5-4: Leviathan
LEVIATHAN
| 5-4: LEVIATHAN | |||
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| General | |||
| Layer & Part | WRATH /// CLIMAX | ||
| Challenge | Reach the surface in under 10 seconds. | ||
| Music | The Abyss and the Serpent | ||
| Tip of the Day | |||
Explosions deflect projectiles.
If an explosion is caused right from where an enemy shoots a projectile, it can backfire and hit them instead. | |||
| Enemies | |||
 Leviathan
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| Rank Requirements | |||
| Rank | Time | Kills | Style |
| S | 02:10 | 1 | 5,000 |
| A | 02:40 | 0 | 4,000 |
| B | 04:00 | 0 | 2,000 |
| C | 07:00 | 0 | 500 |
| Levels | |||
| Previous | Next | ||
| 5-3 | 6-1 | ||
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This article covers a simplified account of the boss fight for the Leviathan. For more detail on the boss, see Leviathan.
5-4: LEVIATHAN is the fourth and final level of Wrath, featuring a boss fight with the namesake Leviathan. After the capsizing of the 
Ferryman's ship in 5-3: SHIP OF THE FOOLS, the player is sent to the bottom of the Ocean Styx, before eventually confronting the colossal serpent at the surface of the waves.
The music used in this level for the leadup and the Leviathan's boss fight is The Abyss and the Serpent.
Level
Start
Heading down the elevator shaft, the standard elevator hub has been partially flooded with a pool of water, and heading down the ramp to the entrance to the level reveals an open, endless abyss, far below the surface of the water. The path forward consists of a jumbled-up mess of stone and crags, dimly lit up by bioluminescent fungi and lanterns.
As the player makes it to the end of the path forward, bolts of lightning temporarily light up the surface. At the end of the path, the player can catch a glimpse of a gargantuan serpent-like creature, before being whisked away up a column of bubbles.
Arena
After being launched into the air, the player drops down onto a small stone platform next to a wooden boat with a crack in the middle and a set of 
Green Hookpoints. A few mountains and sunken ships can be seen in the distance. To the right of the player lies a Terminal proceeding the encounter.
Walking onto the wooden boat will cause the stone section to sink into the water as a rumbling emanates from the surface of the water, before the colossal Leviathan reveals itself, towering over the boat on which the player stands before letting out a roar before the battle is initiated.
Boss Encounter
The Leviathan itself is a massive serpentine demon, comprised of a stonelike exterior and a fleshy soft interior and underside, with the head of the enemy being completely impervious to damage and reflecting any projectiles and hitscans, similar to the plating found on 
Hideous Masses. At the top of the Leviathan lies the heart of the beast, pinned down by golden spears and continually wailing in pain, acting as a weakpoint.
The Leviathan is split into two parts, the head and the tail, which it will swap to for different attacks. With the head, it will either lunge at the player with a parryable attack, or spew out a barrage of 
Hell Orbs and Mortar Orbs which the player can parry back or redirect into the Leviathan with an explosion.
With the tail, it will perform a large sweeping attack that crosses over the platform, with a clockwise swing requiring the player to jump across, and a counter-clockwise swing requiring the player to duck under to dodge.
Once the Leviathan loses a quarter of its health, it will use both its head and tail attacks at once, with the Leviathan occasionally stopping to move to a different position.
In its second phase, the Leviathan breaks the boat, and the player now stands on a large ring formed by the Leviathan's body, with the head in the middle of said ring. The Leviathan also gains a new attack, in which it fires a blue beam and spins around clockwise three times, covering the whole ring.
After defeating the Leviathan, it will position itself up straight, before its head explodes in a visceral shower of blood. The body will then falls in the water, with the ring remaining, and the water in the ring will then start to drain down into a newly opened exit shaft, where the player can then drop down to finish the level.
Tips
While the Leviathan may seem difficult to defeat at first, it is one of the easier bosses in the game, much like 
The Corpse of King Minos.
While the Leviathan is roaring, try to deal some early damage with the use of the 
Sawblade Launcher or 
Screwdriver Railcannon. Both of these can deal quick damage and will also cause lightning to strike the boss, dealing heavy amounts of early damage (lightning damage will only be caused by the magnet if the Sawblade Launcher is used).
When the boss is about to lunge, start strafing in one direction until a yellow flash appears. Once this flash appears, change direction. This will make it easier to dodge the lunge. Once the Leviathan is done lunging, try to use the 
Whiplash to grapple onto the screaming heart or simply climb onto the Leviathan and approach its heart.
If a clear shot is visible, ALWAYS fire at the screaming heart. This will deal more damage than simply hitting its body.
When preparing to fire the blue beam, the Leviathan positions itself facing to the right of the player. This creates a window where the player can use the Whiplash on the the screaming heart to get on top of the leviathan right next to the heart. This completely avoids the attack and allows the player to deal a lot of easy damage.
When the tail is attacking, always pay close attention to how it is moving. Failure to do so can not only cause you to take a large amount of damage from the tail directly, but it can also send you off the ground, causing you to take damage from the water as well.
Challenge
For this level's challenge, the player can either use Slam Storage, or the newly-acquired 
Freezeframe Rocket Laucher to Rocket Ride to the top of the ocean right after exiting the starting elevator. While both of these options are viable, some players also use the 
Core Eject Shotgun combined with the 
Malicious Railcannon to send them flying to the surface faster.
Trivia
- Enemies that are spawned (with the
Spawner Arm) will grant the + why are you even spawning enemies here style bonus when killed. - Prior to the ULTRA_REVAMP update, this level was the only level in the campaign that lacked a title card.
