An illustration from the original edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.

The sea monster Kraken has seen numerous appearances in fictional works and popular culture. This mythological monster has appeared as a villainous entity in a large number of mainstream and widely popular and notable films, television shows, and video games. Download high resolution version (492x708, 126 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (492x708, 126 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne (1828–1905), published in 1870 under the title Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. ... This article is about the French author. ... For other uses, see Kraken (disambiguation). ...

Literature

In 1830, possibly aware of Denys de Montfort's work, Alfred Tennyson published his popular poem "The Kraken" (essentially an irregular sonnet), which disseminated Kraken in English forever fixed with its superfluous the. Tennyson's description apparently influenced Jules Verne's imagined lair of the famous giant squid in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea from 1870. In the novel, seven giant squid attack the submarine simultaneously; however, all film adaptations to date (excepting one depicting a giant manta ray-type creature) have opted for one, unrealistically massive squid instead Verne also makes numerous references to Kraken and Erik Pontopiddan in the novel. Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre Dénys de Montfort (1766 - 1820) was a French naturalist, remembered today for his pioneering inquiries into the existence of the Giant Squid Archeteuthis, which was thought to be an old wives tale, and for which he was long dismissed. ... Alfred, Lord Tennyson Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and is one of the most popular English poets. ... Francesco Petrarca, or Petrarch, one of the best-known early Italian sonnet writers. ... This article is about the French author. ... Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne (1828–1905), published in 1870 under the title Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. ... Erik Pontopiddan (1698 - 1764) was a Danish prelate, historian and antiquary. ...

According to Philip A. Shreffer in The Lovecraft Companion, it is safe to suppose that Tennyson's portrayal of Kraken also influenced the 20th century horror writer H. P. Lovecraft in his description of the octopus-headed monster-god Cthulhu, which is currently trapped at the bottom of the ocean, until "strange æons" shall bring about its return to the surface; and which in his short story The Call of Cthulhu is encountered by a Norwegian sailor. ^[1] This article is about the author. ... For other uses, see Cthulhu (disambiguation). ... Cthulhu with the insane city Rlyeh in the background. ...

A Tolkien Bestiary by David Day proposes that the Watcher in the Water in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring was based on Kraken, though it seems unlikely that Tolkien would have placed the Kraken in fresh water. This view has been further contested by those who note that the tentacles of Tolkien's monster are nowhere described as octopus-like, though "The Watcher" does suggest a single creature. In the 2001 film version by Peter Jackson, the Watcher is clearly more similar to our modern view of Kraken. The Watcher in the Water in J.R.R. Tolkiens universe of Middle-earth is a mysterious and horrific beast that lurked in a lake caused by the damming of the Sirannon river, beneath the western walls of Moria. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916. ... The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. ... For other persons named Peter Jackson, see Peter Jackson (disambiguation). ...

The book The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham details an almost apocalyptic scenario in which the massive sea creature is the main cause. Although it is made clear in the book that the 'Kraken' of the story is in actual fact a process of invasion by ocean-dwelling aliens, it is still clear that the Kraken is the basis for these aliens and Wyndham's fictional narrator quotes Tennyson's poem in the preface. Presumably for this reason Wyndham has been cited as having based the story on the poem. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... John Wyndham (July 10, 1903 – March 11, 1969) was the pen name used by the often post-apocalyptic British science fiction writer John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris. ...

In the series of books A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin, a golden Kraken on a black field is the coat of arms for the Greyjoy House. A Song of Ice and Fire (commonly abbreviated as ASoIaF) is a series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin. ...

In the children's book Monster Mission by the award-winning author Eva Ibbotson, the Kraken is a force for good who has the ability to clean and heal the oceans. Island of the Aunts is a childrens book written by Eva Ibbotson. ... Eva Ibbotson (born Maria Charlotte Michelle Wiesner, 1925, Vienna, Austria) is a British novelist specializing in juvenile fiction. ...

Kraken is mentioned in several of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia books, including The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an author and scholar. ... Narnia redirects here. ... The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a fantasy novel by C. S. Lewis. ...

Video Games

The Kraken appears in many video games. Some of the notable references:

• In the original Final Fantasy, Kraken is one of the four elemental Fiends, representing water. This enemy reappears in Final Fantasy IX and in Final Fantasy Online also having a very rare club named after it.
• In Final Fantasy Tactics, Krakens are humanoids with a squidlike head.
• In Magic Carpet, the Kraken is a reptile who fires thunderbolts and can only travel on water. Its appearance is closer to that of a merman.
• In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Kraken is a four-armed reptile who can only be beaten by breaking columns that land onto it.
• In NetHack, krakens are sea-dwelling monsters, essentially the more powerful cousins of giant eels.
• In Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the Kraken is a boss character that you must attack in certain parts of the game.
• In Shining Force II and other Shining Force Games (Final Conflict for example), there is a large sea monster named the Kraken. Its tentacles can travel across the screen regardless of their position to the head.
• In the God of War II, the Kraken appears as a large aquatic beast with many large tentacles. He is a major boss that the main character Kratos must defeat.
• In Golden Sun, Kraken appears in the middle of a large lake that is fresh water.
• In EarthBound, the Kraken appears as a boss battle.
• In the early version of Half-Life 2 the player was to reach a base called Kraken Base.

• In Ultima Online, Kraken refers to a large red monster usually found at sea or in dungeons.
• In Age of Mythology, the kraken is one of the myth units, and in the first level of campaign you have to fight many of them.
• In Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, a Kraken appears as a boss in one of the levels.

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Cinema and television

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, 1954, [[Walt Disney[[ - The kraken attacks and sinks Captain Nemo's 1866 submarine The Nautilus. Front page of Vingt Mille Lieues Sous les Mers 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (or Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea) is a classic science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1870 under the title Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. ...

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, 2006, Walt Disney - The Kraken is an enormous sea monster that does the bidding of Davy Jones by pursuing the souls of men who bear the black spot, a mark that appears on men who owe Jones a debt. Captain Jack Sparrow spends most of the movie trying to avoid the creature but is eventually forced to face off with it. For more information on this version of the creature, see Kraken (Pirates of the Caribbean). Davy Jones, 1967 Davy Jones, an actor and singer, was born David Thomas Jones on December 30, 1945 in Manchester, England. ... Black spot Black Spot or Black Spot of Rose is a disease common to roses, caused by the fungus Diplocarpon rosae. ... Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional pirate and one of the primary characters of the Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Dead Mans Chest (2006), and the as-of-yet unreleased third installment, At Worlds End (2007). ... The Kraken is a fictional sea monster, based on the legendary monster of the same name, in Walt Disney Pictures 2006 film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest. ...

A creature called the Kraken appears in an episode of Ben 10, however, it is depicted as a large reptilian beast instead of the classic squid-like form. Ben 10 is an American animated television series created by Man of Action (a group consisting of Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle), and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. ...

There is also a sea monster in the film Clash of the Titans called the Kraken. However, it is portrayed as a giant four-armed humanoid with scales and a long fish tail instead of legs. In the film, Perseus uses the decapitated head of Medusa to turn the Kraken into stone to prevent it from ravaging the city of Joppa and killing the sacrificial Andromeda. Clash of the Titans is a 1981 fantasy movie based on the myth of the Perseus. ... For other uses, see Medusa (disambiguation). ... Andromeda may be: Andromeda (mythology), the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, wife of Perseus Andromeda Galaxy Andromeda (constellation), in which the Andromeda Galaxy is located Andromeda polifolia or Bog-rosemary, a plant of the heath family Andromeda (TV series) a science fiction television series Mount Andromeda in Canada and the...

Robot Chicken- Created by Seth Green features a skit of a man yelling "Release the Kraken". It then goes threw what appears to be a sea monster's life that went down hill. With a grim ending of Kraken committing suicide in a halfway house, ending with the quote "Like Andy always told me get busy dying or get Kraken." Robot Chicken is an Emmy award-winning American stop motion animated television series produced by Stoopid Monkey, ShadowMachine Films, Williams Street, and Sony Pictures Digital, currently airing in the US as a part of Cartoon Networks Adult Swim line-up, in the United Kingdom and Ireland as part of... Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green (born on February 8, 1974, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor and television producer known for his acting roles as Doctor Evils son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films and Daniel Oz Osbourne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...

Other

• Seaworld in the U.S.A has a rollercoaster named "Kraken,"
• The Subskimmer was for a while called "Kraken".

For the unrelated theme park with a similar name in Australia, see Sea World. ... CGI image of three frogmen riding a Subskimmer underwater. ...

References

See also

• Kraken
• Bloop
• Slow Down
• Cryptozoology
• Lusca/Colossal Octopus
• Colossal Squid
• Giant Squid
• Medusa and gorgons in popular culture
• Scandinavian folklore
• Sea monster