Shadow Leviathan

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Proceed with caution. A leviathan class creature is near. File:Crystalleviathan.ogg

― PDA

The Shadow Leviathan is a species of Leviathan-class predator found in the Crystal Caves and the Fabricator Caverns. It is the main threat of these cave systems and it will relentlessly hunt down its prey.

A total of four Shadow Leviathans can be found in Sector Zero, two in the Fabricator Caverns and two in the Crystal Caves.

Appearance

The Shadow Leviathan has an elongated black body with smooth skin and twin rows of 37 small red spots running from behind the head to just before the tip of the tail. Below each row of red spots is a shorter row of eight circular gill pores that run down the side. The head is composed of a triangular shovel-like structure featuring three pairs of dark eyes with jet black pupils ringed with bright red. The creature's mouth is located on its underside just behind the head: it is a glowing blue tone, and lined with curved teeth resembling a ribcage. The mouth appears to pass food directly into the creature's stomach.

Seven pairs of jointed clawed appendages run down the sides of the mouth. These have spines along the inside edge to assist in securing prey. Seven more pairs of these appendages can be seen running down the body, decreasing in size as they get closer to the tail to the point that the final three pairs are little more than a small spine. This gives the impression that these grasping appendages once served as walking limbs in a distant bottom-dwelling ancestor, but have since been repurposed into their current form.

Propulsion comes from the large fins on the rear portion of the Shadow Leviathan's body. Though lacking a tail fluke, a large fin is present around halfway down the body on both the dorsal and ventral sides, the ventral fin having smaller fins in front of and behind it. The tail ends with a red point.

Design

The tail portion of the body is very similar in appearance to the black ghost knifefish and the row of holes on the body resemble the gill openings possessed by lampreys. The mouth and mandible design was based on the heads of arrow worms. It also bears a striking overall resemblance to aegirocassis, with its oblong proboscis, hanging feeding appendages, and many bilateral limbs.

Behavior

The Shadow Leviathan will grab the player’s Seatruck or Prawn Suit to attack, pulling the vehicle into its mouth dealing damage until it is released. When the Seatruck is in its mouth, the Shadow Leviathan will spray a bright blue acid onto the windshield. If the Shadow Leviathan attacks the player under 75 health, a cinematic death scene will instead play consuming them whole.

Shadow Leviathans do not attack small prey fish such as the Red Feather Fish, but will attack most hostile fauna. This includes the Brute Shark and the Chelicerate, it is unknown if they are prey to this colossal creature. Due to the Shadow Leviathan commonly not targeting smaller Fauna, it is recommended to proceed with caution when entering its territory, as the Shadow Leviathan will likely attack the player immediately on sight.

If the player is being pursued, it is recommended they take cover in a fissure or among the biome's Large Morganite Formations where the Shadow Leviathan cannot reach them. It will usually give up after a short time, though it may take a while to return to its usual patrol path afterward. It is also possible to kill a Shadow Leviathan however it requires careful movement and the correct arms on your Prawn Suit, usually Drill and Grapple Arms. Shadow Leviathans do not respawn upon being killed.

Databank Entry

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Sounds

File	Type
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan attack 01.ogg	Attack
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan chitter 01.ogg	Chitter 1
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan chitter 02.ogg	Chitter 2
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan chitter 03.ogg	Chitter 3
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan chitter 04.ogg	Chitter 4
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan chitter 05.ogg	Chitter 5
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan chitter 06.ogg	Chitter 6
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan exoattack enter 01.ogg	Prawn suit attack start
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan exoattack exit 01.ogg	Prawn suit attack end
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan exoattack loop joystick and water os 01.ogg	Prawn suit attack joystick loop 1
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan exoattack loop joystick and water os 02.ogg	Prawn suit attack joystick loop 2
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan exoattack loop joystick and water os 03.ogg	Prawn suit attack joystick loop 3
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan exoattack loop joystick and water os 04.ogg	Prawn suit attack joystick loop 4
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan exoattack loop metal and water layer 01.ogg	Prawn suit attack metal loop
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan roar afterdeath 01.ogg	Post-death roar
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan roar aggro 01.ogg	Aggro roar
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan roar enter 01.ogg	Roar start
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan seatruckattack enter 01.ogg	Seatruck attack start
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan seatruckattack exit 01.ogg	Seatruck attack end
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan seatruckattack loop layer joystick 01.ogg	Seatruck attack joystick loop
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan seatruckattack loop layer metal 01.ogg	Seatruck attack metal loop
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan seatruckattack loop water os 01.ogg	Seatruck attack water loop 1
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan seatruckattack loop water os 02.ogg	Seatruck attack water loop 2
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan seatruckattack loop water os 03.ogg	Seatruck attack water loop 3
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan seatruckattack loop water os 04.ogg	Seatruck attack water loop 4
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan seatruckattack loop water os 05.ogg	Seatruck attack water loop 5
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan soloattack 01.ogg	Out-of-vehicle attack
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimfast 01.ogg	Fast swim 1
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimfast 02.ogg	Fast swim 2
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimfast 03.ogg	Fast swim 3
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimfast 04.ogg	Fast swim 4
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimfast 05.ogg	Fast swim 5
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimfast 06.ogg	Fast swim 6
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimgrowl os 01.ogg	Swim growl 1
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimgrowl os 02.ogg	Swim growl 2
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimgrowl os 03.ogg	Swim growl 3
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimgrowl os 04.ogg	Swim growl 4
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimpatrol 01.ogg	Patrol swim 1
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimpatrol 02.ogg	Patrol swim 2
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimpatrol 03.ogg	Patrol swim 3
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimpatrol 04.ogg	Patrol swim 4
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimpatrol 05.ogg	Patrol swim 5
File:Sfx creature shadowleviathan swimpatrol 06.ogg	Patrol swim 6

Gallery

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  Side view

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  Front view

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  Dorsal view

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  Bioluminescence

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  Bioluminescence, front view

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  Size comparison with the player

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  A Shadow Leviathan in Crystal Caves

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  Ditto, swimming next to a Large Morganite Formation

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  A Shadow Leviathan in Fabricator Caverns

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  Ditto, but from below

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  Death cinematic

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  Shadow Levithan shown attacking the Seatruck

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  Final concept - by Alex Ries

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  Front view - by Alex Ries

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  Near-final concept - by Alex Ries

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  Earlier version of final - by Alex Ries

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  Earlier version - by Alex Ries

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  Alternate mouth designs - by Alex Ries

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  Alternate design - by Alex Ries

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  Intermediary design - by Alex Ries

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  Ditto, mouth closed - by Alex Ries

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  Two scrapped alternate designs - by Alex Ries

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  Another scrapped alternate design - by Alex Ries

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  Scrapped alternate design choice - by Alex Ries

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  Similar scrapped design - by Alex Ries

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  Ditto

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  Head shots of scrapped design - by Alex Ries

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  Ditto

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  Older concept - by Alex Ries

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  Early sketches - by Alex Ries

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  Early sketches - by Alex Ries

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  Early sketches - by Alex Ries

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  First concept - by Alex Ries

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  Model from Sketchfab

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Trivia

• The Shadow Leviathan has the most known concept artwork of any fauna species in Subnautica, with 21 pieces having been released featuring 27 different designs, with several more remaining unreleased as evidenced by the numbering of the released pieces.

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