Talk:Gaunter O'Dimm/@comment-78.144.36.163-20160530025346

I'm pretty sure Gaunter O'Dimm is Hastur from Lovecraft mythos. Not only does that describe his immense power but why his name drives men mad.

The Lovecraftian horrors are so far beyond mens imaginations and ability to comprehend, we even say their names wrong when it looks right to us. That is a simplified translation of their names more or less.

Given the fact he tells Geralt his name can drive men mad, I'm rather sure he's Hastur, as saying his name three times in Lovecraft mythos, especially Derleth mythos is supposed to have dire consequences which are never elaborated upon.

Another part that assures me of this is the fact that Hastur himself is oddly fond of communicating with humans and meddling with them, whereas most Great Old Ones and higher have very little interest in humans as they're so far beneath them they have nothing to offer.

Another hint part at least for me is, Gaunter O'Dimm is always seen wearing robes of yellow. Hastur is known as the King in Yellow specifically, that is the title of that Great Old One.

Another problem for me is people say he's the devil, but the devil is a demon and doesn't drive men mad. He tends to drive them to despair. The idea of him being "evil incarante" again from my opinion is the fact Lovecraftian horrors such as the Great Old Ones are beyond concepts like morals, good and bad. Thus why he doesn't see anything wrong with the monkey fist of his deals he makes. A man who has no idea he's facing a beyond Godly alien entity, with no concept of "good" and "bad" would likely see it as evil itself.