Kraken (disambiguation)

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Further information: Kraken in popular culture

Kraken may refer to:

• The Kraken, a legendary sea monster of gargantuan size, said to have been seen off the coasts of Norway and Iceland
• USS Kraken (SS-370), a United States submarine.
• Kraken (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Seaworld in Orlando, Florida
• Kraken (band), a heavy metal band from Colombia
• Kraken botnet

In literature:

• "The Kraken", a 1830 poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson
• The Kraken Wakes, a 1953 apocalyptic science fiction novel by John Wyndham
• Kraken, a hypothetical modern dinosaur in Dougal Dixon's book The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution

In film:

• Kraken II, the submersible pod from Innerspace
• The Kraken (Pirates of the Caribbean), in the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
• The Kraken, appearing in the film Clash of the Titans as a giant humanoid creature (Ceto), not as the usual giant octopus

In comics:

• Kraken (comics), a Spanish comics series by Antonio Segura and Jordi Bernet
• Kraken (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
• Kraken Isaac, is a character from Saint Seiya, a manga/anime by established manga-ka Masami Kurumada
• Judge Kraken, a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD

In video/role playing games:

• Kraken, a giant red octopus in Sega's popular video game, The Ocean Hunter
• Kraken, the fictional villain Fiend of Water in Final Fantasy
• Hive Fleet Kraken, one of the main forces of Warhammer 40,000's Tyranids
• Kraken (Dungeons & Dragons), a creature in the role playing game
• The Kraken (D&D), a secret society in the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons
• Kraken, captain of the Skull Haven, a character in Capcom's Power Stone
• The Kraken, A sea-serpent boss in the SNES RPG, EarthBound