The Hydra Cannon is a ship from UFO Robo Grendizer and is a battle fortress featured in Knights of the Multiverse Season 1. Based off of the Uzahra, it is a barrel-shaped mobile weapon created by the evil organization L.O.S.R. to use in their plans for mass-destruction & global conquest. At least four more were created near the end of their campaign to defend their final weapon, Gigantis.
History[]
Season 1[]
Armaments[]
- A.I. Control Tower
When the Hydra Cannon was mass-produced, rather than be operated by human personel, the Control Towers were built to house A.I.-based controls, similarly to the ones used on Dr. Zone's Photon Battleship.
- Smoke Camouflage
The Hydra Cannon is capable of emitting a cloud of purple smoke to disguise itself as a large cloud.
- Barrier
The Hydra Cannon can project a protective energy field around itself.
- Electric Rings
The Hydra Cannon can fire a paralyzing blast of electricity from the holes on the rings for defense and offense. This is enough to paralyze both humanoids and Mecha.
- Main Cannon
The weapon it was named after, a powerful Photon ray fires from the horn/large hole on the front.
Notes[]
In the original Grendizer anime, the Hydra Cannon was called the "King of Vega", as it was the main mothership for the show's main antagonist, King Vega. Since this connection obviously doesn't exist in this version of the weapon, the name has been changed.
The Hydra Cannon being based off of the Uzahra is mostly just based off of the two having large, cylinder-like centers and them being able to blast powerful lasers.
The Hydra Cannon being mass-produced is a KotM exclusive, and is included to ramp up the stakes for the season's final battle.