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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: The statue is to be kept in a 90-meter room, giving Observers ample-space to study SCP-XXXX safely around the statue. A bright yellow line has also been painted on the ground around the object's effect radius, marking where the anomalous effects would take place. With that said, a steel walkway with a fence has been built around the chamber for easy observation of SCP-XXXX.

Description: The Statue is built out of faded marble which has been broken in some areas around the base either due to the environment or by those who have encountered it. SCP-XXXX is measured to be 3x3x7 meters large, that includes the statue and the base it was built from. Outside of its area of effect, the statue depicts the Greek god Ares, also known as The God of War, standing triumphantly with a large shield in his left hand, and a large spear in his right hand.

SCP-XXXX was found in █████, Greece, as workers of a local company reported missing cases as 5 of their employees went missing after hiking in a forest near their office. The bodies of the missing were found at the base of the statue, to which more people were then found dead days later. One of the employees told local police of the incident, which was then forwarded to The Foundation. The bodies of the deceased were buried hours later.

The Statue's anomalous effects show by entering its area of effect, which has been measured to be around 75 meters from the statue. If a subject walks into this area they will lose all connection to the frontal lobe that is involved with critical decision making, and drastically increase the amount of serotonin in the brain, causing extreme violent behavior and also large urge to kill whoever they see.

If a person walks out of SCP-XXXX's area of effect, the brain will be permanently damaged and lose all function, leading to said person's death hours later. However, in the case of some subjects, some have survived the effects of SCP-XXXX, although they were still mentally damaged. Testing with drones to see this change has provided no results, as these effects seem to not apply to machines.

Although, while subjects were in SCP-XXXX's area of effect, subjects that were still conscious and mentally stable described that The Statue and their surroundings changed dramatically. While observing The Statue from inside, subjects reported that the statue was capable of movement, although it did not move from its foundation. The environment also changed around them, as anything outside of the area would be replaced with what one subject described as [DATA EXPUNGED].

The following are some observations made during different tests.

  • During the first few tests, it was first believed that any human that got near SCP-XXXX would attack and kill the other human regardless. However, this doesn't seem to be the case, as two subjects that were both British in their ethnic background did not attack each other, but rather defended one another from others. Although these two did not know each other, both of them protected themselves.
  • This was tested again with two American subjects, although this time there were different results. Though the two were both American, they both attacked each other. Further study showed that one of the subjects was raised in the north, and had ancestors that were apart of the Union in the American Civil War. The other subject had ancestors that were Confederates, which was believed to be the main cause.
  • Multiple subjects of different ethnicities were told to stay near the statue, and only a select few attacked/killed one another. Only two remained, and although their ethnic backgrounds were different, they still were allies. This isn't the case with most encounters, but it seems to be a small factor.

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