Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Leviathan
"A weapon that performs extremely well in midair. Outstanding for taking on fliers."
Token
Japanese		リヴァイアサン
Rōmaji		Rivaiasan
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+54	+1	+46		+0	+1
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+0	+1	+6	+1	+4	+2
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.0		1.0		1.19
Abilities
1:Chain Power 2:Combo Jump 3:Combo-Air Slide
Obtained
Nimble Gear ④ (Roxas/Xion)

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Leviathan+
"An upgraded Leviathan. Performs extremely well in midair. Outstanding for taking on fliers."
Token
Japanese		リヴァイアサン+
Rōmaji		Rivaiasan+
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+70	+1	+30		+0	+1
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+0	+1	+6	+1	+4	+2
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.0		1.0		1.19
Abilities
1:Combo Boost 2:Combo-Jump 3:Combo-Air Slide
Obtained
Nimble Gear+ ④ (Roxas/Xion)

TheLeviathan is aKeychain forRoxas's and Xion's Keyblades that appears inKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It can be upgraded to theLeviathan+.

Development[edit]

Pre-release screenshot ofKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days showing the Keyblade's Wind Maker form.

Originally, during development ofKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, the Keyblade was to take on an air combat-oriented form known as the "Wind Maker" (ウィンドメイカー, Windo Meikā^?) when the Wing Gear (ウィングギア, Wingu Gia^?) was equipped. While the Wing Gear was ultimately cut, the Keyblade's design was recycled for the Leviathan. Interestingly, Roxas would have wielded the Wind Maker with the other side of the hook acting as the teeth, akin to howMickey wields theStar Seeker inKingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.

Design[edit]

The Leviathan has a black handle with an elegant, curved, light blue guard. The two halves of the guard do not connect to the top of the handle, similar to theRainfell. The shaft is blue and it has slightly concave edges. The head and teeth are comprised of a large, circular hook that nearly forms a complete circle. This hook is divided into alternating, black and blue segments, and its outer edge is lined by spikes. TheKeychain token resembles a completely blue version of the head of the blade. Overall, the shape vaguely resembles the "Final Fantasy" summon.

The name and the shape are a reference to theeponymous water-elemental Summon in theFinal Fantasy series. Similarly,Axel's Nimble Gear Chakram,Ifrit, is also named after aFinal Fantasy Summon.

Gameplay[edit]

The basic ground combo consists of a dashing backflip slash that is then followed by a forward thrust, another quick backflip slash (in place), and finishing with a horizontal slash. Pressing after the ground combo's third strike has Roxas/Xion perform a spinning frontflip attack that ends with a downward slash. The slash spikes the enemy downward, but since the attack is barely above the ground, the effect is minimized. If theCombo-Block ability is equipped, one must have the directional pad pressed in any direction, as also executesBlock.

The basic air combo begins with aHorizontal Slash of two side-to-side slashes, a second pair of Horizontal Slashes, a spinning frontflip attack (identical to the ground one), another Horizontal Slash pair, and finally another spinning frontflip attack. Any of the five moves in the combo can also serve as a finisher. The flips, if they serve as the final blow, will add an extra blow spiking the enemy downward, while the horizontal slashes will add a third slash with knockback if the combo isn't continued.

This air combo propels the user a considerable amount of distance forwards, allowing them to reach some locations (and chests) at the beginning of the game otherwise unreachable without high leveled Air Slides or High Jumps. A prime example is in the central area of Agrabah, where the air combo can be used to travel amongst the high ledges.Abyssal Tide's air combo is highly similar and slightly inferior at doing this.

Combos
Ground Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? (Ground) Rush Spin Upswing Hit 1 0.5 X X X (Ground) Thrust Hit 1 0.5 X X X (Ground) Rush Spin Upswing Hit 1 0.5 X ◯ X (Air) Vertical Spin Swing Hit 1 0.5 X X X (Air) Horizontal Spin Swing Hit 2 0.5 X X X Hit 1 1.0 ◯ ◯ ◯ Hit 3 1.0 ◯ ◯ X		Air Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? (Air) 3 Continuous Swings Hit 1 0.25 X X X Hit 2 0.25 X X X Hit 3 1.5 ◯ ◯ X (Air) 3 Continuous Swings Hit 1 0.25 X X X Hit 2 0.25 X X X Hit 3 1.5 ◯ ◯ X (Air) Vertical Spin Swing Hit 1 0.25 X X X Hit 2 0.25 X X X Hit 3 1.0 ◯ ◯ X (Air) 3 Continuous Swings Hit 1 0.25 X X X Hit 2 0.25 X X X Hit 3 1.5 ◯ ◯ X (Air) Vertical Spin Swing Hit 1 0.5 X X ◯ Hit 2 0.5 X X ◯ Hit 3 1.0 ◯ ◯ ◯

Gallery[edit]

• 

  Concept art of the Leviathan from theKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Ultimania.

Nimble Gear
Discipline |Blue Frame |Fellking |Mindel |Fuligin |Cursed Manual |Lunar Phase |Ifrit |Fermata |The High Priestess |Faithless Digitalis |Dissonance |Leviathan Soul Eater |Mage's Staff |Knight's Shield |Kingdom Key D |Kingdom Key

• Keyblades (Roxas)
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Keyblades
• Keyblades (Xion)
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days weapons