Talk:Cthulhu

Not sure if this really belongs in the article, but it *is* possible to kill him permanently. He is not fire resistant and cannot fly, so if he somehow ends up in lava, he will die and be gone forever; it seems the cloud-respawn thing is analogous to leaving a corpse-if he can't leave one, he is permanently destroyed. Not that this really possible in a normal game, mind you; this was accomplished in wizard mode by wishing for figurines of him (obviously not allowed in any sort of normal game) and setting them in lava. He "burned to a crisp" every time. Unfortunately, since this isn't Dwarf Fortress, I don't think flooding his level with magma is really a viable option, but it is an interesting corner case.

I'd guess the usual Riders tricks should also work: Fill the level by reading the cursed Book of the Dead, kill the guy, and keep reading the book. At least some of the graveyard monsters are poison resistant. I don't know how viable this is in a real game, though. Tjr 02:18, August 13, 2010 (UTC)

What about purple worms (polyself or level 49 pets)? Tjr 02:20, August 13, 2010 (UTC)

Size gigantic, so engulfing is impossible. However..... he doesn't have a magic missile attack. Thus he shouldn't be magic resistant, and can be polymorphed by a genetic engineer. I don't know if 'Cannot be tamed' applies to post-polymorph forms or not, but even if it is impossible to tame him you should be able to stone his new form. That should be permanent and not result in him coming back to life.

While filling the level with lava is certainly impossible, unless Lethe changes the invocation ritual, it might be possible to take him with you upstairs and somehow drop him into the lava. Is there any method to drop a (non-pet) monster into lava? -- Qazmlpok 03:08, August 13, 2010 (UTC)

Can't lances move a monster back once space? I've never used them. Tjr 12:06, August 13, 2010 (UTC)