Hydra

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Hydra vs. ROTATORHydra's first Fight Night opponent of World Championship VII was a Main Event against former quarter-finalist ROTATOR. Hydra vs. UppercutFor Hydra's final match of the 2020 Fight Night season, they were placed against a mightily impressive Uppercut. Hydra and Defender face off.Defender immediately drove over the top of Hydra, snapping one of its long yellow forks and landing upside down. Defender righted itself and did the same again, as Hydra misfired before successfully throwing Defender over. Jason Vasquez's bot landed upright but could not get underneath Hydra's low profile design as it was flipped again. Upon driving into the corner of the BattleBox, Hydra slid underneath Defender again and threw it considerably higher, landing on the arm of the pulverizer and detaching one of the arena signs. Earlier, he flipped Blip so hard, his little heart shut down. Now he'll send Blip's bro to a family reunion six feet underground. Started 31st, now he's the dirty worst. Jake Ewert's got no chill. He just won't stop until he kills both of Aren's bots and then he's the king of the hill. It's HYDRA!"

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. Hydra throws Glitch into the air.Hydra charged at the rookie team's bot from the start, but missed its first flip. Hydra then slid underneath their front and launched its opponent 13ft into the air, landing on its forks. [9] However, although Hydra's weapon was now at full power, it was struggling to drive in the middle of the BattleBox.

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 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.

Hydra faced Ribbot who, for this fight, used its undercutting horizontal spinner. This was a weapon type Hydra had rarely encountered since its debut, so Jake Ewert opted to weld Hydra's wedgelets together to form a solid wedge. 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. Hydra vs. BlipNow in the quarter-finals for the second consecutive season, Hydra's next opponent was a new bot from a familiar face, Aren Hill's undefeated flywheel flipper Blip. Hydra's special configuration for HUGE.Hydra's second opponent was Jonathan Schultz and HUGE. Before the fight, Team Whyachi installed an attachment dubbed the "Hydragate" - 28lbs of steel tubing capitalizing a design flaw in HUGE in that its weapon is shorter than its wheels. The attachment was designed to be wide enough catch HUGE by the wheels and push it around the arena while HUGE was unable to flank around it. Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.WAR Hawk's drive pod, removed by Hydra.Hydra retaliated by throwing WAR Hawk upside down near the pulverizer. WAR Hawk escaped, so Hydra threw it in the air again, this time snapping the rubber wubs holding WAR Hawk's modular chassis together, splitting off the left drive module. With WAR Hawk's mobility limited, Hydra threw it in the air again, separating the other drive module and leaving WAR Hawk unable to move in three different pieces. Hydra throws Blip early on.As the fight began, both robots approached the center of the BattleBox as their ground games were tested. Blip found itself manoeuvred into Hydra's starting square and Jake Ewert's bot was able to breach the front of its opponent, throwing it against the wall. In spite of this, all three judges voted in favor of Hydra, pushing it to a 3-1 record to round out of its Fight Night schedule.

Hydra was able to remain aggressive throughout, giving chase and landing flips on Gigabyte while John Mladenik's bot could only deal small hits to Hydra in return. Despite Hydra's persistence in breaking its opponent's weapon, Gigabyte's spinner kept working for the entire battle, and the fight went to the judges. Hydra won by another unanimous decision and advanced into the Top 8.Bronco was counted out, confirming an undefeated record for Jake Ewert's bot and a high seed in the World Championship tournament. 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. Remember that old video game, NBA Jam, where you could jump from half court and still put down a slam? I always thought that was merely an optical illusion until i saw this bot launch people that high. Now it's a logical conclusion. Boom Shaka Laka, he's on fire. It's HYDRA!" Damage to Hydra's drive chain.Hydra attempted to maneuver around Minotaur, but the Brazilian bot started chipping away with their drum and Hydra suffered damage to the side skirts, as well as the left-side drive chain. Hydra continued to take damage to the sides until it was left motionless against the wall. 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.

Hydra launches SawBlaze.Hydra then got underneath again, this time able to upend its opponent and force SawBlaze to self-right. Looking to reset, SawBlaze threatened with its flamethrower, but Hydra was undeterred and kept its front pointed towards the former semi-finalist. The Team Whyachi robot bided its time before sliding under and throwing SawBlaze through the air - its outermost fork taking the brunt of the fall. Upon landing, Hydra launched Jamison Go's robot again, but it landed upright on this occasion.Judges' scorecards for the fight.The fight went to the judges, who awarded the fight in favor of Tantrum on a split decision. This controversial decision meant Hydra bowed out of the 2021 season at the semi-final stage. Soon enough, Hydra got a third flip on its opponent, sending it into the Lexan before landing blade-first into the arena wall. A fourth flip threw DeathRoll close to the blue square, as it finally landed upright and could drive away to the red starting square. In a March 2023 Team Whyachi livestream, the Ewert family revealed the fight had to be paused momentarily as Gigabyte was thrown into an area of the BattleBox which yanked out an extension cord, leaving wiring strewn across the arena floor.