SCP-1436

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Background

SCP-1436 is a male bird of unidentified species with features similar to those of the Meropidae family, including its wingspan of 46 cm. SCP-1436’s behavior is typical of an insectivore bird and it produces calls that have been identified as attempts to communicate with other members of its own species. No other members of SCP-1436’s species have been found or identified at this time.

SCP-1436 constantly undergoes a cycle in which it rapidly matures from an embryo into an adult, dies and decays. After SCP-1436’s form has completely decomposed, an egg reappears and SCP-1436 reenters the growth stage of its cycle. Each cycle lasts two months on average, with the growth stage usually lasting one and a half months. During this first stage, SCP-1436 does not require more food than the average bird of its current age, despite its accelerated growth. Internal imaging of SCP-1436’s body has shown no anomalous features or bodily processes, aside from the subject’s rapid growth rate. Once SCP-1436 reaches full maturity it ceases to age and remains in this state for three days on average before entering the second stage of its cycle.

During the second stage of its cycle SCP-1436 manipulates probability to cause its own death. The area around SCP-1436 during this stage of the cycle will experience events dangerous to SCP-1436. These events are always physically possible, but analysis has shown that most SCP-1436 events would have been extremely improbable. The events at the beginning of the second stage are far more localized than those later in the cycle. Events later in the cycle have shown the effect is capable of causing complex causal chains to kill SCP-1436. The last cycle before SCP-1436’s recovery by the Foundation resulted in the structural collapse of a bird house in the ███████████ zoo, █████ fatally wounding 18 and injuring 32. Records from the zoo indicate that SCP-1436 had been in its second stage for about two weeks and that several accidents related to SCP-1436 had occurred, each larger than the last. SCP-1436 does not seem to consciously cause these events, and continues to take acts of self-preservation during the second stage.

General Information

Name: SCP-1436

Other Names: Probability Phoenix

Origin: SCP Foundation

First Appearance: SCP-1436 File log

Company: SCP Foundation

Sex: Male

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: Unknown

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: SCP Foundation Containment Area

Story Role: SCP

Classification: Euclid class, Bird

Species: Unknown Bird Species (SCP-1436 is a male bird of unidentified species, though it has similar features to those of the Meropidae family)

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Bird Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Unknown

Occupation: None

Containment Status: Contained (SCP-1436 is contained within an environment-controlled aviary measuring 4 x 4 x 5 meters, conataining plants and insect life typical f an Iraqi forest for the purpose of SCP-1436's nutrition)

Affiliations:

Enemies:

Height: 46 centimeters including its wingspan

Weight: Unknown

Status: In a constant cycle of Alive & Deceased (SCP-1436 constantly undergoes a cycle in which it rapidly matures from an embryo into an adult, dies and decays and after completely decomposing, an egg reappears and SCP-1436 reenters the growth stage of its cycle)

Alignment: Unaligned (SCP-1436 is a male bird of unidentified species, thus as an animal it has no moral alignment)

Threat Level: Varies on event (SCP-1436 manipulates probability to cause its own death, the area around SCP-1436 during the second stage will experience events dangerous to SCP-1436, and while the events are always physically possible, analysis has shown that most SCP-1436 events are always extremely improbable. Events later in the cycle have shown the effect is capable of causing complex causal chains to kill SCP-1436. The last cycle before SCP-1436's recovery resulted in the structural collapse of a bird house in the ███████████ zoo, █████ fatally wounding 18 and injuring 32)

Codex Statistics

Tier: High 10-C, Varies with Probability Manipulation

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: High Subhuman level (Small birds such as him are usually at this level), Varies with Probability Manipulation (Varies on event (SCP-1436 manipulates probability to cause its own death, the area around SCP-1436 during the second stage will experience events dangerous to SCP-1436, and while the events are always physically possible, analysis has shown that most SCP-1436 events are always extremely improbable. Events later in the cycle have shown the effect is capable of causing complex causal chains to kill SCP-1436. The last cycle before SCP-1436's recovery resulted in the structural collapse of a bird house in the ███████████ zoo, █████ fatally wounding 18 and injuring 32)

Durability: High Subhuman level

Striking Strength: High Subhuman Class

Lifting Strength: Below Average Human

Travel Speed: Average Human to Athletic Human (Regularly can catch and feast on a variety of insects life typical of an Iraqi Forest, including European Honeybees which can fly at an average of 15 mph, and a top speed of 20 mph)

Attack Speed: Average Human to Athletic Human

Reaction Speed: Average Human to Athletic Human

Stamina: Unknown

Range: Below Standard Melee, Varies on event (SCP-1436 manipulates probability to cause its own death, the area around SCP-1436 during the second stage will experience events dangerous to SCP-1436, and while the events are always physically possible, analysis has shown that most SCP-1436 events are always extremely improbable. Events later in the cycle have shown the effect is capable of causing complex causal chains to kill SCP-1436. The last cycle before SCP-1436's recovery resulted in the structural collapse of a bird house in the ███████████ zoo, █████ fatally wounding 18 and injuring 32)

Intelligence: Animalistic Intelligence

Knowledge: Animalistic level

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Powers and Techniques

Small Size (Small Animal Sized; Including its wingspan, it is 46 centimeters), Flight (As a bird, has wings allowing it to fly), Accelerated Development (Other, Body; SCP-1346 constantly undergoes a cycle in which it rapidly matures from an embryo into an adult, dies, and decays, after its completele composition an egg reappears and SCP-1436 reenters the growth stage of its cycle), Reincarnation (Self-Reincarnation, Memory Remembrance; SCP-1436 constantly undergoes a cycle in which it rapidly matures from an embryo into an adult, dies and decays and after completely decomposing, an egg reappears and SCP-1436 reenters the growth stage of its cycle. It is noted that the egg will appear where it died, regardless of the carcass' location and SCP-1436's genetics are unchanged from cycle to cycle, with SCP-1436 being able to indentify personnel and objects from previous cycles), Probability Manipulation (Passive; SCP-1436 manipulates probability to cause its own death, the area around SCP-1436 during the second stage will experience events dangerous to SCP-1436, and while the events are always physically possible, analysis has shown that most SCP-1436 events are always extremely improbable. Events later in the cycle have shown the effect is capable of causing complex causal chains to kill SCP-1436. SCP-1436 can also not be killed through direct action and only through second-stage events. A test involving using a pistol to kill SCP-1436 ended in a misfire, injuring the researcher and rendering the pistol inoperable)

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Equipment

None notable

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Other

Standard Tactics: SCP-1436 does similar actions to a bird while its probably activates trying to kill it, and will not allow SCP-1436 to die from direct causes.

Weaknesses: SCP-1436 dos not seem to consciously cause these events, and continues to take acts of self-preservation during the second stage. The manipulation of probability is used in order to kill SCP-1436, with it indirectly harming others in the process. SCP-1436's cycle of life and death take around two months.

Containment Attempts

None.

• The Foundation - Containment
  • Conditions: Recovered after a structural collpase of a bird house in the ███████████ zoo.
  • Location: ███████████ Zoo

None.

References

• SCP-1436 original article page.