Secure. Contain. Protect.

These three simple words comprise both the initials of the SCP Foundation, as well as the foundation's steadfast motto.

But what is the SCP Foundation?

This video will continue under the assumption that this is the first time you have ever heard of SCP and are about to enter a world of the strange, shadowy, and unusual.

By the end of this video, you should have a decent grasp of the basic concepts that make up the foundation.

To begin with, the SC Foundation and Universe are primarily associated with a single website, the

SCP Wiki. Rather than having lore spread across movies, books, or video games, the website

is driven by community submissions.

Practically anyone can write and add to the SCP universe, assuming their writing is up to snuff.

And because of this, there is no official canon.

Another way to look at this is that everything is canon, as any submission to the lore is equally valid,

or invalid depending on your perspective. But there are a number of concepts that are generally

accepted by the community, and that's mostly what this video will be based on. For a simple

example, the SCP Foundation is most often presented as a shadowy organization

that works outside of the public awareness in order to keep things secret and safe.

However, if an author wishes to change this perspective and present the foundation as a very open and public group, they can do so. Whether or not such a

perspective will be accepted by part of the community is a different matter, but overall,

canonicity is a fluid and often debated topic within the SCP community. So, as mentioned,

the SCP Foundation is a well-funded and staffed organization that generally

works outside of public awareness and operates with or without the approval or support of local

governments.

The Foundation often recruits the finest scientists, researchers, engineers, and military agents that they can find,

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