Item #: SCP-255-KO
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-255-KO is to be contained in Section G2 of Site-145. Its movements must be restricted with restraints sturdy enough to prevent the subject from breaking them, and the containment room must also be equally sturdy.— At the discretion of the supervising researcher, standard humanoid anomalous entity containment procedures may be applied. For ease of containment, factors such as the subject's diet should be regulated according to Protocol 255-B2.
Description: SCP-255-KO is a 58-year-old Korean male. He is 2 meters tall and weighs 140 kg, with most of his skin covered by approximately 1 cm of brown body hair. The strength generated by his well-developed muscles is four times that of an average adult male. The subject's skull is deformed around the temples, protruding like small horns. Its fingernails are 2 mm thick, and its toenails are 5 mm thick, thicker than usual. Additionally, he has developed canines, feathers occasionally mixed in with his body hair, leathery scales, and skin with a slight greenish tint due to chlorophyll. These unusual characteristics have manifested due to the following anomalies.
When SCP-255-KO consumes another living organism, he absorbs some of the physical characteristics and behaviors of that organism. For example, when he consumes beef, his muscles develop excessively, and body hair increases. The anomalous properties of SCP-255-KO manifested at an unknown time and appear to be gradually intensifying.
Around 2018, SCP-255-KO primarily worked physically demanding jobs such as construction and delivery services to support himself and his family. During this time, he discovered that consuming beef enhanced his physical abilities. By early 2019, he realised he could absorb the characteristics of the animals he consumed. Aware of his anomalous properties, SCP-255-KO deliberately replaced most of his diet with inexpensive cuts of beef. As his financial situation improved by the end of 2019, he began consuming less common meats in Korea, such as crocodiles, horses, and whales. Consequently, SCP-255-KO's physical abilities became far superior to most men his age and even most athletes.
During this process, SCP-255-KO experienced side effects such as excessive body hair growth, the development of horn-like structures from his skull, and polymastia. In early 2021, he discovered that his cognitive abilities were rapidly deteriorating. SCP-255-KO attributed this phenomenon to consuming animals with lower intelligence.
Concerned about his declining intelligence, SCP-255-KO stopped consuming all meat and switched to a vegetarian diet in mid-2021. However, this led to a severe weakening of his physical abilities, changes in skin colour due to chloroplast production, and even faster deterioration of his cognitive abilities. Ultimately, SCP-255-KO resumed eating meat in late 2021 despite the side effects.
By 2022, SCP-255-KO's cognitive abilities had deteriorated to the point that he could no longer work. Following his family's advice, he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. During the 60 days he spent in the hospital on a primarily vegetarian diet, his intelligence worsened even further. As a result, his cognitive abilities declined to a level similar to that of a severe intellectual disability patient, and he lost a significant amount of knowledge necessary for daily life, including language skills.
On March 10, 2022, SCP-255-KO broke free from his restraints and escaped the hospital, injuring nine civilians in the process. After his escape, he survived by eating leaves and grass in a nearby wooded area. During this period, the Foundation received civilian reports about a "bull monster." When the Foundation's search team found him on March 17, SCP-255-KO was unconscious due to excessive plant consumption. He was immediately transported to Site-145 and placed in containment.
Addendum 255-C38A: SCP-255-KO Interview Log
Interview Subject: SCP-255-KO
Interviewer: Dr ███
<Start of Log, 03-05-2022, 13:05>
Dr ███: SCP-255-KO, are you feeling better?
SCP-255-KO: (Slurring) Much better. It hurts less. I'm better.
Dr ███: Great. (Paper flipping noises) We've changed your medication for the past week. Did you notice anything different?
SCP-255-KO: Very good. I remember words and family. I remember a lot. I want to see my family.
Dr ███: We'll let you see your family after you recover more. You still sometimes go delirious.
SCP-255-KO: Okay, I understand. I need to remember more. I need to have more medicine. Thank you, doctor.
Dr ███: Thank you for being cooperative. We'll going to give you a similar amount of medication as now. Are you alright with that?
SCP-255-KO: Good medicine. It's alright. I can feel getting better. I need to remember more.
Dr ███: Splendid. Then-
SCP-255-KO: Doctor, I have something to ask. Can I ask?
Dr ███: Of course. What is it?
SCP-255-KO: Food is weird. Meat is weird. It tastes different and yucky.
Dr ███: It wouldn't taste good, but it's good for your body. It'll help your recovery, so please do understand.
SCP-255-KO: I see. I need to get better. I need to get a cake for my kid Jieun. I will eat it, even if it is yucky.
Dr ███: Thank you. We'll end this interview for now.
<End of Log, 03-05-2022, 13:11>
Conclusion: SCP-255-KO's intellectual abilities have recovered enough for easier containment. To maintain his intelligence, the amount of meat in his diet should be adjusted, and the placebo prescription should be continued.