History Main / HiveDrone

** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-408 SCP-408]], the Illusory Butterflies, consists of a kaleidoscope of zebra butterflies with [[MasterOfIllusion very advanced illusory abilities]], acting in perfect unison to create extremely convincing illusions or simply vanish. The HiveMind itself is fully sapient, but the individual butterflies under its control do not appear to be significantly more intelligent than regular ones..

** [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HiveMind SCP-1888]], the [[HostileTerraforming Terraforming Temple]], which causes plants and animals exposed to black liquid it creates to mutate and develop a group intelligence that they use to efficiently eliminate non-mutated organisms.

** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-408 SCP-408]], the Illusory Butterflies, consists of a kaleidoscope of zebra butterflies with [[MasterOfIllusion very advanced illusory abilities]], acting in perfect unison to create extremely convincing illusions or simply vanish. The HiveMind itself is fully sapient.

* In ''Film/StarshipTroopers'', where the caste system the Bugs have in the novel is expanded into a full HiveMind, this is the role of the basic combat forms, under the control of the Brain Bugs and the God-Bug Behemacoatyl.

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* The Formics from ''Film/EndersGame'', to the point that [[spoiler: they will literally drop out of the sky when their queen is killed.]]

* The Borg of the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' universe. A drone's individuality is merely suppressed, rather than destroyed or absent. This is most explicitly demonstrated in the ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'' episode, "Unimatrix Zero". Drones such as Hugh and Seven of Nine, who are separated from the Collective, are capable of [[RogueDrone regaining individuality]] with varying degrees of success.

In RealLife, insect drones are males whose only programming is to [[DeathBySex mate with a queen then die]]. In fiction however, "drone" is often used to mean a biological equivalent of a remote-controlled robot, such as anything in a HiveMind not in a position of power. Sometimes they will resemble hive worker insects and will be sterile, do nothing but work, and care for the [[MookMaker Queen's young]]. Other times they are the army of the Hive. They are nearly always {{mooks}}.

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* [[Franchise/StarTrek The Borg]]. Subverted with Hugh then Seven of Nine as they gain individuality.

* ''{{Franchise/Alien}}'': The aliens themselves. That is all.

!!Examples!

* {{Franchise/Alien}}. The aliens themselves. That is all.

* In {{Starcraft}}, most members of the Zerg, with the exception of Kerrigan, the [[HiveQueen Overmind]], and the cerebrates, fit this description. There is even an actual unit type called a drone whose only purposes are to harvest resources and morph into structures that let you make other types of Zerg.

Don't expect them have individuality, have names other than [[YouAreNumberSix numbers]] or letters, or even look different from each other. Sometimes, though, one does break off from the hive for one reason or another, becoming a RogueDrone.

In RealLife, insect drones are males whose only programming is to [[DeathBySex mate with a queen then die]]. In fiction however, "drone" is often used to mean a biological equivalent of a remote-controlled robot, such as anything in a HiveMind not in a position of power. Sometimes they will resemble hive worker insects and will be sterile, do nothing but work, and care for the [[MookMaker Queens young]]. Other times they are the army of the Hive. They are nearly always {{mooks}}.

Don't expect them have individuality, have names other than [[YouAreNumberSix numbers]] or letters, or even look different from each other. Sometimes, though, they do break off from the hive for one reason or another - they then become RogueDrones.

In RealLife, insect drones are males whose only programming is to [[DeathBySex mate with a queen then die]]. In fiction however, "drone" is often used to mean a biological equivalent of a remote-controlled robot, such as anything in a HiveMind not in a position of power. Sometimes they will resemble hive worker insects and will be sterile, do nothing but work, and care for the [[MookMaker Queens young]]. Other times they are the army of the Hive. They are nearly always {{mooks}}. Don't expect them have individuality, have names other than [[YouAreNumberSix numbers]] or letters, or even look different from each other.

* {{Film/Alien}}. The aliens themselves. That is all.

In RealLife, insect drones are males who [[DeathBySex mate with a queen then die]]. In fiction however, "drone" is often for anything in a HiveMind not in a position of power. Sometimes they will resemble hive worker insects and will be sterile, do nothing but work, and care for the [[MookMaker Queens young]]. Other times they are the army of the Hive. They are nearly always {{mooks}}. Don't expect them have individuality, have names other than [[YouAreNumberSix numbers]] or letters, or even look different from each other.

* [[Film/Alien]]. The aliens themselves. That is all.

* [[Franchise/Aliens]]. The aliens themselves. That is all.

* [[StarTrek The Borg]]. Subverted with Hugh then Seven of Nine as they gain individuality.

* [[Series/DoctorWho Ordinary Cybermen]], who in the New Seasons even have a device to squash free will and emotions.

* [[DoctorWho Ordinary Cybermen]], who in the New Seasons even have a device to squash free will and emotions.

In RealLife, insect drones are males who [[DeathBySex mate with a queen then die.]]
In fiction however, "drone" is often for anything in a HiveMind not in a poistion of power.Sometimes they will resemble hive worker insects and will be sterile, do nothing but work, and care for the [[MookMaker Queens young]]. Other times they are the army of the Hive.
They are nearly always {{Mooks}}. Don't expect them have individuality, have names other than [[YouAreNumberSix numbers]] or letters, or even look different from each other.

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*[[StarTrek The Borg]]. Subaverted with Hugh then Seven of Nine as they gain idviduality.

*In {{Starcraft}}, most members of the Zerg, with the exception of Kerrigan, the [[HiveQueen Overmind]], and the cerebrates, fit this discription. There is even an actual unit type called a drone whose only purposes are to harvest resources and morph into structures that let you make other types of Zerg.