O5-2

"What strength of blade and shield thee may find in these dark times shalt be of help sire. Thou may soon find that the age of old finds its dusk, and the new age of darkness will begin with a long night. I pray that mine preparations are yet guided by the Lord, and that thee go in His light." -O5-2 speaking with [REDACTED]

## Synopsis

Known colloquially as "The Ancient" by his subjects, peers, and lesser beings alike, this king has been alive for a longer time than any Foundation agent understands and only the council knows anything detailed about their past. Any secretive psychological analysis has proven fallible to the archaic and alien views of it, as their wants and desires are more grandiose and all-encompassing than any standard-intelligence being. When speaking to [REDACTED] even their conceptions of desire and planning were put to the test. Although, when given the chance to converse with standard-intelligence beings that hold the Judeo-Christian worldview they express a warmth and comradery. When presented with beings that represent or worship other religions, there is an inherent coldness and cynicism that is openly demonstrated.

> "What is it that thee desire, being? Thou present thyself as a god yet the Lord doth not speak your name in His hallowed halls. Be ye a demon from the fire? Or be ye a pretender who gained unholy power from a demon? Whatever be thine case, it shalt not pass as divine in mine own eyes."
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Their powers are many and the knowledge they hold remains of the upmost value to the Foundation in combatting threats pertaining to the dimension. It is unknown how far their powers truly spread, as they have been noted [REDACTED] and surviving in the [REDACTED]. This causes concern in the various high-end entities that know of his existence, as there is almost no information on them beyond what they deem to tell others. Only a small handful within the council even know how old they are, and only [REDACTED] knows everything.

## Statistics

### Abilities

**Omniscience (Weak)**: O5-2 has the ability to know everything in his current universe and timeline, he has all knowledge of the timeline he belongs to but is unable to know anything beyond what he is told of other timelines and universes. He is also easily able to be blocked from knowledge of beings of similar intelligence and willpower, which includes gods and stronger anomalies.

**Anti-Anomalous Magic (Good):** O5-2 has the ability to completely erase all anomalous properties of objects, beings, and concepts through exerted effort. It is unknown if he can kill the living anomalies or simply destroy their abilities. However, he is not able to absorb these powers or give them to someone else.

**Slight Reality Warping (Highly Advanced):** O5-2 has the almost mastered control of slight reality warping, which allows him to warp multiple objects and beings at once. He can also warp himself seemingly whenever instantly, and has the ability to change large areas over a period of time. With his mastery and ability he is able to warp the reality of objects and beings, but not their concepts. He cannot change the entire essence of all of something. He cannot warp massive or infinite areas either.

#### Stats

Strength: 2 (Toddler)

Speed: 10 (Subsonic)

Intelligence: 11 (Omniscience)

Senses: 10 (Ultra Instinct)

Aim: 4 (Shaky)

## Backstory

**!!WARNING!!** **All contents below are of the upmost secrecy to the Secure Contain Protect Foundation and any obtaining of this knowledge by non-members will result in immediate execution by memetic device.**

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You will already know that this member of the O5 council is extremely old. In fact, they are approximately [REDACTED] years old as of [Date Not Provided]. This is due to SCP-857-D, a special-class Archon decommissioned SCP object, having the anomalous ability to increase the lifespan and powers of whoever drinks it by an undetermined amount of time. The O5 member known as O5-2 "The Ancient" is one of the only human-beings known to have taken a drink of the Grail and was immediately granted several anomalous powers that coincide with the legends of the Grail. O5-2's name previously to taking on his member status was Sir Galahad of the [REDACTED], this name is only known from undocumented legends of local Breton, British, and Frankish sources. It is unknown if O5-2 knows this name anymore or if they would answer to it, but their features and way of speaking is accurate to 5th-7th century Western European Brittonic and Frankish peoples.

It is currently unknown whether the armor and weapons of O5-2 are anomalous or are accurate to the legends provided. If accurate, O5-2 would know about SCP-2415, a legendary sword to the Christian faith and many European's. O5-2 is known to have gone from a knight of the [REDACTED] under SCP-4918-1 and SCP-2824. It is unknown if he helped in the containment or location of any of these SCP's, all that is known is that if he is truly Sir Galahad, then he will have more knowledge than he lets on. What is known is that after the failed wars for the British kingdom O5-2 appeared to protect SCP-857-D for over four centuries. As its guardian, O5-2 learned how to use his anomalous abilities in extreme combat to both protect the object and himself. He is known to be extremely proficient in hand-to-hand combat, but due to the muscle atrophy experienced over a thousand years, these skills have become largely useless. Instead, O5-2 is known to be extremely competent with reality warping and anti-anomalous powers. With his low-tier omniscience O5-2 is a dangerous combatant even without his old strength. He has the ability to move at nearly-anomalous speeds and reaction time beyond normal human comprehension. Due to this, he has a rather confident record of combat and defense.

After four centuries had passed protecting his charge, O5-2 would begin to believe that it would be better to use his powers for conquest and then keep the people from barbarism. It would also guarantee that he would be able to stop any anomalous would-be thieves from taking what he deemed "his" grail. Although still extremely religious, O5-2 would wage war against all British kingdoms. It is unknown exactly which kings he proclaimed to be, and what identities he fully took on. What is known is that he was almost certainly several Welsh and Northumbrian kings and fought in several wars against the Saxons, Normans, and Norse. It was not until the 11th century CE that he began to take a lesser role in the wars and ruling of his homeland, and decided to travel the world in search of his [REDACTED] and other anomalous beings.

Due to believing in the Christian faith with certainty and that his powers came from the Christian god, any anomaly related to evil or Abrahamic enemies were hunted rather than conversed with. O5-2 would serve as a crusader in every Christian crusade to the Holy Land besides the fourth, as he refused to attack fellow Christians. Sometime in the 14th century O5-2 would become a member of the court of Constantinople and an advisor to the Byzantine emperor. He would serve in this role until the Fall of Constantinople, when he abandoned the emperor and moved to the Holy See. At this point all information regarding his actions and whereabouts are protected by the Vatican, what is known is that he dispatched several instances of SCP-2191-1 and SCP-2408-1 from 1489 CE to 1594 CE. It is known that O5-2 was responsible due to the recovered documents given to the Foundation by the Vatican. For an undetermined reason O5-2 left the Vatican on "bad terms" during the early 17th century, and was summarily banned from "all Christian nations" without repeal.

It is during this time that exact information on O5-2 is hard to acquire, what is known is that he went east after his departure from Europe. He was recorded at the court of either Tsar Dmitry or Tsar Vasily IV helping the Patriarchate of Russia during the "Times of Troubles" due to his strong loyalty to Christians and the disconnection to the Vatican. After this there is no record until June 15th, 1675 when a "disheveled knight in armor" was seen "floating" over the southern shore of Lake Baikal fighting what the locals reported as a "Kokkol" to the death. O5-2 would not be seen for the next 49 years, it is surmised that he passed the southern border of the Russian Empire into Mongolia or China and disappeared from all records until April 4th, 1724 when a "British-looking fellow" was seen single-handedly fighting off Qing military forces trying to execute Christian missionaries five miles outside of Beijing. It was at this time that O5-2 purchased a ticket from a port in China to London, UK. His arrival in London was quiet, but his actions after were anything but.

From August 5th, 1725 to December 17th 1799 served as four different infantry officers of the British Army. Sir David S. Smith 1725-1734, Lt. Colonel William J. Valence 1735-1740, Lieutenant Daniel H. Darby 1743-1745, and lastly Brigadier General James P. York 1746-1799. His appearance changed rapidly due to his reality-warping abilities and the last-recorded appearance of O5-2 was recorded as the elderly James York before his disappearance on a cold winter night from his townhouse in Chiswick, London, UK. This is the last known appearance of O5-2 in the public, it is at this time that O5-2 made several preparations for the creation of [REDACTED] which he oversaw until the creation of the SCP Foundation.