Esther
Stardust Pillar
While that might be the case, wouldn't it be someone's own choice to stick with it anyway? I personally still occasionally reference it when writing my own lore
Moon Lord is Cthulhu; Change my mind
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Dapling
Duke Fishron
It is, but it's not right to tout it as "correct".
Not is Many
Retinazer
no, he's a brother of Cthulhu
Terrarian78
Terrarian
The lunatic cultist at first wanted to bring Cthulhu back to life but as it is well written in the lore of Terraria Cthulhu did not die, he only retired to the dark side of the moon, perhaps and just perhaps by interrupting the ritual we altered it and I change the trajectory of it, and this trajectory would have changed and instead of reviving Cthulhu (which would not help since he is not dead, possibly it would have only given him strength) he broke the seal or the barrier that kept moon lord trapped on the moon, which would trigger all the post-cultist events
This could corroborate the idea that they are 2 different beings, related but very different.
It's just what I think is most logical.
This could corroborate the idea that they are 2 different beings, related but very different.
It's just what I think is most logical.
Lord 🦆
Living Tree
Let me tell you something.
If I place my hand on a table, the move it off the table, I can say that my hand is in two places at once. The only difference between the two is time.
Cthulhu was Cthulhu before being attacked by the Dryads. He retreated to the dark side of the moon. With some severe damage, he would most likely use whatever was around him to heal himself. Hence the change in appearance, color scheme, etc.
Cthulhu is Moon Lord. The only differnence is time.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
If I place my hand on a table, the move it off the table, I can say that my hand is in two places at once. The only difference between the two is time.
Cthulhu was Cthulhu before being attacked by the Dryads. He retreated to the dark side of the moon. With some severe damage, he would most likely use whatever was around him to heal himself. Hence the change in appearance, color scheme, etc.
Cthulhu is Moon Lord. The only differnence is time.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
Terrarian78
Terrarian
It would make a lot of sense but keep in mind that Re-logic said that moon lord is like a brother of Cthulhu
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Russ Guss Doodles
The Axe
Replying here to avoid getting off-topic.
The other differences can be explained by Re-Logic only being inspired by the Call of Cthulhu, the Moon Lord’s sprite being an interpretation of Cthulhu, and wanting bosses like the EoC to be big enough to hit (the scale in Terraria has also never made sense).
That’s definitely what the devs want and I also agree with them. I just get annoyed by the people who say Moon Lord is Cthulhu like it’s a fact.
The tentacles covering the mouth and visible scales are just how some artists have interpreted Cthulhu. The original text written by H.P. Lovecraft doesn’t mention those details.
The other differences can be explained by Re-Logic only being inspired by the Call of Cthulhu, the Moon Lord’s sprite being an interpretation of Cthulhu, and wanting bosses like the EoC to be big enough to hit (the scale in Terraria has also never made sense).
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Noobiescrubpleb
Pixel Pirate
In this same post the same dev also said the Moon Lords real name was Steve. Later it was confirmed by Redigit himself that the entire post was a joke.
This seems to imply that Cthulhu is simply the completed version of Moon Lord, making them the same person. But that might just be my misunderstanding and taking the implication wrong.
Lord 🦆
Living Tree
Haha redigit misspelled Cthulhu
a really far away planet
Torch God
He did a Merchant.
Lord 🦆
Living Tree
Redigit just said "He did a Merchant.
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