The Anomalous

The Anomalous, also known as Entity 32, is an entity that can appear anywhere in the Backrooms. It can usually be found following random explorers. Being close to this entity for extended periods can cause certain mental deteriorations, which can be severe.
==Description==
There have been only a few documented encounters with the Anomalous in existence, as it almost always stays out of direct sight, so the exact physical appearance of the Anomalous is not definitively known. However, there have been many sources coming from different M.E.G. officials describing what the Anomalous looks like. These sources describe the Anomalous as a tall, humanoid-like creature with a disfigured face. Multiple wanderers have described the Anomalous as having "█████████████████," but the legitimacy of these claims is still being investigated.
==Behavior==
The Anomalous usually remains in the dark parts of a level and only starts moving when it senses a wanderer is nearby. It will follow the traveler through the level at their speed and only move closer when they stop to look at their surroundings. However, the Anomalous will never make its presence known by the wanderer while doing so. It has also been shown to follow travelers even after they have noclipped onto a different level. However, the Anomalous will stop following someone if it sees another person nearby going in another direction, so it is recommended to travel in groups when dealing with this entity.
When the Anomalous is near a traveler, they can start hearing explosive amounts of loud white noises, similar to what one hears under the influence of tinnitus. These noises will become increasingly more unbearable until the traveler escapes the entity's sphere of influence, to which the noises will gradually stop. If a traveler were to remain inside the influence zone of the Anomalous, though, the entity would begin to speak to them not as a distinct voice but rather as thoughts in their mind. These thoughts can be intrusive, and can often cause a person to become less concentrated and even potentially overwhelm them.
==Biology==
From observations of the Anomalous, the entity resembles a tall figure with a spherical head and a set of sharp, white teeth for its mouth. The psychological capabilities of the Anomalous remain speculative due to its evasive nature, but there are some speculations and theories on how it operates. The most commonly agreed upon of these is the Lunares Chemical theory, which states that the Anomalous could be coated in the same chemical that is found on Gemini Lunares' skin. 
==Do's and Don'ts==
===Do:=== 
*Travel in groups heading in different directions on levels where encounters with the Anomalous are high.
* Keep moving through the level so that the Anomalous never moves closer.
*Try and find an exit to the level immediately when you start hearing loud noises.
===Don't:=== 
*Travel alone or in groups heading in the same direction.
*Stop to observe your surroundings or to check if you're being followed.
*Not moving after you start hearing static noises.
*Attempt to trick the Anomalous, this has never proved to be successful.
==Discovery==
The first ever reported encounter with the Anomalous occurred on July 12th, 2009, by Marcus Deanstaff, who immediately requested help from M.E.G. officers after the initial encounter. In his documentation of what had happened, he described the Anomalous as "a tall man in the shadows" who had been following him through the fields of Level 10. This then prompted the M.E.G. to search the area for the entity he described. However, no further encounters with the entity would happen in that area, and Marcus's account of the entity was then dismissed as a rogue-facing encounter.
On March 9th, 2012, another encounter with the Anomalous would occur, this time with an unnamed traveler who would proceed to consume Liquid Pain after giving details to M.E.G. regarding their encounter. After this incident, the M.E.G. officially recognized the Anomalous as an entity and began a 5-year long research on its behaviors. Most of the information gathered from that research has been used in this article. In 2018, however, the M.E.G. would suspend all research on the Anomalous for reasons unspecified.
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