Leviathan (Final Fantasy)

==Summary==
A recurring summon and the avatar of water, Leviathan is a force to be feared in every one of his appearances as both an ally and an enemy. His personality and intelligence widely varies across all of his appearances, but all grow to respect The Sea King in all of his glory.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Final Fantasy III | Final Fantasy IV | Final Fantasy V
Name: Leviathan, "The Lord of All Waters", "The Sea King", "The Lord of the Whorl"
Origin: Final Fantasy
Gender: Typically male, though female in FFXV
Age: Unknown
Classification: Eidolon, Ruler of the Seas | King of the Eidolons | Esper | Astral
Powers and Abilities: 
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|-|Abilities=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Self-Sustenance (Type 1; He can breathe on the moon with no issues), Acausality (Type 4; Eidolons are shown to work on a different flow of time to other beings, and live in the Feymarch, which is shown and stated to have a different flow of timeFinal Fantasy IV Volume 2 Novel, chapter 8, page 99), Immortality (Type 2, 3, and 7; Scales from other Espers, who can live despite being drained of their life energy, can regenerate their body from their Magicites, and can live on despite being dead as a Magicite), Regeneration (Low-Godly; Espers can regenerate their bodies from their Magicites, Final Fantasy I-VI Ultimania this is consistent with other versionsFinal Fantasy V of the summons when you gain their power and can reform their body through summons from their very soul), Shapeshifting (Espers are stated to take many shapes), Summoning, Extrasensory Perception (Mages have shown to naturally possess thisFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years) Magic, Subjective Reality (Magic,Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 1, page 29 in its basest form,Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 3, page 107 is projecting one's innerFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 2, page 109 mind onto realityFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years, and is powered by intelligence and mental strength), Non-Physical Interaction (Magic as a whole is shown to affect a wide variety of different beings, from intangible/immaterial beings to non corporeal beings, to abstract concepts like Chronodia, who's the Final Fantasy I, to Nonexistent beings like Exdeath and Cloud of Darkness), Law Manipulation (Magic is stated to rewrite the natural order of thingsFinal Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 5, page 198), Limited Durability Negation, Forcefield Negation, and Intangibility (Magic negates conventional physical durability, barriers, and armor, requiring specific defense against magic which is powered by the Mind and Spirit), Power Modification (Including Duplication, Fusionism, Statistics Amplification, Size Manipulation, Homing Attack, Danmaku, Aura, Breath Attack, and Energy Manipulation; Magic users across the games have consistently shown the ability to manipulate the shape and properties of their own magical abilities, with even higher tiers of spells simply being considered stronger versions of the same basic abilityFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 2 page 114), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2), and Space-Time Manipulation (Magic is shown in the novels to remove concepts and warp space and time itself, like the Devil's road, which the concept of time was lost,Final Fantasy IV Novel 1, chapter 5, page 199 and time and space were twisted to the pointFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 1, page 67 the past, present and futureFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 1, page 73 existed as oneFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 3, page 147), BFR (is able to use this spellFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel chapter 2 page 89 The teleport/Warp spells are capable of banishing targets to the Void, which inflicts the following abilities on the victim: Existence Erasure/Void Manipulation, Mind Manipulation (which includes Madness Manipulation (Type 3), and Perception Manipulation), Space-Time Manipulation, Time Stop, and Corruption (Type 2)), Water Manipulation, Ice Manipulation and Matter Manipulation (Sub-Atomic; Ice related abilities are stated to affect the target's electronsFinal Fantasy IV Settings Guidebook), Weather Manipulation (Can generate storms), Electricity Manipulation and Pain Manipulation (is shown to use Lightning powersFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 3, page 185, Lightning abilities are capable of attacking the nervesFinal Fantasy IV Volume 2 Novel, chapter 7, page 54), Summoning, Gravity Manipulation (Slowga Can affect the , Healing, Air Manipulation, Petrification (via Demon Eye)
|-|Resistance=Resistant to the Following: Subjective Reality, Magic, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2), and Space-Time Manipulation (Characters are capable of surviving and resisting magical abilities, Which is shown to project one's inner mind onto reality, and as shown with the creation of the Devil's road, remove entire concepts and warp space and time to where the past, present, and future exists as one), Law Manipulation (Resists magic, which can rewrite the natural order of things), Chaos Manipulation, Reality Warping and Memory Manipulation (Unaffected by Neo Exdeath throwing the laws of reality into chaos) Information Analysis and Clairvoyance (Is unaffected by Libra, which is stated in lore to be a thingFinal Fantasy IV), Mind Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, and Madness Manipulation (Type 3; Resistant to the effects of the True Moon, which is capable of affecting the hearts and minds of all living beings on the planet), Disease Manipulation (Is unfazed by anything from the Moon despite it's pieces being able to rot the landFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 2, page 83 and make it diseased), Poison Manipulation and Corrosion Inducement (Can resist the Poison status effect, which is also stated to corrode the target), Attack Reflection (Summons can bypass reflective barriersFinal Fantasy IV: The After Years Novel, chapter 4, page 213), Darkness Manipulation and Perception Manipulation (Can resist the darkness status ailment via various equipment, which would render the target blindFinal Fantasy V GBA Manual), Power Nullification (Can resist the Silence status, which would render the target's ability to use magic null), Berserk Mode (resists the effects of the Berserk spell, which drives one to attack any enemy in a blinding rage), Existence Erasure/Void Manipulation, Mind Manipulation (which includes Madness Manipulation (Type 3), and Perception Manipulation), Space-Time Manipulation, Time Stop, and Corruption (Type 2; Is unaffected by the effects of the Void), Petrification (Can resist the petrification status effect), Biological Manipulation (Can resist the Sleep and Hold spell, which these particular spells are stated to affect the brain's fundamental functions), Age Manipulation (Can withstand the effects of the Lunar Mist Dragon's presence, which is capable of reverting Rydia to a child), Death Manipulation and Blood Manipulation (Can resist the Death spell, which is even stated to solidify the victim's blood,), Soul Manipulation/Life Force Absorption (Can survive Ifrit's hellfire, which can burn the soulFinal Fantasy IV: After Years Novel, chapter 3, page 160, and resist the death spell, which is capable of reaping the souls of its victims,Final Fantasy VI is also capable of crossing the Devil's Road without their life force being drained), Extreme Cold and Cosmic Radiations (Can fight and survive on the moon), Fire Manipulation, Ice Manipulation, and Matter Manipulation (Sub-Atomic; Is capable of resisting these elements, the Fire and Ice spell in particular being capable of affecting the target's electrons), Status Effect Inducement (Is capable of resisting a wide variety of status ailments), Morality Manipulation and Madness Manipulation (Type 2; Can resist the Confuse status ailment, which can drive the target insane to attack anyone, even their allies), Earth Manipulation (can resist Earth based attacks), Light Manipulation (Can resist light based attacks), Water Manipulation (Can resist water based attacks), Sleep Manipulation (Can resist the Sleep status effect), Paralysis Inducement (Can resist the Paralyze status effect), Absolute Zero (Can survive Shiva's ice attacks, including Diamond Dust), Transmutation (can resist the Toad and Pig spell), Size Manipulation (Is able to resist the Mini spell), Curse Manipulation (Is capable of resisting the Curse ailment), Sealing (Was sealed away by Noah, until he broke out after some time)Final Fantasy III
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Attack Potency: Multi-Continent level (Has command of every major body of water on the planet) | Large Star level (As the King of Eidolons, he should be at least comparable to Lunar Ramuh, who can create a pocket dimension with a star, which is calced to being this strong. the second strongest Eidolon, second only to Bahamut) | Multiverse level+ (Gave Bartz's group a tough fight)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Comparable to Luneth and his group) | FTL (Is able to keep up with beings who far surpass the speed of light) | Massively FTL+ (Should be faster than Gilgamesh)
Lifting Strength: Class P (Can lift the contents of virtually any body of water on Earth)
Striking Strength: Multi-Continent level | Large Star level | Large Planet level
Durability: Multi-Continent level (Has command of every major body of water on the planet) | Large Star level | Multiverse level+
Stamina: High; not particularly tired after fighting the heroes as part of their tests to summon him and can soon be summoned immediately afterward
Range: Planetary (He has control over every major body of water on Earth.) Multiversal+ with magic (Magic as a whole is shown to affect omnipresent beings such as Exdeath when he's become one with the Void itself, which spans across the entire Final Fantasy Multiverse, can even banish foes into the Void with the Teleport ability)
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Leviathan is one of the oldest and most powerful summons in every one of his appearances, his intelligence nevertheless varies between appearances. In some cases, he's a wise and ancient ruler, while he's a mindless or destructive beast in others. Regardless, what remains constant is the fact that he is ruthless in combat and has full mastery over his dominion of water and ice, drowning foes mercilessly should they face him unprepared. In Final Fantasy XIV, he will parry projectiles with his tough skull, and reflect magic with his tail, showing a keen understanding and awareness on how to counter his foes abilities.
Weaknesses: Due to specializing in the use of the oceans as a medium for his attacks, he is especially vulnerable to lightning-based abilities.
Notable Attacks and Techniques:
*Aqua Breath: Breathes out a gust of wind and sea water to blow away foes, dealing water and wind-elemental damage to all targets.
*Blizzaga: Conjures a blizzard to buffet foes with icy winds, dealing heavy Ice-elemental damage
*Cyclone: Leviathan generates a tornado that deals wind-elemental damage to all foes.
*Deluge/Tidal Wave/Tsunami: Leviathan raises all the seas into the air, bringing them crashing down as a catastrophic tidal wave to crush and drown his foes, dealing massive water-elemental damage.
*Demon Eye: Leviathan flashes an evil glare at his opponents, petrifying them and effectively killing them.
*Slowga: Slows down time around Leviathan's foes, heavily reducing their effective combat speed
*Spring Water: Splashes allies with healing water, instantly restoring their vitality, closing wounds, and removing status effects like blindness, paralysis, and other impediments.
*Summon: Sahagin: His Final Fantasy XIV incarnation is able to summon his followers, the Sahagins, from the depths to aid him in combat and disrupt his foes efforts.
==Notable Matchups==
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