How to Get Leviathan Esper

Leviathan Profile

Leviathan is the Water Esper. To unlock him, you need to finish the side story for Nichol, one of your recruitable party members.

His Water magic hits several enemies at once, which makes him a great pick against enemies weak to Water.

Don't confuse this Esper with the Leviathan boss in Chapter 3. That fight is part of the main story, and it doesn't recruit him.

	Element	Water
	Weakness	Lightning
	Resists	Water
How to Unlock		Complete the side story Nichol's Duty in Chapter 5, after you get the airship.
Location		Lake Dorr, Olderion Federation
Signature Move		Tsunami

Signature Move: Tsunami

When unleashed, Tsunami deals heavy magical Water damage to all enemies.

Tips for Using Leviathan

Delay enemy attacks: For his first two turns, Leviathan picks from his moveset. Some of those moves inflict Paralysis or Confusion, which slows enemy attacks and adds extra Water damage.
Use the strength of Water: Most of his Water attacks hit every enemy. That makes him very effective against groups weak to Water.

How to Get Leviathan

Leviathan comes from Nichol's Duty, which opens in Chapter 5 once you have the airship. Completing it also gives Nichol a permanent stat bonus.

[1] Accept Nichol's Duty.

Head to Olderion and talk to Nichol to accept his side story.

accepting nichol's duty

[2] Seek out the God of Water at Lake Dorr.

Next, travel to Lake Dorr to continue the investigation.

heading to lake dorr

[3] Fight the Sahagin.

Go to the marked spot and defeat the Sahagin there. Then, head to the entrance of the Cave of Waters and fight another enemy.

encounter with the sahagin.PNG

[4] Meet Leviathan.

Return to Lake Dorr and watch the final scene. Leviathan joins you as one of Fina's Espers.

completing the side story

Leviathan Moveset

After you summon Leviathan, he stays for three turns. On each of the first two turns, he picks one of these moves. On the third turn, he always uses Tsunami.

Move	Description
Attack	Basic physical attack
Constrict	Paralyzes one enemy
Waterga	Massive magical Water attack on one enemy
Waterga (All)	Massive magical Water attack on all enemies
Maelstrom	Great magical Water attack on all enemies
Bursting Globule	Confuses all enemies for 2 turns