SCP-4043 │ Gaia │ Archon │ XK-class Scenario (Ft. Lumi)

[@TheVolgun]

Ok - I've listened to your feedback. I am going to be looking at longer articles of a more serious nature. This marks the beginning of this change. I hope you like it! PS - Thanks again to Lumi for providing her amazing voice work for this one. Much appreciated.

[@EpicMathTime]

You're miles above other SCP channels - keep growing and evolving. Love the production quality.

[@subscribetoscp-173oritsnap5]

Hi

[@joefollo4891]

Long time fan, love what you do! Trust me, we like the longer vids because otherwise they’re over too soon-so long as you’re still enjoying it.

[@zelithfang2365]

I love the longer videos that are pretty deep. I'm the kind of person who puts a video on and then start working on things while listening to it. Keep up the good work man. I know times are tough for the non animated SCP KZbinrs but keep up the good work, we appreciate you.

[@eradok1985]

I love these, This is one of my Favorites

[@Awesomesauce213]

"Welcome. It is so good to see you conscious at last." Translation, "Hey you. You're finally awake."

[@thatsnomoon4221]

No, never again

[@marsar1775]

you were trying to cross the border right?

[@Forgetthereality]

@@marsar1775 you were caught just like the rest of us and that horse thief over there.

[@Spartan11117777]

“You should’ve gone for the head.” *Snaps* “No!!!!” *One Loading Screen Later* “Hey you, you’re finally awake.”

[@bugmachine777]

guardian.. guardian?!? eyes up guardian!!!

[@Zenlore6499]

Natasha seems pretty cool. Definitely can’t and won’t kill anyone.

[@Damascusdalek]

Foundation while building Natasha: this cant possibly go wrong :D

[@Rubix003]

Will she have Cake?

[@stuartpostma8244]

that's what the brotherhood of nod thought of Cabal... till the firestorm crisis.

[@commandertaco1762]

The AI scp on a floppy disk: *FINALLY A WORTHY OPPONENT, OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY*

[@huntingislife7817]

Glados induced ptsd activate

[@bryantan4228]

"What about making me angry instead?" This sentence has more meaning once you read through the entire piece. It was close to triggering another apocalypse.

[@psyshock253]

holy shit you're right I didn't even think about that

[@SkateTroe]

Oh shit... 0.0

[@SkateTroe]

@Marishi Ten Parts aren't well written, I agree. The AI uses a number of colloquialisms that really break immersion for me. But that line is not one of them. The parameters passed to the AI are, presumably, to waken the anomaly and ensure it acts in the foundation's best interests. Upon seeing a particular line of inquiry may cause anger, thus jeopardizing one of the AI's assigned goals, it changed tactics. What about that is unlike a computer?

[@psyshock253]

@Marishi Ten the point of that line and the implied threat is that the ai itself is just an intermediary between the new gaia and the foundation, what that really was was the foundation itself getting intimidated, not the ai.

[@jaythehuman2552]

@Marishi Ten the cringest thing is you didn't pay attention to that entire sequence... lol

[@deussalt8108]

Wow, an SCP without a single *Redacted* mentioned the entire time. That's gotta be a first.

[@nibblrrr7124]

I guess you can be a bit more candid when teaching a goddess about herself. 🤷

[@codypatton2859]

There are many that aren't redacted at all,, there's just A LOT of files in general and most are redacted to some degree.

[@Calavera357]

Obviously your clearance has never been this high before.

[@noahegler9131]

I remeber coming across a memetic hazard SCP which described the containment of self-replicating unneccessary redaction. Most of that file was unnecessarily redacted.

[@hideousruin]

@@noahegler9131 Hmmm. I'm surprised I haven't seen a parody of the half - redacted SCPs. I'm sure at least one exists.

[@HazzardousEco]

Took me awhile to release Natasha's name wasn't picked at random; it's the acronym for the AI; Neurally Attuned Telepathic Artificially Sentient Helper, A-class (NATASHA) That's clever =D

[@xenogorwraithblade2538]

I'd have never put that together. Good catch!

[@aetherbeetz]

Not really related, but I've read a (non-SCP) story that had a human named "Natasha" turn out to be Satan in disguise, flaunting his title and exclamation upon realization, "Ah, Satan" in reverse.

[@drep6268]

@@aetherbeetz scp number?

[@aetherbeetz]

@@drep6268 It wasn't an SCP. I believe the series is called "The Incarnations of Immortality" and the book was "A Green Mother", the fifth book in a series of eight. It was just the "Natasha" thing reminded me of that. I think anyone who likes SCP's would REALLY like the first book, "On a Pale Horse", which deals with a man who accidentally takes on the office of the incarnation of death.

[@crooningtoon]

That’s amazing.

[@dannytheman1313]

Last time an AI spoke in this calm a voice I was given a portal gun

[@RoastedToastedPoops]

That thing is probably some kind of raw sewage container, you should rub your face all over it.

[@djglitch2.031]

Huh... You must be a masochist if she was calming.

[@dannytheman1313]

@@djglitch2.031 She put me through some horrible shit but she never yelled.

[@djglitch2.031]

@@dannytheman1313 fair enough

[@Project2457official]

It reminds me of ADA from Satisfactory tbh

[@dominatordan3419]

A normal SCP would have ended at the "gaia is dead humanity is doomed" but the authors went the extra mile to not add another incoming xk.

[@clarkstrange2142]

Finally lol, it seems Like half of the whole catalogue is unstoppable doom for humanity, earth, and/or the universe. It starts to seem like it’s not really feasible to have a foundation at all at that point but whatever

[@singletona082]

And then comes the tree of life.

[@Gloomdrake]

@@clarkstrange2142 unstoppable, yes, but still delayable, and so they fight for those precious few more moments

[@clarkstrange2142]

@@Gloomdrake well said. I didn’t even think about that

[@stephensmith7098]

"There is no need to be premature with thanks" Translation "dont thank me yet, it gets worse"

[@britishneko3906]

seems about right

[@jawsiedo3921]

Yep

[@brotherkhrayn3525]

Story of my life

[@DeadAndAliveCat]

No shit

[@CC-rg3tc]

Dr. Millar displaying the logs of 4043's resurrection: "So remember, folks: you know Mother Nature? Gaia, Terra, the incarnation of all that is life on Earth? Yeah, she works for us. Welcome to the fuckin' Foundation."

[@Kropothead]

And then Clef immediately starts sexually harassing the earth-mother.

[@clarkstrange2142]

@@Kropothead wrong SCP lol

[@inkedseahear]

@@Kropothead *Another earth-mother

[@nimbll_7162]

In my head, I read that in the character Swearengen's voice, from Deadwood. Lovely

[@Zeknif1]

Special Instructions from 05 Council: All access to files pertaining to SCP 4043 by Dr Clef or personnel working with Dr Clef are to be directed to now obsolete files compiled prior to initiation of Operation Demeter. Consequences of his usual behavior towards female colleagues, if directed towards SCP 4043-c has potential of unraveling all progress made with the project and initiating a human-specific XK-Class End of the World scenario.

[@Hennns]

The Production quality.... woah

[@aname8106]

For real!

[@ygomango9263]

Only 1 midroll aswell

[@10_quarters_urbex]

I was close to tears at the end

[@10_quarters_urbex]

He did it so well

[@Lt.Commander_Data]

@@10_quarters_urbex Yeah I'm at work fixing computers and tearing up. Oof

[@ethanchirdon9375]

*Video ends on a melancholy and hopeful tone* TheVolgun: *speaks from the void*

[@PlutoniumSlums]

Actually, TheVolgun IS the void

[@JetBalrog]

Honestly that made me properly laugh, I love it. It's so jarring, in the best way.

[@lionpurpkush63]

Hail Sithis

[@WingMaster562]

Is it me, or is TheVolgun reading in this video is quite sped up? I mean each period feels like commas instead. Often I need to catch up and read along instead of listening.

[@dingoatemybaby6]

bastion was such a disappointment am i right?

[@hihi-nm3uy]

peaceful, benevolent scp gets neutralised due to human activity: experienced scp readers: “... i dont like where this is going.”

[@Altair1243WAR]

For good reason, lol. There aren't too many benevolent SCP's, at least not on the level of having a major impact on survivability. Personally, I could settle with it just not wanting us dead xD

[@combatarcher3101]

How do you know that she is benevolent, this has some mad congon and info hazard vibes, and knowing life on earth its viscous not peaceful. In conclusion amnistize the mtfs And terminate ecoactivsts

[@RaidianaS]

Here were dragons

[@Savrollo]

@@RaidianaS Given the "box" used by the dragons as a gate to come and interact with us was by force of imagination & beliefs. We can say it was, at it's core, thoughs was what created into existence the box. Therefore, by sustaining another Operation Styx having this in mind, then the box can be opened again so we can have again interaction with dragons... although I read a theory this is the place where the faeries might have come and since we almost eradicate them, I don't think it will be wise to reopen the gate again just to play with Pete's Dragon.

[@bakufighter]

amen

[@Robosapien_]

Gaia: "And Kratos cast himself from the highest mountain in all of Greece." Natasha: "What?" Gaia: "Huh?"

[@baconlovingvampire4523]

Hahaha

[@FUKKENSTOOPID1]

Lmao

[@dsagent]

Nice.

[@BlueVenom9]

I appreciate this lol

[@jasoman3899]

Wait give me a time stamp I missed that.

[@Buff_Oogway]

TheVolgun puts up a community poll to see what everyone is liking, then absolutely nails it in the next video. Great work

[@zinc657]

Oh yeah for sure

[@Anansi1701]

That moment you realize Claire didn't exactly lie, she just accidentally made a promise that she'd eventually honor.

[@sebastianacevedo9444]

It has an incredible impact doesn't it? She made a promise. She had a chance to keep it and she did.

[@dalemorgan8263]

Oathbound. A True Oath.

[@protercool8474]

Interesting that she wanted a name, so she asked for Claire's. Seems like she knew something.

[@epictus901]

"Sees The foundation and mother nature in the same document" Me: oh no. "Sees the object class changed to KETER" Me: OH NO!!!

[@britishneko3906]

me: **sees anything about mother nature** I SCHMELL CARBON DIOXIDE!!

[@Gnolletariat]

what the hell happened here?

[@britishneko3906]

@@Gnolletariat Chat

[@jaydenlobbe7911]

​@Inland Empire In what way was the SCP Misandrist? I know Misandry is a real problem and it's not something to ignore, but how in the world was this SCP Misandrist exactly? I know one of the lines is: "Males are, biologically speaking, disposable" but that's kinda true for a surprising number of Animal Species, the Males will die immediately after Mating, it's the Females that need to live in order to give birth and raise their young, the Males are quite literally disposable, after they fulfil their purpose of Impregnating a Female, they cease to have any purpose, they are disposable, it's more Common than you might think

[@jaydenlobbe7911]

@Inland Empire I just went to the Wiki and took a quick look at this SCP, nowhere does it mention Men being a mistake, at least as far as I can tell At what point in the SCP does Gaia refer to Men being a mistake? Because I don't recall reading anything of the sort

[@Savrollo]

Not gonna lie. I almost cry when she said she was going to Borneo... knowing that Mother Nature is alive and come to visit is such a beautiful thought. Even if it came from the idea of one writter. This has been by far the most wholesome SCP I've come across so I thank The Volgun to make it noticeable to all of us. I really do.

[@seanmac1793]

to makers of music is also really wholesome and upbeat while a depressing at the same time. I have to say it's m favorite

[@emmajenkins4732]

I got a bit weepy at the end!

[@loveunderwater7078]

@@seanmac1793 yeah that one's beautiful. I love Dr. Maxwell's reading of it.

[@umfa9817]

SCP-1762 is also very cool, and with a wholesome story. If you didn't read it yet, you should give it a try.

[@marmyeater]

999

[@derekburge5294]

"What's the catch?" Good to see that the SCP personnel are genre savvy.

[@CupUhhJo]

This was absolutely beautiful. Usually in XK class scenarios you know we're all dead. The world ends and its horrific. This... This was really heart warming.

[@qinjikofoxx5580]

"Is there any way to stop this?" "Stop humanity from killing tue ecosystem?" "Well... F@#$." And a raise for the man with the appropriate response.

[@agent4239]

I like how he knew were all screwed

[@chrisriverata1917]

I'm sorry 😔 but that industrial revolution really did lead to an ecological crisis.

[@jeptoungrit9000]

@@chrisriverata1917 Nature invented parasites. Nature has erased more species than man can even conceive of. The only people that think nature is cute and fluffy are people that have never experienced it. This is a politically motivated horrible story and just chalked full of in-group jargon, that makes it nearly incomprehensible. This is pure trash, not the production, but the source material.

[@andyhilaire515]

@@jeptoungrit9000 dude its a story;based on greek mythology .chill

[@TheTrueHolyDarkness]

@@chrisriverata1917 This "humanity has destroyed nature and we're doomed" is literally thousands of years old. LITERALLY for THOUSANDS of years we've been acting as if our presence has been the final death nail for a planet that's been supporting life for 3 BILLION years. Such is the lie we tell ourselves.

[@senboy9002]

You didn't need to make that intro, but I think I can speak for everyone here when I say it was amazing.

[@charlesmaddison212]

And so high quality!

[@joshyboy9804]

The intro is part of the actual report on the wiki.

[@Facerip]

Agreed

[@builder_dahomey]

''SPOILER'' That intro is important in the scp because the one reading the file is the current scp 4043.

[@Danodan94]

This is a video in perspective. The intro is instrumental.

[@mainman5390]

If your friend's feeling down, tell them to remember that SCP 4043-C, (previously Special Agent Claire Yen assigned to MTF Iota-5 "Braniacs") is looking out for them.

[@jwalster9412]

Shhh, spoilers...

[@seththomas1119]

Or tell them to stop feeling sorry for themselves and get off there ass to do something productive so there can be better instead of just trying to figure out how to "feel" better.

[@fisher8024]

@@seththomas1119 you need a hug

[@rat3138]

@@seththomas1119 brug

[@WhatsWithHotAir]

seth thomas dude you doing ok?

[@reptarien]

Having an SCP article that actually ends well for (most) everyone involved is a really nice change of pace. I really liked this one!

[@nataliaborys1554]

Gotta appreciate that the person who became the next incarnation of 4043 was someone who actually was fine with this sacrifice, not some unfortunate randomly selected guy who did not know what was happening until it was too late

[@bhill7053]

"We couldnt exactly save her.....but, we can rebuild her. We have the technology" (creates human hating frankenstein plant god) "woopsies, ok, this time, we will build her right, make her compassionate" This does remind me of ultron/vision a little, if you make tony into the foundation

[@Firestar19]

"We have technology." *Breaks computer.*

[@groumoun328]

Seeing 'Keter' pop up at 25:13 was probably the biggest "Oh no" moment I've had in a while, lmao

[@nibblrrr7124]

-"Ah, see, it's a common misconception that -_-Keter-_- necessarily means dangerous. -_-Technically,-_- it is only about being difficult to reliably conta- wait, rats and pigeons doing _what?_ Nevermind..."

[@D00ML0RD1]

Mother nature got super pissed and wanted used dead

[@somegal-89]

Containment procedures: “We’re fucked mate”

[@Jotunn96]

@@D00ML0RD1 Not even, it was more that the foundation played god by trying to make one and fucked up royally

[@D00ML0RD1]

@@Jotunn96 based on the way its writen the secound one had the memorys of the first so it could be its rage towards humans killing tje plant

[@houndrysmagolyteofhope4661]

Being mother Earth herself is pretty damn epic in scale, I also love the idea of the AI being her Space Mate.

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

Rather ironic when the previous incarnations had some sort of avoidance or distain for artificial technologic objects/constructs...

[@Oodems]

Ah yes the four f’s: Feeding, fighting, fleeing and mating.

[@bottim9728]

But guysh mating shtarts wif m not f

[@DatHarlequinOni]

@@bottim9728 Fucking, ya goof.

[@britishneko3906]

@@DatHarlequinOni r/wooosh

[@TVNDRA]

M A T I N G

[@jameswhitmore9307]

Lmao i gotta off rip

[@JointedSpagel]

Despite this being an article I read many times, the moment Claire pushed the walls down and was in awe of the beauty of the world gave me chills. The voice acting from everyone I'm this was phenomenal and nearly brought me to tears at the end. Volgun never fails to constantly impress me with the insane quality that he, and the fellow voice actors featured, bring to KZbin. Keep it up!

[@JosiahGore]

@⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ no hate. But in my case good voice acting with good storytelling with appropriate music.. hate to say it but I teared up as well.

[@JosiahGore]

@⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ yes, I know. That's why I prefer exploring series. Even though it's still pictures and monotone, he does talk about the entries. I see where you're coming from, but enjoy this sort of theatrical reading as well.

[@loulabelle5082]

Yep, I teared up at the end. Don't know why but I was all emotional towards the finish. Not sure if it was the beautifully done voice acting or the writing itself but it did something to me.

[@loulabelle5082]

@@JosiahGore I like the Exploring Series but as someone whos been a member of the SCP wiki for a good few years now I don't like someone explaining the back story to everything. The lack of canon with the SCPs is why I enjoy it so much and I enjoy putting the pieces together myself, or not putting them together - it's nice to pick and choose. I prefer The Volguns channel. I like just listening to the "stories" and for me, the voice acting brings it to life. As for getting weepy, I 100% did! Don't know why, I'm not a crier usually but there was something about this article that made me emotional. It wasn't the voice acting as such, more the fine writing.

[@mrcroob8563]

@⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ I don't see your point? Actors in movies make people cry, they didn't write the script.

[@known6607]

Sir, your shit is officially hitting the next god damn level, this story telling and craftsmen ship is only enhanced by your addition of voices and imagery. All combing together to form ART my g. Fucking fantastic, please keep it up

[@tarnishedknight9909]

100% agree

[@Flynnimations]

I sometimes forget that SCPs dont have to be horrifying monsters. This was very refreshing to listen to.

[@commander1935]

2295 was another one I really liked.

[@apexhunter935]

About that, you do realize that there have been multiple extinction level events in the past so this implies that she either caused them or did nothing to prevent them

[@Hyperversum3]

@@apexhunter935 Or, as this precise story shows, "Gaia" isn't a literal god but rather psychic being without ability to change reality on her own, apart from supporting life. If a meteor comes down and causes a chain reaction that leads to ecological disasters, she can't do shit. The "violent Gaia" was a byproduct of the human actions to recreate her artificially, it wasn't her nature. In this case, the meteor was Humanity.

[@Enigmaessence]

I mean... an incarnation of the subconscious thought of all nature that wanted nothing more than to murder all humans and regularly manifested a giant ent for the express purposes of directly killing humans is pretty horrifying to me. It just wasn't a huge part of the video.

[@nin2494]

@@Enigmaessence it was also Foundation-caused, so can't really pin that on the original SCP-4043.

[@BadKarma444]

The foreshadowing in this entry is amazing SCP-4043 wanted to know Claire's name because she didnt have one and was curious, showing that the "humanity" within it was limited. SCP-4043-C now IS Claire and has her name, now being able to understand humanity with her new connection to it as Claire. A name is associated with one's existence and Claire gave Gaia her name, both figuratively and literally.

[@Washeek]

And next we suddenly discover bacteria that can eat plastic and transform it into harmless substances...

[@bethanyrobinson1823]

Exactly! The connection between the concepts of name and identity are fascinating, here.

[@zeniffpurser7921]

My head hurts

[@y0l0_dud3]

@@zeniffpurser7921 I can see why, if u wanna get ur brain turned to mush, find an SCP named "Taboo", and another one numbered 4999

[@Warsrecker]

-I am here to make you comfortable Then thank you Natasha -There is no need to be premature with Thanks. The foundation knows how to make someone feel better xD

[@Coentjemons]

@warsrecker I actively look for comments like yours. They bring me joy and give me a chuckle. Thank you

[@nyx9208]

The duality of man

[@AltTabbackspace]

They do be like that.

[@friedegg3732]

@Marishi Ten the ai basically being a therapist is pretty much the reason it exists, did you not pay attention to the vid?

[@DeadHorse84]

That definitely feels like one of the best "welcome to The Foundation" details in the script~

[@Kealix]

So we're blessing Easter Sunday with an XK-class scenario huh...? I dig it.

[@dirtytowel6741]

Wdym, Easter is an XK-class event, it just takes a while before you see things that are, a little bit off.

[@Shatterverse]

Gaia died for humanity's sins but then arose from the grave later, eh? Sounds like a familiar story for some reason.

[@Jotunn96]

@@Shatterverse It's actually really fitting when you put it like that

[@Personoide]

2:00 "There is no need to be premature with thanks" idk what it is about AI sass that always gets me.

[@nibblrrr7124]

44:52 "as powerful as your mind is now, it's not exactly quick" 🔥

[@bricklickmcgee4196]

“Shut up chia pet I’m fucking workin here.”

[@CPLChief]

Natas is the AI’s designation. Seems a bit suspicious to me.

[@LS9646]

Thanking takes her weeks, thats wasted time

[@onewanderingbee]

Man...imagine the physical manifestation of life itself dying miserably in your arms. It really shook me to my core to think about what that would feel like. The grief would be unimaginable.

[@applepieexplosion4030]

The idea that the foundation has the literal embodyment of mother nature at their control is kinda amazing and terrifying at the same time. Such a well done scp and amazing production.

[@LS9646]

Not realy under controll (At least as far as i heard) , more "under surveylance"

[@LS9646]

Ok, at the end the new one is "sort of under controll"

[@kaemonomahony1379]

@@LS9646 mm, I would describe it as an alignment of intention. The new 4043 has no intention of destroying humanity, but she does intend on molding the earth to fit along a more productive and ecologically sustainable path. The foundation Also wants this, as they have a vested interest in both not being dead and not having the planet die around them. They did just hand over the reins of the world's collective natural mind to one of the world's most powerful psychics though. The one with 15+ years of experience communing with the original 4043. If she Wanted to I'm sure she could begin a campaign of subtle eugenics, or she could start influencing the genome to produce anomalous traits into most lifeforms to make them more akin to a "hivemind". The possibilities are Endless!

[@alexanderzhmurov9624]

@@kaemonomahony1379 indeed!

[@alexanderzhmurov9624]

I'm reading this as "her" becoming that "good angel on your/everyone's shoulder..." ...influencing things subtly for the mutual benefit and proliferation, prosperity...for the collective, and with human individuality taken into account this time... (not really controlled, but with potential to control if need be, down the line at least...) eventually improving things and relations between all things, this time, including* humanity... perhaps in some ways not only new and renewed but also complex (unlike *_B_* which seemed to stem, ironically since it was artificial in creation, like an undead, from the pain and suffering of Life and little else, with no sense of greater cohesion or (mutual) growth in a natural* sense as far as I could tell, driven only by basest impulses of the complex, perhaps even revenge, not redistributed to understand and perceive the whole...), perhaps as much if not more so than the original, at least with the potential for even far more! indeed, the possibilities here are endless!!

[@stevencurtis7157]

_Author: GentleGifts_ I can't imagine a more fitting name.

[@sparking023]

This is proof that not all SCPs have to be existential dread, cosmic horror, and ultimate annihilation to be good SCPs

[@thetalantonx]

Seriously. My sanity and hope bars have been refilled.

[@Zeknif1]

"Stop humanity killing the ecosystem?" Reynold's reaction is most appropriate.

[@Desmond2535]

"all you had to do was to plant some damn trees cj" -big smoke

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

"Now look what happened, there's Chemicals in the water that turn the freaking frogs evil!"

[@arenzale]

"Is there anyway to stop this?" "Stop humanity from killing the ecosystem" We can all agree thats impossible lmao

[@threeomgthree]

Even if we tried, we fucked up too much already. We dont have much time left here on earth.

[@kevinbell5674]

Humanity is not killing the ecosystem. The danger is us making the world less inhabitable for us. The world will live on just fine.

[@hideousruin]

@@threeomgthree It's not that we couldn't stop the destruction, it's that we lack the will to do what is necessary. Things like giving financial incentives for not having kids or even being sterilized. (You wouldn't have to force things like that.) The right is far too concerned with finance and the fossil fuel status quo. The left is all about virtue signalling and shitting on the west. One thing we would need to do is embrace nuclear as a bridge between fossil fuels and fully green energy. But both sides are completely ignorant on the subject and so demonize it based largely on freak accidents at antiquated sites which were negligently maintained. Fukushima was also in a terrible location with sea walls which were far too low. It would be laughable if it weren't so tragic.

[@theblaze2294]

@@threeomgthree feel like we could do it if we really tried, but no one is aside from a few charities and stuff

[@diamondstrings5212]

@@hideousruin damn.

[@maestrulgamer9695]

"Stop humanity from destroying the ecosystem." *We are all gonna die.*

[@michellealinateague9892]

It can be done easily. Just remove humanity

[@PopoXReturnz]

@@michellealinateague9892 it's worth noting that in order to affect change, one must first serve as an example to their convictions.

[@michellealinateague9892]

@@PopoXReturnz oh im willing to. More than once i tried on myself. Care to help meon a fifth attempt?

[@PopoXReturnz]

@@michellealinateague9892 wow so edgy. it's not that hard. I've almost done it a few times on accident. but what would it accomplish? you won't be a hypocrite, true, hypocrisy is pretty standard these days.

[@michellealinateague9892]

@@PopoXReturnz got to admit, my solution would work.

[@daemon.running]

The Volgun is an AI which is the virtual manifestation of all SCP fans.

[@WattsonorSomething]

Hes an idea SCP brought in to existence by our collective thought.

[@878snap]

The SCP foundation would like to know your location.

[@daemon.running]

The AI, known colloquially as "The Volgun", is a Narrative-Driven AI developed at Site 19 by Dr. [REDACTED]. The AI presents fictional SCP narratives, in the form of a mock briefing on the video platform KZbin. This is meant to inject disinformation, while simultaneously placating the imaginations of curious civilians. In order to achieve this the AI integrates multiple personas to give the illusion it is, in fact, a physical being. The AI's primary persona is that of a "Dr. Miller", a researcher of the SCP foundation who presents the false SCP briefing. Its secondary persona is a KZbin personality from a fictitious country located in Europe, "Aaron [Data Expunged]" [Note from Dr. REDACTED: "During development I was against the accent, but my colleagues insisted we include it for believability."

[@Shatterverse]

My personal head cannon is that "The Volgan" is an SCP that lives within the internet, uncontained, and regularly breaches Foundation security by reading SCP files in KZbin videos that are anomalously unable to be removed. These are narrated by an anomalous voice, typically calling itself "Researcher/Doctor J. Millar," along with a number of additional anomalous voices that represent other roles in such files.

[@eternalfox1714]

@@Shatterverse love it👍

[@papayafish8519]

Me: Oh cool its another Volgun video, I wonder what cool SCP will be covered _see XK-class scenario label_ Me: *uh-oh*

[@tranz2deep]

I won't quote it as one of the characters was unfortunately named but a porno by the Dark Brothers reviving The Devil in Miss Jones had Justine discussing being stuck in Hell. The upshot was her being told there was one way out but no one ever made it because to get out of Hell, you had to go *_through_* Hell!! That's about what the Foundation had to deal with this time.

[@Rabid_Nationalist]

Same

[@falapadieu]

I don't know why but the latter part of this article felt really wholesome. It's like the will of one researcher to fix everything has become the base of the reborn Mother Earth in finding her purpose and to carry out that exact same goal. Cheers to the rare XK-Turned-Happy-Ending scenarios out there. Kudos to y'all XD

[@gray3508]

wasn't a researcher, it was a telepathic agent

[@BrotherDarky]

Between this and The Exploring Series I'm spoiled for content

[@tesseract5569]

TES uploaded again like an hour ago and I feel absolutely spoiled

[@tesseract5569]

@⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ Then why are you here?

[@BrotherDarky]

@⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ bold of you to assume I don't?

[@BrotherDarky]

@⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ Sure

[@LizLuvsCupcakes]

*"You won't let me live... You won't let me die..."*

[@commandertaco1762]

Humans: kill gaia Gaia: tries to kill humans after coming back Humans: "No, this isn't how you play the game!"

[@spicyLEGO]

"Save Gaia" "Why did you say that name?"

[@UGNAvalon]

Gaia creates Man, Man kills Gaia, Man revives Gaia, Gaia kills Man. ...Woman inherits the Earth? :D

[@maestrulgamer9695]

Humanity:The world needs you! Gaia: *...but does it need you?*

[@bens1cultist405]

“Well Fuck” From such a clinical member of the foundation really just hits you with the impact

[@mistermini1514]

Now THIS is what I call high quality scp content. Beautifully made my dude, keep it up!

[@hellxsco]

"When the world needed him most, he returned"

[@thisaccountisnolongerused]

He has only been gone for 3 days

[@jahendrix1543]

It’s been like 3 days...

[@spirit1730]

That's not what he meant. This is the volgun. He's back. Finally back!

[@fire_rises]

And then the "KZbin DEMONETIZATION" attacked!

[@what2toinquarantine64]

YAY DR MILLER

[@HippoKing.MP3]

I imagine death being like the end of this video. Its darkness, soothing binurals and god telling me to sub to his patreon.

[@joshuakuehn]

At least God isn't asking you to sub to his OnlyFans

[@Ave-S]

if you sub, you get extra content

[@azai247]

actually they say it in the video Gaia has fallen before, I imagine every mass extinction event had Gaia die near the start of it.

[@jayrin_jiko]

“i think... im going to borneo” As a proud Sabahan (borneon), that touched my heart and made me cried. The whole story was touching and i enjoyed every bit of it. thank u Dr. and all who made this video possible Thank you

[@Wisper200]

I was searching through the comments for someone saying this. Because I honestly heard "Im going to burn you" and I thought she was going to kill Natasha

[@jayrin_jiko]

@@Wisper200 that’s alright. they sound quite alike lol

[@muhammadzaman6237]

Sameeeeeeee

[@scarecrow443]

Volgun, You're starting to flex with that intro, my friend! I hope to see more of this in the future, man!

[@blackgrimoire4763]

That was one of the most beautiful SCP stories I've ever listened to.

[@zelithfang2365]

I love the longer videos that are pretty deep. I'm the kind of person who puts a video on and then start working on things while listening to it. Keep up the good work man. I know times are tough for the non animated SCP KZbinrs but keep up the good work, we appreciate you.

[@WVLFP4CK]

These XK Scenarios in amazing format makes the SCP universe so much better. Keep makin these videos Volgun :)

[@EnsignGeneric]

I like the fact that even with the time dilation it takes Natasha a few subjective seconds to get authorization to pull up the files. It kind of implies that even for a Foundation AI assigned to a critical project and with all the proper clearances, getting through Foundation infosec can take hours. Nice little character beat for the Foundation itself.

[@starmanexe7721]

Its particularly interesting when you realize that Natasha has to get authorization from the O5 council itself, a process that within the Foundation can take several weeks. The fact it only takes Natasha a few seconds is not a reference to her speed, or the readiness of the 05s: its a reference to the fact that their entire conversation takes place over the span of many months, due to the fact that the new Gaia processes thoughts very slowly.

[@MikeGoesBoom]

Lumi's voice bits remind me so much of Tali from Mass Effect. The accent combined with the filter really sell it

[@SolarShado]

I *knew* there was something familiar about her voice, but didn't make the connection until reading this!

[@paul.9828]

I thought the same thing. With the Eastern European accent and filtering effects, she sounds very much like Tali.

[@MikeGoesBoom]

@Marishi Ten It's just a fictional story lad, chill

[@kommandantkillcode]

Hi Mike. Lol. Thanks for that XM8 test drive BTW, it’s been fun to use :)

[@angelischiel]

I have always said I love your longer works, and this once again proves the amazing work you can produce. Once again, you have given me a synesthetes buffet of sensory experience.

[@harek0artex]

this was incredible, up there with "the flesh that hates" and "reluctant dimension hopper". Thank you for all the work you put into these videos

[@YaBoiKiryu]

Don't forget "Red Sea Object"

[@SatomiForward]

Holy heck. I was moved listening to this. Now I want to see you make a Documentary out of Daleport. But I'm in the minority I'm sure

[@GoldenVoiceAudioChocolate]

up you go

[@SatomiForward]

@@GoldenVoiceAudioChocolate thanks!!

[@Suninrags]

strap some balloons to this comment cuz it's going up

[@thuhuong8838]

Uh he already did one on Dale Port.... Check it back

[@GoldenVoiceAudioChocolate]

@@thuhuong8838 that was a fantastic video, but not like this he didn't! He did the file, not the story like in this video. Joe meant doing daleport with the stories within, the expanded lore if you will

[@nonmnone613]

The 1st log file on the Neutralized file really made me cry. Poor Mother Earth...

[@saskiar.7395]

same I cried when Yen talked about her dying in her arms

[@chrisman10485]

Seemed cheesy to me, as if Greta was going to start screening “how dare you!”

[@Prodigi50]

@@chrisman10485 As if most scps aren’t already pretty cheesy/goofy/edgy.

[@citrusorange794]

Damm Kratos and Zeus Fighting eachother

[@victore8342]

Bro, my heart dropped when I read the Neutralized classification

[@chaos_opossum]

I love how they continually use names from Greek mythology, like Geia, Demeter, Styx, Icarus, etc.

[@DrakusLuthos]

I also love how the names of the psychic constructs were chosen to allow readers to visualise and intuitively understand them. For the Styx-type construct, I imagined a black, heavy spear. A weapon. And for the Icarus-type construct, I imagined wings. For flight, and direction. This is a very impressive article.

[@JustAKomiFan]

"All your memories are Intact nothing is wrong with you" "Are you sure about that because I can list atleast 50 problems"

[@sirk2424]

This was much more enjoyable than the quick 10 minute "animated" SCP content.

[@mariaj.bayarri8024]

Scp explained will probably lower it down to 10 minutes and leave half of the story out like they did with site - 13 ( seriously what the hell, they left out the 4 first exploration logs and only left the game wardens and samsara ones )

[@epsilon-eleven]

@@mariaj.bayarri8024 Animation is a time-consuming process, especially when it's only one person. Let's see you do better.

[@mariaj.bayarri8024]

@Star Synthetik That’s not my argument here, my argument it’s that this guys leave half of the story out without saying anything to their public making them think that 1730 is like that when it isn’t, they should either look for other SCPs that aren’t so time consuming or put a disclaimer telling their mostly young audience that they are not getting the full story and it’s not just 1730 it’s almost every single one of their videos, between that argument of “ oh then you do it let’s see how it is” doesn’t make sense when you think of it, it’s like having a chef hand out a plate full of things taken out of a trash can and when you say something about it he goes “ oh you aren’t a chef so you can’t say anything” I just don’t get it.

[@mariaj.bayarri8024]

Between it’s not only one person, Dr.Bob it’s one person and he doesn’t do a bad job specially because he picks SCPs that aren’t so time consuming ( even tho I ain’t a fan of him ), scp explained it’s owned by infographics who is a downright company.

[@sparking023]

While I am totally down for excellent productions such as this, I think the end goals are different. I watch/listen to TES a lot, and most of his vids easily go past the 25 minutes mark. Not everyone is fond of such long content, and animating all of it would take a lot of work and time. Not that it can't be done, but I think the goal of these short animations is to give a brief introduction or a resumed version. Like, if they manage to get a number of peeps hooked up and curious, chances are they'll go to the wiki check the full version. But I get you, this lever of quality is definitely welcomed and leaves you wanting more

[@johnburt1172]

Or as Arthur C. Clarke might put it, the new planetary consciousness was not sure what she was going to do first . . . "But she would think of something."

[@dappykenny38]

Claire: "I'm going to Borneo" what I heard: "I'm going to Burn You!" sh*t

[@brianli6562]

I also heard that and natasha responded with goodbye and I was like wtf

[@brianli6562]

@Marishi Ten to be fair she was supposed to be in a state of headache or something so it's understandable

[@11cylynt11]

That's what I heard too.

[@Aidentified]

Lumi's voice work has some strong Tali vibes. Absolutely love the longer videos so excited that you're into them too!

[@thetalantonx]

Thank you! I was having trouble figuring out where I knew the accent from.

[@sarcasticsatan7335]

ME's best girl vibes

[@Elpresidente98]

This is definitely some of your best work, Volgun. The story/entry itself is already a really unique and more human take on an SCP. I really like how it ends on a hopeful note unlike many other SCP entries. Great video!

[@Bobbadelic]

That was an amazing story, it's funny how the files we're so used to can invoke emotion. When the second file data neutralized and your heart sinks, and the third file data Keter and you get that oh shit sense, even though Keter only means difficult to contain it still hits you in a way you see it as a threat.

[@limpytrad]

I don't know if you read all your comments, but if you do, I hope you feel appreciated. We can all tell how much effort each one of these videos takes. Thanks for the premium-quality content

[@KingdomCome257]

I got randomly recommended this and had time to lay back and watch it, It was so good! Major props to the original writer and to Volgun & the voice actress!

[@thetalantonx]

Gotta love when you can find or make the time to relax and appreciate art. This could easily be its own short in a film festival.

[@Skeletoonz]

10:20 The moment he said Neutralized, my heart just sank. The way he said it.... ouch

[@dustandriskel170]

"It's the new mother nature taking over! It's the new splendid lady come to call! It's the new mother nature taking over! And she's gettin' us all! And she's gettin' us all!" -The Guess Who

[@dippypete8744]

it’s an nice detail that you can see the coffee cooling over time, the attention to detail in these videos is so impressive

[@underfall2749]

That beginning was sick, strike that, the entire file is, also the big surprise was noice

[@jordanrelkey]

You're an incredible SCP themed creator. The dialog/script is paramount in any SCP interpretation, by my honest opinion. Most "illustrated" SCP creators I have evaluated, are prone to digest and regurgitate their content in a manner that takes me out of the narrative.

[@Outlawzero]

"The planet's dyin', Cloud."

[@Zeniitha]

Ah, he who posts the best SCP readings hath returned once more to bless thy peasants with yet another Edit: and oh boy did the peasants enjoy this one. It’s beautiful thank you for blessing us with this, both voice actors here :0

[@skintech8620]

EASY! It looks like your nose is turning brown!

[@mainstream2226]

Well that just left me with a big dumb smile on my face and a warm feeling at the end. Thanks for this one Volgun, and Lumi, this was pretty damn wholesome all in all.

[@Windkeeper11]

This one was so beautiful. Very well done. I want to say this might be your best one yet. All of them are great but this one almost made me cry at the end with how well it was done 120/10

[@RQS321]

This is one of the best SCP Readings you have ever done Volgun. Lumi and yourself created one of the most enthralling readings I have ever heard of an SCP. 4043 is amazing. Thank you for sharing this and thank you for creating this incredible video :)

[@breakitormakeit5833]

Why do I get this feeling and everytime I listen to an SCP article this seems more truth Than Fiction

[@justinlast1795]

Because this is the SCP Universe. In fact, it goes far beyond that.

[@chrismanuel9768]

The stories are fiction, but all good stories draw from truth, and so the result is truth wrapped in fiction.

[@Kropothead]

The reader decides which SCP articles are true and which are disinformation. You can theorycraft as much as you want, and it’ll feel real. It’s fun stuff.

[@djdrew11]

Multiverse theory: This is real in some other universe.

[@Annihilord]

Wow, chills, this is a masterpiece, from the SCP to the execution and the voice acting, superb

[@majorjunkers5678]

Come on I can’t be to only one who was crying and feels guilty during the end...? I mean yeah its just an SCP story but... its the reality of our world

[@loulabelle5082]

Yup

[@apexhunter935]

They nearly caused an sk dominance shift scenario instead of i dont know actually trying to fix the planet and this thing is a hypothetical asshole considering there have been multiple extinction level events in that past that it either caused or did nothing to prevent

[@alexanderzhmurov9624]

🧡

[@wilmagregg3131]

@@apexhunter935 Yeah thats the thing about people who idolize mother nature they ignore the fact shes killed and caused more extinctions then humanity could ever DREAM off and she if she was a godlike or living thing did NOTHING about it basically were a show on a sheaf of her skin and she gets mad when one of her puppets actually starts spreading in ways she cant controll in real life anyway maybe she did try in the scp universe

[@david_aug_1017]

Except in the real world we unfortunately can't just magically fix things with telepathy. As much as we wish we could.

[@mattdayman461]

Oh crap I remember reading this one a while ago. It's a really good one! Glad you are reading it!

[@S6261]

This is surprisingly the most hopeful yet dark SCP video I've seen, it's beautiful

[@catinthebox9400]

this has been the first time I have actually cried in year, Jesus Christ this hits like a truck

[@kingcrumble8267]

This was hands down the best episode I’ve ever listened to. Had me tearing up.

[@nickmayorga]

This was amazing to watch and read along with, goosebumps and ninjas choppin' onions in here. Also, early 90's being the timeframe, I could only think of Captain Planet and the Planeteers and Gaia being the most obvious reference and inspiration for the "...public education programs for children which present the idea of a benevolent 'Mother Nature' or 'Gaia' as a metaphor for natural ecosystems..."

[@RevenantMain1]

I knew I woke up at 5am for a reason This is it Back to bed now

[@Jamesmcgreal]

You gota do what you gota do

[@zeeweed150]

Fackenn sasssssy hows it going caunt When’s the origins story coming out

[@RevenantMain1]

@@zeeweed150 waddiyatalkinabeet I have always been mate, what's an oranges

[@zeeweed150]

@@RevenantMain1 oh yea yea yea nah yea

[@Jamie-qd6ks]

Both The Volgun and Lumi really did an amazing job with this one, I was genuinely so immersed right the way through. Well done :)

[@chrisschultz8598]

70 year ago, this would have been a regular radio series tuned in by millions. Today, radio sucks. Thank goodness for alternative media sites that can carry such excellent, thought provoking (and occasionally hair-raising) stories. Thanks Volgun.

[@marluxes]

This was wonderful Volgun, and so unique. Nowhere else on the internet could I expect to find such a wonderfully creative endeavor. Please keep it up.

[@bobbygregory1895]

Dude, amazing work. You were already my favorite scp channel, this sealed it.

[@Buneilly]

This is such a beautiful scp, I love scps that aren’t inherently scary. It’s scary.. but gorgeous

[@Maana44762]

A 48 minute SCP, XK-class, great voice acting, and a very serious one at that? God bless Volgun, god bless him.

[@redterror66]

That was fantastic! Whoever wrote that really crafted an emotional, captivating scifi story and Volgun showed why he's the best SCP channel on KZbin.

[@void5661]

I'm so glad you did this one! I've been waiting for this for so long, this is one of my favorite SCPS on the forum!

[@Wanderingcacti]

The story combined with your editing, creation of atmosphere, and the voicework, made me feel a lot of emotions while i listened to this.