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Leviathan: The Cargo The action adventure game in ongoing series format. There are two primary ways to enter the underbelly of the Leviathan - the easiest one is via the set of switches that open a drain, and the other is a series of pressure plates around the Embankment. In the television series, Elementary, the episode 'The Leviathan' features an impossible to crack bank vault named The Leviathan, hence the title of the episode. In the HBO series Veep, 'The Leviathan' is the nickname that Gary, the Vice President's personal aide, gives to the 60-pocket bag that he carries containing everything the VP might.

Leviathan is a 2009 novel written by Scott Westerfeld and illustrated by Keith Thompson. First of a trilogy set in alternative version of World War I, it has Central Powers (known in-universe as 'Clankers') using mechanized war machines opposed by Entente Powers (as 'Darwinists') who fabricate living creatures genetically. The central protagonists are Aleksander, son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand; and Deryn, a Scottish girl with dreams of joining the British Air Service with her brother. The sequels are Behemoth and Goliath.^[1] The first two chapters of this book were released with Bogus to Bubbly: Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies.

The book was named the Best Young Adult Novel by the Aurealis Award in 2009,^[2]Locus in 2010, and Mir Fantastiki in 2011.

Plot[edit]

It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, diesel-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet.

Aleksander Ferdinand, prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is on the run. His own people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a battle-torn Stormwalker and a loyal crew of men.

Meanwhile, Deryn, a commoner girl, is staying with her brother Jaspert in London. Her father died in a ballooning accident and her mother and aunts want her to grow up as a proper lady. Deryn dreams of joining the British Air Service and to serve on one of the great air beasts. In order to do so, she must pose as a boy ('Dylan Sharp'). To pass the starting exam, she goes aloft with a Huxley (a jellyfish-like creature which uses hydrogen to float) to prove her air-worthiness. However, a storm hits while she is aloft, severely tossing Deryn and the Huxley about, and they narrowly survive—she is forced to cut the Huxley loose from its mooring in order to avoid crashing into a nearby building. This results in Deryn and the Huxley being blown out over the North Sea; she is thrilled when she and the Huxley are rescued by the Leviathan, the most famous of the air-beasts, a massive ecosystem comprising many different animals but based largely on a whale. She is inducted into the crew of the Leviathan, and makes friends with the 'Monkey Luddite' Newkirk. The Leviathan's mission is to transport a top British boffin, or scientist, and a secret package to Constantinople. Deryn is surprised to learn the boffin is a woman, Dr. Nora Barlow, and is afraid Barlow will discover her secret.

In the air over Europe, the Leviathan comes under attack from German airplanes. The crew fights back and defeats the planes, but not before the great whale's hydrogen bladder is severely punctured. The airship crash-lands in Switzerland on the very glacier where Alek's group is hiding. Alek and Volger witness the crash, but Volger insists they do nothing to interfere, as they will risk giving away their position to the Germans or being captured by the British.

Alek is unable to stomach letting the crew of the Leviathan suffer out on the ice, and secretly leaves the fortress to bring medicine to the crew of the fallen ship. The first person he finds is an unconscious Deryn, who had fallen from the rigging during the crash. Alek revives her and claims unconvincingly to be a Swiss villager. Deryn is suspicious of him and sounds the alarm, resulting in Alek's capture. Alek continues to insist he is just a bystander trying to help, but the captain refuses to release him and instead leaves him under Deryn's charge. The secret cargo brought by Dr. Barlow is revealed to be eggs of some kind, though most were destroyed in the crash.

Alek's 'family' comes to his rescue, and battle almost erupts between the two sides, but Deryn's quick thinking in bringing Alek to the front and holding him as a hostage brings everyone together to talk under a flag of truce. Realizing their differences are outweighed by their similarities, Alek offers a sizable chunk from their food storage so the ship can replenish its hydrogen supply and take off again. However, as they travel back to the Leviathan, two German zeppelins appear and send out commandos to capture them. Unfortunately, one of the zeppelins escapes, and the Stormwalker is severely damaged by an aerial bomb, making it impossible to stand up and repair.

Thanks to the diplomacy of Dr. Barlow and a bright idea from Alek, the two groups decide to combine their technologies and leave together as one group. Alek also admits his true origins to Deryn/Dylan and Dr. Barlow when he realizes he let a few too many things slip. The Austrians dismantle the Stormwalker and use its engines to replace those lost by the Leviathan. The Austrian engines prove to be much more powerful than its previous ones, propelling them quickly away from danger and Herkules, a deadly Clanker ship.

In the aftermath, Dr. Barlow reveals information about a fabricated ship in England that was sold to the Ottoman Empire but then taken back by Winston Churchill despite being paid in full, thus creating tension between the British and the Ottomans. The novel closes with the Leviathan continuing its flight towards Constantinople with Alek watching the mysterious eggs that will hatch into some unknown fabricated species.

Main characters[edit]

Deryn (Dylan) Sharp: Despite her father having been killed in a ballooning accident, Deryn longs to be in the sky and free, although her mother and aunts try to force to her be a proper lady. Deryn spends the last of her inheritance to travel to London and live with her brother, where she studies to take the midshipman exams to enter the British Air Service like her brother. The most difficult part is acting as a boy since women cannot enter the Service. It is her lucky day when her airman test goes awry and she is scooped up by the Leviathan and finishes her tests up there. She is enlisted as a midshipman. She is able to best many other Middies at learning the ropes because she went up so frequently with her father and because she pays attention during class. She does her best to hide that she is a girl from everyone on board, though the observant eye of Dr. Barlow has noticed the lack of a beard on her chin. Luckily, Barlow has attributed it to Deryn lying about her age rather than being a girl. As she gets to know Alek, she realizes that she owes him her life and, after he hugs her, that she may even have feelings for him, which she quickly tries to repress.

Prince Aleksandar (Alek): Alek is in serious danger after his parents are killed since he is in line for the throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire. He spends the better part of this book on the run. He is intelligent, and capable of operating a Stormwalker. He is also fluent in several languages, including English, French, Latin, Greek and German. His hubris tends to get the better of him at times, and puts them in danger many times in the book.

Wildcount Volger: A rather stingy man, Volger has done an excellent job of pretending to disdain Alek and his supposed common birth, though in fact he knows that his father has altered his previously morganatic marriage to Alek's mother (a marriage where any children born cannot inherit) to a full marriage, making Alek heir to his uncle's throne. Volger is a schemer, and is prepared for new events, such as the death of Alek's father. He is quite shrewd and trains Alek in fencing and politics, never allowing the young Prince to better him.

Dr. Nora Darwin Barlow: A female boffin is rare according to Deryn's reaction upon meeting Dr. Barlow, proving just how exceptional the doctor is in her field as well as her family: she is the granddaughter of Charles Darwin, after whom the Darwinists are named. She is also quite clever in general, figuring out secrets with her observational skills and knows several languages. She is the creator and caretaker of mysterious eggs that will hatch into a 'perspicacious' loris of her making and a weapon to bear against the Clankers. The character's name comes from the real world person Nora Barlow.

Otto Klopp: Aleksandar's 'master of mechaniks.' He is sometimes referred to as Alek's tutor. He is a commoner who uses a more aristocratic accent when talking to Alek and his family and can pilot the Stormwalker and other mechanical machines with ease.

Hoffman: One of the helpers/storm walker gunners that helps Alek escape. He also helps put the Clanker engines on the Leviathan. He was also a major engineer in the Habsburg Guard before the war.

Hans Bauer: One of the helpers/storm walker gunners who helps Alek escape. He also helps put the Clanker engines on the Leviathan.

Factions[edit]

Clanker: Countries that use steam-driven iron machines are referred to as Clanker nations. The machines themselves and their users are also referred to as Clankers. The main Clanker nations are Germany and Austria-Hungary, generally the Central Powers with the name possibly a spoof of it. Though officially neutral, the Ottoman Empire is considered a Clanker nation as they believe Darwinist creations are against God. Characters who are part of this faction include Alek, Otto Klopp, and Wildcount Volger.

Darwinist: The Darwinist countries currently consist of the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Belgium, Algeria (a colony of France), Serbia, and Japan (Note: Japan has Clanker technology). These factions employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. An example is the Leviathan, a whale airship of the British fleet. Characters who are part of this faction include Deryn Sharp and Dr. Nora Barlow. Named after Charles Darwin, who helped develop the theory of evolution and, in the universe of the book series, discovered DNA, called Life Threads in their world.

Neutral: The Ottoman Empire, despite being a society with a Clanker-oriented economy, has yet to enter the war.

• Switzerland can be considered politically neutral as it is mentioned in the book several times that it is the last place for fugitives and that just by being there, the British are breaking the terms of its neutrality. Their economy seems to be Clanker-based.
• The United States of America is mentioned as neutral in Behemoth, with a fusion of Clanker and Darwinist technologies. The country is split between the two: Clankers in the North (based on its industry) and Darwinist in the South (based on its agriculture). The country joins the war by the end of Goliath on the Darwinist side, three years earlier than in real time history.
• Portugal, Spain and Italy appear to be Darwinist nations that have yet to join in the war.

Warfare technology used[edit]

Clanker machines[edit]

Clankers made machines mostly large in order to have great effect

• Cyklops Storm-walker: a two-legged machine designed for combat. Alek and his men use one to escape to Switzerland.
• Zeppelin: a dirigible designed for air travel, transport and combat. The Germans use several to try and destroy the Leviathan.
• Dreadnought: an enormous land ship with side-mounted cannons. Essentially designed for combat, with a lower deck for its scouts, it can be used for travel thanks to its six legs.
• Aeroplane: a plane designed for air combat, used to attempt to take down the Leviathan.

Darwinist creations[edit]

Darwinists created animal-weapons in order to do greater damage, have better agility.

• Leviathan: the name of a large, fabricated airwhale that Deryn and Alek travel on. It is a living ecosystem, using the whale cilia for flight, bacteria to make hydrogen, bees to make honey, and strafing hawks and fléchettebats for battle (see below).
• Minotaur: the name of an airship similar to the Leviathan where Deryn's brother Jaspert serves.
• 'Huxleys': giant jellyfish-like creatures fabricated from the life threads of the medusa jellyfish. These creatures breathe hydrogen and are similar in function to hot-air balloons. Usually these are used to scout overhead. They are named after Thomas Henry Huxley, a renowned biologist known as Darwin's Bulldog for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
• Message lizards: fabricated lizards used aboard the Leviathan and other Darwinist creations and buildings. They only repeat what they hear.
• Strafing hawks: the Leviathan's main defence. When armed with acidic spider webs on their wings, they are capable of slicing through metal.
• Fléchette bats: bats fabricated with moth and mosquito threads. These bats are able to ingest and release metal spikes in 'the usual manner'.
• Hydrogen sniffers: dog-like creatures bred to sniff for hydrogen leaks on an airship.
• Kraken: a sea creature designed for ocean battles.
• Behemoth: a sea creature like a Kraken that is bigger and stronger.
• Elephantine: a large elephant like creature.

Development[edit]

Leviathan and its subsequent sequels stand out notably to other young adult novels that are published in recent years for featuring illustrations in-between its pages. The idea of incorporating illustrations into them began back in 2007 when author Westerfeld had discovered illustrations for the Japanese translation of his earlier work Uglies, to which he had shared them on his blog.^[3][4] He was met with feedback from English-speaking fans who complained of how their novels were lacking in such features; until one reader pointed out how they are a norm in Japanese novels, particularly light novels. Further research by Westerfeld also found it to be a commonality in old Western novels prior to the invention of the camera. Inspiration also came from adventure novels that were around during the World War I era, which became one basis of research for the series' settings.^[4][5]

Reception[edit]

Leviathan received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, and was compared to works by Hayao Miyazaki, Kenneth Oppel and Naomi Novik, but promised that the novel could 'stand—or fly—on its own.'^[6] It also gained a starred review from School Library Journal, who said it was 'Full of nonstop action' and that 'This steampunk adventure is sure to become a classic.'^[7] The ALSC selected it as a 2010 Notable Children's Book^[8] and the YALSA listed it on their 2010 Best Books for Young Adults.^[9] In addition, Leviathan won the 2009 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel.^[10]

Historical liberties[edit]

The novel is an alternate history story of events around World War I. The author closes the book with an explanation of what events were real and which were fictional.

• In reality, the Archduke and the princess were shot while riding in a coach during the day. In the novel, they survive this attempt, only to be poisoned that night.
• It was once speculated that the Austrian and/or German government arranged for the death of the Archduke either as an excuse for war, or for their distaste for his politics. This theory was discredited much later in the 21st century.
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand actually had three children, not one, and none of them were named Aleksandar. However, like Alek, these children did not inherit their father's land or title because of the nature of their mother's heritage.
• The Archduke really did petition the Pope to have the conditions of his morganatic marriage adjusted, but in reality he was unsuccessful.
• In the novel, Charles Darwin not only made discoveries into evolution and biology, but also DNA and genetics and how to manipulate them, which is what allowed the creation of the fabricated creatures used by the British. Exactly how fabricated creatures are made is never explained. In reality, the structure of DNA was not discovered until the 1950s.
• Dr. Nora Barlow was a real person, the granddaughter of Charles Darwin. However she was a geneticist, not a diplomat.
• Dr. Barlow's pet, Tazza, a thylacine, is a real animal and would have been alive at the time of the story, however the real Nora Barlow never owned one as a pet.
• The first armored fighting vehicle did not enter battle until 1916, and used treads like farm tractors instead of legs, a concept that Alek dismisses as 'preposterous' (likely as a joke).^[11]

References[edit]

1. ^ISBN9781416971771 'Goliath' by Scott Westerfeld
2. ^'Finalists and Winners'. Aurealis Awards. 24 January 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
3. ^Westerfeld, Scott (1 March 2007). 'Best Week Ever'. scottwesterfeld.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
4. ^ ^ab'Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan'. Big Ideas (Interview). Interviewed by Sean Williams. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
5. ^Clarke, Abbey (22 August 2014). 'GEN CON EXCLUSIVE: Scott Westerfeld Talks About the Illustrations in Leviathan'. The MindHut. Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
6. ^'Leviathan'. Kirkus Reviews. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
7. ^'Laviathan'. Amazon. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
8. ^'ALSC announces 2010 Notable Children's Books'. ALSC. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
9. ^'2010 Best Books for Young Adults'. YALSA. 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
10. ^'Finalists and Winners'. Aurealis Awards. 24 January 2010. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
11. ^Scott Westerfeld (2010). Leviathan. Simon and Schuster. p. 439. ISBN978-0-85707-000-5.

External links[edit]

• Leviathan title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

The mythology relating to this subject arises from Ancient Middle East and Jewish origins. The Hebrew monster Leviathan found in the Book of Job has in particular given rise to many incarnations in popular culture, film, and literature. However, this article includes subjects with no direct connection to ancient sources.

Origins[edit]

The Leviathan of the Book of Job is a reflection of the older CanaaniteLotan, a primeval monster defeated by the god Baal Hadad. Parallels to the role of Mesopotamian Tiamat defeated by Marduk have long been drawn in comparative mythology, as have been wider comparisons to dragon and world serpent narratives such as Indra slaying Vrtra or Thor slaying Jörmungandr,^[1] but Leviathan already figures in the Hebrew Bible as a metaphor for a powerful enemy, notably Babylon (Isaiah 27:1), and some 19th century scholars have pragmatically interpreted it as referring to large aquatic creatures, such as the crocodile.^[2] The word later came to be used as a term for 'great whale', as well as for sea monsters in general.

Literature[edit]

Leviathan (or more precisely Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil is the title of Thomas Hobbes' 1651 work on the social contract and the origins of creation of an ideal state.

In Paradise Lost, Milton compares the size of Satan to that of Leviathan:

[Satan] Prone on the Flood, extended long and large

Lay floating many a rood, in bulk as huge

As whom the Fables name of monstrous size,

Titanian, or Earth-born, ...

or that Sea-beast

Leviathan, which God of all his works

Created hugest that swim th' Ocean stream. (Paradise Lost, Book 1: lines 195-202)

In William Blake's in his poem Jerusalem has the two monsters Behemoth and Leviathan represent

War by land and by sea. This relationship is explicitly seen in Blake's two pictures showing Admiral Nelson and William Pitt [(1759–1806) (Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783–1801 and 1804–1806] included in this display. One interpretation of this design is that these beasts stand for the hopelessness of material nature. The Lord is pointing out to Job the negativeness of his faith so far.^[3]

The German poet Heinrich Heine mentions Leviathan in his Romanzaro. A Rabbi tells his Catholic opponent in a debate (the 'Disputation') that every day of the year, but one, the God of the Jews plays for an hour with the fish at the bottom of the sea. God will one day serve the flesh of Leviathan to his chosen people. The poem gives the recipe that God will use to cook the giant fish. It will be served with garlic, raisins and rettich.^[4]

Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick (1851) alludes to the Biblical whale, and major influences on Melville were the Bible, and poet John Milton, who in Paradise Lost compares Satan to Leviathan – see above.^[5]

20th century and later[edit]

George Oppen 1962 poem 'Leviathan'.^[6] There's a poem by W. S. Merwin with the same title.

The Leviathan appears in the last book of the 1975 The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson as a colossal, intelligent sea creature in the shape of a tentacled pyramid.

In his book, In Search of Prehistoric Survivors, cryptozoologist Dr. Karl Shuker considers the Leviathan to be a myth inspired, at least in part, by sightings of a Mosasaur-type sea monster.

In the Dungeons and Dragons novel Darkwalker on Moonshae, set in the Forgotten Realms world, the author, Douglas Niles, presents the Leviathan as a giant sea creature that fights the forces of evil on behalf of the Earthmother, an aspect of Chauntea.

In Steven Brust's novel To Reign in Hell, Leviathan (female in this case) is one of seven elder inhabitants of Heaven who conspire to prevent Yahweh from creating the Earth as a sanctuary for himself and those loyal to him.

Leviathan is the name of a novel by Scott Westerfeld about an alternate history in World War I.

Leviathan is the title of a 1992 novel by Paul Auster.

In Boris Akunin's novel Murder on the Leviathan, Leviathan is the name of a gigantic steamship.

Leviathan Wakes is the title a 2011 science fiction novel by James S. A. Corey which was a Hugo Awards Best Novel nominee and Locus Awards Best Science Fiction Novel nominee in 2012.

The narrative history book Against His-Story, Against Leviathan by Fredy Perlman critically explores the progress of Hobbes's Leviathan, as western civilization, inspiring and defining Anti-civilization theory.

Jim Butcher's series, Codex Alera, mentions leviathans as part of the Alera realm, a species of giant creatures swimming in the river and seas. In the 4th book of the series, Captain's Fury the main characters attempt to trick their enemy by swimming past their ship when leviathans are nearby. The leviathans also make their appearance in the 5th book, the Princeps' Fury, when Aleran and Canim armies cross the sea on ships.

Mike Carey's ongoing comic The Unwritten features Leviathan as a central character/force of nature that lies at the heart of the plot.

In the book - Prisoner, Jailor, Prime Minister, the author - Tabrik C has used Leviathan as a chapter name, essentially comparing the antagonist to the biblical sea monster.

Escape from Leviathan is a book on libertarian philosophy by J C Lester.

'Leviathan' is the title of a piece in David Sedaris's 2018 collection of essays, Calypso.

Leviathan is the name of a giant, water manipulating monster in the Worm web novel.

Leviathan is the name of a Soviet-based terrorist organization in Marvel Comics.

Leviathan is the name of a criminal organization in DC Comics.

Music[edit]

In 1994, the American rapper Nas released his first solo album, Illmatic. The first official single released from the album was 'It Ain't Hard to Tell' in which Nas rapped 'Begin like a violin / End like Leviathan', suggesting his music can have a soothing effect to the ear of its listeners but a rough ending for his competition.

American metalcore band Leathermøuth wrote a song named 'Leviathan' for their debut album xø.

The American progressive metal band Mastodon named their second album Leviathan in reference to the Herman Melville novel Moby-Dick, on which the concept of the album is based.

Neal Morse, progressive rock composer, wrote a song called Leviathan for his 2008 album Lifeline. The song is based on all biblical references to the creature.

The power metal band Alestorm mention Leviathan multiple times in their albums, specifically 'Leviathan' and 'Death Throes of the Terrorsquid'.

English-born American rapper MF DOOM references Leviathan on a track entitled 'Strange Ways' on the 2004 collaboration album Madvillainy.

Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive included a track entitled 'Leviathan I' on their 2010 release, Deep Blue.

The United States Navy is referred to as 'Leviathan' in the music video produced by the Warrior Project and titled 'The Warrior Song - Leviathan'.

London based dubstep/drum and bass artists KillSonik named a 2013 free download release 'Leviathan', it's a drum and bass song with dubstep, drumstep and electro house elements with a dark theme.

Swedish metal band Dissection mentions the leviathan in the chorus of the song 'Black Dragon' from their last album Reinkaos.

Swedish metal band Raubtier have a track named Leviatan at their album Pansargryning (2014).

Norwegian electro-rock band Ultra Sheriff have a track named 'Leviathan', which was covered by Ukrainian progressive oriental metal band Ignea.

Australian deathcore bandSignal The Firing Squad have a track named 'Into the Mouth of the Leviathan'

American musician Josh Ritter allude to Leviathan in the second verse of his song 'Change of Time'.

American black metal band Order of Leviathan was formed in 2012.

Rock band Icarus The Owl have an album named Love Always, Leviathan with a track on the album of the same name.

Solo artist black metal band Leviathan from San Francisco - founded and fronted by Jef Whitehead.

Swedish electronic band Covenant has a track named Leviathan on their album Europa (1998).

American rapper G-Eazy released a track called Leviathan in his 2017 album, the Beautiful and Damned, featuring vocals from Sam Martin.

Film and TV[edit]

In the television series, Farscape (1999-2003), Leviathans are sentient spaceships, with the ship Moya used by the main characters being one of them. More details can be seen on the wiki page List of races in Farscape.

In the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, the Leviathans are an ancient race of beings who ruled the Earth before mankind came into existence. Their forms were hideous and inhuman, although many Leviathans took human shape after they lost control of the planet. They longed to return to the Earth and reclaim it as their own.

Leviathan is a 1989 science-fiction horror film about a hideous creature that stalks and kills a group of people in a sealed environment, in a similar way to such films as Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982).

In the 2001 Disneyanimated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire, the Leviathan is a gigantic and terrifying Atlantean war machine which looks like a giant lobster a hundred times the dimension of even the largest man-made sea vessel. It serves as the guardian of the entrance to Atlantis, which lies at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. In the opening scene it is revealed to the Atlantean viking ship, but after Atlantis sank it became aquatic. In 2003 sequel Atlantis: Milo's Return, it is revealed that it is still guarding the entrance to Atlantis, but it didn't attack Milo's friends upon their return since, thanks to their crystals, it knew they were friends.

In the Hellraiser series by Clive Barker, the deity that rules Hell is named Leviathan. However, this being takes the form of a gigantic lozenge, rotating in the air above its realm, and pertains in no other way to a sea monster.

A season one episode of Martin Mystery had Martin and his friends dealing with a Leviathan that was guarding undersea treasure.

In the television series Supernatural, the Leviathans are an ancient race of monsters that were freed from Purgatory when the angel Castiel absorbed its entire population. Described by Death as God's original creations (created before angels and humanity but locked away because they proved too dangerous), Leviathans are capable of shape-shifting into human form after contact with their DNA, able to eat virtually anything and almost indestructible. They are only vulnerable to the household chemical Borax and being stabbed with the bone of a righteous mortal (Sister Mary Constant) soaked in blood from the three fallen: a fallen Angel (Castiel), Ruler of fallen humanity (Crowley) and the father of fallen beasts (Alpha Vampire).

In the Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu episode 'The Last Voyage', Zane's father is revealed to be still alive and trapped on a prison surrounded by water and guarded by a squid-like creature known as a Leviathon.

Dave Bautista wrestled under the name Leviathan in the early 2000s for Ohio Valley Wrestling, WWE's developmental territory at the time before he got called up to the main roster.

In the television series, Once Upon a Time, 'the Leviathan' is the nom de guerre of Lancelot.

In the television series, Elementary, the episode 'The Leviathan' features an impossible to crack bank vault named The Leviathan, hence the title of the episode.

In the HBO series Veep, 'The Leviathan' is the nickname that Gary, the Vice President's personal aide, gives to the 60-pocket bag that he carries containing everything the VP might need while out of the office.

In the television Series Red Dwarf, the season seven episode 'Epideme' features a ship called the Leviathan which the Red Dwarf crew discover buried in the middle of an ice planetoid.

In the television series Marvel's Agent Carter, Leviathan is referenced as the possible head of the enemy operation. The identity of Leviathan is yet to be revealed on the show, but in the Marvel Universe, Leviathan is known to be an evil organization.

In the DC Comics-based Supergirl, Leviathan appears as a criminal organization.

Leviathan is a 2014 film by the Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev

In the 2016 television series Legends of Tomorrow, Vandal Savage uses a giant robot created from Palmer's technologies known as the Leviathan to crush rebellion forces. In order to stop it, The Atom, grows to the same dimension to fight it.

In the 2019 film, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, a Titan named Leviathan is contained in Outpost 49, situated in Loch Ness.

Video games[edit]

The Pokémon Kyogre is based on a Leviathan.^[7]

In the 1995 game X-COM: Terror from the Deep, the final class of submarines is called Leviathan.

In the Disgaea games, Leviathan is one of six levels of the Sea Serpent class, which is one of many creatable monster character classes.

Leviathan is a recurring creature in the Final Fantasy RPG series, often encountered as an obstacle or boss, as well as a water-based Summon spell.

In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Leviathan is an amphibious helicopter.

In Grand Theft Auto V, there is a rollercoaster called the Leviathan at the Del Perro pier.

In the game Dishonored, it is hinted that the original form of the Outsider, a mystical figure who grants the protagonist Corvo magical powers, is a leviathan.^[8] What this means about his relationship to the other whales in the game is left ambiguous.

In the game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, based on the tabletop wargame, there is a massive mobile fortress-tank called a Leviathan.

In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Leviathan is the name of a Sith Interdictor-class cruiser and the flagship of the Sithfleet.

In Halo the Fall of Reach, a UNSC cruiser is named the Leviathan.

In the MMORPG EVE Online, the Leviathan is the name of the Caldari titan, the largest class of ships in the game.

Lair of the Leviathan is the name of the third Telltale Tales of Monkey Island game.

In the Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos custom map Defense of the Ancients and its sequel Dota 2, an ocean-themed hero known as Tidehunter goes under the name Leviathan.

In the StarCraft universe, leviathans are massive space-born organisms that serve as carriers for the zerg swarm.

In the Mass Effect 3 DLC, Mass Effect: Leviathan, the protagonists investigate a derelict Reaper codenamed 'Leviathan', and wind up encountering the ancient aquatic species responsible for the creation of the Reapers, who are unofficially dubbed Leviathans.

In Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Leviathan is the name of a boss.

In the real-time strategy game Age of Mythology, the Leviathan is a giant snake able to transport allies in its mouth. It is available to Egyptian players who worship Nephthys.

In the MMORPG Realm of the Mad God there are multiple leviathans who are powerful gods that you can fight.

In The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, there is a boss entitled Abyssal Leviathan Tentalus. Tentalus could be a reference to the Greek mythological character Tantalus, who was banished to live in a pool of water for his crimes.

In the first Borderlands 2 DLC Captain Scarlett, the Leviathan is mentioned several times, large skeletons of what could be the creature decorating the land, and a Leviathan is fought as a boss battle.

In Devil May Cry 3, the Leviathan (a gigantic flying Whale-like creature) was released into the human world after Vergil and Arkham summoned the Temen-ni-gru tower into the human world to obtain Sparda's power for themselves. The demon is eventually killed by Dante after he destroys it from the inside.

A giant fish monster named Leviathan appears as one of the bosses in Bomberman 64.

Leviathan is the name of one of the Seven Sisters of Purgatory in the murder mystery visual novel Umineko no Naku Koro Ni.

In Mega Man Zero, one of the main characters is a Reploid named Fairy Leviathan, who is a member of the Maverick Hunter organization of Neo Arcadia. Similarly, in Rosenkreuzstilette, a character resembling her, Trauare Wrede, who is the fourth member of RKS, wields a spear just like her, and her spear is called the Chaos Spear Leviathan.

In the game series Gears of War the Leviathan was a species of aquatic animals that lived in bodies of deep water and later on the surface. In the game they were feared by another enemy, the Locust, who wouldn't go near their territory.

In Forsaken a giant hovering tank named Leviathan is one of the early bosses in the game.

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In the game Dead Space an enormous creature known as 'The Leviathan' is one of the bosses.

In Entropia Universe the Leviathan is a popular creature to kill.

In The Ocean Hunter, Leviathan is the second boss in-game and is depicted as a giant megalodon followed and protected by numerous other sharks.

In Angels Online, Leviathan appears as a boss in Leviathan's Bedroom

In Skullgirls, Leviathan is a bony serpent parasite who assists the undead character Squigly, having more of a mutual bond than a parasitic one. He often uses fire and other dragon-related attacks to help her in her battles.

In Darksiders Leviathan's Drift in Darksiders and The Leviathan is a massive Dragon-like creature that appears in the Darksiders II: Death's Door Comic.

In the art/exploration game The Old City: Leviathan, the Leviathan refers to the deserted post-apocalyptic facility that surrounds the main character and unreliable narrator, Jonah, who in his isolated madness attributed it sentience. He refers to it occasionally as his only friend. The one-sided dialogue that entails, Jonah speaking to Leviathan, is the player's chief look into the lonely world as they explore.

In The Binding of Issac: Afterbirth, Leviathan is the name of a possible transformation that bears a Cthullu-like appearance.

In Subnautica, the Leviathan classification is given only to the largest organisms dominating their local habitat, and is the largest group in the game. Most members of the Leviathan class have either a serpentine body shape or are propelled by tentacles, similar to many classical depictions of Leviathans.

Leviathan is the name given to the Shadow of Sae Nijima, the sixth boss of Persona 5.

In Destiny, the Leviathan is a massive undersea creature who tries to prevent one of the game's main antagonistic races, the Hive, from becoming corrupted, but ultimately fails. In its sequel Destiny 2, the Leviathan is the unrelated name of a massive, world-eating starship which houses the former Cabal Emperor and is also the name of the game's first Raid, which takes place upon said ship.

In Obey Me! Leviathan is one of seven demon brothers who represent the seven deadly sins. He represents Envy. Leviathan is obsessed with anime and video games; his brothers say he never comes out of his room and does online schooling instead of going to class.

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In both the manga and anime versions of Fullmetal Alchemist, Leviathan is the demon representation of Envy, one of the seven deadly sins.

In the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series, the 'Great Leviathan' is an antagonistic force and a gigantic serpent responsible for the destruction of Atlantis.

The Digimon Leviamon is based upon the Leviathan. He is depicted as a giant red alligator, and is one of the Seven Great Demon Lords, amongst them representing the sin of envy. Leviathan is also the main antagonist of Digimon Universe: App Monsters.

In the light novel and anime Gosick, Leviathan is the name of a famous alchemist whose true life and fate is one of the main mysteries on the story.

In Reborn! there is a character named Leviathan who represents the sin Envy.

In Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san the character Levia-san was once Leviathan but hasn't transformed in centuries.

In the Sword Art Online: Extra Edition special, Leviathan The Sea Lord appears at the end of an underwater quest to force Kraken The Abyss Lord to retreat. His appearance has more in common with the Greek god Poseidon.

In Leviathan ~The Last Defense~, Leviathan, pronounced Leviatan, is the name of one of the main protagonists. She is a Water-affiliated mage that can transform into a human/dragon hybrid. Her two companions, Bahamut and Jörmungandr, also share the names of other mythical aquatic monsters. They can also transform into human/dragon hybrids and are affiliated with Fire and Earth, respectively.

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In High School DxD, Leviathan is one of the Four Devil Kings. She is in charge of foreign affairs for the Devils.

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One of the newest Roller Coasters (also the tallest in Canada) at the Canada's Wonderland amusement park is called the Leviathan.

Leviathan is an organization of immortals that live at the bottom of the Marianas Trench in the podcast audio drama Leviathan Chronicles.

Leviathan is a creature type (as well as a specific card) in trading card game Magic: the Gathering.

DC Comic's upcoming 2020 mystery story is named Event Leviathan by author Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev.

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2. ^Wilhelm Gesenius, Samuel Prideaux Tregelles (trans.) (1879). Hebrew and Chaldee lexicon to the Old Testament.
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6. ^'Oppen, 'Leviathan'. Poetry Foundation
7. ^Young, Jake (24 July 2015). '14 Pokemon Based On Terrifying Mythological Creatures'. Dorkly.
8. ^Arkane Studios (2012-10-09). Dishonored (Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360). Bethesda Softworks. Extract from Spirit of the Deep: In these sleepless nights of despair, you appear to me not as the mighty leviathan, but as a young man, with eyes as black as the Void.