Cthulhu



 is a fictional cosmic entity originally devised by author, as an evil god from beyond the human universe. The creature remains a popular element of today.

{{lore|In the world of Terraria, Cthulhu sought to bring about destruction and domination, before an ancient race of Dryads waged war against it and crippled it by ripping out its organs. Cthulhu then retreated to the Moon to heal and prepare for its next attack. While Cthulhu in this form never makes an appearance in Terraria, a number of enemies and items include direct and indirect references to Cthulhu, and the Moon Lord is heavily implied to be the strengthed form of Cthulhu.

Trivia

 * In the concept art, he is missing one of his eyes, presumably because the missing eye became the Eye of Cthulhu boss.
 * One of the title messages on the refers to this: ""