SCP-1440 looks like a normal human male, but his ethnicity and age are both unknown. When asked any details about himself or his past, SCP-1440 refuses to answer, though it's unknown if he is refusing to give this information or if he simply doesn't know.
The nicknamed "Old Man from Nowhere" appears to be around 80 years old, but in the 50 years that the SCP foundation has been aware of his existence, SCP-1440 has not shown any signs of aging. It is yet to be determined whether it is aging very slowly or if he just doesn't age at all.
But SCP-1440's lack of aging isn't even the weirdest thing about him. The true anomalous nature of the Man from Nowhere reveals itself when he comes into contact with a human population or any man made objects, and remains in contact with them for more than a few days.
Over the course of several days, people will start feeling sick, items will break, and parts of buildings might collapse, after which the violent destruction of anything related to humanity begins in the vicinity of SCP-1440. Destructive events begin to happen and grow increasingly disastrous until the the buildings or objects are destroyed, and the people in close contact are killed.
The only exception to these events are SCP-1440 itself and its few possessions which consist of: his clothes, a sack made of an unidentified material, a pack of worn playing cards, and a small glass cup. It's unknown whether these objects are somehow immune to SCP-1440's effects or if they are not man-made items at all.
SCP-1440 is aware of his destructive effects on people and objects, and appears to avoid human contact as much as possible. However, SCP-1440 is for some reason compelled to travel in what looks like a complex pattern, one that eventually always lead to him running into human populations.
It is unknown if there is any particular reason for this pattern, both the shape and the route that he takes, and the reason as to why he feels compelled to follow it. On this The Old Man has also not been able to provide any information or help.
SCP-1440 has explained that the growing human population and its expansion into previously uninhabited areas has made it harder and harder to avoid contact with humans as he follows his route.
SCP-1440 is not hostile, and does not resist or fight back against attempts to contain him. Unfortunately for the SCP Foundation, all attempts to contain SCP-1440 have so far failed. These containment attempts have led to large losses of life and Foundation resources, as a result of the destructive effects that follow SCP-1440.
The Old Man from Nowhere first came to the attention of the SCP Foundation, after SCP-1440 himself approached a Foundation researcher who was on her way to work. SCP-1440 somehow knew that this researcher worked for the Foundation and requested her assistance. When the researcher asked what kind of assistance he was looking for, he replied he hoped that the Foundation could kill him!
He was brought to an SCP Foundation site for further questioning and study, which is where the destructive and anomalous effects were first witnessed. The entire site was destroyed, killing multiple site personnel, as well as causing the destruction of six safe and Euclid level SCP objects. So far all other attempts to contain SCP-1440 have resulted in similar destructive events.
During the fourth attempt, SCP-1440 was brought to Area-142. The Old Man thanked the Foundation for its efforts, but said that it was probably best if he were allowed to leave, as it would most likely again result in the death of everyone involved.
SCP-1440 told the researcher interviewing him that his first brother had already arrived and was standing behind the researcher. He explained that each brother is different, but are all cruel, vengeful, and capable of holding a grudge for a very long time.
They are the cause of SCP-1440's misfortune, and therefore the reason for the suffering of everyone he comes into contact with. He then told the researcher that the second brother had arrived and that time was running out, if he wasn't released soon then the destruction would begin.
The researcher asked about the third brother, and asked how much time was left until the third one would arrive. SCP-1440 explained that despite being the cruelest of all the brothers, the third never arrives, and that it is actually the appearance of the last brother that will set the Old Man free!
SCP-1440 has spent years and years searching for the third brother, trying to return something that he won from the other two. He then talked about challenging death itself in a game of cards for his life, and that if the researcher was ever in the same situation, that he should not do what The Old Man from Nowhere did, win!
At that moment, the nuclear weapon that was stored at Area-142 detonated, despite the device having multiple failsafes that should have prevented an explosion. Area-142 was destroyed and everyone on-site was killed.
SCP-1440 was spotted a week later, over 3000 kilometers away from Area-142, showing no signs at all of having experienced any injuries. After three more attempts to contain him, which all ended the same way, the Foundation has stopped trying to contain SCP-1440, until they can find a solution to his anomalous effects.
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