The Relic variant of Queen B has very similar characteristics to her predecessor: Extremely high range and Long Distance attacks that inflict a status effect. While Curse may seem less threatening than Slow, Queen Mother V is capable of cursing units for a whopping 111 seconds, crippling the defenses of Anti-Red tankers against the One Horns and Professor As that appear in her debut stage.
Queen of the stage who started as a mere backup dancer 888 years ago. Beloved by the whole hive even in her old age. Some drones even say she's the one true ruler...!
With 888 years of history in performing arts, she was once a dedicated backup dancer for Enka* singers. Her ability to dance may be on the decline, but her cursing needle skill remains strong as ever. She can't stand the rumors that the great imperial palace singers are paying her to destroy the abilities of the new singers. *Enka is a genre of music stylistically resembling traditional Japanese music.
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Amongst the Tier 2 Advent Bosses, Queen Mother V represents the virtue of patience, which includes peace and mercy - a requirement if she's to be beloved by her whole hive. Furthermore, patience is commonly associated with old age, and Queen Mother V certainly fits the bill there.
She also has the longest curse duration of all units in the game, requiring great patience to outlast.
Queen Mother V can be seen as a foil to her original variant: Queen B is an exiled Alien princess, Queen Mother V a beloved Relic queen.
Her 18,888 damage, 8 knockbacks, 888 minimum effective range and 888 years of performing arts experience are all based on a pun: the Japanese word for 8, 八 hachi, sounds exactly like 蜂, meaning honeybee.
Her curse duration of 3,333f may refer to how 三つ mittsu (three) sounds much like 蜜 mitsu (honey).