals off a place: an arena, a city, a game zone, the edge of a level, a boss site.Also seen in: Villains Run the Hive (3), A Way Through (2), Honeycomb Shown (2)
Ships and Spacecraft6 examplesThe hive wraps a ship or a spacecraft, or builds one.Also seen in: A Way Through (2), Base and Ship Shields (2), Honeycomb Shown (2)
Base and Ship Shields3 examplesThe hive wraps a base, a fortress or a ship.Also seen in: Ships and Spacecraft (2), Flat or Curved Wall (1), Many Small Parts (1)
Spell, Skill or Power-Up11 examplesThe hive comes from a spell, a skill, a power-up or an item the user triggers.Also seen in: Dome, Bubble or Circle (2), Enemies Hide Behind It (2), Shows When Hit (2)
Enemies Hide Behind It8 examplesEnemies and bosses wear the hive as armor. It has to be broken first.Also seen in: A Way Through (4), Honeycomb Shown (2), Spell, Skill or Power-Up (2)
Villains Run the Hive5 examplesA villain, a villain group or an alien force runs the hive wall.Also seen in: Honeycomb Shown (3), Walls That Close the Area (3), Named Hive (2)
Shows When Hit10 examplesThe hive pattern appears when something is hit, blocked, reflected or forming. The hexagons are the proof the wall worked.Also seen in: Dome, Bubble or Circle (2), Many Small Parts (2), Spell, Skill or Power-Up (2)
A Way Through6 examplesSomething opens the wall: a tome, a special gun, a condition, a ram or a way around.Also seen in: Enemies Hide Behind It (4), Ships and Spacecraft (2), Walls That Close the Area (2)
Shield Becomes a Weapon5 examplesThe shield is also a weapon. It is thrown, fired, burst or used to attack.Also seen in: Queen and Colony (2), Villains Run the Hive (2), Walls That Close the Area (2)
Reflect and Counter3 examplesThe barrier sends the hit back or lets the owner strike right after a hit.Also seen in: A Way Through (1), Enemies Hide Behind It (1), Many Small Parts (1)
One Cell Matters2 examplesOne cell of the hive decides the fight. Break it and the shield holds, or break it and you are shot through the hole.Also seen in: Many Small Parts (2), Honeycomb Shown (1), Shows When Hit (1)
Dome, Bubble or Circle6 examplesThe barrier is a dome, a bubble or a circle around the user or the place.Also seen in: Honeycomb Shown (2), Shows When Hit (2), Spell, Skill or Power-Up (2)
Flat or Curved Wall4 examplesThe barrier is a wall, a curve or a partial shape, not a full bubble.Also seen in: Base and Ship Shields (1), Ships and Spacecraft (1), Spell, Skill or Power-Up (1)
Turtle and Shell2 examplesThe shell and the hive shape meet: a turtle shell made of hive shapes, a Turtle ring that summons a hive.Also seen in: Honeycomb Shown (1), Spell, Skill or Power-Up (1)
PART 4 - REVIEW AND SUMMARYTop takeaways and what the data says
Top TakeawaysAt a GlanceWhat the Data SaysStart with the name. A beehive barrier is named after a honeycomb, and the data keeps that name alive. Honeycomb shows up again and again, by name and by look. A queen, a colony or a group that thinks as one stands behind the hive. The wall is built from many small parts, whether those parts are cells, panels, hexagons or whole bees. Bees guard too, as living walls, as defense moves and as hives set in fences. Even villain groups take the name Hive. The bee never left the barrier. It sits behind the hexagon.Next, look at where the wall stands. A hive is a home with a wall around it, and the data keeps using it that way. The wall seals off an area: an arena, a city, a game zone, the edge of a level, a dome over a hidden town. It wraps ships and spacecraft. It guards bases and fortresses. Something valuable is inside, or the people inside cannot get out.Then ask who holds it. Most often it is the hero or the player, calling it up with a spell, a skill or a power-up. But enemies use it too. It is armor on a boss. It is a wall run by a villain, a villain group or an alien force. The same shape protects the hero and cages the hero. It works for whoever is holding it.Now ask why the player is the one holding it. It is not an accident. The cabal behind the media industry wants you engaging with the notion, even when it is only virtual. When you raise the hive wall yourself, your consciousness is placed in the same position the dark forces are in. They use the topic and rely on it. The game lets you practice that role. So this is about the principle, not just a bee energy dome.Now look at what the hive does. Its first job is to show itself. The hexagons often appear only when something is hit, blocked, reflected or forming. They are the proof that the wall worked. Some walls have a way through: a tome, a special gun, a condition, a ram. Some shields are also weapons that are thrown, fired or used to attack. Some send the hit back or let the owner strike right after one. And sometimes a single cell decides the fight.Last, the look. The barrier is most often a dome, a bubble or a circle around the user or the place. Sometimes it is a wall or a curve instead of a full bubble. Sometimes it ties to a turtle shell. The shape changes, but it is always made of the same small hexagon.Put it together. A hive is a sealed home with a queen in the middle and many small workers making up the wall. The data paints that same picture again and again: something worth guarding in the center, a wall made of many small pieces, and a signal when the wall is touched. The bee is in the name, in the look and sometimes in the scene. The hive is the idea underneath.
1Bees do the guarding.A Combee wall, Vespiquen's Defend Order, hives in a fence, shields made of Swarm's bees. Mei flips it: her mask guards her from the bees.
2The hive is a cage.9 examples seal off a place. Both live-action movies are in that group: The Cabin in the Woods and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
3Bosses hide in the hive.8 examples put the hive on enemies and bosses. It has to be broken before they can be hurt.
4The hive has a queen.6 examples bring in a queen, a colony or a group that thinks as one: Combee and Vespiquen, the Aparoids, H.I.V.E. in Arrow, Heroic Age and Swarm.
5The hive travels by ship.6 examples put the hive on a ship or spacecraft, or use it to build one: Vandread, Code Lyoko, Skies of Arcadia, Star Fox, Heroic Age and Apollo heat shielding.
6The turtle link holds.The hive shape often meets the Turtle Shield. Makoa's shell in Paladins is made of beehive shapes, and the Turtle ring in zOMG! summons one.
29Video Games
7Anime and Manga
2Comic Books
2Film
2Real Life
2Western Animation
1Literature
1Live-Action TV
The shape is a hive, and the job is a hive's job: keep something safe inside and keep something out.
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