Hydra (HV)

* Masked
* Toon

## George Beard & Harold Hutchins

**Hydra** is a masked toon from the second season of Masked Toon Singer (HV).

## Appearance

Hydra is a large, dark green, three-headed dragon with a purple underbelly covered in scales. All three of Hydra’s heads sit upon long, light green necks and have bushy eyebrows and a pair horns on top. Hydra also has two short arms, two massive feet with three toes each, and a large pair of green and purple wings on their back. In the NNNN, they wore a large number 5 on their chest, and in the Christmas special, the left and right heads donned reindeer antlers and red noses.

## Clues

**Right Head:** I know! And it’s rather fitting that we’re here on Superhero Night, given that we created one.
**Left Head:** Yeah, but he’s not exactly the best at his job. At least, not the job we *want* him to be good at.
**Right Head:** Hey, before we start singing, I got a question. Are you sure we’re allowed to sing this song tonight? I’m not sure if it fits the theme.
**Left Head:** I mean, they used it in the Lego Batman movie.
 8
**Right Head:** That’s right, and it’s a good thing tonight’s episode is playing with our strengths. First Superhero Night and now Weird Al Night? We definitely signed up for the right season.
**Left Head:** Yeah, we love Weird Al! Remember the time we hacked the school intercom and played his music all day?
**Right Head:** I do, but it wasn’t quite as awesome as when he sang the theme song for our big screen debut!
 10
**Right Head:** I know, and now we’re representing the number 5 at the NNNN. There are a ton of great songs with the number 5 in the title; we could *easily* win tonight’s Immunity Pass.
**Left Head:** Ah, this takes me back to our fifth adventure. Remember that one, where we accidentally made our mean teacher even *worse*?
**Right Head:** You mean the one where we ended up bald? I remember it like it was yesterday.
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**Right Head:** I know. Thank you everyone who voted for us these past few rounds, we wouldn’t be here today without your support!
**Left Head:** And the producer’s support, too. After all, he’s the one who gave us so many good songs once he saw how much people loved us.
**Right Head:** It’s a good thing he did, because I’m pretty sure almost *everyone*in the audience remembers us from their childhoods.
 13
**Right Head:** I can’t believe it either! Who would’ve guessed a couple of tricksters would make it this far into the competition.
**Left Head:** Then again, we usually do find a way to come out on top. Even if that way usually involves calling up our super friend.
**Right Head:** Not to mention that our adventures almost *always* continue afterwards, and just get crazier from there.
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**Right Head:** I know, I’m just as excited as you. Although I’m a little worried about how they’ll react to a dragon being in the royal court.
**Left Head:** Yeah, but on the other hand, we’d make an excellent court jester! Especially after all the laughs we’ve had over the years.
**Right Head:** That’s a great point, not to mention that given how much they love us, I probably have nothing to worry about.
**Left Head:** Exactly. Now let’s rock the stage one last time!

### Clue Answers

* Hydra first appeared on Superhero Night because George and Harold created a superhero (in the form of Captain Underpants).
* Their first song was “Never Gonna Give You Up” (a song associated with an Internet prank) because of their love of pranks.
* Their Mask Signal clue was a reference to Captain Underpants himself.
* The treehouse was a reference to their comic company, Treehouse Comix.
* Their Mask From the Past was Llama because like Drew Carey, George and Harold are from Ohio.
* Their third clue package recounts the events of *Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman*.
* Their Cypher Clue spells “JEROME HORWITZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL”, which is the name of the school they attend.
* Their song clue was “Here I Go Again” as a reference to the phrase George and Harold cry at the end of every Captain Underpants book.
* Their Super Clue was a reference to Harold’s homosexuality, which was revealed in the final Captain Underpants book, *Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-a-lot*.
* Their Food Clue and their final Clue both referenced the Hypno-Ring the boys used to turn Mr. Krupp into Captain Underpants.
* Hydra gave Zoe a comic book for a present since George and Harold are skilled at making them.

## Trivia

* Hydra is the second duo to win Masked Toon Singer (HV), after Banana Split.
	+ Their win made Masked Toon Singer (HV) the first Masked Toon Singer series to have two group masks win.
* Hydra appeared in the background of the Group Performance on Superhero Night before officially debuting as that episode’s wildcard.
* Hydra’s left and right heads are the only functional ones; the middle head is actually an oxygen tank.
	+ This is because Hydra was originally only going to have two heads, but while drawing their costume, the producer thought it looked weird without a third one in the middle.
* Hydra was the last group contestant remaining by the NNNN, the last remaining member of their group by the quarterfinals, and the last remaining male contestant by the semifinals.
* Hydra is (currently) the only group contestant who is also a wildcard on Masked Toon Singer (HV).
* Hydra was the only finalist in season two who had never competed on the Masked Toon Singer before.
* Harold Hutchins was revealed to be gay in *Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-a-lot*, making Hydra the first openly LGBTQ contestant on Masked Toon Singer (HV).
* Hydra was originally going to represent the number 6 in the NNNN and sing “(This Song’s Just) Six Words Long” by “Weird Al” Yankovic, but upon seeing how popular they were, the producer swapped their number and performance with Weasel’s.
* Hydra is the second winner on any version to Rickroll the audience, the first was Cereal Killer from Masked Toon Singer (TEM).
* A snippet of Hydra’s performance in week 11 played after they were declared the winners of season two.

## Notes

1. ↑ Garfield changed his guess to George and Harold before the unmasking.