Bota Ma

Bota Ma is the main protagonist of Leviathan. The son and eldest child of former Harpoonist Teon Ma and his wife Narisa, and the older brother of Rita Ma, Bota is a drifter who tries to survive the post-apocalyptic waters of the earth. He is also the protege of Kana.

Personality
Bota personality stems from his father as like his father believes the people of the lower decks deserve better and has a distaste for evil or injustice.

Appearance
Bota is said to look same as his father as this is true but without his glasses.

Family

 * Teon Ma: Bota was Teon's eldest child and only son, born around the time Teon and Narisa left the Busan Union. As his mother died after giving birth to Rita, Botan's formative years were primarily overseen by Teon. Bota was very attached to his father and saw him as a role model, wishing to help him during his more dangerous tasks in their daily routine. Teon's stories about the world and his past as a Harpoonist increased Bota's admiration for his father and strengthened his sense of justice. Witnessing his father's sacrifice, Bota decided to follow his last wishes and watch over Rita from then on. He briefly was conflicted about Teon after Dohu called Teon a liar and a traitor, although he regained respect for his late father after learning of Teon's reputation among the lower classes on the Busa Union.
 * Narisa Ma: Bota was Narisa's eldest child and only son, born around the time Teon and Narisa left the Busan Union; Narisa was infected with the fish disease at the time of his birth, which contributed to quasi-supernatural abilities awakening in Bota during his formative years. Narisa's presence in Bota's life was short as she passed away shortly after the birth of his sister Rita, but he loved her and was filled with grief over her death. For a short while he resented Rita due to believing that Rita was the cause to their mother's demise, though this dissolved quickly as he grew to become protective over Rita.
 * Rita Ma: Rita is Bota's younger sister and only known living blood relative. As toddlers, Bota resented Rita due to believing her to be the cause of their mother's death, and as such originally refused to bond with her. However, during one incident while Teon was away, Bota saved Rita from falling into the ocean; following this incident, the two grew closer and Bota tended to watch over his younger sister while their father was away. After Teon's death, Bota continued to protect Rita as they went through Busan United and Port Oasis. When Rita was taken by Genod, Bota spearheaded a rescue mission to save her and other people kidnapped by the Genod, and eventually calmed her down after her mutation following the kidnapping.
 * Kana: Bota first met Kana when she saved him and Rita from Kentrassi offspring. Kana later saved him and Rita again after Dohu threatened to kill them, and for the following four years after the incident, the three lived as a family in Port Oasis. During that time, Bota and Kana grew close to the point of the former considering them family, and Kana trained Bota as a Harpoonist. Bota considers Kana to be very strong and looks up to her as his mentor. Bota also seems to develop some romantic feelings for Kana although this is not fully confirmed.

Associates

 * Sonia: During their first meeting, Sonia expressed interest in Bota, even affectionately licking his cheek to tease him. The two became partners during the rescue mission under Port Oasis, during which they saved each other several times. After Bota exchanged oxygen with her, kissing her in the process, the two appeared to develop faint feelings for one another, with Bota privately noting how his heart beat upon kissing Sonia again. Sonia herself casually dragged Bota to kiss him for oxygen, and expressed hostility towards Kana due to her bond with Bota.

Enemies

 * Dohu : When Bota first met Dohu, he was deceived to think that Dohu was a close friend of his father- Toen Ma, when the truth was actually the opposite as Dohu hated Toen when he was young and now after discovering Bota was his son, Dohu began to start hating Bota. When Bota and Dohu collided, it always almost ended in a fight. Dohu always pissed Bota off, but the last straw was in Enemy on deck part as Dohu stopped Kana from killing Kentrassi as Kana finally put up with him and killed him in response.

Powers and abilities
Because his mother was infected the fish disease, he can hold his breath underwater for 40 minutes

Equipment
His father's weapon-like sword