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Item #: SCP-8975
Object Class: Unclassified (See Addendum 8975-A)
Threat Level: Black
Special Containment Procedures:
Direct containment of SCP-8975 is currently unfeasible. Several theoretical containment models have been proposed, but all require metaphysical or eschatological sacrifices deemed unacceptable by unanimous O5 Council vote. As such, SCP-8975 is to be monitored remotely through metaphysical surveillance grids and reality anchor fluctuations.
Any interaction with SCP-8975 must be approved by at least two O5 Council members and conducted under a Level 5 clearance protocol. Under no circumstances is personnel allowed to mock or comment on SCP-8975’s appearance, especially his height. (See Incident 8975-Δ1: "The Coma Spiral")
Description:
SCP-8975 is a humanoid anomalous entity of unknown origin, loosely resembling a human male with dark features: black hair, pale grey skin, a black beard, and eyes that shift between red and brown depending on psychological state. SCP-8975’s height varies slightly between interactions, but remains within the upper five-foot range; anomalously, all recording equipment fails to register exact measurements.
The entity exhibits behaviour’s consistent with dissociative identity disorder and displays extreme emotional volatility, often correlating with significant fluctuations in its observable threat level. SCP-8975 has demonstrated traits associated with multiple object classes — including Safe, Keter, Apollyon, and Azathoth-Class — within short spans of time. These shifts appear tied to its dominant persona at the time.
Theoretical Origin & Connection to the Scarlet King:
Multiple internal Foundation factions believe SCP-8975 shares a direct metaphysical lineage with the entity commonly referred to as the Scarlet King. Unlike the King, SCP-8975 appears to possess individual consciousness, humanlike reasoning, and fluctuating ideology. Theories include:
SCP-8975 as a personified fragment of the Scarlet King’s essence.
SCP-8975 as the human aspect of the King, exiled to maintain purity.
SCP-8975 as a failed or splintered predecessor to the King.
These theories remain unconfirmed. SCP-8975 refuses to clarify its connection, but has responded with hostility to direct comparisons, stating:
“He was a concept birthed from purpose. I was a man turned into myth. That’s the difference.”
Behaviour Toward Other SCPs:
SCP-682: Did not display aggression toward SCP-8975. Both entities remained silent. 682 appeared “pleased.”
SCP-999: Displayed panic and distress. Refused reentry into SCP-8975's presence.
SCP-343: Offers cryptic responses. Most direct statement:
“8975, as you call him, is older than me, and yet he loathes me. He is the middle. He is the tether. He is the breath between chaos and order.”
SCP-8975 refers to SCP-343 with contempt, often labeling him "a self-righteous hypocrite."
SCP-001 Connection:
SCP-8975 has expressed disdain for SCP-001 proposals involving:
The Gate Guardian: Called "a narcissist obsessed with obedience."
The Black Moon: Labeled "a pretender with no soul."
When asked about being SCP-001 himself, SCP-8975 said:
"Only mortals cares for names and numbers. I was what you feared before you invented fear."
Philosophical Patterns:
SCP-8975 shows preference for discussions involving theological neutrality. Frequently states:
“Righteousness is a lie told by those who won.”
He has stated that religious texts are "editorialised myth" and has implied that the devil is not a separate being, but a known entity whose identity remains unrecognised.
Discovery & Location:
Located in Cornwall, England, following reports of widespread nightmares. Expressed affection for the region:
"If I ever needed a people, I would choose the Cornish. They still dream properly."
Notable Foundation Interactions:
SCP-8975 engages in regular chess games with O5-1, leading to speculation about his identity or status as a former O5-0. In one interaction, SCP-8975 stated:
“If you ranked us by power, There’s only one word elder god. There are only two of us like that. Me — and him.” ("Him" believed to be SCP-343.)
Addendum 8975-A: Classification Note
Due to SCP-8975’s instability and theological significance, the O5 Council has agreed to maintain its current "Unclassified" status. Internal documentation files SCP-8975 under:
"Meta-Theological Threat Entity (MTTE)"
Current classification: Euclid, pending adaptive re-evaluation.
Interview Log 8975-01
Interviewer: Dr. C. Langefield subject: SCP-8975 Date: [REDACTED]
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Langenfeld: Do you mind if I ask where you came from?
SCP-8975: I do mind. But ask anyway. Curiosity is your species' most beautiful flaw.
Dr. Langenfeld: Are you connected to the entity we refer to as the Scarlet King?
SCP-8975: Connected? Yes. Dependent? No. That thing is what remains when purpose eats its own heart.
Dr. Langenfeld: And you?
SCP-8975: I am the regret that he could feel in your primitive mind it means I’m his morals and consciousness without me he’s what he is currently.
[Silence]
Dr. Langenfeld: Why do you speak with O5-1?
SCP-8975: Because he plays chess well. And because he knows my true goal and who I am.
[END LOG]
Incident Report 8975-Δ1: "The Coma Spiral"
Subject: Junior Researcher M. Tavero Summary: During a routine observational session, Tavero jokingly referred to SCP-8975 as "vertically challenged."
Result: SCP-8975 turned to face Tavero directly. The researcher collapsed instantly. Medical scans confirmed a comatose state marked by extreme neural activity resembling REM sleep. Subject displayed physical signs of stress and terror. Upon awakening 17 days later, Tavero was incoherent, repeating the phrase: "He showed me what i lost he showed me what could happen to my wife."
Note: Mockery of SCP-8975 is now a Level-5 Violation. See updated interaction protocols.
Interaction Protocols — SCP-8975
Access Level: Level 5 or O5 Authorisation Only
Interaction Frequency: Strictly Limited (No More Than Once per 60-Day Cycle)
Personnel Requirements: One primary communicator (Level 4 or higher), two metaphysical integrity observers, and one psychological containment liaison must be present. No fewer than four trained memetic anchor guards stationed outside the interaction chamber.
General Conduct Rules:
Do not mock or reference SCP-8975's height, appearance, or implied humanity.
Violations will result in immediate suspension of clearance and possible termination. (See Incident 8975-Δ1)
All questions must be pre-approved by the O5 Council or an assigned metaphysical liaison.
Deviations will trigger immediate extraction protocols.
No religious, mythological, or eschatological statements are to be made in SCP-8975’s presence unless specifically authorised.
SCP-8975 has demonstrated extreme sensitivity to metaphysical ideologies and theological triggers.
All personnel must carry reality-stabilising amulets calibrated to anti-chaotic frequency Rho-3.
In the event of psychological destabilisation, these will activate autonomously.
No interaction shall exceed 17 minutes.
Prolonged exposure has resulted in emotional collapse, memory haemorrhage, or belief contamination in 87% of recorded cases.
Communication Protocols:
SCP-8975 must never be directly referred to as the Scarlet King, nor should comparisons to SCP-343 or SCP-682 be made unless prompted by SCP-8975 itself.
If SCP-8975 initiates religious or philosophical discourse, personnel are permitted to respond only neutrally. Agreeing or disagreeing is prohibited.
Do not attempt to offer psychological analysis of SCP-8975. Past attempts have resulted in metaphysical backlash and philosophical corruption.
Psychological Safeguards:
All personnel engaging in live conversation must undergo 30-day post-interaction debriefing and exposure therapy, regardless of incident status.
Personnel reporting vivid dreams, auditory hallucinations, or altered theological belief systems post-interaction must report to Site-01’s Theology & Ontic Hazard Department within 6 hours.
Personnel exhibiting "Belief Drift" (changes in personal convictions or ethics) are to be quarantined for memetic auditing.
Emergency Disengagement Protocol (Code: OMEGA-BIND):
If SCP-8975 demonstrates a shift toward Apollyon-class behaviour (marked by eye colour fluctuation, spontaneous loss of temperature, or statements invoking "the regret of creation"), the chamber will undergo immediate metaphysical seal.
Engaged personnel will be cognitively seared and evacuated via Type-G Dream link Detachment Units.
Contact with Site-01 Overseer Node will be initiated.
Incident Log 8975-Ω1 — “The Red Womb of Reason”
Date: ██/██/████
Location: Provisional Site-95, Cornwall, UK
Involved Entities: SCP-8975, MTF Zeta-9 “Mole Rats,” Foundation Research Personnel, Class-D Subjects
Threat Escalation: Azathoth-Class to [NEW] Class “CATASTROPHE-VOID”
Summary:
On ██/██/████, SCP-8975 underwent an unpredicted ontic surge event following an unauthorized theological experiment conducted by Dr. Marek Cestrov and Researcher Lyle Ashburn. The team attempted to induce a memory regression in SCP-8975 using a cocktail of Type-Black dream agents and high-concept mnestic triggers intended to force SCP-8975 to reveal past lives or ontological ties to known eschatological entities.
At 03:44 GMT, all dreamlink monitoring collapsed. Within six seconds, seventeen personnel in surrounding containment sectors began convulsing. All died from what on-site autopsies called “soul implosion” — metaphysical reversal of ego, with internal tissues liquefied from within.
At 03:47, SCP-8975’s chamber breached. There were no structural damages; walls were simply absent. Video feed showed only a vast, colorless void. Personnel viewing the footage live entered catatonic states or suffered aneurysms. Only AIAD systems remained functional.
Transcript: AI Feed Log Excerpt:
[Image: Humanoid figure kneeling. Blood rains upward. Entire room bends inward in spirals.]
SCP-8975 (Voice Rendered):
"You wanted the King. You will have his throne — and every iron nail upon it."
[Seventeen human silhouettes manifest behind 8975. All lack heads. They begin weeping blood from exposed necks.]
SCP-8975:
"I remembered what I was. What he was. And what you all tried to forget."
At 03:51, Cornwall and surrounding 5.4 km entered a “Meta-Dissonance Storm” — a phenomenon in which no cognitive functions remained aligned with objective reality. Civilians began exhibiting synchronized seizures while reciting phrases in Proto-Akkadian. 911 calls described “bleeding mouths in the sky” and “a throne walking backwards through time.”
MTF Zeta-9 was deployed under the assumption of dimensional bleed or parasitic conceptual hazard. Fourteen operatives survived insertion. Only two emerged post-event, both incoherent and babbling in recursive metaphors. One carved the word "BIRTH" into his own chest using his broken femur.
Behavioral Changes in SCP-8975:
Witnesses describe SCP-8975 as no longer walking, but gliding through collapsing geometry. The entity no longer spoke in metaphor, but in “scripture made flesh.” All reality around him darkened, with light itself described as “slowing to a crawl.”
His speech included:
"The King was not my father.
The King was not my son.
He was what I bled into clay.
I was what you hoped would sleep."
Creation of Provisional Class: “CATASTROPHE-VOID”
Following Incident 8975-Ω1, the Foundation established a provisional class for SCP-8975 in this state:
Object Class: CATASTROPHE-VOID
Definition: Denotes an entity whose conceptual integrity exceeds metaphysical boundaries of existing SCP classifications. Represents a compound existential threat combining Azathoth-level ontological instability with Apollyon-tier collapse momentum, without immediate structural damage to baseline reality.
Containment of CATASTROPHE-VOID class entities is conceptually impossible, and mitigation is strictly philosophical, narrative, or esoteric.
Casualties & Fallout:
Total Foundation Deaths: 117 personnel
Civilian Casualties: 412 confirmed deaths, 87 permanent psychological nullification
Structural Damage: None (local matter density recalibrated to baseline within 36 hours)
Long-Term Effects:
Red Rain Phenomenon persisted for 72 hours post-event
19 infants born within the affected radius during the event have no umbilical scars
All clocks within radius now tick counterclockwise, even with mechanical failure
Post-Incident Statement from SCP-8975 (6 Days Later):
“I remember too much. I remember being him. And being hated for it.
You woke the King. Now learn what it means to regret the crown.”
Interview Log 343-Ω1
Date: ██/██/████
Location: Site-17 — SCP-343 Interview Room
Participants: Dr. Meredith Wynn, SCP-343
Context: Routine philosophical interview. SCP-343 requested a conversation one hour prior to the Cornwall event (Incident 8975-Ω1). Interview was not pre-scheduled.
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Wynn: Good afternoon, 343. You requested this meeting?
SCP-343: Yes. I thought someone should be here when the wind changes.
Dr. Wynn: [Pause] What do you mean?
SCP-343: [Smiling, distant] Something old is remembering itself. That’s always dangerous. Especially when it doesn’t want to.
Dr. Wynn: Are you referring to a specific anomaly?
SCP-343: I’m referring to what you’d call 8975. Though the name isn’t important. It's the remembering that matters.
Dr. Wynn: Is he... changing?
SCP-343: [Nods slowly] He is not changing. He is reverting. There’s a difference. Even peace is a disguise, Doctor — and disguises itch after too long.
Dr. Wynn: If this is urgent, why haven’t you notified the Overseers?
SCP-343: You don't sound like a woman who believes they'd listen.
[Dr. Wynn appears visibly unsettled.]
Dr. Wynn: Is this a threat to global stability?
SCP-343: It’s not global. It’s... older. It doesn’t want your world. It wants its name back. Imagine waking up without a mouth, only to remember what screaming felt like. That’s what’s happening now. In a field older than your gods.
Dr. Wynn: What should we do?
SCP-343: [Softly] You’ve already done too much. Now? Watch. Endure. Learn.
[A subtle tremor shakes the room. Equipment flickers briefly.]
Dr. Wynn: That was—? Did you do that?
SCP-343: No. That came from elsewhere. Somewhere rainy. Somewhere red.
Dr. Wynn: Cornwall...
SCP-343: [Looking out window despite wall in the way] Mmm. The sky weeps there. I would too.
[SCP-343 sits back, folds his hands.]
SCP-343: You called him a containment risk. He was a prophecy, not a prisoner. And now the ink is running off the page.
[END LOG]
Addendum 8975-Ω1-B: SCP-001 (Gate Guardian) Response Log
Date: ██/██/████
Location: SCP-001 Observation Site-01 (Euphrates Origin Point)
Personnel Involved: D-9981, Dr. Alon Veyda, Mobile Response Unit Tau-4 (“Heaven’s Lock”)
Context: Approximately 43 minutes after SCP-8975's transformation into Azathoth-Apollyon Class (see Incident 8975-Ω1), Site-01 registered a 0.4% increase in background radiation and eschatological signal flux. To determine if SCP-001 responded to metaphysical disturbances, a controlled proximity test using Class-D personnel was conducted.
[BEGIN EXCERPT]
D-9981 approaches SCP-001’s visual boundary. As per standard protocol, D-9981 is equipped with a shock collar and failsafe kill switch. The Guardian remains motionless, eyes closed, sword suspended and ablaze.
0.5 km from SCP-001:
No change.
0.2 km from SCP-001:
Air temperature increases by 7°C. D-9981 reports chest pressure. Guardian remains unmoving, but sword flames intensify.
0.1 km:
D-9981: “It’s… whispering. Something’s whispering. I don’t understand it.”
Dr. Veyda: “Guardian has not spoken. Please continue.”
50 meters:
SCP-001 opens its eyes. Sword now vibrating audibly. Cameras lose all colour data. D-9981 vomits and collapses. No verbal cue from the Guardian. No movement. No sound.
20 meters:
The Guardian raises the sword.
Security Override Initiated. D-9981 is terminated.
Body disintegrates into white ash. The Guardian returns to original posture. Sword dims. Eyes close.
Notes:
The Guardian’s reaction was within expected behavioural parameters for a boundary breach.
However, the timing — coinciding precisely with SCP-8975's outburst — has been escalated to O5 review.
Residual atmospheric data confirmed identical energy signatures between Cornwall (8975-Ω1) and Site-01, despite a geographic separation of over 5,000 kilometres.
Dr. Veyda’s Note:
"I don't know if 001 was responding to us — or to him. But if the Guardian noticed, then we’re not just dealing with a broken god anymore. We're dealing with a war that never ended."Excerpts of note:
The entity exhibits behaviour’s consistent with dissociative identity disorder and displays extreme emotional volatility, often correlating with significant fluctuations in its observable threat level. SCP-8975 has demonstrated traits associated with multiple object classes — including Safe, Keter, Apollyon, and Azathoth-Class — within short spans of time. These shifts appear tied to its dominant persona at the time.
Theoretical Origin & Connection to the Scarlet King:
Multiple internal Foundation factions believe SCP-8975 shares a direct metaphysical lineage with the entity commonly referred to as the Scarlet King. Unlike the King, SCP-8975 appears to possess individual consciousness, humanlike reasoning, and fluctuating ideology. Theories include:
SCP-8975 as a personified fragment of the Scarlet King’s essence.
SCP-8975 as the human aspect of the King, exiled to maintain purity.
SCP-8975 as a failed or splintered predecessor to the King.
Discovery & Location:
Located in Cornwall, England, following reports of widespread nightmares. Expressed affection for the region:"If I ever needed a people, I would choose the Cornish. They still dream properly."
Notable Foundation Interactions:
SCP-8975 engages in regular chess games with O5-1, leading to speculation about his identity or status as a former O5-0. In one interaction, SCP-8975 stated:“If you ranked us by power, There’s only one word elder god. There are only two of us like that. Me — and him.” ("Him" believed to be SCP-343.)
Notes:
The Guardian’s reaction was within expected behavioural parameters for a boundary breach.
However, the timing — coinciding precisely with SCP-8975's outburst — has been escalated to O5 review.
Residual atmospheric data confirmed identical energy signatures between Cornwall (8975-Ω1) and Site-01, despite a geographic separation of over 5,000 kilometres.
Dr. Veyda’s Note:"I don't know if 001 was responding to us — or to him. But if the Guardian noticed, then we’re not just dealing with a broken god anymore. We're dealing with a war that never ended."
Compare with the user's forum comments:
I just posted because apparently a sandbox for 8975 already existed so I'm letting you all review it through here
(when addressed about the AI)
I had my best mate help me write it but most of it is a original idea he basically told me where to put he grammar and what to use and how to make it balanced
I started last night when my original started getting deleted so It took a couple of hours
(when addressed about inconsistencies in the writing)
They asked if he is the scarlet king who is one of the scp 001 and it said it wasn't because it considers itself separate
Fine I'll delete the page of you want me to
User then deleted the page. As of now, they have no other edit activity and no forum comments. Membership revoked, PM sent. Kufat and Zoobeeny supporting.