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== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
Nothing definite is known, but it's possible that she had red scales like her namesake. | Nothing definite is known, but it's possible that she had red scales like her namesake. | ||
== Personality == | |||
Little is known about Queen Cochineal but it can be assumed that she was very much like her successor (and most likely her daughter), Queen Wasp since Lady Scarab stated that Cochineal was an expert liar. However Cochineal wasn't as bad as Queen Wasp as Scarab stated to her niece that Cochineal wouldn't approve of her tyranny. She later told Cricket that while Cochineal wasn't the best queen, she was not as bad as Wasp. To use her exact words: "Not that my sister was any picnic as a ruler, but at least she wasn't a dictatorial zombie-making maniac." | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== [[The Hive Queen|''The Hive Queen'']] === | === [[The Hive Queen|''The Hive Queen'']] === | ||
Lady Scarab mentions Cochineal in a conversation with [[Cricket]], saying that she was told that the [[Book of Clearsight]] said that Cochineal must be the next Queen. Lady Scarab also says that her sister was a much better liar than she was, likely why she was chosen by their mother. | Lady Scarab mentions Cochineal in a conversation with [[Cricket]], saying that she was told that the [[Book of Clearsight]] said that Cochineal must be the next Queen. Lady Scarab also says that her sister was a much better liar than she was, likely why she was chosen by their mother. | ||
== Family tree == | == Family tree == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*A cochineal is a small, grub-like bug that is harvested and ground into red pigment. They eat cacti and originated in Mexico. | |||
* It's very likely (although not yet totally confirmed) that Cochineal is Queen Wasp's mother since Lady Scarab is Wasp's aunt and Lady Scarab has no other mentioned sisters. | * It's very likely (although not yet totally confirmed) that Cochineal is Queen Wasp's mother since Lady Scarab is Wasp's aunt and Lady Scarab has no other mentioned sisters. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
Revision as of 04:13, 20 February 2019
Template:Charbox Queen Cochineal was a female HiveWing who is Lady Scarab’s sister and likely Wasp's mother.
Appearance
Nothing definite is known, but it's possible that she had red scales like her namesake.
Personality
Little is known about Queen Cochineal but it can be assumed that she was very much like her successor (and most likely her daughter), Queen Wasp since Lady Scarab stated that Cochineal was an expert liar. However Cochineal wasn't as bad as Queen Wasp as Scarab stated to her niece that Cochineal wouldn't approve of her tyranny. She later told Cricket that while Cochineal wasn't the best queen, she was not as bad as Wasp. To use her exact words: "Not that my sister was any picnic as a ruler, but at least she wasn't a dictatorial zombie-making maniac."
Biography
Lady Scarab mentions Cochineal in a conversation with Cricket, saying that she was told that the Book of Clearsight said that Cochineal must be the next Queen. Lady Scarab also says that her sister was a much better liar than she was, likely why she was chosen by their mother.
Family tree
| Cicada | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Several Generations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unknown | Cochineal | Scarab | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloodworm | Cicada | Hornet | Mantis | Jewel | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tsetse | Vinegaroon | Wasp | Yellowjacket | Unnamed Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trivia
- A cochineal is a small, grub-like bug that is harvested and ground into red pigment. They eat cacti and originated in Mexico.
- It's very likely (although not yet totally confirmed) that Cochineal is Queen Wasp's mother since Lady Scarab is Wasp's aunt and Lady Scarab has no other mentioned sisters.
Gallery
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A typical HiveWing, by Joy Ang -
HiveWing Sigil by Platypus the SeaWing -
A real cochineal
| HiveWings | |
|---|---|
| Queens | |
| Royalty |
Bloodworm • Cicada • Hornet • Mantis • Scarab • Tsetse • Vinegaroon • Yellowjacket |
| Other Dragons |
Aphid • Bombardier • Bumblebee • Cadelle • Carabid • Chafer • Cricket • Dragonfly • Earthworm • Earwig • Inchworm • Grasshopper • Hawker • Glowworm • Katydid • Librarian • Lubber • Malachite • Midge • Pinacate • Rootworm • Sandfly • Treehopper • Weevil |
| Kingdom |
Bloodworm Hive • Cicada Hive • Hornet Hive • Jewel Hive • Mantis Hive • Tsetse Hive • Vinegaroon Hive • Wasp Hive • Yellowjacket Hive |
| Society | |
