Editing Leviathan (section)

====Rainstorms====
Leviathan can leverage his macro-hydrokinesis to move clouds and fog within range<ref name="28.x e1" /> and gather them into heavy storm clouds<ref>It was in that same moment that the Simurgh descended.<br><br>Descended was the wrong word.  She ''fell''.  It was as though she’d stopped lifting herself into the air, and let herself drop.  Her wings moved to control her descent, keep her facing towards the ground as she plummeted.  In the gloom of the rain and the heavy stormclouds above, her silver-white body was the easiest thing to make out.  If the assembled capes hadn’t already been keeping a wary eye on her, the movement would have turned heads anyways.<br><br>A white streak, plummeting from the sky, striking Leviathan. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/cockroaches-28-5/ Excerpt] from [[Cockroaches 28.5]]</ref> in order to call down<ref name="SB eSmartLeviathan">I think part of the reason Anzer'Ke isn't necessarily getting it is that he's imagining some scenario where Leviathan throws himself at the enemy.<br><br>Quite frankly, if Leviathan wants to win (and if he's not in Earth Bet and he's not dormant, he will) he's going to do it smart, which is something he is capable of (see his actions during the timeskip, hitting multiple cities). He's not going to surface, and he's just going to call tidal waves and rainstorms down on the enemy until they stop moving (see his literal first appearance in story - he interrupts the strategy meeting by hitting them with a wave before he shows himself. Now remove the 'show himself' element). If they're on boats (they're often on boats) he may well gut the boats from beneath. The only ones standing are going to be the ones who have special ships and/or powerful devil's fruit abilities.<br><br>What happens after that? Well, maybe they can block the waves or simply weather them, but can they resupply? Or does he simply occupy them and prolong the fight until the fruit users get tired or exhausted, make a mistake, or start to falter for lack of sleep and/or food? There are a lot of advantages to being nonhuman in nature.<br><br>I stopped watching shortly after Ace's execution arc, so I can't speak to the individuals who appear after (or the fishmen) but I suspect Anzer'Ke is simply making the classic mistake of underestimating Leviathan. - Wildbow on Spacebattles</ref><!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16048226 --> torrential downpours over an area.<ref name="8.2 e2">Legend paused, glanced out the window.  The storm clouds had reached the beach, and torrential rain stirred the water into a froth.  Not just rain, but ''buckets'' of water. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/extermination-8-2/ Excerpt] from [[Extermination 8.2]]</ref><ref>I saw what she was watching.  A stormcloud in the distance.  It hung over the water with an opaque curtain of rain descending down from it.  It was gradually getting closer.<br>[...]<br>As daunting as the approaching clouds were, what drew my attention was the crowd.  There were people filling the lobby.  Only a few were local. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/extermination-8-1/ Excerpt] from [[Extermination 8.1]]</ref> Besides adding more water to the battlefield, this rain cover can also make it harder for his opponents to see him from a distance.<ref name="17.3 c1">'''rmcd94:''' If I was organizing it (which it’s a shame I’m not I have to say) I would gather up invincible heroes of NATO and potentially other places like Russia and China if they’re up for cooperating, and then really long range heroes and that’d be it. The invincible heroes would harry and harass and generally just get in the way, while long range heroes do damage from helicopters or somewhere that’s invulnerable. Pretty easy to take out Leviathan with that strategy. Not sure how they’re going to defeat Simiruigh here or how they beat Behemoth.<br><br>'''Wildbow:''' Try to deal with Leviathan with a few brute strength heroes and some long ranged ones and he runs. He’s faster than most, and anyone fast enough to keep up with him is generally too weak to keep him in one place (and vice versa). It takes too long to whittle him down and the target gets smashed. Rain cover and storms make getting a bead on him difficult from a certain distance. - Conversation with Wildbow on [[Migration 17.3]]</ref><!-- https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/migration-17-3/#comment-42797 -->