“Below the depths lies the resting place of Yam, later known as The Leviathan: a goddess of the sea that the native Genna once revered."
Even the very sea you now cross was once named after her: Yim-shal-Yam (""The Sea of Yam").”
― Info Box, "Lair of the Leviathan"
Lair of the Leviathan is the 6th level in Gehenna. Here, The Leviathan has awaken & has swallowed the player whole! As a result, the player must navigate through the Leviathan's organs in order to reach safety!
Layout[]
Similar to Corpse of the Behemoth, this level takes place inside the body of a giant creature, with the notable difference of the beast still being alive as opposed to being dead. This level is more platforming-based than anything else as the player must navigate past spikes using moving platforms, tendrils, and other internal organs.
The last section of this level is a swim through caustic stomach acid. The player must constantly be under the effects of a Starman in order to avoid taking damage.
The player must also find and destroy several pulsating red cysts in order to force the Leviathan to spit him or her out in order to escape.
It is possible for the player to finish the level without getting swallowed by the Leviathan. But this can be difficult to do this, They simply have to swim in the auto-scroll area and reach the end while avoid getting eaten. Whenever the Leviathan misses, its bites will cause rocks to fall from the ceiling, These rocks can damage the player upon contact, meaning that the player must safely swim to dodge them.
Enemies[]
- Skull Fish (Demon's Crest)
- Tentaculat (X-COM)
- Hyperworm (X-COM)
- Rose Bud (Super Ghouls N Ghosts)
- Small Gut (Earthworm Jim)
- Crushers that look like sharp teeth? (Salamander 2)
- Pulsating red cysts?
Trivia[]
- Lair of the Leviathan was the first level developed for Gehenna back in the game's early stages. Until Sea of Muck was completed, it remained the only Gehenna level for two years.
- The tileset for this level comes from the 1991 SNES game Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, while the backgrounds for the interior of Leviathan, as well as the Leviathan (in earlier versions) itself, are from the 1996 arcade shooter game Salamander 2.
- In the most earliest versions of Mushroom Kingdom Fusion, this level contained many Mario enemies as placeholders, such as Bloopers, Dry Bones, Buzzy Beetles, Bony Beetles, Venus Fire Traps, and Li'l Sparkys. Bone Towers from Castlevania were also present before being replaced.
- The name would later to be reused as a stage for Xeno Fighters R.
- A version of this level was also seen in the long-cancelled sister project Super Mario Fusion: Revival.
- Starting with the v0.8 update, this level now has an auto-scroll section where the player has to swim away as the Leviathan attempts to swallow them whole.
- Zombies from Ghosts n Goblins, Brainsuckers from X-COM and Sparks from SMB2 were originally found in this level but were removed after the level was revamped in the v0.8 update.
- Skull Fishes were originally absent in this level.
- In the v0.8 update of MKF, the Leviathan is based on the Giant Turtle boss from the 1994 Sega Genesis game Beyond Oasis.
- In the v0.91 update of MKF, the Leviathan's color scheme changed from green with a mixture of red to brown with a mixture of blue.
- In the v0.92 update of MKF, the song when inside the Leviathan changed from 'Impact Crater' to 'Phozon Mines' due to the amount of backlash the previous song got.
Gallery[]
Revamped Version[]
Original Version[]
Video[]
MeR!X Plays MKF v0.8 Lair of the Laviathan
MKF v0.8 Lair of the Laviathan (Alternate Path)
MKF Part 33: Lair of the Leviathan
Mushroom Kingdom Fusion v0.1: - Lair of the Leviathan
Super Mario Fusion: Mushroom Kingdom Hearts V0.0.0.1b: Lair of the Leviathan