Fairy Leviathan
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| Leviathan | |
|---|---|
| Game series | Mega Man Zero series |
| First game | Mega Man Zero |
| Creator(s) | Keiji Inafune |
| Voice actor(s) | Imai Yuka (今井 由香) |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Classification | Reploid |
| Weapon(s) | lance/spear, water and ice manipulation |
| Loyalty | Neo Arcadia |
Fairy Leviathan (「妖将」レヴィアタン "Yōshō" Reviatan?, lit. "'Fairy General' Leviathan) is a fictional character in the Mega Man Zero videogame series. In the first game, she was named simply Leviathan. She is leader of the Meikai Gundan ("Army of the Dark Oceans") with the title Yōshō ("Fairy General") for Neo Arcadia. Leviathan's schematics were based on that of X's capabilities of underwater combat. She is one of the Four Guardians (四天王 Shitennō?, translated as "The Big Four" in Japan, and literally translating to "Four Heaven Kings" in Chinese) designed to protect Master X. She was fiercely faithful to Master X and oversaw a pupil, Blizack Stagroff.
[edit] Character history
After Blizzack Stagroff was defeated in Mega Man Zero, Leviathan secured her former pupil's base and used it as a base of operations to hack the Resistance mainframe. She was thwarted by Zero and she herself was defeated. She was defeated again by Zero in Neo Arcadia Core, but rose again to defend the Inner Sanctum of "Area X" where Copy X resided. She was told, along with the other Guardians, to step down however. Copy X was destroyed later.
When Elpizo launched a full frontal assault against Neo Arcadia in Mega Man Zero 2, Leviathan battled with the remaining Guardians in her second form that resembles a fish and killed the invading force. They would have killed Elpizo too, had Zero not rescued him.
Later when Elpizo tried to infiltrate the Sanctum of Yggdrasil where Original X lay dormant, Leviathan tried to stop him at the Temple of Ice. However, she became infected, possibly with the Baby Elves, though the English Translation of Mega Man Zero 2 makes it sound as if she was infected by some kind of virus. It made her incapable of thinking of anything other than fighting Zero, and helped her transform into a terrifying battle form, that was eventually defeated.
Though defeated, Leviathan was not destroyed, and later took part in a mission to investigate the wreckage of a crashed spaceship that contained the exiled Reploid, Omega in Mega Man Zero 3. She was heavily damaged in the battle and did not reappear again until the final battle with Omega.
According to the Rockman Zero Official Complete Works artbook, Leviathan, along with Fefnir and Harpuia, died at the end of Mega Man Zero 3 under Omega's explosion.
[edit] Other Appearances
Leviathan makes an appearance under a different form, Biometal L in Mega Man ZX. Her powers were split in half by Serpent and installed on two Pseudoroids, which were recovered by the protagonists of Mega Man ZX: Aile and Vent. Biometal L is usable by combining it with Biometal X, which creates the water-oriented Model LX.
Leviathan also appears in the Manga adaption of the series. She, like the other generals, was no longer a clone of X but a new type of reploid, incapable of being infected with the maverick virus. She summoned a Dragon to fight Zero at the harbor and apparently knew of his two halves. When the Dragon was destroyed she fled. Later she is seen with the other generals at the meeting and when Zero met Cial. She was against bringing Zero into Neo Arcadia and later merged with the other Generals to form the ultimate reploid(copy X). She, along with the other three, were destroyed by Zero. Her love-hate relationship with Zero carried over and she also seemed to have had some relationship with Blizzak Stagnof
