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** HumansAreWarriors. One race of sentient's response to an EldritchAbomination may be to curl up into a ball of crazy; humanity's is to run it over with a multi-kiloton cargo ship. [[Memes/TabletopGames Or lure/trap it into a hockey rink packed floor-to-ceiling with dynamite.]]

%% The Tale of Old Man Henderson, before someone deletes the link.

** HumansAreWarriors. One race of sentient's response to an EldritchAbomination may be to curl up into a ball of crazy; humanity's is to run it over with a multi-kiloton cargo ship. [[{{Memes}}/TabletopGames Or lure/trap it into a hockey rink packed floor-to-ceiling with dynamite.]]

** HumansAreWarriors. One race of sentient's response to an EldritchAbomination may be to curl up into a ball of crazy; humanity's is to run it over with a multi-kiloton cargo ship. Or lure/trap it into a hockey rink packed floor-to-ceiling with dynamite.

** HumansAreWarriors. One race of sentient's response to an EldritchAbomination may be to curl up into a ball of crazy; humanity's is to run it over with a multi-kiloton cargo ship. [[CrazyAwesome Or lure/trap it into a hockey rink packed floor-to-ceiling with dynamite.]]

** HumansAreWarriors. One race of sentient's response to an EldritchAbomination may be to curl up into a ball of crazy, humanity's is to run it over with a multi-kiloton cargo ship. [[CrazyAwesome Or lure it into a hockey rink packed floor-to-ceiling with dynamite.]]

** HumansAreWarriors. One race of sentient's response to an EldritchAbomination may be to curl up into a ball of crazy, humanity's is to run it over with a multi-kiloton cargo ship. [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Old_Man_Henderson#Hell_On_Ice Or lure it into a hockey rink packed floor-to-ceiling with dynamite.]]

** HumansAreWarriors. One race of sentient's response to an EldritchAbomination may be to curl up into a ball of crazy, humanity's is to run it over with a multi-kiloton cargo ship. [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Old_Man_Henderson Or lure it into a hockey rink packed floor-to-ceiling with dynamite.]]

** HumansAreSpecial[=/=]HumansAreWarriors. One race of sentient's response to an EldritchAbomination may be to curl up into a ball of crazy, humanity's is to run it over with a multi-kiloton cargo ship. [[Awesome/CallOFCthulhu Or lure it into a hockey rink packed floor-to-ceiling with dynamite.]]

** HumansAreSpecial[=/=]HumansAreWarriors. One race's response to an EldrtichAbomination may be to curl up into a ball of crazy, humanity's is to run it over with a multi-kiloton cargo ship.

** Azatoth doesn't hide, [[DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu he's the head of The Agency.]]

** Every victory against the EldritchAbominations is a PyrrhicVictory. The EldritchAbominations deal [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu a lot of damage]] with every attack and their defeats are only minor inconveniances to them.

** The humans win, but only because there was another supernatural force on their side.

* '''Downplayed''': Every victory against the EldritchAbominations is a PyrrhicVictory. The EldritchAbominations deal [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu a lot of damage]] with every attack and their defeats are only minor inconveniances to them.

'''Inverted''':

* '''Downplayed''': ???

** Alternatively the only thing special about the alien monstrosities is causing insanity in anyone without [[{{Determinator}} enough willpower]] and the ability to grasp the alien spatial warping. If the Agency can get past that, they could kill even the strongest ones with two shots from an elephant rifle.

* '''Inverted''':

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Although the GovernmentAgencyOfFiction can defeat the abominations, defeating them forces them to take [[ShootTheDog morally questionable actions]], and many agents [[HeWhoFightsMonsters get dangerously obsessed with their jobs]], are DrivenToMadness [[ShellShockedVeteran after a lifetime of trauma]], or simply lose their lives. As a whole, they're [[BlackAndGrayMorality only somewhat better]] than their enemies.
** Alternatively, if the story is told [[HumansThroughAlienEyes through the eyes of the abominations]], it turns out that humanity is actually ''one giant HiveMind'', who lies darkly dreaming indeed...
* '''Reconstructed''':
** The GovernmentAgencyOfFiction employs [[ThereAreNoTherapists the best therapists available]] and is held accountable for their DirtyBusiness; while they may not like dealing with the {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s they have to deal with, it keeps them from getting anywhere near the MoralEventHorizon.
** Said HiveMind turns out to be normally peaceful, and allows it's individual selves, well, individuality. It's only if humans at large [[PowerOfFriendship unite as one]] [[CombinedEnergyAttack that it's power manifests]].

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** Although the GovernmentAgencyOfFiction can defeat the abominations, defeating them forces them to take [[ShootTheDog morally questionable actions]], and many agents [[HeWhoFightsMonsters get dangerously obsessed with their jobs]], [[GoMadFromTheRevelation are driven to madness after a lifetime of trauma]], or simply lose their lives. As a whole, they're [[BlackAndGrayMorality only somewhat better]] than their enemies.
** Alternatively, if the story is told [[HumansThroughAlienEyes through the eyes of the abominations]], it turns out that humanity is actually ''one giant HiveMind''. Who lies darkly dreaming indeed...

** Alternatively the only thing special about the alien monstrosities is causing insanity in anyone without [[{{Determinator}} enough willpower]] and the ability to grasp the alien spatial warping. If the Agency can get past that, they could kill even the strongest ones with two shots from an elephant rifle.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The GovernmentAgencyOfFiction [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu destorys a powerful abomination]], only to find out that they only defeated a ProjectedAvatar. However, they eventually find a way to challenge the EldritchAbomination itself... [[HopeSpot but it fails horribly]]. A last minute HeroicSacrifice allows them to [[SealedEvilInACan seal the thing away]]... but nobody's sure if they'll be able to do it again if it gets out.

* '''Enforced''': "I don't care what [[HPLovecraft the original author]] wrote! We are making a CthulhuMythos cartoon for kids!"

** Although the GovernmentAgencyOfFiction can defeat the abominations, defeating them forces them to take [[ShootTheDog morally questionable actions]], and many agents [[HeWhoFightsMonsters get dangerously obsessed with their jobs]]. As a whole, they're [[BlackAndGrayMorality only somewhat better]] than their enemies.

* '''Exaggerated''': The Agency kills unfathomable attacking alien gods [[TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed at least once a month]]. When they get bored, they go after them on their own. In fact, the only one of the classical Lovecraftian deities they haven't killed yet is Azatoth... but only because he hid so well from them.

* '''Justified''': HumansAreSpecial.

* '''Inverted''': An [[StarfishAliens indescribable]] alien god comes to Earth [[BenevolentAlienInvasion in order to prevent]] WorldWarIII, teach humans his peaceful ways, [[DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu and have some tea]]. All the {{Sleazy Politician}}s who ''wanted'' WW3 to happen regard it as the worst thing to ever happen.

* '''Deconstructed''': Although the GovernmentAgencyOfFiction can defeat the abominations, defeating them forces them to take [[ShootTheDog morally questionable actions]], and many agents [[HeWhoFightsMonsters get dangerously obsessed with their jobs]]. As a whole, they're [[BlackAndGrayMorality only somewhat better]] than their enemies.

* '''Reconstructed''': The GovernmentAgencyOfFiction employs [[ThereAreNoTherapists the best therapists available]] and is held accountable for their DirtyBusiness; while they may not like dealing with the {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s they have to deal with, it keeps them from getting anywhere near the MoralEventHorizon.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...but the surviving humans organize a desperate defense and by joining forces with the entire humanity, Joe kills the alien with a giant SpiritBomb.

** Said HiveMind turns out to be normally peaceful, and allows it's individual selves, well, individuality. It's only if humans at large [[PowerOfFriendship unite as one]] [[SpiritBomb that it's power manifests]].

* '''Conversed''': "Cthulhu's fate was sealed the moment they gave him finite HitPoints. No matter how good his defenses, the {{munchkin}}s ''will'' see him dead."

* '''Inverted''': HumansAreCthulhu.