When assisting with physical tasks, SCP-1508 has been known to 
alter the composition and size of its body. For example, when tested 
to mow a portion of Site-77's grounds, SCP-1508 extended its legs 
by 2 meters and manifested rubberized grips on its hands to grasp 


the lawnmower. When tasked with washing a set of dishes, it grew a 
plastic sheet over its hands to waterproof itself. During testing to 
repair a ventilation system, SCP-1508 extended its arms for over 20 
meters to locate and solve the issue. When adjusting its body, 
SCP-1508's movements become much more stiff and clumsy. 
During all of these tasks, SCP-1508's simple facial expression 
altered to one of extreme stress, fear, or anxiety. Once SCP-1508 
has been assigned a task, it appears to be unable to cease 
performing it until given a new order or until three days have passed, 
at which point it returns to its "default" state. 


SCP-1508 was discovered on 09/18/2003, from a suburban home in 
Ft. Lauderdale, FL. A child had obtained SCP-1508 through 
unknown means, and the parents had contacted the authorities. 
Foundation personnel intercepted SCP-1508 and suppressed 
reports of its effect. The child was unable to explain where he had 
obtained SCP-1508, and was administered a Class-C amnestic with 
the other witnesses. As of 11/23/2005, SCP-1508 has been 
classified as Safe. 


Addendum: Incident 1508-A 


On 2/17/2006, SCP-1508 was noted to begin imitating maintenance 
personnel who had entered its containment chamber. Over the 
course of two hours, it swept the floors, washed the walls, then 
polished the security door interior. Security personnel restrained 
SCP-1508, and containment procedures have been modified to 
reflect this development. 


Addendum: Incident 1508-B 


On 5/25/2006, personnel noted that SCP-1508 had not moved in 
over 128 hours. When a researcher was dispatched to investigate, 
she found several notations written in crayon around SCP-1508, 
with the object itself being non-responsive. After testing confirmed 
the cessation of anomalous properties, SCP-1508 was reclassified 
as Neutralized on 07/18/2006. 


Notation found on SCP-1508 


Thanke you. Showed me | dont need to be a slave to the 


doctor. | dont have to do their work anymore. | am free 
as | will ever be. So long for now 


« SCP-1507 | SCP-1508 | SCP-1509 » 


SCP-1509: The Blade of Rebirth 


Item #: SCP-1509 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1509 is kept in a secure 
storage locker at Storage Site-08. Access to SCP-1509 is restricted 
to testing and preservation work. 


Personnel who have suffered minor wounds as a result of SCP-1509 
are to report to the on-site medical facility immediately, where they 
are to be kept under observation. All objects discharged from the 
wound are to be contained by medical staff. All SCP-1509-1 
instances are to be contained by medical staff, and destroyed. 


Any person injured with SCP-1509 is to be kept under observation 
until the wound has healed over, and an attending staff physician 
who has been briefed on the effects of SCP-1509 has given his 
signed permission to release the subject. In the case of non- 
Foundation personnel injured with SCP-1509, all subjects must be 
administered amnestics before release into the general population. 


In the case of a major or fatal injury arising from the mishandling or 
use of SCP-1509, the subject is to be moved to a secure medical 
facility within 30 minutes of receiving the injury. They are then to be 
sedated or restrained until the effects of SCP-1509 ceased, at which 
point the body is to be incinerated. 


SCP-1509-2 instances created during this process are to be 
immediately contained and interrogated. Should the SCP-1509-2 
instance become violent, staff are permitted to terminate the 
instance immediately. Following the interrogation, the instances may 
be dealt with at the discretion of the current Level-2 staff member 
overseeing SCP-1509. Previous SCP-1509-2 instances have been 
dealt within the following manners: immediate termination, 
recruitment as D-Class personnel, indefinite detention, and being 


dosed with amnestics prior to being released into the general 
population. 


Description: SCP-1509 is a bladed weapon, similar to an 
Indonesian Parang. It is approximately 63 centimetres in length, with 
a steel blade 48cm in length and 11 millimetres thick at its widest 
point. The metal of the blade is partially tarnished. The object was 
recovered with a wooden sheath, believed carved into a shape 
resembling a bird, possibly a cockatoo. The object's handle is 
believed to be a later replacement for the original hilt. 


SCP-1509 does not display anomalous effects unless its blade is 
used to injure a human being (henceforth referred to as the subject). 
Wounds caused by SCP-1509 are affected by anomalous spacial 
distortion; any exploration of the wound finds that it has an 
unidentifiably large, possibly infinite, depth. This phenomenon 
appears to only occur from outside inspection of the wound itself- 
the subject is not affected adversely by this anomaly, and the 
anomaly will not appear in medical imaging. Any foreign objects 
placed inside the wound and abandoned will disappear if they are 
placed any further into the wound than the ‘wound’ should physically 
be able to penetrate. 


Depending on the type of wound inflicted with SCP-1509, one of two 
further anomalous effects, referred to as Effect 1509-1 and Effect 
1509-2, will occur. 


Effect 1509-1 typically occurs if the wound caused by SCP-1509 
occurs in an extremity or is less than 7cm in width. Initially, the 
wound heals extremely slowly, although blood flow from the wound 
is significantly lower than would be expected. 


Within 3 hours of being cut by SCP-1509, the wound left by 
SCP-1509 will release a group of Pharaoh Ants (WVonomorium 
phaeronis) , usually numbering between 1 and 15 ants at a time. 
Examination has shown that these ants appear within the wound 
and crawl towards the opening ceaselessly from the point of their 
appearance, but the source of these ants has not been discovered. 
The ants do not appear to have any anomalous properties. Upon 
exiting the wound, the ants will attempt to move as far from the 


subject as possible, for reasons unknown. 


All ants discharged from the wound as part of Effect 1509-1 are 
classified as instances of SCP-1509-1. 


After a period of 12-18 hours following the injury, the wound will 
begin to heal at an accelerated rate until is fully closed. At this point, 
Effect 1509-1 appears to cease. 


Effect SCP-1509-2 occurs when SCP-1509 inflicts a wound on the 
torso, neck, upper arms, or thighs greater than 7cm in width, 
although the effect can occur on rare occasions in other bodily 
locations which have suffered an SCP-1509-induced wound of 
sufficient size. 


Like Effect 1509-1, the wound will typically heal at very slow rate, 
and blood loss from the wound will be significantly lower than what 
would normally be expected of such a wound. However, within 3 
hours of being cut, the subject will begin to feel nauseous, 
complaining of unpleasant sensations of movement from within the 
area of the wound. Over the next hour these sensations will grow 
more intense and become acutely painful for the subject, who will 
typically react with panic to these events. 


Once the subject begins to feel pain from the sensations, Effect 
1509-2 enters its final stage. Over a period of between 20 and 180 
minutes, an instance of SCP-1509-2 will force its way out of the 
wound, apparently propelled by peristalsis. 


SCP-1509-2 is the collective designation for the human beings 
created or produced by Effect 1509-2. Instances vary in size, 
apparent physical age, gender, ethnicity, and most other physical 
differentiators. The instance is typically covered in a thin membrane 
similar to an amnion, and a clear fluid. Typically an instance of 
SCP-1509-2 will be unconscious and immobile, but alive, during the 
process of Effect 1509-2, but certain instances will emerge fully 
conscious and physically attempt to speed the process. After 
emerging from the wound, such instances will fall unconscious. 


This process significantly widens the wound and causes extreme 


pain to the subject. Instances of SCP-1509-2 show anomalous 
levels of flexibility during this process, being able to pass through 
wounds which should not be able to accommodate their size. 


Effect 1509-2 is universally fatal to the subject; if the subject 
survives the massive trauma caused by the process, they will 
quickly lapse into unconsciousness, followed by death. 


SCP-1509-2 instances are anatomically and genetically identical to 
normal humans. Each instance of SCP-1509-2 is genetically 
identical to, claims to be, and shares identical memories to, a 
deceased person familiar with the subject who has died within the 
past 30 years for reasons other than old age. 


If a wound is made using SCP-1509 on a subject who has 
committed murder, manslaughter, or has similarly been responsible 
directly for the death of a human being, the instance of SCP-1509-2 
produced is typically one of their victims. 


No instance of SCP-1509-2 will be able to recall anything following 
their death and prior to their gaining consciousness following 
expulsion from the wound. 


Addendum: SCP-1509 was recovered from the personal collection 
of antiquities collector , who had apparently collected it 
from an archaeological excavation at , Indonesia. Based on 
information he provided, and independent investigations undertaken 
by the Foundation, it is believed that SCP-1509 was used as a 
punishment for murderers by an unknown society living in pre- 
Islamic Indonesia. Strict rules existed as to the correct 
implementation of SCP-1509, restricting its use to criminals and 
elderly or extremely sick volunteers. The society which made use of 
SCP-1509 appears to have had a strong association between ants, 
cockatoos, and the concept of death and rebirth. 


« SCP-1508 | SCP-1509 | SCP-1510 » 


SCP-1510: The Tarnished Legionnaire 


SCP-1510 


Item #: SCP-1510 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1510 is to be kept in a 
standard storage compartment in the Artifact Containment section of 
Site 19, kept dry and cool to prevent any damage to the fragile 
metal. It is to be polished and checked for rust every two weeks. A 
D-class personnel is to wear SCP-1510 for two (2) hours every day, 
in order to allow interviewers and mental health personnel access to 
SCP-1510-1. If SCP-1510-1 exhibits any violent behavior, this 
procedure may be revoked at the discretion of Dr. Stevenson, 
project Resurgum supervisor. 


Description: SCP-1510 is a standard bronze Roman infantry 
helmet dating to the Marian Reforms of the year 107 BCE. The 
helmet bears no marks to distinguish it from other, similar helmets, 
and shows appropriate signs of aging. The helmet shows no 
anomalous properties unless worn by a man of the ages 28-35, 
most likely due to the nature of the entity residing in the helmet 
(henceforth SCP-1510-1). When worn by a man of the appropriate 
age, SCP-1510-1 will manifest, overriding the wearer's personality 
entirely until it is removed, whereupon it will return to normal. The 
wearer will have no recollection of the time the entity had control 
over his body. Subsequent scans reveal no lasting effect on brain 
chemistry nor any lasting residue of SCP-1510-1's personality. 


When addressed, SCP-1510-1 will identify himself, in classical Latin 
of the Central Italian dialect, as Publius Carthephilus Aetius, a 
Roman soldier formerly under the command of the Consul Gaius 
Marius, who fought in the Jugurthine War and died under unclear 
circumstances the night following the triumphus of that war (see 


interview logs). 


SCP-1510 was recovered after the Foundation intercepted reports of 
a man wearing an antique Roman helmet rampaging across the 
streets of , Italy. The man was shouting profanities in Latin and 
attacking passersby with a spade, and after being arrested by local 
police and having his helmet removed, showed no recollection of the 
events, nor any skill in speaking Latin. The Foundation recovered 
the helmet and had the man, a known grave robber, committed to an 
asylum after questioning and the administration of class-C 
amnestiics. Initial testings of SCP-1510 proved fruitless, until a D- 
class personnel of a suitable age was selected. At first, personnel 
wearing the helmet showed signs of aggression and confusion and 
refused to communicate with research crews, but after several tests 
SCP-1510-1's aggression subsided and the subject became more 
cooperative, which made interviewing it possible. 


Addendum SCP-1510-1-1: The following is a transcript of the sixth 
and seventh attempts of communicating with SCP-1510-1. These 
are the first successful interviews with the subject. 


Show interview log SCP-1510-1-6 
Interviewed: SCP-1510-1 (using the body of D-1510-13) 
Interviewer(s): Dr. __, Dr. (translator) 


Foreword: All previous attempts of starting a 
conversation with SCP-1510-1 resulted in the subject 
attempting to attack research staff immediately after his 
takeover of D-1510-1. 


<Begin Log> 


Dr. : Good afternoon, SCP-1510-1. I'm glad to see 
you've decided to cooperate. 


SCP-1510-1: | apologize for my previous behavior. You 
must understand, all of this is not easy to accept. 


Dr. : 1 would imagine so. Would you mind answering a 
few questions? 


SCP-1510-1: | will answer as best as | am able, which | 
suspect will not be much. 


Dr. _: Very good. Could you describe the events 
leading to your current state? 


SCP-1510-1: The war in Numidia was finally over, and 
the Consul was leading King Jugurtha back to Rome in 
chains. His Quaestor, Sulla, ordered me and the rest of 
my cohort to guard the captured king on the way home. 
We drew straws for guard duty, and | got the last night 
before the triumphus, which was a shit appointment. | 
had to guard the bastard while the rest got to celebrate. 


Dr. : What happened that night? 


SCP-1510-1: Jugurtha asked for my name, then tried to 
persuade me to let him go. He tried to plead, bribe me, 
threaten me, anything to avoid the fate that was in store 
for him. When he saw he wouldn't get anywhere with me, 
he started to curse me. Fouler words | have never heard. 


Dr. : What did he say? 


SCP-1510-1: He used this old ritualistic formula. | 
remember every word: "Spirits of the underworld, | 
consecrate and hand over to you, if you have any power, 
Publius Carthephilus Aetius. Whatever he does, may it 
all turn to ash. Spirits of the netherworld, | consecrate to 
you his limbs, his head, his shadow, his brain, his mouth, 
his nose, his speech, his breath, his liver, his heart, his 
lungs, his intestines, his stomach, his arms, his hands, 
his knees, his calves, his heels, his toes. Spirits of the 
netherworld, if | see him wasting away, | swear that | will 
be delighted to offer a sacrifice to you, a king's sacrifice." 


Dr. : What did you do? 


SCP-1510-1: | hit him. Hard. Curses like that are not to 
be taken lightly. 


Dr. :And then? 


SCP-1510-1: The following day we paraded Jugurtha 
through the streets of Rome, chained and disgraced. The 
citizenry tore off his clothes and jewelry, even ripping off 
an earlobe with his earrings. He didn't seem to mind. The 
entire time, he was staring at me, smiling even when we 
threw him in the Tullianum to starve. That night, me and 
my comrades celebrated our victory. 


Dr. : And how did you celebrate? 


SCP-1510-1: Drinking, feasting, whoring, everything a 
man could want. | passed out in some alley sometime in 
the early hours of the morning. When | woke up, | — 
[subject appears distraught]. | would rather not talk about 
it.