

Most known descriptions of him stem from statuettes found in the possession of cult members they are usually around a foot high and depict Cthulhu in a crouching position. In canon, all of his most popular and remotely consistent appearances have been merely what little his witnesses have been able to comprehend before going insane at the sight of something beyond human comprehension. And as a Great Old One, Cthulhu's true form also remains indescribable and indefinitely controversial. The Great Old Ones are cosmic entities that are too abstract to be accurately described by human perception. The resulting powerful current not only dragged Cthulhu into the building he had been trapped in, but also closed the door behind him, thus trapping him yet again.

The world would have ended then but for the fact that R'lyeh suddenly sunk as the stars moved out of position. As they sailed away, they could see Cthulhu reforming into a whole being again. The creature only halted its attack when the sailors used their ship to cut him in half. They opened up one of the strange buildings, only for Cthulhu to exit it and attack them. However, he came close in the 1920s when a group of sailors came across his sunken city of R'lyeh, which had been brought to the surface by the alignment of the stars. It is said that once Cthulhu is fully awakened, he shall rise from the depths and end the world thankfully for humanity, Cthulhu has yet to do so. In most of the stories, Cthulhu lays dormant deep under the ocean within the sunken city of R'lyeh, but can still influence the world via many telepathic powers and, of course, his many cults and otherworldly minions. However, it is fated that R'lyeh will rise from the ocean permanently and Cthulhu will retake the world. R'lyeh has risen from the ocean for brief amounts of time. Disaster then struck R'lyeh, sinking it into the ocean. Humanity then evolved on Earth and Cthulhu communicated with several through dreams, resulting in the Cult of Cthulhu. Cthulhu then went into a deep hibernation within R'lyeh. They waged war for the planet Earth until a truce was made. Cthulhu received resistance from the Elder Things who also lived on the planet. They landed on a continent in the Pacific Ocean and built the city R'lyeh. Along with his children and the Star Spawn of Cthulhu, Cthulhu travelled to Saturn and then to Earth. He traveled to the star Zoth where he spawned his offspring. 7.2 Beings and concepts inspired by Cthulhu:Ĭthulhu was born on the planet Vhoorl, located in the 23rd nebula.7.1 Cthulhu has appeared in pop culture many times:.
