Split-Face

The creature is quite emaciated; with little to no body fat left save in the remains of Adam's arm that hang loosely from one of its front arms. Its skin is a mix of Caucasian tinged with grey of the original creature. The overall body appears to have been stretched disproportionately, with the limbs appearing longer than those of a human and closer to insect-like in nature. The hands have been enlarged and thickened, becoming paw-like, while the feet have become elongated, with the beast walking on the toes. Several insectoid limbs exist under the body, helping the creature propel itself along. Compared to other forms of the Thing, the Split Face form was almost completely geared for aggressive attacks against the remaining members of Thule Station.

The Thing starts off by assimilating Edvard Wolner and perfectly imitating him, unbeknownst to the rest of the team. When the Americans break into the main complex, a standoff ensues and Edvard encourages his second in command, Peder, to burn them with his flame thrower. Peder is then shot by Derek Jameson, with the shot puncturing the gas tank on Peder's flame thrower and causing an explosion which renders Edvard unconscious. Since the 1982 movie repeatedly shows Things being vulnerable to dynamite, it is likely that the Edvard-Thing was genuinely knocked out by the blast, not just simulating.

It is possible that the Edvard-Thing in its dazed state lost conscious control over its bodymass, parts of it gaining "independence" and skuttling off on their own, causing a reveal that was not necessarily "intended" by intelligent decision. While the others are carrying the wounded Edvard to the Rec-Room, his left hand breaks off and becomes a centipede creature which attacks Jonas and assimilates him slowly as it attaches itself to his face. Edvard is left on the floor and begins transforming as he sprouts a tentacle appendage from his stomach area which whips around the room aimlessly.

The Edvard-Thing then targets Adam Finch and quickly stabs him in the stomach with its tentacle, presumably to incapacitate its prey. He is then shot, repeatedly, by Derek Jameson. While the bullets are clearly not fatal or even very dangerous to the Thing, the impacts presumably cause some discomfort, and the Thing attacks and mortally wounds Derek by impaling his chest with the tentacle. While Adam lays on the floor pleading for help, the Edvard-Thing targets him once again and retracts its tentacle whip. Adam, at this point, has noticed this and pleads faster and louder as Edvard rapidly mutates into a large quadrapedial beast that contorts with Edvard's stomach turned up and his head hanging downward.

Then it begins to stand up on all its limbs and the new Edvard-Thing then begins to walk, with a disturbing crab/insect like movement, up to Adam and immediately lines up next to Adam's face and forcefully begins the assimilation process. As the Edvard-Thing assimilates Adam, it rolls its own face over Adam's a few times, the flesh morphing over to cover as much skin as possible to fuse the sides together. (It should also be noted that as Adam tried to hold back the Thing with his bare hands, those were already likely fusing to it by then.) This starts the fusing of the faces which gives the newly formed Thing its namesake. The new creature's mouths are now stretched where they meet and Adam howls in pain as Split Face lets out a deafening roar. As the two primordial screams intertwine, the beast flees to finish assimilating Adam at a safer location.

Once assimilation is complete, Split Face returns and starts to stalk the camp for other members of the team. It finds a terrified Dr. Sander Halvorson hiding under a desk and easily assimilates him into a separate Thing. It then looks for the remaining members, and comes across Sam Carter, who is cornered in a storage area by the creature. Sam arms himself with a kitchen knife and prepares for his fate. As Split Face comes around a corner to confront Sam, it starts to express rage upon its two fused faces, and then charges at him in an attempt to assimilate him as well.

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