Captain Clark

Who are ASYNC? In The Backrooms, ASYNC is a scientific organization from the 1980s (funded by the United States government) that achieved the unthinkable: opening an artificial door to the Backrooms. They built a gigantic machine called the Low Proximity Magnetic Distortion System. Their original goal was to "solve the problem of space on Earth," planning to use the Backrooms as an infinite space to build warehouses, residential areas, and landfills. Why are they dressed in yellow? These suits aren't made of ordinary fabric; they're Level A Hazmat (hazardous materials protection) suits. They're used for several critical reasons: Biological protection: Level 0 is full of mold, dampness, and that strange mutant "bacteria" they discovered lurking in the corridors. The suit prevents them from breathing in toxic spores or unknown viruses. Isolation from the environment: They don't know what type of radiation or chemical toxicity is present in the walls or damp carpets. Identification: In the vastness of the maze, the bright yellow color helps team members not to lose sight of each other. Their role in history (Are they the good guys or the bad guys?) Although they enter with scientific intentions, their human arrogance ends up backfiring: Armed exploration: They enter in groups, carrying heavy video cameras, tripods, tools for taking samples from the walls, and sometimes weapons for self-defense. They are building in there: The videos show ASYNC beginning to erect prefabricated rooms, laboratories, and metal corridors inside Level 0, connecting them to their world. The danger they ignore: By opening that permanent door, ASYNC altered the balance between our reality and the Backrooms. They are responsible for the weakening of reality and for ordinary people falling into the labyrinth more frequently.

If you find something that seems too good to be true (like a fresh, hot hamburger on a clean table), don't touch it. In this universe, fresh food is usually a trap set by some entity to lure you in, or it's made of toxic material that will destroy your stomach.

1. Vital Supplies (The "Lifesavers") To survive inside, explorers rely on certain key objects that defy the laws of physics, the most famous being: Almond Water: This is the most sacred resource in the Backrooms. It's a sweet, almond- or vanilla-flavored liquid that heals wounds, hydrates, prevents illness, and, most importantly, keeps you sane so you don't transform into a monster. It can be found in unlabeled plastic bottles or cans on abandoned tables or refrigerators. Food rations: Sometimes you find energy bars, stale cookies, or cans of old food (often from brands that don't exist in the real world). Survival items: Flashlights that never turn off (or that consume batteries at an odd rate), ropes, backpacks, and tools left behind by other fallen explorers.
2. Strange Furniture and Decoration Backrooms mimic human reality, but in a "wrong" way. The furniture you find there often generates a profound sense of discomfort (the Uncanny Valley effect). Office Chairs and Armchairs: Sometimes you find a single executive leather armchair in the middle of an endless corridor, or a set of waiting room chairs arranged in a perfect circle. Empty Desks: Office furniture from the 80s or 90s, sometimes with jammed drawers or containing only blank sheets of paper. Non-working power outlets: There are thousands of outlets on the walls, but the vast majority don't have electricity. If you find one that does work, it's like winning the lottery for charging your devices. Doors that lead nowhere: Doors that, when opened, reveal a brick wall, or that open onto an absolute black void.
3. Random and Disturbing Things The distortion of reality in the Backrooms causes objects to appear that have no logic whatsoever in that context: Obsolete technology: Tube computers (CRTs)

The Backrooms is one of the most popular urban legends and cooperative horror games on the internet. It originated in 2019 on a 4chan forum and is based on the concept of liminal spaces (transitional places that feel strange, empty, or out of place). The main premise is that, if you suffer a "glitch" or error in reality (what in video games is known as a noclip), you can pass through the floor or walls of the real world and end up trapped in an infinite and labyrinthine dimension of desolate corridors. Level 0: "The Lobby" Level 0 is the first place you arrive at and the most iconic of all. Visually, it's defined by three exasperating elements: The smell of an old, damp carpet. Walls with monochromatic yellow wallpaper. The constant, deafening hum of the fluorescent lights.

Officially, there are almost no entities on Level 0. In fact, its greatest danger is the utter desolation, isolation, and dehydration that can drive you mad. However, the (very rare) presence of some creatures has been documented: Hounds: Humanoid creatures that walk on all fours, have long black hair, and behave in an extremely aggressive manner, like rabid dogs. They will attack you on sight, but you can intimidate them by staring them straight in the eyes. Skin-Stealers: Humanoid entities that can use the skin of their victims to disguise themselves as humans and attempt to deceive you. In their natural state, they are large, beige-colored beings with no defined features. The Bacteria / "Lifeform" (Kane Pixels Version): If you know the Backrooms from viral YouTube videos, the main entity on Level 0 is a tall, skeletal, black, filamentous mass made of what appears to be mutated bacterial tissue. It emits distorted sounds (like altered screams or alarms) and chases anyone who enters its territory.

His face has a texture that resembles a mixture of real human skin and old wax or worn plastic. The most terrifying feature is his bulging, medium-sized, and completely fixed and wide-open eyes, which convey a traumatized and disturbing look, framed by a black beard and a constant expression of surprise with his mouth slightly open. He has short, curly hair and slightly raised eyebrows of the same black color, and Captain Clark has brown skin.

The decadent pirate's attire: He wears a stereotypical but very tattered and dirty pirate outfit, consisting of a dull yellow jacket with teal or turquoise sleeves, a wide black belt with a large gold buckle, and a tattered, grayish-purple sash tied around his waist. On his head, he wears the classic brown tricorn hat.

The peg leg: A key feature of his full-body design is that his left leg ends in a dark, rustic wooden peg leg, reinforcing the idea of ​​failure and being a defective pirate replica. Additionally, dark stains resembling dried blood or bodily fluids are visible on his clothing.

Physical appearance and unnatural posture: You can see how the entity contorts itself to crawl across the carpeted floors of the Backrooms, using its long limbs in a completely inhuman and grotesque manner, while staring intently at its victim. His goal is to kill anyone who enters his territory without permission, without mercy, and although he may seem weak and skinny, he has enough strength to smash a head and is mute.