Welcome back SCP fans and welcome too if you don't know what SCP is but you liked the look
of that creature in the thumbnail.
That - is an SCP - an anomoly in our universe.
A group known as the SCP Foundation has made it their mission to secure them, contain them
and protect us from them.
They have a Wiki page of the thousands of SCPs theyve come into contact with - and this
one is one of the scariest.
Im Danny Burke and this is SCP 1471.
Starting off at number 10 we have The Recap.
1471 is unique because its not a physical creature as such, nor is it an object - its
an app.
You heard me an app. 1471 is a free 9.8mb app for mobile devices named -MalO ver1.0.0-
… thats how it appears in app stores but its not listed with any developer and seems
to bypass the approval process for apps altogether.
Once it is installed, it begins sending text messages to the owner of the device - images
of itself - a large humanoid figure with a canine skull and black hair.
After a few days of exposure, 1471 will begin appearing in the persons peripheral vision,
the corner of their eyes - or even in reflective surfaces.
Sounds intriguing?
Lets continue.
At number 9 we have The Texts.
The texts we talked about before are usually only images - despite the record referring
to them as texts, it doesnt mention any texts.
The images are always described in the same way.
They will always contain images of normal scenes but with the creature somewhere in
the background or foreground.
These texts come through at a consistent rate, every 3 to 6 hours.
I mentioned before that the pictures are of normal scenes and although that is true - there
is a twist - the locations are places commonly frequented by the person who is receiving
the pictures.
So if you were to receive it, the creature may appear in front of your school, your workplace
- or even your house.
After 2 days, these images get more specific, they are taken at locations recently visited
by the individual.
After 3 days, they receive images taken of themself, right now, with the creature somewhere
nearby.
Yeah.
The fear factor just went up a few points.
At number 8 now we have Names.
Youll notice Ive been refering to the various aspects of this SCP by different names but
the Foundation has actually categorised all of them.
The name of the virus itself is SCP 1471.
Quite often, people get that mixed up with the creature weve talked about - they have
a seperate name for that though, its SCP 1471-A. So if you hear me talk about the virus, Ill
say 1471 … the creature, Ill still call that the creature.
Another interesting name mentioned in the Foundations article is SCP 1471-9405 … thats
the name given to the device which recieved the famous picture of the creature peering
through the window in a door.
9405, does that mean this is the 9405 device to affected?
Are there thousands or even tens of thousands of devices affected by this?
Is yours one of them?
Moving on to number 7 now we have Visions.
As I mentioned earlier on, the images stage eventually gives way to the creature appearing
in peoples peripheral vision or in reflective surfaces.
This usually happens some time after the 90 hour mark - just under 4 days after the virus
is first installed.
The article doesnt state that the creature can be seen by looking at where your peripheral
vision just was.
What I mean by that is, if you see the creature in the corner of your eye and try to look
at it directly, it wont be there - keep staring though and it will appear in the corner of
your eye again.
As for the reflective visions, this could be anything - you may see the creature in
your shiny phone case, in a puddle on the ground - or behind you in the bathroom mirror.
This may be the best way to see the creature directly, but when you turn around - its sure
to be gone.
Next up at number 6 we have Communication.
At this point, some of you may be thinking OK - this is scary - but its just a trick
of the mind - I can handle images, flickers in the corner of my eye - but perhaps this
may change things.
The Foundation has recorded cases where if an individual is exposed to the SCP for 4
days or more, irreversible and sustained visualizations of the creature occur.
They report periodic attempts made by the creature to visually communicate with them,
but fail to understand or comprehend these actions.
This means that the creature is making some sort of movement or gesture at the person
- it wants them to do something, or perhaps it just wants them.
Either way, they cant understand what the creatures want for them - but that doesnt
mean it ends for them.
Moving on to number 5 we have Permanent Effects.
Youll notice that in the last one I briefly mentioned that exposure will cause irreversible
visualizations, this suggests that if it gets past a certain point - its now a part of the
persons life forever.
There is nothing the Foundation or anyone can do to save the person.
How can you escape something if its in your head?
The creature is caused by a virus on a device, trying to run from it is like moving a computer
with a virus into the next room and expecting it to go away.
It wont.
The affected individual needs an anti virus for humans, and no such example exists.
Next up at number 4 we have The Archival Document.
At the end of the article, I found a link that said it required Level 2 Access to view.
I clicked it, not thinking much would happen, but it opened up a document with some tantalizing
new information.
It shows the description of the app as it appears to people when they first view it
in the app store.
It reads as follows ‘For *REDACTED* Never settle for those awkward feelings of being
alone ever again.
MalO is an exciting and interactive experience that will keep you engaged and intrigued.
The anxiety of social situations can be nerve-racking, but after just a few hours of MalO you will
soon forget all about those painful emotions of disappointment.
Be part of the new craze that is quickly becoming the next social substitute.
Remember, the more you participate, the more MalO will engage you.
Your experience is completely up to you.
Absolutely NO ADS.
Enjoy!’ … how creepy is that?
Before you learn about 1471s true nature, it sounds quite nice.
Once you know its terrors though, those lines about never being alone again and the more
you use it, the more it will engage with you start to seem very creepy.
Next up at number 3 we have Capone[a].
After that description, there is an option at the bottom of the page to click Buy.
Clicking it opens up a story from a man called William about his experience with 1471 - which
he calls Capone.
He tells a Dr Laura Breynz that he was scared when he first say the creature in the pictures
and then around every corner.
He was young when it first happened.
He begged the creature to leave him alone, he even tried to bribe it - nothing worked.
Dr Breynz tells him that fear like this is a common reaction.
William tells her he's not even afraid of it anymore, he just makes him jump when he
sees him in the morning.
The Doctor thanks him for the interview and asks him to think back to his first experience
with the creature.
On his drive home, he could see the creature in his rear view mirror, like he always could
- it waved to him as usual.
Despite everything, William would always talk to it, about his day and how he was feeling.
It seemed to him that the creature was listening and he swore it could understand as it tilted
its head slowly.
He then sat down and decided to do what the Doctor asked - to write a record of the first
time he saw the creature.
Moving on to number 2 we have The First Time.
Yes, this record contains the account that William wrote.
He says Capone has been with him since he was 15.
He downloaded the app because his older sister had it.
She said it sends you pictures of the places youve been to with a -really cute- monster
placed in the photo to make it look like its following you.
It sounded fun, it was free, no ads, and couldn't be a virus as the app store would scan for
that.
She downloaded it for him onto his old flip phone.
He was surprised she found it because he didnt even think he had an app store.
The first picture he received was taken in his schools courtyard, with Capone sitting
on one of the benches.
After a while, it sent his sister mad.
She drove him home from school once in a panic, it had gone too far, he got a text, she told
him not to look at it, he did anyway, it was taken from the hood of the car - they were
in the front seats of the car, just as they were in real life - in the back seat was Capone,
looming over them.
They ditched the car and ran.
And finally at number 1 we have The Future.
After the account, William gives clues as to what happened after that day.
He talks about how he adjusted to Capone, seeing him in mirrors and reflections, how
he began waving and Capone waved back.
He also said that his sisters case was more severe - that she saw the creature everywhere
she looked, around every corner, just out of sight, even over her as she slept.
She took her life 2 years before this report was written.
William wanted to blame the creature for it, but he just couldn't - he saw them as just
doing what they were designed to do.
He finishes by saying that he doesnt even know if someone made the app, perhaps its
just an anomaly of the universe.
He cant blame the virus, he cant blame himself - he blames SCP 1471 on pure chance.
Wow, finishing that kind of feels like finishing an actual movie, not a Top 10 video.
This one may have gone on a bit too long or you may be sitting there wishing I talked
more.
Well, talkings my job and I can talk about any SCP you guys want me to - Ive already
done a few others so check them out and then suggest what you want next - please do that
- I really wanna do more.
Until then, thanks for watching as always guys, my name is Danny Burke and Ill see you
all in the next video!