When docile, SCP-096 will passively approach and follow the player. Should the player ever view SCP-096's face, it will enter an agitated state and will begin to cover its face and panic, continuing for several seconds. Shortly after, it will start chasing the player down to kill them.

SCP-096 is extremely fast and cannot be deterred by doors, regardless as to whether or not they are locked, as it will rip them open to catch up to the player. Once it catches the player, it'll tear apart their limbs and devour them. Tesla gates prove unsuccessful in stopping SCP-096. However, it will become stunned for a moment after being shocked.

When not triggered, SCP-096 will randomly wander around various rooms in the Heavy Containment Zone. Specifically, it can spawn in the following rooms:

All metal corridor variations with the exception of the corner variant.
Grated Hallway
Gas Catwalk
Three-Way Gas Catwalk
SCP-096 also appears in the small server room where it brutally kills a guard that accidentally viewed its face. The player has to reset the power so they may escape from the room, due to the doors becoming locked after entering the control room. SCP-096 itself will wander around the room, making it difficult to avoid looking at its face.

SCP-096 can also spawn in a lockroom, where it will be sitting down in the center of the room around several blood splatters. It is easy to avoid SCP-096 in this room since the player can just walk around its back to reach the next room.