The Hexamon according to the Hive

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....... Soon the Architects started pitting Hive against Hive in deadly fratricidal wars that threatened to wipe out the entire race. However threatened with extinction the fast evolving Queens developed a sense of sisterhood and subservience to eldest sister, this not only stopped the wars, but made the Hive an even greater threat to the Architects. Their fear turned panic. The solution came with the creation of the Hexamon. These were exactly the same as the Hive only they did not have a Queen, making them more susceptible to following Architect orders blindly. And they had a major weapon against the Hive. They could enter any Hive and not be detected as enemies until it was too late and came close enough to the Queens to kill them, and by killing the Queen the Hive would surrender and easily convert into Hexamon. With each Queen assassination the Hexamon gained the full power of that Hive.