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Template:Infobox DHARMA Station

The Hydra is the DHARMA station first seen in "A Tale of Two Cities." It has a section that is above ground as well as a section that is allegedly underwater. It is currently under the control of the Others. It was not mentioned explicitly on the Blast Door Map. Jack was being held there by the Others, cared for primarily by Juliet. Its original purpose isn't known for sure, but current evidence suggests that it was used for containing and studying animals. No animals are visible in the station, but the Others make references to animals being there in the past.

Underwater Section of the Station

Juliet stated that the room Jack is being held in was an aquarium for sharks and dolphins. The aquarium room contains an old intercom system that no longer works, according to Juliet. Jack thinks he hears the voice of his father Christian, coming from it, but afterwards Juliet tells him that he's likely hallucinating. At least one hatch leading from the station, opened by Jack during an escape attempt, holds back thousands of gallons of water, presumably seawater. A red emergency button apparently activates a pumping system to flush water from the station. Oddly, Juliet refers to the button as "the yellow button" though this may refer to the casing around the button, which is yellow. The station also has a monitoring room, with several TV screens (similar to those in The Pearl) that monitor several areas of the Hydra, both above ground and underwater.

Aboveground Section of the Station

This section contains animal cages and other structures including a locker room and a covered walkway. At least one of the cages contains buttons and levers that dispense rewards and punishments, presumably for behavioral testing of animals. Tom (Mr. Friendly) had stated that the cages that Sawyer and Kate stayed in were once used for bears (presumably polar bears). Sawyer is able to use his cage to earn rewards in the form of water and fish biscuits that were formerly given to these bears. He also stated that it only took the bears two hours to get the food and water.

Nearby, there is a construction site, which is overseen by Pickett. Kate and Sawyer are put to work there clearing rocks, while other workers can be seen laying what looks like a concrete foundation.

See Also: Cage

Name References

  • The Hydra, is a genus of a freshwater invertebrate possessing radial symmetry and capability to regenerate amputated appendages.
  • The Lernaean Hydra is a creature from Greek mythology with several serpeant-like heads. When one was cut off, three more would grow back in its place. This is one of several Greek mythology references given on the show, including Persephone, Apollo and Cerberus. Both Cerberus and Hydra were monster offspring of Typhon & Echidna, and both were killed by Hercules as part of his 12 Labors.
    • The Hydra symbol appears to resemble this multi-headed creature.
  • The Hydra is a constellation, as is The Arrow and The Swan.
  • HYDRA[1] is an evil terrorist organization in the Marvel Universe bent on world domination.
  • An African Hydra is a water-monster with seven heads. It keeps the river flowing and people brought offerings to them. According to folk law, the hydra kidnapped a child by the name of Jinde Sirinde.

Theories

  • The Hydra could be another fake Dharma station, created by the Others, like The Door.
  • This may be where the shark that appeared in the second season episode was originally from.
  • Juliet has mentioned that Jack's examination room was used for dolphins and sharks. The room also has some sort of sound equipment, evidenced by the mixer. Dharma could have possibly discovered a way to 'remote control' sharks and other aquatic animals by using high pitched sound waves. This would explain the logo on the Dharma shark when Walt was kidnapped. The shark could have been on patrol as backup to Zeke and the others, being remote controled from the Hydra by using sound waves inaudible to the human ear.
  • There may also be more animals still loose on the island. When Mr. Friendly mentions the bears to Sawyer and Kate, Sawyer asks "How many were there?" only to get no response.
  • Maybe this is how that Polar Bear got to the island, plus Mr. Friendly also said something about the cages used for bears in the Episode "A Tale of Two Cities".
  • Walt was kept in the glass room, where Jack is held prisoner.
    • This would explain why Walt was dripping water when he "projected" himself to Shannon.
      • But the room seems to be dry under "normal circumstances", only when Jack opened the hatchway, water poured in.
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The Hydra logo found on Damon Lindelof's Hat.

  • On Damon Lindelof's video podcast the Hydra logo can be seen on his hat.
  • Kelvin and Radzinsky did not know about it or were unable to get near it to document it's location.
  • Depicted on the Blast Door Map...
    • is the ? at the center, considering the possibility that The ? (Pearl Exterior) is not the ? on the map.
    • the "scratched out" station was meant to denote it as being underwater, not gone/non-existent.
    • Notation was made on the map "REV 4.3.02 POSSIBLE LOCATION OF ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH FACILITY".
    • It just might make sense, since there is also a notation in latin that states Hic Sunt Dracones which translates to "There are dragons here" that might be a reference to the mythological beast, Hydra.
  • The Hydra is probably a lot bigger than The Swan and has the ability to host more people because the shower room is bigger and has a lot of lockers.
  • During A Tale of Two Cities, when Jack asks Juliet if the place he is being held is one of the Dharma stations, Juliet says that "they" called it the Hydra. This could imply that she is not part of Dharma, as if she was part of Dharma she probably would have said 'it's' called the Hydra. On the other hand, she also says that the past is in the past and that now is a different time, implying perhaps that it isn't named anymore.
  • Maybe only the underground part of the station is called the hydra and the part above ground is the zoology station because why would they have cages for bears and tanks for sharks in this station and still have a zoology station somewhere else on the island when it seems this is the animal research station.
  • The wire leading from the forest to the ocean that Hurley found on the beach could be leading to the hydra and could be the power source or communication to the other others
  • Possible Station 2 of Dharma Initiative if The Arrow is really the Station 1 and following the notations on the Blast Door Map The Staff be the Station 6.
  • The presence of an intercom in an "underwater" station may cast doubt on the station's purpose.
  • DHARMA could have been teaching animals how to talk.
  • The intercom, chains/pulley system and table in Jack's cell seem to indicate that this was an operating/treatment room for large animals. It is possible that it could have been flooded to provide an observation/recovery area for the animals after treatment.

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