SCP-173

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Background

SCP-173 is an animate and extremely hostile creature. One must keep a constant line of sight with the creature without blinking. If one breaks the line of sight, it will attack by snapping the neck at the base of the skull, or by strangulation.

General Information

Name: SCP-173

Other Names: The Sculpture - The Original

Origin: SCP Foundation

First Appearance: SCP-173 File Log

Company: SCP Foundation

Sex: Unknown

Sexuality: Unknown

Pronouns: It

Age: Unknown

Homeworld: Unknown (The oriign of it is unknown)

Residence: Site-19

Story Role: Monster

Classification: Euclid Class

Species: Unknown

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Unknown Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Unknown

Occupation: None

Containment Status: Contained

Affiliations: None

Enemies: Anyone that moves or breaks sight with it

Status: Alive

Alignment: Chaotic Evil (SCP-173 is animate and extremely hostile, attacking anything that moves or breaks sight with it)

Threat Level: Street Threat (SCP-173 is animate and extremely hostile, attacking anything that moves or breaks sight with it)

Codex Statistics

Grade: B (SCP-173 is even capable of harming the likes of SCP-682 if sight or contact is broken with it)

Tier: At least 9-C, likely Far Higher

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: At least Bone level (Any personnel that has broken line of sight with it has been reported to be attacked by having their neck snapped at the base of the skull or by strangulation), likely Far Higher (Could greatly harm SCP-682, though its unknown how much material it consumed])

Durability: At least Bone level, likely Far Higher

Striking Strength: At least Bone Class, likely Far Higher

Lifting Strength: At least Peak Human (Can snap necks, which require a force greater than 3000 newtons), likely Far Higher

Travel Speed: At least Superhuman, likely Far Higher (It is noted that personnel may not even blink, meaning it can quickly get to the person and snap their neck or strangle them in the timeframe of a blink)

Attack Speed: At least Superhuman, likely Far Higher

Reaction Speed: At least Superhuman, likely Far Higher

Stamina: Superhuman (SCP-682 and SCP-173 stared at each other without pause for 6 hours without feeling tired)

Range: Standard Melee

Intelligence: Unknown Intelligence

Knowledge: Unknown level

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Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Bloodlust (SCP-173 is animate and extremely hostile, immediately attacking a person if they move or break line of sight), Sound Manipulation (Causes sounds of scraping stone originating from within the container when no one is present inside), Possible Blood Manipulation & Possible Organic Manipulation (Leaves behind a reddish brown substance on the floor that is a combination of feces and blood with it being unknown where it comes from)

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Equipment

Nothing notable.

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Notable Techniques

• Neck Snap: If a person moves or blinks in its line of sight it will immediately attack by snapping their neck.
• Strangulation: If a person moves or blinks in its line of sight it will immediately attack by strangling them.

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Other

Standard Tactics: When in the direct line of sight it will stare at the opponent until they move or break eye contact.

Weaknesses: Nothing notable.

Trivia

• Due to it leaving behind blood and feces on the floor the enclosure must be cleaned on a bi-weekly basis.

Containment Records

1-0-0

• SCP-682 - Containment Attempt
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Containment Area
  • Note: SCP-682 stayed in the wall farthest from SCP-173, staring at it the entire time. The agents equipped with snipers had to shoot out 682's eyes, which resulted in 682 being on the floor with several injuries around its head, neck and legs.

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References

• The original article.