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This subject contains information from the "Lovecraft Circle" Myth Cycles, and while guided by HPL are not based on his work alone. Hawkins is a fictional character created by H. P. Lovecraft, who makes his only appearance in the 1928 short story "The Call of Cthulhu".

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Hawkins was a member of the Emma of Auburn, although his role is uncertain. When Donovan successfully opened Cthulhu's vault in R'lyeh, the "quick-eared" Hawkins was the first to hear the creature's "nasty, slopping sound." As the crew continued to listen, Cthulhu emerged, killing Donovan, Guerrera and Angstrom. Hawkins' fate isn't made explicit, but as he did not escape the island with Gustaf Johansen and William Briden, his death by Cthulhu may have simply gone unwritten, or he might have been swallowed with Cthulhu when R'lyeh re-submerged.

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