Richard D. Chappell

Richard "Dickie" Davis Chappell (born 1871), classified by the SCP Foundation as SCP-046-ARC, was an American gangster who was the figurehead of the Chicago Spirit. He was initially classified as a ontokinetic; in truth, these were the actions of Mr. Night, Chappell's childhood friend and the true leader of the Chicago Spirit. Chappell was a ruthless, charismatic and fearsome boss who commanded respect from all below him.
In the 1930s, soon after Mr. Night unexpectedly left the organization, Chappell was apprehended by the SCP Foundation and contained.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Chappell was born in 1871 in what was most likely the United States, where he and his parents immigrated to Chicago, Illinois.GOI-001: Chicago Spirit
==== Newspaper job ====
In 1882, when Chappell was 11 years old, he worked as a newspaper boy and then encountered another newspaper boy, whom he saw as a rival and drained of blood; however, this was done by Mr. Night when he was a child.
=== Founding the Chicago Spirit===
In 1893, Chappell and Mr. Night founded the Chicago Spirit bar in Chicago's South Side. The bar made little revenue over the next two years, and Chappell decided to open a black market for anomalous items on the second floor. Over 600 items were sold, with some being created by Mr. Night himself (though publicly believed to be Chappell's work.)
The trade soon expanded into an entire criminal enterprise, with Chappell and his men committing crimes such as extortion and robberies. Around 410 men worked for him in 1899, and the locals began referring to the gang as the Chicago Spirit. He had established himself in Chicago's underworld in 1900, seen as a charismatic, ruthless man.
===Early activities===
===Height of the Spirit===
====Dealings with Groups of Interest====
Beginning in 1928, Chappell started a business partnership with the Factory through Master Foreman Kowalewicz.Entry Page: 4256 Additionally, the Spirit was partnered with Marshall, Carter & Dark, Ltd., mainly through the connection with Mr. Night.Creaking at the Seams
====Plugging a leak====
A few days before Halloween 1931, Chappell and Mr. Night discovered that someone in Schultz's crew discovered Mr. Night's existence. Night himself came to investigate, killing newcomer and Foundation snitch Tommy and stealing his body for infiltration purposes.
On 31 October, Schultz and his soldatos Tommy, Robinson, Bones, and Flannagan discussed Chappell and his ontokinesis. They determined that he wasn't truly anomalous, and Tommy revealed himself to be none other than Mr. Night. Night then compelled the crew to commit suicide, hiding the secret of Chicago's spirit.Spirit Stories
====Disappearance of Beverly Queen====
In 1932, a missing person report for a 17-year-old female named Beverly Queen was filed with the CPD; Queen had been living with Chappell during this time. In truth, she was killed and dissolved in a 1912 edition of Collected Poems by Edgar Allan Poe affected by SCP-3138.Entry Page: 3138
====The Press ====
In 1933, in celebration of their five-year partnership, Master Foreman Kowalewicz sent an anomalous printing press that both made Spirit men more loyal to Chappell and allowed objects to be smuggled through printed paper. As thanks, Chappell kidnapped FBI UIU agent Michael Boskovich, who was investigating the Swine's Den Meat Packing Facility, and sent him to the Factory to be killed personally.
===Night's departure and incarceration===
After Night left the organization in 1933, Chappell searched for Mr. Night, but never found him.UIU File: 1941-016 In 1933, Night sold many of his anomalous belongings to MC&D. Percival Darke, Night's brother, wrote to Night that he'll send an anonymous tip to the Foundation of Chappell's location as part of the cleanup of the Spirit's inner circle.'Night's Collection' (Lot C3S81)
After the tip was sent, the O5 Council approved a raid on Chappell's home due to the perceived weakening of his ontokinetic abilities. This raid was a success, capturing Chappell and 155 anomalous objects that were within his personal collection.
In 1934, a safehouse of Chappell was raided by the American Secure Containment Initiative and the FBI UIU; despite his incarceration by the Foundation, Chappell is reported to have escaped. Nevertheless, the printing press and a chain of letters between Chappell and Master Foreman Kowalewicz were recovered by the ASCI.
=== Imprisonment and death ===
===Legacy ===
==Alternate realities==
===Vanguard===
On the Wikipedia page for the List of Common Anomalous Misconceptions, created after the Impasse and formation of Vanguard, it was stated under the subheading of "Important figures and entities" that it was untrue that Chappell and Chicago Outfit leader Al Capone were in an intimate relationship.
Instead, it was explained that this was caused by Chappell having a vivid dream which allowed his supposed ontokinesis to project into reality long enough for people to notice.List of Common Anomalous Misconceptions
==Personality==
==Attributes==
==Meta==
===Appearances=== 
*GOI-001: Chicago Spirit
*Entry Page: 3138
*UIU File: 1941-016
*Entry Page: 3855
*Spirit Stories
*'Night's Collection' (Lot C3S81)
*Entry Page: 4146
*Words of Wisdom from the Containment Chamber of SCP-046-ARC, better known as Richard "Big Dick" Chappell
*Entry Page: 4256
*Carroll 280/R-01221
*Entry Page: 4901
*Entry Page: 638
*Entry Page: 6380
*Entry Page: 6920
*Entry Page: 7994
*Carroll 105: The Jabberwock
*List of Common Anomalous Misconceptions 
*Creaking at the Seams
*Sand and Bag
*Carroll 022: The Last Stand
==References==
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Category:Characters
Category:Americans
Category:Humans
Category:SCPs
Category:Criminals
Category:Crime bosses
Category:Chicago Spirit
Category:Deceased