Toby Rogers

**Tobias Erin "Toby" Rogers** is a recurring character in the series. He is a former proxy for the Operator until he defected against his former master.

## Biography

### Early Life

Toby was born to an unnamed father and Connie Rogers, and younger brother to Lyra Rogers. He suffers from Tourette's syndrome and an unspecified neurological disorder that renders him unable to feel pain, and thus was often prone to injuries. While he was close with and loved by his mother and sister, his father was an alcoholic and abusive towards the family, especially Toby. Because of this, Toby often ran away from home for days at a time, only returning home for the sake of his mother and sister, to protect them from the family patriarch. He previously attended public school but eventually dropped out, and has been home-schooled since.

At some point, he and Lyra befriended neighbor Skye Martin and schoolmate Jack Nichols.

### "Death" and Rebirth

In 2013, Lyra and Toby were both involved in a car accident, instantly killing Lyra, while Toby was left severely injured but alive. He deeply mourned his sister's death and subsequently became a social recluse immediately after her burial, and even more so when his father returned to their house after having previously left for some time.

During this time, Toby's mental state gradually began to deteriorate, leaving him vulnerable to the Operator's influence. After being haunted by horrific visions of both Lyra and the Operator, an enraged Toby eventually snapped and was compelled to murder his father in cold blood, much to the horror of his mother. Realizing too late what he had done, he panicked and went to the garage, where he stole his father's two hatchets and set the house aflame in a desperate attempt to burn evidence of his father's murder. Escaping the wreckage, he encountered the Operator, who subsequently abducted Toby and turned him into one of his proxies.

### Serving the Operator

Brainwashed and controlled by the Operator, Toby blindly served the entity as one of his proxies for an unspecified amount of time. At some point, he encountered serial killer Clockwork, with whom he started a romantic relationship with; as well as Jack, now known as Eyeless Jack, with whom he briefly fought until reaching a stalemate.

Some time later, Toby was assigned to a mission alongside Siren, another proxy who was possessing Skye, though he initially failed to recognize her. After she was able to break free of the Operator's control, she took Toby with her and escaped the Operator's realm, freeing both from the entity's influence and thus allowing Toby to regain control over his own mind. Siren brought them both to the hospital where he received medical treatment, but was left with Skye's catatonic body until he reunited with Jack and went on the run.

### SCP Containment

Eventually, the SCP Foundation tracked down Toby and the catatonic Skye in one of Jack's safe-houses and contained them both, while Jack was also captured after a failed attempt to break the two out of containment. Because Toby was effectively disconnected from the Operator and showed little to no signs of anomalous activity throughout his time in containment, he was classified as "Neutralized" but received frequent therapy sessions with occasional aggressive or violent outbursts.

### On The Run

During a containment breach, Toby was able to reunite with Skye, Jack, and fellow Operator victim Tim Wright and escape the SCP Foundation. Once again on the run from the authorities and the Operator, the humans eventually settled down in New Haven where they assumed the surname Sullivan and attempted to start new lives. During this time, Toby started to attend an online college in order to obtain an academic degree, while also maintaining his relationship with Clockwork, to his friends' disapproval. He also developed a close relationship with Tim, having bonded over their similar traumatic experiences, and began to view the latter as an older brother figure.

In early 2017, HABIT tracked down and attacked the group for unknown reasons. Toby, who was alone at the house at this time, attempted to defend himself against HABIT, who severely wounded him until the others returned home and came to Toby's aid. HABIT ultimately killed Tim and spared the others, leaving them to mourn deeply for their fallen friend, with Toby taking the impact much harder than the others did.

### 2017 Serial Killings

After a series of murders taking place in the suburbs linked back to Skye and her former job, local detective Abigail Bishop and FBI Special Agent Joel Gilliam interrogated her and searched the house, bringing both Skye and Toby back to the police station for questioning when they found Tim's body buried in their backyard. Toby's identity was exposed when it was revealed Gilliam was also working for the SCP Foundation, and Jack had struck a deal with the latter for his arrest in exchange for Toby and Skye being acquitted of all charges. While Toby himself was never interrogated, he briefly became a suspect for the concurrent homicide case until Skye and Jack vouched for his alibi.

He was kept alongside the others, though separately, in the holding cells at the police station overnight. However, having not consumed his medication since Skye was fired from her job at the clinic, both of them were already highly susceptible to the Operator's influence by this time. The Operator located them and subsequently abducted them the following morning, just as Bishop and Gilliam were about to question Toby about Clockwork due to their close relationship. It was later revealed HABIT had intervened in the abduction, and Toby, alongside Skye, were now being held in the former's domain, their status remaining unknown.

## Personality

In his earlier years, Toby appears to be fairly cynical and fond of making sarcastic quips, though more so towards people he dislikes, such as his father. His inability to feel pain also lends to his reckless, sometimes even self-harming behavior, though he is rarely aggressive nor violent himself, often choosing to retreat from confrontational situations rather than advancing. However, he is fiercely protective of the people he cares deeply about, even willing to confront his father over his mistreatment towards Lyra and their mother. After Lyra's death, Toby became increasingly withdrawn from social interactions and exhibited antisocial behavior. Under the Operator's influence, he was apathetic and a merciless killer, even taking almost sadistic pleasure in killing and butchering his father. Once freed from the Operator's influence, Toby has become extremely remorseful and ashamed of his actions as a proxy, and tries to avoid resorting to violence unless absolutely necessary.

## Physical Appearance

Toby has a lithe figure, short brown hair, dark brown eyes and pale, almost sickly skin. He is almost always covered in scars, some of which were sustained from the car accident, including a split eyebrow. Most notably, he has a large gash that stretches from the left corner of his lip to the center of his left cheek, as a result of habitually chewing out the skin of his cheek, exposing his teeth and gums. It has since been treated and healed to a certain degree after receiving proper medical treatment.

While serving as the Operator's proxy, he wore a dark olive green hoodie with striped sleeves and blue hood, a black t-shirt and dark blue jeans, which was the attire he was last seen wearing before he disappeared. He also wore yellow-tinted aviator goggles and a Hannibal Lecter-style mask to hide his identity.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

**Proxy Physiology**: As a former Berserker proxy, Toby has been granted enhanced physical attributes.

* **Enhanced Strength**: Under the Operator's influence, Toby was able to overpower his father despite their difference in weight, physical strength, and stature. Jack also mentioned Toby was significantly stronger than he used to be, almost fighting on par against the cannibal even after he stopped holding back against his then-former friend.

**Pain Immunity**: Toby suffers from an unspecified neurological disorder that renders him numb to any forms of pain. This effectively allows him to continue fighting longer than the average person as he would not be hindered by physical pain. However, this does not make him invulnerable, as he can still be injured as other humans and/or proxies can. This often results in him being unaware of the severity of his own wounds until he experiences other physical consequences, such as exhaustion or blood loss.

### Abilities

* **Expert Combatant**: Despite never receiving any formal training, Toby is shown to be quite proficient in hand-to-hand combat, and is known as a ruthless killer during his time as one of the Operator's proxies. He was on par with the likes of Eyeless Jack and Clockwork.
	+ **Axe Mastery**: Toby shows extreme skill in wielding his signature dual hatchets, either in melee fights or throwing them at his targets with deadly accuracy.

## Possessions

* **Hatchets**: Toby's main preferred weapons are his two hatchets, which originally belonged to his father. One of the hatchets appears to be newer with an orange handle while the other is older, slightly rusted and more blunt in comparison. When not in use, he often kept them sheathed on his person using a strap around his body. He has since kept the hatchets stored away in his room in their house in New Haven.
* **Mask and Goggles**: During his time as a proxy, he often wears a pair of yellow-tinted circular aviator goggles and a Hannibal Lecter-style mask in order to disguise himself while carrying out missions.

## Relationships

### Parents

Prior to encountering the Operator, Toby lived with his parents. His father, who remains unnamed, was an alcoholic, and often abusive towards the entire family, namely his mother Connie, his sister Lyra, as well as Toby himself. As a result of the abuse, Toby often ran away from home for a couple of days at a time, returning only because he knew his mother and Lyra would suffer his father's hand if Toby wasn't around to intervene, and receive the beating in their stead. Toby resented his father, even chastising his mother for welcoming him back home despite the abuse, and this hatred grew exponentially when the latter continued to show little to no empathy following Lyra's death. Under the Operator's influence, Toby lashed out and killed his father in cold blood, but briefly snapped back to his senses when his mother cried in horror. Fearing the consequences, Toby attempted to burn the house down to dispose of the evidence and was subsequently abducted by the Operator. Connie survived the fire, and went on to live with her sister.

### Lyra Rogers

Lyra was Toby's older sister and best friend.

### Skye Martin

Skye is Toby's best friend and sister figure.

### Eyeless Jack

Jack is Toby's friend. Jack mentioned he helped treat Toby's wounds, especially the gash in the latter's cheek, and kept him company whenever Skye worked late night shifts.

### Tim Wright

Tim was Toby's brother figure. The true nature of their relationship is currently unknown, though Skye mentions Toby took Tim's death harder than the other two, as he believed it was his fault that Tim died.

## Trivia

* Ticci Toby is based on the creepypasta of the same name by Kastoway.