Kraken

Kraken (クラーケン, Kurāken) is a recurring enemy in the Final Fantasy series. Usually depicted as a human-cephalopod hybrid, Kraken is often associated with the Water element.

Final Fantasy
Two hundred years before the events of the game, Kraken infiltrated a water temple near Onrac and submerges it beneath the sea, where it becomes the Sunken Shrine. When the party follows him to his watery lair, he reveals that he is one of the Four Fiends under Chaos, and promises to make the shrine their tombs.

Final Fantasy III
Kraken appears in the Cave of Tides as the party attempts to cleanse the Water Crystal.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
The Kraken in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years is the return of the fiend from the original Final Fantasy. He is weak to Lightning as in the original game, and is fought in the Depths, on the floor with all of the other original Final Fantasy bosses. Upon defeat, the Kraken relinquishes the Triton Dagger.

Final Fantasy IX
Kraken is one of the guardians of Terra and resides in the Water Shrine. He later appears with the other three incarnations of the Four Fiends in Memoria. Crystallized versions of him can be encountered in the Crystal World.

Final Fantasy XI
Kraken are a species of Sea Monk.

Dissidia Final Fantasy


In Dissidia Final Fantasy, Kraken appears as a summon. His original Final Fantasy artwork is showcased when he is summoned into battle. His portrait is also included in the Chaos Shrine battle arena.

Etymology
The Kraken were giant sea monsters, found in Norse and Icelandic mythology. Often depicted as gigantic octopuses or squids, they were thought to rise up from the deeps, grappling and then sinking small ships. Other myths held that the greatest dangers from the Kraken were the whirlpools left behind from their descent back into the deeps.