SCP-173

SCP-173, also known as the Sculpture, is a fictional character originating from the SCP Foundation collaborative writing project. It is a large statue, made primarily of concrete and rebar, that has the ability to move so long as it is not being directly looked at by a living being. SCP-173 is extremely hostile towards living organisms and will attempt to kill them on sight; most commonly doing so by snapping their neck, though it is also known to do so via strangulation.

SCP-173 was initially written on the /x/ board of 4chan in June 2007 by an anonymous user. It was the first SCP article ever written, and as such, is much of the underlying work that the SCP Foundation mythos is based upon. SCP-173's original image, which had been associated with the anomaly since its creation, was of a painted wooden statue, known as Untitled 2004, created by Japanese artist Izumi Katō. This image was deleted from the article in 2022 in order to abide by the wiki's Creative Commons license.

Since its initial creation, SCP-173 has consistently been one of the most famous and popular characters in the mythos, appearing in many derivative pieces of media; though the original text has been criticized for its low quality and lack of narrative compared to later SCP works.