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Cthulhu, an Epic card
Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 121
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 580,000
Power 121 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Cthulhu quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cthulhu card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
As the ______ of the Lovecraft-inspired Cthulhu Mythos, Cthulhu has since been featured in numerous pop culture references.
Answer
namesake. As the namesake of the Lovecraft-inspired Cthulhu Mythos, Cthulhu has since been featured in numerous pop culture references. From the Cthulhu article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The character was introduced in his short story "The Call of Cthulhu", published by the American pulp magazine Weird Tales in ____.
Answer
1920s. The character was introduced in his short story "The Call of Cthulhu", published by the American pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. From the Cthulhu article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Cthulhu. Cthulhu 69 · Antarctic fishes 64 · Cordyceps 60 · Wahoo 57 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The character was introduced in his short story "The Call of Cthulhu", published by the American pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928.
- Considered a Great Old One within the pantheon of Lovecraftian cosmic entities, he is depicted as a gigantic entity worshipped by cultists, in a green humanoid form incorporating visual elements similar to an octopus and dragon.
- As the namesake of the Lovecraft-inspired Cthulhu Mythos, Cthulhu has since been featured in numerous pop culture references.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cthulhu article was read about 580,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Cthulhu
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cthulhu (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : H. P. Lovecraft, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
