SCP-049 | Plague Doctor (SCP Orientation)

SCP Orientation is an archive of files of the SCP Foundation.
Today we will be studying Item SCP-049: Plague Doctor, Object class: Euclid.
SCP-049 is a humanoid entity, roughly 1.9 meters in height, which bears the appearance of a medieval plague doctor. SCP-049 is capable of speech in a variety of languages, though tends to prefer English or medieval French. While SCP-049 is generally cordial and cooperative with Foundation staff, it can become especially irritated or at times outright aggressive if it feels that it is in the presence of what it calls the "Pestilence". SCP-049 will become hostile with individuals it sees as being affected by the Pestilence, and will generally attempt to kill any such individual.
SCP-049 is capable of causing all biological functions of an organism to cease through direct skin contact.
Proceed with caution.
This video is derived from scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-049 and released under Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0. Contributors: Gabriel Jade (Author), djkaktus (Rewrite author)
Voice Over Artist: Greg Katerman; Twitter: @DatGreyMind
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Featured audio:
www.scpwiki.com/scp-049
The Volgun (kzbin.info/door/cmEL8JoDBE25gvCFkrqhcw)
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#scp #scporientation #scpfoundation

[@raldy117]

"Notably SCP-049's journals were not written in any known language" Me: He writes in english we just can't read it because he's a doctor!

[@jackgu1113]

dammmmmmmmmmmm

[@nichsulol4844]

is that a knife teleport to hell?

[@thegamingrose1890]

Ha

[@thegamingrose1890]

Me hmmm give me the book

[@NorthForkFisherman]

So you need a pharmacist to translate.

[@electrobob992]

The doctor really should have just said the truth.. "Whatever language your journal is written in, we don't know what it is. Could you share your knowledge of it so we can work together to find a true cure that doesn't result in these mindless drones?"

[@MediaWebCrawler]

The volguns voice acting captured 049s remorse/ manic rejective self doubting so well in that interview about his curing Dr. Hamm.

[@Ice-rs9vu]

28 MINUTES? Dont overwork guys. Sometimes you need to take a break

[@phiphiubon]

true

[@semgeurts4653]

Yesterday was a break with 3 minutes, but yeah if it becomes too much take a real brake

[@freddykrueger8076]

@@semgeurts4653 There a couple SCPs that will likely take 1-2 hours lmao

[@Marqhll]

This work is a whole lot easier if the bulk of their video consists of reusing nearly 20 minutes of someone else's work and so far as I can see without crediting them. Yeah If they didn't specifically collaborate with TheVolgun on this one then this is pretty egregious right here.

[@Zoe.m.]

@@Marqhll I'm wondering if someone should forward this video to the Volgun so he can take it down. It's literally his content with significant editing or critique, It's honestly digusting.

[@coolioxii5197]

To me I feel like 049 knows about a disease that most humans don’t know, and in order to cure it he must kill any subject with the disease, and attempt to reanimate them, however he doesn’t have the perfect skill to reanime them to be human again, so he kills to find the perfect cure. Perhaps the pestilence is a actual disease and the doctor is just doing his job, however he isn’t great at trying to bring back those he killed back to life normally

[@roiking2740]

the pestilence is actually free will. 049 does not understand that because he is a being of a higher plane. Free will killed more people than any disease in the world. imagine how much life span could be saved if people did not have free will? everyone would only have acted in such a way that they would have done the most health things, it means no murder for murder sake, no junk food, no war for greed, no idiotic acts that lead to injuries.

[@goofyahdemoman1134]

@@roiking2740 Hivemind species is the cure then?

[@saphiraluxray9606]

@@goofyahdemoman1134 Sounds like it.

[@rodrigosousa2172]

@@saphiraluxray9606 I think the pestilence is actually death. That would make sense and can explain why scp 049 kills some people and other don't. He kiils people because they are getting old and close to death and thats why when he turns people into zombies he considers it a succese since they cant die now

[@saphiraluxray9606]

@@rodrigosousa2172 I'd that's the case then he's seriously dillusional.

[@-Dr.Plague-]

I hasth been featured on this channel, soon you will all be cured. Your friend-SCP-049

[@tylerbunch6021]

Death by snoo snooooo

[@TheSupremeAuthor]

Guess bird really is the word. The word is CURE 🥴

[@SomeoneNamed_Purple]

Oh so you say you'll cure everyone? I wonder how that is possible with all these comments lol.

[@lav0095]

oh god please no i don’t have the pestilence i swear to god

[@brandonwhalen6223]

Oh good doctor, you are too much.

[@Фанта-ж9н]

it's hard for me to speak because I'm Russian but as always the animation is of a luxury quality

[@Фанта-ж9н]

omg 2 likes it's like

[@Human_traain]

@@Фанта-ж9н very cool

[@GSharp66]

Nah I'm English and I think the animation is top notch

[@phoveus589]

Hello russian

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

Thats cuz a decent amount are from another channel called Tatstopvideos

[@shawnaspringman6759]

This may be the best video on 049 I've ever seen

[@Zoe.m.]

watch the Volgun's video it's better considering the content of this video was stolen from him kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKurinqBbr6maa8

[@notyourcousin8782]

@@Zoe.m. it' s not " stolen" both the content of this video and the one you linked is from the official "scp wiki"

[@DreadDuckies278]

Yeah and there is a lot of them

[@QuintBlitz]

IIRC, the longest video yet! And of course it's our boy, plague doctor! Keep it up, by the time you get to 682, you'll be one of the largest channels on youtube!!

[@depressedmfLmao]

Modern problems require medival solutions

[@viko747]

Nice lmao

[@depressedmfLmao]

@@viko747 3 months later lmao

[@harleymoore441]

My new favourite phrase 😂

[@depressedmfLmao]

@@harleymoore441 k

[@amyli7315]

Ah yes, SCP-049, taking cosplay WAY to SERIOUSLY. And his role. And his job.

[@-Dr.Plague-]

Perhaps, perhaps not

[@TheSupremeAuthor]

Leave daddy health alone, he is fabolous 🤣 well it's 2021 could be anything

[@xxeruma]

@@TheSupremeAuthor Daddy hea- *what?*

[@Human_traain]

"May I see your doctor license sir"

[@magnusthered3692]

That ah yes guy

[@TheSupremeAuthor]

1. The fact you don't have more subscribers with that voice is an SCP within itself. 2. My personal favorite SCP being covered 🤘🏼🥴 3. HOW TF IS YOUR CHANNEL SO SMALL?! 4. You're the channel that got me into SCP and I thank you

[@Marqhll]

Yeah, like 20+ Minutes of this video is stolen work from TheVolgun and so far as I can see they don't even credit him.

[@TheSupremeAuthor]

@Marq Hill uhm.....you didn't know there's a whole website about this that they get their info from? We all know that if we follow more then one SCP Channel that they will have VERY MINOR differences because they only difference is what they choose to fill in the missing blanks with. Im not mad if you didn't know. I use to think like that when I first got into SCP

[@ericadender4069]

@@Marqhll I just can't with these people. "It's on the wiki". They have no clue about how it go there and that's the reason his name is not in the description.

[@Sorrel-Fox]

Interesting that he denies Hamm was dead at first, then expressed regret that a colleague had died.

[@Gebunator]

My take is that Ol' Doctor here identified death differently than we do, only coming to same distinction after Hamm's death. Also, my take is that The Pestilence is common cold. It can, after all, lay dormant quite awhile in a person.

[@billybuchanan385]

@@Gebunator the pestilence is life itself. He seeks a cure to humanity and all that makes one human. Hence why he cannot work further with animals

[@dccrashergames6553]

@@billybuchanan385 I don't think this is the pestilence though. If it was, he wouldn't have stated in the first interview with Dr. Hamm that the scp facility was clean of the pestilence for the most part. More than likely, I think the pestilence is either free will, ignorance, or some unforseen future pestilence that could cause a catastrophic population ending event. One that he doesn't know is a future pestilence, as he sees it now and can't process that it's not here yet.

[@TimmHenson]

This was pretty amazing. Even the Volgun's official SCP-049 vocals.

[@QuintBlitz]

3:44 is literally the first time I've burst out laughing at one of your videos, really wasn't expecting that footage! Did the 05s give you clearance for this?!

[@kurtotonic2672]

holy shit I didn't even see that first watch lmao

[@theokumaheri9061]

the best consistant upload

[@KennyMatthewsMonster]

Wow, can see why this is one of the more popular and enduring SCPs. Everything points toward Doc just being some insane monster, but it just FEELS like there's something more we can't understand.

[@joey9801]

You really did justice to my 3rd favorite SCP. Keep up the incredible work. Best SCP channel right here.

[@xxeruma]

And then there's SCP-049-J. the way it was punching the person oh god-

[@arealgamer342]

Uh... Oh, look! More pestilence over there!

[@ProudAmericanMan]

Don't even start....

[@evanmoody2827]

@@ProudAmericanMan what is your opinion on Dr Bright?

[@ProudAmericanMan]

@@evanmoody2827 Annoying. To put it simply.

[@evanmoody2827]

@@ProudAmericanMan how annoying like what did he do to annoy you?

[@skyhijinx]

That bit at the end, with the laugh and the "I wouldn't be so sure", gave me chills.

[@rudiwillsberry6442]

Holy mother of mercy it took you 1 day to make a 28 minute video dude your Amazing

[@Zoe.m.]

he didn't make most of it, here is where he stole content from kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKurinqBbr6maa8

[@carsonschill1635]

No it isn't it is from the scp wiki

[@_Emrakull]

@@Zoe.m. Ah yes, taken from an SCP channel that also takes from the SCP wiki

[@ladybirdxd405]

scp foundation: 049, im afraid we'll have to confiscate ur staff due to standard confiscation protocals. 049: >:\ scp foundation: and ur quite a menace swinging it around- 049: You seem to have contracted the pestilence dear doctor. Allow me to cure you. my cure is *most* efective. . .

[@SageofStars]

You know, one thing I've always been curious about...has anyone ever tried to show him more modern techniques? Show him what we mean when we talk about plague and surgery, and see if that context allows him to give more detailed descriptions on what he's doing with his own work.

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

No, that has not been done as far as we know, though presumably it would end in failure.

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

Giving him "new ideas" may be a very bad idea...

[@Awesomotron2k]

It does not subscribe to modern "medicine", it would discard it as hogwash at best, as an attempt to insult it at worst. It is not a rational being in the way humans are.

[@thatboyakira4202]

O5-[REDACTED]: He does enough damage to normalcy with his already short knowledge on the scientific operations. Any form of "improvement" would only allow SCP-049 to be even more dangerous, pontentialy increasing the object class to Keter or higher.

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

It's interesting how 049 always writes the journal in indecipherable notes and despite knowing this, it still offers it's notes. If it REALLY wanted people to understand The Pestilence and what it is doing, then why has it never written them in English so they COULD be viewed and attempts to assist and understand The Pestilence become possible? It's almost like 049 does know SOMETHING is wrong, but is too proud to admit that he knows very little apart from what he "senses". Creating these things seems to be the best he can actually do since he can't seem to work out precisely what The Pestilence is, but knows the things he creates "don't have it". 049 seems to favour cleverly redirecting conversation away from topics it's unsure of and hiding behind it's eloquence to try and swiftly counteract and shut down any attacks upon it's work. Very shady...

[@dccrashergames6553]

I am still confused as to why they haven't asked for vasili to try and decipher scp 049s notes

[@shadenfreude_man5277]

I genuinely want to know what would happen if you sat 049 down with some streptococcus slides and a microscope and explained germ theroy to him/it.

[@ColdSpyderBuck]

Best one I've seen yet, with voice acting, footage clips and less reactions. Awesome video

[@ericadender4069]

Oh Jesus Christ man

[@Human_traain]

"Why do you kill people" "THE PESTILENCE"

[@sippinontime3545]

I'm glad they used volguns audio for scp 049 he feels like the actual voice for this guy because of how well he did it. Also great video guys keep up the good work.

[@Jerimiah10]

These vids are great bro. A great intro to the SPC world. Perfect voice for. Got a real Gman flavor.

[@kendorappa6389]

Best SCP, SCP-049 is a true OG thanks for taking the time to make an orientation on this:)

[@miraiyouko]

This was amazing! I love the interviews, the emotions you were able to bring out of a mask, and the style of it all. The VA of 049 especially gave him a unique personality. You really outdid yourself (selves?) this time and it was definitely worth it. Not every entry needs to be this detailed of course, but to change it up like this is a good way of both keeping us entertained and to keep your creativity flowing. Great job and as always I look forward to the next one!

[@ericadender4069]

Please tell me your trolling... please

[@ihavenoclue4198]

@@ericadender4069 ????

[@the_Acaman]

Maybe the "Pestilence" is fear. That would explain why scp-049 seems to identify it mostly when a subject is close to it, fearing scp-049 itself. Reanimated corpses can't feel fear and so scp-049 perceives them as cured. Fear isn't something scp-049 can feel or understand itself, hence why it sees it as a disease that needs to be cured- killing a subject would also indeed be one of the fastest ways to remove fear from it. Lastly, fear as an emotion must be more prominent on humans due to their advanced brains' functions, making them better subjects for his research.

[@Gebunator]

I believe it's Common Cold!

[@pbonfanti]

Fear is not a advanced function is a basic one.

[@obsidianofblades]

I believe Pestilence is *any* disease. Cancer, flu, plague, - SCO-049 is trying to cure death itself.

[@houndtwo0783]

Funny thing I was just playing containment breach and having an encounter with 049 he was stuck in the table again

[@justThisFool]

I like the initial interview of 049 049: "what is this place?" doc: "oh its AAAHHHHH"

[@minerexsss]

Just get a linguist and SCP-056 so it will turn into an even smarter linguist so it can read the SCP-049's journal.

[@originalzo3873]

This one you have outdone yourself the animation is phenomenal ....truly creepy fantastic scp recitation bravos ladies and gentlemen

[@seriouscyrus6982]

Idk know why but the picture of the goat at 14:00 made me laugh so damn hard bruh 🤣 😂 😆

[@Vodnik110]

Wow, this was awesome, I love how you can feel a backstory and I have my thoughts on scp-049, a few ideas of why he may have his views he does. But this is just amazing to me, just the amount of work, voice acting (which is great by the way!!) animations, information. The only thing I wish, is that I would have found this channel sooner.

[@ladymecha8718]

I wonder if SCP-049 is seeing what is being described in SCP-5000, to be the pestilence. Which is a truly scare thought.

[@harleymoore441]

Fuck that makes too much sense to not be a valid theory 5000 is the human linked conscience right? By 049 perspective he would be seeing the pestilence in every human that act too similarly with each other.

[@youraveragechaosspacemarin752]

The Pestilence is the flaws of humanity,instead of removing the flaws from humanity,he removed the humanity from the flaws,in turn,there are no more imperfections as there is nothing to have the imperfections,it's essentially a pessimist's view of a perfect human

[@darknova1916]

SCP-049 is the reason my love of SCP exists. Kudos to the narrators and original writer(s).

[@saphiraluxray9606]

Holy *REDACTED* you did one of my second favorite SCPs! I love ya man! 😍

[@shakeyourdeadlyvenomsac5937]

The way SCP-049 chuckles at the end of the interview and says "Oh doctor, I wouldn't be so sure" is chilling and rather charming at the same time. And I am intrigued. And now I wait until they cover my favorite SCPS: SCP-096, SCP-106, SCP-3456. And I wait with baited breath for the next video. I hope this channel gets more subscribers because it's amazing.

[@ashleighstratmann7783]

List of things Dr. Bright is not allowed to do at the foundation rule on this SCP: Dr. Bright is not allowed to convince anybody ever to play a game of patty-cake with SCP-049 Not allowed to convince anybody to cough in front of SCP-049

[@cynderblack5929]

All the scientists think he's a monster but really I think he's just trying to help people. Sure his cure isn't perfect, and he's admitted to it, but he's trying his hardest. He really is.

[@ermacmacro7136]

Recomment from the other 049 video: Hypothetically. If SCP-049 seems to be as Sapient and seemingly willing to learn as it is, is SCP-049 not able to be taught how to...control(?) it's function ceasing touch? Like...say it's presented with a patient suffering from COVID (modern and relevant example) would 049 be able to be taught how to effectively disable the virus itself with its touch? Or does 049 not know how its touch works, and therefore cannot control what it does and does not destroy within a living subject? Could 049 and its ability be applied in the destruction of cancerous growths? Tumors? Lethal bacterial strains? Edit: Have Foundation Staff ever asked SCP-049 what exactly the symptoms of the "Pestilence" is. Perhaps if they can divulge whatever knowledge they can about the Pestilence, it can be cross-referenced with pathological strains throughout history and can be determined as a closest equivalent

[@suicune2001]

He reminds me of Darth Plagueis who was creepy AF and killed people while connected to them through the Force. Through his experiments, he was able to use the Force to gain immortality. Really excellent work. I enjoyed this one a lot.

[@Eluneya]

The voice work for the doctor was lovely

[@ognjen8970]

It would be great to make a moovie about 049 and invest a lot of money in it. I simply cant see that every dolar would doubled at least. Hes such a strong and interesting character, in the countless remakes, origins, prequals and sequals of all known heros, vilans, antiheros... SCP 049 would be wildly refreshing and a completely new thing. I hope that we will get a real moovie of a good ol' doctor, maybe as a introduction of SCP universe to wide auditorium ❤️

[@dietrichcusseaux2756]

Excellent, I finally have great insight into the Plague Doctors personality and motives.

[@suravian666]

Why Wouldn't the Foundation Infect A Class D with Y-pestis and give him to scp-049 to confirm if he is indeed searching for a medieval deranged cure of Plague

[@o9slayer7o18]

I like how he was convincing himself at the end of it. Almost as if he was alittle unsure if he was right

[@jerrykirkpatrick4127]

I actually am impressed with the conversation and the respective speech of 049 6:44

[@thekingofjesters2368]

He sounds like someone you would like to talk to

[@archienator-ec5jp]

SCP 049 has such a way with words

[@sarojhmaffle7104]

Literally the best SCP-049 video I have seen.

[@ammythesta2099]

The pestilence is death itself. Everyone even animals fear death at a point. Dr. Ham must have been sick and slowly dying.

[@rethundralegna4138]

Is "Aging that eventually causes death" the pestillence he's talking about? He's looking for a "cure" but could not find it yet.

[@taufiqdeath1723]

Thank you so much for my favorite SCP!!!!

[@Sivick314]

there's a good reason why this one is one of the more famous ones. well done

[@Smke4200]

Another morning another smile GREAT WORK MAN KEEP IT UP GOOD THINGS WILL COME

[@itmeagainlol4434]

Love your channel man.your voice is incredible and your content is amazing.

[@adamkember]

I wonder how an interaction between SCP-049 and SCP-1765 would go.

[@reaperking7748]

I would really like to know what this pestilence is that SCP-049 is talking about

[@safnarhavee7450]

Can i Just say im so happy whoever made these got someone to help make the interview logs? this File and many more after it will be so boring if its just the same guy just reading them aloud. Don't get me wrong he dose a grate job it just takes away from the emersion of the Videos.

[@carsonschill1635]

And I'm glad these voice lines were used

[@xainkuze2338]

Dr.(Redacted): What can you tell me of scp-049? SCP-5151-AR: The plague doctor, he's an essential piece in correcting someone that you people should have corrected a long time ago. Dr.(Redacted): Are you referring to SCP 321. There's nothing that we can do for her. It certainly isn't nothing that 049 can do. SCP-5151-AR: I disagree he is a prime candidate for certain alchemic technologies that can bring her biology under control. Not to mention the fact that although you people don't know what his pestilences is, I know it all too well. You do as well although you have not been able to classify it as as one of your scps or contain it. Dr.(Redacted):I'm not sure if I understand? You know of this pestilence? SCP-5151-AR:Yes. And yes I am immune to its effects. And to answer your next question, no you are not immune to its effects, neither is anyone on the oversight council you know who I speak of the 05's.

[@DarkLordDumbledore]

Mortality... I believe that is what he wants to cure. Sadly, it means losing all humanity and becoming a husk or some sort.

[@georgevanhoose6333]

"The Great Dying" all humans die, sounds like a sufficiently large enough scale that dying at the end of one's life is what he seeks to "cure." And SCP-049's behavior does seem on-par with a megalomaniac's.

[@dragonslair951167]

What I'm wondering is, why haven't any of these doctors questioned SCP-049 on the actual symptoms of the Pestilence? It's one thing to name-drop "bubonic plague", but that name might not have even existed in the Middle Ages. Why didn't anyone question whether the Pestilence causes fever, headaches, vomiting, and black swellings on certain areas of the body?

[@handtomouth4690]

I believe Tats Tops' SCP 049 sedition video explores this.

[@_Emrakull]

Here are 2 theories on what i think the pestilence is: Something mentally. The way he talks about it in the interview, makes me think it could be this. "I find myself blessed with the wisdom and good senses needed to root it out and destroy it, but many like yourself cannot" and "The Pestilence presents and progresses in unforeseeable fashions, and has a way of creeping into the unprepared. Plus, he wants live human subjects only. Another interesting note, is that research shows both goats and bovine feel a wide range of emotions (orangutans too obviously). Goats, highly social animals that congregate in herds, are sensitive to human facial expressions, and that their vocalizations encode information about their emotional states. Cows display fear and anxiety and the less eye white that is seen, the better they feel. Or SCP-049 is the pestilence. After all, antibodies are a "cure". I dont have anything supporting this, except he touches ill people to cure them. And it would be one hell of a plot twist.

[@C_0_N]

I think it's mental as well.

[@tdpuuhailee8222]

SCP-049 made ham out of Dr. Hamm

[@PrettyBunnyBoi]

This is one of my favourite SCPs

[@lysirishfleur3030]

This was an excellent little "movie". Outstanding work!

[@lastchanc3stars]

I'd assume that the pestilence would be a fear of death. I mean, animals fight for life but do not fear death. Humans are sapient, and as such, we think far to hardly over trivial questions; such as our mortality. In a different log, I'm sure, 049 said children were unable to carry the pestilence, which makes sense, as children are nae concerned with their own life; hell, most kids I've known are active risk-takers and are unconcerned with the outcome. Those in 049's presence may be soothed by his aura, while others perceive it as a threat. SCP-049 comments that the pestilence lays dormant and is always noticed far too late; which honestly explains why Dr. Hamm was turned into a 049-2 instance. To be/feel threatened, especially by an anomoly like 049 with his magic death touch, you'd be afraid to die; even if you don't notice it in the moment. But 049 will notice it. And he will cure you of it, by turning you into something that can't perceive its mortality.

[@ZacksPLs]

What if 049 is trying to stop the thing that the foundation was afraid of in scp 5000s story

[@FrstSpctr88]

My guess on "Impeding Natural Death". His successful operations are unable to die a natural death, only way to die is if they're killed by someone else.

[@Sanquinity]

There's a theory going around (I don't believe it's actually confirmed at least) that all SCPs are actually from alternate dimensions, where their form or behaviors are considered normal. With this in mind I see 049 as a doctor who saw his fellow man suffer and die from "the pestilence", which drove him insane and made him hyper-focus on a cure. And over time that turned him into how he is now. And by some unknown means he ended up in our universe, insanity combined with how our different universe works making him see this "pestilence" everywhere even where there is none.

[@randomnessrules4971]

The Pestilence is free will.

[@dragonlord498]

forget which SCP it is but it's basically the SCP where if you die you are still aware and the torment you go through it might be trying to cure that state

[@mishmash4760]

Good job to the gamer just chilling drinking his coffee watching the orientation

[@axer333]

Oft that one creeps me a bit. Surprised they didn’t try the route of a junior or student with it. See if they could get it to act in an almost teaching role to get information from it.

[@toxicpony3381]

If Foundation does not know language of the Journal, why they don't just ask doctor what language it is? Or show sample to homunculus, he may tell something about that as he knows two mysterious languages. Great video Guys!

[@thewaffle1412]

I am familiar with such an SCP, On the archives for this anomaly, the lavender was used in order to calm the entity. - [REDACTED], Scientist of the SCP foundation

[@Gleaken]

what if 049's trying to cure the "thing" mentioned at scp-5000 story?

[@orochikasaki7426]

Wait is he trying to cure death itself ? The fact that he kills his subjects to be able to cure them from that and also the fact that his corpses get reanimated and he seems pleased with that too

[@MortalSquid]

wow man this video was great. I dont usually comment but really well fucking done dude

[@ryuunishikawa]

SCP-049 refers to the Pestilence of the black death or plague that occurred in the 15th century.

[@Sitharos]

My fav SCP of all time!

[@hatedwoods]

damn 28 minutes?

[@SomeoneNamed_Purple]

*Is it just me or is there more than one Plague Doctor here-*

[@cryo1195]

Either 049 is talking about death as the pestilence, or he is just insane.

[@paper5571]

Careful: scp sometime could kill you

[@tdpuuhailee8222]

D-class: No shit!

[@Human_traain]

Every person affiliated with he scp foundation: NO CAP

[@szymciojezus]

28 mins ! That's what i like :)

[@shanewright344]

My theory is that the disease that SCP-049 is trying to cure is the agony of living. An SCP-049-2 is not alive, but it is not dead. It cannot die, but it cannot live anymore. It no longer will feel weariness, pain, hunger, or thirst, and it will never be infected by sickness or disease. It also cannot reproduce, and therefore, will never know the agony of birth, and eventually, the release of death. However, it can no longer live. It will never experience sadness, love, satisfaction, pleasure, agony, or frustration. Essentially, he is trying to cure his patients from the pain of existence.

[@mikethemaniacal]

This is a really good telling.

[@ravenbh]

I wonder if anyone has actually tried talking to 049 and not down to him? Something like; SCP Researcher: Doctor, has it ever accrued to you that the cure to the pestilence is escaping you is you are missing one tool in that bag of yours? 049: And what tool may that be? SCP Researcher: All doctors sooner or later eventually needs a consultation with a like minded doctor. Someone understands your processes and they can throw ideas off of and come up with ideas a lone doctor may have missed or over looked. 049: And you think you are that tool? SCP Researcher: No sir not at all. Not yet anyway. I however want to learn. Lets be honest here. The SCP have experts in facilities like this all over the world and only one expert in the pestilence, you. Assume I know absolutely nothing, Start on page 1, Teach me your techniques so I can not only help the SCP understand but help you refine and perfect your cure. PD: Other then simply understanding, how do you think teaching you could help right here and now? What do I get? SCP Researcher: If I am to truly learn from you, you would need your patents returned, for me learn from, correct? He may have Abnormal logic, but it is still his logic, use it. I mean what's the point in researching anything if you come off as if knowing everything already? Just a thought.

[@colinbrown3170]

I wonder what he'd do if he met the baby that causes rot to everyone who holds it. Could 049 cure the baby of it's pestilence? 👶

[@joeypouliot2589]

My absolute fav scp

[@dwightk.schrute8696]

My favorite SCP channel at it again. Please set up membership/patreon so that I can support you.

[@SheriffAlexHudson]

I never even thought u ever would collab with Site-42 Regi is best 049 person tho

[@khailukewong3869]

Can you make the Scp containment breach live the Scp 058 because it suited the next live video and thanks!