Leviathans are enemies fought in Deadlocked. They are four-legged, three-eyed, giant scorpion-like creatures native to planet Sarathos. Their tails are deadly, capable of firing natural lasers or acidic goo. Ratchet and Team Darkstar fought them while being forced to compete in DreadZone.
In addition to the leviathans fought around the planet, the King Leviathan was fought as the main boss of the ultimate challenge, "King of the Leviathans", on the planet. The King Leviathan had an identical appearance to the smaller leviathans but was larger, and wore DreadZone armor.
History[]
At some point, when Vox Industries controlled Sarathos, Gleeman Vox made use of a leviathan for his own purposes. When his design team objected to his suggestion to build a weapon launching highly explosive homing mines, he fed them to a leviathan in retaliation.[1]
When Ratchet participated in the DreadZone challenges, his goal from the start was to ultimately face and defeat the King Leviathan in its lair.[2] After unlocking the lair, Juanita Alvaro cruelly joked that his trip to the lair would involve "golf, tennis, fine dining, and an agonizing death as he is slowly dissolved by stomach acids in the leviathan's colon".[3] Ratchet eventually defeated the King Leviathan and completed the course.
Leviathans were also encountered in every single tournament afterwards.
Characteristics[]

The King Leviathan
Leviathans are giant scorpion-like creatures which roam on four legs. They dwell within the swamp water and in craters in the ground filled with slime, and in some cases patrol the ground. From their slime craters, they can leap out at a great distance to attack their foes, though many simply pop their tail out from the water to fire acidic goo or a laser beam. Leviathans are almost always accompanied by the smaller shrieker aliens.
The King Leviathan had an identical appearance to the leviathans, but was at least five times as large, and wore DreadZone armor. It otherwise had similar behavior to other leviathans: it began by popping its tail out of the slime crater it resided in, before then leaping to attack.
Leviathans encountered past Sarathos always wore extra orange armor covering their head and legs, with those in the Liberator Tournament also wearing armor on-top of their body.
Combat[]
Leviathans are mostly medium ranged enemies that can be very dangerous due to their strength and durability. They will either perform a sweeping laser attack or fire blasts of goo at targets. Although the former can be dodged by jumping and the latter by strafing, relying on the Holoshield Launcher is easier and safer. In close range, they can perform a melee attack and swing their tail, but they tend to stay at a distance themselves.
On Hero difficulty their health is high enough that they do not fall easily. Early on Sarathos the Dual Vipers, Magma Cannon, and B6-Obliterator work, but are liable to run out of ammo eventually. The Acid Mod and Napalm Mod are also recommended. Later on weapons such as the Hunter Mine Launcher, Fusion Rifle, and The Arbiter are more sufficient due to their higher single-target base damage. Along with the Freeze Mod any weapon is essentially viable provided the leviathan is slowed down enough it ceases to become a threat.
Behind the scenes[]

Concept art.
Leviathans share their name with a fictional sea monster.
Originally, in place of leviathans would have been enemies known as "snakebeasts": giant, territorial, and snake-like creatures with multiple legs which would hide within small ponds of water. When Ratchet neared a snakebeast's location, it would raise its head and release a deadly laser beam from its mouth; if Ratchet appeared within striking range, a Snakebeast would burst out of the pond and purse Ratchet on foot. The enemy was cut because the idea of such a creature pursing Ratchet on numerously small legs did not seem very intimidating.[4]
Citations[]
References[]
- Insomniac Games (2005). Ratchet: Deadlocked [Game]. Sony Computer Entertainment. PlayStation 2.
- Greg Off (2005). Ratchet Deadlocked Prima Official Game Guide [Book]. Prima Games. ISBN 0761552049.