Hydra

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==Design==

The Hydra is a massive, reptilian creature with dark purple skin. It has a bulky body, and it crawls using a pair of four-fingered hands with white claws. The Hydra's tail is long and thin, and each time one of its heads is cut off, two more grow back as a replacement. All of the Hydra's heads are identical; they sport long, serpentine necks, large mouths filled with white fangs, and orange eyes with slitted pupils. Spikes line each of the Hydra's heads and necks. In the Japanese version of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', the Hydra spews green blood when one of its heads is cut off. In other versions of the game, the blood is changed to purple smoke except in one cutscene.

~~The Hydra is named after the {{w|Lernaean Hydra}}, a serpent-like water monster in Greek mythology. Killing the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra was one of the {{w|Labours of Hercules}}.~~

==Battle==

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==Origin==

The Hydra first appeared in Disney's 1997 animated film, ''Hercules''. In the film, Hades ordered his minions, [[Pain and Panic]], to disguise themselves as little boys and pretend to get trapped under a large boulder. He then used Megara to lure Hercules to their location. Hercules removed the boulder to save the "boys," but in doing so, he accidentally unleashed the Hydra. After a brief struggle, the monster managed to swallow Hercules whole. The hero escaped death, however, by cutting off the Hydra's head from the inside, which seemingly killed the beast.

The Hydra first appeared in Disney's 1997 animated film, ''Hercules''. It is based on the {{w|Lernaean Hydra}}, a serpent-like water monster in Greek mythology. According to myth, the Hydra's defeat was one of the {{w|Labours of Hercules}}.

In the film, Hades ordered his minions, [[Pain and Panic]], to disguise themselves as little boys and pretend to get trapped under a large boulder. He then used Megara to lure Hercules to their location. Hercules removed the boulder to save the "boys," but in doing so, he accidentally unleashed the Hydra. After a brief struggle, the monster managed to swallow Hercules whole. The hero escaped death, however, by cutting off the Hydra's head from the inside, which seemingly killed the beast.

Before Hercules could celebrate his victory over the Hydra, the creature's corpse came back to life and sprouted three more heads. Hercules resumed his battle with the Hydra, and as the fight continued, he came to realize the more heads he cut off, the more grew back to take their place. Eventually, the Hydra managed to pin Hercules against the side of a cliff. Faced again with elimination, the hero used his god-like strength to cause a rockslide, whereupon the Hydra is crushed to death by an avalanche of falling boulders.

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 ==Design==
 The Hydra is a massive, reptilian creature with dark purple skin. It has a bulky body, and it crawls using a pair of four-fingered hands with white claws. The Hydra's tail is long and thin, and each time one of its heads is cut off, two more grow back as a replacement. All of the Hydra's heads are identical; they sport long, serpentine necks, large mouths filled with white fangs, and orange eyes with slitted pupils. Spikes line each of the Hydra's heads and necks. In the Japanese version of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', the Hydra spews green blood when one of its heads is cut off. In other versions of the game, the blood is changed to purple smoke except in one cutscene.
-The Hydra is named after the {{w|Lernaean Hydra}}, a serpent-like water monster in Greek mythology. Killing the nine-headed Lernaean Hydra was one of the {{w|Labours of Hercules}}.
 ==Battle==
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 ==Origin==
-The Hydra first appeared in Disney's 1997 animated film, ''Hercules''. In the film, Hades ordered his minions, [[Pain and Panic]], to disguise themselves as little boys and pretend to get trapped under a large boulder. He then used Megara to lure Hercules to their location. Hercules removed the boulder to save the "boys," but in doing so, he accidentally unleashed the Hydra. After a brief struggle, the monster managed to swallow Hercules whole. The hero escaped death, however, by cutting off the Hydra's head from the inside, which seemingly killed the beast.
+The Hydra first appeared in Disney's 1997 animated film, ''Hercules''. It is based on the {{w|Lernaean Hydra}}, a serpent-like water monster in Greek mythology. According to myth, the Hydra's defeat was one of the {{w|Labours of Hercules}}.
+In the film, Hades ordered his minions, [[Pain and Panic]], to disguise themselves as little boys and pretend to get trapped under a large boulder. He then used Megara to lure Hercules to their location. Hercules removed the boulder to save the "boys," but in doing so, he accidentally unleashed the Hydra. After a brief struggle, the monster managed to swallow Hercules whole. The hero escaped death, however, by cutting off the Hydra's head from the inside, which seemingly killed the beast.
 Before Hercules could celebrate his victory over the Hydra, the creature's corpse came back to life and sprouted three more heads. Hercules resumed his battle with the Hydra, and as the fight continued, he came to realize the more heads he cut off, the more grew back to take their place. Eventually, the Hydra managed to pin Hercules against the side of a cliff. Faced again with elimination, the hero used his god-like strength to cause a rockslide, whereupon the Hydra is crushed to death by an avalanche of falling boulders.