But also the vibes are totally different. In the original there’s a palpable eldritch terror despite the absurdity, helped along by the difference in scale and the unknowable malice in Ribbonthulhu’s expression. In the ai generated version it just looks like a phoned in political cartoon with a shocked Pikachu MAGA looking mildly alarmed at a rather underwhelming baby Cthulhu with ribbons attached.
But also the vibes are totally different. In the original there’s a palpable eldritch terror despite the absurdity, helped along by the difference in scale and the unknowable malice in Ribbonthulhu’s expression. In the ai generated version it just looks like a phoned in political cartoon with a shocked Pikachu MAGA looking mildly alarmed at a rather underwhelming baby Cthulhu with ribbons attached.