Kraken (disambiguation)
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The Kraken is a legendary sea monster of gargantuan size, said to have been seen off the coasts of Norway and Iceland
Kraken may also refer to:
- Triassic Kraken, a gigantic ancient cephalopod hypothesized to be responsible for the deaths of Triassic ichthyosaurs.
- Kraken computer, a 1 petaFLOPS Cray XT5 Linux Computer
- USS Kraken (SS-370), a United States submarine
- Kraken (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Seaworld in Orlando, Florida
- Kraken (band), a progressive metal band from Colombia
- Kraken botnet
- Kraken Mare, the largest known body of liquid on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan
- Kraken, a Java-based XMPP gateway. Works as a plugin for Openfire.
- Kraken, a A5/1 application for cracking GSM encryption on Linux.
- The Kraken Rum, a black spiced rum named after the sea monster (which is also used as the brands logo).
In literature:
- "The Kraken", a 1830 poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson
- The Kraken Wakes, a 1953 apocalyptic science fiction novel by John Wyndham
- Kraken, a hypothetical modern dinosaur in Dougal Dixon's book The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution
- Kraken, a book by Mary Turzillo
- Kraken (novel), a novel by China Miéville
In film:
- Kraken II, the submersible pod from Innerspace
- The Kraken (Pirates of the Caribbean), in the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep, 2006 TV movie that premiered on the Syfy Channel
- The Kraken, appearing in the film Clash of the Titans as a giant humanoid creature (Ceto)
In comics:
- Kraken (comics), a Spanish comics series by Antonio Segura and Jordi Bernet
- Kraken (Comic Books), an article about the various Kraken's that have appeared throughout the decades in comic book publications.
- Commander Kraken, a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
- Kraken Isaac, is a character from Saint Seiya, a manga series created by Masami Kurumada
- Judge Kraken, a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD
In video/role playing games:
- Kraken, a giant red octopus in Sega's popular video game, The Ocean Hunter
- Kraken, the fictional villain Fiend of Water in Final Fantasy
- The Kraken, a playable character in the old PC game Crush, Crumble and Chomp!.
- Hive Fleet Kraken, one of the main forces of Warhammer 40,000's Tyranids
- Kraken (Dungeons & Dragons), a creature in the role playing game
- The Kraken (Dungeons & Dragons), a secret society in the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons
- Kraken, an end level boss in the video game Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures
- Kraken, captain of the Skull Haven, a character in Capcom's Power Stone
- The Kraken, a sea-serpent boss in the SNES RPG, EarthBound
- The Kraken, a villain in the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance based on one of the creatures from Kraken (Marvel Comics).
- The Kraken, a playable character in the PC game Archon II: Adept.
- The Kraken (boss battle) in Tomb Raider: Underworld
- Kraken, a Cybran naval unit on supreme commander 2
- Kraken, an enemy in the Clash of the Titans (video game) which is based on the film of the same name.
- Kraken, an enemy in Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb.
- Kraken, a boss in the game God of War II.
- Kraken, a boss battle in Lionhead Studios' Fable (video game)
- Kraken, a level boss in the game Pac-Man Party.
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