Leviathans (Chitauri)

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Leviathan
Name	Leviathan
Affiliation and Identity
Identity	Secret
Affiliation	Chitauri
Physical Characteristics
Body Type	Serpentine
Average Height	Variable
Average Weight	Variable
Hair	None
Skin	Gray
Number of Fingers	0
Number of Toes	0
Special Adaptations	Fins
Unusual Features	Implanted and grafted technology
Origin and Status
Reality	Earth-199999
Base of Operations	Chitauri homeland
Creators and Appearances
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History

Leviathans are colossal beasts used as weapons and troop transports during the invasion of Earth by the Chitauri. While their history, and how they came to be used by the Chitauri, is unknown, they were notably involved in an attack on Earth by Loki. Initially one was brought through a dimensional rift over Manhattan, and caused a significant amount of destruction before being beaten by the Hulk. Five more were beaten by further actions of the Avengers before Loki's portal was closed.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Flight: Despite their massive bulk the leviathans are able to offset the effect of gravity and fly through unknown means. They appear to use a series of fins to aid them in steering and move through the air in cetacean fashion, gaining stability and possibly forward locomotion from vertical oscillations in their flexible bodies.
• Grafted Enhancements:
  • Defensive Plating: The leviathans used in Loki's attack may have had extraordinarily tough hides, but they were also further reinforced with rigid plates attached to their bodies, granting them a high resistance to physical harm.
  • Troop Pods: Numerous individual troop pods were embedded in the ventral plates, each one equipped with an ablative blast panel and a grapple line.

Weaknesses

• External Control: The leviathans were seen to be controlled externally by the Chitauri mother ship and one was rendered inert when that mother ship was destroyed.
• Weak Internal Structure: Despite their immense size, leviathans appear to have a relatively weak internal structure. One was killed when forward momentum was halted at the nose and inertia caused the tail of the beast to both crush and apply sheer force to the front. Another was destroyed from inside by weaponry that could barely scratch the exterior surface.

Miscellaneous

Cultural Traits

Outwardly, leviathans are primitive beasts, however the way in which one collapsed after its Chitauri mother ship was destroyed suggests that they may be connected to some form of hive mind, or group governance by the Chitauri or another higher intelligence. Many Chitauri themselves collapsed at the same time.

See Also

• 39 appearance(s) of Leviathans (Chitauri)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Leviathans (Chitauri)
• 34 minor appearance(s) of Leviathans (Chitauri)
• 7 mention(s) of Leviathans (Chitauri)
• 22 image(s) of Leviathans (Chitauri)