Leviathan Leviathan ( or ) , also known as Levia , Leviatan and Leviathn , is a summon that appears in the " Final Fantasy " series . A giant sea serpent , he first appeared as a monster that swallowed the party in " Final Fantasy II " , and went on to become one of the most prominent summons in the series alongside Bahamut , being known by titles such as " the Sea King " , or " Lord of All Waters " . In the later titles of the series , Leviathan ' s prominence diminished as Bahamut gained more status and popularity . Leviathan ' s trademark attack is Tidal Wave , also known as Tsunami , which calls on a massive wave of water to damage all enemies . Appearances . " Final Fantasy II " . Leviathan is not present as a summon , but rather a large sea monster that consumes any ship carrying a Crystal Rod on approach to the Tower of Mysidia . His intestines are a small dungeon , containing a group of people he swallowed , including Ricard Highwind . " Final Fantasy III " . Leviathan can be summoned by Evokers and Summoners with the Level 7 Summon Magic spell Leviath . His summon magic can also be bought at a shop in Eureka for a large expense of 60000 gil . " Final Fantasy IV " . Leviathan plays a major role , where he is titled " The Lord of All Waters " . He is the king of the Eidolons that live on a parallel plane of existence in the Underworld , the Feymarch , and rules the summoned monsters with Queen Asura . He knows that Rydia of Mist was one of the last surviving Summoners . When Rydia is traveling with Cecil , Edward , and Yang to Baron on a ship , Leviathan attacks the ship and carries Rydia off into the Feymarch to protect her and train her in her abilities . Later in the game the player can enter the Feymarch and defeat Leviathan to earn him as a summon if they have also defeated Asura . Leviathan has a casting time of 3 and costs 50 MP to summon in all releases , except in the 3D release where he costs 75 MP . When summoned Leviathan uses Tsunami to attack all enemies for heavy non - elemental ( water - elemental in the 3D version ) damage . On the " Easy Type " version , the casting time was reduced to 2 . Lunar Leviathan is a boss in Palom and Porom ' s Lunar Trials sidequest at the Lunar Ruins in the " Advance " version . Defeating him earns a Grimoire that can call Lunar Leviathan to attack all enemies for a guaranteed 9 , 999 damage . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Leviathan returns as a summon spell for Rydia in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " . It deals heavy non - elemental damage to all enemies at the cost of 50 MP . He is only available during the final battle . Leviathan can be found in the Chamber of the Eidolon King in the Feymarch . He tells Rydia that something is coming , and he fears that trouble stirs in the human world again . Leviathan is fought twice in the game , the first time he is fought he is summoned by the Mysterious Girl to battle Golbez and Fusoya in the Crystal Palace . He cannot be harmed and only the Girl can be defeated , and afterward Leviathan fades away . In the final chapter Leviathan can be found as an optional boss in the Depths , and if defeated with Rydia in the party , will come to his senses and be available to summon . Otherwise he must be killed . Leviathan costs 50 MP to summon and uses Tidal Wave to attack all opponents . " Final Fantasy V " . Leviathan is a Level 5 Summon that guards Istory Falls . He protects the Tablet that lies there , but the player party does not need to fight him . Instead , the party can return later to fight him . Leviathan ' s summon attack , Tidal Wave , is Water - elemental and costs 39 MP to use . " Final Fantasy VI " . Leviathan appears in the " Advance " and smartphone versions in the World of Ruin . He is acquired along the route from South Figaro to Nikeah by ferry , after a boss fight . His attack , Tidal Wave , deals heavy water elemental damage to all enemies . He costs 70 MP to summon and his power is 130 . He teaches Flood at a rate of x2 , and gives + 2 Stamina for every level up . " Final Fantasy VII " . The Leviathan Summon Materia is obtained in Wutai Village after Yuffie defeats the fifth and last pagoda god , Godo . It casts Tidal Wave and costs 78 MP . Leviathan was one of the summons to also appear in the original 1996 " Aeris " demo release where , for a cost of only 40 MP , Aeris could summon Leviathan into battle to use his Tsunami attack , the original name for Tidal Wave . Leviathan ' s spell power is equal to 4 . 6875x the base magic damage . There is also an item , called Leviathan Scales , which removes the fire from the cave in the Da - chao Statue , allowing the player to enter and receive its treasures . Obtaining Leviathan in the PlayStation 4 version earns the Making Waves trophy . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . Leviathan returns as a water - elemental summon who can be called in battle using the Leviathan Materia . He uses the attack Tidal Wave , which hits all enemies . His appearance is based on his original appearance in " Final Fantasy VII " . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . While not appearing physically , Leviathan is referred to as Wutai ' s guardian god , and a fountain of it can be seen while in Wutai . " Final Fantasy VIII " . The Guardian Force Leviathan can be drawn from NORG . If missed , it can later be drawn from Trauma in the final dungeon . Leviathan ' s Tsunami attack is a Water - elemental attack that damages all enemies and can also wash away smaller enemies , defeating them instantly . Its compatibility item is Fish Fin and its opposing GF is Quezacotl whose summoning deducts from Leviathan ' s compatibility the most . It learns Magic and Spirit junctions and elemental attack and defense . It is the only Guardian Force to learn the Recover command naturally , which deals a full heal up to 9999HP to a target and can thus also be used to damage undead opponents . It learns a support ability that has the junctioner automatically use a recovery potion when they are hit by an enemy . Its unique abilities make support magic and GF recovery medicine from items , and an ability that boosts the user ' s Spirit upon level up . Its Triple Triad card modifies into Doc ' s Codes and is held by CC Group Joker in Balamb Garden Training Center ( he appears randomly in the easternmost screen after Garden has become mobile ) . " Final Fantasy IX " . The eidolon Leviathan is obtained at the Iifa Tree as part of the story . It is taught through the Aquamarine for 40 AP . Dagger can summon Leviathan ' s Tsunami , which deals Water damage to all enemies . Tsunami ' s spell power is augmented by the total number of Aquamarines in the party ' s inventory . If Leviathan is added to Dagger ' s roster of eidolons at the beginning of the game via a cheating device , before Dagger has her eidolons extracted Leviathan costs 168 MP to summon ; its normal cost when acquired normally is 42 MP . It is explained by Eiko that the summoner tribe failed to summon Leviathan and so sealed him away near the Iifa Tree using Carbuncle as the seal . Dagger rushes to find Leviathan and unseal him to save her mother from Kuja ' s attack , but realizes she can ' t use Leviathan to save Brahne since she is currently with her fleet of ships . Leviathan is mentioned in an old memo written by Hironobu Sakaguchi for the development of " Final Fantasy IX " . Upon their first meeting Princess Garnet would have rushed past Zidane and " a thief " ( Marcus in the final game ) and while the thief would have focused on Garnet ' s chest being slightly revealed in her formal dress , Zidane would take notice of the pendant she was wearing : " No , no , she was wearing the pendant of the summons permitted by only royalty . Deep blue stone . . . ' The Legend of Leviathan ' , was it Princess Garnet ? " This could refer to Garnet ' s royal pendant being the summoning jewel for Leviathan in the early story drafts . In the final game , Garnet is unaware the pendant is a fragment of Alexander ' s summoning jewel . " Final Fantasy XI " . Leviathan appears as one of the six celestial avatars . He represents the water element . The job class Summoner can unlock the " spell " Leviathan upon completion of the quest " Trial By Water " . Alternatively , a brave low - level Summoner may go on the quest " Trial Size Trial By Water " and defeat Leviathan in a battle alone rather than in a group . He retains his trademark move , Tidal Wave as his Astral Flow ability . He was a great sea serpent who used to terrorize the Gugru Sea , in protest of the development of sea commerce . All attempts to defeat him failed , until a war hero named Veydal , who lived in an island kingdom in the middle of the Gugru Sea , volunteered to resolve the situation . He wanted to apologize to Leviathan and try to discuss with him . However , his first mate was too eager to fight and attacked the sea serpent before the order was given , which caused Leviathan to rampage . Forced to defend his men , Veydal offered his life to Leviathan in return for theirs . The rest of his crew fled , including the first mate . Veydal was last seen falling into the sea in fierce combat with the serpent . Upon returning home , Veydal ' s first mate claimed the victory as his own . However , the next day , Leviathan ' s body washed ashore , with Veydal ' s sword planted in his skull . The serpent wished to honor the memory of the brave warrior and show the truth to his kinsmen , in a dying effort . Altana , moved by Leviathan ' s gesture and Veydal ' s courage , called them both to the heavens . She transformed Leviathan into the Celestial Avatar of Water . Veydal is the name of the brightest , dark - blue colored star of the Leviathan constellation . Leviathan is also the name of a Server . " Final Fantasy XII " . Although Leviathan itself does not make an appearance , the Dreadnought " Leviathan " is the name of an airship , and serves a major role in the storyline . Leviathan is the rank 3 Physical Water summon . He is fought in , which takes place at Oghu , the Veiled Isle . His normal attack is Barracuda Dive , in which he swings his tail to attack all enemies in a small radius around him . Leviathan ' s special attack , Tidal Wave , deals massive water damage to all enemies in front of him . In addition , the airship Dreadnought " Leviathan " in the time of " Final Fantasy XII " has been rebuilt , bearing its predecessor ' s name , now under the ownership of Queen Ashe . The ship " Leviathan " serves as the " Galbana ' s " gateway between Lemurés and Ivalice . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Although not an Eidolon , the Leviathan Plaza is the name of an area on Cocoon , in the city of Eden , past the Siren Park . Concept artwork for Leviathan exists , indicating Leviathan was considered as one of the Eidolons to appear . The concept art shows people walking inside Leviathan ' s body , suggesting he may have been considered as another form of amusement in Nautilus , like Ifrit or Carbuncle . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . Leviathan is mentioned in Captain Cryptic ' s Confounding Quiz as a Cocoon fal ' Cie responsible for purifying the water . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Leviathan appears as the Primal of the Sahagin beastmen tribe . Leviathan was originally scheduled to appear as a boss in the original version of the game , but following the tsunami disaster of 2011 , his and Titan ' s plotlines were seen as highly inappropriate for the time and were shelved . In " A Realm Reborn " , Leviathan finally appears as the final boss of the " Through the Maelstrom " scenario introduced in the game ' s 2 . 2 patch . Leviathan first appears during the " The Gift of Eternity " main scenario quest , during the quest he is summoned by a Sahagin Priest . When summoned , Leviathan absorbs the spirit of the priest and dives into the ocean . After obtaining a specially - outfitted boat , the " Whorleater " , to fight the Primal on equal footing , the Adventurer and their allies fight Leviathan out at sea and defeat him . His signature attack during the battle is Tidal Wave , which can be defended against by activating a force field powered by an Elemental Converter . In addition to the scenario version of the boss , players may face a stronger version of Leviathan in " The " Whorleater " ( Extreme ) " instance , which offers the chance to obtain Leviathan - themed weapons and several drops for crafting furniture and stylized chocobo barding . " Final Fantasy XV " . Leviathan is one of the Six Astral s , and is commonly known as the Hydraean . She sleeps in the waters of Altissia , and is awakened by Luna , who wishes for Leviathan to lend Noctis her power . She is the largest astral in Eos , and is a colossal sea serpent . She is fought as a boss in Chapter 9 . Noctis can summon her after forging a covenant with her . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Leviathan can be learned with 850 job points . Summoning it costs 48 MP and it unleashes Tidal Wave , a water - elemental attack that hits all foes in a large area . It has a speed of 15 . Leviathan has a 40 % chance of randomly being learned in battle by a Summoner who has not yet learned it and is not KO ' d by it , or absorbs at least 1 HP worth of damage . Nullifying the damage does not count . In the PlayStation version , when summoned , the summoner will sometimes say , " Sea fang , attack with water ' s power ! Leviathan ! " " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Leviathan is a Verboten Eidolon . It was summoned by the Dominion of Rubrum during the Great Orience War of 357 when the Kingdom of Concordia launched an assault on Rubrum ' s rear guard . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . Leviathn is a possible monster that the party ' s monster unit ( s ) can transform into . Leviathn is depicted as a fish instead of a sea serpent . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . Leviathn appears as an enemy and is also a possible monster that the party ' s monster unit ( s ) can transform into . " " . Leviathan appears as a minor antagonist and is a servant of Chaos . Leviathan ' s appearance is extremely different from the main series , as he appears as a squid - like creature with six serpents for tentacles . Before the events of the game , Leviathan began to cause trouble in Liberte around the time of Glassworks Fair . Around this time Leviathan had sent his minions to make Captain Drake and his crew attack the city to steal all of the objects in Liberte ' s town hall . The Captain Drake and his crew stole Pione ' s vase with Lilibelle inside and the Rusty Compass . After the Rusty Compass was stolen , the Cetus was forced into an eternal slumber and city of Liberte was overrun by Leviathan ' s minions . After being sent into the past , the party travels to Liberte a day before the events of the Glassworks Fair and help Pione by bringing Lilibelle for his vase . The next day , the party finds out that Captain Drake and his crew robbed the city of the artwork and kidnapped both Pione and Lilibelle . The party travels to the Pirate Hideout and discover that Captain Drake was being manipulated by Leviathan ' s minion . The party defeats the Sea Devil and free Pione and Lilibelle . Captain Drake apologizes for his actions and gives the party the Rusty Compass . The party returns to Liberte and resurrect the Cetus . The party then takes the Cetus to the east and encounter Leviathan . The party defeats Leviathan and brings peace to Liberte . Later , Leviathan is revived within the Star Chamber , but it is defeated once more . " Bravely Default " . Leviathan of " Final Fantasy : The 4 Heroes of Light " appears as a Nemesis in Norende . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Leviathan appears as an optional Eidolon . In order to obtain Leviathan as a summon for the party , the player must defeat him inside the Abyssal Shrine . Once defeated , Leviathan can be used a level 5 Summon Magic available for Summoners and costs 56 MP to summon . When summoned , he will use Tidal , which inflicts strong water - elemental damage to all enemies . " Final Fantasy Legends II " . Leviathan appears as a water - elemental summon . Leviathan first appears in the story as a boss twice in the first chapter during the " Philosopher ' s Ordeal " and " Eidolon Summoning " event quests . Leviathan is one of the summons that may be purchased through the game ' s cash shop . However , the summon can still be obtained through normal means . In addition , Wrieg has Leviathan ' s Phantom Stone equipped to him during the \ opening prologue . Leviathan ' s special Tidal Wave deals water - elemental damage to all enemies . All versions of the summon are able to go up to rank 7 . Summoning Leviathan costs 3 points from the Consumption Gauge . Depending on Leviathan ' s version type and rank , it can allow the user to use the following abilities : " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Leviathan appears as a summonstone . When summoned , he uses Tsunami , which repeatedly washes away Bravery Points during a certain period of time from the summoner ' s opponent . Like some summons in " Dissidia " , Leviathan can be summoned by two distinct ways : Automatically , which summons it immediately when the summoner suffers a break , decreasing his / her opponent ' s Bravery by periods of 20 and shows its " Final Fantasy VIII " artwork , and manually , where the summoner ' s opponent Bravery is decreased by periods of 40 and its " Final Fantasy V " artwork appears . Leviathan ' s auto version is obtained in the third stage of the Destiny Odyssey V storyline and its manual version is obtained in the second stage of the Destiny Odyssey V storyline . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Leviathan returns as a summonstone , with the same function as in " Dissidia " . His auto version is now found in Chapter Five : Entrusted Power of Scenario 013 . The manual version can be purchased from certain Moogle Shop s for 50 KP . " Dissidia Final Fantasy ( 2015 ) " . Leviathan appears as a summon for the Arcade system . " Chocobo Racing " . Leviathan appears as a scenery element in the Fantasia track , with the appearance from the " Chocobo Mysterious Dungeon " series . " Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon " . Leviathan appears in " Chocobo ' s Mysterious Dungeon " . " Chocobo ' s Dungeon 2 " . Leviathan appears as a secret boss . Leviathan is a water element , and he has six cards under his name . He is also the guardian of the Water Crystal . He appears in the story The Boy Who Cried Leviathan . Cards . Leviathan is the guardian beast of the Water Oracle , Meja . He is a boss in the Water Shrine . When summoned , Leviathan will use Tsunami on enemies within a three - grid radius and an added Confuse effect . " Dice de Chocobo " . A Leviathan - like creature called the " Kigen Dragon " is the most powerful of the Kigen Arts . Lisa masters it by using most of her spirit energy to create it . Though it is normally used as a last resort , due to its very risky nature of almost killing the summoner , Wonderland ' s physics ensure Lisa ' s survival , though she loses consciousness for awhile after summoning . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Leviathan from " Final Fantasy III " , " Final Fantasy IV " and " Final Fantasy IX " appears as a water - elemental trading card . The " Final Fantasy IV " card has the " Final Fantasy IV " DS version artwork for it , while the " Final Fantasy III " version uses the original artwork by Yoshitaka Amano . The " Final Fantasy IX " card uses Leviathan ' s concept artwork . " Triple Triad " . Leviathan appears on Triple Triad cards in the version playable via " Final Fantasy Portal App " . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Bahamut Lagoon " . Leviathan appears as one of the many dragons , alongside other " Final Fantasy " summons . He is one of the Holy Dragons and can be summoned for a powerful water - elemental attack . " Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable " . Leviathan is a chance card , the card ' s ability : House value down 20 % on random street . " Lord of Vermilion " . Leviathan is one of the creatures summoned in the Japanese arcade - based Square Enix card game . He was designed by Yousuke Aiba . He returns in the sequel , " Lord of Vermilion II " . " Kingdom Hearts " . In " , the Leviathan is a model piloted by the between and . Its blueprint can be obtained by , allowing him to rebuild his own Gummi Ship as a Leviathan . In " , one of Roxas ' s Keyblades , with the Nimble Gear equipped , is named Leviathan . " Super Smash Bros . for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U " . Leviathan ' s incarnation from " Final Fantasy VII " appears as a hazard for the Midgar stage . If Leviathan ' s Summon Materia is used , he will appear in the background of the stage . He will use Tsunami to create a fast surge of water that can knock players off the stage . Merchandise . Three collectible figurines of Leviathan have been released . The first was released in 1999 as part of the and it is a cold cast statue featuring Leviathan along with Quistis Trepe and Selphie Tilmitt . " Final Fantasy VII ' s " version of Leviathan has appeared as part of the Final Fantasy Creatures Vol 1 series of figures , and the " Final Fantasy IX " ' s Leviathan has been released under the Final Fantasy Master Creatures collection ' s first series as well .