In an undisclosed location, a woman is being
tortured. The methods of her abuse are too horrific
to be described, and her torturers are death-row prison inmates – the absolute worst of the
worst. This woman’s torture is constant, and procedures
are put in place to make sure she never becomes accustomed to the pain. If ever her torturers express sympathy towards
their victim, their superiors will have them removed and replaced. If they try to rescue her, or put her out
of her misery, they themselves will be shot without hesitation. The woman being tortured is known only as
SCP-231-7 and worst of all, she is pregnant. The cause of her eternal torture? The SCP Foundation. And you’ll be shocked to learn that when
all is said and done, these are the good guys! Because if ever they stop their brutal treatment
of SCP-231-7 – a treatment codenamed Procedure 110-Montauk – she will give birth to a creature
that will destroy the world as we know it. This is just one of the many examples of the
objects and entities under the watchful eyes of The SCP Foundation – A mysterious group
that strives to achieve the greater good by any means necessary. And we really do mean any. What you’re about to hear is above classified,
and be warned – what is heard can never be unheard. Unless, of course, The Foundation gets its
hands on you. So, what is The SCP Foundation? In the most basic sense, the group’s mission
statement is right there in the SCP acronym: Secure, Contain, Protect. It is the task of the Foundation to, in their
own words, contain “anomalous objects, entities, and phenomena.” Things that don’t make sense. Things that don’t belong. Things that simply don’t fit in with our
perception of reality, and some things that pose an existential threat to all human life. They refer to these contained anomalies as
SCPs, each of which is accompanied by a number. This is a broad umbrella, as an SCP can range
from benign or even actively helpful to downright apocalyptic if ever released. Much like the infamous “Men In Black”
often reported by witnesses in connection with alien sightings, the Foundation works
in secret to maintain a sense of normalcy at all costs – knowing the chaos it would
cause if any of the anomalies they’re harbouring ever became public. Take, for example, SCP-500. To the untrained eye, this object is just
an unassuming prescription pill bottle, the kind you’d see in medicine cabinets the
world over. But the pills in this humble bottle are unlike
any earthly medicine – they can cure quite literally anything, from cancer to a cold,
within two hours. But, at the time of this writing, there are
only 47 pills left. The power to cure all disease – a privilege
denied to even the richest and most powerful in society, a veritable holy grail. Can you imagine the violence and horror that
would break out in trying to obtain them if their existence ever became public? The SCP Foundation works in secret because
the collective mind of society just couldn’t handle the knowledge of what they’re dealing
with. They work with the approval of all world governments,
effectively placing them above international law. Essentially, there is no human authority above
the Foundation, because without the Foundation’s work, there would be no humans left to govern. To understand the basic operations of this
above-top-secret organisation, we need to delve a little further into that “Secure,
Contain, Protect” slogan. “Secure” refers to the Foundation’s
practice of constant, global surveillance and observation in order to detect and intercept
anomalous activity before it can interact with civilians or rival groups. “Contain” involves preventing the effects
or influence of the anomaly from spreading by either, in their own words, “relocating,
concealing, or dismantling such anomalies or by suppressing or preventing public dissemination
of knowledge thereof.” The latter can involve practices such as using
advanced chemical compounds or technologies to delete and then rewrite the memories of
infected civilians, or even committing mass murder if necessary to cover their tracks. The SCP Foundation has, in the past, wiped
out entire towns of innocent civilians to prevent dangerous information about an SCP
spreading beyond their control. They can take lives at their own discretion,
and consider almost any crime to be permissible when the alternative is Armageddon. And finally, “Protect” pertains to all
operations meant to protect mankind from the SCPs, up to and including neutralising and
destroying them when possible. Some SCPs, such as the infamous SCP-682 – a
nigh-indestructible, genocidal reptilian – have proved to be almost impossible to destroy. Research is ongoing in many cases, as the
Foundation explores any and all possible methods of reducing the threat of the more dangerous
SCPs. In order to help them categorize the thousands
of strange and horrifying anomalies under their watch, the Foundation has created a
system that organises the SCPs based on the difficulty of containing them. The first of the Primary Object Classes is
“Safe”, pertaining to SCPs that require little if any resources to safely and properly
contain. Examples include the previously mentioned
SCP-500 pill bottle, and SCP-999, a benevolent blob of gelatinous, orange matter. SCP-999 has a playful, almost dog-like personality,
and causes feelings of happiness and euphoria in whoever or whatever it touches. It’s even been used by the Foundation as
a pacification tool to reduce aggression in other SCPs. The second Primary Object Class is “Euclid”,
which refers to any anomaly that requires more resources to contain completely or where
containment isn't always reliable. This is the broadest SCP class, and the majority
of sentient, sapient, or autonomous anomalies fall into this category. Aa Euclid SCP might be something as huge,
sprawling, and bizarre as SCP-3008. This SCP appears to be a kind of anomalous
pocket dimension hidden inside an Ikea superstore, which is not only significantly larger on
the inside – by approximately ten kilometres – but also contains bizarre, faceless entities
which can become hostile under the right conditions. A Euclid SCP can also be something as seemingly
innocuous as SCP-294, which appears to the untrained eye to be a standard coffee vending
machine. However, unlike any other coffee machine,
the input system on SCP-294 is a QWERTY keyboard. This SCP can manifest any liquid typed in
on the keyboard, from standard drinks like coffee and beer, to more esoteric compounds
like sulfuric acid and disease-infected human blood. During extensive tests, one subject requested
“the perfect drink”, and was given an odourless, lavender-coloured liquid. After consuming the liquid, the subject went
into a state of euphoric shock. The subject later committed suicide, leaving
a note which read "I'm sorry, but at this point everything's just one big let-down." Sadly, subjects dying during tests is not
uncommon. The SCP Foundation essentially has limitless
resources, including access to countless disposable workers and test subjects. The most common of these are so-called “D-Class
Personnel”, which are death-row inmates conscripted for the purposes of often lethal
SCP experimentation or containment. The next Primary Object Class is Keter, described
by the Foundation as anomalies that are exceedingly difficult to contain consistently or reliably,
with containment procedures often being extensive and complex. This can be either due to being an extremely
volatile and dangerous anomaly, or just one that seems to defy known laws of physics or
reality, and is thus extremely difficult to understand or contain. The SCP Foundation has a vast number of secret
facilities across the globe, and while the Keter-class SCPs are not nearly as common
as the Euclid class, they consume a great deal more resources to safely contain. One particularly terrifying Keter-class SCP
is SCP-354, colloquially known by Foundation employees as “The Blood Pond.” This SCP is a large pool of non-biological
red liquid discovered in Northern Canada that appears to be a kind of interdimensional primordial
soup. What makes this SCP particularly hard to contain,
as well as extremely frightening, is the fact that hostile entities periodically emerge
from the pond, and must be neutralized before they can escape the containment area. These entities have included a floating, black
sphere that can fire concentrated beams of deadly radiation, a fifteen-foot-tall reptilian
humanoid that seemed immune to gunfire, and a homicidal metallic humanoid nicknamed “The
Terminator” by Foundation personnel. The most highly classified Primary Object
Class of all is Thaumiel, which consists of SCPs used to contain other SCPs. These can range from SCP-7000-J, a book of
Latin incantations bound in dinosaur skin that can summon various other entities. All the way to SCP-4006, which is the entire
state of Massachusetts. Thaumiel-class SCPs are the more bizarre and
esoteric of the anomalies dealt with by the foundation, but thankfully, they often pose
less of an active threat than many of the Euclid and Keter-class SCPs. Finally, as mentioned earlier, sometimes the
SCP Foundation deems an anomaly too dangerous to contain, and needs to destroy it entirely. A terrifying example of a neutralized SCP
– and a perfect illustration for just how strange and abstract the anomalies dealt with
by the Foundation can be – is SCP-4991. This SCP manifested as a series of bizarre
posts across a number of websites about an apocalyptic event that seemed to be occurring
on a different layer of reality and seemed to indicate that a kind of deadly, parasitic
and carnivorous insect was spreading like wildfire across the globe, causing death and
destruction in their wake. The SCP Foundation neutralized SCP-4991 by
tracking down, containing, and erasing all infected posts across the internet before
it could spread too far. Who knows what would have happened if the
Foundation hadn’t intervened? As is often the case with SCPs, it’s probably
best just not to think about it. The actual structure of The SCP Foundation
is surprisingly transparent, with personnel classification levels ranging from Class A
to Class E. Class A personnel are considered vital to the strategic operations of the Foundation,
and therefore are not allowed to be in direct contact with any of the SCPs due to potential
risks. Class B personnel are vital to local Foundation
operations on SCP test sites, and are only permitted to be in contact with SCPs deemed
to be relatively safe. Class C personnel are field agents that have
far more direct contact with the SCPs, and often put themselves at great risk in doing
so. Class D personnel, as previously mentioned,
are essentially cannon fodder, thrown into the jaws of death to discover more about the
more dangerous anomalies on the SCP roster. And finally, Class E personnel are personnel
that have already been exposed to the potentially dangerous effects of an unknown anomaly. Class E personnel are placed into quarantine
until they’re deemed fit to return to work, or terminated, depending on the results of
their observations. In terms of actual roles in The SCP Foundation,
the top of the pyramid are the O5 Council Members – Class A Personnel who have total
clearance and oversee all Foundation operations. Below them are Site Directors, who manage
the various physical Foundation facilities across the globe, and report back to the O5
Council. On site, Researchers and Containment Specialists
work together to better understand and combat the anomalies being housed at their particular
facility. They’re kept safe by the hard work of veteran
Security and Tactical Response Officers, ready to lay down their lives to prevent the more
dangerous SCPs from ever escaping and reaching developed areas. In the event that an SCP does breach containment
and escape, or a new one is discovered, field operatives are dispatched by the Foundation
to get the situation under control. These will consist of Field Agents who already
operate across the globe, and specialized Mobile Task Force Operatives. The SCP Foundation has eyes and ears everywhere. Their organization is influential, and is
embedded in every facet of society, ready to strike and suppress an emerging anomaly
before any ripples of its existence can reach the wider world. Even here, we’ve only really scratched the
surface of the SCP Foundation’s extensive and frankly mind-boggling global and historical
operations. There’s plenty of information about the
Foundation online, many of which people assume is pure fiction. But wouldn’t that be the perfect cover for
a real secret organisation wanting to cover its tracks? As the quote says, “The greatest trick the
devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn’t exist.” Ultimately, The SCP Foundation is on the side
of mankind, but that doesn’t mean it’ll always act in our best interests. After all, if it means preserving the peace
and getting another anomaly under wraps, the Foundation won’t hesitate to terminate you
and everyone you know without a second thought. Whether you’d want to face off against the
Foundation itself or one of the anomalies they wish to contain is ultimately up to you,
but trust us, neither would end well for you. Oh, speaking of which, there’s another SCP
we forgot to mention that’s quite literally unspeakable. SCP-2521 is a creature made entirely of strange,
black tendrils that envelop and smother the creature’s prey. No written records of the creature exist outside
of pictograms, because it immediately attacks and consumes any information produced about
it. This includes speech, as the creature will
appear and consume anyone who speaks- oh god, oh no, SCP-2521, it’s here! It’s here! Help me! (The narrator screams, then is cut off abruptly
as the creature attacks). Pay no mind to what you just witnessed. I, the Infographics Show narrator, am perfectly
fine. We now recommend you watch “Russian Sleep
Experiment – EXPLAINED” and “How A Meme (Slenderman) Became Real” and pay no more
thought to what you have just seen and or heard. Thank you.
