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[[Nothing Is Scarier]] than someone you know nothing about. He has nothing to identify him, nothing that even states that he is real. If this person simply disappears, you are terrified because you don't know if he is watching. Sometimes he is established as a myth, a ghost story to scare people. This person lacks not only a past, but also a present and a future. He just is, and you don't know why.
'''The Spook''' is someone whose identity is a paradox
In some cases, this may overlap with a [[Legacy Character]]: the myth is more important than the person.
[[All There in the Manual]] may have extra information that is confirmed by [[Word of God]], but that doesn't count: this is about how this character is perceived by others. What matters is how
This kind of character is often seen as either an [[Enigmatic Minion]], or the guy the villains (or even the heroes) bring in to do the job right... even if they don't know what they're dealing with. Also frequently [[The Nondescript]].
Compare [[The Faceless]],
Also not to be confused with [[The Ghost]], [[The Shadow]] or especially [[The Spock]]. Nor to be confused with [[The Wizard of Id|The Spook]].
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