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* Cthugha's CS kanji expression comes from a phrase that means becoming dependent on someone you get along with. Alternatively the phrase refers to friends dying as time passes by. | * Cthugha's CS kanji expression comes from a phrase that means becoming dependent on someone you get along with. Alternatively the phrase refers to friends dying as time passes by. | ||
* Cthugha is a Great Old One in Lovecraftian mythos described to be a planet-sized mass made of fire or plasma written by August Derleth. | * Cthugha is a Great Old One in Lovecraftian mythos described to be a planet-sized mass made of fire or plasma written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Derleth August Derleth]. | ||
* His charge skill "Formalhaut Flare" mentions Formalhaut, the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrini, or Southern Fish, which is noted to be the home of Cthugha in Lovecraftian mythos. | * His charge skill "Formalhaut Flare" mentions [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomalhaut Formalhaut], the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrini, or Southern Fish, which is noted to be the home of Cthugha in Lovecraftian mythos.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomalhaut_in_fiction Wikipedia page of Formalhaut in fiction]</ref> | ||
** His title of "Loneliness 25 Light Years Away" is a reference to the distance of Formalhaut from the Sun, which is approximately 25 lightyears apart. | ** His title of "Loneliness 25 Light Years Away" is a reference to the distance of Formalhaut from the Sun, which is approximately 25 lightyears apart. | ||
* His jealousy towards Pollux is brought about by the fact that the star Fomalhaut is the third brightest star with a planetary system as seen from Earth, right behind the Sun and the star Pollux (Beta Geminorum). | ** His jealousy towards [[Pollux]] is brought about by the fact that the star Fomalhaut is the third brightest star with a planetary system as seen from Earth, right behind the Sun and the star [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollux_(star) Pollux (Beta Geminorum)]. | ||
* Cthugha references two other Old Ones in his research file; the lazy ex-ruler being | * Cthugha references two other Old Ones in his research file; the lazy ex-ruler being [[Tsathoggua]] and the ex-ruler in Aoyama being [[Nyarlathotep]]. | ||
** His description of his relationship with Nyarlathotep as no sign of making a connection is a possible nod to the book The Dweller in Darkness written by August Derleth, where the protagonist attempts to summon Cthugha to banish an avatar of Nyarlathotep from a forest in Wisconsin. | ** His description of his relationship with Nyarlathotep as no sign of making a connection is a possible nod to the book The Dweller in Darkness written by August Derleth, where the protagonist attempts to summon Cthugha to banish an avatar of Nyarlathotep from a forest in Wisconsin.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwellers_in_Darkness Wikipedia page of Dwellers in Darkness]</ref> | ||
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