SCP-173

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> He stands, king over all he has ever wanted;
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> a shadowed corner in a fetid cell.
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> Life is nothing to stone.
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> Mountains erode.
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> Hillsides crumble.
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> To him, they go as whisper fast as men
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> whose eyes have failed them.
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> Offal spreads from his feet,
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> stinking, harsh, making unprepared eyes water-
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> so much faster,
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> stone.
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> Stone does not care for life,
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> and this stone cares yet less
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> but for the quick, subtle, delicate erosion
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> of the snap of bone on bone.
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> "Abandon all hope ye who enter here."
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> Stone does not care.
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> *Don't blink.*
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> 173

> There was a legend about the Koitern. It was said that he would not kill you so long as you met his gaze. That some force of mutual defiance stayed the hand of death. Most disregarded the legend. Few tried it, and they found it to be true. Unfortunately, no one could meet his eyes forever. What no one knew was that the reverse of this effect was also true; the Koitern would not kill any who met his gaze, but none whose gaze he met could kill him.
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> "This Is How the World Ends" on SCP-173

> Amongst a web of life, I am a dying prisoner in a shell of clay. I am a single object, doomed without purpose, without any source of respite. To subsist as I do now is to die a death more potent than that suffered by mortals: I can only dream of having the vitality they take for granted. No-one takes responsibility for my actions save myself, and even I am unable to speak out against the world.
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> SCP-173's inner monologue

## Summary

**SCP-173** is an animate and extremely hostile statue of unknown origin constructed from concrete and rebar with traces of Krylon brand spray paint. The object cannot move while within a direct line of sight. Line of sight must not be broken at any time with SCP-173. Personnel assigned to enter container are instructed to alert one another before blinking. Object is reported to attack by snapping the neck at the base of the skull, or by strangulation. In the event of an attack, personnel are to observe Class 4 hazardous object containment procedures.

Personnel report sounds of scraping stone originating from within the container when no one is present inside. This is considered normal, and any change in this behavior should be reported to the acting HMCL supervisor on duty.

The reddish brown substance on the floor is a combination of feces and blood. Origin of these materials is unknown. The enclosure must be cleaned on a bi-weekly basis.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier:** At least Template:10-A, possibly Template:9-C | At least Template:High 8-C, likely **higher** | At least Template:High 8-C, likely **higher**

**Key:** **Article Canon** | **Extended Canon** | **Revised Entry**

**Name:** SCP-173, "The Sculpture", The Original, Carver, Crunchy, Uścisk, The Wandering Boy, The High Golem, The Koitern

**Origin:** SCP Foundation

**Gender:** Genderless

**Age:** Unknown, At least 30

**Classification:** Euclid Class Anomalous Object

**Powers and Abilities:**

* Article Canon
* Extended Canon
* Revised Entry

* **Superhuman Physical Characteristics**
* **Immortality** (Type 1)
* **Inorganic Physiology** (Type 2)
* **Self-Sustenance** (Types 1, 2, and 3)
* **Organic Manipulation**/**Blood Manipulation** (Spontaneously generates blood and feces around itself)
* **Resistance** to **Temperature Manipulation** (Should be resistant to heat due to being composed primarily of concrete and rebar)

All Article Canon Abilities Plus:

* **Stealth Mastery** (Outmaneuvered and killed most of a MTF before they could detect it was killing them)
* **Regeneration** (High-Mid, Pieced itself back together after being cut into thousands of pieces by high precision blades as well as having its head and torso shattered)
* **Immortality** (Types 2 and 3; Able to function even when reduced to just its rebar frame)
* **Power Nullification** (Able to nullify the effects of things that meet its gaze, up to and including abstract forces such as the destruction of the old multiverse)
* **Telekinesis** (Attacks and kills its target without making physical contact)
* **Creation** (Able to freely control the creation and location of its excrement)
* **Matter Manipulation**/**Transmutation** (Any technology that observes or records SCP-173 degrades into SCP-173's excrement)
* **Acid Manipulation** (Capable of altering the chemical compound of its excrement so it becomes a highly volatile, acid-like substance)
* **Enhanced Senses** (Can track auditory stimuli and see invisible beings)
* **Statistics Amplification**/**Rage Power** (Gradually increases its speed the longer it goes unobserved due to intense rage)
* **Breaking the Fourth Wall**/**Cosmic Awareness** (SCP-173 is fully aware of its place in the overarching narrative, the various origin stories and lores given to it by various writers, the fact that it is a work of fiction, and even the details and issues surrounding its original image and its use to depict it in the SCP database)
* **Resistance** to **Corrosion Inducement** (Withstood SCP-106's corrosion for several months straight before being fully broken down)
* **Possible Resistance** to **Mind Reading** (Due to lacking any higher form of intelligence it is unaffected by the effects of SCP-978)

All Article Canon Abilities Plus:

* **Duplication** (Able to duplicate itself through its excrement, with each copy being able to duplicate itself exponentially, creating hundreds of thousands of copies if given enough time)
* **Hive Mind** (SCP-173 has a hive mind connection to all copies of itself)
* **Statistics Amplification** (Able to increase its intelligence the more copies of itself it makes)

**Attack Potency:** At least **Athlete level**, possibly **Street level** (Can easily strangle physically peaked humans and break human necks, which yields this much energy) | At least **Large Building level**, likely **higher** (Able to generate this much energy by moving at top speed and can harm other SCPs capable of damaging it. Harmed SCP-682 multiple times. Able to destroy steel bulkheads, which would require this much energy. Snapped SCP-106's neck and many of his bones and pierced through his chest) | At least **Large Building level**, likely **higher** (Tore SCP-682 apart and destroyed multiple Foundation sites)

**Speed:** **Subsonic** (Able to cross its containment chamber and snap multiple people's necks in the time it takes to blink) | **High Hypersonic** Movement Speed (Able to cross continents in minutes), potentially **higher** (When left unobserved for an extended period of time, SCP-173's speed will gradually increase), **High Hypersonic** Attack Speed (Able to attack and kill someone with its telekinesis in 10 microseconds) | **Subsonic**

**Lifting Strength:** **Class 1** (Can easily break human necks, which yields this much force) | At least **Class 25** (Able to physically crumple steel bulkheads. Overpowered SCP-682) | **Class 1**

**Striking Strength:** At least **Athlete level**, possibly **Street level** | At least **Large Building level**, likely **higher** | At least **Large Building level**, likely **higher**

**Durability:** At least **Athlete level**, possibly **Street level** | At least **Large Building level** (Able to withstand the force of its own top-speed movement without damaging itself), likely **higher** | At least Moon **level**, likely **higher**, Regeneration and Immortality make it tough to destroy

**Stamina:** Limitless (Due to being inanimate, SCP-173 does not require food or rest and is able to function indefinitely, having remained active for centuries while scouring the Earth for humans to kill without ever stopping)

**Range:** Standard Melee Range, Several Meters with Excrement | Standard Melee Range, Several Meters with Excrement | Standard Melee Range, Several Meters with Excrement

**Standard Equipment:** None notable

**Intelligence:** Unknown, at least Animalistic (The level of intelligence SCP-173 possesses is unknown beyond its behavior displayed when unobserved, defaulting to aimlessly wandering its containment chamber and scratching at the walls) | Varies from Animalistic to Above Average (SCP-173 is stated as having 'human-like' intelligence, and is described by Dr. Bright as being cunning. It has displayed the capacity for carrying out ambushes and actively creates plans of escape when unobserved. SCP-173 also possesses a learning capacity and a surprisingly tactical knowledge of using its excrement to counter the Foundation's attempts at new methods of monitoring it, spawning its excrement inside of remote monitoring equipment, using its excrement to sabotage automated cleaning systems for its containment cell, and setting up traps to take down two sets of remote drones) | Unknown, potentially Gifted (When duplicating, SCP-173's intelligence increases the more copies of itself there are, showing the capacity for teamwork in causing widespread containment breaches, working together to actively impede Foundation interference, and striking multiple key Foundation bases simultaneously to prevent a proper counteroffensive)

**Weaknesses:** Cannot move while within a direct line of sight

## Others

**Notable Victories:**

Raditz

**Notable Losses:**

Eldritch Abomination Krispie Treats (Coldmirror's Cooking Corner) Eldritch Abomination Krispie Treat's Profile (They started 1 meter apart)

Cell

Kirby

**Inconclusive Matches:** Template:Discussions

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 SCP-173
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Himinbjörg
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Experiment Log T-98816-OC108/682
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Snap. Crackle. Pop.
5. ↑ This Is How the World Ends
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Conclusions RE: D-173-2263 Incident
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Re: The Statue
8. ↑ Anniversary
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 The Original
10. ↑ What Am I?
11. ↑ SCP-978 Extended Test Logs
12. ↑ Blood Is Thicker Than Water
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Revised Entry
14. ↑ Rebar Nightmares