It could have been in possession of the Lihzarhds (an important part of the game curiously absent from the lore entirely, by the way) and then the cultists stole it from them and thought it was something else for all we know. If we knew where the cultists even got the tablet and why they waited so far into the game to use it, we would probably have a clearer answer. However, the Moon Lord's sprite has an intact brain, upper skeleton (as seen when it dies), and eyes, contradicting the damage the Dryads inflicted on Cthulhu.

And it's not like the Moon Lord even has the right color scheme for either, he's neither dark green nor yellow like either of the brothers. The official game lore implies that the Moon Lord may actually be Cthulhu following his defeat. It's a logical leap, but then again so is the idea that it's Cthulhu. we got the Moon Lord as an end game boss and with it, an unbeatable creature known as the TRUE Eye of Cthulhu. In fact you could make a better case for it being Hastur than Cthulhu, as he is usually associated with the color yellow, and there is yellow energy emanating from the tablet, which could mean it was meant for him. However, it may be possible that this is Cthulhu in the process of regenerating the. The Dark Lord The Eldritch Lord The Dark. They were eventually slain by a Chosen One, creating the Crimson. I know you're far more competent then they were, so perhaps you'd make a fine replacement.' The Brain of Cthulhu Cthulhu was the Dark Lord responsible for defeating Xeroc. I know youre far more competent then they were, so perhaps youd make a fine replacement.' The Brain of Cthulhu Cthulhu was the Dark Lord responsible for defeating Xeroc. Back to character list 'You know, speaking of the demon lord, I think I should get a replacement for them by now. However, the Moon Lord's sprite has an intact brain, upper skeleton (as seen when it dies), and eyes, contradicting the damage the Dryads inflicted on Cthulhu. Back to character list 'You know, speaking of the demon lord, I think I should get a replacement for them by now.

In fact they said it's more like 'cthulhu's brother' at one point which means that it's equally likely it could be his brother Hastur for all we know. Animation byJzBoy Story by NavaShark(&Me)-If you want to react this video, just put the creadits in the description.-. The official game lore implies that the Moon Lord may actually be Cthulhu following his defeat.

It just doesn't make logical sense for the developers to randomly do a 180 and decide that the boss they had been saying isn't Cthulhu for literal years is now Cthulhu.

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