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*** Shuma-Gorath, an [[Eldritch Abomination]] and a recurring foe of the good doctor. The name "Shuma-Gorath" actually appeared first in a [[Robert E. Howard]] story, where it was mentioned by a magician called Rotath.
*** Yandroth, a powerful malevolent alien scientist-wizard.
*** Lilith (see {{smallcapssmall-caps|[[Mythology]]/[[Religion]]}}) makes an appearance as a powerful demoness. There's also another character called Lilith in [[Marvel Comics]]; she's the daughter of [[Dracula]].
*** Sligguth, a demon.
*** Dagoth, a demon.
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** Yugoloth (aka Daemons). Subtypes include: altraloth, arcanoloth, baernaloth, canoloth, charonaloth, dergholoth, echinoloth, gacholoth, hydroloth, marraenoloth, mezzoloth, nycaloth, piscoloth, skeroloth, ultroloth, yagnoloth, and a subgroup called battleloth. The yugoloth leader is called an Oinoloth. One notable yugoloth (an arcanoloth, to be exact) is named Helekanalaith.
** Some monsters that aren't particularly scary: koalinth, kapoacinth, quaggoth.
** Some of the nobility of Hell were given the names of demons from Jewish/Christian/occult sources (see {{smallcapssmall-caps|[[Mythology]]/[[Religion]]}}).
** Deities from the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' setting, including Azuth (god of magic), Gargauth (god of betrayal and cruelty), Lolth (see above), Kossuth (god of elemental fire). Also, Eldath (goddess of [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|quiet places]]).
* ''[[GURPS Cabal]]''. The Qlippoth, the shells and leftovers of God's first Creation (see Qliphoth in {{smallcapssmall-caps|[[Mythology]]/[[Religion]]}}).
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' has [[Emperor Scientist|Y]][[Evilutionary Biologist|a]][[Machine Worship|w]][[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate|g]][[God of Evil|m]][[Dimension Lord|o]][[The Ineffable|t]][[Big Bad|h]].
* In ''[[Munchkin (game)|Munchkin]] Cthulhu'', if a player faces a monster whose name ends with -oth, any player can put another monster of this kind, so the player needs to defeat (or run away from) both.
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== [[TV Tropes]] ==
* [[This Exists (Darth Wiki)|Darth Wiki]] (see {{smallcapssmall-caps|[[Film]]}}).
* [[Lady Macbeth]]
 
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** Lossoth, though deriving its name from a non-frightening icy land in [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]]'s books, is a rather powerful demon in ''Castlevania''.
* ''[[Darkstalkers]]'':
** Lilith (see {{smallcapssmall-caps|[[Mythology]]/[[Religion]]}})
* ''[[Deadlock]]'':
** Cyth, a tyrannical race of mysterious mind-controlling sinister beings.