The Bacteria (Backrooms Lore)

## Evil-Doer

The Entity's first and most famous capture.

**The Bacteria**, better known as **The Howler**, and also **The Entity**, is a major reoccurring antagonist in the famous Backrooms creepypasta series and franchise.

From what has been seen throughout each of it's appearances, The Bacteria is an extremely hostile and viciously smart entity. Using it's coordinates and surroundings to it's advantaged, as seen in it's first debut, pursuing the short's protagonist, Kane Pints, before tricking him into a false sense of safety, than with it later killing him (And presumably eating/consuming him as well).

Mainly Originating from 16-18 year-old Director and VFX artist *Kane Pixels* and his inferential take on the Backrooms as a whole. As from Kane's most popular Backrooms related video, The Bacteria is the primary main antagonist of the short-horror film, pursuing and stalking the protagonist before killing him. Many other videos from Kane have included The Bacteria either as a background villainous deuteragonist or tritagonist while also remaining an antagonist, many other fan-made videos alike have also included The Bacteria as an antagonist or a background deuteragonist, along with it making it's rounds as The Backrooms most popular entity since it's well being as one of the few main mascots for the franchise.

## History/Background:

The origins of the creature are debated; it's implied that it's been in the Backrooms long before Async created their end of the Threshold. The creature appears to wander the Backrooms randomly often making gurgled moaning noises which seem similar to human speech, however it is unclear if the creature understands the meaning of these sounds.

On March 5, 1990, Async set up several motion detection cameras inside the Backrooms. At 01:06:44, an undetermined noise was detected, probably coming from the creature. But at 03:53:42, motion was detected of the unknown creature crawling across the ceiling and peeking behind a corner. The creature was far away, so the footage was not clear, but it gave Async the first clue to the existence of a dangerous creature. During this time, it had a more fluid appearance and seemed to be pretty slow.

The Bacteria would first come in contact with Async after Async member Marvin E. Leigh fell into a new area of the Backrooms. The creature lured Marvin deeper into the area and toward it's hiding spot by precisely mimicking a human screaming for help. Since a human seemed to have lived in the area where the monster was, it most likely was imitating the person's voice. Luckily, Marvin noticed it was not a person in time as soon as he saw it and immediately fled. The monster then chased after him, but by this time it was still rather slow, so Marvin had time and managed to escape.

Importantly, Marvin got the creature on camera, and the team gave the footage to Async as soon as he had come back. Now the organization had indisputable evidence of the dangerous creature living inside the Backrooms, and they promptly set up more safety precautions. They sealed off the way the research team found the monster in, but a construction worker heard a strange sound coming from above. It is unknown if this creature found a way out of this area or if any creatures seen after this are different entities.

Around a month after this incident Async reopened the pathway leading to the room seen in Pitfalls. After confirming the pathway was safe with the use of a unmanned rover Async teams traveled to the room to study it and install walkways. When a secondary team is sent to explore the nearby rooms they are equipped with a shotgun likely as a means of defense should they encounter the entity.

Kane Pints, the protagonist of *Found Footage #1* fell into the Backrooms on July 4, 1991. The Bacteria stalked Kane as he traversed the Backrooms and hid behind corners when he managed to see glimpses of it. After following arrows drawn on the walls, Kane found a strange drawing on a wall in a large open space. The drawing on the wall said “Don't move, stay still!” with a depiction of a window with fields behind it, along with a distorted face. The Bacteria then revealed itself to Kane, with Kane running away as fast as he could from it. Kane narrowly escaped by jumping into a hole that led to a new area, but despite everything, he returned right back towards the first area. Kane had mysteriously decided to wander around the first area some more until a mysterious chair get's thrown across a hall in front of Kane (It's implied The Bacteria is the cause of this). Kane then heard The Entity howling and creeping down to where he was, then hid. The then-Entity went to search for Kane, later snuck up behind on him and killed him (With The Bacteria possibly eating Kane as well), with the remaining footage falling down the slope slide where Kane could've escape as the footage warps back to the real world, with it warping into the middle of the sky.

An instance of The Bacteria would find another victim of the Backrooms on August 19, 1995 in *Found Footage #2* when it "wakes up" in a dark room and proceeded to chase after the Found Footage 2 Protagonist. This instance of Bacteria appears much bulkier than previous instances, with even more distorted sounds being made. The Entity then, after waking up, pursues after the victim throughout the Backrooms and later into a dead end. The #2 Protagonist then enters a more distorted dead end as the room closes in and completely collapses around them. It is unknown if The Bacteria managed to catch up to the protagonist, since the footage cuts out after they enter the distorting room, leaving both the monster and the protagonist's fates unknown. Though it most likely had later killed the protagonist afterwards of this event.

## Appearance:

The Bacteria seemingly bears no concrete form, but is very tall, thin and vaguely humanoid in shape, standing on two legs. It's limbs are very thin and stiff, but it can still move fast and quietly. The Entity's arms reach the floor and it has long, thin fingers, while it's legs are relatively short and lack feet. A cable-like string wraps around the body and legs. Despite it's appearance, the monster is incredibly strong and can easily lift and do considerable damage to a human. After it had failed to capture Kane Pints, it tossed a chair with incredible force, with it later lifting him up with no trouble and killing him (With it also presumably eating him with no problem either).

The creatures intelligence is currently unclear, though it does appear highly intelligent as it is has mostly been seen stealthily running after it's victims along with it making loud roaring sounds. It can possibly mimic sounds perfectly and uses that for its advantage to lure victims. Along with mimicry, it is an extremely skilled ambush hunter and tends to stalk it's victims for a long period of time, peeks around corners, and hides in the shadows while waiting for the perfect time to attack. Sometimes, it gives it's victims a false sense of security before sneaking up right behind them and killing them. It is unknown if it is capable of writing and drawing, as it uses a written message to lure in Kane Pints, but it could very well be using a message left by another human. While chasing a victim, the monster produces a loud noise similar to distorted screaming or howling. It is not specified how it kills it's victims as the only body discovered to date by Async, died of malnutrition.

## Trivia:

* The name "Bacteria" originated from Kane Pixels' Ko-Fi gallery.
* The creature can possibly create a nest around dead bodies within the Backrooms, potentially using the corpses to grow new instances/limbs.
* It's implied that The Bacteria took one of Async's cameras and used it as a makeshift skeleton.
* It's also implied that The Bacteria could be aware of Async's existence, and possibly wants them dead, it's motives behind this are unknown as this theory is currently unconfirmed.
* It's possible that The Bacteria originated and grew from an infestation known as *Bacillus subtilis*, along with this theory, it's speculated that it also accidently entered the Backrooms and is what The Bacteria grew from. Though this theory is currently unconfirmed.
* Another growing theory, is that The Bacteria is aware of the existence of other anomalies (Such as The Smiler and The Partygoer), and possibly could have interacted with these entities before in the past, though this currently is another unconfirmed theory.

## Gallery:

The Howler stalking Kane Pints, while peeking around a corner.The Howler ambushing and pursuing Kant Pints.The Howler's appearance while chasing Kane.The Howler's second appearance while chasing Kane through the labyrinth maze.The Howler's appearance while chasing Kane down a tunnel like area, before eventually stopping his pursuit.The Howler later ambushing and searching for Kane Pints.The Howler grabbing and killing Kane Pints.The Howler killing (And presumably eating/consuming) Kane, while his video camera falls down a slope.The Howler silently sitting (And/Or possibly "sleeping") in it's nested room.The Howler "waking up", and pursuing the Found Footage #2 protagonist.The Howler ambushing the Found Footage #2 protagonist, before chasing them.The Howler along the lines of a dimly lit long corridor.The Howler's appearance in Pitfalls, with the latter chasing Marvin E. Leigh.The Howler's possible appearance in Found Footage #1 (A figure, or two figures, appear at the bottom right side).The Wall writing in Found Footage #1, it's possible The Bacteria might have wrote this.The Howler throwing a chair in Found Footage #1.The Bacteria's possible appearance in Motion Detected.
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