Vulthoom

Vulthoom is an intelligent alien being introduced in Clark Ashton Smith's short story of the same name, and later incorporated into the Cthulhu Mythos.
==Overview==
In the story, Vulthoom is the Martian Aihai's equivalent of Satan; though most humans believe it to be a myth, it is nonetheless greatly feared by the natives. In truth it is an enigmatic being from another universe, exiled by its fellows for unknown reasons.
When Vulthoom first came to Mars in the distant past, its appearance caused a civil war, as those who fell for its promises fought to establish it as the planet's ruler. This faction was eventually defeated and Vulthoom, along with his surviving followers, retreated to the underground city of Ravormos where it remains.
Vulthoom plans to conquer Earth and take it as its trophy. Because of its vast intellect and advanced technology, it seems godlike, but is in reality merely a very powerful alien who must rest for millennia at a time and cannot travel to other worlds without a spaceship. (: "Vulthoom")
In The Revelations of Glaaki, mention is made of a mysterious alien race "of which Vulthoom is merely a child". (: "The Inhabitant of the Lake")
The Unaussprechlichen Kulten identifies Vulthoom as a Great Old One and one of the sons of Yog-Sothoth, along with Cthulhu and Hastur. Curiously, however, the same text also presents Vulthoom as a brother of Tsathoggua, who is described as the son of Ghizguth, not Yog-Sothoth, possibly suggesting that Vulthoom and Tsathoggua might be maternal half-brothers. (: "The Horror in the Gallery")
The mobile game Fate/Grand Order features a character having been possessed by an unknown god proclaiming to be Vulthoom, sharing the name and body of "Van Gogh". The power and influence of the Outer God that shares the vessel becomes more prominent as their host continues to gain strength.
==Trivia==
*While under the influence of the hallucinogenic perfume of an alien blossom, one man envisioned Vulthoom as a gigantic, otherworldly plant with an elfin figure formed with exquisite beauty and symmetry grew from a vermilion cup on the top, but the being's true form is unknown.
*Smith previously featured another vegetable deity ruling over the planet Mars in the otherwise unrelated non-Mythos story "The Planet Entity", co-written with E. M. Johnston.
==Gallery==
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Vulthoom (Fate-Grand Order) 1.webp|Vulthoom (Fate/Grand Order)
Vulthoom (Fate-Grand Order) 2.webp|Vulthoom (Fate/Grand Order)
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Vulthoom (Kamihime Project).jpg|Vulthoom (Kamihime Project)
Vulthoom elder.jpg|Vulthoom (Elder Sign)
38_Vulthoom.png|Ryuga Boumera's interpretation of Vulthoom.
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