SCP-096

SCP-096, also known as "The Shy Guy", is a humanoid creature that becomes extremely hostile when any part of their face is seen.
== Biography ==
===Early events===
At some point, SCP-096 was captured by the SCP Foundation and placed under the supervision of Dr. Dan Daniels. 096 is classified as Euclid, due to its relative docility when not upset. 096's cell is located in Site-19, but occasionally is transferred to other sites when needed for testing or containment repairs. Due to 096 killing anyone who ever saw his face, a test was performed deep in the Tonga Trench where D-9031, a former tattoo artist, was ordered to draw his face. Though successfully done, 096 eventually reached his position, killed the Class D, then ate him. This artist's impression has been used ever since for a safe view of what 096 has guarded so much.
===Retrieval Incident #096-1-A===
096 once breached containment and fled into a cold environment, forcing MTF Zulu-9 to find and capture it. Due to a lack of communication and bad luck, Zulu-9-A was annihilated by 096 after it turned around while placing a bag on its head. The only survivor was Captain █████████, who was rescued by Zulu-9-B, who also recaptured 096 without incident. █████████ soon retired and was later interviewed by Dr. Dan, where he recounted the events leading up to his team's massacre.
===Incident 096-1-A===
Dr. Dan Daniels and his assistant Dr. Oleksei attempted to petition to reclassify SCP-096 as a Keter and receive authorization to terminate it, in which both were denied. Upon hearing of this, Dan and Oleksei conspired to put together a containment breach to prove how dangerous 096 is to humanity. This was accomplished by planting a hiking photo, with 096's face in the background, into a random civilian's home. The two also designed SCRAMBLE eyewear that were originally intended to blot out 096's face before the human eye registered its face; however, they sabotaged the design so that the brain recognized 096's face despite the eye not registering it.
The civilian eventually noticed the photograph, prompting its containment breach and the subsequent death of most of the employees in its lab due to both nerve gas and the few that 096 got to. MTF Tau-1 was tasked with pursuing 096, being issued the sabotaged SCRAMBLE eyewear so that they could deal with 096 more effectively. It eventually escaped into the desert and then onto the I-40, killing several travelers as it advanced on its target. Though the Foundation secured the first three towns its route went onto with little incident, the fourth town where the 096-1 was had an issue: the SCRAMBLE devices didn't work. 096 proceeded to tear through the MTF Tau-1 operators that thought their equipment was successfully obscuring his face, eventually reaching 096-1 and killing him.
096 was recaptured by Chief Master Sergeant ████ after it massacred a family inside their minivan, including an infant; this resulted in his eventual suicide. The incident was later reviewed by the O5 Council, who found many holes in Dr. Oleksei and Dr. Dan Daniels's interviews post-incident. This resulted in Oleksei's death and Dan being tasked to terminate 096, knowing that he would die soon after it was done.
===Encounter with 682===
As part of Dr. Dan Daniels's pursuit to exterminate 096, he organized for a joint test involving SCP-682 and 096. It was placed in 682's cell inside a containment tank, personnel quickly leaving and opening the tank. Little is known of the battle, but it is known that it resulted in twenty-seven hours of screaming, as well as a severely wounded 096 huddling in the corner. 682 was missing 85% of its body mass, and both SCPs were recontained with little incident. Any further attempts to recreate the encounter simply resulted in 096 turning away, jumping in place while screaming and clawing at its own face.Experiment Log T-98816-OC108/682
===Test with 978===
SCP-096 was captured with SCP-978 while its back was facing the photographer. When the photo was printed out, it simply showed 096's empty cell.SCP-978 Extended Test Logs
==Alternate realities==
===Broken Masquerade ===
==== A Lesson in Power====
===SCP-5000===
In Universe-5000, during the SCP Foundation's pursuit to exterminate humanity in the war against humanity, uncensored images of 096 were circulated across social media. Before the images were removed, death tolls reached the hundreds. It presumably continued to kill various 096-1's until the timeline was reset by Pietro Wilson.Entry Page: 5000
==Attributes==
096, under most conditions, tends to be extremely docile and harmless, simply pacing across its room. However, whenever anyone witnesses any aspect of its face, be it via direct contact, photograph, or camera footage, 096 will become extremely upset and begin screaming and crying, before chasing down, killing, and eating the person who witnessed his face (referred to normally as 096-1); his jaw can open up to four times the norm of an average human, allowing him to quickly consume any 096-1.Entry Page: 096 However, 096's angered state is not triggered by drawings or artistic renderings, allowing some to have a glimpse as to what his face looks like.Document #096-1Incident 096-1-A (document) One of the few entities to have survived seeing 096's face is SCP-682, despite becoming severely damaged in a fight they engaged in for over a day. 096 also refuses to engage with 682 as well, turning away from him while jumping in place and screaming and clawing at its own face.
096 is highly durable, absorbing small arms fire, AT-4 HEDT launcher blasts, and several hundred rounds from a GAU-19 with little to no issues with maneuverability. 096's bone structure is virtually indestructible by human means, enabling him to successfully chase down and kill 096-1 even while suffering from high amounts of damage. Even while experiencing extreme blood loss and organ destruction, 096 is still able to move as well as he did undamaged. It is also unaffected by the cold, despite its nude, frail appearance. 096 also was able to resist 682's attacks, tearing away more than 85% of body mass from 682.
In addition, 096 has regenerative properties, allowing it to regenerate from the most grievous of wounds. It also possesses the ability to claw through most materials and containers, including steel. 096 can run at incredible speeds, with the ability to reach targets from hundreds of miles away quickly. 096 also lacks the need for oxygen, as proven in his hunt for D-9031 deep in the Tonga Trench; this incident also proved that 096 could easily reach sea depths of up to 3,292 meters (10,800 feet), absorbing immense amounts of water pressure as he hunted for 096-1.
==Containment procedures==
096 is currently contained in a 5x5x5 airtight cubed cell made of steel; the walls must be checked for any weaknesses weekly. Surveillance or optical tools of any kind are forbidden within its cell, lest someone views 096's face. To compensate for this, pressure plates and laser detectors are used to detect its presence. Photos, videos, or any piece of media containing 096 must be approved by Dr. Dan Daniels and O5-█.
==Gallery==
File:4 Pixels old.jpg|Former image of "4 Pixels."
==Meta==
===Kills===
This list chronicles the beings that were killed by 096. Note that is organized in a chronological order, or by order of release of 096's appearances.
*D-9031 - Ordered to provide an artist's rendition of 096's face, being required to see an uncensored photograph of it. Killed by 096 despite being several miles away from it and also miles below sea in the Tonga Trench.
*Zulu 9-A - The entire retrieval team, save for Captain █████████, was massacred by 096 after it turned to face them.
**Corporal ██ - Accidentally saw 096's face as he attempted to place a bag over it. Ripped ██'s leg off and proceeded to consume him.
*Several Site-19 researchers and security personnel - Witnessed 096's face as it escaped containment during Incident 096-1-A, were killed by it as 096 went after the current 096-1.
*Several I-40 travelers - 096 traveled down the I-40 in the western United States to find the new 096-1. Considering this, it's highly unlikely that no driver witnessed his face.
*Unidentified SCP-096-1 - After going through old photographs, particularly one where someone was hiking in a mountainous region, this 096-1 saw 096's face in 4 pixels of the background. This triggered Incident 096-1-A to occur, as well as his death.
*Many members of MTF Tau-1 - Despite possessing the SCRAMBLE eyewear which blurred out 096's face before the human eye registered it, it was sabotaged by Dr. Dan, resulting in most of Tau-1 being massacred by 096.
**Unidentified Tau-1 major 096 managed to rip into the Major's Stryker APC after accidentally witnessing his face, in which 096 killed him.
**Big Brother - 096 managed to launch himself up into the airborne EG-3 Sentry AWACS after the operator accidentally saw his face. He was killed soon after.
*Unidentified family - This family was the last group to have seen 096's face during Incident 096-1-A due to Dr. Dan's machinations; an infant was among those who saw 096, which later resulted in Chief Master Sergeant ████'s suicide after witnessing this.
===Appearances===
*Experiment Log T-98816-OC108/682 - 24 Oct 2008
*SCP-978 Extended Test Logs - 14 May 2009
*Entry Page: 096 - 17 Mar 2010
*Document #096-1 - 17 Mar 2010
*Audio Log 185-53 - 11 May 2011
*Experiment Log 1402 - 28 May 2012
*Incident 096-1-A - 18 Oct 2010
*New Technical Issues - 22 Mar 2012
*Ask Lord Blackwood - 31 Jul 2012
*A Lesson in Power - 22 May 2016
*Dispatch from the Paintball War - 11 Sep 2017
*Habil and Qabil - 26 Dec 2017
*Experiment Log 914 - Part II - 12 Apr 2018
*Picture Perfect - 1 Nov 2018
*Experiment Log 914 - Part IV - 28 Jan 2019
*Experiment Log 914 - Part V - 20 Mar 2019
*Experiment Log 914 - Part XII - 8 Nov 2019
*Entry Page: 5000 - 14 Jan 2020
*On Guard 43 Hub - 11 Mar 2021
*Project Isorropia Vol 1 - 8 Jun 2023
*Project Isorropia Vol 2 - 8 Jun 2023
==Gallery==
File:096OverSimplified.png|SCP-096 in Oversimplified SCP
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Anomalous beings
Category:SCPs
Category:Euclid
Category:Cognitohazards