Cthulhu

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Cthulhu
クトゥルー
Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei II
Origin	Cthulhu Mythos
Race(s)	Vile
Alignment(s)	Dark-LawShin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Colosseum 20XX

Cthulhu is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Cthulhu originates from the short story The Call of Cthulhu written by H. P. Lovecraft. In the mythos, Cthulhu is an ancient god and descendant of Azathoth that sleeps deep under the surface of the Southern Pacific Ocean in an underwater city known as R'lyeh. Being the spawn of Azathoth, Cthulhu is related to Nyarlathotep by blood. In Derleth's work, Hastur acts as its rival.

Cthulhu is worshipped by both human cults and monsters known as Deep Ones. One worshipper, Abdul Alhazred, would go on to write the baleful Kitab al-Azif, which later became the Necronomicon. Members of the "Cthulhu Cult" madly produce idols, statuettes, and other regalia of the creature, as well as recite, interpret, and discuss Necronomicon verses, all in attempts to awaken and appeal to it, albeit often in vain.

In the The Call of Cthulhu story itself, Cthulhu is described as a towering humanoid monster with an octopus or squid-like head and face with feelers, a scaly body, large webbed appendages with claws, and long, slender, rudimentary wings. Following an accident involving an idol of Cthulhu at sea, it awakens after having slept in an undersea temple for vigintillions of years. After killing several people and driving another mad, it returns to its resting place, the events only recorded in a document left behind. Most modern depictions in pop culture maintain Cthulhu's traditional appearance from this text.

Design

In all of its appearances, Cthulhu is depicted as a large octopus with red fins on either side of its mantle. The undersides of each tentacle, including the suckers, are also red.

Cthulhu's sprite in Shin Megami Tensei II reflects its description of having a squid-like head with feelers later in Call of Cthulhu, rather than the octopus description from earlier in the text.

In older artwork, Cthulhu has a penis for a tongue. This detail is not present in any of its sprites, nor its model in Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2.

Gameplay

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Shin Megami Tensei II

	Name Level HP MP Cthulhu 67 998 202	Strength 22 Intelligence 14 Magic 14 Vitality 15 Agility 11 Luck 5
Species Race Alignment CostSummon Cost CPMagnetite used while in party Inheritance Type Kishin Vile Dark-Law (10) ♄Macca2144 133 Almighty
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect 178 117 164 115 17 17 Resistances Magic-Eating Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Nerve Light ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 Drn ×1Drain (×1 Damage) Drn ×½Drain (×½ Damage) Drn ×1Drain (×1 Damage) Drn ×½Drain (×½ Damage) NulNull NulNull Dark Ruin Bind Charge Hand Skill Leg Skill Fly Skill Almighty NulNull NulNull NulNull ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50
Moon Phase Damage Output New 1/8 2/8 3/8 Half 5/8 6/8 7/8 Full 62.5％ 112.5％ 100％ 87.5％ 75％ 100％ 100％ 125％ 137.5％
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 3-6 Single enemy
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Marin Karin Ruin 2 MP Puts 1 enemy into the Charm state.
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Razor Wire Charge 8% HP Wraps around 1 enemy and puts them into the Bind state. Suction Almighty 5% HP Recovers 1/2 of the damage dealt to the enemy. Scanning Fly Skill 8% HP Attacks 2 enemies and puts them into the Paralyze state. Mow Down Charge 15% HP Deals damage to all enemies.

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	Name Level HP MP Cthulhu 78 999 363	Strength 32 Intelligence 21 Magic 18 Vitality 22 Agility 15 Luck 11
Species Race Alignment CostSummon Cost CPMagnetite used while in party Inheritance Type Kishin Vile Dark-Law (9) ♄Macca2496 113 Almighty
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect 220 142 200 140 23 25 Resistances "Magic Skills・Absorb" Sword Gun Swd Skl D Atk Skill Charge Fire Ice ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 ×1½×1.50 Drn ×1Drain (×1 Damage) Drn ×½Drain (×½ Damage) Electric Force Nerve Light Dark Ruin Bind Almighty Drn ×1Drain (×1 Damage) Drn ×½Drain (×½ Damage) NuNull NuNull NuNull NuNull NuNull ×1
Moon Phase Damage Output New 1/8 2/8 3/8 Half 5/8 6/8 7/8 Full 187.5％ 137.5％ 100％ 87.5％ 50％ 87.5％ 100％ 137.5％ 187.5％
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Attack 3-6 Single enemy
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Tetrakarn Defensive 6 MP —
Extra Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Razor Wire Charge 8% HP — Shock Elec 6 MP — Suction Almighty 5% HP — Mow Down Charge 15% HP —

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei II (A-Mode DDS)	出身地：外宇宙 「旧支配者」とも呼ばれる超越的な存在の一つ。H．P．ラブクラフトの『クトゥルー神話』に記述される海底に住む神「水淵のクトゥルー」「来たるもの」「ルルイエの主」ともいわれる太古の昔に外宇宙より飛来し、隆盛を誇ったが、地軸の大変動により、現在は休眠状態になっている。 Translation:
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2	The original ruler of Earth who arrived on this planet several hundred million years ago according to H.P. Lovecraft's "Cthulhu Mythos". This gargantuan monster stands several hundred meters in height, has a scaly, rubbery-looking body, possesses an octopus-like head, a face covered in feelers, wings like a bat, as well as hands and feet with massive claws. It is even said that Cthulhu's voice resonates like an unholy oboe and is so disturbing that humans who hear it ultimately losing[sic] their minds. It slumbers beneath the Pacific Ocean within the sunken city of R'lyeh as it awaits its revival.

Game Appearances

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Cthulhu
Japanese	クトゥルー Kuturū	Cthulhu
Traditional Chinese	克蘇魯 Kèsūlǔ	Cthulhu

Gallery

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  Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei II
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  Censored artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
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  Render from Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
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  Sprite from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei II
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  Sprite from the PlayStation Portable version of Persona 2: Eternal Punishment