SCP-457 - "Burning Man"

SCP-457 is an class, sentient, indestructible, and hostile entity held within the Medium Containment Zone. SCP-457 is an entity of eternal and pure fire. SCP-457 can grow into four (technically 5) stages, with each stage having it being bigger than the last. Each stage the fire grows stronger and SCP-457 becomes smarter and stronger. SCP-457 is desperate and craves fuel, fuel is the only thing in life it is concerned with. SCP-457 can grow when given "fuel" which can be humans or more fire. It will shrink with a fire extinguisher or polarizer. At lower stages, the fire may appear as some disorderly flames, but turn into a large burning monster at higher stages. 
SCP-457 can talk, but its intelligence is solely based on its stage. The higher up the stage it is the more manipulative and shrewd it becomes. When in lower stages it can not speak as much other than "FUEL" and basic words. In the later stages, it can have better conversations. Each stage increases its size and strength; giving him even more abilities. SCP-457 can be weakened, but not fully extinguished. 
=== SCP-457 Stages ===
* Stage 0: At this stage, SCP-457 will speak in a very lazy language or not speak at all, and will require fuel. He will often only use expressions at this stage or only a word at a time. He would say something like "!" or "?".
* Stage 1: At this stage, SCP-457 is equivalent to a human and will speak normally as a human could. SCP-457 receives the ability "Fireball" at Stage 1, allowing him to throw fireballs sacrificing its own fuel to use.
* Stage 2: At this stage, SCP-457 is much smarter than the previous and is able to strategize. SCP-457 receives the ability "Firebolt" at Stage 2, a mid-range ability that allows it to send a fire beam to an enemy, sacrificing its own fuel to use.
* Stage 3: At this stage, SCP-457 is much bigger and much smarter. SCP-457 receives the ability "Fire Breach" which is basically a flamethrower to sum up. Costing it its own fuel for each second of usage.
* Stage 4: At this stage, SCP-457 is a colossus. His size, intelligence, and strength, everything is strongly valued. SCP-457 receives the ability "Fire Bomb" at Stage 4. It allows SCP-457 to do a fire explosion, causing everyone near to burn. Fire Bomb immediately lowers SCP-457 back to Stage 3.
* SCP-457 may also split itself into two using the Fire Bomb ability. (Two actors required)
== Containment ==
SCP-457 is held within the Moderate Containment Zone within Site Epsilon. SCP-457s chamber, similar to that of SCP-173, is a burned cement and metal octagon equipped with spectating windows, an entrance, and an AETV dock. SCP-457 spawns in a small attached room behind a fire door to prevent people from seeing the actor spawn in. The exterior entrance to the chamber splits up into three rooms, an ScD office, the entrance for CDs, and the control and observation room. The control room can control all sprinklers and blast gates in the chamber. All doors are required to be closed whenever possible. 
File:Screenshot 2024-03-16 210434.png|AEVT and Chamber Entrance 
File:Screenshot 2024-03-16 210416.png|Control Room and Chamber
File:Screenshot 2024-03-16 210507.png|Exterior
File:457's Chamber.jpg|The inside of SCP-457's chamber.
== Testing ==
SCP-457 is a decently understood SCP in terms of testing. To test on SCP-457 you require the ScD rank of "Researcher", a C-9 escort, an actor, ScD command permission, and to follow the SCP-457 Testing Handbook. SCP-457 is especially known for enlightening interviews, to do these bring a few CDs to burn and to get SCP-457 to levels 1-2. You may want to hold back some CDs as a reward for good behavior and as a motivator for SCP-457, so it will answer more questions.
* SCP-457 is hostile and will kill CDs and spectators whenever it can (unless elsewhere motivated).
* SCP-457 often breaches during tests, be careful.
* Cross-tests are known to succeed.
* SCP-457 feedings can be done as a ScD reward.
More Information can be found in the SCP-457 Testing Handbook.
== Recontainment ==
SCP-457 is often prone to breaches, whether it be during a test or a normal breach. The strategy to recontain SCP-457 is quite simple and easy. First, Mobile Task Force personnel should be notified and advised of SCP-457's location. If SCP-457 has left Site Epsilon, Red Heron should be called. SCP-457 usually attacks CDCZ as the most fuel is there. After breaching, 457 may ignore containment attempts for 5 minutes similar to 173 as it is searching for large masses of people who have more fuel than C9 can offer.
Whatever area SCP-457 is in should be locked down and cleared of potential victims. Then, MTF and anyone they request should bombard SCP-457 with fire extinguishers to eventually lower SCP-457 down to Stage 1. If SCP-457 is VERY low on fuel, C-9 operatives will generally attempt to extinguish SCP-457 using the fire extinguisher. While SCP-457 is at VERY low fuel, they will lure it back into containment; this is typically extremely effective. If SCP-457 is high on fuel, C-9 operatives will typically bargain with SCP-457 and get its attention, and cooperation using the flame-thrower.
* 457 during breaches will occasionally use the monorail stations as a source of travel, it will use the tunnels but not the monorails themselves.
Lastly, SCP-457 should be lured back inside of its containment chamber. Normally the luring consists of a moderately large group of combatives moving down the highway to Site Epsilon. In certain cases, someone with a fire extinguisher will go behind SCP-457 to push it along. Or, someone with a flame thrower would go in front and pull it along by aiming flames at SCP-457's feet. In general, flamethrowers are more effective than fire extinguishers. Putting out 457 will always take a lot of time. 
* To breach SCP-457, open the inner and outer containment gates and run.
== Lore ==
* https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d6yWuBbWY8poIRrrLVWNI5wdmkKJlij1ix0NQV7vbAM/edit
* https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U5yUyWGiHUoBUFqfregeVukRJQHzwmyOVGjvPKdcy0A/edit
* https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jeW3H6td41a_JtqpUszw7BsQXbqZiIapwdO8255FWS8/edit
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Category:Moderate Containment Zone
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