The Rake

Illustration of the Rake by TheIckyMan Names The Rake Identity Unknown creature (possibly an alien) Appearances EMH Origins Concept: Originated in 4chan thread "hey /b/ lets make a monster" sometime in late 2005.

Story: Created on the Something Awful Forums by Clockspider.

The Rake is the name of a creature with very little information about it. It is described by original reports as a "naked man, or a "large hairless dog of some sort," with a body position that seemed "unnatural, as if it had been hit by a car or something." The Rake's only appearance in video is through EverymanHYBRID, where it is captured on film twice, and is heard at least once.

In relation to Slender Man, The Rake is speculated by some to be a Proxy that has, through mutation (perhaps from prolonged exposure to Sigma Radiation), the strange powers Slender Man seems to posses and share (e.g. The Collective) or perhaps by self mutilation, somehow changed overtime into a creature bearing little resemblance to a human being. This would explain why it is able to interact physically with it's surroundings/victims without needing the aid of a human being unlike other Canon. It could also be speculated from this theory that there is not and/or has not always been one Rake as it even today has been known to operate across several countries and has witness encounters from hundreds of years ago.

The Rake's name refers to its hands, which appear to be very large claws. It is capable of inflicting serious damage to a victim in seconds and is extremely violent. Not only is the Rake dangerous, but it is also silent, capable of slipping into the sleeping room of a victim unnoticed; the Rake appears to prefer killing its victims when they are completely oblivious to its' presence, typically while they are sleeping, and it's accepted M.O of killing is lacerating its target to death causing them to die of blood loss or dismemberment in a gory fashion. The Rake's apparent method of travel is teleportation, meaning it can materialize in any unseen location via a portal.

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Origins and History

The creator of the original account of the Rake is unknown. According to this account, the Rake was described on four continents, and it's first description took place in the 12th century (1101-1200), but the earliest provided testimony was in 1691.

"A Mariner's Log" (1691):

He came to me in my sleep. From the foot of my bed I felt a sensation. He took everything. We must return toEngland. We shall not return here again at the request of the Rake."

The next known account happened in the 1800s, where a Spanish journal entry is cited, describing "it" as having hollow eyes. Following that is a 1964 suicide note, where the author claims his/her suicide is due to repeated encounters with the Rake, which apparently stalks him/her. She writes that she fears for "Linnie," as the Rake spoke his/her name. This indicates that the creature stalks a victim over a long period of time, or tortures it's victims.

A witness "in 2006" provides the most complete tale of the Rake, when she and her husband awake to the Rake sitting at the end of their bed. It scurried to the bed side, and stared at the witnesses' husband, it then ran into their children's' room, where it attacked their daughter. It fled as the couple approached, and their daughter's final words were, "He is the Rake." Her husband and daughter died; driving into a lake when rushing to the hospital. The witness claims, having found many more accounts and contacts who are being or have been stalked by the Rake, that she heard it speak to her.

In EverymanHYBRID

When it first appeared in EMH viewers well-versed in creepypasta lore recognized the Rake due to its distinct appearance: human in form, but with canine movements, fitting the description from the original creepypasta. In EverymanHYBRID, its presence is usually accompanied by heavy breathing, whispering noises, and loud growls. The Rake is exceedingly strong, with sharp claws. Unlike Slender Man, it doesn't seem to affect electronic equipment. However, footage seems to blur when The Rake is caught on camera, or nearby. It has been concluded in Consensus that this was not The Rake's presence, but of technical failure. The Rake is implied to be connected to HABIT somehow, as evidenced by its attack on Ryan. It has attacked Alex, Evan, and Vince. It has killed Jessie, and Ryan, possibly others. It has been speculated to have been involved in attacks on Jeff and Alex's parents, Lexi, Linnie, and Jessie's grandmother Rose.

References to the Original Creepypasta

The letter the EMH crew discovers in Reunion is almost certainly a direct response to a similar letter from the original creepypasta. Given the crew's obvious love of Internet culture, and some historic association between Slender Man and the Rake in creepypasta lore, some believed, based on the evidence, that it would be a logical step for the Rake to appear. In the 11/26 Ustream, the guys mentioned that they only skimmed the original creepypasta and had never heard of it before viewers sent it to them. They claimed to have trouble remembering any of the details from the original story.

Other characters mentioned in the original Rake creepypasta seem to have direct correlations to characters in EverymanHYBRID: Linnie, Rose, and William. Linnie is mentioned in the Corenthal Letter dated 10-27-1981 as a patient of Dr. Corenthal not connected to the Mining Town Four. A letter from William to Linnie was found in the Bag. William and Rose were the names of Jessie's grandparents. Speculation is high that The Rake was involved in the killing of Rose. The police statement in the Rose Article states "this was not the work of a human attacker" and that local Animal Control had been alerted.

Alex's description of The Rake whispering prophecies to him is much more akin to The Rake's actions in the original creepypasta than has previously been described in this series.

Association

The only known associations the Rake has are Slender Man and HABIT, though these relationships are not clear in their intent, meaning, or actual worth. The Rake's association with Slender Man are assumed only through the two's mutual stalking of the EMH crew, relationship with HABIT, and abilities to teleport/slenderwalk/make use of portals. The Rake and Slender Man have another thing in common. On whats argued to be a cloth of the Slender Man's clothing, and on a victim of the rake they found Sigma Radiation.

The Rake's relationship to HABIT is unknown, other than it may be a form of referee or rules-keeper for the Seven Trials of HABIT.

Appearances

EverymanHYBRID

Cops Checked, No Body

Does anyone elses dog do this? (Noises from the closet, not actually seen.)

Alex (Bashing on the closet door, noises, not actually seen.)

A Day with Green Feathers (Noises on the phone, attacking Ryan off-screen, not actually seen.)

One step forward, two steps back (Sounds from the shed, barely visible.)

May & June

-.-.

Jim Thorpe

Consensus (mentioned)

Isolation (Noises only, not actually seen)

L'espirit de l'escalier (mentioned)