HYDRA

HYDRA is a major terrorist organization led by Baron von Strucker on the present day. The organization was originally led by Baron Zemo and Red Skull during World War II.

Their main goal was to conquer the world. They were stopped by Captain America, Bucky, and the Howling Commandos in World War II and then in the present day, the Avengers.

"The world will know HYDRA's power. They will know that not even the Avengers can stand against us!"
 * —Baron Strucker on HYDRA.

Known members of HYDRA
Known members include:


 * Baron Zemo (founder and first leader of HYDRA, now a leader of the Masters of Evil)
 * Red Skull (Zemo's second in command, fate unknown after WWII)
 * Baron Strucker (new leader of HYDRA, later recaptured)
 * Grim Reaper (loyal agent of HYDRA, later recaptured)
 * Viper (revealed to be a Skrull, real one was captured by Skrulls and later freed by Captain America)
 * Black Widow (undercover, later discovered by Strucker)

World War II
HYDRA was founded as a branch of Nazi military at some point before World War II. The scientists of HYDRA were involved in creating new advanced weaponry for the Axis powers. The best known leader of HYDRA at the time was Baron Zemo.

When the war broke out, the soldiers of HYDRA, commanded by the infamous Red Skull, were present on all battlefields of Europe. They managed to conquer much of the European continent. However, the Allies, led by the USA, decided to strike back, forcing the armies of the Axis to retreat.

In 1943, the Allied super soldier, Captain America, had a confrontation with Baron Zemo in Italy, during which Zemo's latest weapon, Virus X, was drenched upon Zemo, adhering his mask right to his face permanently and infecting his vital bodily systems. Some time later, Captain America and Bucky prevented Red Skull from opening Bifrost Bridge, which Skull intended to use to bring the army of mythological creatures from Asgard to use them against the Allied Forces. During the battle, Red Skull disappeared, and Captain America ended up frozen in ice.

Notes & Trivia

 * Its name is based on a Greek mythological snake-like creature with nine heads and an ability to grow two more if the head was cut off. Nick Fury had mentioned its name to Hawkeye: "If you cut off one head, two more takes its place. That's HYDRA." in "Beware the Widow's Bite".
 * The flags of HYDRA seen in the series are styled similar to those of Nazi Germany. The armbands worn by the soldiers and leaders of HYDRA are styled similar to those of Nazi Party.