Cthulhu (ク・リト Ku Rito, "K'lt") is a Tribe in Z/X -Zillions of enemy X-. They are the first major Tribe (and the second after True Dragon) to be colorless, although colored Cthulhu cards also exist in small quantity.
Z/X Encyclopedia Entry
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Etymology
Cthulhu is the name of cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft, which later has its name given to a shared fictional universe known as Cthulhu Mythos.
Their Japanese name is taken from "K-Lütl-Lütl" (ク・リトル・リトル Ku Ritoru Ritoru), one of the supposed pronunciation for Cthulhu as described by Donald Wandrei in Lovecraft in Providence.
Overview
In the Z/X -Zillions of enemy X- TCG, the Cthulhu are first teased in Set 27 through various pieces of flavor text and the Shift card for Yutaka Tenryu before officially introduced in Set 28.
The names of the individual Chtulhu are taken directly from the various entities, races, and beings in the Cthulhu Mythos that serves as their basis. In addition, their written Japanese names are also modified from the original names, mostly shortened or scrambled to gives the sense of "difference" as stated in their Z/X Encyclopedia entry.
Similar to the Dingir and Waker, Cthulhu and its cards also comes with their specific card frame for their main deck cards. They have their name, or related names for non-Z/X cards, printed horizontally in heavily stylized and mirrored Latin characters on the right side of the card not unlike the Dingir character.
As a colorless Tribe, their cards has a wide range of abilities with the major focus on fully utilizing their Z/X Overboost and Shift cards as well as Token creation.
For the list of all Cthulhu, see Category:Cthulhu.
External Links
- Z/X Encyclopedia (Japanese)