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Earliest appearance of the Plague Doctor.

Dr. Corvus Dunwich Clemmons, popularly known as The Plague Doctor, is a 15th-century medicine man who aims to fulfill everyone's ASMR needs. He is the brother (not by blood) of The Professor and Margaret Clemmons.

He seems to be a combination of some of ER's character's personalities as well as keeping his own. In a few videos it is stated that he has family in all of Europe (which explains his vocal inflections.) He has also talked about life in America, such as: the pee-pee ice cream, his jobs (Fryer at McDonalds and forklift driver?) and his cover-up family (ER's wife and kid.) 

He has stated that he is the owner of a time machine. 

Like Professor Clemmons, Corvus is immortal, though whether they possess the same form of immortality or not is unclear. According to Corvus, his immortality stems from a special serum that keeps him alive. Over time, however, the body produces antibodies to fight the serum. For this reason, Corvus has shown an interest in vampire blood as a means of maintaining his immortality. To what extent the serum preserves Corvus's physical form is unknown, but his hands were surgically replaced as of "A Recipe for Relaxation". Corvus stated that his last pair lasted quite a while, implying that it was not the first time he had surgically replaced his hands. 

Corvus is shown to take on primarily doctor-like roles in the videos in which he appears, though recently it seems he has taken up interest in cooking ("A Recipe for Relaxation").  


Appearance

The Plague Doctor dresses in a full black robe (unlike the KKK). He wears white gloves and has a beak mask on covering the whole of his face. He says he covers himself so thoroughly because he is so old that he appears frightening to others, it is also hinted that his face was disfigured in an accident. In An Emergency Visit by The Plague Doctor it is stated that the reason Corvus covers his face is because his true form will drive an observer insane. In some videos Corvus wears a black hood and hat.

Personality

Corvus D. Clemmons has a warm and inviting, yet mysterious, aura to him. Almost as if he's putting up a pleasant façade to keep one from discovering his secret intentions. Nonetheless, he genuinely cares for his patients and wants to help them. He seems to be a happy person, he loves to think and ponder out loud, and he is also a very down to earth person. Corvus Clemmons is also surprisingly human and relatable, professing love for video games and other activities one a plague doctor would have no knowledge of. His French accent also adds to the effects of his ASMR treatments. Despite being on the staff with his evil brother, he is friends with many of the Sanitarium Patients, such as Deep One Dave, Russ the Rhino, and Patient 72.

Filmography

Trivia

  • His initials C.D.C may be a reference to the Center for Disease Control.
  • Corvus frequently extends shorter words into longer words that aren't grammatically correct such as pet to petted.
  • In "Sleep for the Sleepless ASMR", Rift mentions that Kiefer Sutherland's doctor character in the movie Dark City was an unconscious inspiration for his portrayal of Corvus.
  • Corvus was named by the subscribers after Ephemeral Rift posted this video.
  • Corvus appears to be ambidextrous as in The Great Pumpkin episode he uses his right hand to take notes, yet he uses his left hand in the Melon Relaxation episode.
  • Corvus seems to have a bit of a sweet-tooth, enjoying a variety of candies through-out some of the videos he appears in.
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