HABIT, one of the “antagonistic” forces in EverymanHYBRID,
continues to elude our studies. Like The Slender Man, we have virtually no information
on HABIT’s backstory, other than whatever information he is willing to give up
in his twitter account. Even then, that information should be taken with a
pinch of salt; considering how he can manipulate the people around him, those
tweets may as well just be more false information. They do match his propensity
for violence, however, considering how he makes reference to notorious murderers
ranging from Josef Mengele to Albert Fish to Vlad III the Impaler.
Videos that he has posted or taken part in demonstrate
several of his abilities, most notably the ability to possess an individual and
deprive them of all bodily control, nicknamed “inHABITation”. What separates inHABITation
from normal possession are two details: the first detail being that whoever
HABIT possesses in fully aware of what is happening, yet completely incapable
of stopping it. The second detail is that whoever is inHABITed gains increased
strength, stamina and the ability to immediately recover from wounds, possibly
even from fatal ones. Combined with his sadistic tendencies, the end result for
anyone confronting an inHABITed individual usually results in lethal
consequences. However, this ability does have a caveat: HABIT cannot manifest
and perform actions without inHABITation and thus requires a host to possess.
Adding to this limitation is a fault on HABIT’s own part, in which HABIT
prefers to hand pick his hosts, or at least mold them into his liking. This
fact alone means that while HABIT may not be able to manifest as often as he
wishes, his rare presences always creates devastation to anyone caught in his
path.
What makes matters worse is that HABIT isn’t technically
alone; earlier in the documentation of EverymanHYBRID, a feral entity labeled “The
Rake” was noted as another opposing force against the main “protagonist”
subjects. The Rake, a humanoid quadruped possessing excellent physical
capabilities but limited intelligent capacity, was recently apprehended by HABIT
and forced into his service. Specifically how The Rake came into working for
HABIT is unknown, but does show what HABIT is capable of regardless. Furthermore, looking into the Youtube channel “TribeTwelve”,
HABIT has come into contact with a group of anomalous beings known only as “The
Collective”, specifically a member working under the moniker of “Firebrand.”
Upon further reviewing of the channel, it was revealed that Firebrand’s true
identity to be Noah Maxwell, creator of the TribeTwelve channel and known
adversary of The Collective. What this exactly means in terms of the
collaboration between these two individuals is not entirely known at the time,
but considering The Collective’s loose connection to The Slender Man, this does
not bode well.
In conclusion, HABIT not only
has access to resources that are beyond natural human comprehension, but has
the ability to utilize them to his whim with vicious alacrity. He presents a lack
of empathy in terms of whoever he comes across and will gladly exploit them, whether
they belong to any particular scheme of HABIT’s or not. Staying clear of this
individual should be a top safety concern, even if further research of this
figure would be to our benefit.
