Hastur

Appearances

 * Persona 2: Eternal Punishment: Tower Arcana

Biography
Hastur appears as a persona in Persona 2: Eternal Punishment. He may not differ from the others gameplay-wise, however, he stands out since his material card, The King in Yellow, cannot be acquired by normal means. To get it, the player must talk to the Wang Long-obsessed girl in 2X Slash, in Aoba, and say the phrase "HASTURCOMEFORTH" as their birth month when prompted. After that, Hastur's material card will then be found in a package by Maya Amano's desk, in Kismet Publishing.

About
While Hastur is best known as part of the Cthulhu Mythos, he was originally created by Ambrose Bierce in the short story "Haita The Shepherd". He later appeared in one work by HP Lovecraft, but is best know for his role in August Derleth's stories. Hastur is the half-brother of Cthulhu.

Known As
The King In Yellow is also the title of a book (and a book within that book) where Hastur is mentioned. The name of his material card, as well as how it must be acquired, are references to these last two names.
 * The Feaster from Afar, a black, shriveled, flying monstrosity with tentacles tipped with razor-sharp talons that can pierce a victim's skull and siphon out the brain
 * The King in Yellow
 * He Who Is Not To Be Named