Who is Cthulhu
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- Опубликовано: 27 фев 2024
- HP Lovecraft's mythos can be a difficult one to understand. Even after reading a few of Lovecraft's works you may not be able to fully appreciate the splendor of the scenes he describes, specifically because they are so meant to be incomprehensible. To know the unknowable, to see the unseeable, that is what Lovecraft and his mythos hopes to describe. Sneaking into Shin Megami Tensei and Persona Lore, the monster's of Lovecraft's canon and the Cthulhu mythos make a big splash. Much more than mere horror stories and monsters told of around the campfire, the Cthulhu outer gods are beings of myth and legend that will stick with you for a long time. Learning about them in Shin Megami Tensei and Persona lore is just the tip of the iceberg. There are very few names in the space of literature as well known as H.P. Lovecraft. When it comes to horror and psychologically mind bending descriptions, he reigns as king. Whether it’s creating sweeping vistas in the mind or bone chilling descriptions of beasts beyond understanding, there are countless examples in his work. So with that being the case, a game like Shin Megami Tensei based on demons and monsters, in fiction and mythology, it’s no surprise that some of the Lovecraftian canon snuck its way in there. Today we are going to be covering Cthulhu, the most recognizable of Lovecraft’s cosmic beings that appear in the Shin Megami Tensei games. Some play a small role in the narrative, while others can be blamed for causing entire worlds to end. Without any further ado, let’s talk about the Lovecraftian entities of Shin Megami Tensei and Persona.
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Is anyone else obsessed with Cthululu and has no idea why
Jokes on you; my first thought is on his cat's name.
N-man was named by his father, not Lovecraft himself.
@@GreatOldOne9866 still it's the name of The Rats in the Walls cat...
@@TailesfromtheCryptkeeper haven’t read that one yet.
@@GreatOldOne9866one of the best. Personally, I edited it's name in my version, as it doesn't change the narrative and I couldn't cope with leaving it as it was
@@TailesfromtheCryptkeeperin some versions his name is “Black Tom”. He was named after Howard’s childhood cat who went missing when he was a child, he probably named the one in TRitW after the original real cat.
the cthulhu mythos is so fucking cool
It’s not the pressure of the sea that keeps him concealed is the alignment of the stars
Cthulhu gonna need therapy if he enters my head
More loud BOOMING laughter to worry the neighbors.
Madness isn't caused by the sight of the lovecraftian deities per se, but for the implications of the existence of such beings and pre-human species. Madness comes with full realization that the horrible lore isn't simple mythology but the actual description of existential abysses.
you forgot to mention that Madness is also because our brains are too small to store and understand what those people have seen and experienced...
I’m amazed that, for all the different artists’ work I’ve seen of this creature, they look pretty much the same. I’ve never read Cthulu’s description, but it’s apparently good enough that there’s no real doubt about what it looks like (only minor variations on the smaller details).
Every image of cthulhu is based off one artist’s interpretation of what he saw in his dreams in one of the books.
@@MikeHawkaMildlyStank Interesting. Thank you 🙂
You’re not supposed to know what he looks like, the common image is usually made by people who haven’t read any Lovecraft. He says “the thing cannot be described. There is no language for such abysms of shrieking and immemorial lunacy, such eldritch contradictions of all matter, force, and cosmic order. A mountain walked or stumbled.”
How did the police recognize them, if they were of unknown origin? What did they recognize? That they knew nothing?
Probably then dancing around the statue and a fire sacrificing babies was a dead give away. The Unknown part came from thier chosen diety.
@@Shugg-Goff-HHoffical yeah, I like the way he’s like marshmallow…sort of , not really; his ethereal quality. “He’ll outlast Death…”they say.
What do I care? Starlight kills him. I like the way H.P. thought of that.
We Catholics , we just have our priests kill our God’s over and over again. Everyday, to keep the world turning , I heard. Drinking his blood , eating His flesh, weeping and whispering in a closet to him; to say we’re sorry, and for help, thru a priest…usually, gazing at his Host in Horrific maniacal adoration. Do you know what a Monstrance looks like… if you let your mind wander …and one is honest with themselves…valley of the shadow of Death, right? Am I afraid? Only of Him. Love will do that you.
Rise CTHULHU!!! ( so I can bitchslap you again🩸🙃🌹)
I would suggest you to read the story or checkout any audiobook featuring it, you'll have a proper answer. I want to defend the fellow creator here because I know how it's difficult to be precise and complete in making shorts like this!
Cthulhu himself is but a high priest for the Daemon Sultan Azathoth
What started the addiction of evil was it the animals
Cthulhu, from the Sumerian 'cutha lu' : cutha = land of the dead, and lu = man. Man in the land if the dead. The consort of Ereshkigal, ruler of said underworld
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Lovecraft only wrote one story featuring cthulhu
Lol his stories were literally monster of the week lmao
I think Cthulhu was mentioned a few times in other stories, but he was indeed only actually featured in the one story. I think a lot of it is because his other dieties were so intangible or inconsistent that it is difficult to use them as mascots for the idea of cosmic horror.
@@adabsurdum5905 cthulhu does get mentioned by Lovecraft a few other times. His popularity in the mythos is due to a lot of factors, though nyarlethotep and yog sathoth are also quite well known along side cthulhu
Well I guess he did it well, huh???
Cthulhu gets "featured" (even if just named) in multiple works like
Whisperer in Darkness
At the mountain of madness
The Mound
and those are just the first 3 that come into my mind, without having to double check...
Nah, Nyarlathotep is always first. Then his unfortunate cat’s name. Then “Shadow Over Innsmouth,” then Deep Ones, and THEN Cthulhu.
Bro why is everybody saying that someone would 100 percent go insane after seeing him thats just bs yes there are people that went insane after but there are also people who saw him and were just fine it depends on the Persons mentality
Generally people went insane because they realised the insignificance of humanity in the face of these things. Also I don’t think anyone saw him and was just fine, it still leaves some impact on the person even if they survive and aren’t fully mentally ill.
The madness at the mere sight of cthulhu thing is actially wrong. Same goes for all of the other gods
Well in the call of cthulhu 2 men drop dead from fright just by seeing him, but yes you don't always just die seeing him
@@platypipope328wait there's a second
@@user-zf4kv9ou2i no? I said 2 men not call of cthulhu 2
@@platypipope328 edit my bad
666 thumbs up. Perfect!
I love cthulhu
Cthulhu loves you.
@@andy56dukyCthulhu doesn’t care about humanity, much less a single human.
@@GreatOldOne9866 buzz kill
@@tornairo2618 it’s a monster in a horror story 🤷♂️ I think buzz kill is the point.
@@GreatOldOne9866 I think you're taking this too seriously
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My first thoughts are that he’s a cousin loving racist … but Good books tho
My first thought about fools who cry rascist is that they are small-minded trashy PABs.
@@jb7483HP Lovecraft was literally racist, like actually hated non white people type racist
@@user-zn3jl3xs4rThat doesn’t mean his books were bad or that that was the most important thing about him.
@@TerrasScourge True, I’ve read several of his books, the man was a genius
my opinion is that he was a sociopath all around, he doesn't talk "too well" of any kind of people, including caucasians americans. Ofc it was worst towards certain nationalities (including the Italians, which I am part of) but that was common in that time's society. Just to clarify, I am not defending him or the society, but I think it's a good testament of what kind of people we were back in the day and we need to remember it.
I also have noticed that through his latest works, his "racism" trait become lesser and lesser evident, that means he was probably "smoothering" his vision, but we would never know as he died way too young...