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 head summons forth the same type of trap seen in previous Elemental battles against Kaos' Minions.

Story

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure

When he was losing another attempt to destroy the Core of Light, Kaos released his Hydra into the battle. Its power was enough to successfully destroy the Core of Light, triggering the events of changing Master Eon into a spirit (though he survived the blast) and banishing the modern-day Skylanders to Earth.

When the new Portal Master and their Skylanders finally confronted Kaos face-to-face at Castle Blackthorne, the evil tyrant summoned his Hydra to aid him in the fight. 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 was defeated, the Hydra retreated into the darkness, where it awaits the chance to strike again.

Skylanders: SuperChargers

The Hydra appeared as a storybook hazard in Book #4: The Hydra in the Spell Punk Library, where it is explained that in the distant past, the beast was a pet to Dark Portal Masters. To appease the Hydra's endless appetite, the evil Portal Masters took all the food in Skylands and dropped them into the sea where the Hydra resided. The Skylanders, heedless of the danger, dove into the underwater depths to the Hydra's lair to take back the stolen food. Despite the Hydra's relentless pursuit, the Skylanders were able to escape the beast and gave back Skylands the food that was taken from them.

See also

• Hydra Hatchlings

Gallery

The shadow of the Hydra as it is about to destroy the Core of Light in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure

The Skylanders of Old escaping the Hydra's undersea lair

The Hydra as seen in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes.

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.
• The Hydra bears a slight resemblance to Dungeon & Dragons' Tiamat.
• When ever the Hydra uses one of its elemental attacks, it also summons several elemental twisters tied to the respective element used, however these don't do any damage.
• 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. Castle Blackthrone 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.
• It is named after the hydra from Greek mythology.
• Though the cover for its book in Spell Punk Library shows that its body is small and scaly in comparison to its heads, Spyro's Adventure had the Hydra being much larger, blue, and covered in golden plates for reasons unknown.

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