Kraken (disambiguation)

The Kraken is a legendary sea creature of gargantuan size, said to have been seen off the coasts of Norway and Iceland.

Kraken may also refer to:

Literature[edit]

Kraken (novel), a 2010 novel by China Miéville
"The Kraken", an 1830 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Kraken, a hypothetical modern dinosaur in Dougal Dixon's 1988 book The New Dinosaurs: An Alternative Evolution
Kraken, a book by Mary Turzillo
The Kraken Wakes, a 1953 novel by John Wyndham
The symbol of the Ironmen in the Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire fictional scenario

Seattle Kraken, a National Hockey League team based in Seattle, Washington
June Mar Fajardo (born 1989), Filipino basketball player nicknamed "Kraken" for his size
Gary Sánchez (born 1992), Dominican baseball player nicknamed "the Kraken"

Kraken (Pirates of the Caribbean), sea monster in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series
Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep, 2006 TV movie that premiered on the Syfy Channel
The Kraken, sea monster in Clash of the Titans (1981 film)
The Kraken, sea monster in Clash of the Titans (2010 film)
The Kraken, a character in the film Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Kraken (comics), a Spanish comics series by Antonio Segura and Jordi Bernet
Kraken (character), various Krakens that have appeared throughout the decades in comic book publications
Kraken (Marvel Comics), various characters have appeared in Marvel Comics using the name
Commander Kraken, a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
Judge Kraken, character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD
Kraken Isaac, character from Saint Seiya

Kraken (Dungeons & Dragons), a creature in the role playing game
The Kraken (Forgotten Realms), a secret society in the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons
Kraken, a giant red octopus in Sega's popular video game, The Ocean Hunter
Kraken, one of the Four Fiends in the Final Fantasy series of video games
The Kraken, a character in the PC game Crush, Crumble and Chomp!
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
The Kraken, a playable character in the PC game Archon II: Adept
The Kraken, a boss in Tomb Raider: Underworld
Kraken, an enemy in the Clash of the Titans
Kraken, an enemy in Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Kraken, a boss in the game God of War II
Kraken, a boss in Lionhead Studios' Fable
Kraken, a boss in the game Pac-Man Party
Kraken, a monster in the game Evolve

Kraken (virus), XBB.1.5 Covid virus subvariant
Kraken Regiment, Ukrainian military volunteer unit
Giant squid, commonly known as Kraken, or inspiring the legendary sea monster
Kraken (genus), a genus of filose amoebae
Kraken, a computing environment at the National Institute for Computational Sciences
Kraken (band), a progressive metal band from Colombia
Kraken (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Seaworld in Orlando, Florida
Kraken (software test), a JavaScript test suite from Mozilla used in benchmarking web browser performance
USS Kraken (SS-370), a United States submarine
Kraken botnet, a botnet spyware program that attacks systems through email and social media sites
Kraken Mare, the largest known body of liquid on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan
Kraken Catena, a pit chain on Neptune's moon Triton
Kraken (galaxy), a proposed galaxy that collided with the Milky Way around 11 billion years ago
Kraken Rum, a Caribbean 94 proof black rum
Kraken (company), a cryptocurrency exchange and bank
The Kraken (climb), a bouldering route in Devon, England
Kraken and "release the Kraken", neologisms used by Sidney Powell that refer to post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 United States presidential election.
GitKraken, a software company named after one of their products.