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  |journalKH2=Hercules (1997)<br><br>A legendary monster with many heads, sent by Hades to fight Hercules. If you cut off one of its heads, two more grow back.
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|journalUX=Hercules (1997)<br>A legendary creature sent by Hades to destroy the Olympus Coliseum and Hercules.
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The '''Hydra''' is a multi-headed monster that is found in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. It is one of the bosses at [[Olympus Coliseum]]. It originally appeared in the Disney movie ''{{w|Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules}}''.
The '''Hydra''' is a multi-headed serpentine monster that appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. It is fought at [[Olympus Coliseum]] and originally appeared in Disney's 1997 animated film, ''{{w|Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules}}''.


==Story==
==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
[[Hades]] sent the Hydra to destroy the [[Olympus Coliseum]] and kill [[Hercules]]. Hercules had to fight it in the Coliseum and believed he had defeated it, but it was in fact was merely playing dead and started to destroy the Coliseum. The Hydra met its match when [[Sora]], [[Donald Duck|Donald]], and [[Goofy]] as well as [[Phil]], [[Pegasus]], and [[Megara]] came in to help out. However, the aftermath of the battle was rather unfavorable—the Coliseum was destroyed and Hercules lost his hero's glow, making him later fall prey to the plans of Hades.
[[Hades]] sends the Hydra to destroy Olympus Coliseum and kill [[Hercules]]. The hero battles and seems to defeat it, but the Hydra merely fakes its death and proceeds to destroy the Coliseum while Hercules is away. The Hydra meets its match when [[Sora]], [[Donald Duck|Donald]], [[Goofy]], [[Phil]], [[Pegasus]], and [[Megara]] team up to eliminate it once and for all.


==Design==
==Design==
The Hydra is a massive, reptilian creature with dark purple skin. Its body is rather bulky and it crawls using two four-fingered hands with white claws. It has a long, thin tail and each time one of its heads are cut off, two more grow to replace it. Its number of heads can apparently grow exponentially in ''Hercules'', though in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' its maximum is seven. All of the Hydra’s head are identical to each other, each sporting the same long, serpentine neck, large mouth filled with white fangs, orange eyes with slit pupils, and spikes lining the top of their heads down the length of their necks.
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.
 
When one of the Hydra's heads is cut off, it spews green blood. In the International releases, however, this is desensitized to be purple smoke instead, though it remains green blood for the initial cutscene.
 
The Hydra's name references the {{w|Lernaean Hydra}}, a serpent-like water monster of Greek mythology. It originally had nine heads that would replace each other in the same manner as the Hydra in ''Hercules'', and was killed by Hercules as part of his {{w|Labours of Hercules|Twelve Labours}}.


==Strategy==
==Strategy==
{{Q|Defeat the Hydra! Fight alongside various friends!|Battle hint}}
When fighting the Hydra, in addition to having Donald and Goofy in the party, Sora will have Phil, Megara, and Pegasus for support. Phil tosses urns that can stun the Hydra, Meg gives Sora much-needed HP, [[MP]], and Drive orbs when he gets close to her, and Pegasus allows Sora to use the Pegasus Run reaction command.
In this battle, Sora has the most character support of any battle. Donald and Goofy in the party, Phil tossing urns to stun the Hydra, Meg giving Sora HP, MP and Drive orbs and Pegasus allowing Sora to use the Pegasus Run reaction command.


The battle begins as Sora attacks the main head. Then a [[Reaction Command]] called "Vanquish" appears—doing so allows Sora to remove its head. It puts its head in the sand and three heads sprout from the surrounding area. With Phil's help, Sora can immobilize the heads with a Reaction Command called "Phil One-Two" and then follow it up with "Urninator". Sora must then defeat and "Vanquish" the heads before they awake.
Sora must first attack the Hydra's main head. When the Hydra's HP is depleted to a certain point, he must use the Vanquish reaction command to remove the head, ending the first phase. After this is done, the Hydra buries its head in the sand, causing three more heads to sprout out from underground in various locations, starting the second phase. By teaming up with Phil, Sora can use the Phil One-Two and Urninator reaction commands to immobilize them. Sora must defeat each of these heads and use Vanquish on them before they awaken.


The Hydra then pulls its neck out of the ground and shows that it has seven heads. While fighting the seven heads, Sora can use Pegasus to fly up to the heads to strike them with a Reaction Command "Pegasus Run". Once it is out of HP, Sora can use the "Vanquish" command again. If Sora's runs low [[Hit Points|HP]], MP, or Drive, Megara is found at the outside the arena itself, hiding on the very left or right side of the arena. Sora simply needs to get close to her and she will throw the orbs. Hydra is capable of summoning dark orbs, using lightning, and using blue fire similar to Hades. If Sora is defeated, the option to play as King Mickey may appear. Sora receives the ability Thunder and the [[Hero's Crest]].
In the third and final phase of this battle, the Hydra pulls its neck out of the ground and reveals a set of seven heads. Sora can team up with Pegasus and use the Pegasus Run reaction command to strike each head. Once the Hydra's HP has been depleted to 1, Sora need only use the Vanquish reaction command a final time to finish the monster off.


==Reaction Commands==
If the Hydra manages to defeat Sora, the option to revive him using King Mickey may become available. Victory grants Sora access to the Thunder spell, as well as the [[Hero's Crest]] Keyblade.
'''Phil One-Two: '''When the Hydra has its head in the ground, follow Phil's advice and "Get up on the Hydra's back!". When you do this, this reaction command is available. Phil will throw an urn into the air, and Sora will leap into the air.
{{Atk-o|KH2}}
{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Bite'''|かみつき|<br>Kamitsuki}}|Physical|—|x2.0<br>Hit 2+: x0.25|△|Bites while swinging its heads wildly left and right. Used in the second phase.}}
{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Synchro Bite'''|一斉かみつき|<br>Issei Kamitsuki}}|Physical|—|x1.5<br>Hit 2+: x0.25|△|All seven heads bite near-simultaneously. Used in the third phase.}}
{{Atk-m|{{nihongo|'''Bite Combo'''|連続かみつき|<br>Renzoku Kamitsuki}}|(Bite)|Physical|—|x1.5<br>Hit 2+: x0.25|△|Bites repeatedly, then swings heads downward. Used in the third phase.||(Downswing)|Physical|—|x1.0<br>Hit 2+: x0.25|△}}
{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Tail Attack'''|シッポ攻撃|<br>Shippo Kōgeki}}|Physical|—|x1.5<br>Hit 2+: x0.5|△|Sweeps wide with tails. Used in the first and third phases.}}
{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Dark Servant'''|暗黒のしもべ|<br>Ankoku no Shimobe}}|Dark|—|x0.75|△|Brings forth demon-like orbs from the floor. Used in the first and third phases.}}
{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Hades Flame'''|冥界の炎|<br>Meikai no Honō}}|Fire|—|x0.5|X|Generates pale, lightning-like flames among empty areas. Used in the first and third phases.}}
{{Atk-c}}
{{rc|o}}
{{rc|{{nihongo|'''Vanquish'''|バニッシュ|<br>Banisshu}}|—|—|Can be used when approaching the Hydra's body or head (if the individual head is at 1HP) while it is stunned.<br>Destroy the Hydra's head. Ends the battle when used in its third phase when the Hydra's HP is at 1.}}
{{rc|{{nihongo|'''Phil One-Two'''|フィルアタック|<br>Firu Atakku|lit. "Phil Attack"}}|—|—|Can be used when on the Hydra's back during the second phase.<br>Phil throws an urn into the air.}}
{{rc|{{nihongo|'''Urninator'''|バレットプレス|<br>Baretto Puresu|lit. "Bullet Press"}}|—|—|Can be used after using Phil One-Two.<br>Slam the urn into the Hydra's back, after which all heads will be temporarily incapacitated. This also greatly delays the restoration of another head.}}
{{rc|{{nihongo|'''Pegasus Run'''|ペガサスライド|<br>Pegasasu Raido|lit. "Pegasus Ride"}}|—|—|Can be used when the Hydra uses Bite Combo during its third phase.<br>Hop on Pegasus's back and fly around the Hydra's heads.}}
{{rc|{{nihongo|'''Attack'''|たたかう|<br>Tatakau}}|Physical|x2.0|Can be used when near the Hydra's heads after using Pegasus Run.<br>Slash at the Hydra's heads. Attack appears seven times. Cannot reduce the Hydra's HP to 1.}}
{{rc|c}}


'''Urninator: '''After '''Phil One-Two''', use this Reaction Command. Sora will hit the urn downwards with his Keyblade, and it will smash after it lands on the Hydra's back, stunning it for a short time.
==Origin==
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}}.


'''Pegasus Run: '''When this Reaction Command is activated, Sora will mount Pegasus, and they will fly at the Hydra's heads.
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.


'''Attack: '''During '''Pegasus Run''', use this Reaction Command to attack the Hydra's heads with the Keyblade.
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.


'''Vanquish: '''When you have depleted the Hydra's health bar to zero, it will slump over. Use this Reaction Command, and Sora will slice quickly through the Hydra's necks, defeating it.
==Video==
 
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==Origin==
! Hydra – ''Kingdom Hearts II''
The Hydra originally appeared in the 1997 film ''Hercules''. Hades had sent his two minions, [[Pain and Panic]], to disguise themselves as little boys and pretend that they were trapped under a boulder, so Hercules would help them by removing the boulder, but in truth the Hydra was also hiding behind that boulder. So, after some struggle, Hercules was swallowed by the one-headed Hydra, but he managed to escape by cutting its head off from the inside. However, the Hydra grew back three heads and continued to attack Hercules. Hercules kept on trying to cut off the Hydra's heads, but soon realized that the more heads he cut off, the more grew right back, until the Hydra had dozens of heads. This forced Hercules to cause a avalanche of rocks to crush him (though he survived) and the beast, slaying the Hydra.
 
In the Greek myths, Hercules was sent to kill the Lernaean Hydra as one of his Twelve Labours. This Hydra started out with nine heads instead of one and could breath poisonous gas. Hercules, like in the movie, tried to slay it by cutting off its heads, but, also like in the movie, this proved ineffective as it kept on growing back heads. Eventually, Hercules figured out that he couldn't just keep on chopping off the Hydra's heads. He got a fire brand from his charioteer and seared every one of the Hydra's necks after cutting off one head so they could not grow back. Eventually, Hercules had cut off each head and seared their necks and had defeated the Hydra.
 
==Videos==
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Hydra (Original Form) KHII.png|The Hydra's original appearance prior to getting its head cut off.
File:Hydra (Head) KHII.png|One of the Hydra heads coming up from the ground.
File:Hydra (Portrait) KHII.png|Hydra's journal portrait in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
Hydra (Portrait) KHIIHD.png|Hydra's journal portrait in ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX''.
</gallery>


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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Revision as of 18:59, 20 February 2024

Hydra

Hydra KHII.png

Japanese ヒュドラ
Rōmaji Hyudora
Homeworld Olympus Coliseum
Game Kingdom Hearts II
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KHII tracks
Battle theme - Desire for All That Is Lost
Hydra

Kingdom Hearts II
Hercules (1997)

A legendary monster with many heads, sent by Hades to fight Hercules. If you cut off one of its heads, two more grow back.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Hercules (1997)
A legendary creature sent by Hades to destroy the Olympus Coliseum and Hercules.

Location HP Strength Defense EXP
Olympus Coliseum
Episode 1
462[1] 17 9 0
Physical Fire Blizzard
×1.0 ×0.5 ×0.5
Thunder Dark Neutral
×0.5 ×0.5 ×0.5

Rewards
Sora: Max HP +5, Thunder element, Hero's Crest
Donald: Armor slot
Goofy: Max HP +5

When a head is defeated with Vanquish
HP prize (5) ×5, Drive prize (3%) ×5

When an urn flung by Phil One-Two is broken
HP prize (5) ×3
World(s)
Olympus Coliseum
Location HP Strength Defense EXP
Olympus Coliseum
Episode 1
462[1] 17 9 0
Physical Fire Blizzard
×1.0 ×0.5 ×0.5
Thunder Dark Neutral
×0.5 ×0.5 ×1.0

Rewards
Sora: Max HP +5, Thunder element, Hero's Crest
Donald: Armor slot
Goofy: Max HP +5

When a head is defeated with Vanquish
HP prize (5) ×5, Drive prize (3%) ×5

When an urn flung by Phil One-Two is broken
HP prize (5) ×3
World(s)
Olympus Coliseum

The Hydra is a multi-headed serpentine monster that appears in Kingdom Hearts II. It is fought at Olympus Coliseum and originally appeared in Disney's 1997 animated film, Hercules.

Story

Kingdom Hearts II

Hades sends the Hydra to destroy Olympus Coliseum and kill Hercules. The hero battles and seems to defeat it, but the Hydra merely fakes its death and proceeds to destroy the Coliseum while Hercules is away. The Hydra meets its match when Sora, Donald, Goofy, Phil, Pegasus, and Megara team up to eliminate it once and for all.

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.

Strategy

When fighting the Hydra, in addition to having Donald and Goofy in the party, Sora will have Phil, Megara, and Pegasus for support. Phil tosses urns that can stun the Hydra, Meg gives Sora much-needed HP, MP, and Drive orbs when he gets close to her, and Pegasus allows Sora to use the Pegasus Run reaction command.

Sora must first attack the Hydra's main head. When the Hydra's HP is depleted to a certain point, he must use the Vanquish reaction command to remove the head, ending the first phase. After this is done, the Hydra buries its head in the sand, causing three more heads to sprout out from underground in various locations, starting the second phase. By teaming up with Phil, Sora can use the Phil One-Two and Urninator reaction commands to immobilize them. Sora must defeat each of these heads and use Vanquish on them before they awaken.

In the third and final phase of this battle, the Hydra pulls its neck out of the ground and reveals a set of seven heads. Sora can team up with Pegasus and use the Pegasus Run reaction command to strike each head. Once the Hydra's HP has been depleted to 1, Sora need only use the Vanquish reaction command a final time to finish the monster off.

If the Hydra manages to defeat Sora, the option to revive him using King Mickey may become available. Victory grants Sora access to the Thunder spell, as well as the Hero's Crest Keyblade.

Technique Element Status Power Guard?
Bite (かみつき
Kamitsuki
?)
Physical x2.0
Hit 2+: x0.25
Bites while swinging its heads wildly left and right. Used in the second phase.
Synchro Bite (一斉かみつき
Issei Kamitsuki
?)
Physical x1.5
Hit 2+: x0.25
All seven heads bite near-simultaneously. Used in the third phase.
Bite Combo (連続かみつき
Renzoku Kamitsuki
?)
(Bite) Physical x1.5
Hit 2+: x0.25

(Downswing) Physical x1.0
Hit 2+: x0.25
Bites repeatedly, then swings heads downward. Used in the third phase.
Tail Attack (シッポ攻撃
Shippo Kōgeki
?)
Physical x1.5
Hit 2+: x0.5
Sweeps wide with tails. Used in the first and third phases.
Dark Servant (暗黒のしもべ
Ankoku no Shimobe
?)
Dark x0.75
Brings forth demon-like orbs from the floor. Used in the first and third phases.
Hades Flame (冥界の炎
Meikai no Honō
?)
Fire x0.5 X
Generates pale, lightning-like flames among empty areas. Used in the first and third phases.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.
Reaction Commands
Reaction Command Element Power Description
Vanquish (バニッシュ
Banisshu
?)
Can be used when approaching the Hydra's body or head (if the individual head is at 1HP) while it is stunned.
Destroy the Hydra's head. Ends the battle when used in its third phase when the Hydra's HP is at 1.
Phil One-Two (フィルアタック
Firu Atakku
?, lit. "Phil Attack")
Can be used when on the Hydra's back during the second phase.
Phil throws an urn into the air.
Urninator (バレットプレス
Baretto Puresu
?, lit. "Bullet Press")
Can be used after using Phil One-Two.
Slam the urn into the Hydra's back, after which all heads will be temporarily incapacitated. This also greatly delays the restoration of another head.
Pegasus Run (ペガサスライド
Pegasasu Raido
?, lit. "Pegasus Ride")
Can be used when the Hydra uses Bite Combo during its third phase.
Hop on Pegasus's back and fly around the Hydra's heads.
Attack (たたかう
Tatakau
?)
Physical x2.0 Can be used when near the Hydra's heads after using Pegasus Run.
Slash at the Hydra's heads. Attack appears seven times. Cannot reduce the Hydra's HP to 1.

Origin

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

Video

Hydra – Kingdom Hearts II

Gallery

Notes and references

  1. ^ Individual heads have 71 HP each.