HYDRA COMMAND

[Libetarian Republics]

Meh. They were advertising for HYDRA anyway.

[McManniaa]

Several things: I'm a Major General... unless I got a promotion in which case... thanks. I didn't get explicit permission, I got implied permission. I filed a GHR asking about the game mechanics surrounding refounding a class region, and the voice of Mod did speak unto me that "When regions die, the prior setting are not saved. Class Region names would not reappear as Class Regions..." meaning that refounding a class region is as illegal as any other refound, since it is no longer a class region. Last thing, I refounded the region at about 4 PM EST, I just forgot to tell anyone until the following morning.

To anyone who wants to know a few more details, I noticed the Edisonia had cte'd 46 minutes after it did at minor update on Wednesday. I submitted my GHR at about 50 minutes. I then waited 3 hours for the mods to respond before I made the refound. This refound was about the opposite of the invasion. As opposed to the invasion, where zero research and about a minute of planning was put into it, I put so much thought into the refound that I almost lost it.

PS I'm sick, so sorry if I'm typing weird. Headache.

NSA, get back in bed. Your gonna need your strength.

[We Are Not the NSA]

Tom Vasentius Retires from Service

After more than eight months serving as the Director of HYDRA Command, our dear leader Tom Vasentius HYDRA has finally decided it is time to hang up his hat and pass the torch of leadership on to someone new. A lot of thought went into his decision: Tom has been suffering from what we are calling “leadership fatigue” for the past few weeks, which has been causing an undo amount of stress from running regional affairs. Understandably, a combination of real life stress and unnecessary stress from his position as leader of Hydra Command was draining NationStates of the fun it used to offer Tom. The solution to this has been for Tom to step down from his leadership position and retire from service in Hydra Command, in order to avoid any more contact with the issues that have been causing him so much stress.

Tom has been the leader of Hydra Command since his predecessor Eliot Isaraider II stepped down last April. As Director, Tom commanded Hydra forces on the front lines in the first invasion of The Place That Had No Big Banks, the invasions of Japan, Singapore, Nasicournia, Dank Memes, and Mediterranean. Tom has been an invaluable member of our community and we wish him well on his future endeavors. <3

New Director and Deputy Director Announced

Some debate went into who would fill in Tom’s position as the leader of HYDRA Command. Eventually the High Command concluded that this change in leadership would be a good opportunity to make a few structural changes regarding our higher ranks, and thus HYDRA Command will be adopting a new system of government. Like the Deputy Director in the previous system, the Director position will be elected by Hydra’s military aristocracy, a system which we believe will address the eventual stagnation that occurs in raider leaders, and will keep the region in a state of constant transformation. The Deputy Director will now be appointed by the Director upon the beginning of their term.

As the current Deputy Director, McManniaa has officially taken the position of Director of HYDRA Command, and has appointed newly promoted General We Are Not the NSA as the new Deputy Director.

Promotions

Name: McManniaa
Former Rank: Deputy Director
New Rank: Director

Name: We Are Not the NSA
Former Rank: Major General
New Rank: General

Name: We Are Not the NSA
Former Rank: General
New Rank: Deputy Director

Name: Gbendicon
Former Rank: Private First Class
New Rank: Corporal

Congratulations Ben.

[Vetelo]

Congratulations to those promoted! There you go Ben <3

[WARDEN DRAKE]

Sorry to hear it. In the very brief and limited time I've come to know Tom on the field, he's been fun to chase and hard to thwart. Congrats to the new leadership!

[Big Bad Badger]

Hail Tom! Great work with HYDRA COMMAND! It was a pleasure working with you. Thank you for all of the help! Best of luck to you going forward.

Congratulations to all of those promoted. I'm looking forward to getting to McManniaa in his new position!

Hail HYDRA!

[-Equalia-]

Good luck Tom, your retirement from HYDRA is deserving. Congrats on your successors and Ben's promotion!

[Varax Omni]

Operation Tear Down This Wall: DonaldTrumpland Invaded!


The elite paramilitary forces of HYDRA Command launched an assault on DonaldTrumpland during the December 31st, 2016 major update, as part of Operation Tear Down This Wall. Invaluable support was provided by the venerable forces of The Black Hawks, HMS Warmaiden and 501st Legion. Leading the offensive was Brigadier General Varax who triggered and was on point for the operation.

Hydra Troops:
Brigadier General Varax Omni
Director McManniaa
Major General Eliot Isaraider II
Corporal Bendicion
Private Palpatines Fist

The Black Hawks:
Lieutenant Sygian II
Sergeant Tom Vasentius
Corporal Vapid Vasentius
Private First Class Mercistan State

HMS Warmaiden
Pirate Queen Madam Mitsuko
Pirate Captain Valand

501st Legion:
Emperor Palpatines Fist

[Bendicion]

Great piece of triggering and pointing.

Varax led the night!!

A great time to celebrate the incoming New Year of 2017!!

May Hydra have the greatness it once had!!


HAIL HYDRA!!

[LollerLand]

Nice raid

[Big Bad Badger]

Hail HYDRA! Glad to see you back in action!

[Varax Omni]

New Director and Deputy Director

As the new year dawns it is time for HYDRA Command to select new leadership. Outgoing Director, General Red Skull of McManniaa, beloved founder of HYDRA Command, has chosen not to return as Director for another term. With no opposition thus receiving 100% of the vote, Brigadier General Varax Omni is now Director of HYDRA Command. Truly, this has been a wonderful display of democratic efficiency. The Director has appointed HYDRA veteran Major General Eliot Isaraider II to serve as Deputy Director.



Promotions

The following members have been promoted for their service and dedication to the organization:

Name: PT Huo
Former Rank: Captain
New Rank: Colonel

Name: Gbendicion
Former Rank: Corporal
New Rank: Sergeant

Name: House of Cards
Former Rank: Corporal
New Rank: Sergeant

Name: Palpatine
Former Rank: Private
New Rank: Private First Class

[Bendicion]

Greatness will come back NationStates!!
This is the year of HYDRA!!


Hail Hydra!!

[Cormactopia II]

Congratulations to Varax on being elected Director, and everyone else for their promotions. All much deserved!

[Neop]

Truly, this has been a wonderful display of democratic efficiency.

Well, that's one way of putting it

Congrats to all!

[Sygian II]

Congratulations and best wishes to Varax and Eliot.

[House of the Cards]

HYDRA kicks off the new year with a good, ol' fashion tag run! We had lots of fun on this one as we plowed through our targets.

Troops:

Sergeant: House of the Cards
Director: Varax Omni
Captain: Yuno isaraider
Sergeant: Bendicion

Assistance from:

TWPAF:
Army Commander: Yuno Owl
Captain: Kawaii Schoolgirl

TBH:
Sygian ii


Regions hit: 24

Liberty Alliance
The Union of Libercratia
The Mountains to the East
The Dead Waste
Alliance of Northern Somewhere
Deziat
The Worlds Zoo
Brotherhood Alliance
Swishahouse
New Avalonia
Look at All These Police
c0d3
chaeon
The United Independent Nations
The Fourth Riech
The Holy Empire of Sacrosants
The Real Greenlands
The Freeland for All
Valmidion League
United League of Empires II
The Huskies
Trumpland
Communist Organization
Confederation of Big Perse


Thanks again to everyone who participated! This raid couldn't have happened without the wonderful work you all did!

[Vapid Vasentius]

Fantastic job, Hydra.

[Ikania]

You listed Yuno twice in your credits

[Sygian II]

You listed Yuno twice in your credits

That was deliberate. Yuno is twice as lovable than the rest of us, so we pay her 2x in return.

[Bendicion]

Varax stands out from the rest of the HYDRA Command's army as she walks freely over her adversaries' corpses. Behind her, House of Cards(left) and Ben(right) roll along with The 501st Legion

Hail HYDRA!!!

The stillness of the air in NationStates was again broken as HYDRA and its allies once again massed up to steamroll across the defenseless regions with nothing than mere spears against the katana and gladii of HYDRA's elite core. On the head of this army was once again House of Cards. An upcoming great trigger. On his heels were Varax, HYDRA's Dark Lord, and Ben, the Dark Legionnaire.
Along with this fine assault was HYDRA Command's trustworthy allies from The 501st Legion, Palpatine Fist.

And lastly, HYDRA was able to smother 9 regions to the ground and brought home the banners of each region. They are:

liannah
western alliance
ginnungagap
coalition of the united nations of terra
imperium magnifica
odd conglomerate
fritteria
united vape nations and
Terra Earth

[Jonewest]

how join

[Varax Omni]

Operation Sandcastle: Coastalia Invaded!


The forces of HYDRA Command invaded Coastalia during the January 12, 2017 major update, knocking over native sandcastles and stealing the Coastalian crown jewels - because those are things raiders do, apparently. Invaluable support was provided by the allied forces of The Black Hawks, Firehelm and The Mafia of Equinox. Leading the offensive was Director Varax who triggered and was on point for the operation.

Hydra Troops:
Director Varax Omni
Private First Class Roquentination

The Black Hawks:
General Ever-Wandering Souls
Sergeant Tom Vasentius
Corporal Vapid Vasentius
Private First Class Genovanius
Private First Class BlueWolves

Firehelm
Chaos Guard Byroms
Chaos Marine Saint Sav
Fresh Meat Ikania
Fresh Meat yogininjas

The Mafia of Equinox:
Godfather Satya Romefeller
Soldato Gay Armies

[Bendicion]

This wad a great raid. Thanks to our allies. But i feel quite sad that only a few HYDRA Command troops actually participated.

[Ever-Wandering Souls]

Founder won't come back on this one, finally. XD We've all suffered from that a lot recently...

Hail Hawkdra!