Swarm



In Spider-man: Turn off the Dark (the Musical), Swarm appears. However, his origin is simplified. In this version he was a scientist who worked for Norman Osborn, but left when he funding was cut along with the rest of the scientists. When Osborn was turned into the Green Goblin, he captured all his former callegues and mutated into a Swarm of living bees. He and the rest of the Sinister Six are defeated by Spider-man.

Swarm appears in Spiderman and His Amazing Friends as a swarm of bees that turns people into human sized bees for it's hive

Origin
Fritz von Meyer was one of Hitler's top scientists, specializing in the field of toxins. After World War Two, he fled Germany to become a beekeeper in South America. In the peaceful jungles, he was able to study the mating habits of killer bees. During his time there, he came across a particular swarm of bees. They were very passive in behavior, and did not exhibit fear like all of the other bee colonies he had studied. Upon further observation, he noticed the bees were extremely intelligent compared to the other bees in the area. He found a near-by meteor that he thought was the cause of the bees mutations. He decided to build a device to control the bees, hoping to get them to do his bidding. After getting the bees agitated, and losing their passiveness, he could not control them. They swarmed around him, tearing him to shreds, and leaving him for dead. As the bees started to go away, Meyer's consciousness was absorbed into the bee swarm, making him the evil villain, Swarm.

Not long after, Interpol tracked him down, and one of it's agents was successful in capturing the queen bee in Swarm's hive. He encased her in amber, and hid her in a briefcase. He fled to the United States, and Swarm followed him. He killed the agent, but lost the briefcase to the Champions. They found out about the murder, and took the bee. He followed them, and confronted them in battle. During the battle, he was able to free the queen. He started a mutation on her, and she grew to a gigantic size. The battle continued until Hercules threw the queen miles away. Swarm's hive followed her, leaving Meyer as a skeleton.

Power and Abilities
As Swarm, Von Meyer has no true body. Instead he is composed of millions of bees. This form allows him to change in shape and size and affords him a limited amount of super strength. Objects that strike Swarm will pass through him as the bees move out of the way of danger, thus making him a difficult foe to beat. Von Meyer also has control over the individual bees in his body, which can be used to attack his enemies.