PLAGUE DOCTOR! | SCP 049 Reaction

[@soybajo-kira8585]

Volgun is the official voice of this SCP in the Containment Breach game

[@NovusDawn1]

He is the canon voice for SCP-049 in general. He does an amazing job as a voice actor.

[@GageKelley-r2v]

I know right? And it's so perfectly fitting, too.

[@DiggitySlice]

It's easy when you're a Brit. You can say anything and people think it's Shakespeare

[@NovaGirl8]

​@@DiggitySlicehe is not a Brit, he's Irish

[@Cri_Jackal]

​​@@NovaGirl8 If that's Northern Ireland then yes, he is British. Edit: fact checked it, he IS from Northern Ireland.

[@supC_]

SCP-049s dialogue is a masterclass in manipulative language: The use of professional demeanor and confident, measured speech give him an air of authority, making one less likely to question his legitimacy. His use of documentation of his findings in experiments mimics the scientific method and obscures that his unwillingness to actually show any of this documentation means it could just as easily be total nonsense or even random doodles. And it should be clear that science is transparent and universal by nature, making his “research” nothing of the sort. He appeals to human fear by claiming we are infected by some unrecognizable “pestilence”, for which he has the only cure, a tactic commonly used by cults or conspiracy theorists to bring people to their side. He uses expressions of sympathy, regret, and similar humanizing emotions that go against our preconceived notions of what insane people sound like to appear of sound mind. He manipulates the doctors by attacking their intelligence by their inability to recognize the “pestilence” while framing it as “unfortunate” or “such a shame” so as to not cause them to become defensive, making others question if it really is them that don’t understand. And it works; most of the chat and alicia are trying throughout the video to justify his “Pestilence” or hypothesize what it is because he’s so good at manipulative speaking that they either don’t consider or discount the notion that he is simply insane because of how he comports himself, even though, scientifically speaking, all the signs really point to that being the most reasonable conclusion: - His experiments never have observably changing results. - He never once actually shows anyone his notebook nor explains his methods. - There is no physical evidence of any difference in those SCP-049 considers “infected” and those he doesn’t. - Indeed, he only ever talks about “the horrors” he’s seen or such without giving any details. In short; he never states anything falsifiable, which is an anathema to the real scientific method. I applaud whoever wrote this entry for their mastery of manipulative writing and I think this could be used as a potent example to teach people about this sort of language and how to identify it in real life scenarios.

[@ragg232]

I think that's true for another version of 049, but the one in this reading, I think at least, is very genuine if misguided and too single minded to see from others perspectives.

[@supC_]

@@ragg232 I’m not saying SCP-049 is being intentionally deceptive, I agree that he believes what he’s saying. My point is that he is very good at selling his misguided worldview and was capable of convincing even the skeptical scientists of the foundation that there might be some validity to his claims for a pretty good amount of time before they caught on. But more importantly, the way it’s written makes it feel believable that the foundation scientists we are led to see as highly intelligent would actually buy his spiel. It doesn’t leave you questioning how such gullible fools could possibly hold those positions, unlike how it might in the hands of a less skilled writer. That is what I’m applauding.

[@joemama2737]

And on top of all that, he might not be lying at all. It is very possible he is just bullshitting the foundation and is insane. But it’s also possible that there actually is a pestilence that none of us can detect. And because of that, they can’t just discount him as crazy, because what if he isn’t. God I love SCP :)

[@jesuschristbutafab9923]

I personally think that the "Pestilence" 049 is death itself. Think about it. Death is an incurable illness, something that haunts humans and is inevitable. It's the direct opposition of a doctor, and it would make sense that he's trying to reanimate the dead. EDIT: It would also somewhat explain why he attacked Dr. Hamm. Maybe Dr. Hamm had some sort of underlying condition that he didn't know about, and it may have gotten to the point where 049 could tell that Dr. Hamm was dying.

[@antimarmite]

@@joemama2737 exactly, because anomalies can break any and all "rules" of reality we know, it could exist, or it could be bullshit. Hence why the Foundation continues to study him. My favorite part of SCP is the varied philosophies of the different GOIs, and the arguments for and against them. the "core three" of this ideological conflict are the Serpent's hand, the GOC, and the Foundation. I use these as the core 3 because they each have valid arguments. The Foundation wants to study the anomalous, in hopes of explaining it sufficiently for use by humanity. Even dangerous SCPs could hold secrets that are vital for combating apocalyptic ones, (which the foundation always has a dozen or more doomsday clocks actively counting down that they need to find an answer to). They also believe that containment serves to protect anomalous sapients from exploitation from nefarious people. They are also open about their intent to maintain human dominance of earth, even at extreme cost to other sapients. They are correct, in their own way, but there are other perspectives that have as much validity. The GoC seeks to destroy anomalous threats. The GoC's mission is to protect humanity by any means necessary, and thus they try to destroy any anomaly that *could* be a threat. To them, any anomaly that they cannot control is a threat, as any anomaly they cannot control can do, in theory, potentially anything, from reverse time to disintegrate the planet or otherwise. This perspective, however, can lead to destructive consequences, as attempting to destroy an anomaly can potentially cause something even worse, or as the poor boat family learned, the deaths of innocent thinking creatures. Though they'd argue their approach is far more ethical than the Foundation sending D-class to their deaths on an industrial scale. The Serpent's hand rejects the prior 2 group's positions, arguing that all sapient life is equally valuable, and that the masquerade that hides the anomalous from humanity prevents humanity from becoming able to learn how to live with the anomalous, which, as they point out, is just as much a part of the world as anything else, and humanity can't hide its head in the sand forever. To the serpent's hand humanity not only deserves to know, but *needs* to know about the anomalous. Keeping it a secret from the world simply means objects and individuals with potentially world-changing powers or properties are monopolized by the powerful few "in the know" who are shielded from any real accountability because the world won't be allowed to know if and when they exploit people, commit atrocities, or just do really fucked up shit. They also reject the idea that the Foundation or GoC has the authority or right to decide what is and is not "anomalous."

[@prometheanrebel3838]

He doesn't just have the drip, Alicia. He *IS THE DRIP*

[@admiralglenn2323]

Literally, as the mask is his face and the coat is his skin.

[@looselytelling]

He cures bad drip with his own what a swell guy!!!

[@captainslender12]

the iv drip?

[@leonides1527]

049: like no. Seriously. I cant take this off ._.

[@rustkarl]

I am become drip.

[@SapphireDragonDX]

[SCP-049 speaks] Alicia: "OH NO, HE'S HOT!"

[@BowsettesFury]

Yeah she wants an 049 Dakimakura 😂

[@PogloGonzales]

She’s not wrong

[@mikedicewrites]

Honestly, the most terrifying thing about 049 isn't his clothes or his ability to kill with one-touch. It's his unbreakable belief that everything he is doing is right and *everyone* else be damned.

[@MR_N0VA]

Honestly if he doesn't revolt I think see why they don't continue giving him dead bodies for research in the context of this universe its a bit weird

[@__Insanity_]

Clothes? You mean his lack of clothes because that's not clothes, that's part of his body

[@joemama2737]

@@MR_N0VAI mean what are they gonna get out of it? He has yet to tell them what the pestilence is so just giving more bodies won’t give the foundation many answers

[@MR_N0VA]

@@joemama2737 what I meant was he is docile if we cooperate and if you give him already dead bodies (because they breach every day) maybe they can move forward with him

[@joemama2737]

@@MR_N0VA what I mean is that so far giving him bodies hasn’t moved anything forward, they are just as confused as to what the Pestilence is as they were when he arrived at site 19. And since he refuses to elaborate on it, giving him bodies is just making the foundation even more confused

[@fireblast133]

I would recommend the following SCPs for a more wholesome adventure 1230 - a hero is born 2295 - a bear with a heart of patchwork 5031 - yet another murder monster pretty sure Volgun has done videos on all three.

[@chronoa5684]

Omg i love SCP- 5031

[@owenkasaboski6902]

in another order 1230 - I feel bad for an SCP and a book gets a therapist. 2295 - I don't actually remember if this is the wholesome bear or the not-wholesome bear. So 50/50 on nice or horrifying 5031 - On god and on jaw I want him to make me a 4 course meal

[@fireblast133]

@@owenkasaboski6902 it's the wholesome bear.

[@BeldansFire]

SCP 5031 is the goat!

[@Vexizz]

Glad to see more recommendations of 5031

[@rustkarl]

Volgun himself is considered the canon voice of SCP-049. The background scary part of SCP-049 is the uncertainty of whether or not he is an insane and deluded quack with supernatural abilities, or if he genuinely is the only one who can see something that no-one else can and goes about it with extreme methods. An empowered lunatic, or the only sane man staring down the face of a great plague that is invisible to everyone else. As for other topics covered by our good Volgun, I do enjoy Volgun’s video on SCP-3456, The Orcadian Horseman. Based on a real-life myth from Orkney, the SCP file adds some rather disturbing implications to the legend. If and when you start tackling SCP-001 proposals I do recommend The Volgun’s video on The Scarlet King, that one’s a good time, albeit quite extensive. Though you may want to read up on SCP’s 231 and 2317 before going into that one.

[@NoNumbersAfterName]

The Volgun's voice for SCP-049 is famous. So famous. So in demand. So dulcet.

[@marcelostalker]

049 is a fan favorite, has been for years, and often shows up in games and other fanworks, OFTEN voiced by good old TheVolgum here, Volgum is generally accepted as his official voice actor, though little in SCP is official. On another note, I suggest reacting to SCP-4999, one of my all-time favorites, even if a bit different from the norm.

[@notexactly9145]

I'd argue that thats why it's so good. Because it breaks the norm of what you would expect of the scp world.

[@alexkarter5854]

In the "End of death" canon, the start of which you recently watched with your husband, the plaque doctor completely abandons his quest to cure the pestilence stating that the main ingredient of his cure has disappeared from the world (his ability to kill with the touch), and becomes extremely depressed. Of course this vision of the doctor assumes that the pestilence is not death itself, but it ads even more to the depressing nature of the world without death.

[@tillburr6799]

I think it has to be emotion. Everything makes sense with that in mind

[@jaydenliberty9536]

@@tillburr6799emotion, or sentience?

[@tillburr6799]

@@jaydenliberty9536 it cannot be sentience

[@__Insanity_]

The actual pestilence may be related to SCP-5000 and what the Foundation found within Humanity Give it a read if you haven't, good stuff

[@joemama2737]

I think trying to say exactly what the pestilence is may be missing the point. The speculation and different takes on it is fun, but I would put good money on there being no definitive “pestilence” as the speculation is more fun then the actual answer.

[@meck8536]

Hi, I'm bit of a lurker here but I'd like to recommend a lesser known but an incredibly unique scp. That being SCP-2845 The Stag. Hope you see this and decide to give this one a try :D

[@BubbaJubbs9926]

I don't think I'd call it lesser known, but it is definitely interesting.

[@terminusre8589]

Oh God, it's the f****** DEER

[@NovaGirl8]

The Deer is an excellent choice

[@tdpuuhailee8222]

Dear lord. It's the Deer Lord. -Wambu

[@King-ze2kt]

Probably the best classic SCP with a phenomenal video, I was even talking about it earlier today with some friends. A general theory I've seen people say the Pestilence is (with even one of the big writers of the site believing it), is that it is Free Will. 049 states that it is not as simple as death or a disease, and we know that he didn't detect much of it when he first entered the Foundation, potentially because it's such a rigid organization they have little freedom of how to do their job.

[@MoreLoreThenThereSeems]

Free will is very comprehensible, therefore, it cannot be the pestilence

[@sahilrahman5066]

It might actually be another scp like the reason why, the O5 council once decided to destroy the earth

[@theonewayroad3867]

​@@MoreLoreThenThereSeemsmaybe the soul ?

[@onjgo1499]

Ive seen some theories that the pestilence could be anger

[@MoreLoreThenThereSeems]

@@onjgo1499 that’s comprehensible tho

[@dylandreisbach1986]

SCP-2501 by the Vulgun is a good one. Its a nice safe class object with a some connection to a prominent organization in the SCP world. It has a long testing log with some interesting ideas.

[@doctorpobrezahd3625]

Hell yeah

[@GageKelley-r2v]

Which one is it? Like give me a name.

[@doctorpobrezahd3625]

@@GageKelley-r2v claw

[@ironduke5058]

​@@GageKelley-r2vIt's called The Claw, just type SCP 2501 into the KZbin search bar

[@cah137-y4s]

I highly recommend Volgun’s coverage of SCP-1678, UnLondon. It was the first video of his I ever watched and still one of my favorites.

[@NoNumbersAfterName]

UnLondon is excellent! With wonderful voice work again.

[@fatcoyote2]

SCP-5031: Yet Another Murder Monster

[@astro_tgd]

Oh! You need to watch the whole “The List of things Dr. Bright isn’t allowed to do”. It’s hilarious and would be a great way to destress from learning about some of the dangerous SCPs.

[@rustedgaming8224]

Where can i see this?

[@astro_tgd]

@@rustedgaming8224 it’s just on KZbin for the audio version. But unfortunately, the actual list was deleted due to the the person the character was based off of being… a pervert for the safe way to say that so I don’t get knocked by KZbin

[@BlooMonkiMan]

​@@astro_tgd a Shrek's offender?

[@tdpuuhailee8222]

@@BlooMonkiMan He wanted nude pictures of new scp writes (who back then where mostly comprised of teenagers). He hid this perversion by calling it a joke.

[@tac4y0n]

SCP-1762 is an incredibly amazing story that tugs on the heartstrings. I would love to see your reaction to it.

[@Luna_LU6546]

Ilove this one

[@dr.consumerock6798]

Is that the dragons and the box?

[@tac4y0n]

@@dr.consumerock6798 Yup.

[@dr.consumerock6798]

@@tac4y0n If she decides to react to that, I'm gonna be watching with popcorn

[@kickapoo146]

i second this motion

[@ivanpetrov5255]

Alicia is not the first vtuber to be swooned by the voice of 049 😆 Definitely an iconic voice acting.

[@Robotic00]

One of my own personal theories regarding 049 is that the pestilence he is fighting either doesn't exist or was beaten long ago. Now he is a magic doctor who is here to stop a terrible plague except he has already won. Victory defeated him. Driven mad by a lack of purpose, he now sees the plague everywhere.

[@tillburr6799]

I think its emotion

[@rhazortrhazort3003]

The truth is, just like Original Plague Doctors, 049 is probably not healing anything real. The pestilence is just something he believes is real, but not really.

[@vdsora32]

I didn't expect that initial response for 049

[@rotciv557]

I mean, it's valid. Volgun's voice for 049 is hard af

[@yeetusdeletus1827]

@@rotciv557 His voice does go hard, but not as hard as something else that I'm very familiar with whenever I hear his voice. I regret nothing.

[@filipinorunemaster24]

Loving the SCP content! Also, happy that youve decided to go with the Volgun for this one. Hes got amazing content that you can get even more info on the creatures and organizations of that universe

[@nocontent3644]

Alicia: I'm gonna be spooked Also Alicia: OH NO HE'S HOT

[@unwornowl]

I think her watching the video on the Ethics Committee would be great to show the logic the Foundation has

[@somerandomgayweeb]

SCP 5031 is literally one of the most wholesome pieces of writing on the wiki, you must see it.

[@scarletjester7831]

I always loved this SCP because their reasoning is so open to interpretation on what the pestilence is, it's a perfect example of a alien mind with motivations that make sense only to itself. Also, highly recommend SCP-1230 "A Hero Is Born"

[@czescwaszejpamiecizonierze7427]

I think that your reaction to the Mandela catalog would be a very interesting take, especially since not a simple jump scare horror but more of a good crafter, character-driven horror with a beautifully crafted word building. Just remember to keep your captions on as there are hidden messages. P.S. Thank you for coming back to TheVolgun and not to those rubbish animations

[@adrianh.5038]

I second this. Also, I’ve heard there’s an order people recommend you watch the series, but I’m unfamiliar with this. Maybe someone who knows about this could weigh in.

[@AkumaGoji]

Great part is that to many people in the SCP community, The Volgun is THE voice of SCP 049

[@RazSofer-xh3qs]

SCP 49: A female dark elf. Hm… i don’t sense much of the pestilence in this one… this must be examined immediately. *pulls out syringe and surgically knife*

[@rustkarl]

He’s pretty chill if you don’t have the Pestilence. But he does not mark living subjects… no no no, he gives them his deathly touch first before surgery.

[@_2fcd_978]

SCP 507 "Reluctant Dimension Hopper" is an interesting one. Kind of a mix of a bunch of feelings in there. Edit: It's a long one though.

[@ecj3166]

Some cool scp's to check out!: 2137 - The forensic ghost of Tupac Shakur 3935 - This thing a quiet madness made 3812 - A voice behind me

[@grifmaximus]

One of my favorite SCPs! Can’t wait for you to see more 💚

[@grifmaximus]

Also, a pretty interesting & spooky keter SCP to look at is 035. It’s another one of my favorites

[@Short_Round1999]

The audio logs of interviews for this are the actual audio logs from the official SCP wiki, no modification at all. It’s the same voices and everything

[@sammy5130]

I think he’s trying to stop aging strictly just aging because death stops aging so instead of him viewing it is dead he’s viewing it as a cure

[@wildermann8286]

SCP-049 sounds like Jude Law delivering Mark Strong's lines from Sherlock Holmes.

[@reginaldgickington4793]

I recommend checking out SCP 3001, the "red reality". Its not a necessarily interesting SCP, but the logs attached to it... I can't forget them. They still almost bring me to tears, to this day.

[@reginaldgickington4793]

Also 5031 - if you liked the Orange Tickle Goo, you'll like 5031. It is friend.

[@leepaul4059]

My personal favorite scp is scp-507. He is also quite thought provoking. He also represents some of the more comedic side of the scp stories.

[@CamelsREvil]

Here are some curated suggestions Volgun has narrated: 2747: As below, so above-- This is a "pataphysical" SCP, aka one that deals with narrative constructs and the idea of the Foundation as a work of fiction. It's a fairly popular one that expands on those ideas with with really cool-- and terrifying-- implications. 106: The old man-- Just a really classic old-school monster SCP, similar to the Shy Guy 173: The sculpture-- THE original. The actual SCP described isn't the most unique, but it was this article-- posted to a creepypasta thread-- that started the whole phenomenon. Worth checking out just for the historical angle. 294: The coffee machine-- Weird/quirky/disturbing one, with a lot of fun experiments. Now for a few BIG ones. Pretty much any of these are great if you want to strap in for a lengthy, compelling, and very creepy story. All of these are at least a half hour long, with some reaching a full hour. 093: The red sea object (1 hour)-- I practically consider this one required viewing. One of the most ahead-of-its time skips ever-- while many "series 1" SCPs (001-999) show their age and likely wouldn't survive on the site if they were first posted today, this one still stands among the best the site has to offer. A densely layered mystery with interesting themes that slowly get peeled back one by one, with many unexpected turns. 3935: This Thing a Quiet Madness Made (40 mins)-- A ghost story and my vote for one of the scariest ones on the site, but again one with deep themes. Has thematic ties to Field Trip (aka you do not recognize the bodies in the water). Recommended on a night you don't need sleep. 5999: This Is Where I Died (1 hour)-- Also terrifying. This was written for the contest for the SCP-5000 slot. While it didn't win, it got pretty damn close. (I would recommend 5000 itself as it's also fantastic, but Volgun hasn't covered it and the SCP Explained on it is... not great IMO and misrepresents what it's actually about.) As for 5999... the theme of the 5000 contest was "mystery" and this one goes all the way with the concept, telling a story that is difficult to understand but super scary all the same.

[@marcuskorson8]

I've seen some theories that the Pestilence is what makes us human. He's surgically removing everything that makes us what we are.

[@firekex]

173 the sculpture 1048 builder bear 1689 bag of holding potatoes 939 with many voices 106 the old man 079 old AI

[@TheRealRealMClovin]

For me this is my favorite SCP, he is just so fasinating and cool with lot of mystery. While not being over the top or too much explained like other SCP's are. While nobody still knows what the pestilence of mankind is, just many theories, but it probably isn't death or aging. The hints of what we do know is: 1. When reanimating a corpse, 049 claims the creature is now unable to spread the pestilence. How can you spead death by just being in someones presence? 2. SCP 049 stated when he enter the SCP facility he was pleased to notice how little of the pestilence there was in their facilities compared to the outside. 3. He doesn't believe every human is carrying it. 4. Animals/creatures doesn't seem to have the pestilence as much as humans according to 049, or in some cases 049 believes only humans can contract the pestilence. 5. He is close to a cure but he hasn't made it a perfect cure yet without causing death or basically mindless zombies. 6. When discussing with the doctor about the pestilence, 049 asked that the doctor stop using amateur terms like life and death and expand his mind into the horizon

[@greenknightofwar7024]

I personally think there is no pestilence. If he’s is a medieval doctor then that would explain the crude “cures” he has for the pestilence. He came from a time when so many people died with no solution or seeming cause. And I think it drove him mad, to the point we’re the pestilence is just what ever random symptom he thinks it is.

[@johnwolfer3239]

SCP video 14 where I throw out SCP 5031 done by the Volgun. Your heart will melt at the story of Yet Another Murder Monster.

[@BowsettesFury]

I think it was around ten years ago now but I had read a theory the 049 is actually the Angel of Death as a doctor. Trying to cure the original sin which causes death. Doesn’t seem very sound, but a neat theory nonetheless.

[@sheller153]

You need to watch SCP-4999: One To Watch Over Us It’s a great, positive scp Also 4:17 are you my mummy? Mummy? Mummy, I’m scared of the bombs!

[@ianf1100]

Yoooo Dr. Sherman!! He’s a member of the SCP community specifically Short format media

[@TeamKhandiKhane]

That hits so close. Imagine you are the apex, the absolute zenith of a particular thing. So in tune with it that you are the leader in that field that no one else seems to care about, but you're absolutely certain of your correctness. Then experience and time prove you right, again and again. Along comes someone who is somewhat social and not immediately running away from your explanations, details or theories. Then after what I think are years of trying to fix the thing you, and only you truly understand, you see it in the one colleague who has helped supply you with everything you needed. Who after all this time may not have understood, but was trying. His reasons aren't 100% important. But you see him walk in one day, and the problem you see creeping around every corner outside of the facility, has found your associate. --That voice acting hit me right in the feels. Also 49 might be an absolute danger to mankind in general. But what if he is simply the only one who sees the forcible evolution, and the abhorrent natural steps that cause it. I really like this one.

[@matthew83walker]

The Volgun got so good at his job that the community just shrugged and proclaimed * he is HIM ... * , true story.

[@Marcharound]

I think it’s time we start going into the Groups Of Interest. I would start out with the GOC (Global Occult Coalition) to see that the Foundation isn’t the only one swimming in the pool of the unnatural.

[@DracoPyre11d7]

Alicia and chat talking about a 5 foot 10 man, which is slightly above average in most parts of the world: OMG HE IS HUGE!!!

[@ravenward626]

@32:35 When your party's medic is a necromancer, nothing is incurable.

[@ninjack11]

Man scp-049 should try some oranges for its cure, i bet the pestilence is just some scurvy

[@Big_Honesie]

The way he talks I think he believes being human is the pestilence he so desperately wants to cure

[@smityboi9645]

scp 173 is an absolute must, an exciting tale to go with it would be the aptly named 'CRUNCH', which I believe is also a video on Volgun's channel

[@bobwalsh3751]

9:07 to that one dude in the chat. WRONG. The pestilence is NOT death. 049 has stated as much.

[@cah137-y4s]

One interesting theory I’ve seen about 049 is that the Pestilence he is attempting to cure is actually empathy or some other seemingly fundamental aspect of human nature. Multiple SCPs have toyed with the idea that humanity as we know it has been fundamentally altered from its original state by one or more anomalies, and a couple of famous ones have implied that humans were originally a much more violent and sociopathic species until something came along and messed with the collective unconscious. This would add a whole other layer of terror to the article, because it implies that the mindless zombie-like creatures 049 produces are closer to what humans naturally are than “normal” modern humanity.

[@ivoesteves4814]

I believe "The Pestilence" is Thought, the ability to think, this SCP reanimates creatures without conscience, humans reanimated by it have either a rotten or empty mind when they're back, only responding with violence or not responding at all

[@classyrobot5648]

SCP-001 (Well, one of them) is When Day Breaks, and it's a good one. Unsettling as hell

[@theta_plays9997]

There’s actually a Saint in the. church that was killed for translating the Bible into English so that the common people could read for themselves. It’s a big step in the process of English becoming more accepted in medieval Europe

[@vereornox_M5-37]

There are 3 SCP's that live in my head pretty much rent free. SCP - 001 Proposal "The Scarlet King", SCP - 4999 "Someone to Watch Over Us", and SCP - 1730 "What Happened to Site 13?". The Scarlet King is closely linked by fan consensus to SCP - 999, The Tickle Monster, and SCP - 682, The Hard to Destroy Reptile. 4999 is my personal favorite SCP. Perfectly mysterious and very calming. 1703 is a very different format from most of the files you've seen, as most of it is in an Exploration Log format, feeling more like a text version of the SCP Short Films Dollhouse and Overlord than a standard SCP file. 4999's video from The Volgun is wonderful. 1730 has yet to be covered by The Volgun, but The Exploring Series has a video that does the file full justice, albeit in a much less formal style than you're familiar with from Dr. Miller. The Scarlet King has a video from The Volgun that is over an hour long and incredibly dense, and a much more concise but somewhat watered down video from The Exploring Series.

[@carlahosten7100]

From what I know about Scp 049 is that he is trying to cure free will. I think there was an archive that said that Dr. Hamm had a vacation set up in a few days or weeks or something and the Scp attacked him feeling that Hamm felt like he had more free will. It’s just a theory but it does make sense in the context and he cares not for death or life and he is prone to emotions so it cannot be emotions but he is a slave to making the cure which takes up all of his time. Just food for thought.

[@theanathema3062]

Yesss, god I love SCP-049. Wooo, yeah, no one knows what the pestilence actually is. All we know is that it isn’t the Black Death, and it ain’t the Scarlet King. I personally think like you do, that it is aging or degradation. I like that he isn’t just pure evil, I genuinely do think he’s trying to help in his own way. It makes him one of the more wholesome ones. I also love that the plague doctor actually acts like his real life counterpart when he talks about “balancing the humors”, nice touch there. Speaking of SCPs, you should do the Scarlet King next.

[@soulsurvivor8293]

32:55 Some chatter mentioning SCP-5000 as a potential candidate for what the pestilence is wild. 5000 is the total isolation harness suit from an alternate dimension in the 500 series sink-hole SCP. Sure, the causal factor that led up to the events that occurred in its original dimension may be the pestilence 49 speaks of. But not 5000 itself. Sidenote: I like the objective of the original wearer of 5000 to combine 55 with the 500 series dimensional sink-hole. I suspect it collapsed that dimension or at least made it unreachable after being combined with 55. 5000's wearer in that log's interaction with Bright, despite the allegations against Brights creator, was interesting. Pluse the addition of "Blinkers" being some lethal combination of blades for arms MCT troops with the properties of SCP-176. Made them a compelling threat to the protagonist who was otherwise undetectable due to 5000's isolation harness.

[@angryscottsman3344]

SCP-507 - Reluctant Dimension Hopper is one of my favourite SCP narrations by TheVolgun, it's a long video but so worth it. SCP-354 │ The Red Pool is another great SCP to watch just because it is so interesting and again TheVolgun's narration is phenomenal.

[@789syrus789]

I remember when the SCP foundation story started as a amateur creepypasta that at the time didn’t take it seriously. It was evolved In brilliant storytelling most of the time and the community is awesome. I know one day this will be a tv series.

[@HephaestesVulcan]

Fun fact; the guy who voiced Doctor Sherman that comes in after Hamm has a TikTok and KZbin channel where publishes shorts about SCPs, still as Dr. Sherman. I wonder if he was one of the writers of the original wiki? That would be neat if so.

[@bigfoot_huntr2964]

Gotta view the sentient lego box! Wholesome and funny at the same time!

[@scullcrusher99soulreaper59]

Seeing as the reanimated corpses obey him I always saw it as him trying to cure people of free will.

[@GoesHamo]

SCP-963 and Jack Bright in general are some of my favorite parts of the SCP lore

[@alexpena4091]

I read somewhere that 049 said that the pestilence existed before time and so will he so this likely rules out aging id also rule out existence as well

[@aheimbig]

Thanks for the vid! One short video that I'd love to see you to watch soon is SCP-055, less for the SCP itself and more so that you have more of the background needed for SCP-5000, which is quite the story. For Halloween, you could also watch arguably the scariest SCP, SCP-001 "When Day Breaks," or for lighter content, SCP-239, the "Witch Child." 2295 , 5031, and 1471 are good palette cleansers.

[@lazulazu2467]

you should do 1609. its a good story of why the foundation contains things the way they do

[@TheJeSTeR7530]

I think some of my favorite theories about what "The Pestilence" even is are the following; .) Death .) Old Age .) The Soul or Free WIll .) Sentience and/or Sapience .) Malicious or Violent Intentions .) Apathy or maybe Empathy .) Curiosity .) Ignorance I think some of these theories can also make a tone of sense thematically, especially the idea of malicious or violent intent, curiosity and even ignorance (even if they are the more unlikely ones on this list), since those are things that we also understand to "spread" similarly to diseases... like, for example being curious and asking questions can motivate others to ask questions, but in a similar vein many people also like to remain ignorant.... and we often say that "violence breeds violence", so that could also kinda make it a "plague", and the reanimated 049-2 instances have no mind that would cause them to be curious or intentionally violent as they only become violent when directed by someone else (049) or when they are provoked, but they don't do anything by themselves.

[@MoreLoreThenThereSeems]

Any of those that applied to the entire human race cannot be with the pestilence is, otherwise he would have killed Ramen the moment they met

[@dariusblank6034]

11:00 i just like the reaction of chat "oh no, she did it again" XD

[@Short_Round1999]

I think the Pestilence has something to do with either free will, conscience, or ignorance. Maybe it’s the combination of all three cuz if you consider how he talks about the way it shows itself and how unexpectedly violent he became towards the first doctor when he mentions the mandatory interview instead of, I’m guessing what was calmer more scientific-esque conversations. Which actually makes sense cuz if 049-2 is reanimated it has none of these it’s just a mindless reanimated corpse

[@vzus]

one of the more interesting theorys on the pestilence, is that its peoples humanity. Thats why he find the foundation so clear of it, since they have to abandon their humanity to do horrible but nessesary things to save the world

[@Niapt]

It just sounds like he doesn't want to be questioned and will do anything to avoid it. 😂

[@RageinriotTJ]

When Alicia started choking, all i could hear was the voice of the plauge doctor saying "pestilence has claimed another, but she can be cured"

[@jacobbondurant7186]

I’ve always found 049 unsettling, and painfully wondered what it is he’s trying to cure without any definitive answer. 13:30 I hear you theorizing about the “Pestilence,” and it brings me back to that one Adventure Time episode: “In the dark recesses of the mind, a disease known as FEAR feasts upon the souls of those who cannot overcome it’s power…” - Pat McHale What if it’s not the process of thought, death, nor some medical disease he’s trying to eradicate, but fear, disgust, depression, anger, hatred, or some other mental, emotional, or psychological function or disorder? Or, maybe it is just decay he’s trying to cure. Sorry, I said “medical disease” because I don’t know a proper term for diseases that do not involve psychological faculties. I am NOT a doctor, nor am I studying to become a doctor.

[@patchworkgolem]

It could be depression. It's common, tears down peoples life, would have been wide spread back in his time and ours, and would explain why destroying all mental functions "cures it". Either that or it's the common cold and 49 is just insane. 😂😂

[@JustAnother-Games]

It's free will. The reason the foundation staff are mainly unaffected is because it's a bearacutic place that is hard set in rules you don't enjoy that takes away your choice

[@FubukiTheIcyKing]

I always felt that SCP-49 was one of the less actively malicious ones thankfully.

[@WillGlacier]

Fun fact. Scp 049 is a fan favorite on TheVolgun's channel. So much so that he did multiple let's plays of diferent games like surgeon simulator and Plague Inc. Wile doing the scp 049 voice

[@RedKnight-ew8br]

Now that we got 049 done, scp 049-j would be interesting

[@aramos3639]

Now you gotta watch his -J counterpart, the Plague Fellow

[@hidanprime]

She absolutely needs to do SCP-049-J the Plague Fellow.

[@momozappa3118]

049 is my favorite SCP for a good reason.

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

"I find him hot." So do I. He's basically a bird, organically the same as a man in his skeleton, definitely a monster or cryptid of some kind. He's deadly and can speak French which is kind of a sexy language even if I can't speak it and people have found ways of making absurd French sentences using the similar sounding words that are very different in English.

[@JPooger]

10:49 it's ok Alicia, alot of the scp community does. Nobody tell her about the fanfics with the other scp

[@Fallingreaper]

Report for amnestics sir

[@looselytelling]

✋ 😔 yep that's me

[@Fallingreaper]

@@looselytelling remember it never happened

[@reubenmcguinness2508]

SCP-4666 The Yule Man would break Alicia especially as Christmas is coming.

[@oneloneclone4294]

507! The reluctant dimension hopper! It’s a dude that keeps teleporting to other dimensions

[@slipstream9619]

I still think youd find scp 939 to be absolutely terrifying. Volgun and dr bob does amazing videos

[@leihamada4672]

Alicia be like: YES!! ZADDY! Then: Ewww... He kind of creepy. Volgun: He likes hard cheese. Alicia: I CAN FIX HIM!!

[@Aries-jw3eq]

SCP 049 was recently upgraded to Keter Class and has become even more of a menace.

[@mr-x7689]

I believe what SCP 049 consider pestilence is the state of life. Not living or dying, but constantly changing. So what it does is bacicly seting beings in to undeath. stoping things from changing once it's done doing what ever it is doing.

[@arkansasshadowfox6215]

I always thought he was trying to cure humanity

[@lewisgrant3317]

SCP-5000 or SCP-001 when day breaks

[@statboosts279]

4023 is my favorite SCP by a wide margin. i think you'd love it but it's probably one to check out after a bunch of other ones sinc It's very meta and references a bunch of adjacent stuff

[@JamesRT1291]

My theory about 049 is he is either trying to cure death or the human condition.

[@xl081]

The Plague Doctor sounds like Paul Bettany 😅