Cthulhu
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Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by H.P. Lovecraft for his 1928 short story "The Call of Cthulhu". The character almost crossed over with Godzilla in a 1994 film, and again in a 2010 comic project by IDW Publishing as part of Infestation 2, but both were scrapped.[1][2] The two monsters finally met in Guillotine Press's 2024 convention-exclusive comic book Godzilla vs. Cthulhu: A Death May Die Story, a tie-in for the board game Cthulhu: Death May Die. Cthulhu has also previously crossed over with King Kong, in the 2011 tabletop game King of Tokyo.
Design
In most of his depictions, including the one in Godzilla vs. Cthulhu: A Death May Die Story, Cthulhu is a bipedal creature with a humanoid body, an octopus-like head, and dragon-like wings. The comic gives him green skin, eight bright red eyes (four positioned vertically on either side of his face), ten octopus-like tentacles with red suckers that sprout from the bottom of his head, two five-fingered hands with white claws, and relatively small wings with red membranes.
History
- Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #3 (2023) [mentioned]
- Godzilla vs. Cthulhu: A Death May Die Story (2024)
Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong
Upon first seeing Scylla, the Flash described her as a "Cthulhu-squid-crab thing." Cyborg later relayed her emergence to Supergirl, describing her as a "giant Cthulhu creature."
The Flash and Cyborg comparing Scylla to Cthulhu
Godzilla vs. Cthulhu: A Death May Die Story
The Nightmare Children awakened Cthulhu with their ritual. As he began his march across the ocean floor, Cthulhu fed on the sea to grow in power, killing sea life. However, he also woke Godzilla from his slumber.
Cthulhu surfaced in Boston, where he proceeded to go on a rampage. The U.S. military attempted to use two biplanes to bombard him, but this proved completely ineffective and Cthulhu summoned minions, including Fishers from Outside, a Dhole, and a Gyaa-Yoth, to deal with them. Cthulhu grabbed people with his tentacles and destroyed more of the city as red lightning emanating from his body struck his surroundings and soldiers futilely fired at him. Suddenly, a boat flew into the Old One's head, knocking him to the ground. Godzilla had arrived to battle Cthulhu. Godzilla defeated Cthulhu's minions with a single tail swipe before Cthulhu wrapped his tentacles around Godzilla's mouth and stabbed him with blades formed from his red lightning. However, Godzilla broke free and punched the Old God before grabbing one of his wings and tearing it off. Cthulhu fired a psychic blast, causing hallucinations of various giant monsters to confuse him; however, X-A Airships arrived and fired their Atom-Smasher Cannons at the two beasts. Godzilla was knocked down, while Cthulhu remained unscathed. As Godzilla appeared defeated and Cthulu walked away from his fallen foe, the reptilian kaiju got back to his feet, having absorbed the energy of the Atom-Smashers' beams. He then fired an orange atomic breath at Cthulhu's back, defeating the Warrior of Azathoth by rendering him immobile.
Abilities
Physical capabilities
Cthuhlu used his tentacles to attack and grab civilians. He was also able to use them to briefly restrain Godzilla.
Presence
Sandra described feeling the sea get sick when Cthulhu awakened. His presence killed various fish and other marine life, while also waking Godzilla from his slumber.
Amphibiousness
Cthulhu was able to move underwater without issue.
Monster summoning
Cthulhu summoned Fishers from Outside, a Dhole, and a Gyaa-Yoth to attack Curtiss F8C Helldivers that were firing on him. Though they were able to dispatch the planes, they were easily destroyed by Godzilla swatting them with his tail.
Cthulhu summoning various monsters
Electrical powers
Cthulhu produced red lighting from his body which was able to cause destruction to his surroundings. He was also able to form this electricity into blades which he used to stab and shock Godzilla.
Cthulhu shocking Godzilla
Hallucinations
Cthulhu utilized a blast of psychic energy in his fight against Godzilla, which caused the Monster King to see visions of various kaiju. Two of them, Mothra and King Ghidorah, blasted Godzilla with beams. All of the visions disappeared when Cthulhu was attacked by the X-A Airships' Atom-Smasher Cannons.
Cthulhu causing illusions to appear around Godzilla
Durability
Cthulhu was unfazed by bombs dropped by planes and the X-A Airships' Atom-Smasher Cannons, the latter being able to cause great damage to Godzilla.
Weaknesses
One of Cthulhu's wings was ripped off with ease by Godzilla. Cthulhu was defeated when Godzilla blasted him with a powered-up orange atomic breath, which left him standing motionless in place.
Cthulhu having one of his wings torn off by Godzilla
Tabletop games
- King of Tokyo (2011)
- Cthulhu: Death May Die (2019)
Cthulhu in King of Tokyo
Gallery
Tabletop games
King of Tokyo
King Kong and Cthulhu
King of Tokyo: Even More Wicked! counters
Cthulhu: Death May Die
Fear of the Unknown
Season 2 Expansion
Season 4 Expansion
Merchandise
Toys
An unpainted Y-MSF Cthulhu toy
Painted Y-MSF Cthulhu figure
Magazines
Cover art for Famous Monsters of Filmland #281 by Bob Eggleton, featuring Godzilla and Cthuhlu fighting
Trivia
- Cthulhu also appears in the mobile game Funko Pop! Blitz, in which Godzilla, Kong, and Mechagodzilla are featured. Moreover, a Cthulhu-themed costume called Cfallhu appears in the video game Fall Guys, which also features Godzilla-themed costumes.
- In GODZILLA: Monster Apocalypse, the American nuclear submarine Seawolf makes contact with Dagahra at the coordinates 47°9′S 126°43′W, the same location as the fictional sunken city R'lyeh, where Cthulhu is imprisoned in "The Call of Cthulhu."
- A monster based on Godzilla, named Gazira, was added to the 2005 tabletop role-playing game Call of Cthulhu through its Secrets of Japan expansion.
- Cthulhu was one of the initial sources of inspiration for Iris' design in Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris.[3]
- The Kraken from the 2023 Monsterverse animated series Skull Island bears some physical similarities to the Cthulhu from the 2020 film Underwater, which Skull Island showrunner Brian Duffield cowrote.
- On the covers and in some pages of the second issue of the 2024 comic book Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II - Sons of Giants, Hedorah resembles Cthulhu.
- According to Godzilla vs. Cthulhu: A Death May Die Story writer Jonathan Maberry, Cthulhu was at full strength when he fought Godzilla.[4]
- In the 2024 picture book Dreidel of Dread: The Very Cthulhu Hanukkah, Cthulhu is awoken by a battle between Godzilla and a Pacific Rim Kaiju resembling Slattern.
External links
References
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