Kraken (Clash of the Titans)

The Kraken is the tertiary antagonist of the 1981 film Clash of the Titansand the 2010 remake and a posthumous antaganist in the sequel, Wrath of the Titans. It is the last of the remaining Titans and the monster controlled by Poseidon. 
== History ==
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===Background===
The Kraken was the last of the Titans and later imprisoned below the water under Poseidon's command. 
===Clash of the Titans===
Vengeful to the people of Argos, Thetis the sea goddess threatens to unleash the Kraken in thirty days after being offended by Queen Cassiopeia when she compares her daughter's beauty to their patron goddess. It is the monster Perseus must defeat in order to save his beloved princess and city within it. 
|-|2010 continuity=
===Background===
In the remake, the Kraken was born from Hades' flesh and blood. The creature aided it's creator and his two brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, to defeat their parents. Because of it's far greater power, Zeus had it locked away from the world.
===Clash of the Titans===
===Wrath of the Titans===
The Kraken briefly appears in the prologue as a cave drawing during Zeus' narration of the previous film. 
It is later referred to by name when Perseus returns to Argos and reunites with Andromeda while searching for his cousin, Agenor. The lead soldier announces Perseus as the "Slayer of the Kraken."
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==Trivia==
* The Kraken is of Norse Mythology and not of Greek. It takes the place of Cretus, the original sea creature that was sent by Poseidon.Category:Clash of the Titans characters
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