Basic Trope: An Eldritch Abomination (or other monstrous being) that resembles an animal.
- Straight: Aquilae is a monstrous eldritch abomination that resembles a large eagle (And that's just the bare minimal description of him).
- Exaggerated: Aquilae is so incomprehensible (aside from the fact that he looks a little bit like an eagle) that his true form causes people to Go Mad from the Revelation.
- Downplayed:
- Aquilae is a monstrous abomination, but not necessarily an eldritch one.
- Aquilae is more of a Lovecraft Lite creature.
- Justified:
- The story is Xenofiction or takes place in a World of Funny Animals, making it understandable that the eldritch abominations are also animal-like.
- Aquilae used to be a regular eagle before he underwent an Eldritch Transformation.
- Aquilae is a shapeshifting eldritch creature, and chose the form of an eagle to more easily blend in.
- Aquilae is a very powerful Nature Spirit god that is worshipped by his mortal counterparts.
- Inverted: A regular animal resembles an Eldritch Abomination.
- Subverted: A creature is suspected of being an Eldritch Abomination, but is just an ordinary animal.
- Double Subverted: Or is it?
- Parodied: Aquilae is actually a tiny little songbird with an eldritch being inside of him. He's constantly angry at how limiting his form is.
- Zig-Zagged: Aquilae can shapeshift - sometimes he resembles an animal, and sometimes he doesn't.
- Averted:
- There are no eldritch creatures or monsters.
- Any abominations don't resemble animals at all.
- Enforced: "You know, animals are an interesting basis for a twisted abomination - let's design ours off an eagle."
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: Aquilae is a shapeshifting eldritch demon that chooses to be in an animal-like form.
- Exploited: Aquilae has animal-like abilities due to his appearance.
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
Back to Animalistic Abomination... did you just see that, in the woods?
