- Were you looking for the pet Kraken from Hungry Shark World?
“ | The Kraken has been released, Behold its tentacular fury! It changes colors when detecting enemy sharks, transforms into a giant drill and into a saw of mass destruction, and discharges its tentacles as whips. And according to pirate records of yore, it will smash all boats getting in its way... | ” |
— In-game description
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The Kraken is a ''shark'' or you could say, a "Cephalopod" (a small family of the Octopuses, Squids and Nautilus). added in the Hungry Shark Evolution Update of June 2, 2020. He used to be the strongest character in the game before the community brought Luminite. The Kraken probably has the easiest missions in the entire game.
Abilities[]

- Boat Breaking: This ability destroys boats by using his tentacles in a vertical position, taking approximately 2.5 seconds to break the boat. However, this is purely a visual effect and has no practical use, as the Kraken can break boats in the same way as other sharks after the Great White by simply touching them, but in his case, you gotta boost.

- Color Changing: This ability automatically activates when the Kraken is within close proximity of any enemy shark, and deactivates once the Kraken moves too far away from it.

- Tentacle Drill: This ability is triggered upon boosting and has the power to instantly annihilate everything in its path, even larger enemies than the Kraken. It is so devastating that it can even eliminate targets behind the Kraken, as long as they are in close proximity. Can kill Enemy Luminites, Behemoths, Vikings and also Shark Invaders.

- Whips of Chaos: To activate this ability, the player must press the button located in the bottom right corner of the screen. This ranged ability charges up quickly and has the power to eliminate enemy sharks that are stronger than the Kraken. When using this ability, the Kraken's tentacles visibly extend and stretch out to attack from a distance. They release shockwaves that eliminate all prey.
- Tentacle Saw: Activated exclusively during Gold Rush, this ability grants the Kraken immunity to any form of damage from all sides, including attacks from submarines. Any object or creature that comes in contact with the Kraken during this time is instantly destroyed.
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When unleashing his abilities, the Kraken is accompanied by a striking light green visual effect. Like other sharks, the Kraken is also able to break rocks. In a recent update, the Kraken's animations were given a more cartoonish feel, with a proper eating animation replacing the previous smashing animation. On land, the Kraken bounces up and down instead of sliding, giving him a livelier appearance. His eyes have also been updated to be more fluid, allowing him to blink and convey more emotion. These changes were likely made to enhance the Kraken's overall look and feel in the game.
Appearance[]
This "shark" is not a shark, but a giant squid. His tentacles are turquoise with lighter blue spots, and they turn white when enemy sharks are nearby. His eyes are yellow with very thin, black vertical pupils. His fins are magenta while the spikes between his fins are dark blue.
Pros and Cons[]
Pros:[]
- Massive health.
- Extreme bite power.
- Fast when tentacle drill is activated.
- Does not take long for a gold rush.
- Tentacle Saw during gold rush.
- Whips of chaos whips prey to death.
- Small body, easy to dodge the attack from enemies.
- Switches colors when close to sharks, warning if larger sharks are nearby.
- Can "eat" everything with Whips of Chaos, tentacle drill, and tentacle saw.
- The delay when he crushes boats doesn't have health drain.
- Super mission can be completed with equipment and use of whips of chaos.
- Can jump on boats to crush them instantly, like Megalodon and above.
- The best shark against the Crab Boss, since he spawns very close to the crab lair and is strong enough to kill it in three hits
- Most missions are easier than those of the Reef Shark.
- Can kill Shark Invaders, Enemy Luminites, Evil Behemoths and Evil Sharknaroks with abilities and boost.
Cons:[]
- Without Baby Kraken, the health drain is extremely high.
- The cost to upgrade Kraken is expensive, similar to Moby Dick or even higher.
- Kraken is also expensive to buy using coins or gems.
- Unlike Sharkjira, Luminite, Moby Dick, Behemoth, Abyssaurus Rex and Magmajira, Kraken is not immune to toxic barrels.
- There is a delay when Kraken crushes boats, although this can be bypassed by jumping on the boat.
- Kraken has been nerfed; he can no longer break rocks with Whips of Chaos.
- Whips of Chaos do not function correctly at close range.
- Kraken is outclassed by Magmajira, Behemoth, Sharknarok, Luminite and sometimes Abyssaurus Rex in Gold Rush and deep water.
- Shark Invaders are not affected by Whips of Chaos.
Tips[]
- It's advisable to use Kraken's abilities during Gold Rush as he can yield a significant number of coins and points if timed correctly.
- The fast recharge rate of the Whips of Chaos may even allow you to use them again during the same Gold Rush, maximizing your points.
Missions[]
Mission Title | Objective | Reward |
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Day of the Tentacle | Destroy 8 boats during a run | 8500 ![]() |
Iä, Iä, Kraken Fhtagn! | Devour 125 helpless humans | 8500 ![]() |
True Colors | Trigger color switch ability 50 times by encountering enemy sharks | 8500 ![]() |
Spin Me Round | Kill 2,000 enemies using Tentacle Saw ability in gold rush | 9250 ![]() |
You Know the Drill | Destroy 10 submarines using Tentacle Drill ability while boosting | 9250 ![]() |
Whip it! | Destroy 2 helicopters using the Whip of Chaos ability. | 9250 ![]() |
Sharkdiana Jones | Defeat 4 enemy Krakens using the Whips of Chaos ability | 10000 ![]() |
Edward Tentacle-Hands | Grab 4,000 coins within 1 minute | 10000 ![]() |
Super Mission 15 | Score 325,000,000 points | 100000 ![]() |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- He is the sixth creature to not be a shark in HSE (others being: Natasha the Narwhal, Moby Dick, Mr. Snappy, Big Daddy, Nessie , Leo)
- He is currently the 4th biggest ''shark'' if you don't count Magmajira and Abyssaurus Rex. If you count them, the Kraken is the 6th current biggest ''shark''.
- He was released on June 2, 2020, after being teased on May 29th, 2020, with a video called "Lying In Wait". Fans quickly guessed he was the colossal squid or the Shark-topus before his reveal.
- Unlike the colossal squid in HSW he has 2 eyes. The thing is that the HSE Kraken is actually a real giant squid. These creatures live in depths of 600 to 2250 meters and they have eyes the size of frisbees.
- Even though he was succeeded by Luminite, Behemoth and Sharknarok, he can still kill them, through the tentacle drill or whips of chaos.
- When he dies, his eye pupils disappear (like Big Daddy).
- Although he is a giant squid, his appearance is much different. (similar to Leo, since Leo is a liopleurodon, but his in-game appearance is much different from a real life liopleurodon)
- His length of 15.5 meters, indicates that this Kraken is a giant squid. FGOL said that this is a giant squid. These squids exist. The main difference between a real kraken and the mythic is that the real is indeed around 14 meters or 15 meters while the mythic is 1.5 kilometers.
- Some people believe that the Kraken is better than Luminite, as the popular opinion stating that Kraken's Tentacle Drill is better than Luminite's Horn Blade is true. Some say this is true and others say this is wrong.
- He costs the same as Luminite.
- While the Kraken is a giant squid and Moby Dick is a sperm whale, in real life sperm whales are the main predator against giant squids, but they can defend and fight back against sperm whales. In the game however, the Kraken succeeds Moby Dick in every way, other than that, the Evil Kraken can kill a full-health Moby Dick in just one single bite. In real life, sperm whales devour giant squids whole, which can only defend but not defeat the whale.
- Kraken previously had a glitch that would freeze the game when attempting to "crush a boat", then using the Whips of Chaos ability (if timed properly). This glitch would force the player to exit the run like the glitch existing with Aaron, the Destruktor; however, it was patched in v9.1.0.
- Kraken is currently the first and only cephalopod to be a playable character in the series.
- Even though the bug that allowed Kraken to eat Evil Luminites is fixed, Kraken can still kill them with drill and whips. Plus, the drill is just the boost, and the whips are charging super fast, so Evil Luminite isn't much of a danger to Kraken. This applies to Evil Behemoth and Enemy Sharknarok as well.
- There is a bug where if you use Tentacle Drill on Enemy Robo Sharks and Helicopters, they won’t break apart and just disappear.
- In his offer, it mentions "Release The Pack" referencing Clash Of The Titans in the phrase "release the kraken".
- Kraken's Shark Info, as well as all sharks above him, mentions he can go to 400 meters as opposed to the 300 meter depth limit of previous sharks. However, 300 meters is the maximum depth any shark can enter in the map, and the 400 meter depth limit may simply be a typo.
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Regular Sharks: |
Reef Shark · Mako Shark · Hammerhead Shark · Tiger Shark · Great White Shark · Megalodon · Big Daddy · Mr. Snappy · Alan, Destroyer of Worlds · Moby Dick · Leo · Nessie · Sharkjira · Abysshark · Kraken · Luminite · Behemoth · Sharknarok |
Special Sharks: |
Electro Shark · Ice Shark · Robo Shark · Pyro Shark · Natasha the Narwhal · Ghost Shark · Sharkeleon · Wereshark · Fin, Finn n Finny · Howrsea |
Evolved Sharks: |
DarkHammer · Shar-khan · Lord Snappy · Zamaharibu · Aaron, the Destruktor · Magmajira · Abyssaurus Rex · Behellmouth |