Hydra

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Hydra
Origin	Greek culture
Race(s)	DrakeShin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 KaijuDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II SnakeMajin Tensei WilderDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
Alignment(s)	Dark-ChaosShin Megami Tensei V Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Hydra is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Hydra is a monster from Greek mythology. A child of Echidna and Typhon, Hydra is a multi headed snake with a deadly poison and the power to regrow two heads whenever one is cut off that resides around the lake of Lerna. The hero Hercules faced the Hydra in the second of his Twelve Labors, and with the assistance of his nephew Iolaus defeats the Hydra by cauterizing the severed heads before they could regenerate. He collected the Hydra's poison and coated his arrows with it, which he later used to kill Geryon and Nessus.

Design

According to Masayuki Doi, Hydra's design in Shin Megami Tensei V intentionally deviates from common depictions in other media. The symbols and patterns on Hydra's body were inspired by those painted on ancient Greek pottery. Hydra's eyeless, mask-like face came from common stories in Greek mythology where he would blindly ransack villages. The drool and poisonous gas that spread from his mouth in-game were meant to make him appear more menacing.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei V

During Hydra's boss fight, when its HP drops below 50% several of its heads will fall off and it will begin using the skill Frenzy.

	Name Level HP MP Hydra 15 1550 —	Strength 21 Vitality 16 Magic 15 Agility 7 Luck 12
Race EXP Macca Recruit Speech Drake 803 725 — —
Drop — — —
Resistances — NulNull WkWeak — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances StrStrong — StrStrong StrStrong StrStrong NulNull — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Potential +3 +3 -4 — — — — — +2 -1 —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Physical 1 1 enemy
Skills Skill Cost Description Frenzy 0 MP Medium Physical attack to all foes. Toxic Breath 30 MP Medium Dark attack to all foes. Chance of inflicting Poison. Fire Breath 25 MP Weak 2~5 Fire attacks to random foes.

	Name Level HP MP Hydra 53 316 194	Strength 54 Vitality 43 Magic 24 Agility 33 Luck 30
Location Special Fusion (Yurlungur + Orthrus + Basilisk)
Race Speech C. CostCompendium Summoning Cost Fusion Condition Gift Type Drake — — Defeat Hydra —
Resistances — NulNull WkWeak — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances — — — — — StrStrong — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skill Potential +3 +3 -4 — — — — — +2 -1 —
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Physical 1 1 enemy
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Toxic Breath 30 MP Medium Dark attack to all foes. Chance of inflicting Poison. Frenzied Chomp 25 MP Medium Physical attack to 1 foe. Chance of inflicting Poison/Confusion/Charm. Fire Breath 25 MP Weak 2~5 Fire attacks to random foes. Eat Whole 20 MP Medium Physical HP-draining attack to 1 foe 54 Dragon Eye — Greatly increases Accuracy. 55 Rampage 35 MP 2~5 medium Physical attacks to random foes. Low accuracy. 56
Magatsuhi Skills Skill Description Omagatoki: Critical All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn. Big BangRequires Drake Talisman Severe Almighty attack based on level to all foes.

Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2

Name Rarity Grade Race AI Tendency Aether Hydra 5★ 85 Drake — Chaotic Dark

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Base Level 50 Stats HP Strength Magic P. Attack P. Defense 1592 108 117 556 670 Vitality Agility Luck M. Attack M. Defense 260 201 138 575 674

Panel 1 100 +250 HP Decreases the count of Spirit Chains (Indignation) applied to the one with this skill by 1. Decreases the cost of Hero-Killing Venom by 1MP. Panel 2 200 +150 P. Def Adds Null Mute. Activates the following Chain Effect at the start of the enemy turn: Increases the DEF of all party members by 20%, and decreases the ATK of all enemies by 20%.(1 turn) Panel 3 300 +250 HP +30% to Dark damage.

Resistances NulNull NulNull — — — — —

Devil Connector Aptitude Active Skill 50 50 20

Innate Skills Name Cost Power Target

Archetype Skills Archetype Name Cost Power Target Aragami Protector Psychic Elementalist Life Surge — — Self

Last Bible Special

	Name Level HP MP Hydra 26 280 76	Endurance 19 Intelligence 19 Strength 19 Agility 13 Luck 11
Location Hohenheim Lab
Group Attack Defense XP Macca E 61 71 248 ♄Macca190
Resistances Force Elec Ice Fire Debuff Death PCPoison and Confusion PSParalysis and Sleep — — — — RsResist RsResist RsResist RsResist ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25
Basic Attack Hit(s) Hit Rate Attack Rate Spell Rate 1 80% —% —%
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Bufulaon Ice 14 MP Magic that drops extreme chunks of ice above enemies. Makaranda Support 0 MP Magic that is able to steal a foe's MP.

	Name Level HP MP Hydra 26 280 76	Endurance 19 Intelligence 19 Strength 19 Agility 13 Luck 11
Location Hohenheim Lab
Group Attack Defense XP Macca E 61 71 — ♄Macca—
Resistances Force Elec Ice Fire Debuff Death PCPoison and Confusion PSParalysis and Sleep — — — — RsResist RsResist RsResist RsResist ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25 ×¼×0.25
Basic Attack Hit(s) Hit Rate Attack Rate Spell Rate 1 80% —% —%
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Bufulaon Ice 14 MP Magic that drops extreme chunks of ice above enemies. Makaranda Support 0 MP Magic that is able to steal a foe's MP. Pulinpa PC 5 MP Magic that confuses a foe and drives them crazy.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Ice Ice — The special ability to call a freezing storm.

Compendium

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Shin Megami Tensei V	One of the monsters in Greek mythology. It is usually depicted as having 9 heads, but some say that it has as many as 100. Its father is Typhon, giant of the wind, and its mother is Echidna, goddess of the snake. The Hydra has incredible regenerating power; so much so that when one of its heads is cut off, two more will sprout from the wound. It is also extremely venomous and simply inhaling its breath is enough to kill. The slaying of Hydra is listed as one of the 12 great labors of Hercules.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	One of the monsters in Greek mythology. It is usually depicted as having nine heads, but some say that it has as many as 100. Its father is Typhon, Giant of the Wind, and its mother is Echidna, Goddess of the Snake. The Hydra has incredible regenerative power; so much so that when one of its heads is cut off, two more will sprout from the wound. It is also extremely venomous, and simply inhaling its breath is enough to kill. The slaying of Hydra is listed as one of the 12 great Labors of Hercules.
Liberation Dx2	A giant snake-like monster with 9 heads. In Greek mythology, this creature is said to possess infinite vitality. If one of its heads were to be chopped off, two new ones would immediately grow from the wound. The Hydra had a deadly venom for which there was no antidote, and went around ravaging villages before being slain by the hero Heracles. Afterward, it is said to have risen to the heavens and become the Hydra constellation.

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei V

While the Nahobino is headed towards Tokyo Tower, Amanozako will warn about a demon with several heads that spits fire and poison that rampages around the area. Upon arriving in the area, Hydra appears from a cloud of dust and attacks the Nahobino.

As an ally, Hydra has a special conversation with enemy Cerberus and Yamata-no-Orochi.

Trivia

This section contains spoilers. (Skip Section)

• Hydra's boss fight in Shin Megami Tensei V is an allusion to the battle between Susano-o, the true identity of Aogami, and Yamata-no-Orochi in Shinto lore.

End of spoilers.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ヒドラDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II Last Bible II Last Bible III Last Bible Special Majin Tensei Hidora	Hydra
	ヒュドラShin Megami Tensei V Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book Hyudora	Hydra
Spanish	Hidra	Hydra

Gallery

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  Sprite of Hydra in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II

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  Animated sprite of Hydra in Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II

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  Concept artwork for Shin Megami Tensei V by Masayuki Doi

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  Model from Shin Megami Tensei V

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  Render from Shin Megami Tensei V

Videos

Hydra's Daily Demon Showcase for Shin Megami Tensei V

Hydra's reveal for Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2