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|Species= [[Vex]]
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|Functions= Central Processor <br> Heavy Infantry
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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]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Hydra|Hydra]]''</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
Hydras are segmented machines that float through the air to attack; each segment bearing its own turret, these robotic centipedes fire these turrets as they wriggle through the air. Hydras also 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>
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.


==Gameplay==
==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>
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 2''===
Hydras now have three semicircular shields as opposed to just one, giving them stronger defenses, and their death blasts have a larger radius.


==Variations==
==Variations==
*[[Angelic]]
*[[Axis Hydra]]
*[[Axis Hydra]]
*[[Hydra Disciple]]
*[[Hydra Disciple]]
*[[Integrator Hydra]]
*[[Integrator Hydra]]
*[[Precursor Hydra]]
*[[Keeper of Ages Unseen]]
*[[Gatekeeper]]
*[[Radian Clocker]]
*[[Transcendent Hydra]]


==Known Hydras==
==Known Hydras==
*[[Agoros, Gatekeeper]]
*[[Argos, Planetary Core]]
*[[Integration Mind]]
*[[Integration Mind]]
*[[Divisive Mind]]
*[[Divisive Mind]]
*[[Gatekeeper]]
*[[Hapax, the Convergent Mind]]
*[[Hephone, Corruption Mind]] ([[Taken]])
*[[Hephone, Corruption Mind]] ([[Taken]])
*[[Maniphage]]
*[[Maniphage]]
*[[Morphon, Blighted Mind]] (Taken)
*[[Morphon, Blighted Mind]] (Taken)  
*[[Quria, Blade Transform]]
*[[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]]
*[[Radian Clocker]]
*[[Pagouri, Beloved by Calus]]
*[[Quria, Blade Transform]] (Taken)
*[[Ruined Mind]]
*[[Seditious Mind]] (Taken)
*[[Seditious Mind]] (Taken)
*[[Sekrion, Nexus Mind]]
*[[Sekrion, Nexus Mind]]
*[[Terminus Keeper]]
*[[The Templar]]
*[[The Templar]]
*[[The Undying Mind]]
*[[The Undying Mind]]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*In ''[[Destiny 2]]'', killing a Hydra with elemental damage will cancel its death blast.
*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]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Destiny-VexHydra.jpg| A Hydra
File:Destiny-VexHydra.jpg|A [[Hezen Corrective]] Hydra.
File:Vex hydra e3.jpg| Guardians engaging a Hydra
File:Vechron.jpg|[[Vechron, Spire Lord]], a [[Hezen Protective]] Hydra.
File:Venus07.jpg|Sekrion, Nexus Mind Strike
File:Hydra (VP).jpg|A [[Virgo Prohibition]] Hydra.
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''.
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==References==
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"Our shots dissolved in the translucent matrix around it, useless."
— Grimoire description
Hydra
 

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

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 semicircular shields as opposed to just one, giving them stronger defenses, and their death blasts have a larger radius.

Variations

Known Hydras

Trivia

  • In Destiny 2, killing a Hydra with elemental damage will cancel its death blast.
  • The top of a Hydra chassis can be seen hanging on the ceiling of Lord Shaxx's space in the new Tower.

Gallery

List of appearances

References

  1. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Hydra
  2. ^ Game Informer January 2014, page 55
  3. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard
  4. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Hydra
  5. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard

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