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Cthulhu
Introduction
The name Cthulhu originates from the works of H.P. Lovecraft, where it refers to a powerful cosmic entity that slumbers beneath the sea in the sunken city of R'lyeh. Over the years, the name has come to represent not just the original entity but also the eldritch horror mythos. Across different media, Cthulhu appears in various interpretations, often as a monstrous deity or an ancient evil, each drawing upon the terrifying mystery and otherworldly nature of the original mythos or takes different forms depending on the writer.
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- Cthulhu from the original H. P. Lovecraft short story The Call of Cthulhu.
Gallery
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Cthulhu, by Josh P. Crockett
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Lovecraft's drawing
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The front view of Cthulhu
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The back view of Cthulhu
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Cthulhu (Underwater)
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Cthulhu (Call of Cthulhu, French version)
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Cthulhu, by Michael Komark
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Cthulhu, by Bojan Vukic
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Cthulhu battling US Navy (Cthulhu Unbound 3)
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Cthulhu, by Andrée Wallin
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Cthulhu, by Andrée Wallin
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Avatar of Cthulhu (Dust 1947)
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Cthulhu, by Richard Luong
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Cthulhu, by Richard Luong
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Cthulhu, by Richard Luong
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Cthulhu (Fantasy Flight Games)
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Cthulhu (Cthulhu Wars)
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Cthulhu (Cthulhu Wars)
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Cthulhu (Rise of Cthulhu)
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Cthulhu, by James Ryman
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Cthulhu (Dynamite Entertainment)
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Cthulhu (Pathfinder)
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Cthulhu with his avatars and minions, by Loïc Muzy (Malleus Monstrorum)
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Cthulhu (Megami Tensei)
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Cthulhu, as it appears in Russell's Guide to Interdimensional Entities
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Cthulhu, by Michael Bukowski
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Cthulhu (Providence)
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Cthulhu (Providence)
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Cthulhu (Neonomicon)
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Stephen Hickman's sculpture of Cthulhu
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Cthulhu, by gomro
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Cthulhu, by Cyan Yurikago
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Cthulhu (Moon Knight)
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Cthulhu-possessed Black Widow (Marvel Avengers Academy)
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Cthulhu (Devil Maker: Tokyo)
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Cthulhu, as depicted by SOTA Toys' Nightmares of Lovecraft figure (Monster Island Buddies)
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Cthulhu (A Certain Magical Index)
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The Gigantic Horror, Avatar of Cthulhu (Fate/Zero)
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Cthulhu, as Katsushika Hokusai (Fate/Grand Order)
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Cthulhu, as Katsushika Hokusai (Fate/Grand Order)
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Cthulhu, as Katsushika Hokusai (Fate/Grand Order)
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Cthulhu, as Katsushika Hokusai (Fate/Grand Order)
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Cthulhu (Demonbane)
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Cthulhu (Demonbane)
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Kurumi Kuruya, Avatar of Cthulhu (D.Y.N. Freaks)
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Cthulhu (Tower of Saviors)
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Cthulhu (Tower of Saviors)
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Cthulhu (Tower of Saviors)
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Cthulhu (Tower of Saviors)
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Cthulhu (Afterlife with Archie)
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Cthulhu (South Park)
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Cthulhu (The Simpsons)
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Cthulhu (The Simpsons)
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Cthulhu (Dungeons & Dragons)
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Cthulhu (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
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Cthulhu (Fall of Cthulhu)
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Cthulhu (Smite)
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Cthulhu (Smite, in-game model)
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Cthulhu (Broken Moon)
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Ryuga Boumera's interpretation of Cthulhu
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MrMeowser's drawing of Cthulhu
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Cthulhu (Pop Team Epic)
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Cthulhu (Pop Team Epic)
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Cthulhu (Weird n' Wild Creatures)
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Cthulhu, by Nick Smith
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Cthulhu (Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness)
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Cthulhu (Robot Chicken)
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Cthulhu (The Real Ghostbusters)
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Cthulhu (Kamihime Project)
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Cthulhu (Kamihime Project)
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Cthulhu (Guns Girl Z)
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Cthulhu (Sky Galleon of the Blue Sky)
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Cthulhu (Fantasica)
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Cthulhu (Valkyrie Crusade)
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Cthulhu (Sid Story)
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Cthulhu (Crash Fever)
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Cthulhu (Crash Fever)
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Cthulhu (Ark Order)
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Cthulhu (Ark Order)
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Cthulhu (Godzilla vs. Cthulhu: A Death May Die Story)
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Cthulhu, by Willi Roberts (Innsmouth: The Stolen Child)
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Cthulhu (The Challenger to Great Old Ones)
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Cthulhu (Twilight of the Gods: Elder Gods)
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Cthulhu (Monster Strike)
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Cthulhu (Monster Strike)
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Cthulhu (Monster Warlord)
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Cthulhu (Monster Legends)
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Cthulhu (Monster Legends)
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Cthulhu (Monster Legends)
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The Great Cthulhu (Monster Legends)
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The Great Cthulhu (Monster Legends)
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Cthulhu (Myriad Colors Phantom World)
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Cthulhu (Myriad Colors Phantom World)
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Cthulhu (Franken Fran)
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A statue of Cthulhu, at the Roger Williams Park Zoo
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A figure of Cthulhu, by Bandai
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A figure of Cthulhu, by Y-MSF
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Great Cthulhu, by Kevin O'Neill (The Game of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
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Cthulhu (Puzzle & Dragons)
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Cthulhu (King of Tokyo)
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Cthulhu (Gate Ruler)
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Cthulhu (Futurama Comics)
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Cthulhu (Bettie Page: Unbound)
Gallery of Cthulhu Inspired or Cthulhu Similar Characters
Eldritch or demonic entities with tentacles who bear a resemblance to Cthulhu, or have similar stories—such as being trapped in another dimension or in a submerged island city, and having cultists or monstrous beings working to free them.
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Chthon (Marvel)
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Slorioth (Marvel)
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Quoggoth (Marvel)
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Icthultu (Justice League)
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Xitalu (iZombie)
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Dweller in Darkness (Marvel)
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Night God (The Brave and the Bold)
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Syththunu, an Elder God (DC Comics)
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N'Zoth (Warcraft)
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Illyria, an Old One (Buffy)
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Marit Lage (Magic: The Gathering)
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Dagon (Ben 10)
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Vilgax (Ben 10)
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Illithid, aka Mind Flayer (Forgotten Realms)
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Moridun (Marvel)
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Octomus the Master (Power Rangers)
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Karkull (Superman)
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Uluath (Marvel)
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Gatanothor (Ultraman Tiga)
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Lord of the Deep (Palladium Books)
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Sadu-Hem (Hellboy)
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The Dweller (Transformers)
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The D-Void (Transformers)
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The Demon (Happy Tree Friends)
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The Evil Entity (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)
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Char Gar Gothakon (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)
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God-demon (Godzilla in Hell)
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Scylla (MonsterVerse)
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The Kraken (Skull Island)
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Khalk'ru (Dwellers in the Mirage)
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Vorn the Unspeakable (Freakazoid!)
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Pf'legmwad ("The Call of C'rruso")
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Kulalu (Ape X Mecha Ape: New World Order)
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Hedorah (Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II - Sons of Giants issue #2)
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Ktu-Rufu (World of Horror)
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The Kur (Dandadan)
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The Necro Monster (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
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Dagomon (Digimon)
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Coppelius (Malifaux)
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Coppelius (Malifaux)
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Alien species from Predator: The Last Hunt (artwork by Francesco Manna)
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Alien species from Predator: The Last Hunt (artwork by Francesco Manna)
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Dagon (Jujutsu Kaisen)
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Cthulhy Squele (Monster Girl Doctor)