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Hydra
Statistics
Species:	Vex
Collectives:	Descendants ; Hezen Corrective ; Hezen Protective ; Precursors ; Sol Collective ; Sol Divisive ; Virgo Prohibition
Functions:	Central Processor ; Heavy Infantry
Height:	8ft
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Aeon Maul
Abilities:	Rotating Shielding ; High Durability ; Hydra Death Blast ; Midair Levitation

Latest revision as of 13:02, April 28, 2024

"Our shots dissolved in the translucent matrix around it, useless."

— Grimoire description

The Hydra is a Vex unit with nearly impregnable shields and rock-melting fire-power.^[1]

Overview

Hydras are hulking, segmented machines, described as resembling "robotic centipedes," which hover above the ground possess formidable defensive and offensive capabilities. Hydras utilize unidirectional defensive circular shields and ^[2] are equipped with a powerful weapon called the Aeon Maul.^[3] In addition to being formidable combatants, Hydras serve as major processing nodes for the Vex network.^[4] Like many Vex units, they vary in size, with the largest (such as Argos, Planetary Core) easily measuring hundreds of meters across.

Gameplay

Destiny

Hydras should be engaged with extreme caution. Not only are their circular shields impenetrable and invulnerable to attack, but they are also armed with Aeon Maul, a type of Vex heavy weaponry. These explosive, Void damage-dealing weapons are fired in rapid succession and are capable of quickly blasting away at a Guardian's shield. They will continuously bombard the player's position on the battlefield from long range and will suppress them if left alone. Even after they are killed, Hydras should still be kept at a distance, as their head will explode upon death. This explosion causes massive damage to, and can even kill, Guardians.^[5]

Destiny 2

Hydras now have three smaller semicircular shields as opposed to just one, giving them stronger defenses. Their death blasts have a larger radius, but can be negated if the Hydra is killed with disintegrating effects, such as from a Fusion Rifle. In addition, Hydras of any rank are immune to Finishers, despite not being classified as Vehicles.

Known Hydras

Sol Collective Hydras

Hezen Corrective Hydras

Ultra Hydra

Hezen Protective Hydras

Virgo Prohibition Hydras

Vekron, the Conductive Mind

Sol Divisive Hydras

Proxies Nightmare

Unknown affiliation

Variations

Notable Variations

Descendant Hydra - Hydra of the Descendants
Precursor Hydra - Hydra of the Precursors

Common Variants

Axis Hydra - Major Hydra (Destiny)
Descendant Axis Hydra - Elite Hydra of the Descendants
Hydra Disciple - Heroic Difficulty
Hydra Zealot - Epic Difficulty
Malignant Hydra - Major Hydra (Destiny 2)
Precursor Axis Hydra - Elite Hydra of the Precursors
Precursor Malignant Hydra - Major Hydra of the Precursors (Destiny 2)
Quantum Hydra - Common Elite Hydra

Specific Variants

Gallery

A Hezen Corrective Hydra.
Vechron, Spire Lord, a Hezen Protective Hydra.
A Virgo Prohibition Hydra.
A Sol Divisive Hydra.
A Sol Primeval Hydra.
Major variant of the Sol Primeval Hydra.
A Sol Imminent Hydra.
Major variant of the Sol Imminent Hydra.
A Vex Sol Collective Hydra.
A Destiny 2 Sol Divisive Hydra.
Sekrion, Nexus Mind, an Ultra Hydra.
A frontal view of a Hydra from Destiny 2.
A back view of a Hydra from Destiny 2.

Trivia

The top of a Hydra chassis can be seen hanging on the ceiling of Lord Shaxx's space in the new Tower.
The Undying Mind was the only hydra to have three shields in Destiny.

List of appearances

Destiny (First appearance)
- The Dark Below
- House of Wolves
- The Taken King
- Rise of Iron
Destiny 2
- Curse of Osiris
- Forsaken
- Season of the Drifter
- Season of Opulence
- Shadowkeep
- Season of the Undying
- Season of Dawn
- Beyond Light
- Season of the Splicer
- Season of Plunder
- Lightfall
- Season of the Witch
- Season of the Wish

References

^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: Hydra
^ Game Informer January 2014, page 55
^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny
^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: Hydra
^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny

[1] Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: Hydra

[2] Game Informer January 2014, page 55

[3] Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny

[4] Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: Hydra

[5] Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny

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-{{New content|[[Destiny 2]]}}
 {{Quote|Our shots dissolved in the translucent matrix around it, useless.|[[Grimoire]] description}}
 {{Vex infobox
-|Image= [[File:Hydra (VSC).jpg|360px]]
+|image= [[File:Hydra (VSC).jpg|360px]]
 |name= Hydra
 |Species= [[Vex]]
-|Collectives= [[Hezen Protective]] <br> [[Hezen Corrective]] <br> [[Sol Divisive]] <br> [[Virgo Prohibition]] <br> [[Precursors]] <br> [[Descendants]] <br> [[Unidentified Vex collective]]
+|Collectives= [[Descendants]] <br> [[Hezen Corrective]] <br> [[Hezen Protective]] <br> [[Precursors]] <br> [[Sol Collective]] <br> [[Sol Divisive]] <br> [[Virgo Prohibition]]
 |Functions= Central Processor <br> Heavy Infantry
-|Mission=
+|Height= 8ft
-|Height=N/A
+|Weapon(s)= {{icon|Void}} [[Aeon Maul]]
-|Weight=N/A
+|Abilities= Rotating Shielding <br> High Durability <br> {{icon|Solar}} Hydra Death Blast <br> Midair Levitation
-|Weapon(s)= [[Aeon Maul]]
-|Abilities= Rotating Shields <br> High Durability <br> Hydra Death Blast <br> Midair Levitation
 }}
-The '''Hydra''' is a [[Vex]] unit with nearly impregnable shields and rock-melting fire-power.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Hydra|Hydra]]''</ref>
+The '''Hydra''' is a [[Vex]] unit with nearly impregnable shields and rock-melting fire-power.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Hydra|Hydra]]''</ref>
 ==Overview==
-Hydras are hulking, segmented machines, described as resembling "robotic centipedes," which hover above the ground possess formidable defensive and offensive capabilities. Hydras utilize unidirectional defensive circular shields and <ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 55''</ref> are equipped with a powerful weapon called the Aeon Maul.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> In addition to being formidable combatants, Hydras serve as major processing nodes for the Vex network.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Hydra|Hydra]]''</ref> Like many Vex units, they vary in size, with the largest (such as [[Argos, Planetary Core]]) easily measuring hundreds of meters across.
+Hydras are hulking, segmented machines, described as resembling "robotic centipedes," which hover above the ground possess formidable defensive and offensive capabilities. Hydras utilize unidirectional defensive circular shields and <ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 55''</ref> are equipped with a powerful weapon called the Aeon Maul.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]''</ref> In addition to being formidable combatants, Hydras serve as major processing nodes for the Vex network.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Hydra|Hydra]]''</ref> Like many Vex units, they vary in size, with the largest (such as [[Argos, Planetary Core]]) easily measuring hundreds of meters across.
 ==Gameplay==
-Hydras should be engaged with extreme caution. Not only are their circular shields impenetrable and invulnerable to attack, but they are also armed with [[Aeon Maul]], a type of Vex heavy weaponry. These explosive, [[Void]] damage-dealing weapons are fired in rapid succession and are capable of quickly blasting away at a [[Guardian]]'s shield. They will continuously bombard the player's position on the battlefield from long range and will suppress them if left alone. Even after they are killed, Hydras should still be kept at a distance, as their head will explode upon death. This explosion causes massive damage to, and can even kill, Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>
+===''Destiny''===
+Hydras should be engaged with extreme caution. Not only are their circular shields impenetrable and invulnerable to attack, but they are also armed with [[Aeon Maul]], a type of Vex heavy weaponry. These explosive, [[Void]] damage-dealing weapons are fired in rapid succession and are capable of quickly blasting away at a [[Guardian]]'s shield. They will continuously bombard the player's position on the battlefield from long range and will suppress them if left alone. Even after they are killed, Hydras should still be kept at a distance, as their head will explode upon death. This explosion causes massive damage to, and can even kill, Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]''</ref>
 ===''Destiny 2''===
-Hydras now have three semicircular shields as opposed to just one, giving them stronger defenses, and their death blasts have a larger radius.
+Hydras now have three smaller semicircular shields as opposed to just one, giving them stronger defenses. Their death blasts have a larger radius, but can be negated if the Hydra is killed with disintegrating effects, such as from a [[Fusion Rifle]]. In addition, Hydras of any rank are immune to [[Finisher]]s, despite not being classified as [[Vehicle]]s.
-==Variations==
-*[[Axis Hydra]]
-*[[Hydra Disciple]]
-*[[Integrator Hydra]]
-*[[Precursor Hydra]]
-*[[Keeper of Ages Unseen]]
 ==Known Hydras==
+{{Col-begin}}
+{{Col-2}}
+===[[Sol Collective]] Hydras===
+*[[Aegion, Deductive Mind]]
+*[[Agon, Strategic Hydra]]
 *[[Agoros, Gatekeeper]]
+*[[Antikytheran Mind]]
+*[[Arcane Mind]]
 *[[Argos, Planetary Core]]
-*[[Integration Mind]]
+*[[Belmon, Transcendent Mind]]
-*[[Divisive Mind]]
+*[[Calixte, System Ward Finality]]
-*[[Gatekeeper]]
+*[[Data Nullifier]]
+*[[Dimio, Oppressive Mind]]
+*[[Episkeptis, the Uninvited]]
 *[[Hapax, the Convergent Mind]]
-*[[Hephone, Corruption Mind]] ([[Taken]])
+*[[Network Mind]]
-*[[Maniphage]]
+*[[Pagouri, Beloved by Calus]]
-*[[Morphon, Blighted Mind]] (Taken)
 *[[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]]
-*[[Pagouri, Beloved by Calus]]
+*[[Phanes, Prototype Mind]]
-*[[Quria, Blade Transform]] (Taken)
+*[[Pakrion]]
-*[[Radian Clocker]]
+*[[Recursive Mind]]
 *[[Ruined Mind]]
-*[[Seditious Mind]] (Taken)
+*[[Shuttered Mind]]
-*[[Sekrion, Nexus Mind]]
+*[[Sublimating Mind, Forge Warden]]
+*[[Tekton, Constructive Mind]]
 *[[Terminus Keeper]]
-*[[The Templar]]
+*[[Thesmotae, Subjugated Mind]]
-*[[The Undying Mind]]
+*[[Treacherous Mind]]
+*[[Viadon, Inquisitor Mind]]
+{{Col-2}}
+===[[Hezen Corrective]] Hydras===
+*[[Ultra Hydra]]
+===[[Hezen Protective]] Hydras===
+*[[Maniphage]]
 *[[Vechron, Spire Lord]]
+===[[Virgo Prohibition]] Hydras===
 *[[Vekron, the Conductive Mind]]
-==Trivia==
+===[[Sol Divisive]] Hydras===
-*In ''[[Destiny 2]]'', killing a Hydra with elemental damage will cancel its death blast.
+*[[Akardon, Pitiless Mind]]
+*[[Aspirational Construct]]
+*[[Conceptual Mind]]
+*[[Divisive Mind]]
+*[[The Undying Mind]]
+===[[Proxy|Proxies]] Nightmare===
+*[[Alecto, Infinite Proxy]]
+*[[Branched Mind, Proxy]]
+===[[Vex|Unknown affiliation]]===
+*[[Sekrion, Nexus Mind]]
+*[[Secluded Mind]]
+*[[Simulated Hydra]]
+*[[The Templar]]
+{{Col-end}}
+==Variations==
+;Notable Variations
+*Descendant Hydra - Hydra of the [[Descendants]]
+*Precursor Hydra - Hydra of the [[Precursors]]
+;Common Variants
+*[[Axis Hydra]] - [[Major]] Hydra {{C|''Destiny''}}
+*[[Descendant Axis Hydra]] - [[Elite]] Hydra of the Descendants
+*Hydra Disciple - Heroic Difficulty
+*Hydra Zealot - Epic Difficulty
+*[[Malignant Hydra]] - [[Major]] Hydra {{C|''Destiny 2''}}
+*[[Precursor Axis Hydra]] - Elite Hydra of the Precursors
+*Precursor Malignant Hydra - Major Hydra of the Precursors {{C|''Destiny 2''}}
+*[[Quantum Hydra]] - Common Elite Hydra
+;Specific Variants
+*[[Angelic]]
+*[[Councilor's Hydra]]
+*[[Data Nullifier]]
+*[[Deceived Hydra]]
+*[[Disrupted Hydra]]
+*[[Encryption Daemon]]
+*[[Gatekeeper]]
+*[[Incarcerator Hydra]]
+*[[Incursion Countermeasure]]
+*[[Integrator Hydra]]
+*[[Intrusion Detector]]
+*[[Keeper of Ages Unseen]]
+*[[Lamplighter Hydra]]
+*[[Mercury Defender]]
+*[[Monitor Hydra]]
+*[[Overlord]]
+*[[Paraversal Challenger]]
+*[[Paraversal Contender]]
+*[[Radian Clocker]]
+*[[Sentinel (Vex)|Sentinel]]
+*[[Shieldbearer Hydra]]
+*[[Transcendent Hydra]]
+*[[Vex Warden]]
+*[[Warden of the Witness]]
 ==Gallery==
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 File:Hydra (SD).jpg|A [[Sol Divisive]] Hydra.
 File:Hydra (SP).jpg|A [[Sol Primeval]] Hydra.
+File:Major SP Hydra.jpg|[[Major]] variant of the Sol Primeval Hydra.
+File:Hydra (SI).jpg|A [[Sol Imminent]] Hydra.
+File:Major SI Hydra.jpg|[[Major]] variant of the Sol Imminent Hydra.
 File:Hydra (VSC).jpg|A [[Vex Sol Collective]] Hydra.
+File:Hydra (SD2).jpg|A [[Destiny 2]] [[Sol Divisive]] Hydra.
 File:Vex hydra e3.jpg|[[Sekrion, Nexus Mind]], an [[Ultra]] Hydra.
 File:Roderick-weise-hydra-1.jpg|A frontal view of a Hydra from ''Destiny 2''.
 File:Roderick-weise-hydra-2.jpg|A back view of a Hydra from ''Destiny 2''.
 </gallery>
+==Trivia==
+*The top of a Hydra chassis can be seen hanging on the ceiling of [[Lord Shaxx]]'s space in the [[Tower (Destiny 2)|new Tower]].
+*The [[Undying Mind]] was the only hydra to have three shields in ''[[Destiny]]''.
 ==List of appearances==
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 **''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]''
 **''[[The Taken King]]''
+**''[[Rise of Iron]]''
 *''[[Destiny 2]]''
 **''[[Curse of Osiris]]''
+**''[[Forsaken]]''
+**''[[Season of the Drifter]]''
+**''[[Season of Opulence]]''
+**''[[Shadowkeep]]''
+**''[[Season of the Undying]]''
+**''[[Season of Dawn]]''
+**''[[Beyond Light]]''
+**''[[Season of the Splicer]]''
+**''[[Season of Plunder]]''
+**''[[Lightfall]]''
+**''[[Season of the Witch]]''
+**''[[Season of the Wish]]''
 ==References==