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Z͠a̛'l͘ga̶t҉ot̡h, better known as Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘, or notable referred to as The One is an iconic and malevolent figure on forums of the internet regarding many speculations of his mentioned name, achieving a legendary status as an urban legend and a subject of numerous memes. Many perceive him as the embodiment of chaos and evil, drawing comparisons to the later interpretations of the renowned horror writer H.P. Lovecraft.
In his right hand he holds a dead star and in his left hand is the Candle In Whose Light is Shadow. His left hand is stained with the blood of Am Dhaegar.
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~ Invocation of Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘.
Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ is depicted as a jet-skinned knight in silver armor surrounded by a corona of black lightning. However, his true form is much more horrific. He is described as having seven mouths speaking in six foul tongues, the seventh singing the song that will end the world, and four arms holding a Black Hole and a candle that sheds darkness rather than light.
Am Dhaegar may have been an ancient city, another entity like himself, or anything else, up to and including an entire universe. He is also described as an amorphous and eyeless being. As Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ is malevolent chaos incarnate, both descriptions may be true.
Origin[]
On July 27, 2004, on SomethingAwful website, a user named Goon Shmorky uploaded several versions of the comic Nancy and Archie in which the term Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ was used. On August 22, 2009, Shmorky explained the creation of Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ on the SomethingAwful forums, making a post in which he explains detailed the origin of Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘. He claims that he likes how people are trying to solve the meme, while no one knows Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘'s true origin. He goes on to say that he is the creator of Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ and that he just made it up.
Biography[]
Background[]
Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ lives in a palace of tortured glass, served by legions of monsters forged from the tears of the undead, each one clad in armor carved from the concentrated suffering of grieving mothers. He also is said to live within all mankind, waiting for the thin glass wall within them to crack, so that he may take over.
Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘'s Manifestations[]
Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘'s coming is heralded by the fabric of reality itself snarling or screaming "He comes!", and the horrific mutation of webcomic characters and fonts. Gaping, toothy maws, stingers, and masses of tentacles are the norm. Invariably, the eyes turn to a black slime and run down their cheeks like tears of oil. Font scrambles and loses coherence.
Powers and Abilities[]
Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ is an extremely dangerous Eldritch Abomination that is immortal with reality-warping powers. He can tear apart entire realities. His power seems to stem from both his natural condition (his demonic heritage), the cursed candle he holds, and the countless souls that he has enslaved.
The pattern of a Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘'s manifestation within a comic is often the following: first, a message will occur. This message might be the classic line He comes, or a character casually mentioning a cursed object (e.g. the root of T'Char), song, or Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ itself. Then, the victims begin to lose their limbs, which are replaced with black tentacles that grow exponentially. In the meantime, their eyes are drained by the same supernatural influence; they might bleed excessively in the process. Then, they can no longer talk coherently; any speech they might still produce is reduced to either a string of indistinguishable symbols or nonsensical babbling. Eventually, their whole faces and bodies are horribly mutated beyond the imaginable in an extremely gruesome and bloody way. The victims are unable to do anything since they're all under Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘'s influence and most of the time they won't even react (or no longer react) to what is happening to them.
It is worth noting that this process, while it always consumes the whole universe affected, is gradual and that some characters might notice the events unfolding, even if it's too late. It is also possible, though quite rare, that Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ "skips" parts of the process, such as his "announcement", and immediately twists everything into whatever he wants.
Weaknesses[]
While there is no way Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ could be directly killed either by conventional weapons or mystic ways such as an exorcist, Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘'s primary power allegedly stems from the evil within mankind. So, if all humans could altogether purge their negative emotions (e.g. lust, greed, sadism…), transcend their inner sins, and achieve absolute goodness, then Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ might be definitely destroyed or sealed to his own dimension. However, both this and the actual impact on Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ are purely hypothetical.
It might also be possible to weaken him by destroying his candle, though how to do so is unknown and even likely impossible from a mortal standpoint.
Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ has also had many incarnations within a few Slenderverse series, the most notable one being One Bad Dream. Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ is sealed away for most of the plot of One Bad Dream, with The Messenger taking a more active role as Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘'s servant. He's still considered a threat however, as even something like the Slender Man is working against Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘'s return. During the end of the series, Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ is free from his prison and brings chaos and ruin to the universe. It's shown in the epilogue that this world wasn't destroyed, at least not immediately, but instead the world became more violent and disorderly.
Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ is further expanded up in the now deleted The Eye of Am blog. According to the blog, Am Dhaegar is a seemingly god-like entity who is the brother and rival to Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘. By the time of the series, Am Dhaegar is long since dead, however the eye of Am symbol is able to ward off Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ and others related to him.
It's further revealed through the blog that Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ was eventually sealed away once more before he could cause any further damage, though by who and by what means is unknown.
SCP Foundation[]
In the tale "The Hatbot Chronicles" set in the universe of the SCP Foundation, Hatbot came across Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ and came to serve him and in turn the being granted the AI power to control the minds of others. Hatbot attempted to bring Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ into the world to destroy it, but their plan was thwarted by Dr. Mann.
In another more meta tale titled "Eldritch Application", Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘, and later Cthulhu, attempts to become an SCP in order to become more popular but was rebuffed due to not qualifying.
Quotes[]
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He takes the eyes, the windows of the soul. Removes the ability to feel… anything but pain. Once the eyes have been removed, the soul is removed. The living husk is a testament to cruelty and everlasting doom.
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~ A description of Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘.
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I like how people who try to figure out the origin of the "meme" don't even know where it came from originally. I'll tell you where it came from. From me. I just made it up. Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ is something horrible. Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ is something that's coming. It's coming soon. It has nothing to do with Lovecraft. I'm not nerdy enough to make those kinds of references. Seeing it become a meme kinda killed doing further Zalgo edits in the future (for me anyway) but maybe I'll do one when you least expect it.
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~ Shmorky's full quote explaining Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘'s origin.
Trivia[]
Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ was created by Goon Shmorky.
Interestingly enough, Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ has the same origin as another famous Creepypasta creation, Slender Man, both having their origin published on SomethingAwful website.
Z̤͂â̢ḷ͊g̹̓ȯ̘ photo used on the Villains wiki, was created by BlazeHart96.
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