Hydra

Hydra is an ancient, secret cult that has infiltrated SHIELD, the United Nations, and the United States government to very high levels.

History
Hydra was created more than four thousand years ago. It originally worshiped an Inhuman called Hive, and worked for millennia to return Hive to earth after his exile. During the World Wars, one of the heads of Hydra, the Red Skull, became involved in the Nazi science division, and subsequently expanded his cell to a worldwide entity. However, this cell was almost entirely defeated by the efforts of Captain America and the Howling Commandos.

In the following years, many survivors of the Red Skull's Hydra division worked to infiltrate the burgeoning United Nations intelligence agency, SHIELD. This infiltration continued into the present day, and up to high ranking positions such as members of the World Security Council (Alexander Pierce, Gideon Malick) and a United States Senator (Stern).

Known Members
These members are known to be members of Hydra by Xavier Bronze's SI and the Order of the Phoenix. It can be assumed that there are thousands of others that remain in secret.

Alexander Pierce

Gideon Malick

Senator Stern

Jaspter Sitwell

Arnim Zola

John Garrett

Grant Ward

Brock Rumlow

Appearances
I Am Become 0-8-4 (Mentioned)

The Bridge Between Worlds (Mentioned)

Party For One, Party For All (Mentioned)

The Real SHIELD (Mentioned)

The Envoy (Mentioned)

Meet Lois Lane (Mentioned)

Superfriends (Mentioned)

Order In the House (Mentioned)

Elseworlds: Lois Lane, Earth 3 (Mentioned)

Meet the Bartons (Mentioned)

Live To Rise (Mentioned)

Elseworlds: Grant Ward, Earth 3 (Mentioned)

See Also:
Hydra, on Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki

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