Real Name:  Chris Vander

Aliases:  None

Identity:  Secret

Occupation:  Web Designer/developer, Artist, works part time at the Skiffytown toyshopand helps out at DC's Diner

Citizenship:  American

Place of Birth:  Maryland

Known Relatives:  Chris has a brother and a sister but neither of them are supers.  It's been rumured that Hydro may be a lost sibling of Blue Lotus

Group Affiliation:  Hydro is leader of the East Coast Super Hero Team "New Jersey Sentinels"

Education:  Chris has a master certificate for E-Commerce and web development/design

Catch Phrase:  "Saving the world a drop at a time"

Height:  6'0"

Weight:  175 lbs.

Eyes:  Green

Hair:  Dark Brown

History:

Hydro first discovered his powers only recently.  He started out with small amounts of water but can currently lift just over his body weight in water.  Hydro decided that with his powers he may not be the strongest or the toughest of heroes that fight crime but he would stand up for the environment and against pollution.  While there are very few if any major badguys seeking the destruction of our ecosystem or to disrupt recycling programs, Hydro still does what he can to help out.  Hydro usually patrols the local reseaviors and state parks keeping a sharp eye out for people that would pollute our water systems or our forests.  Hydro is still pretty small potatoes as far as heroes go, but as he grows stronger with his powers and if he can join a local hero team he'd like to try taking on some real crime or possably going after large scale corporate polluters or poachers.

UPDATE: Hydro has joined forces with other heroes Noir and Blind Justice to found the NJ Sentinals.  As Noir likes to say, "We're delivering Justice at every exit".

Hydro's tales:

Troubled Waters

Powers / Equipment:

Hydro has the power to manipulate water in all it's forms.  That said, he can form water into physical objects and fight with them or hurl them with the force of a crashing wave.  He can shape the water with his mind to create a water clone of himself or others, but it takes alot of concintration to sustain and multitasking would be extreamly difficult.  Like wise, on a recent trip to the beach, Hydro discovered that if he can sit underwater with an air bubble around his head indeffinatly as he draws the oxygen out of the water and into his bubble.  The problem is that right now it takes such an amount of mental power to maintain that all he can do is sit on the bottom of the ocean breathing.  He hasn't worked his way up to breathing and moving yet. Hydro can also pull moisture out of the air if he has to though it takes a large amount of energy to do so.  Theoreticly Hydro should be able to manipulate the water inside a human body or draw it out, but he doesnt have the heart to actually try it on any one as it would be violently leathal.  As Hydro uses his powers, they draw on his own internal moisture.  In order to stay properly hydrated Hydro wears a camel-bak so that he always has a supply of water on hand to manipulate or to drink.

UPDATE: Hydro has mastered the ability to travel underwater with his air bubble while using very little of his internal energy.  Additionally when underwater (or on the water) Hydro can use the water to push him along at high rates of speed.  By increasing the density of the water benieth him Hydro can walk on the top of the water or fashion a sled of sorts.  By creating a disc of high density water Hydro can form a basic buzz saw that can cut through wood and other soft materials.  (He's working his way up to being able to cut metal and concrete).  While the following move is extreamly dangerous, Hydro has perfected his ability to draw moisture out of a living being so that he can drop them from dehydration without causing any permenent damage.

UPDATE 07/28/08: In the invasion crossover story, Hydro was abducted by aliens.  While imprisoned he was forced to drain all the moisture out of his captors.  It was revieled that Hydro suffers from something that he calls "the thirst".  As Hydro absorbed more and more water from living beings he became less himself and more some kind of monster.  His body was being replaced by living water and his mind was becoming fixed on only absorbing more water from living things.  While Hydro's origins are still uncertain it is now assumed that he may be the host to a water elemental.  The extent of the elemental's powers are still unknown, though Hydro has demonstrated the ability to deploy extra appendages and tendrils as well as instantly recover from attacks that would normally kill him.

Weaknesses:

Hydro's powers don't give him any extra protection from anything so he retains all the weaknesses of any average human.  Though being put in an arid environment would certainly hurt him more than it would hurt an average person.  Hydro is also lactose intollerant.

Real Life Info:

Chris stands for many if not all the same issues as Hydro and feels very strongly that if we can't take care of our Earth, then it wont matter what laws are broken because the Earth will no longer be able to take care of us.

Hydro Art:

Original Character Design

NJS rough group sketch

Buff Hydro sketch

NJS rough group 2

Current signature image

Comic cover consept

Costume Consept V.2

Costume Consept V.2.1

Hydro in the rain

Chibi Hydro

Pucca Hydro done by Dr Redux

Aura Comic done by Aura

CHARACTER RIGHTS:

I retain all rights to the character's name, image, likeness, costume design and background story with all rights reserved. Please ask permission before incorporating Hydro into any FanFic, short story, comic or other illustrated story or any other media format.