HYDRA

**HYDRA** is a vast and incredibly powerful criminal organization on Earth-Marvel. Their leader Viper was contacted by Obsidian through a portal, and she ended up striking an alliance with the group, agreeing with their goal to capture and humiliate all heroines. The organization also runs and operates the HYDRA Preparatory College.

## Overview

HYDRA is Earth-Marvel's most powerful and dangerous evil organization, with their influence stretching all across the world. They hold an immense amount of power, both political and military, and they frequently enact diabolical plans to take over the world. No matter how many times they may get taken down, HYDRA always rises again, even more powerful than ever.

It's hard to find heroes who haven't had some sort of experience with them, which is why Obsidian sees them as perfect candidates in their mission to capture and humiliate all heroines. HYDRA shares their vision, and the two become close collaborators, sharing weapons, technology, information and more.

## History

HYDRA was founded by the Red Skull, and it eventually expanded to become the largest criminal organization on Earth-Marvel. At some point, a woman called Viper took over leadership of the organization, becoming known as Madame HYDRA. She only narrowly beat out Crossbones, one of the organization's top agents. As leader, Viper established HYDRA Preparatory College, a university dedicated to teaching young villains how to reach their true potential, and appointed Wolfgang von Strucker to be its headmaster.

As a result of their notoriety, Obsidian became aware of HYDRA and used one of Circe's portals to make contact with Viper. She reached an agreement with Obsidian's leaders Query and Echo, and HYDRA began to send agents and technology through portals to Earth-DC, enabling the two organizations to work in tandem towards their shared goal of humiliating and capturing superheroines. Viper also appointed Crossbones to oversee Obsidian's operations, and the mercenary was made a member of the group's leading council.

In order to undermine and take over rival school the Hellfire Academy, Headmaster von Strucker recruited four young mutants named Selene, Frenzy, Vertigo and Pyro and devised a scheme to have them infiltrate the school and destroy it from within. He first sent in Pyro, planting him in the Academy's student body and having him provide updates on Emma Frost's gradual loss of control over the student body. When the time was right, he sent in the other three (naming their group the Hellions) and ordered them to depose Frost and take over the school.

## Known Members

* Ophelia Sarkissian/Viper - leader, Madame HYDRA
* Brock Rumlow/Crossbones - field agent, represents HYDRA in Obsidian's leading council.
* Wolfgang von Strucker - headmaster of Hydra Prep

## Known Allies

* Hellions
	+ Selene Gaillo/Black Queen - spy within Hellfire Academy, student at HYDRA Prep
	+ Vertigo - spy within Hellfire Academy, student at HYDRA Prep
	+ Joanna Cargill/Frenzy - Spy within Hellfire Academy, student at HYDRA Prep
* St. John Allerdyce/Pyro - Spy within Hellfire Academy, student at HYDRA Prep
* Obsidian
	+ Diedre Vance/Query
	+ Nina Damfino/Echo
	+ Circe
	+ Anthony Ivo