True Vault 8166 rumor

Leaked Vault 8166 Incident — Vault 8166 Leaked Photo

Vault 8166 is a remote server on Roblox where unexplainable things are occurring. It is allegedly a secret map run by unknown hackers who can watch or monitor activity between users.

What Is Vault 8166?[]

Vault 8166 was rumored to be a hidden server on Roblox where unexplainable things beyond usual are occurring, and anyone who has access to certain features here is capable of doing just about anything they desire to the Roblox platform, from using admin commands in any game, to private information on Roblox, and using Installations, Botted Accounts, GUIs, and programs. It is then used to create new software or viruses that are placed and hidden into Roblox models or plugins. When inserted into a place, they obtain the ability to interfere with gameplay, scripts, and even computer monitors.

Around 2020, the public version of the facility was released. The UI panels within the facility cannot be accessed, and it is implied that all connections to a hidden API network have been disabled, although it is possible to execute some scripts by chatting leaked codes. This facility is divided into multiple "levels".

On 8/15/2023, the true private version was released. The facility is much different from the public version, and some API networks and scripts are now possible to be accessed.

The First Mention of Vault 8166[]

On November 15th, 2016, an anonymous user created a thread on the Roblox talk sub-forum. This user claimed to have accidentally gotten onto this "unknown place" while testing out a teleporter for a game. The thread summarizes how "evil is operating behind our eyes" and that there is a place where dangerous people are gaining access to user profiles and other information as we speak. This secret place was referred to as "Vault 8166". A few hours after the thread was posted, word went out. Mysteriously, the forum was nowhere to be found, along with the user who posted it. Moderators may have taken off the thread. If not, something else was at work, and it wanted the forum thread gone.

Overview[]

Vault 8166 is a "facility" of some sort. Lots of computers can be found throughout the facility. These computers seem to display some sort of "Audit Log". Some rooms are empty and some rooms are filled with random things. One room contains block-like figures, and another houses trusses and floating bricks.

In 2017, The first known video of this facility was uploaded to YouTube, but then deleted. It was later re-uploaded and features a hallway full of computers with switching screens that seem to show codes. It also contains red flashing lights, a strange white room at the end, and a poster with a skeleton on it, which says "Warning, we are watching you".

First Leaked Incident[]

The first footage of the facility was infamous for its mysterious footage. For years there has been speculation and debate about what the entity in the video is. It is usually spotted near the entrance to level 3, and most believe it to be a "guardian" of the facility. The link to the leaked footage can be found here.

This footage happens to be likely real due to the fact that a portal to the real Vault 8166 has been released in late 2020, and recent incidents from the game show the same guardian and the same place where the first recorded incident happened. In the recent weeks, new unexplainable incidents have been reported among people who visit the vault.

New footage surfaced on 7/8/2022 revealing a whole new perspective to the infamous leaked Roblox incident footage, this new footage also gave a more detailed look into the players seen in the footage, although their names are still not visible the previously 'red head' user was shown to have dark red head and arms, a dark green torso, and black legs. While the user colored black is shown to have red fire, and a particle emitter resembling a cross-bone skull. The footage also disproves a theory of there being 3 users, as seen in the footage the red head user walks off screen and then returns a second later, jumps, and the guardian is seen attacking the user with red fire. For a few frames, the red fire user is seen flying off-screen as the guardian appears behind the user. Afterwards, the video ends. The new leaked footage can be found here.

The new footage gives us a better look at the entity from another angle. After one user dodges the entity's attack, while the other unfortunately doesn't, the guardian comes back but freezes. The reason is unknown on why the guardian freezes, but it does give us a better look at it. It's around the same size as a Roblox character and moves very rapidly.

In 2022 alone, multiple incidents have been uploaded to YouTube that intrigued users to investigate more. Investigators have managed to capture strange occurrences in the facility that are not supposed to happen. Users with exploits have breached the vault in many ways to scare off the users investigating.

Rising incidents also include the "smoke detectors" seen throughout the base emitting paranormal behavior, including their eye turning red when agitated. They are placed throughout the facility and are usually harmless but sometimes can crash the victim. Unknown third parties most likely control these devices to watch users who enter the base.

Guardians[]

There are more entities in the facility than just the one in the footage. The community have given them the nickname "guardian" since guarding the facility is their purpose. These entities are all similar to one another and have similar reasons for what they are meant to do.

Guardian Private Version

8166 Guardian — Close-up image of the Guardian

As previously mentioned, Vault 8166 has a guard entity (often misinterpreted as "Vault 8166" the name of the facility). Not a lot is known about it's private version variant, since the sightings of it doing other things is rare.

There have been mentions of Vault 8166's private versions guardian from insiders, one mention reads that the guardian will be more dangerous and will contain "godlike abilities" and is near impossible to catch. More efforts to uncover more information about the original private version of the guardian are underway.

Guardian Public Version

The Guardian as seen in multiple footages on YouTube (Notably the original attack footage) is portrayed as a fast skinny black figure with a black particle emitter on its head and upper torso.

The Guardian was controlled by a now-banned user, this would most likely explain why the guardian would make a turn like it did in the hallway of the original footage.

It is not known how many incidents there are from the facilities creation up until this point. It's probable that Vault 8166's Private Guardian is still operating.

Level 5 Guardian[]

The Level 5 automated guard, more widely known as the 'Golden Guardian' for its unique golden stripes on the side of its limbs (excluding the head) can be found in Level 5 and it is the most dangerous entity in the Vault due to its unique ability to permanently ban players from re-entering Vault 8166.

This is different for those who have been banned in the Public Version. Anyone caught by the Golden Guardian when it was first added will experience this message if they tried to rejoin "Your time is limited." -Mark Twain"

Due to high amounts of incidents occurring in 2022, the golden guardian now only kicks people from the facility.

The Golden Guardian is only able to detect you if you walk into its 'Golden' light. Because of this, it is advised to avoid it entirely.

Incidents[]

There have been very few incidents in the early years of Vault 8166, but in recent years, there have many major incidents that have been occurring due to unknown reasons. Below is a list of major incidents that have happened from 2021-now.

Incident 5/20/2021[]

On 5/20/2021, the automated Guardian entity of level 5 went rogue and became controlled by an unknown exploiter. It was able to escape the pit of Level 5 and make its way into level 4 and then into Level 1. How the Guardian was able to run Level 5 and move around the base is unsolved.

Log of the incident recorded in Pacific Standard Time (PST).

7:48 AM - Level 5 Guardian sounds heard near Level 4, users seen running away from Level 4 area.
7:50 AM - Level 5 Guardian made its way into level 1 hall and walked down the hall until reaching the white guardian chamber.
7:55 AM - Level 5 Guardian is seen wandering in the entrance to Level 3, where the regular guardian is usually seen.
7:59 AM-8:02 AM - Attacking spree begins.
8:03 AM - Went to Level 1 and started attacking users near the infamous main hall from the first footage.
8:04 AM - It made its way to the spawn and started spawn killing.
8:06 AM - The server was shutdown.

Around 20 minutes later, the rogue Level 5 Guardian re-emerged and made its way into Level 1 and started spawn killing incoming users for around 40 minutes before the server shut down once again.

Incident 2/14/2022[]

On 2/14/2022, the Golden Guardian somehow got into the Level 7 hallway, and made its way to the room with the floating head. As players went into Level 7, the guardian started its attacking spree. It's unknown if the Guardian was being controlled or not.

Log of the incident recorded in Pacific Standard Time (PST).

2:47 PM - Guardian sounds were being heard up in Level 7.
3:02 PM - Users are starting to go to Level 7, Guardian now making its way to Level 1.
3:07 PM - Users are being attacked, Guardian is now in Level 1.
3:17 PM - Guardian made its way to the white room chamber, now going very fast down the hallway.
3:21 PM - Users are now running away from the Guardian and going into Level 2.
3:37 PM - At the same time, there were screams heard in the vault randomly throughout the day, making users freak out. There was also a different ringing sound that was not affiliated with any smoke detectors in the vault.
3:40 PM - Users are heading towards the screams, trying to figure out what is causing it.
3:52 PM - Guardian is now in the Level 5 pit.
3:59 PM - Screams are now getting louder, some users now in Level 7.
4:12 PM - Ladders in the white room chamber are falling down for some reason
4:19 PM - Golden Guardian came out from Level 5 and is now heading towards Level 1.
4:24 PM - An extremely loud scream was heard, then all users got kicked from the game.

Facility[]

Although not much is known about the facility, anyone who enters the game will spawn at Level 1. To get anywhere else in the facility can only be done through secret passages or Btools.

Level 1 - Most visible area of the game. Does not contain much but guardian sightings are most frequent here.
Level 2 - A large and dark room with two high floors on both sides with computers.
Level 3 - Entrance is past the big white room and smoke detector trap in Level 1, Most likely what the guardian entity is trying to protect.
Level 4 - Next to the entrance of Level 2, contains a floating skull and a hall of strange data blocks.
Level 5 - Can be found in Level 4. It is the most dangerous area in the facility.
Level 6 - Unknown
Level 7 - Easy entrance through Level 1, does not seem to hold much, there is a place past a code door, past that is an empty room, and an active Smoke Detector.
Level 8 - Unknown
Level 9 - Unknown

The hallway shown in the first footage in 2016 takes place in Level 1, and it was most likely that the Guardian was chasing the users because they tried to enter Level 3.

A logical explanation for why the Guardian is most spotted near the entrance of Level 3 is that the level holds classified information, and investigators often search for that. Hence, the reason why the guardian mostly protects that area, before anyone can view or access anything remarkable.

Different screen boxes showing storage logs contain a record of scripts, plugins, and other assets submitted to the database of Vault 8166. None of the usernames are shown, but one of the screen logs above the big white room in Level 1 contains an "EXTRA LAYER SECURITY THEY KNOW" submitted on 10/30/2016, which was around the time that rumors started to surface about Vault 8166.

The Youtube channel for the Vault 8166 incidents can be found here.

Smoke Detectors[]

As previously mentioned, Vault 8166 has Smoke Detectors. These are appliances seen in Vault 8166. They are placed throughout the facility and are usually harmless, only known to be lethal in the most remote areas of the facility by crashing the victim. Their purpose is to be a backup if the Guardian misses you.

They have one glowing eye, which will turn red when "agitated". One theory is that they are being controlled by an anonymous source to spy on users, but this is unproven. Their eye can also turn white, although it's not sure what this indicates, and very rarely they can admit no color, most likely it being inactive. It's unknown if the smoke detectors could emit other sources of light.

Something very noteworthy is that when the smoke detector's eye turns white, it makes a Hz frequency sound followed with screeching noises. It's still unknown why it behaves in such a way. There is also a chance of the smoke detectors breathing; there are many reports of it happening and users witnessing the event, mostly when the smoke detectors turns red.

It is super rare for a smoke detector to explode nearby players, but it has happened before at the split hallway section at levels 3 and 1. There is a recording of it exploding a user, and reveals what the smoke detector does when it turns dark blue. The video can be found here.

Recently there has been a occurrence where the smoke detector eye turned dark green. It's unknown what the smoke detector does at this state, but people theorize it does a similar thing when the smoke detectors eye turns dark blue. A few days later, the smoke detector's eye was seen being dark red. It's also unknown what this symbolizes.

It is unknown if they could do more since there have not been many recorded incidents of these devices interacting with users in the facility, but it's possible that they could be much more destructive with new videos surfacing on the internet.

It was once possible to somehow control some of these smoke detectors in the facilities early years when it was released to the public, although no one has been able to take over them since 2021.

A detailed inspection of the Smoke Detector model reveals five scripts labeled Alarm, Flash, Masterscript, Normal, and Watching. Each is contained in a single value labeled 'Brain.'

It's unknown if all smoke detectors can do the same thing, probably because they haven't been recorded doing strange activities. It's most likely that the smoke detectors with the ability to crash people are there not to let people see anything significant in the Vault. It is believed that the Smoke Detectors are controlled via GUI or some other method like the monitors scattered across the Vault, or are being controlled by some other entity.

Theories[]

The Vault 8166 Hallway without any players

There have been many theories from users that have investigated Vault 8166, and the ones listed could connect the dots to discovering certain mysteries and loose ends.

A user in the 2017 footage must have survived to post a forum, most people suspect that the user left before the entity caught them.
Some sort of group or committee had silenced the user who posted the forum, since they were never heard from again.
Vault 8166 has specific ethernets, meaning that each Level potentially has its own internet connection.
There are mentions of API systems that are disabled to Level 7 of the vault. Users suspect that new ones were added specifically for the public version of Vault 8166 since there was a Trello board active with of all the guardian logs.