Cthulhu Mythos/Characters: Difference between revisions

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* [[Mad Scientist]]: Lovecraft presents Nyarlathotep as this in the eponymous poem.

* [[Mechanical Monster]]: The ''Tick-Tock Man'' avatar, which the he appears as a mechanical being. Could range from [[Clockwork Creature]] to [[Artificial Intelligence]].

* [[~~Names~~ the Same]]: In-universe example with the "Black Pharaoh", which could refer to the avatar or to the pharaoh Nephren-Ka. It could just be that Nephren-Ka was called that because of his evil acts, or taken up the title to enhance his power. Or, as some speculate, Nephren-Ka was really Nyarlathotep all along.

* [[Name's the Same]]: In-universe example with the "Black Pharaoh", which could refer to the avatar or to the pharaoh Nephren-Ka. It could just be that Nephren-Ka was called that because of his evil acts, or taken up the title to enhance his power. Or, as some speculate, Nephren-Ka was really Nyarlathotep all along.

* [[Nikola Tesla]]: The main influence for Nyarlathotep.

* [[No Mr. Bond I Expect You to Dine]]: Has friendly conversation with Randolph Carter in ''The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath'', though it's just to trick him.

* [[No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine]]: Has friendly conversation with Randolph Carter in ''The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath'', though it's just to trick him.

* [[Official Couple]]: According to [[Clark Ashton Smith]], the elk-goddess Yhoundeh is Nyarlathotep's wife.

* [[One Winged Angel]]: Destroy one avatar, and the Chaos transforms into something even more mind-shattering.

* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Destroy one avatar, and the Chaos transforms into something even more mind-shattering.

* [[Only Sane Man]]: He is the living embodiment of the (rather malevolent) consciousness of the Outer Gods, and their messenger, and has taken special interest in mankind... this is '''not''' good for mankind.

* [[Our Banshees Are Louder]]: The ''Dweller in Darkness'' can create wind-like sounds (even when there is no wind) and strange cries at night.

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* [[Arch Enemy]]: Xexanoth, the Lurking Chaos is this to Yog's avatar Aforgomon. Xexanoth is the "chief cosmic power" hostile towards time. One can relive the past by invoking it's power, but is considered ''too'' blasphemous even for evil sorcerers.

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Lovecraft originally referred to his loose Mythos as the "Yog-Sothoth Cycle." Most people tend to forget this.

* [[Did We Just Have Tea With Cthulhu|Did We Just Have Tea With Cthulhu's Boss?]]: Yes you did, Randolph Carter. Yes you did.

* [[Did We Just Have Tea With Cthulhu?|Did We Just Have Tea With Cthulhu's Boss?]]: Yes you did, Randolph Carter. Yes you did.

* [[Extra Eyes]]: Another portrayal of Yog-Sothoth is having many eyes on stalks.

* [[Evil Sorcerer]]: Yog serves as the patron of these.

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* [[Cthulhumanoid]]: The [[Trope Namer]] for such a look.

* [[Do Not Taunt Cthulhu]]: Happens in "The House of Cthulhu", in which a band of barbarians go to R'lyeh. The leader believes Cthulhu is nothing more than a myth to scare away the weak, and his "tomb" holds vast riches. [[Curb Stomp Battle|Let's just say he's wrong]].

* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu]]: Happens to the main man himself. See [[Ramming Always Works]].

* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: Happens to the main man himself. See [[Ramming Always Works]].

* [[Good Thing You Can Heal]]: It sure helps when some pesky human puts a steam yacht through your head.

* [[High Priest]]: Of the Great Old Ones.

* [[King in The Mountain]]: Of the lost civilization of the Great Old Ones. [[Captain Obvious|Needless to say]], a particularly dark example.

* [[Kraken and Leviathan]]

* [[Mini Mook]]: His servitors ''The Star-spawn of Cthulhu'', who are basically smaller versions of Big C. Even then, they're still ''very large'' relative to a human.

* [[Mini-Mook]]: His servitors ''The Star-spawn of Cthulhu'', who are basically smaller versions of Big C. Even then, they're still ''very large'' relative to a human.

* [[Ramming Always Works]]: Gets rammed into by the motor boat of the one person who survives him, breaking him up and forcing him back into R'lyeh, which promptly sinks.

* [[Big Bad]] For the entire series and adaptions

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* [[Crazy Prepared]]: {{spoiler|Cthylla serves as a backup plan. Should Cthulhu be ever truly destroyed, the Great Old One is reborn in his daughter's womb.}}

* [[Dark Secret]]: Cthulhu does not want anyone to know Cthylla exists. And the few humans that discover the Cthylla's purpose go mad.

* [[~~Daddys~~ Little Villain]]: Wither or not by choice, being Cthulhu's daughter alone makes her an enemy of mankind.

* [[Daddy's Little Villain]]: Wither or not by choice, being Cthulhu's daughter alone makes her an enemy of mankind.

* [[Knight Templar Parent]]: Played with, Cthulhu goes great lengths to protect his seed, but not because he cares for Cthylla. Any human emotion is beyond the Great Old Ones.

* [[Moe Anthropomorphism]]: Notable since it's easier searching for art depicting Cthylla as human girl than octopus.

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* [[Body Surf]]: The upside to Eihort's bargain: It'll let you experience other lives in other places. Of course, the reverse is true: Eihort's servants could jump into the Bargainer's body, and have that person face some rather horrible experiences.

* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: Eihort's name roughly translates to [[Meaningful Name|"Egg Hoard"]] in German.

* [[Heads I Win Tails You Lose]]: You're pretty much screwed once Eihort catches you.

* [[Heads I Win, Tails You Lose]]: You're pretty much screwed once Eihort catches you.

* [[Face Full of Alien Wingwong]]

* [[Freak Out]]: When the time comes for Eihort's brood to emerge, the bargainer begins to feel some weird ''sensations''.

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== ''Hastur'', AKA ''[[Schmuck Bait|Him Who Is Not to be Named]]'' ==

"Half-brother" of Cthulhu. Doesn't mean they get along with each other. Known to be the patron of [[Murder Arson and Jaywalking|decadence, nihilism, and shepherds]]. Also the mate of Shub-Niggurath, and possibly fathered some of her Thousand Young. His most well known avatar is the ''King In Yellow'' (a tall masked man-thing wearing yellow rags). Other depictions includes that of a [[~~Everythings~~ Squishier With Cephalopods|octopoid]], but Hastur's true form is unknown.

"Half-brother" of Cthulhu. Doesn't mean they get along with each other. Known to be the patron of [[Murder Arson and Jaywalking|decadence, nihilism, and shepherds]]. Also the mate of Shub-Niggurath, and possibly fathered some of her Thousand Young. His most well known avatar is the ''King In Yellow'' (a tall masked man-thing wearing yellow rags). Other depictions includes that of a [[Everything's Squishier With Cephalopods|octopoid]], but Hastur's true form is unknown.

* [[Ascended Extra]]: When Lovecraft added Hastur to mythos, all he did was just mention it among a list of eldritch names without any elaboration. Derleth made Hastur into a Great Old One, since Ambrose Bierce originally had it as a deity.

* [[Bright Is Not Good]]: If he takes a humanoid guise, it will often be brightly clothed. He's not any less dangerous.

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== ''Hzioulquoigmnzhah'' ==

Tsathoggua's [[Big Screwed Up Family|"cousin"]] living in the upper atmosphere of Saturn, where he fled to avoid irritating worshipers and cannibalistic family members. Similar in appearance to Tsathoggua, but with a long neck and many small, elephantine feet.

Tsathoggua's [[Big Screwed-Up Family|"cousin"]] living in the upper atmosphere of Saturn, where he fled to avoid irritating worshipers and cannibalistic family members. Similar in appearance to Tsathoggua, but with a long neck and many small, elephantine feet.

* [[Affably Evil]]: Possibly the most harmless of Lovecraftian deities simply by wanting to be left alone.

* [[Keeper of Forbidden Knowledge]]: Unlike most, however, all you really need to do is ''ask''.

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* [[Affably Evil]]: Surprisingly laid-back for an [[Eldritch Abomination]].

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Dysfunctional Family]]: Humorously for a Cosmic Horror, Tsathoggua has a number of family members. [[Big Screwed Up Family|Some of which want to eat each other]].

* [[Dysfunctional Family]]: Humorously for a Cosmic Horror, Tsathoggua has a number of family members. [[Big Screwed-Up Family|Some of which want to eat each other]].

* [[Evil Sorcerer]]: The patron of these back in Hyperborea (The Smith one), including the infamous Eibon.

* [[Oh Crap]]: Was once a popular deity among [[The Fair Folk|the K’n-yani]]. Then they discovered something horrid about Tsathoggua, and quickly removed any imagery or worship of the toad.

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** The ''Parchments of Pnom'', which chronicles the genealogy of Tsathoggua and several Great Old Ones. Unlike some other examples, it's not notably dangerous.

** ''The Book of Eibon'' (aka the Liber Ivonis), which told of the adventures of the titular Hyperborean wizard. Ebion also recorded Tsathoggua's secrets and rituals in the book.

* [[What Do You Mean ~~Its~~ Not Awesome]]: He's a giant, furry toad from space with magical powers.

* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: He's a giant, furry toad from space with magical powers.

== ''Yig'' ==

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* [[Complete Monster]]: Inasmuch as an utterly inhuman alien being can be.

* [[Depraved Bisexual|Depraved]] [[Anything That Moves|Omnisexual]]: Implied, although this may be a way of satisfying the needs of his respective hosts.

* [[Did You Just Romance Cthulhu]]

* [[Did You Just Romance Cthulhu?]]

* [[Fat Bastard]]: In his "human" form.

* [[God of Evil]]: Because those with [[Covert Pervert|hidden deviations and obsessions]] are [[Manipulative Bastard|easier to control]], he has essentially adopted the role of their god.

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* [[Eye Beam]]: [[Call of Cthulhu]] sorcebook ''Malleus Monstrorum'' claim it's his main attack.

* [[Good Counterpart]]: to Cthulhu.

* [[~~Its~~ Personal]]: Bears a special grudge against the Great Old Ones, since they killed his mate and offspring.

* [[It's Personal]]: Bears a special grudge against the Great Old Ones, since they killed his mate and offspring.

* [[Palette Swap]]: Except for the [[Eyes of Gold|eyes]], there's no physical difference between Kthanid or Cthulhu.

== ''Nodens'', AKA ''The Lord of the Abyss'' ==

Named after an obscure Celtic deity, Nodens is unusual in that his main apparition is an old man. Apprently a great hunter, seeking out the servants of the Great Old Ones. Typically seen riding in a seashell chariot drawn by fantastic beasts. Opposes Nyarlathotep.

* [[Anti Villain]]: Described as almost friendly to the humans he speaks with. He also apparently has a strong dislike for Nyarlathotep.

* [[Anti-Villain]]: Described as almost friendly to the humans he speaks with. He also apparently has a strong dislike for Nyarlathotep.

* [[Cool Old Guy]]

* [[Egomaniac Hunter]]: He hunts the servants of Nyarlathotep and other horrors. But not because Nodens cares for humanity, but because the Great Old Ones provide the best sport.

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* [[Deface of the Moon]]: Carved on the hidden side of Mt. Ngranek is a portrait of the Great Ones. It proves to be an important plot point in ''The Dream-Quest Of Unknown Kadath''.

* [[Do Not Taunt Cthulhu]]: [[Pride|While one can trick or go against the wishes of the Great Ones]], [[Bolt of Divine Retribution|the Other Gods will reek their vengeance in retribution]].

* [[Have You Seen My God]]

* [[Have You Seen My God?]]

* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: Maybe. In ''The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath'', Nyarlathotep tell Randolph Carter how Great Ones are want to abandon their godhood and living as normal humans in waking world.

* [[Interspecies Romance]]: The younger Great Ones tend to go down to Earth in disguise and take human women as wives.

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* [[Grand Theft Me]]: Usually combined with the mental time travel mentioned below. Can be temporary for research purposes or permanent.

* [[Inferred Holocaust]]: The bodies most commonly associated with them? Those belonged to beings ''native to Earth'' before the Yithians used their mind-swapping powers to leave their own dying world for ours...

* [[Laser Guided Amnesia]]: Before reversing a temporary body swap, the 'guest' mind is stripped of its memories of its stay with the Yithians. As Professor Peaslee (of "The Shadow Out Of Time" fame) will attest, the process isn't always quite 100% effective.

* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Before reversing a temporary body swap, the 'guest' mind is stripped of its memories of its stay with the Yithians. As Professor Peaslee (of "The Shadow Out Of Time" fame) will attest, the process isn't always quite 100% effective.

* [[Lightning Gun]]

* [[Psychic Powers]]

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Extraterrestrials that worshiped Azathoth. Although highly advanced, this species was also extremely decadent. The Shan are about the size of a pigeon, with leathery wings, large lidless eyes, ten legs with tentacles, six brain lobes, and three mouths.

* [[Asshole Victim]]: {{spoiler|Their homeworld was destroyed when a celestial body (likely Ghroth) passed. Considering their extreme decadence, the Shan deserved it.}}

* [[Cold Blooded Torture]]: As a form of ritual or entertainment.

* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: As a form of ritual or entertainment.

* [[Futuristic Pyramid]]: The Insects' conical-shaped temples to Azathoth, which are not only capable of teleportation, but also have [[Cool Gate|gateways]] that allow direct contact with "The Demon Sultan".

* [[Intangible Man]]: Because of their affiliation with Azathoth, the Insects are able to phase through organic matter.

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Crab-like fungi aliens that come to earth for mining.

* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]]: Some subspecies.

* [[~~Brainina~~ Jar]]: How other subspecies that can't breathe in space travel. Also fond of doing this to humans.

* [[Brain In A Jar]]: How other subspecies that can't breathe in space travel. Also fond of doing this to humans.

* [[Cool Gate]]: The Devil's Steps in the Severn Valley houses a portal to Yuggoth. Fortunately , a human can use the gate as it reconfigures the traveler to survive it's destination. Unfortunately, Pluto houses things far worse than Mi-go...

* [[Grand Theft Me]]: They sometimes implant the brain of one of their kind in someone's skull.