User:Another n00b/Slenderman
There is an enigmatic figure, most often seen as a tall, extremely thin man with long, strange arms, and a face that no two people see the same way (if they see any face at all) wearing a suit. Where he comes from is as much a mystery as what he wants. All that is known is that there is evidence of him existing for far longer than one would expect. Those who see him often wind up missing—or worse—with their mutilated bodies impaled upon a tree, and their organs removed and then replaced systematically. The very last reported sighting was 2064, and after that nothing was ever seen of him again.
His presence is associated with paranoia and sometimes a strange sickness, and those who see him are frequently found to be maniacally writing strange messages, and drawing mad scribbles of a dark, faceless figure. It is advised to avoid investigating too much lest you get entrenched too deep...and find yourself the subject of unwanted interest. This creature's only defining features are that it's figure is tall, thin and faceless: This is the dreaded, ancient being known as the Slenderman. Not even the SCP Foundation have yet to find him. Although the earliest known depictions point to ancient Summerian civilization, the figure did not become the identical figure it is now until the Middle Ages in German folklore.
Summary[edit | edit source]
Not much is known, as no specific information has been found about origins, but his objective and habitat are made very clear. He has the need to kidnap children, and is seen right before the disappearance of a child or multiple children. He seems to prefer fog enshrouded streets and wooded areas as a way to conceal himself from being noticed. It should also be noted that children have been able to see him when no other adults in the vicinity could. Children also have dreams or nightmares concerning The Slender Man before their disappearance. Confiding these stories to their parents are met with the usual parental admonition: overactive imaginations.
Much of the fastination with Slenderman is rooted in the overall aura of mystery that he is wrapped in. Despite the fact that it is rumored he kills children almost exclusively, it is difficult to say whether or not his only objective is slaughter. Often times it is either reported or recorded that he can be found in sections of woods, and these generally tend to be suburban. He also has been reported seen with large groups of children, as many photographs portay. It is commonly thought that he resides in woods and forests and preys on children. he seems unconcerned with being exposed in the daylight or captured in photos.
Characteristics[edit | edit source]
Like his origins, the appearance of the Slender Man remains subjective, varying across each account. He is typically depicted as being an abnormally tall (ranging anywhere from seven feet tall to the size of a large tree or house), skinny humanoid figure, with a faceless head, usually lacking several or all of the face's sensory organs. He is usually depicted as wearing a plain black suit and tie, reminiscent of the Men in Black, though this is often implied to be an actual part of the entity's body or a form of shapeshifting. He is often shown to have something of a malleable figure, enabling him to stretch and contort his limbs into a variety of shapes, as well as produce a number of tentacle-like appendages, which are shown as having the ability to ensnare his victims. Video footage seems to be vague enough to be interpreted as almost any of the previous. The only people who know exactly what he looks like are currently not alive.
Behavior[edit | edit source]
The Slender Man is typically said to be an observant and lurking being, stalking his victims for long periods of time while slowly driving them insane with paranoia and sickness. Other pieces of folklore point to a more violent Slender Man, killing his victims by eviscerating them and hanging plastic bags of blood from trees. Other ways of killing include everting victims and creating the appearance that the death of his victims were accidents. Originally his victims were children, but many recent reports about his victims are said to be adults or college students.
Abilities[edit | edit source]
Besides the ability to physically grow extra limbs, the Slender Man has a number of psychologically-based powers, typically including the ability to induce amnesia, insomnia and "Slender-sickness" (Known by some as a paranormal sickness, which causes high levels of nausea, and in some cases, coughing large amounts of blood.) In some cases, the extent of his power over the mind has seen him creating mindless minions seemingly bent to his will. In some interpretations, the process of becoming one of the Slender Man's minions has yet to be detailed. The Slender Man's physical presence has been shown to induce coughing and sickness, as well various degrees of audio-visual distortion in electronic media, a trait often used to denote his presence in broadcasts. In extreme cases, he has also been depicted with the ability to warp time and space and teleport. In some stories, he can cause fires.