My Hero Academia: What is Queen Bee? Everything to Know About Kuin Hachisuka’s Quirk

My Hero Academia introduces a wide range of quirks, from flashy to subtle, across its franchise. However, in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, we are introduced to a couple more interesting ones. Among the many quirky quirks, Queen Bee is one of the most unique and slightly unsettling ones.

This quirk appears in the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes spin-off and belongs to Kuin Hachisuka. Kuin is a student and a villain working for the Villain Factory. In the early parts of the Vigilantes, she is the primary antagonist. Even though she seems harmless at first, Kuin’s true identity is the Queen Bee.

In My Hero Academia, Queen Bee works through a parasitic swarm of Apocrita (tiny bee- or wasp-like creatures). Kuin can release a lot of them, enough to cover a busy city street. Each insect is linked directly to her mind. She senses what they feel and can see what they see. The insects’ abdomens can hold chemicals or drugs, and their stingers act like needles to inject or collect samples.

Queen Bee isn’t just about swarm control. It also controls the host’s body. Kuin can control the bodies of others, mostly young girls, by putting one of her bugs inside their heads. Once the bug was inside, Kuin could control what the person did. The hive merges with the host’s brain. That fusion forms a new personality that is part human, part swarm.

When the host takes Trigger (a performance-enhancing drug), the host’s power increases with some physical changes. Their speed and strength increase. Still, Trigger can weaken the hive’s control, and as such, the host’s feelings begin to emerge. Kuin can even manipulate other people with her insects without turning them into hosts.

Queen Bee is smart, but she also has clear weaknesses. Since every bee connects physically to Kuin, when a bee dies, she feels the pain. As a result, it made more sense for Kuin to flee as opposed to standing her ground. Later, when Bee☆Pop became the host, she used explosive Bomb Bees.

These are bees that have explosive substances in their abdomens. The bees detonate when ordered to, giving Kuin a better chance in a fight. She still receives the damage taken by her bees, so she uses Bomb Bees as more of a tactical approach to battle. Usually, the first one is real, and the rest are to make her opponents think they can all explode after putting that idea in their heads.

The hive also has a powerful survival instinct. If the current queen insect dies, another bee takes her place and continues the hive. Even a single surviving bee can regrow the swarm over time. But if the host’s brain stops working, due to injury or extraction, the hive loses control, and the insects scatter. That leaves Kuin powerless if separated from her host.

Fans' thoughts on her character in My Hero Academia

Discussing her nature, fans ask whether she is a person who uses a quirk or if the Queen Bee is a bee with a quirk or the quirk itself—a parasitic insect that hijacks bodies like a virus. She is a little similar to other non-human quirks, like Nezu or Monster Cat.

From a fan perspective, Queen Bee is uniquely creepy. Some fans believe that she might have been a victim of experimentation as opposed to a natural occurrence. Another explains that Kuin controls many small insect robots like a hive. This makes her power very different from most powers in My Hero Academia.

Visually and thematically, Queen Bee stands out. She looks innocent in her schoolgirl outfit, but she hides a hive behind an eyepatch. Her cheerful mask hides a ruthless, calculating villain who delights in disturbing heroes and civilians alike. It is nice to see characters that have abilities that are not flashy.

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Conclusion

In the end, Queen Bee adds a new dimension to the world of My Hero Academia. Her quirk shows how a small, intelligent threat can be more terrifying than brute force. Kuin Hachisuka proves that in a world of extraordinary powers, the most disturbing threats can come from the tiniest buzz.

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