Troy Lament

Troy Lament is a protagonist in the SCP Foundation series. He is one of the more well known agents of the SCP Foundation, having been scarred during his time working for them, and being the love interest of Dr. Light. He started out as an assistant to Dr. Gears before working independent and secretly rise through the ranks, becoming affiliated with the O5 Council itself.
Lament is the main protagonist of "In His Own Image" series and plays a minor role in the "Game Day" series and "Resurrection" canon. In the site he is voiced by Drewbear.
==Appearance==
Lament appeared as young adult man with tied black hair, tan skin, blue eyes, a bit of beard and was described by Dr. Mann as very handsome. During his time as an assistant Lament didn't wear a lab coat as he wasn't a doctor or researcher but just an agent. During his time in the service of the Foundation, Lament sustained a bite mark along his calf after an attack by some unknown creature. After being turned into a cyborg, Lament stood two meters tall, covered in metal plates and wires, and steel tubes attached to his back.
==Powers and Abilities==
Lament was a normal human being trained as an agent with no real powers. He specialized in the recovery and containment of various anomalies, analyzing them in order safely reclaim and contain them. Besides that, Lament was expert in firearms, holding a variety of weapons he could use to fight against threats, be it anomalous or mundane. He was also a great strategist, making tactical choices on how to better defend their bases from enemy forces.
==Personality==
Lament was a honorable and altruistic man who wished to help the Foundation in fighting against the dangerous anomalies that threatened humanity, even at the cost of his life. He at first was eager to join the Foundation and deal with the various anomalies, but soon found the job difficult and horrifying, having been deeply disturbed after his encounter with SCP-919, witnessing his living reflection dying as he walked away. Lament appeared to have been a religious Christian who went to church every Sunday, but when his memories of his previous life were purged he completely lost his faith. After being transferred to Site-19 he was optimistic in working here alongside Dr. Gears. Despite Gears' inability to express any type of emotions, during their time together Lament formed a close relationship with Gears, trying from time to time make him laugh and soon considering him a father figure. However, after learning of Iceberg's fate, Lament feared for his mental health as he too found working under Gears very stressful, and was enraged when his request to transfer again was denied. He became best friend with Sandlemyer, and the two worked well together, but it didn't last as they were attacked by SCP-106 who brutally mutilated Sandlemyer, leaving Lament heavily scarred for life. He also developed romantic feelings for Dr. Light, being attracted by her appearance and behavior, but through time fell out of touch. He formed a new friendship Agent Dodridge, and later with Dr. Mann. Lament was frustrated with Mann's reckless behavior, being uncomfortable with him always taking his surgical kit with himself for whatever purpose and not sharing the same taste in music. As he was separated from Mann, Lament had conflicting emotions over this, being described as separating from a beloved pet which greatly harmed a friend of yours. In order to cope with working for the Foundation, Lament took comfort in the feelings of love he held for his family and the desire to protect them, even though the Foundation made sure to make him forget completely about his family.
==In Other Media==
===Foundation After Midnight Radio===
In the Foundation After Midnight Radio podcast series, which takes place in-universe, the first part of Lament's song from SCP-630-J is featured in Episode 02.
==Audio Samples==
===Lament in SCP-630-J===
==Trivia==
*Like most of the notable Foundation employees, Troy Lament is the author avatar of user TroyL.
*While in college Lament attended the class of a literature professor who greatly enjoyed teaching his subject to his students, causing Lament to also enjoy the class.
* In the tale "Mann with the Plann, or the Dog Gone Days of Summer", Lament was thirty-five years old.
* In the tale "Yesterday" which took place in a previous iteration of reality, Lament became O5-12 before an XK-Class "End of the World" Scenario began occurring. As a last resort, Lament had Clef killing every other member of the O5 Council, including himself, and waited for Clef to kill him at the bottom of SCP-2000. After Clef finally killed him he himself was killed by Lament's lover Light, resulting in the artifact residing nearby known as the Bloom to reset reality to the current iteration.
* In "Troy Lament and the Terror Ferrets of Darkling Lane", Lament was portrayed as a Mary Sue character who was the partner and best friend of Agent Herc Leroc, and together fought against a furry cult known as the Fur Clan.
*When the Foundation used SCP-978 to take a photo of Lament, the picture showed him kissing Light.
*Coincidentally, Lament's predecessor Dr. Iceberg was also turned into an emotionless cyborg completely loyal to the Foundation in "Calm".
* In "A Site-19 Christmas Carol", Lament played the role of the Ghost of Christmas Present to help Dr. Shaw, taking the role of Ebenezer Scrooge, change himself for the better.
*According to bone-wolf in Tumblr, Lament is a trans man who had come into contact with SCP-113. This was confirmed in the tale "Did It Hurt When You Fell From Heaven?"
* In the "O5 Command Dossier", a female version of Troy Lament, named Tracy Lament, is reported to be the bodyguard and lover of O5-2/The Way, a male version of Dr. Light named Stefan Light who originated from either an alternate universe or a previous iteration of the timeline.
* In SCP-5004, while she was being questioned by the FBI after the Foundation rigged the 2018 election day, Agent Sasha Merlo took the name of Troy Lament to hide her real identity.
==External Links==
*Troy Lament on the SCP Database Wiki
*Troy Lament on the SCPOneCanonProjet Wiki
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