SCP Foundation: Difference between revisions

** [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-515 SCP-515] has to be restrained to the point of nigh-immobility, with his limb bones broken for good measure, because whenever 515 moves, a cluster of asteroids comes closer to Earth. The faster he moves (or, formerly, she, but the first 515 died and the current one popped up to replace her), the faster the rocks move.

** [http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-747 SCP-747] is a group of children in animal masks that dance around any subject they take interest in, turning that subject into a doll over a period of time. During that period, the subject loses all five major senses until final transformation.

** [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-138 SCP-138], The Ever-Living Man. A severely decayed, hideously decrepit man who is at least 4000 years old, with dozens of unhealed mortal wounds all over his body, who for some reason cannot die... no matter how much he wants to. The SCP are trying to euthanize him, but so far, their attempts have been ineffective.

** Victims of [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-318 SCP-318] are imprisoned within paper scrolls, and they can only see and communicate with the outside world when unrolled (and the Foundation doesn't do that often.) If the paper is damaged enough, they stop responding... but it's unknown if they die, or just lose their only connection with the world.

* [[Apocalyptic Log]]: Several of the personal logs and mission reports. Towards the end of the article, [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-093 SCP-093] takes this trope and runs it into the ground.

* [[Apple of Discord]]: [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-050 050]. Acquiring the title of "cleverest prankster" [http://scp-wiki.net/document-050 has never been so hazardous].

** April 1st of 2010 involved one (or more) of the mods going through and editing articles into a more humorous state. Details included replacing researcher's profile pictures, and the containment breach of a self-inserting SCP: adding "And Fred was there." to the end of Foundation Tales pages, and general editing of SCPs (Classification: SUPER KETER)

*** {{spoiler|Darkblade was here.}}

** "Does the black moon howl?"

* [[Area 51]]: [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-1051 SCP-1051] is a somewhat unique take on this.

{{quote| ''Once supplied a source of black ink and poster sheets, SCP-1006 will communicate with humans by creating signs written in English. These communications are largely centered around demands for the dismantling of western imperialism, a scathing critique of the bourgeoisie, and a request for less mosquito spraying in the surrounding area of the park.''}}

* [[Artifact Collection Agency]] - Derp. The Chaos Insurgency, as well - they are, after all, a rogue splinter faction of the SCP.

* [[Battle in The Center of The Mind]]: [http://scp-wiki.net/the-medium The Medium]. Literally.

* [[Beat It By Compulsion]]: The "Feral" form of [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-578 SCP-578], though it's not "beat" as much as "slow it down at least a bit".

* [[Big Creepy Crawlies]]: [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-363 SCP-363], the Not Centipedes. Don't turn the lights off...

* [[Bigfoot Sasquatch and Yeti]]: [http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1000 SCP-1000]. They once ruled the world, and may yet again..

* [[Boxed Crook]]: Class D Personnel are mostly death row inmates. (See [[Cannon Fodder]], below.)

* [[Brain Bleach]]: Class A amnesiacs can come in ''quite'' handy when dealing with some SCPs.

** A lot of articles will read like this, with the article seemingly describing a normal person/object with mundane powers until you read the part about how it kills/mentally scars/otherwise ruins you. For example, a magic boarding pass that transforms into a valid ticket for the nearest public transportation vehicle, completely indistinguishable from any normal ticket ([[Paranoia Fuel|like the bus pass in your wallet right now]]). And then once you reach your destination, it erases you from existence.

* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: SCP-993, a childrens' television show about "Bobble the Clown" which sends viewers over ten into a coma for the duration of the program. Like most childrens' shows of the particular format, it has the normal sort of fourth-wall-breaking, speaking directly to the audience as he teaches the under-tens to commit any number of atrocities. More recently, it seems to have caught on to the SCP Foundation's efforts to keep it from being broadcast to the world; the two most recently archived episodes are <ref> Bobble the Clown sitting in a chair, glaring at the viewer for thirty minutes straight</ref> and <ref> Bobble the Clown in the room where the Foundation has his show archived, angrily telling the viewer how to breach containment of several dangerous SCPs and murder several important Foundation personnel, featuring an appearance by the animated version of a researcher who happened to be passing by the archive at the time shown on the clock in the show</ref>.

* [[Divide By Zero]]: [http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-033 SCP-33] is a complex math problem whose answer is a previously unknown number that destroys any piece of paper that it is written on that isn't a very specific shape, destroys all computer systems, and can jump to any paper or computer system within 30 meters.

* [[Doing in The Wizard]]: [[Averted Trope]]. For a site that prides itself on clinical detachment and scientific inquiry, it is almost impossible to discover how nearly all of the SCPs actually work, where they came from, or why ''anyone'' would want to make some of them. They give it a good try, but it's not as important as knowing how to keep them safe and under control. If they ever came across a real wizard, they'd measure his staff, subject him to "stress" tests to determine destructibility, and finally have some [[Unusual Euphemism|very strong words]] with him over the creation of [[Eldritch Abominations]]. And, [[Running Gag|of course]], they'd want to see if his magic could kill SCP-682.

* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Commonly happens among Researchers, Agents, and D-Class personnel.

* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-666-j SCP-666-J] is this trope personified.

** Of course it could just that most, if not all, of the writers for the site are from the three religions and don't want to make a [[Theme Park Version]] of any of the other religions.

*** Clef suggests that SCP-239 might be God, but he's likely to be lying. (That she's {{spoiler|now being kept in an induced coma}} is reminiscent of the plot of ''[[Dogma]]''.)

* [[Go Mad From the Revelation]]: Just count the number of times "mandatory psychiatric evaluation" appears.

* [[Go Through Me]]: Kondraki, Gears, Kain, and several SCPs turn out to protect SCP-239 from Clef's attempt to kill her.

** An unintentional meta example occurred before the Mass Edit. The site was filled with far too many [[Marty Stu]] [[Reality Warper|Reality Warpers]] and [[Self Insert|self-inserted superheroes]]. As a creative way to deal with this, the writers started killing off SCPs in [[After Action Report|Termination Logs]]. A big part of these was to try to find the most over-the-top, insanely awesome way to kill an SCP. Around the time that [[Crazy Awesome|Dr. Kondraki]] ''[[Refuge in Audacity|rode SCP-682 like a rodeo bull]]'', they realized that their own [[Author Avatar|Author Avatars]] had become the very thing they were trying to destroy.

* [[Hikikomori]]: [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-237 SCP-237]

** The explosion of Mt. St. Helens was caused by an SCP-076 containment breach.

** [http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-627 SCP-627] is a more obvious example than most. Look at the blacked out names and the corresponding dates.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: The Foundation does more than a few things that are, simply put, quite horrible. Whether they're examples of this or simply tragic-but-necessary is [[Your Mileage May Vary|up to the individual]].

* [[Language of Truth]]: [http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-1206 SCP-1206] causes people to speak a language that expresses exactly what they are thinking in a word. It is impossible to lie while speaking it, which often drives a wedge between people who speak it.

* [[Lawful Stupid]]: [http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-1434 SCP 1434] causes not only the local police to act like this but starts enacting increadbly stupid laws. It gets to the point where the police will kill someone for not cosuming drinks with less then 3 percent gasoline in it.

* [[Lightmare Fuel]]: Any time [DATA EXPUNGED] is used as a [[Noodle Incident]] rather than for horror.

* [[Literal Genie]]: The reactions to commands after having been exposed to [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-061 SCP-061].

* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: SCP-792 is a ''sentient'' one.

* [[Mad Artist]]: The group responsible for [http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1018 SCP-1018], [http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1057 SCP-1057] and some other anomalous objects uses "Are We Cool Yet?" as a calling card. They seem to consider what they do to be art.

** [http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1001 SCP-1001] as well.

* [[Man of Wealth and Taste]]: Clef actually uses this line to introduce himself to a [[Reality Warper]] he's about to kill. Considering <s>almost</s> everyone in the Foundation finds him uncouth and disgusting, he was probably just being wry [[Satan|considering certain...implications about his nature]].

* [[Mundane Utility]]: So many.

{{quote| ''"It has come to the attention of the higher level personnel that someone has been stealing [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-283 SCP-283] for use as a paperweight."''<br />

''"I would like to remind all personnel that [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-038 SCP-038] is not, I repeat, not a toy. It should not be used for cloning car keys, movies, music or items from the vending machines."''<br />

''If I see you one more time using [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-105 SCP-105] as a device to [http://bash.org/?4281 punch or stab people over the Internet,] I will personally make sure you spend the rest of your days at SCP in Keter duty.'' (mind you [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-670 SCP-670] would arguably do a better job.)<br />

 

== N ==

* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: A group calling itself "The Chaos Insurgency" cannot possibly be up to any good. Neither can the Church of the Broken God.

* [[Nanomachines]]: [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-204 SCP-204-1] and [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-784 SCP-784]

{{quote| ** Addendum [SCP-294ad]: ** In order to stem the daily tide of attempts, it is now officially noted that keying in "[[Shock Site|two girls]]" gives the standard "OUT OF RANGE" error message. Come up with something more original next time.}}

* [[Never Mess With Granny]]: [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-517 Grammie Knows], and [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-352 the Baba Yaga].

* [[Nobody Poops]]: Averted.

** Any time experiments are cancelled on SCPs that violate common sense or would possibly replicate something nasty.

* [[No Name Given]]: The O5. Most of the time, even their identification numbers are blanked out. Often, researchers have their blanked out. D-Class, being expendable, don't have names, just numerical designations.

* [[Noodle Implements]]: Some of the SCP objects become this, when SCP numbers are listed in incident reports or other articles; occasionally the SCP with that designation will appear completely irrelevant to the context in which it was referenced.

** That's often due to the original SCP being removed, and a new one filed under that number.

* [[Person of Mass Destruction]] -- Pretty much every human housed by the Foundation (and maybe the ''researchers'').

* [[Pet the Dog]] - Most sentient SCPs are accomodated reasonably well, depending on their potential danger, ability to escape, and willingness to cause harm. The most (relatively) harmless are given furnished rooms and are generally given whatever they request, as long as it doesn't violate security. They are, of course, not allowed to leave the facility.

*** Admittedly, some of the SCPs are given the best care possible. Every effort is made not to upset the autistic girl, for example, and the harmless and friendly living eyeballs have free run of their site. And one of the first tests of the vending machine was "something Cassie will like," Cassie being a mentally normal young woman who exists in 2-D.

* [[Pieces of God]] - That particular faction's not called [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|"Church Of The Broken God"]] for nothing.

Result: Tomato clocked at [REDACTED]. Subject is hospitalized with a massive skull fracture. }}

** Interestingly enough, when told The Funniest Joke of All Time from ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', it exploded.

* [[Public Domain Artifact]] - [http://www.scp-wiki.net/spring-cleaning Spring Cleaning, a story involving a bunch of these.]

 

** SCP-045 is a straight example, producing water when exposed to nitrogen in an environment with less than 380 atmospheres of pressure.

* [[Room 101]]: [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-100 SCP-100]

* [[Running Gag]]: [DATA EXPUNGED]

** On a not so funny note, that may be to KEEP you from gagging.

* [[Sound Effect Bleep]]: [EXPLETIVE REDACTED]

* [[Spank the Cutie]]: Dr. Bright is not allowed to administer spankings to Dr. Rights as punishment, as it only causes more rules to be broken. Therefore, he's done it several times before.

* [[Spontaneous Human Combustion]]: [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-081 SCP-081] is a virus that causes [[Spontaneous Combustion]] - in fact, it's responsible for all recorded instances of it.

* [[Stable Time Loop]]: {{spoiler|O5-02}} is {{spoiler|Dr Light}} from the future (a [[Reset Button]] [[Noodle Implements|is involved]])

 

== T - V ==

** And even then it's usually only temporary for the Keter class objects. [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-682 SCP-682] keeps breaking out.

* [[Tank Goodness]]: [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-516 SCP-516], a sentient T-55 main battle tank. Interestingly this is one of the more benign sentient SCPs, being unwilling to fire on unarmed or nonthreatening targets. When threatened by an armed D-class who was handcuffed to another, unarmed D-class, it even precisely aimed a shot to kill the shooter without seriously harming the unarmed target. Though apparently, it ''did'' decide to autonomously fire on a D-class who was apparently guilty of treason in the country the tank came from.

* [[Troperiffic]]: The SCP Foundation wiki is a site devoted to deconstructing the [[Urban Fantasy]] genre. There are over a thousand objects. Each of them deconstructs or plays straight at least one trope, mainly more.

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* [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]]: in-universe: If anything is lethal, it will sooner or later be put against [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-682 SCP-682]. [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-173 SCP-173] actually managed to beat SCP-682 but failed to kill it, and the staff have stopped repeats.

* [[Unobtainium]]: SCP-148, an alloy capable of blocking telepathic suggestions.

* [[We Have Reserves]]: The general treatment of Class D personnel. Especially evident with testing for [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-504 SCP-504], where it was discovered that recordings worked just as well as people, yet whoever was overseeing the test continued using people, apparently just because he didn't like them (although it's at least noted that he would be reprimanded for it).

** For every person teleported to the moon with as much as they can carry using SCP-120 (just 37kg/82lb), five were sent to Lagrangian points in the middle of outer space. The Foundation now has a fully functioning moonbase.

*** And in return, the GOC doesn't care for the SCP Foundation, because even if they're ''not'' secretly using SCPs to take over the world using the Chaos Insurgency as a proxy, they're keeping around a huge stockade of objects that do not play well with reality.

* [[When All You Have Is a Hammer]]:

** Inverted. If something is lethal, they will at least suggest trying to kill [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-682 SCP-682] with it.

** They will use [http://scp-wiki.net/scp-447 SCP-447's] slime on everything, as long as it doesn't involve [[Running Gag|dead bodies]].

** If they find a SCP that converts (The Clockworks) or produces (The Coffee Machine) a lot of things, they will end up testing it on '''everything'''.

* [[A Wizard Did It]]: averted, because they don't spend a lot of time figuring out how the object became SCP, magically or not.

** However, there are a lot of "SCP did it", especially when they can't explain how can the object work that way.

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