Hydra

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

— Grimoire description

Hydra
Statistics
Species:	Vex
Collectives:	Hezen Protective Hezen Corrective Sol Divisive Virgo Prohibition
Functions:	Central Processor Heavy Infantry
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Aeon Maul
Abilities:	High Durability Rotating Shield Levitation Death Blast

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

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 are equipped with a powerful weapon called the Aeon Maul. In addition to being formidable combatants, Hydras serve as major processing nodes for the Vex network.

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.

Variations

• Axis Hydra—Major
• Hydra Disciple—Heroic

Known Hydras

• Divisive Mind
• Gatekeeper
• Hephone, Corruption Mind (Taken)
• Maniphage
• Morphon, Blighted Mind (Taken)
• Quria, Blade Transform
• Radian Clocker
• Seditious Mind (Taken)
• Sekrion, Nexus Mind
• The Templar
• The Undying Mind
• Vechron, Spire Lord
• Vekron, the Conductive Mind

Trivia

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Gallery

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  A Hydra

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  Guardians engaging a Hydra

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  Sekrion, Nexus Mind Strike

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)
  • The Dark Below
  • House of Wolves
  • The Taken King