Some of which can be defeated by mortals, usually via a special weapon specifically meant to kill them, some of which are more powerful than gods, but are often still able to be defeated. The power of these beings can greatly vary. However, common physical characteristics include similarities to internal organs, animals with tentacles, or celestial bodies. They can range from humanoid to animalistic to physically impossible to inconceivably bizarre. Physically, the Eldritch Abomination is only defined by seeming somehow "off", hinting at their incomprehensible nature. As they are defined by existing outside reality as we conceive it, most also come from somewhere beyond the stars or before the dawn of time or outside our universe. If it's truely a faithful alien however, it shouldn't even be "evil" in the typical sense.
They are often used as a Greater-Scope Villain, Outside-Context Problem, Mad God, God of Evil or Sealed Evil in a Can. Howard, the Eldritch Abomination has become a mainstay of horror and fantasy works, along with numerous others that popularly derive inspiration from Lovecraft. Native to the Cosmic Horror Story genre dabbled in by authors such as H. Any rules that they do follow are beyond our understanding, as are what motives they might have for any of their actions. Humans suffer Brown Note or Go Mad from the Revelation effects just from witnessing their Alien Geometries. They are grotesque mockeries of reality beyond comprehension whose disturbing otherness cannot be encompassed in any mortal tongue. The Eldritch Abomination is a type of creature defined by its disregard for the natural laws of the universe as we understand them. Kurt Busiek, "Storms of the Heart", Astro City
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