![]() ![]() ![]() We wanted to make our own Cthulhu, while not taking anything away from his historical depiction.Ĭthulhu has a strong description in the original works that we constantly kept in high regard during his iterations. Our top priority on Cthulhu’s visual design was to ensure he was immediately recognizable as Cthulhu, while still adding a Smite twist to him. The gods have triumphed over strength and power before, but can they triumph over the darkness hidden within their own minds? Little do the Gods know that even as they rush to subvert Persphone’s plan of destruction, far deadlier forces are preparing to rise and threaten the world. Currently in the Smite lore, the world has fallen to a strange, magical corruption because of Persephone’s poisoning of the World Tree. Gods are immortal and powerful, and thus they rarely consider the repercussions of their actions. Within the Smite universe, Cthulhu will serve as a symbol of consequences for the gods. Once they see him and begin to know what he is capable of, they fear him even more. The gods know nothing of Cthulhu, which scares them. He sees them as insignificant beings who are utterly worthless within his universe. Cthulhu holds no respect for human life, nor the gods of Smite. Visuals – Monstrous – The recognizable octopus head sets up a clear template for Cthulhu as a terrifying beast from the darkest depths of the ocean. ![]() Theme – Madness – Cthulhu’s visual appearance and powers are designed to inspire psychological horror in his opponents.We want Smite’s Cthulhu to stay true to his literary depiction, while making him a fierce and intimidating monster – an iconic part of his modern interpretations. He will soon awaken, and the gods of Smite will be tested like never before. They have existed for aeons, likely coming into being before our currently known universe.Įven as Cthulhu sleeps in the underwater prison of R’yleh, his power seeps into every shred of life on Earth, causing discomfort and despair. He is the gateway to a set of cosmic entities with unfathomable power. But soon, Cthulhu will enter Smite: The Battleground of the Gods, to spread madness and fear! Who is this eldritch deity, and how does he fit into the world of Smite? Read on for an exclusive early look in Cthulhu’s creation, and find out what awaits you when he arrives this June! Who is Cthulhu?Ĭthulhu is the Great Dreamer and the High Priest of the Great Old Ones. Because this pantheon would be the first one to really bring the opposition Good-Evil, where we have been used to gods coming from mythologies and ancient beliefs where they are forces of Order and Chaos which clash but which have for common point to have a grey personality, full of nuances (like Odin, who fight against the force of Chaos (Jotunns), but which also brings war among the men).The Great Dreamer has awakened! Cthulhu has lain submerged and sleeping in his watery tomb for untold aeons. Ahriman will be lock, vainquish, for eternity in his relam of darknesse where he come from at the beginning,įinally, even though I know it will never happen, I feel that the gods and demons of this pantheon could not be played together. At the end, the sinners will be throw to Hell and the good to the House of Chant, but, at the end, the sinners will be forgiven and accepted in the House of Chant. The cosmogony is dualist: Good (the gods) and the Evil (Demons) are struggle since the beginning of the universe, when Ahura Mazda (God of Good, Light and Truth) create the world, Ahriman (Evil, Darkness, Liar) corrupt the creation in throwing the bad opposite of all the good things that Ahura Mazda create,Īn escahtology similar to the Abrahamic one: the forces of Evil and Good will fight each others, the Good lead my the shayoshyant, Messianic figure who can be one or multiple peoples. It is not an monotheistic religion but an henoteistic (one god who is put forward among the others, here Ahura Mazda)),Īhriman is not a god, but the Daeva of the daevas, the Devil of the devils, the Evil incarnate, Zoroastrism is a moral reform of the mazdeism. Les tetxes sacrés des Zoroastriens, par Pierre Lecoq, 2016, Éditions du Cerf, Paris and Dictionnaire universel des dieux, déesses et démons, Patrick Jean-Baptiste (dir.), Seuil, Paris, 2016 but be careful :some things (or all) can be false or misinterpreted): Notes about the Old Iranian believes (thanks to two books: Lles livres de l'Avesta. ![]()
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