I think this Voltron/Vader nonsense is distracting from the fact that humanity's most basic nightmare is trailing a simple wizard.
Actually, far nerdier internet groups than we have already debated a similar topic, pitting the Great Old One against Dr. Fate AND Dr. Strange
Ultimately, Cthulhu won.
http://www.electricferret.com/fights/strangefate.htm
Here are some excerpts:
"If it was a one-on-one battle, Cthulu would have it in the bag."
""Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagk fhtagn".
The Great Squiddiness will devour the two "sorcerers" within nanoseconds after his appearance."
"As much as I respect the two good Doctor's
I don't believe that they would win. To absolutely be victorius they would have to destroy Cthlulhu. That they simply can't do in all honesty. If they kill his physical he'll just turn to mist and reform. They must kill his essence. They can't beat his experience. Cthulhu set up residence about a million years ago. Dr. Strange's school of magic dates back to mid human history. Dr. Fate has the power of Order true, but I don't see Order matching the power of an Elder god. So Cthulhu's magic is older and more powerful, in my estimation. Lastly, if the magical power existed to destroy Cthulhu wouldn't it have been used already. The best I see them doing is trapping him.
If the Doctors win then I'll buy a snowblower and make some cash in Hell. "
"Death, destruction, madness, sounds like your average day in Los Angelas. But seriously, folks,
the Docs are in big trouble. Their magic might allow them to ward off the insanity effect, but Cthulhu's just too freakin' powerful."
"Hang on, hang on. Reality check time: Dr Strange is, essentially, human. As a human, this makes him subject to Cthulu madness, as in since he thinks like a human he will be driven insane like any other human and have his magical abilities completely stifled by the sight of Cthulu. And NO artifacts can prevent this because Cthulu madness is NOT an extra effect!
Cthulu madness is something inside all of us and is a completely natural reaction to seeing Cthulu. No counterspell will work for this one because it's not a spell. And that's only the first line of offense for Cthulu. Star Spawn. He has thousands of these things. All of them ALSO cause lower-levels of Cthulu madness, possess Hulk level strength, can fly, ALSO know an ungodly deal of magic, and can rip people apart with their claws. Then you have Cthulu himself. According to the actual Call of Cthulu rulebook,
Cthulu knows how to cast every single spell but better. He can match these two's spells on a one for one basis and even overpower them! Then you have the fact that Cthulu is around 900 stories tall. Therefore, vote for Cthulu."
"Kids, come on! Sure, Strange and Fate may attempmt to banish the slimly one, but the stars must be right if the big guy himself is taking down cities again.
I'm sorry, there is no way in hell anything short of God Himself (and some would even debate that) can deal with High Priest Cthulhu head on. You'll really need to warm up the BS machine if he looses. I guess in all of Lovecraft's nightmares, he never envisoned the power of idiot fanboys. Oh well."
"The vote has obviouly got to go to Cthulhu. There is no way in hell a Pair of Low-Rent Magicians can defeat the most vile and powerful of the elder gods.
It would be like placing 2 First Graders in a boxing match with Muhammed Ali and then blindfolding the First Graders."
"There really isn't much of a contest, here. Fate and Strange are two massively powerful socerors . . . but Cthulhu is the same, plus more experience than a human mind can even imagine.
Oh, and don't forget he's about the size of Godzilla, extremely resiliant, able to regenerate after apparent destruction, able to fold space to travel throughout and beyond the universe, [and] able to telepathically destroy minds without effort ... The stars are right, and the world belongs to Great Cthulhu once again!"
"An elder god versus mere mortals?
No matter how super-powered, no human can withstand the incredible evil that is the Great Cthulhu! The darkest and eldest of the Lovecraftian Gods has no patience for the twiddlings of the temporarily sane. Cthulhu can do whatever he pleases in this match; his enemies are at the whims of his capricious nature! He may drive them insane in an instant, or crunch them like popcorn snacks, or let them live for a thousand thousand years of infinite pain and madness in the bowels of the unholy cathedral that is R'lyeh! Or maybe just ignore them -
for who can pose a threat to the Great Cthulhu, unless he be another Elder God?
"Anyone who thinks that a couple of mere mortals -no matter how mystically endowed- can trounce an immortal Great Old One (TM) who's had aeons upon aeons to practice up, is the leader of a tribe of slightly smaller versions of himself, comes from outer space, and whose gelatinous form is capable of repairing all damage done to it even to the point of atomization... Anyone who thinks this is hallucinatory and should receive immediate medical attention. Especially when you
consider that each of the two has, in comic book after comic book, been beaten bloody by various other mediocre characters in order to preserve suspense. They've no chance at all when the Spawn From Beyond the Stars shows up."
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