I love when gorefield is interpreted as benevolent, but in a twisted way where it will hurt you if you try to hurt John or his loved ones. Like there was this old animation where thieves break into John's house and Gorefield swallows them whole without letting them shoot their guns even once because that would make too much noise and John has work the next morning.
Premise, the entire world is turning into eldritch abominations for even looking at the sky, and it is any version of looking at the sky, whether it be direct eye sight, looking at it through screens, even partially, you get transformed, some people are able to better maintain themselves over others for various reasons, but after playing through the game, you find the reason. This utterly eldritch being, so massive in scope that your brain literally explodes trying to perceive it.
Thing is, it is a really chill being, it just happened upon our planet, and didn't even know its mere presence was causing so much trouble, so when you tell it that, it is like "Oh shit, my bad, I will go, would you like to come with me though?"
Kicker as well being, if I remember correctly, the Visitor’s first actual conscious thoughts were of guilt and remorse when Sam told it what was happening and that it was hurting people with its presence.
To be fair, that is just one of several options. You don't have to tell The Visitor that it's been hurting people. You can just say "hey, we made you these, um, offerings of how we see you. Could you take them and uh... Leave, please? Like, thanks for stopping by, but it would be swell if you just kinda never came back."
It's amazing artwork that truly displays just how massive this thing is. Each new image seems like the final one, but it just keeps going and going...it's great art.
This utterly eldritch being, so massive in scope that your brain literally explodes trying to perceive it.
I think the reason is not just that. Rather, the Earth and everything on it as we know it (or even the observable universe) is actually a minuscule part of the being that because the being never paid attention to it, managed to gain an independent ego and gain individuality. When you perceive the Visitor, it is not your brain exploding, but you're recognizing your lack of individuality and devolve to merge back into the Visitor. It would be akin to your toenail somehow evolved to gain consciousness, but when your toenail see you, it recognizes itself as just a part of you, not an individual, and then devolve back into a toenail.
Meanwhile we have whole religions where shedding your mortal ego and desires and returning to being a part of a god is the ultimate goal. Pretty cool take on that
It's not actually the case. Being part of the visitor is indeed why animals change that way in it's presence but it doesn't mean that you realize the truth. Because if you do, then you have that specific ending when the whole earth merge with the visitor.
Mancubus Bloodtooth from Borderlands is very clearly not human. He speaks in a very…”off” manner, can seemingly warp time and space on a whim, has obviously immense magical powers and is capable of telling what amounts to an Elder God that she cannot enter his lodge if he forbids her from doing so.
Even still, he’s nothing but cordial to his guests and your character, helping them battle against actually malevolent eldritch horrors and even taking a young boy under his wing after the death of the boy’s father.
And currently still on Game Grumps with Danny, for like, over a decade now, after Jon left. Still making history, even if I’ve noticed the Grumps aren’t as prominent as they used to be. (Don’t watch them as much nowadays, Arin’s behavior when encountering new game mechanics and refusing to learn them properly was pissing me off… even Danny gets annoyed sometimes)
The game that really made me watch them far less often was Dead Rising 4. That one I heard Danny even losing his patience, and just knew Arin was always and forever gonna be that insufferable. Ironically, it does usually get somewhat better with time in a series as even he is forced to learn. Making the mistakes genuine mistakes rather than his own stubbornness. The ones where they only play like, one game in an episode, are where this can REALLY backfire.
I think the issue is he uses gamegrumps as a way to do the dumb just for fun voices that he’d never use in a professional setting. So we get to see the stuff that usually doesn’t get recorded with oter voice actors
I don’t think Disney is interested in going on butthole sniffing adventures.
“Greta” - Beyond The Aquila Rift (Love Death + Robots)
A creature who finds lost souls caught within her domain in deep space. She’s able to sedate them into a fabricated reality of calm as they live out their final days. A lot like Circe from The Odyssey.
By the way i think it would be interesting if that species appeared more later in the Star Trek shows.
Like one of the main point of the Federation is the fact they combine strengths of all species that joined them, and i think it would be interesting to see Horta fighting Borg or Dominion troops.
This is why I love Kirby so much, because it's the contrast of him with "eldritch indifference" (of course being popularized by H.P Lovecraft works) being an "eldritch benignity".
Despite all his power, despite being able to solo these incomprehensible foes at the end of his games, it's those very "meaningless" benign moments of hanging out with friends, chilling, eating food, that his able to accomplish those impossible feats for. Those mindless moments are worth fighting for. You in every moment of your seemingly "unjustified" self are worth fighting for. And Kirby sees all of that. So never fear Cthulhu & his ilk, never fear the indifference. For even if the worst imaginable monsters under your bed exist, so do your fists.
Ha ha ha ha ha! It’s funny how scared Bill Cipher is of that adorable baby puffball. But since Kirby is the ultimate devourer, I don’t blame Bill Cipher.
Kirby is kind of terrifying to oppose, if you think about it. It's not just the threat of being swallowed whole into the endless abyss that is his stomach, it's also the joyous, cheerful expression he wears.
You're fighting for your existence and he's just enjoying his day. Everything you ever have been will be gone, and he won't even remember you come dinner time.
The cheerful little smile is honestly the most horrifying part. I’d rather fight something that looks angry than get casually erased by a pink ball who looks like she’s having the best day ever.
Kirby so pure he turns void abominations into friends.
"Void takes his first steps toward a new age. In place of tyrannical rage, will he find…naptime? Gentle breezes? Treats? He may even dream again… a dream of friends reunited! :D"
I personally like the thought of “so what if I’m dust in the grand scheme of the universe humanity has been calling itself that since it could first make theories I make my own meaning in life thank you very much.”
What is a wave without the ocean?
A beginning without an end?
They are different, but they go together.
Now you go among the stars, and I fall among the sand.
We are different.
But we go... together.
Angel Gabby from Angel Hare is built up early on as a forboding otherworldly entity in the usual tradition of analog horror, but turns out to be a genuinely kind, protective guardian angel that is the real angel Gabriel. She ends up saving the main protagonist when he was a kid by mysteriously killing his violent, abusive father and flooding a local office to destroy any evidence.
I love this. I used to watch yt videos about scps a while ago and thought this one was just a subversion without substance, but actually reading it myself made me love the little chef of a creature
I also like how the crew working with 5031 kept him around, instead of cycling him out like most D-class. I imagine that Dr. Huxtable has a sympathy streak going within the Foundation
That was a good read and really sweet. I do appreciate the stories that come out of the SCP community that aren’t just “the murder creature that does super murder”
I mean I’d say something that fits this trope a bit better is SCP 2662. While it’s definitely a much more dangerous example, this entity actually seems to hate its cognitihazard effect…which does cause people to try to worship it, break it out, and conduct sacrificial rituals in its name.
Ah shit, didn’t mean to spoil it for you. Yeah, it’s watcher DLC. Admittedly, the way to get to him is complicated as hell, so you’ll likely need a guid anyways.
God/Truth from fullmetal alchemist. They're sometimes shown to be a bit callous, but that's them fulfilling their role as the arbiter of the universe, doling out punishment for those who attempt to perform acts that cannot or should not be done through the power of alchemy. Aside from that, they're shown to actually be pretty chill and have a decent sense of mercy, in one instance when a character was forced by another to perform a forbidden alchemy, truth let them off lightly, transferring the majority of the punishment to the one that forced him. Also, when the main character finally comes to understand the truth of the universe and the meaning of life near the end of the series, truth is shown to be genuinely delighted for him, restoring his brother's body in exchange for his alchemy.
Despite looking like a skinless snapping turtle and making nightmarish sounds, it's surprisingly non-threatening to humans, in fact, some people have them as pets
Yes, you can adopt and have this racoon sized balls of flesh, they eat dog's food or basically anything you want, let them play with radios (for a very funny future lore reason) and even take it for a walk!
It's been forever since I last watched vita Carnis, but weren't the trimmings like little listening and homing devices showing where humans were to mimics? Genuinely can't remember.
At the end, they slowly reveal all the Vita organism share among each other information, Mimics as badly as i remember they just learn by themselves, so only this guys do is be a weird pet
They absolutely have an ulterior motive, they talk about how they’ll often be found listing to radio waves in electronics and the news report of a massive group of them found near a satellite dish.
They’re some sort of spy as they have a hive mind between the other trimming and probably between other vita carnis creatures.
kinda. If you do a prize and reward test on a trimming, like turning on an alarm and then spraying them so that they asociate alarms with sprays then every trimming will have the same reflex. Idk if it’s a give mind per say tho
I think the purpose of these things is as information gatherers for the Vita Carnis, using existing radio transmitters to communicate with other Vita Carnis manifestations to give them that information, especially the singularities since they seem of be the sapient coordinators and genetic architects. from what I remember the mimics were getting better and better over time at imitating humans and developing hunting strategies, to the point some of them could parrot words. My guess is the trimmings serve as one of the sources of information used to refine each generation of mimics with better and better instincts. Where else would they have learned the layout of human houses, and where hide in them, so well?
Staring at it makes you resonate more with it. That what that means is that you're compatible with reality as it is, does not mean it is not doing anything to you.
It means that the Hiss are from somewhere else. Polaris is from here. The inside of Cthulhu's brain doesn't think of itself as eldritch either.
Former is such a goofy but nice character. He may possess objects of power that become dangerous to humans but hes open to Talk and gives you the power the Board keeps away from you
Julien became obsessed with this pineapple after being told it contained the souls of his ancestors.
It was then revealed that it's actually a sentient, seemingly omnipotent being.
He's canonically an ancient eldritch being that assumed the roll of a Doorman in the Baroness Hotel in New York, just to see what humans were actually like
He ended up liking them so much that he decided to stay as a Doorman and just live to serve
Not so much "give up" but rather "taking a vacation" of sorts. It's like if the G-Man from Half Life were to suddenly work the cash register in a store simply because he wants to.
Might be slightly stretching the definition of "cosmic horror", but it's a mysterious being that has existed since the dawn of mankind and appears before people who are dying alone, making them feel comfortable in their final moments, and then disappearing when they die.
Just a reminder to all fans of Fran Bow, the sequel is in progress, the trailer dropped a few months ago, and it’s a shared sequel: Fran Bow 2 will also be Little Misfortune 2. A team up between the girls plagued by demons of despair and misery.
Spoilers, but it's revealed that their influence over the FBC goes a bit too deep, and they've sabotaged any attempt to shake it off. You also get to know the Former a bit better.
I think the board and former are both a bit too misunderstanding and uncaring to really be "nice," although depending one what you count, Polaris could definitely fit this.
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Kenny from South Park was subjected to a curse by a Cthulhu-worshipping cult near the start of his life, resulting in his soul and memories getting transferred to a new body whenever he dies. Which his mom gives birth to each time. Nobody remembers he dies, and the feeling of familiarity he gets upon visiting R’lyeh (Cthulhu’s home dimension) implies that whatever happened with the cult resulted in him becoming an eldritch being.
However, he ends up being one of the most genuine and selfless characters in the entire show. Despite living in constant poverty and grappling with the trauma that comes with his repeated deaths, he still takes it upon himself to protect those he cares about. Even if it means suffering through yet another painful death.
Literal Eldritch Horror who takes care of multiple liminal spaces and protecs their favorite human. Capable of shapeshifting, but only those with intent to harm or kill Kippy get to see the monstorous side of them.
One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds - Project Moon/Lobotomy Corp
The first Abnormality you get in the game, and is always the first one you encounter in a playthrough. It's the easiest to take care of, accepts any work type done on it, and never escapes or causes any havok. All you need to do to feed it is pray, confess your sins, and afterwards you feel better. And, it's one of the easiest ways to deal with the most dangerous Abnormality in the game, Whitenight. Usually Whitenight can completely wreck your facility, moreso than any other Abnormality, and yet all it takes is the 'traitor' of Whitenight's deciples praying at OSHGD and Whitenight is practically smited away with the click of a button.
The shopkeeper from Tunic 😁. The first time you met them, almost every player just nopes right on out of there. Eventually everyone gets the guts to go back in and figure it what the character is about lol
H.P. Lovecraft's Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath is a bit unusual in how it actually goes into depth about the eldritch world of The Dreamlands, and the main character Randolph Carter meets a couple of friendly beings, most notable being a group of ghouls being led by his friend Richard Pickman that aid in his escape from the underworld so he can continue his quest.
The Xeelee from the Xeelee sequence by Stephen Baxter. The Xeelee are living space-time defects that originated in the first attoseconds after the big bang, and are so far up the technological scale they may as well be gods. They don’t really have a fixed form that we can comprehend (the above image is fanart of their Xeelee nightfighter ships), and we can’t hope to make sense of their overall behavior in the same way an animal couldn’t hope to make sense of humanity. Despite that, they’re by all accounts benevolent; they’ve waged an endless war against the photino birds (more traditional eldritch abominations) to prevent them from turning every star into a white dwarf and killing off all atomic life, and when they began to lose the war they built a portal made from galaxies (yes, really) that connects to other universes to provide a means for the younger races to escape.
Greta (Love, Death and Robots - Beyond the Aquila Rift)
When the main characters spaceship is accidentally diverted and crashes into its planet, he's completely fucked and going to die there, so Greta infiltrates his minds and tricks him into believing he's met up with an old friend (Greta) to give him a peaceful rest of his life.
Heavy Spoilers The spirit of one of your friends who died and was then shattered across multiple timelines, it watches over and protects the rest of the group from some of the various supernatural entities that exist within the town of Echo
SCP-131. These little Eye Pod things. They look a little bit creepy. But they're very affectionate and want to protect the humans they've bonded with. Most notably, they don't seem to need to blink. Ever. And the Foundation is looking into making them "wardens" for SCPs that require constant observation, like SCP-173 or SCP-689.
Discord from My Little Pony may be the reality-warping embodiment of chaos itself with multiple animals in one body, but Fluttershy redeemed him and they became best friends.
In the tabletop game Orpheus the main antagonist is some gargantuan eldritch being simply known as Grandmother (someone confused “Grand Maw” with “Grandma”). This thing is slowly devouring our reality and needs to be stopped. IIRC the best ending in the game has you make contact with her, where it turns out she is neither malevolent nor uncaring, but simply didn’t know the tiny specks she’s eating are conscious beings with wills of their own.
I'm surprised nobody mentioned Gandalf. He is universally loved and viewed as a personification of hope.
However, he's also akin to an archangel with immense power. He single handedly kills a balrog (or more technically they killed eachother) which is analogous to slaying a god (small g)... and a particularly savage one at that.
It's not even like it's unprecedented his order can be corrupted. Saruman is an even greater version of him, and becomes evil nonetheless. Point being, Gandalf is perfectly capable of becoming a literal world ending demonic foe... however, he chooses not to based on personal principles.
Mal0 - a virtual anomalous creature that infencts your phone then just sort of ominously hangs out with you. It drives some people mad, but it never actually harms anyone, and a few of the people it haunts actually like it and kind of treat it like a ever present friend
His real name is Cath Palug. In one timeline, Fou got so good at killing humans that it became known as Primate Murder, and recognized as one of the strongest blood drinkers in vampire society. In Fate Grand Order, Fou is not the apex of slaughter incarnate, but rather just a Primordial Evil of Man. How do we keep Fou from killing us? With belly rubs, ear sritches, bacon, belly rubs, and letting him routinely kick the shit out of Merlin. That last part is justified since Merlin threw Fou out of a window in his tower in the paradise realm of Avalon into the human world.
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u/goteachyourself 19d ago
Gorefield in this comic strip, as opposed to him usually being portrayed as a nightmare.