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'''Nyarlathotep''' was one of the [[Great Old One]]s given its name in the present universe by [[Rassilon]]. ([[ | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
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'''Nyarlathotep''' was one of the [[Great Old One]]s given its name in the present universe by [[Rassilon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'') [[Elektra]] considered him "the darkest and greatest of the Old Ones", and despised him for "what he had done"; she hoped her child, [[Kronos]], would be the champion of a united universe against him and his kind. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'') | |||
The [[Satyrmen]] of [[El Mundo]] knew [[Desolador]], who brought a destructive technological plague to their planet, as the "Scion of Nyarlathotep". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Rise & Fall of Señor 105 (novel)|The Rise & Fall of Señor 105]]'') | |||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Flip Jackson]] encountered a fictional version when they were in [[H. P. Lovecraft]]'s mind brought to life by the [[Somnifax]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lovecraft Invasion (audio story)|The Lovecraft Invasion]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] told [[Bernice Summerfield]] that he sincerely hoped never to meet Nyarlathotep. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'') [[Roz Forrester]], using her knowledge of Lovecraft's writing, managed to convince [[Montague (The Death of Art)|an agent]] of the [[Great Old One]]s that the [[Seventh Doctor]] was their dark messenger Nyarlathotep himself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]'') | |||
{{Quote|The Doctor is the emissary of your masters, worm. He is the messenger of the powers you draw upon. [...] He is more than man. He is the troubler at the gate, the walker with the thousand forms; the part of the idiot god which embraces the pain of reason. He is the thing from the void that mocks the blind apes of truth. He is the dark messenger, Nya...|Roz|The Death of Art (novel)}} | |||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Nyarlathotep originated in the horror stories of [[H. P. Lovecraft]]. In the ''Call of Cthulhu'' tabletop role-playing game Nyarlathotep is classified as an "Outer God", a class of beings considered even more powerful than the "Great Old Ones". | |||
Nyarlathotep originated in the horror stories of [[H. P. Lovecraft]], | * In 2013, when asked how he would respond if presented with a theory that [[the Other]] was Nyarlathotep, [[Andrew Cartmel]] replied, "I would respond, "Who is Nyarlathotep?" while scratching my head."<ref>[https://twitter.com/andrewcartmel/status/402000070859440129 Cartmel answers about a possible link with the Other]</ref> | ||
* [[Callum Phillpott]] once noted that the "[[man in black (Cyber-Hunt)|man in black]]" in Phillpott's own ''[[Cyber-Hunt (novelisation)|Cyber-Hunt]]'' could, among other possibilities, be interpreted as Nyarlathotep.<ref>{{cite web | |||
|url = https://aristidetwain.tumblr.com/post/678262054451347456/eight-lost-bbv-projects | |||
|title=Eight "Lost" BBV Projects | |||
|author = [[Aristide Twain]] | |||
|website name=Aristide Twain on Tumblr | |||
|date of source = 9 March 2022 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Supposed deities from the real world]] | |||
[[Category:Members of the earlier race of Time Lords]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:57, 13 December 2023
Nyarlathotep was one of the Great Old Ones given its name in the present universe by Rassilon. (PROSE: Divided Loyalties) Elektra considered him "the darkest and greatest of the Old Ones", and despised him for "what he had done"; she hoped her child, Kronos, would be the champion of a united universe against him and his kind. (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel)
The Satyrmen of El Mundo knew Desolador, who brought a destructive technological plague to their planet, as the "Scion of Nyarlathotep". (PROSE: The Rise & Fall of Señor 105)
The Sixth Doctor and Flip Jackson encountered a fictional version when they were in H. P. Lovecraft's mind brought to life by the Somnifax. (AUDIO: The Lovecraft Invasion) The Seventh Doctor told Bernice Summerfield that he sincerely hoped never to meet Nyarlathotep. (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire) Roz Forrester, using her knowledge of Lovecraft's writing, managed to convince an agent of the Great Old Ones that the Seventh Doctor was their dark messenger Nyarlathotep himself. (PROSE: The Death of Art)
The Doctor is the emissary of your masters, worm. He is the messenger of the powers you draw upon. [...] He is more than man. He is the troubler at the gate, the walker with the thousand forms; the part of the idiot god which embraces the pain of reason. He is the thing from the void that mocks the blind apes of truth. He is the dark messenger, Nya...
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Nyarlathotep originated in the horror stories of H. P. Lovecraft. In the Call of Cthulhu tabletop role-playing game Nyarlathotep is classified as an "Outer God", a class of beings considered even more powerful than the "Great Old Ones".
- In 2013, when asked how he would respond if presented with a theory that the Other was Nyarlathotep, Andrew Cartmel replied, "I would respond, "Who is Nyarlathotep?" while scratching my head."[1]
- Callum Phillpott once noted that the "man in black" in Phillpott's own Cyber-Hunt could, among other possibilities, be interpreted as Nyarlathotep.[2]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Cartmel answers about a possible link with the Other
- ↑ Aristide Twain (9 March 2022). Eight "Lost" BBV Projects. Aristide Twain on Tumblr.
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