5-4: 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 |
- This article covers a simplified account of the boss fight for Leviathan. For more detail on the boss, see Leviathan.
5-4: Leviathan is the final level of Wrath, featuring the Leviathan as the main boss. After the capsizing of the 
Ferryman's ship within 5-3: Ship of Fools, the player is sent to the bottom of the Ocean Styx, before eventually confronting the serpent at the surface of the waves. The song that plays for the leadup and 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, with heading down the ramp to the entrance to the level revealing an open, endless abyss of sea, far down from 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, with at the end of the path catching the 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 dock with a set of 
Green Hookpoints. To the right of the player lies a Terminal proceeding the encounter.
Walking onto the wooden platform 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 platform on which the player stands.
Boss Encounter
The Leviathan itself is a massive serpentine Demon, comprised of the stonelike exterior and a fleshy soft interior to the bottom, with the head of the enemy being completely impervious to damage and reflecting any projectile and hitscan, similar to the plating found on the 
Hideous Mass. 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 2 parts, the head and the tail, which it will swap to for different attacks. With the head, it will either lunge to the player with an unparriable attack, or spew out a barrage of 
Hell 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 to duck under to dodge.
Once the Leviathan reaches it's second stage, it will use both it's head and tail attacks at once, with the Leviathan occasionally stopping to move to a different position.
After defeating the Leviathan, the sections of it's body will start to break apart towards the head, before exploding in a visceral shower of blood. The water in front of the wooden platform will then start to drain down into a newly opened exit shaft, where the player can then drop down into to finish the level.
Challenge
For this level's challenge, the player needs to 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.
