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* The Japanese name of '''Lleviathan''' is ぬしさま, where ぬし(''nushi'') means "the Lord" or "god" and さま(''sama'') is a suffix used for courteous addressing. This is probably because '''Lleviathan''' is worshipped by the habitants of [[Porth Llaffan]] as the God of Sea. | * The Japanese name of '''Lleviathan''' is ぬしさま, where ぬし(''nushi'') means "the Lord" or "god" and さま(''sama'') is a suffix used for courteous addressing. This is probably because '''Lleviathan''' is worshipped by the habitants of [[Porth Llaffan]] as the God of Sea. | ||
*Lleviathan is a reference to the Leviathan, a see monster mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible. It appears as a metaphor in the Book of Job and as the creature that swallows up Jonah in the titular book, which is played out when Lleviathan swallows Jona before the Hero engages the creature in battle. | *Lleviathan is a reference to the Leviathan, a see monster mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible. It appears as a metaphor in the Book of Job and as the creature that swallows up Jonah in the titular book, which is played out when Lleviathan swallows Jona before the Hero engages the creature in battle. | ||
==Related enemies== | |||
*[[Pale whale]] | |||
*[[Stale whale]] | |||
{{DQ9 Boss}} | {{DQ9 Boss}} | ||
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX bosses]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest IX bosses]] | ||
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest IX enemies]] | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 12 October 2010
Template:MonsterInfo Lleviathan is boss monster that shape like a whale in Dragon Quest IX. There are 2 Lleviathans you can meet in the game, one is the fygg-changed form of Dylan Jones, the other is a real Lleviathan that lives around for a long time. The first is a boss that must be beaten to continue the main story, the other is available after the game was beaten, and met through a quest given by Jona Jones.
Attributes Resistance
Boss Monster from Quest #039
- See main article: Follow That Fish!
Trivia
- The Japanese name of Lleviathan is ぬしさま, where ぬし(nushi) means "the Lord" or "god" and さま(sama) is a suffix used for courteous addressing. This is probably because Lleviathan is worshipped by the habitants of Porth Llaffan as the God of Sea.
- Lleviathan is a reference to the Leviathan, a see monster mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible. It appears as a metaphor in the Book of Job and as the creature that swallows up Jonah in the titular book, which is played out when Lleviathan swallows Jona before the Hero engages the creature in battle.
