SCP-001 "The Gate Guardian" object Class Euclid / Keter
Item #: SCP-001
Object Class: Euclid/Keter
Special Containment Procedures: Because of the nature of SCP-001, no containment procedures
are necessary.
24/7 monitoring of SCP-001 is to take place from a safe (10 km+) distance from a pre-determined
location (Site 0).
The location of Site 0 is known only to the current SCP Administrator and the single Overseer-level
Agent of Abrahamic faith (O5-14) assigned to monitor SCP-001 from Site 0.
Said Agent is authorized to take any action necessary should SCP-001 become active, and
is required to immediately alert the Administrator and all other Overseer-level agents should
SCP-001 show any change in behavior, as this may constitute the beginning of a PATMOS XK-class
end-of-the-world scenario.
Should SCP-001 become active in any way, personnel are required to immediately consult the Patmos
series of Emergency Orders.
Decoding algorithms for Emergency Order Patmos are to be maintained on-site at Site 0 in
the possession of the designated observer, and are to be transmitted to SCP Foundation
offices only in the event of SCP-001 becoming active.
Foundation Personnel with vital roles in one or more variants of Emergency Procedure PATMOS
are to be advised to take the following precautions:
To maintain good relations with one or more organized Abrahamic faiths.
To maintain, on hand, a supply of the following: holy water, a rosary, crucifix, cross, prayer
rug, or other symbol blessed by an Abrahamic cleric of bishop or equivalent higher rank,
a copy of Abrahamic scriptures (Torah, Bible, Quran), and standard emergency supplies in
mobile form (bug-out bag).
In case of a premillenial rapture scenario, all vital personnel are to designate a secondary
operative of non-Abrahamic faith.
Said secondary operative is to be informed of the location of the primary designate's
copy of Emergency Procedure PATMOS and memetic kill agent innoculant, and is to be kept on
ready status to take over the primary's duties as necessary.
To maintain familiarity with all other SCPs involved in possible PATMOS XK-class end-of-the-world
scenarios.
Description: SCP-001 is a humanoid entity, approximately seven hundred (700) cubits in
height, located in an undisclosed location near the intersection of the Tigris and Euphrates
rivers.
The following features are known about the entity:
A number of luminous, wing-like appendages emerging from the shoulders, back, temples,
ankles, and wrists of the entity.
Although an accurate count has never been established, most observers place the number
of wings at anywhere from two (2) through one hundred and eight (108), with the mean
number being four (4).
A weapon, possibly a sword or knife (SCP-001-2).
The weapon appears to emit flames at a temperature rivaling that of the sun, based on spectrographic
analysis, although there appear to be no destructive effects from the intense heat on the surrounding
area.
Any entity that approaches within 1 km of SCP-001 is immediately struck by the weapon
and obliterated from existence.
Any and all hostile actions taken towards SCP-001 have resulted in the annihilation
of the attacker, regardless of range (see incident report re: Indian Ocean Submarine
Missile Experiment, December 26, 2004) SCP-001 appears to be standing with its head
bowed in a gesture of supplication with SCP-001-2 held in both hands point-down in front of
it.
Since originally recorded by the Founder over [DATA REDACTED] years ago, SCP-001 has not
deviated from this stance.
Human beings exposed to SCP-001 report hearing a voice in their heads, giving them a directive
which the subject reports cannot be disobeyed.
The most common directive is "FORGET", which results in the subject walking away from SCP-001
with no memory of having encountered it.
On rare occasions, however, other directives have been given: the most famous of these
is the one given to the Founder ("PREPARE"), which he has claimed formed the impetus for
founding [DATA REDACTED] to catalog and contain any and all supernatural and/or paranormal
artifacts that represent a serious threat to the current existence of humanity.
This is the organization now known as the SCP Foundation.
Observers have reported that SCP-001 appears to be standing in front of a gate of immense
proportions.
Long-range photographs have occasionally detected what appears to be a pastoral grove within,
containing numerous other entities of the same composition as SCP-001, as well as several
fruit trees of unknown composition.
Of particular note are two fruit trees of immense proportion near what appears to be
the center of the grove: one, it is noted, appears to be an ordinary apple tree, although
the other bears a fruit unknown on earth, described as [DATA EXPUNGED].
It is the avowed belief of the Founder that the gate which SCP-001 guards may be the gate
to [EXPUNGED] based on correlations with ancient Babylonian texts and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
In which case, one can deduce that the entity known as SCP-001 may be [EXPUNGED].
Addendum 001-a: Experimentation re: SCP-001-2's effective kill range
1.
EXPERIMENT A: 1 Class-D personnel instructed to approach SCP-001 as closely as possible
on foot.
Result: Upon making visual contact with SCP-001, subject is ordered to "LEAVE."
Subject immediately turns away from entity and walks away.
Despite repeated orders to continue the experiment, Class D Personnel refuses to obey and is terminated.
Upon termination of Class-D personnel, all research staff involved are immediately obliterated
by an unknown force, presumably SCP-001-2.
2.
EXPERIMENT B: 1 remote-operated research robot guided to approach SCP-001 from the ground.
Result: Upon approaching within 1 km of SCP-001, research robot is obliterated, presumably
by SCP-001-2.
All further attempts at remote reconnaissance have the same result.
3.
EXPERIMENT C: 100 pre-programmed research drones instructed to approach SCP-001 from
multiple angles simultaneously.
Result: Coordination is successful, and all 100 drones cross the 1 km mark simultaneously;
however, all 100 are simultaneously obliterated by SCP-001-2.
Designated observer at Site 0 reports that SCP-001-2 appeared to "strike in all directions
at once."
SCP-001 did not deviate from its stance while this took place.
4.
EXPERIMENT D:
Wire-guided missile fired from a distance of 3 km.
Result: SCP-001-2 obliterates weapon upon crossing the 1km mark, simultaneously obliterating
the launch site and killing all personnel.
5.
EXPERIMENT E: Multi-Warhead Intercontinental Ballistic Missile fired from SCP nuclear submarine
"Nautilus."
Result: See Indian Ocean Submarine Missile Experiment, December 26, 2004
6.
EXPERIMENT F: SCP-076 and Task Force Omega 7 instructed to approach SCP-001 on foot.
Result: SCP-076 refuses to carry out mission, despite not being informed of the mission's
nature.
Upon being asked why, SCP-076 replies, "No.
Just no."
7.
EXPERIMENT G: SCP-073.
Due to the results of experiment F, SCP-073 was not informed of his destination until
arriving at Site 0.
Result: SCP-073 approached the site on foot.
Upon seeing SCP-001, SCP-073 became distressed and asked to abort.
SCP-073 was ordered to continue.
At that point, the symbol on SCP-073's forehead became [DATA EXPUNGED].
Experiment was terminated due to [DATA EXPUNGED].
See Addendum 001-aa.
Addendum 001-aa: By executive order of the Administrator, no further experiments are
to be carried out re: SCP-001.
No further SCPs are to be exposed to SCP-001.
SCP-001 is not to be used to dispose of dangerous SCPs.
Please see revised containment procedures for details.
ADDENDUM: On ██-██-████, the following errant transmission was received
by Foundation personnel:
INITIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE PATMOS-OMEGA
ATTN: All Foundation Personnel.
The following message was received at approximately ████:██:██ this morning from
Site 0.
SCP-001 has left its location.
The Gate is Open.
They are riding forth.
Oh G_d, it's so beautiful…
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Because of this event's confluence with the recent breach of SCP-995, the opening of SCP-616,
and the activation of SCP-098, the Foundation is required to immediately begin preparations
for an XK-class end-of-the-world scenario.
SCP-076 and SCP-073 are to be secured immediately.
All personnel are to unlock and decode Emergency Order Patmos-Omega, and follow all orders
within.
Site 19 is to be secured, and all nonessential SCPs and personnel terminated and/or destroyed.
Repeat, because of this event's confluence with the recent breach of SCP-995, the opening
of SCP-616, and the activation of SCP-098, the Foundation is required to immediately
begin preparations for an XK-class end-of-the-world scenario.
SCP-076 and SCP-073 are to be secured immediately.
All personnel are to unlock and decode Emergency Order Patmos-Omega, and follow all orders
within.
Site 19 is to be secured, and all nonessential SCPs and personnel terminated and/or destroyed.
Repeat, because of this event's confluence with the recent breach of SCP-995, the opening
of SCP-616, and the aktivation of SCP-098, the Foundation is rekwired to immediatelebegin
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Upon contacting Site 0, O5-14 responded that no such message had been sent from his location
and that SCP-001 remained inert.
The transmission was initially determined to be a hoax.
However, close examination of the transmission reveals a timestamp dated [DATA REDACTED]
years in the future.
It is theorized that [DATA EXPUNGED].