SCP-098

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SCP-098-4

Background

SCP-098 is a species of previously unknown crustacean crab-like animals. They demonstrate pack-hunting behavior when attacking prey.

General Information

Name: SCP-098

Other Names: Surgeon Crabs

Origin: SCP Foundation

First Appearance: SCP File log

Company: SCP Foundation

Sex: Varies (SCP-098 is a species of previously unknown crustacean)

Sexuality: Varies

Pronouns: Varies, They/Them collectively

Age: Varies

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: SCP Foundation Containment Area

Discovered: ██████, Brazil

Story Role: SCP

Classification: Safe Class,

Species: Unknown Crustacean

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Crustacean Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Unknown

Occupation: None

Containment Status: Contained (Members of SCP-098 are kept in a 10 m x 20 m room with small pools of water and sandy substrate)

Affiliations: SCP-098 members

Enemies: Prey Animals

Height: Varies, normally 40 centimeters tall

Weight: Varies

Status: Active

Alignment: Unaligned (SCP-098 is a species of previously unknown crustacean, thus they are animals that lack any real moral alignment)

Codex Statistics

Grade: C

Tier: 10-C, Higher with Penetration Damage

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Subhuman level (SCP-098 is a species of previously unknown crustacean, sitting around 40 centimeters tall and as large as 60 centimeters across), Higher with Penetration Damage (The front limbs terminate in knife-like structures that incorporate silica to form an extremely sharp edge)

Durability: Subhuman level

Striking Strength: Subhuman Class

Lifting Strength: Below Average Human Class

Travel Speed: Below Average Human Speed (Crab species generally move around 1-2 m/s)

Attack Speed: Below Average Human Speed

Reaction Speed: Below Average Human Reactions

Stamina: Superhuman (Speciments of SCP-098 are able to feed off their prey for several hours or several days without tiring)

Range: Below Standard Melee (SCP-098 members reach up to around 40 centimeters tall and as large as 60 centimeters across)

Intelligence: High Animalistic Intelligence (SCP-098 have shown an ability to remember patterns such as feeding and cleaning times and habitual movement of personnel entering their enclosure. Dr. Mann have taught several of them simple tricks, and they seem to understand the meanings of several commands. They are capable of vocalizations, using a larynx-like structure attached to primitive lungs. They can use these vocalizations to mimic the sounds the prey animal makes to confuse it or draw it into position)

Knowledge: High Animalistic level (SCP-098 normally poses little threat to adult humans preferring smaller spey such as dogs, cats, and small pigs, however, they have attacked larger prey when a sufficient number of specimens were present, or else other food was unavailable)

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Powers and Techniques

Small Size (Bug-Sized; SCP-098 is a species of previously unknown crustacean, sitting around 40 centimeters tall and as large as 60 centimeters across), Aquatic Breathing (Speciens of SCP-098 are able to breathe both water and air, splitting their time between the two environments), Adaptation (Reactive; SCP-098 adapt quickly to changes in their environemnt), Natural Weaponry & Penetration Damage (The front limbs terminate in knife-like structures that incorporate silica to form an extremely sharp edge), Eusociality (SCP-098 demonstrates pack-hunting behavior when attacking prey. When specimens detect a prey animal, they will attempt to surround it), Voice Mimicry (Specimens of SCP-098 can mimic the sounds made by the prey animal they surround, confusing it or drawing it into position), Liquid Manipulation (SCP-098 specimens will spit a viscous mucus over cut wounds of its prey, where this substance hardens rapidly, preventing blood loss or infection, this continues until the prey animal is completely immobilized)

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Equipment

Nothing notable.

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Other

Standard Tactics: SCP-098 demonstrates pack-hunting behavior when attacking prey. When specimens detect a prey animal, they will attempt to surround it. They will mimic the sounds made by the creature, apparently to confuse it or to draw it into position. When ready, one specimen will approach the prey animal. When its attention is fixed on the first specimen, others will move behind the prey and attempt to cut the tendons of the legs or other limbs. They will continue to mimic the sounds the prey animal makes to disorient it. After cutting, a specimen of SCP-098 will spit a viscous mucus over the wound. This substance hardens rapidly, preventing blood loss or infection. This continues until the prey animal is completely immobilized.

Weaknesses: Nothing notable.

Containment Attempts

None.

None.

None.

References

• SCP-098 original article page.