Tidehunter

Leviathan, the Tidehunter, is a melee strength hero who is formidable due to his uncommonly tough hide and his ocean spells that sweep enemies upward. He can be played as a support or as an offlane hero whose greatest strengths lie in being able to take heavy amounts of damage in the early game and the disabling powers of his spells.

Though he does not deal especially high damage at any point in the game, his spells can have a devastating effect on the enemy without expending much mana. He is able to send forth a spray of water to slow down the enemy retreat and his outrageous ultimate, Ravage, throttles enemies in a massive area around him. The durability of his Kraken Shell allows him to shrug off damage for absurd survivability against low damage attacks. Tidehunter's ability to shrug off damage and his enormous strength gain makes him very durable, and the power of his spells means he is a tank the enemy very much needs to target.

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Trivia

 * The name Leviathan is derived from a sea monster in the Bible. It is also used to refer to any large sea monster or creature.
 * Previous designs of Tidehunter had him use a large hook as a weapon. This was later replaced by an anchor based on community feedback for several reasons:
 * To match the theme of.
 * To add a reference to the model Tidehunter uses in Warcraft 3 DotA (which also uses a giant anchor as weapon).
 * To add another connection between Tidehunter and Kunkka (the anchor is supposedly stolen from one of Kunkka's flagship, as written in the lore of Anchor Smash).
 * Tidehunter's line vo_tidehunter_tide_rival_24.mp3 "Ha ha ha! Women and children and Kunkka first." is a reference to the Birkenhead Drill, a historical protocol where women and children's lives would be saved first in the case of a life threatening situation, typically the sinking of a ship.
 * Tidehunter's line vo_tidehunter_tide_death_09.mp3 "I sleep with the fishes." is a reference to The Godfather, from the line "Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."

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