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| 7 | [[caption-width-right:270:Even if the Everstabbed [[ImpossiblePickleJar couldn't manage to open the jar]], it was nice of them to try.]] |
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| 9 | ->''"Blanche Von Haderach is a powerful humanoid entity capable of interacting with the human mind in unprecedented ways. [...] While there is still much mystery surrounding Blanche's nature, origins, abilities and motivations, there's no doubting Blanche's kindness and concern for others."'' |
| 10 | -->-- '''[[http://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/entity-140/offset/2 M.E.G. Official Interview Transcript]]''', ''WebOriginal/TheBackrooms'' |
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| 12 | The EldritchAbomination, the centerpiece of any CosmicHorrorStory. Unknowable, ancient creatures that can annihilate humanity with ease, and either despise humanity, see them as toys to play with and break at will, or operate entirely on BlueAndOrangeMorality. Or are they? |
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| 14 | Despite their horrific and unknowable nature, not all eldritch abominations are inherently evil or amoral. Perhaps HumanityIsInfectious, and a creature that was once evil or incapable of understanding morality begins to gain it as a result of greater understanding. Maybe their nature is mind-shattering to humans, but they are ultimately CreepyGood protectors despite this. |
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| 16 | This trope is very common in LovecraftLite works. Many of these characters might also be {{Humanoid Abomination}}s in order to make them more relatably humanlike and sympathetic, or perhaps they're {{Adorable Abomination}}s who are just as cute and sweet as they appear to be. |
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| 18 | This is obviously a subtrope of BenevolentMonsters. Closely related to DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu, where an eldritch abomination has a pleasant interaction with a human character, though many of them are still capable of being AffablyEvil or operating on BlueAndOrangeMorality. |
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| 20 | !!Examples: |
| 21 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 22 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 23 | * ''Manga/GetterRobo'': This is, more or less, the true nature of [[spoiler: the Getter Rays themselves (and, by extension, the HumongousMecha the protagonists use that are powered by them)]], who are without a doubt ''the'' most terrifying entity in the series but also firmly on humanity's side. |
| 24 | * ''Anime/HousingComplexC'': [[spoiler:Kimi Shirokado is heavily implied to be none other than Yog-Sothoth, trapping everyone on the island in a perpetual time loop... which is meant to serve as a utopia, and she has no ill will whatsoever. The only people she gruesomely kills are the Big Bad Duumvirate, the Koshide family, and while she becomes disappointed in humanity as a whole, she chooses to leave them rather than destroy them, even sparing the friendly Kan when he prays to her for help.]] |
| 25 | * ''Literature/HowNotToSummonADemonLord'': The [[MaouTheDemonKing Demon Lord]] Krebskulm was just as evil as the other Demon Lords when [[SealedEvilInACan sealed away]], but she underwent a HeelFaceTurn upon being unsealed. Initially, this was because she was only partially unsealed without her memories and took a liking to (demi)human-made sweets, but upon spending time with Diablo and the others, her [[EvilRedeemedInACan outlook didn't change]] even after her memories returned upon the completion of breaking her seal. |
| 26 | * ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': The Nine-Tailed Demon-Fox is a colossal AnimalisticAbomination shaped like an AsianFoxSpirit, and was sealed inside Naruto when he was a baby to stop its rampage. While it initially wants to take over his body and/or manipulate him into removing its seal so that it can resume its rampage, [[spoiler:Naruto's kindness and compassion gradually manage to wear down the self-proclaimed living mass of malevolence, causing it to undergo a HeelFaceTurn by the end of the series]]. Much of Naruto's inspiration for doing this comes from [[spoiler:Killer Bee's example, who long ago befriended his own sealed AnimalisticAbomination, the Eight-Tailed Ox Demon]]. |
| 27 | * ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': |
| 28 | ** [[spoiler:Rei Ayanami]] is eventually revealed to be a benevolent HumanoidAbomination. [[spoiler:Being a clone of Shinji's mother Yui imbued with the soul of the BlueAndOrangeMorality progenitor of humanity Lilith, she at first unknowingly enacts Gendo Ikari's plan to use her as a method of initiating Instrumentality by achieving ultimate power. While initially seemingly emotionless, she comes to grapple with an understanding of humanity and her care for Shinji, being resolved upon discovering her true nature from Kaworu[=/=]Adam. Upon understanding the disgusting moral reaches that Gendo went to and how he had emotionally manipulated both her and Shinji, she betrays him and puts the choice of Instrumentality into Shinji's hands under the impression he'd do the right thing. Shinji, having gone past a DespairEventHorizon, uses it to destroy humanity, but Rei still pleads with him to stop. While the creature she has fused into ultimately initiates Instrumentality, it's as a result of Shinji's decision and not her own. After the physical body of the creature she's fused into is destroyed by Shinji rejecting Instrumentality, [[HumanityIsInfectious her metaphysical form is shown to still be that of her human identity.]] ]] |
| 29 | ** [[spoiler:Kaworu, despite initially being an antagonist and set up in life to annihilate humanity by fusing with what he believed to be Adam, also ends up becoming this, viewing humanity as more deserving to exist than angels and therefore sacrificing himself in the process. He also appears with Rei after Shinji rejects instrumentality, providing lines that demonstrate their benevolent natures.]] |
| 30 | --->[[spoiler:'''Kaworu and Rei''']]: We are the hope that people will one day understand each other, and we are the words 'I love you'. |
| 31 | [[/folder]] |
| 32 | |
| 33 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 34 | * ''Creator/DCComics'' before the ComicBook/New52 had CosmicEntities known as the Lords of Order and the Lords of Chaos which were only slightly younger than the universe. While they can look human, the Lords of Order were often geometric shapes while the Lords of Chaos preferred monstrous forms. While these beings typically were opponents to Super heroes, there were also a number of good ones like the ComicBook/{{Shazam}} (the old wizard, not ex-Captain Marvel), the creators of ComicBook/HawkAndDove and Nabu the Mystic, the Lord of Order that powers ComicBook/DoctorFate. |
| 35 | * ''ComicBook/StardustTheSuperWizard'' is a (possibly) unintentional example of this. While he's firmly on humanity's side, his very existence is nonsensical, as he lives on the surface of the sun and he has literally no abilities to counter him whatsoever. He's a (again, possibly unintentionally) downplayed version of this trope, however, as the [[GoodIsNotNice cruelty with which he gives the fates of those he punishes]] places him in UnscrupulousHero territory. |
| 36 | * The obscure Creator/{{Marvel}} superhero Straw Man, he's a scarecrow shaped thing who is first introduced keeping the demon Kalumai a SealedEvilInACan, he possesses [[SupernaturalFearInducer a gaze that can induce fear in others]] and he likes to [[CruelAndUnusualDeath kill Kalumai's cultists in creative and brutal fashion]], but he is still unambiguously a good guy. |
| 37 | * The Beyonder, also a Marvel character, is a RealityWarper who is more powerful than almost ''anything'' else in Marvel's cosmology. However, he's also the equivalent of a child when first introduced, so any malevolence is simply from lack of understanding. After time and a bit of character development, he's grown, and contrasts to the rest of the Beyonders, who can range anywhere from apathetic to outright evil. |
| 38 | [[/folder]] |
| 39 | |
| 40 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 41 | * ''Fanfic/AsOldAsTime'': Atua is said to love humanity and spends his time learning about them and constructing an interstellar sanctuary where his cultists will live after [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the Elder Gods awaken.]] Angie is the only one of his cultists we see, but she's a friendly GenkiGirl with complete trust in him. Atua also only exposes himself to [[spoiler:protect Angie when Kyoko threatens to kill her.]] |
| 42 | * ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/219932/hosting-mr Hosting Mr. ████████]]'' features Sweetie Belle having tea with the titular character, an eldritch abomination from outer space. While his appearance and name cause ponies around him to drop into fits of insanity, he himself is nothing but pleasant. He even (seemingly) agrees to spare Sweetie's universe from his omnicidal rampage, simply because he was asked to politely. |
| 43 | * ''Fanfic/TheLandOfWhatMightHaveBeen'': the entity known as the Eyes In The Darkness is a nightmarish being that dwells in the shadows between dimensions, watching everything going on across the multiverse, and constantly looking for a way in. More frighteningly, he's also revealed to be an agglomeration of incredibly powerful souls that have merged into a single UndeadAbomination -- [[spoiler:more specifically, the souls of [[Film/ReturnToOz the Nome King]] and his many alternates.]] However, when Elphaba finally meets him, he proves an ally: he helps to guide her across the multiverse, ushers her into a parallel world where Elphaba can finally put one of her longest-running demons to rest, and even helps in the final battle against the Empress. He's more than a bit unscrupulous, but he's very much a RetiredMonster and once his old grudges are settled, he just wants to find a place where he can settle down. [[spoiler:He's being honest: in the finale, he vanishes off into Oz in [[HumanoidAbomination a body of his own creation]] and happily spends the rest of eternity as an itinerant ProfessionalGambler.]] |
| 44 | * ''WebVideo/MyLittlePonyTheMentallyAdvancedSeries'': Zig-zagged with Thrackerzod. Her intent to kill Twilight Sparkle is wicked, and to even exist in physical space she needs to take over the body of a child, but to the rest of the Crusaders she's surprisingly cordial and lenient. Even when they aggravate her, she sticks with them out of seemingly genuine camradery, and when the universe is reset (which she's aware of) she makes sure to immediately go re-befriend them. |
| 45 | * ''Fanfic/ThisBites'': The [[spoiler:mysterious foggy giants of the Florian Triangle]] from canon are fleshed out in this story. They are the [[spoiler:Florian Triangle]] itself, the aspects of its consciousness in full control of the winds and tides and such that occur within. Yet, the ominousness thereof has a different interpretation: as Soundbite puts it, the [[spoiler:Triangle]] is a mirror that reflects the emotions poured into it. It inspired fear from others and so it grew more terrifying, which only got worse when [[spoiler:Moria]] moved in. But thanks to the Straw Hats, with its true nature known, the inhabitants started pouring out positive emotions, allowing [[spoiler:the Triangle]] to be happy and full of life as well. |
| 46 | [[/folder]] |
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| 48 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 49 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart'': Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi is a shapeshifter who constantly changes forms, many of which the characters find frightening, and who introduces herself with a [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial definitely-not-a-]] VillainSong called "Not Evil". [[spoiler:The catch is that she's telling the truth; she really is [[GoodAllAlong not evil]], and is unaware that her song came off as more sarcastic than sincere.]] |
| 50 | * ''WesternAnimation/Nimona2023'': The title character is some sort of PerpetuallyProtean being who is so durable that resting her arm on a whirling saw blade stops it dead without harming her, being impaled with a sword and shot with an arrow [[FeelNoPain doesn't hurt her]], being blasted head-on with [[spoiler:a WaveMotionGun]] can't kill her, and she can easily take on huge groups of knights by herself. Her shapeshifting powers are apparently without limit, as she's shown turning into animals, people, cartoon characters, and [[spoiler:even a {{kaiju}} at the end]]. She's shown to be [[spoiler:''at least'' one-thousand years old and has not aged at all, making her probably immortal]]. However, despite the CardCarryingVillain persona she puts on, she is completely benevolent and [[IJustWantToHaveFriends only wants to have friends]]. |
| 51 | [[/folder]] |
| 52 | |
| 53 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 54 | * ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'': The Atlanteans have a legend about a creature called the Karathen, which was so powerful even King Atlan feared it, and locked it away. Arthur eventually discovers that the creature is real and every bit as big and powerful as the legends say. Except Atlan didn't fear it, he was friends with it, and he didn't lock it away, it chose to guard his trident out of loyalty. When Arthur spoke to it, it was glad to find out that after centuries, there was someone else that could understand it. |
| 55 | * ''{{Film/Glorious}}'': Ghatanothoa is a god or titan (though he acknowledges such human terms are insufficient to truly describe him) who was created by his "father" to [[ApocalypseHow/ClassX4 wipe out all life in the universe]] when he enters the material realm, but was banished to the aether by his siblings. Ghat has grown rather fond of life and does not want to see it destroyed, making a sincere effort to befriend the human Wes to help him [[ArchnemesisDad save the universe from his father]]. Only to do so requires Wes to satisfy Ghat physically... |
| 56 | [[/folder]] |
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| 58 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 59 | * ''Franchise/CthulhuMythos'': |
| 60 | ** Yog-Sothoth, the Lurker at the Threshold, serves as one of these, to the point where he's almost a TokenGoodTeammate among his fellow Outer Gods. He [[TheOmnipresent exists simultaneously at all points in time and space]] and so [[TheOmniscient knows everything]], and is surprisingly willing to share that knowledge with his loyal followers. He's also known for having casual chats with human beings and even granted the occultist Randolph Carter a wish on one occasion. There are several stories where Yog-Sothoth is [[SummonBiggerFish invoked against less powerful deities]] as a protector; in Lovecraft's own final tale, "The Haunter of the Dark," the protagonist fervently prays to Yog-Sothoth to save him from the titular monster. Even Yog's appearance is less nightmarish than the other Eldritch Abominations: while they're monstrous, he takes the form of a series of glowing spheres. It's somewhat {{downplayed|Trope}} in that Yog-Sothoth can still drive people insane and operates on BlueAndOrangeMorality; he's just generally nicer about it than the rest of the group. |
| 61 | ** Kthanid, Cthulhu's brother from ''Literature/TitusCrow'', is the head of the Elder Gods, eldritch entities who are "the good guys" against the Outer Gods and Great Old Ones. He looks exactly like him, save the fact he has orange eyes. Whereas Cthulhu radiates evil, people in Kthanid's presence feel benevolence -- and he backs it up by making sure to protect the title character, even if it requires some scheming. |
| 62 | ** In general, the expanded Lovecraft universe has "Elder Gods", who are at best actively safeguarding humanity against Eldritch terrors and driving away unspeakable things (such as the God Nodens denying Nyarlathotep his victory in ''Literature/TheDreamQuestOfUnknownKadath''). At worst, they are indifferent to humanity but unwittingly protect them against worse things. The Pantheon includes [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Bast]] and [[Myth/JapaneseMythology Amaterasu]]. |
| 63 | * In the Cthulhu-adjacent adventures of Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian, there is Yag-kosha from ''Literature/TheTowerOfTheElephant''. An alien sorcerer, of a DyingRace, resembling a humanoid elephant with angelic wings, he came to Hyborean Earth to pass on his people's knowledge to humanity. Unfortunately, one ambitious apprentice overpowers and tortures him, forcing him to teach said apprentice evil magic. Conan is so moved by Yag-kosha's story, and the obvious signs of his abuse at the hands of his former student, that he agrees to [[ICannotSelfTerminate free the being from his mortal form]] so his spirit may take vengeance. |
| 64 | * ''Literature/ConstanceVerityDestroysTheUniverse'': On one adventure, Tia and Connie encountered an EldritchAbomination named Zyrothruactholhar the Recondite. He's apparently a real down-to-earth guy for a god-emperor. |
| 65 | * ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': While "abomination" is perhaps a bit of a stretch, the [[RiddleForTheAges incredibly mysterious]] Tom Bombadil fits the trope well. To begin with, no one's sure what the heck he even ''is''--he's definitely not a human, hobbit, wizard, elf, or any other known species. He claims to remember "the first raindrop and the first acorn," and it's hinted that he was around before Middle-Earth itself was created. Tom is also the most powerful creature in the entire world: the [[ArtifactOfDoom One Ring]] has no effect on him and could safely be left in his care if not for the fact he doesn't grasp its significance such that he could easily lose it. It's said that even if Sauron's forces took over the entirety of the world, Tom's home would be the last area to fall. For all his strength, though, Mr. Bombadil lives simply as a jolly, food-loving fellow who likes to tell stories, pick flowers for his wife Goldberry, and entertain guests with songs and stories... when he's not utterly destroying any monster who threatens those guests. |
| 66 | * Pretty much the entire point of ''Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'', which reveals that the malign deities of the Franchise/CthulhuMythos are space aliens and can be quite pleasant once you get to know them. The title character is Nyarlathotep the Crawling Chaos, who appears as a beautiful, [[GenkiGirl energetic teenage girl]] who makes friends easily due to her honest, outgoing nature and endless cheer (and came to Earth because [[DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu she fell]] in LoveBeforeFirstSight with OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Mahiro Yasaka). She's quickly joined in Mahiro's household by Cthuguha the Living Flame and Hastur the Yellow King, who are an {{Emotionless|Girl}} GamerChick and [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Cute Shotaro Boy]] respectively. |
| 67 | * ''Literature/ThebeAndTheAngryRedEye'' combines this trope with UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom. A group of astronauts approach UsefulNotes/{{Jupiter}}, unaware that a snakelike alien lives inside the planet. The being tries to say hello with a radiation surge, but this tuns out to be a FirstContactFauxPas; the surge damages the CoolStarship, leading to a series of disasters that kill all but one of the crew. However, the creature proves its good intentions at the end; [[spoiler:when the tragedy's SoleSurvivor makes contact with him, the alien comforts him as best it can, even allowing him to say goodbye to his beloved wife on Earth just before he dies]]. |
| 68 | * ''Literature/YoungWizards'': One of the most powerful and frankly ''weirdest'' entities in the entire multiverse of the books is...[[FluffyTheTerrible a chubby, cheerful pig named Chao]]. He's better known as the Transcendent Pig, since he [[TheOmnipresent exists at every moment in space and time simultaneously]], which grants him [[TheOmniscient near-total knowledge of everything in all creation]]. Chao is benevolent because he's a perfectly friendly fellow who loves to chat and play games with anyone who talks to him; he's an abomination because no one knows who the heck he is or where he came from--even the Powers that Be, who created the entirety of existence, have no clue as to his origins (their best guess is that one of them made him and doesn't want to admit it). Chao even knows the meaning of life, and if someone catches him when he's not paying attention, he just might slip up and share it without realizing it. |
| 69 | [[/folder]] |
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| 71 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 72 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 73 | ** The Doctor themself is an impossibly ancient being with an ability to perceive the universe in ways far beyond human understanding, and they're feared by their enemies, [[HorrifyingTheHorror even by the Daleks]]. They're even an EldritchAbomination to ''their own species'' of Eldritch Abominations because [[spoiler:they're also a mysterious entity from another dimension that even the Time Lords were unable to deduce anything about.]] And yet, they're (mostly) benevolent and ''love'' humanity and Earth, and will do anything to save their beloved adoptive planet. |
| 74 | ** The Doctor's TARDIS, a [[GeniusLoci sapient]] EldritchLocation that's BiggerOnTheInside and can travel anywhere in time and space, is just as much in love with humanity as the Doctor is. |
| 75 | * ''Series/BabylonFive'': |
| 76 | ** Most of the older races, the "First Ones" didn't care or were actively hostile, but a few stand out. |
| 77 | ** The Vorlons claim to be this, guiding races like the Minbari against the Shadows.[[spoiler:SubvertedTrope - they are in a long war with the Shadows and only care if the younger races keep fighting.]] |
| 78 | ** Kosh was an exception to the Vorlons - in the words of several characters, he cared about the younger races. But he was only "good" by the BlueAndOrangeMorality of the Vorlons. At one point he put two of the main characters in a test of their commitment that nearly killed them. |
| 79 | ** Lorien is true to this trope [[spoiler:after he meets Sherridan]] - he works with the younger races to end the Shadow War and he convinces all the First Ones to leave the galaxy. He appeared as an old humanoid but his true form was an orb of light with tentacles. |
| 80 | * ''Franchise/StarTrek'' |
| 81 | ** ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries The Original Series]]'' introduces the Medusans, a race of EnergyBeings introduced in the episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E5IsThereInTruthNoBeauty Is There In Truth No Beauty?]]". The Medusans are powerful telepaths who are also friendly with the Federation, their thoughts being described as "sublime". Unfortunately, their physical appearance is so repellent to most corporeal lifeforms that looking at one causes [[BrownNote insanity and subsequent death]]. As such, their dealings with Starfleet must be carried out via psychic intermediaries or from within special containment suits. Only Spock and Dr. Jones are shown to be able to withstand the effects of looking directly at a Medusan with the help of a special visor, owing to the former's Vulcan mind and the latter being blind. |
| 82 | ** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' has the aliens in the Bajoran wormhole, whom the Bajorans worship as their "Prophets". These aliens are completely incorporeal: all dealings with them have them take AFormYouAreComfortableWith -- typically, people from the memories of whichever corporeal lifeform they are conversing with. They also exist [[TimeDissonance completely untethered to linear time]], the concept of which they are not only unfamiliar with, but [[KryptoniteFactor can be physically harmed by]]. For the most part, however, they are content to let people travel through their wormhole to and from the Gamma Quadrant, just so long as they are not bothered: if you're lucky, annoying them will only result in your mind being rewritten. If not, you could simply [[CessationOfExistence vanish from reality]]. The [[EvilCounterpart Pah-Wraiths]], on the other hand, are an active danger to everyone in the galaxy... |
| 83 | * ''Series/WhereInTimeIsCarmenSandiego'': Omnicia has the benevolent part nailed, as every time she's contacted, she always gives the Time Pilots useful information for tracking down the villain, recovering the loot, and repairing the timeline. The abomination part is heavily implied; we aren't really told what she ''is''. |
| 84 | [[/folder]] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[folder:Mythology & Religion]] |
| 87 | * Literature/TheBible: |
| 88 | ** {{God}} is a possible UrExample of this trope; ''the'' ancient entity [[TheOmnipresent who Was, Is, and Will Be]], revealing only that of Himself which He chooses to reveal, whose true glory kills any who witnesses it, and possesses unlimited omnipotent powers, but happens to [[GodIsGood have humanity's best interests at heart]] ([[GoodIsNotSoft though you don’t want to cross Him or mess with His creations]]). |
| 89 | ** This goes for many biblical {{angel|icAbomination}}s as well, as they are often described as having absolutely terrifying and incomprehensible forms to the point of becoming MemeticMutation, but are firmly on humanity’s side. |
| 90 | [[/folder]] |
| 91 | |
| 92 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 93 | * ''TabletopGame/InNomine'': Yves is the most alien of the Archangels, a full AngelicAbomination from the higher heavens, a being so holy that even angels struggle to be in his presence. He's also one of the most genuinely kind archangels, dedicated to ensuring each person reaches their Destiny (the best way their life could be), and loved by almost all his fellow angels. |
| 94 | * ''{{TabletopGame/Pathfinder}}'': The goddess Desna is an ancient being that pre-dates the stars, whose true form is a massive moth-like creature, and who is heavily associated with stars and dreams. It's suggested that she may be an [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Outer God]] who became fascinated by humanity. |
| 95 | [[/folder]] |
| 96 | |
| 97 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 98 | * ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm'': Downplayed; Cracky the Sky Queen is an AngelicAbomination who looks like a CreepyDoll with spider limbs and BlackEyesOfEvil, and is antagonistic, but does genuinely want to save the world and is pretty kind to her fairy subjects -- at worst, she is a WellIntentionedExtremist who wants to [[spoiler:turn Catie back into Virtua]] under the beleif that this is the only way to save the Internet. |
| 99 | * ''VideoGame/{{Control}}'' is a NewWeird game set in an EldritchLocation run by [[ArtifactCollectionAgency The Federal Bureau of Control]]. Along the way, the PlayerCharacter Jesse Faden encounters various monsters and other such [[Characters/ControlParanaturalPhenomena paranatural phenomena]] that falls under the "EldritchAbomination" category. Many of them are hostile -- like [[TheCorruption The Hiss]], [[BotanicalAbomination The Mold]] and [[WasOnceAMan The Thing-That-Was-Once-Hartman]] -- but there are some eldritch entities that can be called benevolent, or at least are aligned with the Bureau. |
| 100 | ** Polaris is a resonance-based entity [[spoiler:that was planted in (or brought out of) Jesse by Hedron]]. It acts as a silent companion to her, helps her find thing, and is proven to destroy the Hiss's influence. |
| 101 | ** The Board is an entity (or host of entities) taking the form of an inverted black pyramid in a massive white expanse within the Astral Plane. They have a connection to all of the Objects of Power, and The Oldest House itself, and are responsible for choosing the Director of the FBC. While they are treated as allies in the game, [[AmbiguouslyEvil their actions and dialogue make it unclear if they have humanity's best interest in mind or if their goals align for now]]. |
| 102 | ** Ahti is the AmbiguouslyHuman janitor of The Oldest House. It's implied that he was there before the FBC discovered him, he doesn't wear an HRA when the Hiss invades, and the FBC's attempts at recording him accidentally created an Altered Item. He acts as something of a mentor role to Jesse and it is nothing but helpful to her, as strange and obscure as his help is. |
| 103 | ** [[spoiler:It's implied that constant exposure to Hedron caused Dr. Casper Darling to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence, and what little we see of him in this state has him rooting for Jesse in her fight against the Hiss]]. |
| 104 | * ''{{VideoGame/Destiny}}'': The Traveler is a gigantic, enigmatic white sphere that has spent billions of years traveling the galaxy, terraforming worlds and guiding any civilization it encounters into golden ages of peace and prosperity without desiring anything in return. It's furthermore an avatar or manifestation of the Light, sometimes known as the Sky or "the gardener", a sort of combination BackgroundMagicField-SentientCosmicForce metaphysically associated with things like peace, life, altruism, and difference, and which seeks to foster the growth of those things across the universe. The Light has its bad points, which amount to it being ''too'' good: GodsHandsAreTied because it respects free will even to its own detriment, it lets itself be taken advantage of because it's ''always'' willing to forgive, and at worst it loves life so much it might not allow anyone to die. |
| 105 | * Mantorok in ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'' is much more benevolent to humanity, compared to the three other Ancients. The worse Mantorok has done to humanity was eating two Khmer guards, which earned Pious Augustus's mocking for resorting to eating "flesh and blood," and sacrificing a few individuals to prevent the total extinction of humanity. [[spoiler:Its ability to manipulate time and space not only pushes humanity to stop the Ancients' plans but also allows the three Ancients to destroy each other before merging the timeline that ensures all three of their deaths. What it plans to do with the humans afterward is unknown.]] |
| 106 | * Zig-Zagged in ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' with some of the Daedric Princes. While all are [[JerkassGods dangerous and fickle]], some like Meridia and Azura are far less evil than others, with their divine domains being unambiguously positive forces like LifeEnergy and [[LightIsGood light]]. Still, their benevolence is more them creating a [[EnlightenedSelfInterest win-win scenario]] than their having [[GodIsGood genuine compassion]]. |
| 107 | * Suggested in ''VideoGame/EverybodysGoneToTheRapture'': the Pattern is an intangible, formless entity initially believed to be feeding on the people of Yaughton. However, later interpretations suggest that the Pattern either [[NonMaliciousMonster doesn't know that it's harming people by dissolving them into light]], or that it's actually benevolent. In particular, Kate believes that the Pattern is actually lonely and genuinely wants to bring happiness to the world, suggesting that it isn't feeding on people at all, but "collecting" them and incorporating them into a heavenly MindHive where they are reunited with their lost loved ones and get everything they want. With this in mind, [[spoiler:the ending in which the Pattern assimilates the human race is depicted in a beautiful, almost transcendent way -- albeit heavily on the bittersweet side.]] |
| 108 | * ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': |
| 109 | ** Abigail Williams was a 12-year-old girl who was the first person accused and executed in the Salem witch trials. Originating as part of a pocket dimension mashup between the Salem Witch Trials and the Franchise/CthulhuMythos created by the Demon Pillar Raum in the guise of Randolf Carter, Abigail is indwelled by Sut-Typhon (an eldritch entity strongly implied to be Yog-Sothoth) and metamorphoses into a HumanoidAbomination with bone-white skin, tentacles for "clothes", and a keyhole containing a third eye in her forehead. After being freed from Sut-Typhon's control, she retains her powers and decides to travel the multiverse with the real Randolf Carter rather than be erased from existence as the pocket dimension disappears. While a copy of her is summonable as a Foreigner-class Servant, the original Abigail later returns as an ally of Chaldea. |
| 110 | ** The Arcade version, whose plot diverges from the mobile version about halfway through the first arc due to being an AlternateTimeline, has [[DraconicAbomination Tiamat, Beast II]], who after her defeat in the original timeline's seventh Singularity put herself through a HeelFaceReincarnation and decided to help her wayward children, humanity, in spite of their previous "rejection" of her, and is an ally for Arcade's seventh Singularity against its new BigBad. |
| 111 | ** [[spoiler:Kulkulkan]], who is one of your main allies for Lostbelt 7, turns out to be this. [[spoiler:She is the ripped out heart of ORT, the Ultimate One of the Oort Cloud. For the record, ORT is the most powerful being seen in ''Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}'', as it is some kind of immortal cosmic spider-like thing with {{Precognition}}, and unknown levels of intelligence, hellbent on destroying humanity. That ripped out heart bit? It took MILLIONS of years to accomplish. And now the heart serves as an underground world's ''second sun'']]. Fortunately for Chaldea, [[spoiler:Kulkulkan]] decided that she loves her namesake and life, and so she joins in as a GenkiGirl who is unquestionably your ally. |
| 112 | * VideoGame/HostedGames' ''The Passenger'' stars an EldritchAbomination who indwells a human infant after being attacked by a bigger, meaner eldritch predator and spends 26 years trapped in said body. Depending on player choices, the MC can discover that HumanityIsInfectious, and even fall in love. |
| 113 | * ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': |
| 114 | ** The titular character is an almost indestructible being of ambiguous origin who can [[PowerCopying steal the abilities of others]] by eating them and repeatedly is shown to have likely limitless power. He is also a [[AdorableAbomination sweet-natured and happy-go-lucky glutton]] who [[NiceGuy never hesitates to help others]] and repeatedly protects existence from other actually evil abominations. |
| 115 | ** There's also Gooey from ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3''. He's a being made of [[MadeOfEvil Dark Matter (and by extension, Zero)]], but he's a nice-if-somewhat-dimwitted creature who prefers being Kirby's friend. Even as he takes on a more Dark Matter-esque form while flying, he's still friendly. |
| 116 | ** ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'' has [[spoiler: Elfilin. He's half of the alien conqueror Fecto Elfilis, one [[MadeOfGood made of their kindness and love]]. As such, he doesn't hesitate to help Kirby save the Waddle Dees captured by his evil half and acts as his friend throughout.]] |
| 117 | * ''VideoGame/{{Othercide}}'': You are the EldritchAbomination. Specifically, you are Memory the entity that has attached itself to the WorldsBestWarrior, the Mother and gave her immortality, eidetic memory and a few other benefits. Memory even feels guilty at being a parasite to the Mother and having her live through centuries of conflict, but she assures you that you're her best friend ever. In contrast, the BigBad of the game is Suffering, a being of the same type as you and it's outright malevolent. |
| 118 | * ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'': The Duke, who serves as the game's merchant, is one of these. He's [[BigFun incredibly large and fat]]--to the point where his clothes cannot contain his girth--and yet somehow possesses OffscreenTeleportation, as he's able to move ahead of protagonist Ethan with great speed and dexterity; he seems to have PsychicPowers, as he knows everything that's happening in the village and [[spoiler: takes Ethan to the site of the final battle against [[BigBad Mother Miranda]] when Ethan himself was ''clinically dead''--there's no way any normal person would know that he was still able to revive]]; and his [[SupremeChef skill as a cook]] is so high that the meals he prepares can permanently alter Ethan's physiology, giving him stat boosts. Toward the end of the game, Ethan finally asks who or what the Duke is, and he can only laugh and respond "Even ''I'' can't quite answer that..." Yet for all his bizarre powers and [[CreepyGood creepy demeanor]], the Duke is a genuinely kind person/entity who goes out of his way to help Ethan in his quest regardless of the consequences to himself. |
| 119 | * In ''Videogame/{{Starcraft}}'', the Xel'Naga are a mostly benevolent and aloof species of {{Precursors}} who seed life in the universe and then sit back to watch it grow and expand. The end goal is to develop a species with "purity of essence" (strong physical adaptability) and a species with "purity of form" (powerful psychic ability). [[spoiler: Those two species would then merge together to ascend and form a new Xel'Naga.]] The Xel'Naga themselves are massive, immortal creatures of colossal scale who resemble multi-eyed squid and whose primary bodies exist in the Void, separate from other physical universes. The majority of the Xel'Naga are benevolent beings, but [[spoiler: Amon, the BigBad of ''Videogame/StarcraftII'', seeks to end the cycle of Xel'Naga rebirth by annihilating all life because he believes it causes nothing but endless suffering.]] |
| 120 | * ''VideoGame/{{Subnautica}}'': [[spoiler:The Sea Emperor Leviathan]] from the first game. [[spoiler:It's the single biggest creature in the game, but isn't aggressive and wants the player's help to end a plague spread throughout the ocean]]. |
| 121 | * ''VideoGame/WeirdAndUnfortunateThingsAreHappening'': |
| 122 | ** The Outer Evocations and Zlonyth are terrifying entities beyond comprehension, but they are friendly to humans and team up with the heroes, sharing their powers, to stop the more traditional eldritch Inner Evocations from destroying the humans of Daybreak. [[spoiler:The normal ending implies that the partnership was really pure pragmatism and now they intend to carry out some secret evil agenda, but Farudon at least seems to genuinely consider the heroes his friends and isn't in on the plan, while Zlonyth wants nothing to do with either side and only helps when the Inners become so powerful that he is forced to aid the Outers in stopping them.]] |
| 123 | ** [[spoiler:Xelanyel the Matriarch, the mother of all Evocations and the FinalBoss, initally seems to be the GreaterScopeVillain but turns out to be perfectly friendly to humans and never attacks of her own will- the Inners have to hijack her body to make her do what they want.]] |
| 124 | [[/folder]] |
| 125 | |
| 126 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 127 | * ''VisualNovel/SlayThePrincess'': |
| 128 | ** [[spoiler:The Long Quiet, [[TomatoInTheMirror the protagonist himself]], is a GeniusLoci with a dark, spooky-looking BirdMan avatar who represents the concept of stagnation. It was created to contain the Shifting Mound so as to stop her from destroying the world, and depending on your decisions, you can be a fairly heroic character who tries to make the right decisions and help others, and can convince the Shifting Mound not to destroy the world.]] |
| 129 | ** The titular Princess is a HumanoidAbomination whom the Narrator insists will bring about the end of the world of she is not slain. While on many routes she is hostile and monstrous, a few choices will have her seem to become genuinely friendly, or even in love, with the protagonist. It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:every version of the Princess is just one part of the Shifting Mound, the entity of change that was split into pieces by someone trying to bring an end to death itself. While she can indeed end the universe, she is genuinely in love with the Long Quiet and believes that the change she embodies is a good thing, or at least a necessary one; she is birth and growth as much as she is death and ruin, and [[MonoNoAware believes that a finite existence is needed to give existence meaning]]. Even then, she can confess that she's uncertain of her existence and if she truly desires to carry out her purpose. Despite embodying the [[GodOfChaos opposite concept]] from [[GodOfOrder you]] she's never anything but warm and loving towards you - after all, [[TheDividual you were the same entity once]]. Notably, all she wants is for you to join her in exploring and shaping existence together, whereas you can, if you choose, decide that you'd rather kill her and shape existence alone, and even if you choose to do so she'll spend her last moments sincerely telling you that she loves you and wishes you nothing but the best. You can even [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath take the diplomatic solution]] and convince her to ''not'' destroy the world.]] |
| 130 | [[/folder]] |
| 131 | |
| 132 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 133 | * ''WebAnimation/AngelHare'' has Gabby, the main character of a Christian kids' show. She genuinely means well and wants to help; the "Abomination" part comes from the fact that [[spoiler:[[BreakingTheFourthWall she's aware of one of her viewers]], but only during a live broadcast. She can also affect the real world, and may be related to the Archangel Gabriel]]. |
| 134 | * The titular ''WebAnimation/ChiknNuggit'' appears to be an adorable yellow "pubby", but frequently displays anomalous properties such as stretching his neck and ears, swapping his and Cheezborger the cat's species, and -- when deciding to "change things up" -- briefly appearing as a yellow mass of writhing tentacles and teeth. Even Iscream, a demonic eldritch entity themselves, is intimidated by Chikn. |
| 135 | * Ninomae Ina'nis from ''WebAnimation/{{Hololive}}'' is the scariest-looking of the English-speaking roster, playing the character of the head priestess of the "Ancient Ones" and looking like them. She is also the calmest and most easy-going member of Hololive EN. |
| 136 | [[/folder]] |
| 137 | |
| 138 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 139 | * PlayedForLaughs in a ''WebComic/{{Buttersafe}}'' [[https://www.buttersafe.com/2009/02/12/children/ comic]] about a gigantic monster (at least 200 feet tall) that comes to destroy the planet...but first he meets a little girl and strikes up a friendly conversation with her. When she asks if she can help him with his task, the beast happily gives her a hammer and lets her run loose. The comic ends with the monster overlooking the scorched landscape of the ruined Earth, with the little girl cheerfully sitting beside him on his shoulder. |
| 140 | * [[https://m.webtoons.com/en/canvas/eldritch-kindness/list?title_no=730172 Eldritch Kindness]] is about a group of ancient, outer gods and the burgeoning cult worshipping them trying to establish themselves in an unsuspecting world and overthrow the ruling government. The twist being that said world and government are a hellish dystopia that treat most of the population as slaves and the gods themselves (known as the Kind Ones) embody concepts like love, justice, and knowledge, and encourage their followers to live by these ideals. |
| 141 | * Chaos from ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' was originally an immortal with a humanoid default form, but it's implied that over time her mental instability has led to her true form becoming [[https://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=854 very much]] [[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/2016-06-25 inhuman]]. [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2009-11-11 Her benevolence tends to vary as well]], but she genuinely cares about her (fairly large) family at least. |
| 142 | * While most of the Celestials from ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'' aren't eldritch enough to count, their head honcho, Bahamut, absolutely does. He's the only one stated to be completely omnipotent and can take a multitude of forms, most frequently an intimidatingly gargantuan DraconicAbomination with an always-stoic expression. Still, among the Celestials he's one of the most pleasant and fair, and tells King explicitly that he loves every mortal soul. Given his job is to judge denizens of Heaven and mortals alike, it's for the best that he's got a good heart. |
| 143 | [[/folder]] |
| 144 | |
| 145 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 146 | * ''WebOriginal/TheBackrooms'': [[http://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.com/entity-140 Entity 140, "Blanche"]] is a very sweet and kind young MagicLibrarian lady that helps wanderers who enter her floor on [[MagicalLibrary Level 906]], and is one of the ''very few'' unanimously benevolent Entities despite her actual form being an immensely powerful and mind-shattering EldritchAbomination. |
| 147 | * The titular character from ''Jennifer Is NOT An Eldritch Horror'' is a TranshumanAbomination able to psychically drive people mad and able to assimilate the minds and personality of whoever she eats. She's actually quite kind and friendly, but unfortunately her PowerIncontinence [[MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds results in her]] accidentally wiping out the population of an entire planet. |
| 148 | * ''Website/SCPFoundation'': |
| 149 | ** [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-999 SCP-999]] is perhaps the best-known example of an anomalous SCP entity that is completely friendly and harmless, being an {{adorable|Abomination}} orange BlobMonster with an [[AllLovingHero omnibenevolent personality]], and has the ability to induce feelings of pure happiness in anyone it makes physical contact with. One popular story suggests that is is the [[spoiler:spawn of the [[SatanticArchetype Scarlet]] [[DestroyerDeity King]], whose other spawn notably includes (at least depending on the continuity) the [[NighInvulnerability unkillable]] and {{omnicidal|Maniac}} lizard SCP-682]]. |
| 150 | ** [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-6033 SCP-6033-1]] is Ud'itlah, a formless tentacled blob who claims to have been born "before even the oldest star". They were incredibly lonely until they discovered Toby [=McEnderson=], an equally lonely little boy [[AmbiguouslyAbsentParent heavily implied to be an orphan]], and became his BestFriend. |
| 151 | --->'''SCP-6033-1:''' They're in a special place right now. It can be a little cold sometimes, and even a little scary, but there's lots of people there that will take care of them both and keep them safe. No matter what, Ud'itlah and Toby will always have each other, and maybe even someday they'll be able to see the world together. Together they'll live {{happily ever after}}. |
| 152 | * ''WebOriginal/{{Centennials}}'' has the relationship between the entity Gorbuch and his host Vendil, as Gorbuch empowers Vendil to fight on behalf of the century corps and has helped Vendil save the world multiple times. |
| 153 | * ''Blog/{{Slimyswampghost}}'' has Long Horse, an AnimalisticAbomination resembling a horse skull attached to an infinitely long, crooked neck. They're also a benevolent protector that saves lives by warning others of impending doom. Also, one of [[{{Kaiju}} The Giants]] is a protector of her hometown, making her the TokenGoodTeammate amongst her malevolent peers. |
| 154 | [[/folder]] |
| 155 | |
| 156 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 157 | * ''{{WesternAnimation/Amphibia}}'': [[spoiler:A CosmicEntity known as the Calamity Guardian appears in the final episode. They initially take the form of an outdated computer model, because they think that's how Anne's peers communicate. When Anne points out they're a few decades behind, they instead take the [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith form of Anne's cat Domino]]. Their true form is a [[EnergyBeing mass of incandescent transdimensional energy]], the mere presence of which [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm shakes entire planes of existence and drives people mad]]. Anne has a FreakOut merely catching a glimpse of it. Nevertheless, they're indeed a benevolent being, but have a habit of being BrutallyHonest and InnocentlyInsensitive, as well as [[NiceJobBreakingItHero not foreseeing how some inhabitants of Amphibia would abuse the Calamity Stones they have given them]] ([[GodIsFlawed and haven't really done much to stop them]]).]] |
| 158 | * ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'': |
| 159 | ** Bolo is a Titan, a member of a species that can grow to the size of a planet, and he could effortlessly wreck havoc on the universe if he wanted to. Despite this, he's a TokenGoodTeammate who helps the Team Squad on a regular basis and talks to them like they are old college buddies. |
| 160 | ** The Arachnitects are giant cosmic beings that resemble spiders, and are responsible for creating the Titans. Despite their monstrous appearance, they are far from evil, instead being devoted to keeping Invictus sealed within Final Space. All their interactions with the Team Squad have been positive, even if they start off on shaky ground. |
| 161 | * ''WesternAnimation/LoveDeathAndRobots'' |
| 162 | ** In the episode "[[Recap/LoveDeathAndRobotsBeyondTheAquilaRift Beyond the Aquila Rift]]", a team of wayward astronauts are trapped in an illusion of a spaceship by a [[CreepyGood hideous spider-like alien entity]] taking on the form of the captain's old flame. This is to hide how far off course they are, how old they have become, how one of their crew has perished, and how horrifying their new environment is, in order to keep them as calm and sane as possible. |
| 163 | ** Played with in the episode "[[Recap/LoveDeathAndRobotsAllThroughTheHouse All Through the House]]". In it, Santa is portrayed as a {{Santabomination}}; a grotesque red xenomorph-like creature that drinks through a straw-like tongue, and can identify the concepts of goodness and naughtiness through smell. Despite its horrifying appearance, it lives up to its benevolent status by regurgitating the perfect gifts for children it approves of, and even gives an AffectionateGestureToTheHead to reassure anyone that see it that it means no harm. However, the children that were unfortunate enough to witness it lie awake for the whole night, [[AmbiguousSituation wondering what would've happened to them if they hadn't been good]]... [[ImpliedDeathThreat Especially after an ominous warning that it leaves for them before leaving]]: |
| 164 | --->'''Santa:''' Stay... Good... |
| 165 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': The Titan sounds like something out of HP Lovecraft — an immensely powerful, unimaginably old, island-sized UndeadAbomination who lies between death and life, creating a world from its dying slumber. When he shows up in person, though, [[spoiler: he's a really nice guy who tells bread puns and makes silly jokes, thanks Luz for looking after his son, and ultimately sacrifices himself to save his creations from Belos.]] |
| 166 | [[/folder]] |
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