Hive Mind

Hive Mind is a talent in the Monsters series. It teaches various skills suitable for Bug family monsters.

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Hive Mind is learned by the Beetleboy, Scissor beatle, and Scorpion. It grants the following abilities:

Ability	Skill Points	Description
Buff	5	Increases the defence of a single ally.
Snooze	10	Puts a single enemy to sleep.
Heart Breaker	15	An attack that can cause the target to miss a turn.
Sleep Sock	25	An attack that can put its target to sleep.
Paralysing Punch	35	An attack that can paralyse its target.
Kasnooze	50	Puts all enemies into a deep sleep.
Defending Champion	65	A defensive ability that greatly reduces damage taken.
Fuddle Dance	80	A dance that can confuse all enemies.
Hustle Dance	100	Restores around 80 HP to all allies.

Hive Mind now grants Nature Nerfer instead of Kasnooze for 50 points. Its other abilities remain unchanged.

Hive Mind can be learned by Killerpillar, Scissor beatle, and Scornet.

**Hive Mind**
Ability	Skill Points	Description
Buff	3	Greatly increases the defence of a single ally for 4 to 7 turns.
Snooze	10	Puts a single enemy to sleep for 2 to 5 turns. The higher the caster's wisdom, the more likely the spell is to succeed.
Heart Breaker	20	Inflicts slashing damage on a single enemy and stuns it for 1 turn.
Sleep Attack	30	Damages a single enemy and occasionally puts it to sleep for 2 to 5 turns.
Paralysing Punch	50	Damages a single enemy and occasionally paralyses it for 2 to 5 turns.
Nature Nerfer	70	Inflicts heavy slashing damage on monsters in the nature family.
Intense Defence	85	Assumes an impenetrable defensive stance that reduces most damage received by ⁹⁄₁₀. Can only be used once per battle.
Fuddle Dance	100	A dance that confuses all enemies for 2 to 5 turns.

Hive Mind's Japanese name むしのしらせ (Mushi no shirase, Insect's notice^?) is an expression that refers to a premonition or foreboding feeling that something bad is going to happen. It is based on an old superstition from the Edo period that people had insects living in their bodies that affected emotions and consciousness.