Fthaggua is a fictional entity created by Donald Wandrei for his short story "The Fire Vampires". It was first incorporated into the Cthulhu Mythos by Lin Carter in his short story "The Horror in the Gallery", which portrays Fthaggua as a Lesser Old One who serves Cthugha.
Background[]
The King Regent of the Fire Vampires, Fthaggua appears as a great flickering ball of cold blue flame. It dwells with the Fire Vampires within an enormous edifice upon the surface of the reddish-blue comet Ktynga, a celestial body which Fthaggua can guide across the cosmos and which is possessed of many strange properties, not least the incredible heat that it radiates or the fact that it can exceed the speed of light.
Fthaggua was killed by the human scientist Gustav Norby in the year 2339 after it attempted to subjugate the Earth. (CIRCLE: "The Fire Vampires")
The entity may have a connection to the Great Old One known as Cthugha. Although it is not entirely clear, it has been speculated that Fthaggua is either a servant or an avatar of Cthugha. (EXP: The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana)
The Fire Vampires of Fthaggua[]
- Main article: Fire Vampire
In Other Media[]
- In the mobile game Tower of Saviors, Fthaggua was originally an insignificant piece of stardust with no self consciousness until the power and influence of Azathoth transformed it into an entity of raging flames with a desire to cause destruction. Unlike most depictions, this version of Fthaggua has orange flames instead of blue, as well as resembling a more dragon-like creature.
- In the mobile game Fate/Grand Order, the Foreigner-class Servant Yang Guifei is used as a vessel by Cthugha. Despite this, the depiction appears to be at least partially based on Fthaggua due to Guifei's blue flames and ability to summon Fire Vampires.
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