Hydro-Man

"says there's a sailor named Morris Bench who was exposed to an experimental underwater generator and got hydro powers."

- Flash Thompson

Hydro-Man was an illusion created and controlled by Quentin Beck, representing the Elemental of water.

Biography
"They were born in stable orbits. Within the black holes, creatures formed from the primary elements. Air, Water, Fire, Earth. The science division had a technical name. We just called them Elementals."

- Mysterio to Spider-Man

Mysterio claimed that the elementals were formed inside black holes in a stable orbit, saying they attacked his home Earth and decimated it, with Mysterio only escaping due to the effects of snap. The Elementals for weeks attacked different areas of the world, in particular in Europe, causing massive which was big enough to attract the attention of Nick Fury and Maria Hill.

Battle of London
Following attacks by the Air Elemental, Molten Man and Sandman, it was only during a with MJ was it revealed that the Elementals were illusions created through the use of projectors and high tech weapons drones belonging to Mysterio and his crew of former Stark employees. In London, Beck, seeking to kill MJ and any others to whom she might have revealed his secret, orchestrates a final Elemental. Parker breaks through the illusion using his "Peter-Tingle", gains control of E.D.I.T.H. and defeats Beck.

Powers

 * Water Manipulation: Hydro-Man has the power to manipulate water, capable of generating huge waves, capable of pushing people back several feet.
 * Superhuman Strength: Hydro-Man is strong enough to flatten entire buildings with just a few punches.
 * Superhuman Durability: Hydro-Man due to being an attack drone covered by a hologram is highly resistant to offensive attacks.

Allies

 * Quentin Beck's Crew
 * Quentin Beck/Mysterio - Creator
 * William Ginter Riva

Enemies

 * Talos (disguised as Nick Fury)
 * Soren (disguised as Maria Hill)
 * Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Michelle Jones
 * Ned Leeds
 * Betty Brant
 * Flash Thompson

Trivia

 * In the comics, Morris Bench is a crewman aboard a cargo ship who gained his superpowers after being accidentally knocked overboard by Spider-Man while a powerful experimental generator was being tested in the ocean becoming Hydro-Man.
 * Hydro-Man bares more of a resemblance to Water, a creation of Diablo's and a member of the Elementals of Doom.
 * The Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Hydro-Man replaces Hydron as a member of the Elementals.