He's launched bots all over, from London to Boston. Get too close, and he'll stun you like Stone Cold Steven Austin, and that's the bottom line, cause Hydra said so. It's HYDRA!" Hydra watches on as a flaming Gruff is counted out.Hydra fired its flipper again but only brushed against the side of Gruff as it continued to be chewed by the screws. Hydra’s flipper, which appeared to be much weaker than in previous fights, was still able to land a flurry of flips on Gruff, tossing a few feet in the air each time. As Gruff was trying to regroup, Hydra got underneath Gruff again and flipped it towards the corner near the out of the arena zone.

In World Championship IV, Hydra's paint changed color from purple to teal depending on the lighting. Following the fight, Jake Ewert revealed on Team Whyachi's Facebook account that the reason Hydra stopped moving was because it was using the same speed controllers Fusion used last season, which had a tendency to burst into flames. [1] Hydra faces Tantrum.As the fight began, Tantrum immediately got its left-side fork lodged in the killsaw slot and Hydra took advantage, getting a small flip in early.There's not much Jake Ewert can do. Just sit there, and there comes the count-out!" — Chris Rose as a count begins on Hydra

Are these two of the biggest flips we've ever seen?" — Kenny Florian after seeing DeathRoll get launched into the air for a second time According to Terry Ewert, the team planned to utilize steam to power their flipping weapon if the hydraulic system could not be developed and implemented. [14] This bot is made from 100% real Wisconsin Bad Boy. It's part cheese curd on a motorcycle, part bratwurst punching soy. Your chances of living are skim to none when this bot eats you whole. It's the scary dairyland monster, gee, golly don't you know? It's Hydra!" Hydra then managed to flip Witch Doctor high into the air, which caused one of Witch Doctor's discs to break. Their opponent's drive seemed okay, so Hydra remained aggressive and flipped Witch Doctor into the screws. After that, Hydra started smoking and was barely moving. However, Hydra was able to get moving again after letting its speed controllers cool and the fight went the distance.

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Hydra charges down Petunia from the start of the match.Jake Ewert's bot missed with its first flip and was almost grabbed by Petunia for its trouble. Hydra missed again and narrowly avoided a grab once more. Hydra got underneath its opponent and threw Petunia into the air, but the Dutch robot landed right-side up. Hydra got in position and threw Petunia on its head, but it self-righted and the fight continued. This fight proved to be incredibly controversial, leading to ill-feeling among fans and builders alike. Ultimately, though the attachment was within the BattleBots rules for the 2020 season, changes to rules concerning corralling and additions to a bot to encourage this were made for World Championship VI. Hydra performed well in the 2019 season, becoming the fourth unbeaten robot in the opening stages of the tournament. Despite its undefeated Fight Night record, it suffered an early exit after its loss to Minotaur in the Top 16.

The fight went to the judges and Hydra won by a unanimous decision, putting it through to the Top 16. Hydra vs. End GameReturning for World Championship VI, Hydra started its campaign with a Main Event against the reigning champion End Game. For this battle, Hydra and End Game both teased extremely long fork additions to the front of their bots, though only End Game followed through with the idea. Bronco was counted out, confirming an undefeated record for Jake Ewert's bot and a high seed in the World Championship tournament. Hydra vs. WhiplashNext up for Hydra was the Vasquez family and Whiplash, who were looking stronger as the season went on.

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Last up for Hydra in the Fight Night rounds was against newcomer Glitch, who won its first fight by judges' decision against veteran Ghost Raptor. In a decision deemed controversial among fans and builders alike, Hydra was declared the winner by a 2-1 split vote and began with a 1-0 record. Hydra survived its first eleven fights without being flipped over, a run that ended in the quarter-finals of Hydra's second season by Whiplash.

Last year, he had a Buzz. He wondered Woody hit the ceiling? He goes Hamm and he Rex bots if that’s how he’s feeling. Those were Toy Story references, in case you didn’t get their barn. And now this bot will launch you into infinity and beyond. It’s HYDRA!” This team is known as Villains, but you wanna know the truth? Earlier today, I accidentally left my keys up on the arena roof. He offered to launch me up there cause I didn't have a ladder. But I passed because I've seen all his victims land and splatter. Anyway, my keys are still up there if anyone knows of a fire escape or something. In the meantime, make it loud for HYDRA!"Hydra was counted out with under a minute to go, ending Team Whyachi's season at the quarter-final stage. Despite its exit, Hydra finished as the only robot to defeat the eventual season champion, SawBlaze, during the competition. This flipper is a killer. It ain't no friendly TV dolphin. It's the deadly kind flipper that will put you in a coffin. He'll flip you in the morning. He'll flip you late at night. He'll flip you til you're nearly dead then turn out the lights. It's HYDRA!" Hydra fired its weapon once more, and threw Gruff out of the arena, right by the entrance for the BattleBox. Gruff was counted out and Hydra won by KO in a much-needed victory, setting its record to 1-1.