Prometheus Labs, Inc.

Prometheus Labs, Inc. is a posthumous faction in the series. It was a major corporation which dealt with paranormal technology and served as a mostly positive faction in the setting, despite being focused on profit and not really aligning with the Foundation. It was one of first ever GoIs created in the early days of the SCP Wiki, being originally introduced in SCP-148.
Prometheus Labs plays a major role in the "Pitch Haven" and "Third Law" canons.
==History==
===Possible Origins===
====Come Wayward Souls====
Prometheus Labs was founded in 1892 by Dr. Clarence Prometheus, and was desgined as a private, for-profit conglomerate that focuses exclusively on researching and developing anomalous technology for commercial and private sale. Originally, he created the company after losing his mother, and unable to get over it attempted to find a way to resurrect her, but as he was unable to do so Clarence decided to form his own afterlife for the deceased. He formed the company out of his cult-like following which ranged from homeless people to rich businessmen and with this newfound investments Clarence constructed a satellite that would act as a form of Heaven and contain the departed souls, but things went wrong as the satellite began trapping numerous souls for eternity.
====Pitch Haven====
Prometheus Labs was founded by the former animal residents of Eden after leaving the hellish dimension designated SCP-6167. Following their loss during their war against the Maker and his still loyal subjects and imprisonment within SCP-6167 as punishment, the Furies of Eden were able to adapt to their new environment and with their knowledge were even able to improve it and make it more livable and homely. As years went on their hatred of humanity slowly diminished and soon began to see their values and beauty. This led to them to try to help humanity in achieving their potential and under the guise of humans created the company for the benefit of everyone.
===Business and Downfall===
During the 20th Century they became one of the most prolific in the anomalous community, having deals with both anoamlous and non-anomalous groups.
In 1998, Prometheus Labs would dissolve, due to either the Fall of the Golden Age of Demonics, or the combined attacks of SCP Foundation, Global Occult Coalition and the Chaos Insurgency to claim Prometheus' latest eigenweapon PROMETHEUS PL-76 SHIVA. With the organization dissolved, its many assets and staff were absorbed by the Foundation, though some projects and resources fell in the hands of other Groups of Interests. From the break up many new companies, which had previously been projects and divisions, emerged such as: Amrita Therapeutics, Archimedes, Argo Automotives, Iris Arts, Redzone Security, Silver Hand Cybernetics (which was eventually bought by Anderson Robotics), Titan Consumer Appliances and Electronics, and Oneiroi Incorporated.
==Organization==
===Products===
*Electronics
*Medical and pharmaceutical products
*Automotives
*Optical
*Industrial goods
*E-Recorders
*Prometheus Electro-Thaumic Computer
*All-Natural Automatons
*Future Autonomous Weaponry
*Long Sleep Stasis
*Scranton Reality Anchors
*Prometheus Defense Cross-Dimensional Energy Siphon and Valve
*Telepod
*Electrodemonic Interference Device
*Gell-Mann Delta-metal Embroidered Suit
*Ortiz-Hannigan Geas Operation Device
*Temporal Protection Implant
*Stein-III reactors
===Facilities & Purpose===
*Kolkata: Laser-research
*New Mexico: Computer science
*Marianas Trench: Planetary engineering
*Mars: Nuclear physics
*Jurassic: Genetic Engineering
*Sub-City Six
*Sub-City Twelve: Biological Engineering
*Three Portlands: Research
*Hy-Brasil: Research
*Prometheus Defense Headquarters
*Nevada: Construction of PROMETHEUS PL-76 SHIVA
===Projects===
* GRANT REQUEST FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF DEVICES TO REGULATE THE HUME COEFFICIENT OF LOCALISED REALITY: Scranton Reality Anchors that serve to stabilize local reality. These particular SRAs are based on the schematics of ancient technology and get attached to the brains of subservient reality benders.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR USAGE OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS TO FACILITATE EFFICIENT TERRAFORMING AND SPECIES RESTORATION: Manufactured organisms which serve to terraform dangerous and hazardous environments to be suitable for human life. The aim was for these creatures to eat raw and toxic materials in places that were unsuitable for human life, like foreign planets, and one way to achieve this was to reverse-engineer Dr. Wondertainment's SCP-1550.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR UTILIZATION OF ELECTRO-THAUMIC COMPUTERS TO PERFORM EXORCISMS OF DEMONIC ENTITIES: Electro-thaumic computers comprised of an ICSUT's Everhart Resonator, a commercial projector, a computing hardware and a commercial microcontroller. These computers could be used to exorcise demons, or Tartarean entities, from various subjects. 
* GRANT REQUEST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN INTERSTELLAR SCIENCE VESSEL: A spaceship capable of faster than lightspeed travel thanks to a black hole used for energy. It would later be designated SCP-6523.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS FOR MAPPING LOCALES WITH INCONSISTENT SPACETIME: A portable device that serves for mapping and navigating inconsistent spacetime when it gets disrupted by some anomaly, consisting of an 8-axis differential chronometer, a Herbst dimensionality gauge, and subspace radio composed of off-the-shelf components with a custom antenna.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATING THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RESEARCH ASSETS IN OVERCOMING INHERENT LIMITATIONS OF THE HUMAN BODY: A process involving the utilization of the Lord of Endowments' body and artifacts to improve the human body. This project sought create implants that fused perfectly with the human body, and the genetical modification of the body to grant it regeneration and superior physiology. This led to the formation of Project Samsara, but after an attack by the Lord's cult the Project was taken over by the Foundation.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR GENETICALLY ENGINEERING LOW-COST ORGANIC AUTOMATONS WITH SOPHISTICATED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR LABOR: Genetically-engineered artificial humans known as All-Natural Automatons to replace costly mechanical robots in various areas. These ANAs were created from Prometheus' other projects such the terraforming organisms, SCP-1610-2 and Samsara and could be taught and controlled through brain-machine interface.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR A REPLACEMENT KEYBOARD BECAUSE THE CAPS LOCK ON THIS ONE IS BROKEN: A series of new keyboards manufactured by Superior Computer Products to replace the old ones previously owned by Prometheus due to the caps lock key being broken and causing outrage among employees. This proposal, however, was rejected and instead it was opted to utilize other advanced technologies to fix the problem.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR GREENE TO STOP MAKING FUN OF ME: Locking a Prometheus worker referred to as GREENIE inside a chamber surrounded with Elan-Vital Duplicate to create a copy of them which would lack GREENIE's downer personality.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR THE CYBERNETIC MODIFICATION OF THE CORPSE OF THE CROCOTEUTHIS GIGANTIS: The Crocosquid, revived with cybernetics by Prometheus Labs in hopes of turning her into a weapon, but the monster got out of control and awakened her fellow monsters.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR THE RE-CREATION OF AN ADVANCED POSTMORTEM NEURAL PRESERVATION SYSTEM: A computer-based ritual processing unit and biological preservation system which would keep a disembodied brain alive. It was composed of a Electro-Thaumic Computer derivative, a Magnadeus-Class microcomputer, a Neural Headband and a thaumaturgically-resistant silver-lined heavy-duty cable connecting the devices. This would be used for SCP-4519.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR THE PERFECTION OF BRAIN TRANSPLANTS FOR IDENTITY PERPETUATION AS TREATMENT FOR AGE-IMPAIRED IMMORTALITY: A procedure of taking the brain out of an ill individual and transplant it into a new host body. The brain would be genetically modified to fit and connect the body of a comatose individual or criminal. As all life in this reality had become immortal but not immune to aging, this procedure would be offered to wealthy people who wished to have a new more ideal body.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR THE CREATION OF A CURE FOR THE IRON ALLERGY NATIVE TO THE HOMO SAPIENS SIDHE SPECIES: A ritual to undo the curse set by Queen Mab on the Faeries that caused their iron allergy. This would be achieved by capturing a deity from the Nevermeant and use the being for power source.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR THE CREATION OF REMNANT HOST SYSTEMS TO PRESERVE HUMAN KNOWLEDGE POSTMORTEM: Creating humanoid robots that would be inhabited by the souls of the deceased to act as a way to avoid death but the proposal was declined.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR THE USAGE OF BIOLOGICAL SIGNALING MOLECULES TO PROMOTE INTERPERSONAL COLLABORATION IN THE WORKPLACE: A treatment for Prometheus Labs employees who suffer from depression and irritation, helping them in increased extroversion, higher emotional capacity, better sleeping patterns, reduced aggression, sweeter body odor, improved concentration and spacial awareness and lower metabolism. This treatment involved Anti-Androgens which block Androgenic hormones, and Estradiol which would replace the Androgens, acquired from Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Novo Nordisk.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR A PROJECT TO RELIEVE ANIMAL SUFFERING RELATED TO THE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS: A memetic effect developed through the collaboration with AWCY? that makes people believe they're seeing fireworks. The aim was to have people experience the fireworks or get over the fear of them, while no actual explosion would occur and ensuring everyone's safety.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR THE UTILIZATION OF PARIS ARCHITECTURE TO PERFORM A MASS EXORCISM OF THE GHOSTS STILL LINGERING WITHIN THE CITY: Utilizing the Eiffel Tower as part of a massive thaumaturgical ritual to exorcize the entire city of Paris of all ghosts. This project was put on halt due to being unnecessary despite Paris being the one of the most haunted cities.
* 1981 COLLATED PROCUREMENT ORDERS BY THE DOD IN REGARDS TO TOP SECRET PROJECT: HELL'S HEART: A biological system that constructs via bone deposition a porous uranium oxide core; the cells called both Uranoblasts and Uranoclasts. It could detonate by injecting it with vast amount of water mixed lithium-6 salts.
* GRANT REQUEST FOR THE UTILIZATION OF SUB-REALITY SPACES FOR THE CREATION OF SECURE SUPERLUMINAL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS: A mechanism combining the Rieux Unreality Accelerator, several Hume Reality Destabilizers, a radio station and receiver to securely send information through the space between realities. However, when experimenting with it, it caused SCP-106 to emerge from the void between the multiverse and enter the mainline reality.
==Relationship with other anomalous groups==
Prometheus Labs made deals with several major anomalous groups, such as  Are We Cool Yet?, the Global Occult Coalition and the Chaos Insurgency, as well as the United States-military, including the Unusual Incidents Unit. The company bought resources from Marshall, Carter, and Dark Ltd., developed brain-machine interfaces with the Church of Maxwellism Writ, and designed low-cost food alternatives for Manna Charitable Foundation. Prometheus Labs also engaged in several lawsuits with Dr. Wondertainment.
When working on electro-thaumic computer systems to perform exorcism of demons, Prometheus Labs sought to sell these new products to the Roman Catholic Church, the GOC, the Horizon Initiative and the Foundation.
Relationship with the SCP Foundation remained minimal, and the group did not seem to have interest in "custom containment protocols" the Foundation offered to design for the company. This all changed when group was dissolved in 1998.
Former employee Lee "Kraito" Byron who went on to work for the Foundation, had apparently been experimented by Syncope Symphony back when he was a teenager.
In an alternate universe, Prometheus Labs helped IJAMEA in their project to acquire new members by providing them with Parallel World Visitation Portals. However, this later backfired as IJAMEA rapidly grew in power and when Prometheus refused to assist them any longer IJAMEA, now renamed ODGIJUMC, proceeded to destroy them along with other organizations that stood in their way.
SAPPHIRE once stole a project from Prometheus Labs instead of buying it to create a weapon capable of forcing people to reject religion, which was later designated SCP-4519.
The private paramilitary company Myrmidon International was founded by one of Prometheus Labs' leading engineers Mendel Mercer.
Prometheus Labs was a trusted insurer of Goldbaker-Reinz Insurance Group Ltd., which relieved the technological company some of its operational risk and allowed it to take the risk of renovation, that was until its dissolution. Prometheus Labs also provided revenue stream to the insurance company, making their relationship mutual
==SCPs associated with Prometheus Labs==
==Gallery==
===Images===
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Prometheus demonics.jpg|Prometheus scientists exorcising a demon from "A Brief Explanation of Demonics" and "GRANT REQUEST FOR UTILIZATION OF ELECTRO-THAUMIC COMPUTERS TO PERFORM EXORCISMS OF DEMONIC ENTITIES".
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Proster.jpg|A Prometheus Labs' flyer from SCP-4535.
===Videos===
Exploring the SCP Foundation- Prometheus Labs
==Trivia==
*Named after the Greek titan Prometheus.
*Prometheus Labs appears to draw inspiration from Aperture Science from the Portal franchise, as the incident revolving SCP-1610 is a reference to the organization. Prometheus creating the All-Natural Automatons, which it is adamant are not humans, also makes it resemble the Wallace Corporation from Blade Runner.
*In-universe Anderson Robotics is sometimes seen as a spiritual successor to the defunct Prometheus Labs.
*When fabricating a story for SCP-784-ARC's transformation in order to cover up "Incident Zero", the O5 Council told their staff that he had been killed during recovery operations at Prometheus Labs.
*There is a reali-life pharmaceutical company named Prometheus Laboratories Inc.
==External Links==
*Prometheus Labs on the SCP Database Wiki
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