SCP-005

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A close up of SCP-005

Background

SCP-005 resembles an ornate key, displaying characteristics of a typical mass-produced key used in the 1920s. It has the unique ability to open any and all forms of lock, be they mechanical or digital, with relative ease. The origin of the ability has yet to be found out.

General Information

Name: SCP-005

Other Names: Skeleton Key

Origin: SCP Foundation

First Appearance: SCP-005 File log

Company: SCP Foundation

Sex: None (SCP-005 is an ornate key)

Sexuality: None

Pronouns: It

Age: Unknown (It displays the characeristics of a typical mass produced key used in the 1920s)

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: SCP Foundation Containment Area

Story Role: SCP

Classification: Safe Class, Key

Object: Ornate Key

State of Being: Inorganic

Physiology: Key Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Unknown

Containment Status: Contained (SCP-005 poses no immediate risk or threat, however due to its ability, only one level 4 personnel may remove it from is containment area)

Wielders: Level 4 Personnel

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Status: Alive (SCP-005 has been tentaively classified as 'sentient')

Alignment: Unknown (SCP-005 has been tentaively classified as 'sentient', though its fully cognitive abilities are unknown)

Threat Level: Street Threat (While SCP-005 poses no immediate risk in any direct sense, civilians are able to use it to infiltrate high security facilities, making it a dangerous items if it falls into the wrong hands)

Codex Statistics

Grade: C

Tier: N/A

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: N/A (SCP-005 is an ornate key)

Durability: At least Peak Human level (Keys are typically hard to break, requiring a mixture of material weakness, force applied, and lock conditions to even break a metal key off in a lock)

Travel Speed: Immobile

Attack Speed: Immobile

Range: Below Standard Melee

Intelligence Unknown Intelligence (SCP-005 has been tentaively classified as 'sentient', though its fully cognitive abilities are unknown)

Knowledge: Unknown level

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Powers and Techniques

Inorganic Physiology (SCP-005 has been tentaively classified as 'sentient', where it is an ornate key), Lock Manipulation (SCP-005 has the unique ability to open any and all forms of lock, be they mechanical or digital, with relative ease)

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Notable Techniques

• Mastery Key: SCP-005 can open any and all forms of lock, be they mechanical or digital, with relative ease.

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Other

Weaknesses: SCP-005 cannot deactivate or unlock locks if one is not able to identify a locking device as such.

References

• SCP-005 original artcile page.