Leviathan (Final Fantasy VI)

Leviathan is an esper in the Advance and the now-discontinued 2014 mobile/Steam versions of Final Fantasy VI who can be acquired as a magicite. Leviathan is a recurring summon in the Final Fantasy series.
==Profile==
Leviathan is a sea creature who appears similarly to an eel. He is largely purple with a turquoise underbelly.
Leviathan's sprite is a modified version of his Final Fantasy V appearance.
==Story==
Leviathan was one of several espers captured by the Gestahlian Empire during their first raid on the esper world. The captive espers were taken back to the Magitek Research Facility at Vector, and for sixteen years they were experimented on and had their magic drained to develop the Empire's Magitek army.
Short before the Returners infiltrated the facility to shut it down, four espers including Leviathan staged an escape. A year later after the apocalypse in the World of Ruin, Leviathan prowled the waterways between Nikeah and South Figaro, its shadow frightening sailors.
When the party took a ship between Nikeah and South Figaro, Leviathan attacked them and they were pulled under the water. They defeated Leviathan and returned to the ship, and Leviathan's magicite washed onto the decks and was taken by them.
==Gameplay==
Leviathan costs 70 MP to summon and uses Tidal Wave, dealing heavy water-elemental damage to all enemies with a spell power of 130. His level up bonus is a +2 boost to Stamina.
Leviathan is not very useful as a summon because the water-elemental spell it teaches is not much weaker than Leviathan himself.
===Spells===
Leviathan teaches only a single spell, but it is the only water-elemental spell the party can learn. It is particularly useful against the Gold Dragon, who is weak to water and in its Dragons' Den rematch absorbs magic, but Flood cannot be absorbed.
* Flood x2
===Boss===
Leviathan is encountered after the party retrieves the Falcon and takes the ferry between South Figaro and Nikeah. Upon winning, the party receives his magicite.
If Mog is in the party, he can learn the Water Harmony Dance. In versions that lack Leviathan, the Dance could be permanently missed if not learned in the World of Balance; the Leviathan fight gives the player a second chance to acquire it in the World of Ruin.
==Gallery==
FFVI Tidal Wave.png|Tidal Wave (GBA).
Tidal Wave from FFVI 2014.jpg|Tidal Wave (2014 mobile/Steam).
==Etymology==
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Category:Espers in Final Fantasy VI
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