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Hydra is not an acronym so it doesn't need to be capitalized. I have seen it written both ways in works. I am kind of thinking that this is like American v. British spellings and that neither is inherently more correct than the other.
Edit to add; I find it amusing that the bulk find / replace done on that page accidentally (and incorrectly) capitalized the word 'hydraulic' in a few places.
Edited by Daefaroth This signature says something else when you aren't looking at it.I've seen Hydra both ways as well.
Amusingly, some comics I used to have had HYDRA when it was a label and Hydra when spoken.
Handling it like the US vs Commonwealth thing seems most sensible, since Marvel's been around HOW long? You could find contradictory examples for anything.
^And that is why you do a search, look, and replace. :p
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett^Actually after reading your comment about label as opposed to spoken makes me think that maybe it should be Hydra.
For military stuff if you see a stamp, label, title bar, patch, or something like that they are usually all caps (ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, or MARINES). But that doesn't mean that the words are all caps when you write them in general.
This signature says something else when you aren't looking at it.

Ray AP 9 did a very large edit to the Captain America: The Winter Soldier page arguing that the all-caps spelling of the organization "HYDRA", the version typically used across MCU pages, is unofficial and that "Hydra" with regular capitalization is the proper way to write it. They provide citations for that statement, so it's not a rogue edit, and for what it's worth other places are also holding the same debate
, as canonical sources flipflop between the two variants.
I would like to see further opinions on this before deciding whether this should be reverted or left alone. For the record, if we're going to allow popular opinion to factor into the decision, I am familiar enough with the fanbase to say that HYDRA is the preferred spelling and the one most fans assume to be official. If you would like I can ask Ray AP 9 to join in the discussion as well.
Edited by AlleyOop