Cthulhu (Cthulhu Mythos)

**Cthulhu** is an godlike alien entity of epic proportions. He is considered a Great Old One within the pantheon of Lovecraftian cosmic entities. While the Great Old Ones are not truly all-powerful gods as the Outer Gods are, they are nonetheless terrifying and godlike in mortal eyes. Originally from another universe altogether, Cthulhu and his kin arrived on earth billions of years ago filtering down from the stars. However, the planet had already been claimed by a species known as the Elder Things, leading to a war between Cthulhu's Star Spawn and the Elder Things' Shoggoth monstrosities. Eventually, an uneasy peace was reached and the two factions each claimed their own half of the world.

During this time, Cthulhu constructed the city of R'lyeh, a place composed of structures so complex, the human mind would be unable to fathom them. However, a change in the stars caused Cthulhu to fall into a deep slumber, his city, and the majority of his race sinking to the bottom of the ocean with environmental changes. Though the Elder Things' only adversaries had vanished, their victory was cut short when the Shoggoth slaves gained sentience, rebelling, and destroying them. With the masters of the old world gone, life evolved from the Elder Things' leftover experiments, and the war was forgotten with time. However, Cthulhu still lies dormant at the bottom of the sea, immune to the changing of the universe. Cults devoted to him can still be found at the darkest corners of the earth, whispering dark blasphemies that one day, when the stars are right, the sunken city will rise and its lord shall return to claim what is his.

### Stats

Tier**:** **1-A**

**Powers:** Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Immortality (Types 1, 3, 4, 5 and possibly 9), Regeneration (At least Low-Godly), True Flight, Telepathy, Dream Manipulation, Magic, Fear Manipulation (Can induce massive amounts of fear in people by spreading it through their dreams), some degree of Reality Warping (It created a city out of nowhere, and in that city, reality is strange and warped), possible Higher Dimensional Manipulation (The geometry of R'lyeh appears impossible and simply "all wrong" to humans who see it in their dreams), Shapeshifting, Plasma physique and manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Madness Manipulation (Type 3; Mortals are driven insane from the act of looking at Cthulhu's form), can travel between universes, Large Size (Type 3; stated to be miles high)

**Attack Potency:** **Outerverse level** (He transcends infinite universes, infinite dimensions, Multiverses, Infinite Voids beyond mathematics, He’s the primordial embodiment of terror)

**Speed:** **Massively FTL+** (He and his kin originally came from another space-time continuum, presumably the same one as the Mi-go. Like other lesser Great Old Ones, he should be capable flying between star systems without issue)

**Lifting Strength:** At least **Class T** due to its sheer size (He is as tall as a mountain)

**Striking Strength:** **Outerversal**

**Durability:** **Unknown**, likely **Outerverse level**. Its immortality and regeneration make it incredibly hard to kill. It should also be noted that Cthulhu and the other Great Old Ones are apparently not made of matter, but something else entirely. Thus, it can be assumed any damage to their physical forms is purely superficial.

**Stamina:** Extremely High

**Range:** At least Planetary (Cthulhu can mentally interact with anyone on the planet). Apparently Universal when not hindered (The Great Old Ones were said to know and influence all that happened in the universe before they were sealed away/began to slumber)

**Standard Equipment:** None, though he does have an army of Star Spawn at his disposal. Star Spawn apparently appear to look similar in appearance to Cthulhu himself, albeit smaller to varying degrees. Their capabilities are unknown, though they did wage war with the incredibly advanced Elder Things billions of years ago.

**Intelligence:** Nigh-Omniscient (According to Old Castro, Cthulhu, and the other Great Old Ones know all that is occurring in the universe due to being able to telepathically communicate with and control any sentient beings, regardless of location. However, from his sunken city, Cthulhu's reach is restricted by some "primal mystery" in the waters, allowing him only to know everything that is transpiring on earth)

**Weaknesses:** Unknown