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Hydra
| Hydra | |
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| Species: | Dragon |
| Role: | Antagonist |
| World: | Skylands |
| Attacks: | Fire Life Undead Water |
| Appears in: | Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Skylanders: Swap Force (mentioned) |
The Hydra, also known as Hydragon, is Kaos' four headed dragon in the console versions of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. It serves as the final boss alongside Kaos, assisting him in the battle, and is the most powerful of all of his Minions.
Each dragon summons forth the same type of trap seen in previous Elemental battles against Kaos' Minions.
Story
When he was losing his second attempt to destroy the Core of Light, Kaos released his Hydra into the battle and it was powerful enough to successfully destroy the Core; its destruction was what triggered the events of changing Master Eon into a spirit (though he survived the blast), caused Kaos' castle to go flying back out of control, and banished the Skylanders to Earth.
When the new Portal Master and their Skylanders finally confronted Kaos face-to-face, the evil tyrant summoned his Hydra to aid him in the battle. Harnessing four of the main elemental classes, the Hydra proved to be a powerful opponent though it couldn't be fought directly due to a magical barrier that surrounded the arena. After Kaos is defeated, the Hydra withdrew back into the darkness and was never seen again.
Trivia
- The Hydra uses the power of the same elements found in boss battles with Kaos; Life, Undead, Fire and Water. These elements are also opposite to each other.
- These elements are also the elements of the four Skylanders in the Battle Packs of Skylanders: Giants.
- It could also be a reference to the four seasons; Summer and Winter corresponding to Fire and Water (ice) for their temperatures, and Spring and Fall relating to Life and Undead for the life of plants at that time.
- The Hydra bears a slight resemblance to Dungeon & Dragons' Tiamat.
- The Hydra has a blue, turtle-like shell, reminiscent both colour-wise and shape-wise to a giant Roboto Ball.
- According to an infograph about the Skylanders franchise, Kaos rented the Hydra from the Doom Valley Evil Nature Reserve as part of his plan to destroy the Core of Light.[1]
- There is a glitch where, when you defeat Kaos, the cutscene does not appear. Kaos' Castle disappears, the Hydra is frozen falling into the Darkness, and the Skylander is standing on thin air, isolated by invisible walls.
- In Skylanders: Swap Force, the Hydra is mentioned as one of the preferred minions for dark Portal Masters in the Twisty Tunnels Story Scroll.
- If you slightly touch the sharks when you dodge them, it will heal your skylander instead of hurting it. This is only for water dragon.
