SCP-2980-1

SCP-2980-1, real name Vassago, is a character in the series. He is a demon linked to a Safe-class object designated SCP-2980, a lightbulb with a smiley face on it that's capable of summoning SCP-2980-1 who then proceeds to tell a bedtime story to anyone present in the room containing the nightlight.
==Biography ==
SCP-2980-1 was originally an angel named Vassago who previously lived in Heaven. He was one of the many angels who joined Lucifer's rebellion against the Creator, but were defeated and casted down to Hell where they became demons. Vassago became one of Hell's princes and granted control over 26 legions of lower demons. He was tasked with torturing the souls of the people who had arrived in hell and fighting the invading armies of the Scarlet King.
However, as thousands of years went on SCP-2980-1 got tired of causing endless torture and eventually decided to abandon his job and look for another activity. Since he had perfected his writing ability he decided to created bedtime stories based on his life experiences. Some of the stories he wrote included: The Tired Little Eldritch Abomination, The Little Demon Space Cadet, Sleepy Time With GROG THE UNSPEAKABLE, Bedtime for Baby Beelzebub, Damnbi, The Little Monstrosity's Early Bedtime, The Princess and the Big Sea Frog, Nighty Night with Yvith, Sleepy the Snoring Leviathan, The Very Hungry Blankie, The Big Spooky Skeleton, Abel's Naptime, The Sleepy Rite of Little Prince Solomon, Paddy the Pelican Says Go to Sleep, The Singing Cuckoo Birdy, Moloch the Mean, Curious Georgia, The Itsy Bitsy Spider-Wasp, The Grumpy Star, Commander Butt Ghost, and an unknown tale featuring personal information regarding another SCP. He then created the lightbulb which would be designated SCP-2980 and left it to an orphanage. There, when SCP-2980 was plugged in and turned on around 20:30, SCP-2980-1 manifested himself in the orphanage and told his stories to the children, helping them to sleep better so they wouldn’t be tired.
The SCP Foundation found out about this and got hold of SCP-2980 and brought into Site-81. When personnel allowed him to manifest Dr. Randall interrupted his story and requested for an interview. SCP-2980-1 accepted and answered Randall's questions about his origin and motives. During a routine testing, when 2980-1 began to tell the story of The Little Monstrosity's Early Bedtime which was about a monster trying to return to its mother and brethren, an SCP which matched the monster's description in the story tried to breach containment which resulted in grave damage. Because of this, Randall questioned 2980-1 about the incident and the demon answered that he simply wrote what he knew and that he was trying to take his writing to a new direction since he couldn’t please the whole audience. Currently, SCP-2980 is kept inside a locker where is unable to activate and is only activated when testing it.
Vassago made a deal with Knowing Publishing, owned by the Factory, to publish his stories in a volume throughout the anomalous world, and donated to the Xlan'gthmr R'llnmerg Foundation for Underprivileged Youth. His stories were very well received by some of his demon peers and anomalous individuals like Marshall, Carter and Dark's Percival Darke, Are We Cool Yet?'s Critic and Pangloss. However, because of his good nature, Vassago became a controversial figure in the underworld as some demons believed he made them look weak, while Beelzebub and Asmodeus appeared to have some problems with him. At some point, he had a book signing in Las Vegas where he was also interviewed about his motivation for writing. 
==Appearance==
SCP-2980-1 was described as a large human with a normal human face, torso and arms, but also possessed hooves, dark red skin, curled horns and fangs typical for a demon. While reading SCP-2980-1 would wear a pair of spectacles. In addition he could also change his appearance to how he liked.
==Powers and Abilities==
SCP-2980-1 is a Class V Corporeal Humanoid Entity. The true extent of SCP-2980-1's powers is unknown, but it is shown that he is capable of teleporting himself when SCP-2980 is plugged on around 20:30 and can induce sleep to people hearing his stories, either during the storytelling or immediately after the story is over. SCP-2980-1 was described as a "Genie's Lamp", similar to SCP-1481, which served as beacon that allowed beings to be summoned by others. SCP-2980 is shown capable of activating regardless if the wall socket has electricity or not, and also causes all lights present in the same room to dim until SCP-2980 is the only light in the room.
Being a supernatural demon, SCP-2980-1 could be summoned by people through rituals based on The Lesser Key of Solomon. If summoned successfully he could share knowledge of the future and the past, aid in finding a lost item, and even offer love advices. Like other demons, he could be fought using holy water and angelic weapons acquired through Enochian rituals.
==Personality==
Despite being a demon who had tortured souls in hell, SCP-2980-1 is shown to actually be a benevolent being. After being tired of causing torture he decided to leave this job behind and instead focus on telling stories to children so they could sleep better and be more energetic the next day. He doesn't wish to harm anyone, but on the contrary wants to help people in his own way. When summoned by people, SCP-2980-1 gladly offered to freely help his summoners in any matter they were having difficulties, while requesting nothing in return. He also outright refused to help wicked individuals who summoned him for their own ulterior motives. Because of his behavior, Vassago became notorious for being one of the nicest demons that existed, though he was still considered eccentric and scary. He had a great passion in writing children's stories which he based on his experiences, occult knowledge and other fictional works. He only wished to leave a positive mark in the world, and donated his profits to charities for poor children. Despite this, he was still loyal to Lucifer and held respect to his fellow princes of hell, having joined the rebellion for the purpose of becoming anything he wished to be. Some people believe that his nice behavior was all a façade to deceive them, and his books were in fact an attempt to corrupt the youth, but the Serpent's Hand thought that this belief was just religious prejudice and Vassago deserved a chance to improve himself.
==Gallery==
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Scp-2980 tarot.jpg|SCP-2980-1 as "The Devil" tarot card.
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03-Vassago seal.png|SCP-2980-1's seal.
==Trivia == 
* When the Foundation asked SCP-2980-1 on his story which included sensitive information about an unknown SCP, he stated that he made completely up and not based on his experience unlike his other stories. Given that SCP-2980 was recovered from an orphanage it is possible that the SCP featured in the story is SCP-4166-1, an orphan girl who after being abused by the orphanage’s faculty made a deal with a demonic entity.
*SCP-2980-1 is one of the few benevolent demons contained by the Foundation, with others being SCP-4996 and SCP-5601.
*The story Sleepy Time With GROG THE UNSPEAKABLE is most likely based on SCP-1435, a handpuppet of a cartoon monster formerly used for children's show which can become alive. It is unknown how SCP-2980-1 became aware of SCP-1425, or if it was simply a coincidence. It could be that he learned of SCP-1435 thanks to his to see the past and the future.
**His other stories also referenced other beings such as: SCP-3063, SCP-106-TH, the night goddess Yvith, SCP-169, SCP-799, SCP-2863, SCP-076, SCP-3457, SCP-2835-1, SCP-4975, Moloch, SCP-397, SCP-4178, SCP-1548, and SCP-789-J.
*The story Damnbi is clearly based on Bambi, with the difference being that after his mother dies he makes a deal with a demon which causes him to transform into an unholy abomination and then goes on to kill the murderers of his mother before falling asleep on top of their corpses.
*When the Foundation equipped SCP-2980-1 with an instance of SCP-3992-4 of Dr. Wondertainment's Halloween Masks which resembled that of archetypical devil figure, 2980-1 was transformed into a human who appeared like wearing a poorly made demon costume, to which 2980-1 found it humorous.
*Some people believed that SCP-2980-1 helped write SCP-095, but he denied having had any involvement in the comic's creation.
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