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**Hydra Gang**, or simply **Hydra**, is a criminal gang established in **2020** by former **Vagos** members **Juan Carlos "Flippy" Hernandez**, **Fernando "Mario" Reyes**, and **Raul Rodriguez**, alongside **Susie Carmichael**. The gang underwent a revamp in **March 2022**.

**Hydra** consists of a mix of CEOs, business owners, and many skilled criminals, with members specializing in drug and weapons trafficking, combat, hacking, street racing, and getaway driving. **Hydra** is regarded as one of the wealthiest, most lethal, and most efficient gangs in the city, operating in a close alliance with **Chang Gang**, which **Flippy, Mario,** and **Miguel** are members of. Hydra used to reside in **the Hydra Pit**, but currently can mostly be seen in **Little Seoul** alongside Chang Gang.

**Hydra** manages the **Vendetta** racing crew in partnership with **Harmony Repairs**, as many Hydra members and associates are also avid street racers.

**Hydra** currently has a total of **16** members.

## Origin

In **2020**, **Mario** approached **Flippy** after both of them had left the **Vagos** and asked him to create a group with him; due to their strong friendship, **Flippy** agreed. During this timeframe, **Raul Rodriguez** had also left the **Vagos** and approached **Flippy**, hoping to join the crew. As **Raul** shared being an ex-member of the gang, they both decided to invite him to the crew, in turn inviting his then-girlfriend, **Susie** **Carmichael**. After months of doing crime together and hanging out with friends, they slowly gathered other members such as **Deejay Bartello, Miguel Almerion** and **Olga Sazkaljovich**, and later gathering members from other gangs.

Since **September** **2020**, the gang went through phases of existence and non-existence and at some point being rumored to not be a gang at all. **Hydra** entered a phase of renewal in **March 2022**, starting with a relocation of turf from **Mirror Park** to **Little Seoul** and new members being established.

## Namesakes

**Hydra** has been dubbed various names throughout its existence.

**Shnake Gang** - Many members of Hydra, especially the OGs, are former members of gangs (such as **The Families**, the **Vagos**, the **Angels, Seaside**, and **the Russian Mafia**) who abandoned, "betrayed", or "snaked", their original gang for varying reasons, including feeling left out or not having a purpose within the group. Therefore, Hydra was/is a gang of "snakes", hence the name.

**"Flippy's Crew"** - An older term used prior to **March 2022**, during a time Hydra was barely considered to be an organized gang with a consistent name. The term was used by people who were unaware of the gang's real membership or proper name, so they just referred to the group as simply **'Flippy's crew',** consisting of **Flippy**'s friends or people who hang around him.

**Mario Gang** - Hydra Gang's original name, named after **Mario.** The term is still sometimes used as sort of a joke name implying that **Mario** is the real leader of **Hydra**, or is the leader of his own gang of loyal sycophants.

**Hydra Gang** - The most commonly used name for the gang, coined by **Flippy** and used by the majority of the crew and citizens of Los Santos. The word "**Hydra**" comes from the Lernaean **Hydra** or **Hydra** of Lerna, a serpentine water monster in Greco-Roman mythology. This means that '**Hydra** **Gang**' devolves from the theme of snakes and serpents, which also links back to the gang's other moniker, "**Shnake Gang**". Every new member recruited is akin to adding a new head to the Hydra.

## Hydra Gang Commandments

### The Wall Chant

*Night gathers and now my watch begins, it shall not end until my death. I shall not date in gang, hold no hands, father no children. I shall wear no shirt and lose no fight. I shall live & die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the rust, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of angels. I pledge my life & honor to the Hydra Watch.*

## Notable Events

Throughout the entire day of October 9th, members of **Hydra** presented themselves to **Fernando Reyes**, mostly known as **Mario**, with "*I <3 Mario*" shirts. This is because this day was marked as Mario day, a day where all members of **Hydra**- Including **Flippy**- had to provide respect and care to Mario.
While this day ran its course, friends of Hydra were also found to be repping the shirt and showing their love to Mario. Examples of these people are: **Vladimir Raven, Nicholas Simone** and **Eddie Marshall**.

After **Angel** member, **Claire Seducer** left notes all over **Flippy's** house, a petty war between the two ensued. However, their gangs quickly got involved into this pettiness.
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* Flippy threw grenade at The Angels house, it hit Alex.
* The Angels went to Flippy's house, parked over 10 cars around it and set them alite, ultimately blowing them up.
* Hydra Gang flew helicopters to the Angels mansion, handcuffed all the Angels present and blew it up infront of them.

In the early hours of December 11th, members of **Hydra Gang**: **Juan Carlos Hernandez, Susie Carmichael, Mike Wadum, Fernando Reyes, Chloé Blanc** and **Aleksander Sazkaljovich** decided to volunteer as **EMS** under the watch of Chief of EMS, **Leonardo Sand** and EMS Lieutenant **Balto Connelly**. After the crew dressed up in white shirts and dark pants, they signed on duty under the callsign "*HYDRA*" and set out into the city of Los Santos.
While out treating patients, the crew got into plenty of mischief. This included: harvesting weed at the **Lost MC** compound, **Mike** and **Susie** cooking meth, celebrating when cops went down and swarm-healing anyone who came near them.

(notes - 27th Dec)
* **Outto-Tune Tyrone** robs people at the chop spot, doesn't believe that **Harmony Repairs Garage** workers should be doing it.
* **Jordan Walker**, owner of Harmony, finds out about this and calls **Flippy** due to his connections with Harmony.
* **Hydra** members: **Flippy, Fernando Reyes, Miguel Almerion, Aleksander Sazkaljovich** and **Chloé Blanc** go to the chop spot to catch **OTT** in the act.
* **Miguel** pretends to chop a car at the chop spot, **OTT** and other members of **Brouge Street Kingz** pull up on him.
* While confronting **Miguel, Flippy** and other **Hydra** members pull up in a car to check on **Miguel** and are spotted by **BSK**.
* **BSK** shoot down **Miguel** and begin to take shots at the **Hydra** members in the car.
* **BSK** downs all **Hydra** members and robs them clean, **OTT** taking **Flippy's** chain.
* Hydra get treatment at the hospital, gear up and set out to BSK's hometurf to get their revenge.
* Hydra gang are downed once again.

(Notes - 28th Dec)
* **Flippy, Vinny Pistone, Mike Wadum, Fernando Reyes** and **Miguel Almerion** go to **BSK's** hometurf to continue the "war".
* After **BSK** hideout in a parking lot for 40 minutes, **CG/Hydra** members decide to push into **BSK's** turf.
* With strategic movement and teamwork, **Hydra/CG** manage to down all **BSK** members with no injuries- 5v8.

(Notes - 4th Jan)
* After losing all battles apart from 2, **BSK** decide to end the war.
* **BSK** agree to Harmony repairs terms and give them *50k* to end the war.

During a gang meeting on the roof of the Pit on January 4, 2023, Flippy announced that he had come to a conclusion regarding the gang during his previous vacation away from the city. He decided to simplify Hydra's ranking system by eliminating the Hangaround rank. For now on, there would be the two leaders (El Jefe and Vice el Jefe), OG members, and then regular/full members.
By eliminating the rank, Alan, Ledson, Ash, and Frankie were all officially recognized as full members, with Frankie annd Alan being given their flags.
According to Flippy, a major reason for the change was to show that all members were valued and they should not let a rank such as "hangaround" make them feel lesser appreciated, involved, or respected. Either you're Hydra or you're not.
Flippy also clarified that, unlike other gangs in the city, "OG" is a rank of appreciation for hard work and dedication to the gang rather than a title reserved for Day 1 members. In Hydra, the OG title can be earned, but also revoked. Mario was formally recognized as an OG again, and Lilly was promoted to an OG member for "carrying the gang" in November-December 2022 by keeping the gang's group activities and other operations up and running in Flippy's absence.
There was no mention of Leonardo Sand's position in the gang, whom has the rank of Associate but has been inactive in Hydra for most of 2022.

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**February 10, 2023 - Hydra vs PD Family Feud**
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A ceasefire was declared on June 15, 2023.

### **Initiations**

"Everyone got cool jobs for their initiation but all I got was my ass beat" - Raul Luis-Blanco, 2022

After getting invited to **Hydra Gang** on March 12th 2022, he was told, that he will have to do an initiation task. The tasks are picked to people by **OG members**, referencing their main talents. **James Thompson**, better known as **Phantom**, is mostly known for his great driving, so his initiation task was to do a **solo meth run** and was scheduled to happen on **March 14th 2022**.
The task was started and for the meth run **Phantom** got one of the worst cars you can get. His job was responded by 2 interceptors, 1 bike, 1 air-one and 3-4 cvpi cars. Even though his driving was near to perfect and air-one (piloted by **Skye Faye**) exploded mid chase, but the car couldn't shake of the bike and interceptor units at the same time. The chase was long enough that fuel became a problem, so he called in for help and **Juan Carlos Hernandez**, **Susie Carmichael** and **Kio Shima** came in to help him refuel. First try to refuel failed without **Phantom** even reaching the gas pump, because **Matt Rhodes** was right behind him going into the gas station. At the second attempt neither of the helping people were ready for him to go in, so he got to the gas pump, got boxed, tazed and cuffed.
After looking for cuffs in his stashes, **Juan Carlos Hernandez** came back to attempt uncuffing **Phantom**. He told **Susie Carmichael** to distract cops at the front, so he could go from the back and uncuff **Phantom**. This plan didn't work well, cause **T.J. Mack** spotted **Juan Carlos Hernandez** before he even entered the scene, which made him panic and run to **Phantom** through everyone. Even with being called out, the cops didn't realise what is happening in time and he successfully uncuffed **Phantom**. After a small foot-chase and the both having to break cuffs twice, both **Phantom** and **Juan Carlos Hernandez** were picked up by other gang members and they all got away.

On April 8th, 2022, after Vendetta won a racing tournament against Redline, Flippy approached 'Arnie' of Bowl Cut Gang and offered him membership into Hydra. Flippy said he'd develop an initiation task for Arnie within the next two weeks. And after that it was forgotten for months.
On July 26th, 2022, Miguel and Flippy started thinking about people who are in the gang, but still haven't had their initiations yet. Arnie came into mind and they began to think over ideas relating to him driving. Miguel came up with the idea of Arnie getting a new PB or Lap Record while having a bomb strapped to the car, and if he is unable to get a PB or LR - he blows up.
He did this initiation on July 27th. He was given a choice to pick between two sprint races - Guillotine or Power Lines. Arnie picked Guillotine and his choice of car was a LFA. He beat his personal best for this race only by 1.11 second (Race time: 8:42.654, previous PB: 8:43.764) and by doing that he completed his initiation.

## Trivia

* In Hydra, "OG" is a rank that can be earned and also revoked, rather than a title reserved for Day 1 members.
* Hydra's "gang locals" all suspiciously resemble Mario.
* Claire Seducer was the first person to be invited to Hydra Gang.
* Arnie and Ace are known in Hydra as Double A.
* In mid-late 2022, Hydra used to schedule family therapy sessions with Johnny Finnley every Friday.
* As of November 2022, Hydra had an HR department, headed by Bogo and Victor.
* Hydra was the only gang in San Andreas that possessed two meth labs until October 3, 2022, when they lost their second lab.
* Hydra was the second gang to place 54 turf sprays, achieving the rank of "Powerful" in the Gang App.
* Hydra was the first group to successfully rob the oil rig. Coincidentally, they completed the heist on Mario's birthday.