SCP-173

SCP-173 as it appears in the "SCP: Unity" game.

* SCP-173/Story
* SCP-173/Significance
* SCP-173/History
* SCP-173/Representation

**SCP-173 - "The Sculpture - The Original"**, written by Wesley Williams (AKA Moto42 or The USS Walrus) and posted on June 22nd, 2007, is a statue made of concrete, rebar, and spray paint that breaks your neck if you break eye contact. A mixture of feces and blood appears in its container over time, necessitating cleaning. SCP-173 was the first SCP ever written, originally posted on n’4chas /x/ (Paranormal) board in 2007. Because of this, SCP-173 is the only article that will never be edited or updated in an official capacity, to preserve its history as the catalyst that spawned the entire site. SCP-173 is the highest rated article on the site and a member of The Heritage Collection.

The image used in SCP-173 was a secondary use of the image of the art piece "Untitled 2004", which was created by Izumi Kato. The concept of SCP-173 does not have any relationship with the artist's original concept of "Untitled 2004". Through an agreement with the artist, the SCP Foundation wiki had limited permission to use the 173 image on its site; however, this also comes with the requirement of the out-of-universe note at the bottom of SCP-173’s page, and the fact that the SCP Foundation may never use the SCP-173 image for profit. Eventually, the staff decided to remove the image of Untitled 2004 for good as it was the only thing that kept the SCP Wiki site from being completely licensed under licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC-BY-SA 3.0, and the image was not replaced as per the author's request.

## Appearance

SCP-173 is constructed out of concrete and rebar, or reinforcing steel, with traces of Krylon brand spray paint. It's 2 meters tall and resembling a person, albeit exaggerated and with green lifeless eyes. Painted beige, darker around the face and buttocks, with red and green patterns on its face. It is implied although not outright stated that SCP-173 is only stone when being looked at. It is possible for SCP-173 to move or alter the paint on its face in very minor ways, making it brighter and glisten more when angered.

It is worth pointing out that the typically recognized appearance of SCP-173 differs slightly from that of Untitled 2004, the sculpture it was originally based on by Izumi Kato. Untitled 2004 has arches in its back, legs, and arms. It has a larger head than SCP-173 and, although it is not visible in the picture used in the original article, has a penis. The neck has a line across it allowing it to turn and face different directions, while SCP-173 is typically depicted as always facing forward. The actual sculpture is made of wood, acrylic, and charcoal.

## Translations

SCP-173 has been translated into the following languages:

* Russian, "SCP-173 - Скульптура"
* French, "SCP-173 - La Statue - L'Original"
* Spanish, "SCP-173 - La Escultura - El Original"
* Thai, "SCP-173 - ประติมากรรมสุดหลอน - ต้นตำรับ"
* Polish, "SCP-173 - Rzeźba — Oryginał"
* Japanese, "SCP-173 - 彫刻 - オリジナル"
* German, "SCP-173 - Die Skulptur - Das Original"
* Korean, "SCP-173 - 조각상 - 오리지널"
* Chinese, "SCP-173 - 雕像 -最初之作"
* Italian, "SCP-173 - La Scultura - L'originale"
* Ukrainian, "SCP-173 - Скульптура"
* Portuguese, "SCP-173 - A Escultura - O Original"

## Pages

### SCP Documents

1. SCP-173 - The Sculpture - The Original

### Tales

1. Her Masterpiece
2. A Tale of Five Offerings
3. 173
4. How 173 Got to Site-19
5. The Aftermath: But Here's What Really Happened
6. Crunch
7. Now watch and learn, here's the deal...
8. A Chance at Freedom
9. The Doc Block
10. SCP-173-D
11. Interlude - Excerpt From An Auction Catalog - Marshall Carter And Dark, 2012
12. The Original

## References

1. ↑ SCP-173 Explained
2. ↑ SCP-173 Redesign Collab Hub
3. ↑ How 173 Got to Site-19 - *"SCP-173 is a statue constructed of concrete and reinforcing steel with traces of spray paint."*
4. ↑ The Original - *"It was two metres tall, and made of concrete and rebar."*
5. ↑ A Chance at Freedom - *"It stood somewhat larger than a human, and was crafted in an exaggeration of their visage."*
6. ↑ Interlude - Excerpt From An Auction Catalog - Marshall Carter And Dark, 2012 - *"It is 2 meters in height, and painted beige with darker shading around the stomach and buttocks, as well as a striking red and green pattern around the face."*
7. ↑ Crunch - *"Made of rock when others come. Free when they not look."*
8. ↑ The Original - *"Instead the colors simply grew brighter, angrier, and more vivid. The black eyes became like holes into space; the red lines seem to glisten."*
9. ↑ "Untitled 2004" by Izumi Kato