Who's In Charge Of The SCP Foundation?
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"an organisation made up of psychopaths, killers, monsters and also a bunch of SCPs" got me hard
Doesn't he work there?
In lore
i mean he is not wrong
Also worth mentioning is The Administrator-although there are some canons where he doesn't exist, whenever he does appear he's one guy who is above The O5 Council and is generally depicted as being the original founder of the Foundation.
@@jovannikolic8373 Or IS he dead? No one knows for certain, especially given the anomalous rumors surrounding him.
Is there a tale(s) that mentions him? I'm new to the SCP lore and I would love to know!
@@claycube9591 One of the SCP-001 proposals mentions him, look up SCP-001 (The Factory)
Victoria Miller Yeah, I found this one some time ago and I’m pretty sure it does czcams.com/video/cvh0nX08nRw/video.html
@@claycube9591 in the ouroboros cannon he not only founded the foundation but is also responsible for most of the anomolies and is now an anomoly himself although thats really, really unusual for the administrator
In an image of the administrator, it was blurred, the original image was Alan Garcia, Alan Garcia's face was blurred but in real life Alan Garcia shot himself so technically the administrator is dead.
Oh dear.
Did you Get 049-j off the foundation computer?
@@robby5805 no, this time I'm not joking
You believe he actually died? Poor misguided fool, we must go deeper, see beyond sight!
Dr. Bright ok
One of my favorite SCP-001 Proposals is Tanhony’s. The Ethics Committee being able to mobilize a coup on the O5 council taught me just how much power they may potentially have.
Ned Steven In the article they had their own MTF Division, so it can be assumed there’s a sizable amount of influence.
Well I mean, the ADMINISTRATOR himself (in that canon) founded the Ethics Committee and gave them a right to remove anyone if they are considered unethical. So I wouldn't be surprised if the E.C hadn't "removed" some O5s before for Crimes Against Humanity
@@bananawaltz8807 “had their own MTF Division”? Had it a name? I think i remember hearing about an Omega-1 and a “Law’s Left Hand”
@@zethicalyt2406 Yeah probably. I’m bad with remembering MTF names.
@@nedsteven4622 ethics committee has the authorization of the administrator like other departments, they do their job, being O5 doesn't mean you get to act stupid.
It’s 999 he’s just made himself an scp to hide his identity
Nah its 049 hes just going undercover as an scp to inspect the foundation
Nah its 343 obz
What about 939
nah its 001 all along
@@bin8350 049 is dead though
If I were to make a character in the SCP universe they would have what is one of the least exciting jobs in the entire foundation. Head of the Logistics Department. So everyone needs food, right? This guy is in charge of managing trucks carrying food and supplies to foundation sites, making sure they arrive on time and in acceptable condition to supply the various cafeterias, bathrooms, break rooms, maintenance rooms, etc. in a given foundation facility. They also have to come up with a decent cover story as to why truckloads of supplies are being shipped to what is in all likelyhood the middle of nowhere. The most interesting part of the job is on the off chance that a shipment is disrupted by containment breaches, natural disasters, or acts of God. Oh, and before you even mention it, anomolous transportation is a different department.
That's actually smart that you thought of that. Whenever you think SCP Foundation you don't think about people making sure all the sites get food and supplies, but that would be a very real and important job. Nice job on being creative and not having a doctor or security guard or something 👏👏
As boring as this may appear as first, the deeper I actually thinks about it, the more interesting it sound.
I mean pastaphysics orientation (ie the everyday chefs) reveals (some of) the unsung heroes of the Foundation so… :D
imposter
The one who controls the foundation, is probably slowly going insane.
@@adolfhitler1390 I don't think they CAN go insane honestly.
Most, likely they are *very sane,* and slowly going more and more mad.
Jonny The Prick given the fact that they have access to ALL scps i don’t think it will be that much of a problem when you go insane, i could name more than 20 scp that can cure insanity
If you ever feel worthless just remember the SCP foundation has an Ethics Committee.
@@cibo889 true
@@outofcontext728 :0
class e exists in lore that would have been more useless
@@cibo889 There is one SCP-001 proposal that references the Ethics Committee killing O5 council members for being unethical.
Andrew Coltre Which one?
And to remind people about the personnel letter class system: *It's not a tier list of authority* (altho it often can coincide with authority once you get higher up, it's merely a coincidence of purpose, not a rule)
The letter classes are about how close someone is allowed to get to an anomalous object and how often/long this can happen, usually for their own safety due to being important members of the Foundation that the Foundation would not like to lose.
D class obviously being the go-to for people to expose to anomalies, they in general provide nothing except D-class services. Ranges anywhere from a typical cannon fodder to even a janitor that has to get REAL close to an anomaly to clean its cell or something. Remember, the D-class involved with 173's containment procedures are basically janitors, not test subjects or a metaphorical stick the Foundation uses to poke the statue. Even junior researchers can be D-class, I think, if they royally fuck up something.
Then C-class, people you would not want associating with anomalies, but can and will if they have to. Anywhere from Jr researchers to more intimately active researchers. In general, most researchers dont go too high in class due to the need to have them, you know, experiment with and study anomalies. Head researchers are probably B class at most, I'd say, if they know something that the Foundation NEEDS someone to know.
And that's because, as far as I know, A-class is the highest level of "do not go near anomalies ever". This applies to the O5, since an anomaly messing with one of those is like the worst thing to ever happen, ever, to the Foundation. Best case scenario is the O5 just dies, and they lose an entire branch of their administrative power until they find a replacement. Worst case is the O5 is corrupted or knowledge is stolen from them. That's why they're A class. BUT, important to note: Class-A personnel also includes completely unimportant jobs like hired gardeners or other civilian jobs, because they are also Level 0 access. They aren't allowed to know shit about anything, and The Foundation even uses cover-names for their "company" to hire these civilians. As these types of people are not allowed anywhere near anything sensitive, they also constitute an "A-class personnel", despite being nobodies.
*tl;dr* The letter class system applies to who is allowed *near* anomalies, with D being "throw it at the anomaly" and A being "whoever let this personnel near the anomaly is getting shot", whether that A-class be an O5, or a civilian who can't be allowed to know/see anything
Corwin Keylon thank you for this, I was kinda confused with what it the classes were, I was gonna watch a video on it but you saved me some time
Genuinely could not function with only 12, because it would allow for potential ties and then non-decisions. Usually there are odd numbers on boards of directors, which is roughly what the 05 Council is.
Tr heir is the administrator but he is said to be mysterious and I dought he attends council meetings.
switch player 101 oh sure, and in canons where there is an administrator then he/she would be able to break a tie. But usually it’s not clear if there is an administrator or not, or what their role would actually be.
Generally*
@@imafkingbeastandrewtateise9563 no. I meant it like I spelled it. 12 members on a voting body would not function, as ties would be impossible to break. Unless there is an administrator to break it.
@@johnsilverman656there’s an O5-13 vote that cycles through to break ties in some canons
I guess there's more than one person in charge. Probably at least 3; having one person is too much power, having two is a recipe for disagreement, but having three is okay. Three people who know the inter workings by heart, a third voice to settle disagreements, and no form of absolute power.
The Roman triumvirate wants to have a word with you
Aubrey Ackermann ha
Any reasonable person when they discover an anomaly that can destroys earth:o ok let's kill it
When the SCP foundation finds an onomoly that can destroy humanity:LeTs pUT It In A BoX
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AH! A GOC MEMBER! KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT!
Janitors and maintenance staff collectively know ALL the secrets.
To be technical, McDonalds owns about 20% of the restaurants (mostly in larger metro areas). The 80% of those run by franchisees must confirm to some specific standards, but actual management is autonomous to the specific company. Basically they are just an independent restaurant that rents the name, logos, menus, etc from the corporation. the corporation has very little control other than simply pulling their license if they get too far out of line.
The bastardized sandwich called the McDouble was the result of some conflict in this relationship. Back a t the time when the dollar menu was actually more of a thing, the corporation insisted on all franchisees keeping the double cheeseburger on it, which the franchisees hated because the total cost had actually crept up over a dollar, and they were losing money on every one. After much bad blood and not a few people losing their careers, the compromise was to remove one slice of cheese, and peace was restored.
A single (one) slice of cheese lmao business is fucking crazy
They cheesed it.
Trollfaced Mario 👉🚪
@@Cmokshofra Aight, I'll go outside.
There are some other weird things too, like the company gets to decide where the franchises are placed etc. They're supposedly more of a real estate company than a fast food one, too.
“Anywhere between 12 and 13 members”
Imagine being O5 12.7
O5 stands for the five O's that define the council. Those being obtrusive, over bearing, obstinate, obstructive, and obtuse.
The people in charge of the SCP Foundation are the SPC Foundation.
So disappointed the title wasn't "You're Wrong About Who's in Charge of The SCP Foundation"
So when are we going to get the story about dr cimmerian’s flesh stripped hand and facial scars. And why “cup of joe” seems to haunt him?
czcams.com/video/PA2KzCrUR2k/video.html
and also i think the flesh stripped parts are actually meant to be severe burns
Isn't that the cup that fuses to your hand and fills with bloody diarrhea?
I liked the Ouroborous interpretation of the administrator because how frightening that the SCP foundation is a anomaly in of its self that is meant to contain itself
I found that 0-5 and the Ethics Committee are offten put as equals.
It’s O5 not 05 also there isn’t a dash
The EC is probably there to make the decisions of the O5 seems more "human" since many canons and tales imply they're anything but.
Kinda like Mark Zuckerberg taking acting lessons to be more expressive.
mostly O5's have more power, but if the right situation comes Ethics will have more power.
When you try to escape the foundation, and you ALMOST succeed: The council will decide your fate
Yeah thats like shaking the magic 8 ball : Not likely:
Well i am sure that a entity has been sparing there lives waiting to see what humanity does you cant expect to fix a problem you have no control over .
Yeah, the title "Doctor" isn't granted by the Foundation.
Also I feel like the point of the Ethics committee is that they *do* have more power than the O5's in one specific branch of bureaucracy and nowhere else. Since their job is to minimize the loss of human life (and in the same line of work, allow the loss of human life wherever necessary), the O5 defers to the ethics committee on that one specific management topic.
Altho you could say that the O5 chooooses to defer to the EC, i feel like it's one of those peer pressure coercion things that happen in most upper managements, where 12 out of 13 -dentists- O5s are okay with the EC taking over this issue, so the remaining O5s are basically forced to play along. Hell, a majority of the O5s might even want to take control away from the EC, but they assume the others are okay with it, and peer pressure themselves into saying nothing. That's generally how it goes.
Hey, you forgot to mention the E class personnel.
Wait this isn't a joke?
There are also, iirc, C-class personnel mentioned in one SCP
Christopher Andrei Tayao what is Eclass
@@tristanyates8934 E-Class refers to personnel who are afflicted with a psychological or any other condition that prevents them from doing their work but requires them to stay on site.
@@erick9348 thank
I never thought I would hear a comparison between the SCP Foundation and McDonald.
This is subject to many different interpretations, as the Foundation has no central canon, but here are some of the typical ideas:
O5 Command.
collection of 13 individuals, their identities unknown except to a select few, who control the actions of the entire Foundation. They can access every file, demand any resource, and when a matter comes to controversy, it is the O5 Command who take matters to a vote. Several canons attribute all sorts of additional powers to the O5, such as being anomalous individuals themselves who have dedicated their work to containing others or them being anti-anomalies immune to anomalous effects and so would be the last 13 people to survive in a world ending scenario. Some canons go the exact opposite direction, instead making the O5 position one of musical chairs where the body count for the O5s is in the hundreds and it's a place you want to be only if you understand how likely you are to die before the end of the week.
*The Administrator*
Existing as a power above the O5s, the Administrator is an entity that is always portrayed as anomalous, behind the scenes, and a balancing force when things go so wrong even SCP 2000 can't help. In other cases, the Administrator is an anomalous entity that the Foundation is containing by the existence of the Foundation as a concept, and that otherwise it would be allowed to run amok. In any case, the Administrator is the highest up on the totem pole of Foundation leaders.
The Ethics Committee.
Often considered the lesser of the other two I've described, the Ethics Committee serves to be the merciful hand that has kept the Foundation from performing unnecessary suffering upon people. They review procedures, gather evidence, and allow or disallow procedures from taking place. This is either played for laughs as the O5s continue anyway or deadly seriously as these two groups are at odds with one another. In some instances, they surpass the O5s entirely as they can decide what procedures are done and what is necessary to maintain humanity.
I forgot that I was subbed to you, watched this video after months of not remembering you, and you just give me chill and happy vibes, respect man
In O5 the O could also mean Omnipotent,Omnipresent,Omnipowerful or something like one of those
Omni-cards are common
It's Accounts that really run the show. Imagine the kind of person you'd need to be to work out the budgets for this hellscape.
Opened this video and I was like “OH SHIT WE DOIN FLOWCHARTS”
12-13 members? So they're the Council of 13, without a Sovereign?
Thanks to the Gate Guardian Proposal, there are now 12-14 members, O5-14 being the Site-0 Overseer
I want a video on janitor orientation. That would be interesting
I’m in charge. Now I will be waiting for the video on why I’m wrong about being in charge. You are really good at telling I’m wrong.
Cool
Love this! Very informational. I’m writing a d&d campaign in a SCP foundation world, and this helps a lot in creating and organizing the foundation itself.
I'm new to your channel, but I subscribed and will be binging this all day! Thanks for making sense of SPC lore!
When the Chaos Insurgency kills the O5 Council it proves the Administrator is higher than the O5.
the video's map is a stick man
in my personal head cannon I imagined the ethics committee at eye level with the council, and the Administrator being head of ethics, with the other things like RAISA and Fire Suppression dept. being shadow agencies either just below or under supervision by the council or ethics respectively
Also, clearance level isn't rank-specific once you go below 5. In other words, one can have level 4 clearance and hold any position below o5. They probably won't be site maintenance, but they could be Site Supervisor or even Research Lead for a particularly important SCP.
Thank you, this helps with working on a revised version of a character I have!
It actually depends on how much money they're going to give their workers
there would be something interesting to also consider in who runs things : the o4 council
mentioned in the lockdown procedures, it seems to be the ones who are in charge of anything security related
O4 Command*
Always had a thought that Mr Dark is actually a member of the O5 council.
I am not familiar with SCP security but in Department of Defense operations the janitors security clearance is almost as high as the head administration but they have zero authority. The logic being they can go into any of dozens of departments and accidentally over hear something or read something that was left out by accident. However they do not have the authority to sit down and read something or the most junior employee can order them out of a room. Of course the DoD does not have access to amnestics.
No, but the Foundation would probably administer amnestics to a janitor, and wouldn't let them in during meetings or such, and would be careful and have precautions, and could probably lock out certain cards at certain points.
I always liked the idea of a powerful ethics committee because that makes things such as 231 (depending on headcanon) a lot more unsettling
I thought it was zero-5 for the longest time. I figured "oh five" was meant to be a shorthand that erred on the side of clarity. You know, like "niner"
"Sadistic monsters and also a bunch of scps" Wait a minute
18:22 "You're Wrong About Your To-Do List For Today"
Something tells me O was just put in there because it sounds cool and not for any real reason, but yeah it could be used for something later on. when you got the right word or description for the O-5 council.
Also that end part made me happy :D
I thought he meant "late" as in you'd died. I look in the comments and the first one is some asshole saying he was happy to see you were dead
Then I realized I'm an idiot. I'm happy you're not dead
If Michael is the 05 and Toby is the Ethics Committee..
That makes Dwight... Oh no.
My vacation? Agonizing sir thanks for asking!
No, the ethics committee is not just below the O5s. I would say the ISD and the IA are just bellow the O5s. and the SiD of course.
ISD and IA really only exist in Roblox SCPFs, most actual canons don’t have them (or place as much emphasis on them)
Speaking of the Ethics Committee Orientation, I think it might make for a cool tale or video showing Dr Cimmerian (the character) during his early days on the committe, starting with his orientation.
Unfortunately... I don't think I can do it justice.
With 12 or 13 that council would be hard to manage and would absolutely need someone to head the council. Or at least a counter balance like some kind of an administrator....
The protagonist of the shape pf water is a good example of a low ranking person who's vaguely aware they're in some secret stuff, but doesn't have any clearance.
I thought O5 stood for over 5 also isnt there the administrator?
There are Administrators , The Administrators are divided into 3 groups , 1. O5 Council 2. Ethics Committee 3. Administration Staff
@@akkiaddizone6889 i would lay reference to the oroborus cycle wich states a single indiviual to be incharge of the foundation
Well exist but doesn’t exist he’s there but at the same time he’s not he’s always watching but you don’t see them
I like the idea of the Ethics Committee having equal power to the O5s.
Very interesting, I've always been curious exactly where all the folks fit inside the Foundation.
dont forget the o6 council
I know this is a joke but, is there actually a O6 Council? (Yes i am stupid, r/wooosh me)
@@zethicalyt2406 it's a joke but there actually is O4 command
What about The Administrator? I'm pretty sure he/she are the O5 head in a sense, maybe the Reg. Director's position of power towards a Site Director (being able to change parts of a site for max efficiency - sorta).
Startin' to understand things a bit more.
What about the Administrator who is supposively above the 05 Council?
05 is highest and
the ethics commitee must love Dr. Bright.
to save you 19 minutes the person who owns the scp foundation is *DATA REDACTED*
Authors take note, as this is how one does world building.
Personally, I’d guess field agents are organized in departments under each regional director, with regional field agent coordinators dedicated to each known uncontained/uncontainable SCP that may be active in that region and then a bunch of precincts to manage agents out gathering intel, responding to any reports that might be anomalous, or simply walking around town “looking for trouble”.
MTFs are probably coordinated by some kind of joint operations command department at the administrative level, but seconded to various regional or site command structures on an ad-hoc basis
Comparing the foundation to a McDonalds is fucking funny.
All the in-charged personnel i know:
The O5 Council
The Ethics Committee
&
The Administrative Department
I’ve been wondering about this for a while thanks for putting it all together.
Do the ethics committee even exist? They seem to have no power and are absolutely useless
Ok tell me if I’m wrong but i dont think the 05 are in charge what about The Administrator
Like everything it depends on which genreal cannon but the Ouroborous has one my favorite relationships between the two
there us actually someone with a level 6 access who is actuallt above the coucil and they are called the administrator and if u try look them up there face is blurred in the picture
The O in O5 could stand for Over 5. Basically, the highest level keycard is 5 when it comes to the ranks of keycards, and different units have their different levels. So they would be the Over 5 council. But thats just a theory, a [REDACTED] theory.
Have you guys seen the new SCP department? The Ethics Committee is no longer the "judicial department"
According to Tanhony's Proposal the Ethics Committee also serves as a check on the overseers, and have the secret role to remove the O5 council if they start acting in their own best interests as opposed to the foundations (i.e, authorizing a procedure to make themselves immortal.) How widely accepted would you say this interpretation of the Ethics committee is as opposed to just being the 'HR office' of the foundation?
I have 3 ideas for you to tweet at wendy's
1. Are you scp 055 because no one remembers you
2. Are scp 939 because everything you say is unoriginal
3. Are you scp 2165 because you're irredeemable
Before I watch, this is my perspective: the Administrator advises the O5 personnel on occasion. MTFs have a military-style Rank structure. The high command of the armed foundation report to O5 command. Site directors command site research, administrative, and security personnel and report to O5 personnel. Chain of command and all that.
The 5 in O5 is the same as Ao3 in my book. It's an abbreviation, and all 5 words for the title just starts with O
The same person who killed the dinosaurs.
I would like to speak to the SCP foundation's manager
I have a question: In SCP Lore Safe doesn’t mean harmful it just means they fully understand it or it’s easy to contain and Keter means not very understood and not easy to keep contain and recontain. So if that logic is implied is there any keter objects that are considered harmless to foundation or human life?
Yeah there are a few, and it just refers to contment not understanding.Scp 001- Dr clef's propsal is good example
There is one thats just a ball bearing that breaks containment every fifteen seconds
you forgot "Senior Researcher"... I'm assuming they just fit between project lead and normal researcher, or in some cases on roughly the same level as the project lead if they are newer
I think that you either intentionally or unintentionally didn't cover the administrator. If intentionally, can you please clarify your reasons.
The SCP Foundation is said to be founded in around 1860’s, which means The Administrator would be over 100 years old. The Administrator is surrounded in mystery, as he/she put The O5 Council and The Ethics Committee/Administration Staff in charge of The Foundation.
It’s varied in different SCP canons.
Some even say The Administrator simply left.
If you’ve watched Westworld, think of Dr. Robert Ford. He is the founder of westworld, yet he doesn’t control it in its entirety.
He mentioned it. You must have been amnesticized.
Can someone explain to me what the Ethics Committee do and what rank they are I got confused what they exactly do.
Using D class for janitorial work or whatever usually wouldn't be worth it. You might think that because they probably make no or very little money, they'd be used for everything, but D class cost the Foundation significant resources to actually obtain compaired to, e.g. regular minimum wage workers.
The reason to use D class is because D class work environments are, shall we say, not exactly OSHA-approved.
The only true title of doctor you might find would maybe be in the medical department.
“And also a bunch of scps”
Since when is security above site command
True I thought the same thing
No, Its the friends we made along the way!
Well bureaucracy is bureaucracy
You know what Doc? Nah, how was YOUR vacation?
THE PPL ABOVE THE O5 COUNCIL ARE THE 06 COUNCIL , THEN THERES THE 07 COUNCIL ALL THE WAY TO THE 01000 COUNCIL :O
Isn't the ethics committee the secret leader of scp or is that also canon to canon
Who holds the most power on the forum I wonder like who has the most power or influence on the community.
For rating SCPs, Kalinin.
What about the "Administrator"?
13 is like, the highest integer less than 14
short answer: the ethics comittee runs it all
The 05 consol is the owners.
Nice