- [Narrator] In August
2005, in the dead of night, a mother and her two year old infant twins were snatched from their home. The kidnappers transported
them to an undisclosed location where grueling and extensive
tests were carried out on all three hapless victims. Their captors were comprised
of ruthless professionals, directed to Separate the
mother from her babies in spite of her desperate pleas. From there, the helpless
children were handled by staff made up of death row prison inmates, men and women who had committed
truly unspeakable crimes. Instead of a nursery, they
were confined inside a cell with all openings sealed
by airlocks, filters or simply welded shut. Worst of all, the children
were locked inside without any food or water. And barbarically, haven't been provided with any kind of nourishment since. Since then, their names and
records have been scrubbed from the face of the earth. They're now only known as
SCP-400-A and SCP-400-B. And despite their
mother's frantic appeals, the children will never return to her, nor will any of them ever be released. All because of their eternal
captors, the SCP Foundation. As unbelievably cruel as
this entire operation sounds, you'll be amazed to learn
that the SCP Foundation are actually the good guys. That's because SCP-400-A
and B aren't in fact babies but colonies of brainwashing insects. For over two years, the mother
had been under the influence of the bugs' mind altering pheromones, which have the unnatural ability
to twist human perceptions. So instead of two parasitic colonies, she only saw her beloved newborns, completely unaware of the truth, she believed she'd been
protecting and feeding her twins for just three months, when in fact, she had been nursing the insidious insects for almost two years. It was only through the SCP
Foundation's intervention that the supernatural
infestation was contained, protecting new mothers everywhere from suffering from the same
breakdown inducing horror. But SCP-400 is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the terrifying
and mind-bending phenomena that are kept under the protective shield of the SCP Foundation. They're an incredibly
illusive organization, whose work ventures into the
paranormal, supernatural, and downright horrifying in order to defend the
greater good of humanity by any means necessary. And they really do use any means. With that, let's dive into
the classified archives of this secret organization and find out exactly what
they never wanted you to know. (bright music) So to start with the most basic question, what exactly is the SCP Foundation? Well, its entire operation
can be boiled down to the SCP acronym, which stands for secure, contain, protect. In their own words,
the foundation operates to contain anomalous objects,
entities, and phenomena that pose significant harm to humanity. In this regard, they deal
with things in our world that don't make sense. Things that don't belong. Things that don't fit in
with the way we view reality. In extreme cases, they even
deal with existential anomalies that pose a significant threat
to all human life on earth. Once at an anomaly like this
is identified and contained, it's referred to as an SCP and is given a corresponding number. Today there were around 5,000 SCPs logged in the Foundation's archives, with the number growing larger every year. Even though that sounds
like a lot to deal with, the foundation must work under
the guise of total secrecy. Maintaining a sense of normalcy for the billions of average
Joes around the world is the ultimate goal. So all operations must be
kept tightly under wraps. Ultimately this is because
all SCPs are different. While you've already witnessed the reports of one that's horrendously bad, others can sound too good to be true. Take for example, SCP-458. At first glance, it's
easy to assume this SCP is quite simply a Little Caesars pizza box but when it comes into
contact with humans, it instantly produces the
holder's preferred choice of pizza down to the favorite sauce,
cheese, crust, and topping. And the best part is that
it doesn't even have to be a Little Caesars, thank God. The prospect of infinite pizza sounds like a dream come true to many but just to think of the lengths that big companies that the
millionaires would go to in order to possess and
study such a wondrous item for their own nefarious means. Imagine if they discovered
a way to hot wire it to instantaneously produce
medicine or money or people. Entire armies and empires
could be born in minutes but the chaos and fall
out it would lead to would be apocalyptic. Because society wouldn't be
able to handle the existence of something like SCP-458, in which science simply can't explain, it's been hidden away from the
hungry mouths of the world. But before everyone writes about how terrifyingly unjust this is, it's important to note
that the Foundation works with the approval of every
major national government in the world. This means they're not constrained by the red tape of international law, so there isn't a single
human authority above them. As frightening as that
sounds, it does make sense. After all, what would be
the point of the Foundation following the highest human laws, if there were no humans left to protect? The perfect case proving this point, would be the horribly inhumane
treatment of SCP-231-7, a young and heavily pregnant woman. To quote Article Five of the laws of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, "No one shall be subject to torture." However, this SCP has endured a state of constant unending torture for most of her waking life. The abuse itself is too
horrific to be described and a procedure, known only as 110-Montauk has been put in place to ensure she never becomes accustomed to the pain. Should her torturers ever
try to help her escape, drug her or put her out of her misery, they'll be executed on the spot. As horrendous as it sounds, this is the price that must be paid in order to keep humanity safe because if she ever drops
out of the mind addling-pain, she'll give birth to an anomaly that'll bring about the end
of the world as we know it. With the entirety of
the human race at stake, the Foundation's ability
to work unhindered by rules and regulations is vital to its world saving mission. So with the weight of the
whole world on its shoulders how does this secretive organization work to protect all of humanity? To understand that, you
need to take a look back at the namesake slogan of
secure, contain, protect. Secure refers to the Foundation's extensive global observation
and surveillance tactics. By spreading a watchful
eye over the entire world, they can act on the
appearance of anomalies before they have the chance to interact with the wider human populace. Next, contain consists of
stoppering the influence or effect of the anomaly
either by concealing, relocating or dismantling them. It also involves suppressing any public knowledge of the
anomaly by any means necessary. This can involve harmless methods like using advanced chemicals
and technological devices to delete and rewrite the
memories of affected citizens. But if the effect is too far spread, it can leave the Foundation with no choice but to eradicate entire villages, towns, and even entire cities of innocent people. As we've established, sacrificing people for the greater good is
completely permissible if the only alternative is
a devastating apocalypse. Ironically, this leaves the
final part of the slogan, protect, the Foundation
will stop at nothing to protect humanity
from the effects of SCPs by capturing, researching,
or even destroying them. One of those which poses
an incredibly high risk is SCP-682, also known as
the hard-to-destroy reptile. No prizes for guessing where
its nickname comes from. It's an extremely large
reptile like creature that has astounding quick
regenerative abilities but despite being able
to regrow its body parts at the drop of a hat or limb, it unnervingly moves around with a body that's up to 87% rotten. While that should be a reason
to end it on principle, it's also exceptionally intelligent and shows a dangerously abstract hatred for all life on earth. Seeing the serious threat
that this SCP poses the Foundation has tried repeatedly to neutralize the reptile without the slightest hint of success. Research is ongoing into a solution for this hard to destroy problem along with many other SCPs. It highlights the importance of the Foundations protect element as they constantly strive to
better their understanding and to reduce the threat of apocalyptically powerful anomalies. But beyond establishing whether an SCP is chaotically good or evil,
the Foundation's also tasked with putting all contained SCPs into some sort of order. They're held in specialized
containment sites all over the world, with
some requiring areas, as big as entire States
to keep them far away from civilian life. With that said, the way they categorize these active anomalies is through a series of primary object classes
which are based on how difficult they are to contain. At the very bottom of this
order is the safe glass. This pertains to SCPs that require little to no resources to safely contain and pose a low risk of escape. Members of this class include the previously mentioned SCP-458 because unless it sprouts
the legs and runs off, it's not going anywhere. This class also includes the
brilliantly bizarre SCP-999, a gelatinous orange blob, which has a loving dog-like temperament, who'll just looking at it is enough to bring a smile to your face. It also evokes feelings of
immediate happiness and euphoria in anything that touches it. It's so positively potent that it was once used in an experiment with a previously mentioned SCP-682 while the effect briefly
lifted the murderous rage of the hard to destroy
reptile, it quickly recovered and proceeded to turn the lab in question into a veritable slaughtering ground. Tests between the two SCPs have now understandably been put on hold. The second class from
the bottom is Euclid. This class of STPs requires
more resources to contain because their behavior
isn't entirely understood such as SCP-895. It's an empty or Nate Oak coffin but it has inexplicably disturbing effects on all surveillance equipment
within 170 feet of it. According to reports, SCP-895
never physically moves from its containment area,
but surveillance feeds show the coffin repeatedly
disappearing and reappearing during brief blackouts. And like that wasn't haunting enough, sometimes the walls of cell
appear to be dripping with blood or have the words get out,
scrawled all over them. Other sections of the surveillance
footage are so disturbing that watching it has caused
several Foundation operatives to lose their minds. While the effects of
SCP-895 place it firmly in Euclid class others are
more physically difficult to contain and comprehend like the incredibly bizarre SCP-3008. This SCP is an anomalous pocket dimension but tiny universe sewn onto our own. But unlike our universe, SCP-3008 contains an unknown number
of faceless humanoid entities which are extremely
aggressive towards humans. However, the strangest
feature of this anomaly was that it was found
in a large retail unit previously owned by Swedish
furniture retailer, IKEA. The dimension blends in seamlessly and contains an infinite
version of the showroom, which unfortunate shoppers only discover when they try to relocate the entrance hence like being trapped
and lost in an infinite IKEA wasn't hellish enough, the
aggressive, faceless entities are all perplexingly dressed in the yellow and blue uniforms of Ikea staff. But when it comes to creepy it's higher, there's only one Euclid class SCP with a truly infectious sense of style. SCP-049 is a humanoid entity that unnervingly wears the black robes and mask of a 17th century plague doctor. But it doesn't just wear them, the thick hide like material and bone like protrusion on its face have grown out of its own body. Talk about a sixth sense of style. Though it appears intelligent and speaks a variety of languages, it becomes incredibly
hostile when in contact with anything that carries
what it calls the pestilence. If left unchecked SCP-049 will
attempt to kill the carrier through a singularly shocking method. With nothing more than
skin to skin contact, it will cause all functions
of a live organism to simply stop, how it does
this is a horrifying mystery. Though once it's over, the
plague doctor becomes compliant and has so far made no attempt
to escape its confinement. Thank God. The next object class is Keter which is defined by the Foundation as anomalies that are
exceedingly difficult to contain consistently. This might be because of
a lack of understanding about how it works or because
they don't have technology advanced enough to reliably contain it. One horrifying example that falls into this category is SCP-106, who has been given the unsettlingly simple nickname of The Old Man. This vaguely humanoid anomaly is contained within a specialized cell comprised of 40 layers of led-lined steel. Each Separated by a series
of randomly located struts. It may seem like overkill for the containment of
an elderly gentlemen, but on closer inspection, it becomes horrendously obvious why such drastic measures are in place. SCP-106's entire body
displays an advanced state of decomposition and whenever
it touches a nearby object an equally hideous corrosive
effect starts to manifest rot or crack physical material with mere seconds of exposure, leaving a trail of the same
black mucus-like substance that coats its entire body. Although it has an
inexplicable aversion to lead, it will still malevolently
attempt to slowly corrode its way through its specially designed cell. However, it's easily confused
by random structure assemblies like the Struts, which delay its exit and gives a site operatives
a chance to react before it can escape. Another Keter class humanoid the Foundation is currently
harboring is SCP-2662, a 13 foot 440 pound entity which has 20 terrifyingly, large tentacles emerging from its back. While its description
paint a horrifying picture the creature is unexpectedly dull. If anything it expresses a desire to live a normal human life. However, it has an unfortunate influence that distorts the cognitive functions of any human exposed to it
for a long period of time. They become acutely aware
of SCP-2662 wants and needs and we'll go to any lengths
in order to fulfill them, such as offering sacrifices and performing satanic style rituals. According to one report, an agent assigned to its cell once killed and consumed her fellow
operative in front of SCP-2662 while the creature
itself looked on a ghast, a secondary inexplicable effect ghast, is the spontaneous generation of its own religious followings
in the outside world. Approximately once a month, a group of these possessed fanatics will attempt to break
into its containment unit and perform various bizarre rituals. Though SCP-2662 appears appalled by these occult like occurrences, it doesn't seem to have any
control over the effects it has and it's this element that
makes it almost impossible to completely contain. But above cater is the highest and most classified containment
class known as Thaumiel. These SCPs are so powerful that they can be used
to contain other SCPs. They include SCP-3210,
which at first glance looks exactly like a
regular Samsung smartphone. However, the device
will only connect a call to a mysterious entity
known as SCP-3120-1, who was believed to have access to all information in existence. The information it has
provided to the Foundation has helped to resolve Keter
class containment breaches and saved the lives of
countless personnel, civilians, and at least several universes. However, SCPS in this class
aren't always so helpful, like SCP-4006, which encompasses the entire State of Massachusetts. According to the Foundation,
the Northeastern State is under the veil of a
probabilistic anomaly that sends out false information. It claims to have a
government infrastructure and working economy. However, Foundation
reports saying otherwise. They state that
Massachusetts has no history of any kind of human occupation and never has anyone
claiming to live there or have visited is under
the effects of the anomaly. However, the area it covers is so vast and the anomaly is so strong
that it's impossible to deduce what's really lurking
beyond its state lines. Finally, as I mentioned before the Foundation sometimes discovers SCPs that are too dangerous to
contain and must be destroyed or they simply stopped showing
signs of anomalous activity. A perfect example of such a threat which demonstrates just how esoteric these anomalies
can be is SCP-4991. The SCP manifested on April 7th, 2016 as a series of strange social media posts referencing a non-existent
apocalyptic event which appeared to be occurring
on another plane of reality. Many of the posts refer to a wave of parasitic insects
swarming across the globe, clambering into people's
mouths, suffocating them, and leaving unimaginable
carnage in their wake. The Foundation ordered
the immediate shutdown of the social media platforms involved erasing all other worldly
posts from the web and thankfully all anomalous activities ceased two days later. Could you imagine what
chaos might've followed if they hadn't neutralized
the information in time? It could have caused a global panic with a disastrous collapse
of society as a result. As complex as all their operations are the internal working
structure the Foundation is an incredibly simple setup which somehow makes it
even more disturbing. Their personnel have classification levels ranging from class A to class E. The most essential
personnel fall into class A which consists of those
who are deemed essential to the Foundation's strategic operations and are not allowed to
come into contact with SCPs under any circumstance. A rung down this career
ladder sits class B personnel who were considered vital to physical Foundation operations. It's a class reserved for
a local site directors and other important administrative roles who may be granted limited access to SCPs, but only if they're
deemed safe or harmless. Below them, sit class C personnel. These are the staff that
make up the eyes, ears, and hands of the Foundation
more often than not. They're called to the situations
that require direct contact with potentially dangerous SCP threats putting their lives at risk in doing so. But below them on one of the
lowest rungs of the ladder are class D personnel, except
they're less like personnel and more like glorified lab rats. You see class D is made of
what the Foundation considers expendable people typically drawn from ranks of prison inmates, particularly those on death row. You might recall from earlier
in the instance of SCP-400 it was death row inmates forced to handle and contain those creepy
brainwashing insect colonies . that's because class D personnel are seen as a limitless
supply of cannon fodder whose purpose is to
help contain and engage with the deadliest SCPS in existence. Which brings us onto the final and provisional personnel class, class E. These are personnel who have
been exposed to the unknown and potentially dangerous
effects of newly identified SCPs. Once exposed class E
personnel are quarantined and monitored closely. If they begin to display harmful changes, they're treated until
they're deemed fit enough to return to their post. Although it's not disclosed what happens to staff who don't recover, but seeing as how ruthless
the Foundation are in a whole other matters. I imagine their treatment has in, unfortunately high death rate. In terms of how each of these class cogs fit into the machine
that is the Foundation , it's best to view the
structure as a pyramid. At the very top sits a ruling
committee of 13 individuals called the 05 Council. These are the class A personnel that are the Foundation's
highest ranking directors. They oversee all operations
with full security clearance but their own identities
are strictly classified from the rest of the organization. Below them are site directors,
also class A personnel that oversee all operations
in their designated facility reporting back directly to the 05 Council. Under their command class B research and containment specialists
work side by side to improve the understanding and containment of SCPs in their facility. They're protected at all times by highly trained class C security and tactical response officers who are responsible
for the physical safety of all personnel at their designated site. These officers form the
front line of defense against hostile SCPs, inside and outside Foundation facilities obediently laying down their lives to prevent any SCPs from escaping. But in the terrifying event that an SCP does manage to
breach all containment protocols or a brand new hell raising
anomalies discovered, field operatives are
dispatched by the Foundation. These class C agents are
stationed all over the world and are rigorously trained to investigate signs of anomalous activity. They can work undercover
with law enforcement or our plants in local services such as emergency medical facilities blending in with the civilian population gives the Foundation the upper hand in handling cover-up operations while controlling the
threat at its source. They're supported by mobile task forces who are ready to roll
at a moment's notice. These forces are comprised
of veteran field personnel. Cherry picked from all over the Foundation to deal with SCP of a specific nature. This may involve teams made
of research specialists or heavily armed combat units, highly trained in engaging
incredibly hostile and unpredictable entities. It's the working of this
oiled pyramid machine that ensures the Foundation is
ready to intercept an anomaly before it's ever exposed to the public eye and contains it so that it never will. But even this detailed overview barely covers a fraction
of the Foundation's history of extensive global operations. Most of these documents,
reports, and files can be accessed online which is coveted by conspiracy theorists and tin hat lovers alike, because it all sounds beyond the realm of most people's imaginations. Many people assume the
existence of the SCP Foundation and everything within
it is just pure fiction but wouldn't that be the most
conveniently perfect cover for a secret organization like this? If it can be explained away is just another crazy conspiracy theory. It gives them room to continue working without being held
accountable for their actions. It's like that famous saying, "Where does a wise man hide his leaf?" In the forest. Ultimately, the SCP
Foundation are the good guys but it'd be more accurate to say they're the greater good guys. They're on the side of humanity, but they have no qualms destroying
you and everyone you love in order to keep the real
secrets of the SCPs contained. So after all of that, who
are you more afraid of? The SCPs or the SCP Foundation? Let me know down at the comments below and thanks for watching. (bright music)
Its a good video