Is Cthulhu a hero?

Type of Villain

Cthulhu is the titular antagonist of the Cthulhu Mythos by the late famed horror author H. P. Lovecraft, first appearing as the titular main antagonist of the 1928 story The Call of Cthulhu​.
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Is Cthulhu a good guy?

He is the great-grandson of the greatest evil in all of the Universe, though he himself is not evil. Cthulhu transcends morality. He is instead the priest of the dormant Old Gods, who can only return upon the proper alignment of the stars.
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What happens if you look at Cthulhu?

The creature is described as “a monster of vaguely anthropoid outline, but with an octopus-like head whose face was a mass of feelers, a scaly, rubbery-looking body, prodigious claws on hind and fore feet, and long, narrow wings behind.” It is said to be so terrible to behold that it destroys the sanity of those who ...
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What happens if Cthulhu wakes up?

He has, like, a million HP and immunity to magic. This is what happens if you wake him up. Every sentient creature on the planet must save or go permanently insane as the Cthulhu's supersentience rips through their own, like a cruise ship powering through a narrow canal.
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Is Cthulhu a good guardian?

Cthulhu has always had a demanding presence, and anyone familiar with Lovecraftian lore understands how powerful the giant Old One truly is. He's currently considered the best Guardian in Smite, simply because of his overall versatility.
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What are Cthulhu's powers?

​Powers and Abilities

Using his wings, he is capable of true flight. He possesses vast intelligence and awareness, as he knows all that is occurring in the universe at once and he has great psychic abilities as he can communicate telepathically.
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Who did Cthulhu mate with?

He mated with Idh-yaa on the planet Xoth. His offspring are Ghatanothoa, Ythogtha, Zoth-Ommog, and Cthylla.
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What is the scariest Lovecraftian creature?

Cthulhu. Cthulhu is the quintessential Lovecraftian god monster. It's what first comes to mind when people think about Lovecraft's writings.
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Who is the most powerful Lovecraftian?

Azathoth is technically "God", and additionally the "Blind Idiot God" who is absolutely mindless and unconscious but is omnipotent and the most powerful being of all. He created all of existence as part of his dream and is not even aware of it.
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What does Cthulhu eat?

Like the Psilotoad, the Cthulhu can only eat Pet Food type 2, and can eat Human corpses.
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What is Cthulhu's real name?

So far, the full sentence, exact and correctly spelled, "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" has never been mentioned in Marvel Comics in its original spelling.
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Is Cthulhu an actual God?

Cthulhu isn't even a god. Cthulhu is an ominous force of nature that warps all in his presence. It is not enough to merely survive contact, you must survive and remain sane. Your players will never know what Cthulhu wants, or why he plagues the kingdom.
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What is the goal of Cthulhu?

The Cthulhu Cult was founded around the same time as mankind first appeared on Earth by the Great Old Ones. Its purpose was to serve the Old Ones on Earth until such a time as they could be freed, and then to free the Old One Cthulhu and bring about the end of the world.
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What is Cthulhu made of?

The creature is described as a combination of an octopus, a dragon, and a human being, and just looking upon it will drive the viewer insane.
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Where does Cthulhu sleep?

According to H. P. Lovecraft's story "The Call of Cthulhu", Cthulhu rests in a tomb in the city of R'lyeh, which sank beneath the Pacific Ocean aeons ago. Cthulhu is dead but not truly dead, as he and his fellow inhabitants of R'lyeh sleep the aeons away. (Cthulhu is generally thought of as a "he" for some reason.)
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Are the Great Old Ones evil?

According to Lovecraft himself, the Great Old Ones were meant to be amoral rather than malicious, in keeping with his belief that the universe itself was alien and uncaring. This, by no means, lessens their danger; it arguably only serves to increase it.
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What is Cthulhu weakness?

Lovecraft tells us that Cthulhu and his kind used to walk the Earth, but the planet changed forcing him to retreat into a deathlike sleep until the stars are right again. So, he is vulnerable to certain environmental conditions.
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Who is more powerful Cthulhu or Kraken?

The Kraken can rip ships apart, but Cthulhu is implied to have destroyed stars, which is pretty powerful. Unless the Kraken's fight with Perseus proved that it had incredible strength, Cthulhu wins this category hands down.
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Who is the oldest Lovecraftian god?

Hypnos. An ambiguous deity regarded as an Elder God. First appeared in Lovecraft's short story "Hypnos".
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What color is Cthulhu's eye?

The Eye of Cthulhu's appearance is that of a giant eye with several veins that move when he flies. The Eye of Cthulhu's sclera is blue and his iris is greenish.
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Who gave birth to Cthulhu?

Idh-yaa, The Mighty Mother, is a deity in the Cthulhu Mythos, who gave birth to the Star-Spawn of Cthulhu on a planet in the Xoth Star system, after mating with Cthulhu. She specifically produced the sons of Cthulhu: Ghatanothoa, Ythogtha, and Zoth-Ommog; and a daughter of Cthulhu: Cthylla.
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What are followers of Cthulhu called?

The Cthulhu Cult, alternately referred to as the Cult of Cthulhu, are the mortal worshippers of the Great Old One Cthulhu.
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Can Cthulhu control minds?

Well for starters, Cthulhu can influence dreams. he cant exactly control them but his influence is heavy and they always feel obligated to make forms of art to resemble him like drawings and sculptures. Sometimes in poetry.
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