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SCP-2041 (L is Real)

Item #: SCP-2041

Object Class: Keter

Special Containment Procedures: All suspected instances of an SCP-2401 summoning are to be incercepted and disrupted as soon as possible. Individuals who attempt to summon the specimen, whether intentionally or not, should be neutralized and given Class-B amnestics. This procedure is also mandatory for any witnesses present during a successful SCP-2401 summoning. Individuals should then be monitored closely for any other anomalous activity. Individuals believed to have been affected by the anomalous events of SCP-2401 are to be reported to the foundation so that they may be researched.

Intentional summonings of SCP-2401 performed by the foundation should be done in a controlled environment using D-Class personel. Any continued play by subjects beyond a successful summoning should be interrupted immediately unless clearance has been given by O-5 staff to research the specific effects of the specific instance of SCP-2401.

Description: SCP-2401 is an anomalous entity that manifests itself within copies of the Nintendo 64 video game Super Mario 64. Instances of SCP-2401 do not appear unless specifically summoned via a randomly determined series of actions performed by the player, in which case the entity will appear. The exact methods for summoning SCP-2401 differ between different copies of the game, thuogh some cartridges appear to contain the same summoning methods with very minimal deviations.¹ SCP-2401 can only be summoned via original cartridges of the game, as any emulated, rom-hacked, or bootleg copies do not seem to contain any instances of the entity.

The exact results of a successful summoning, like the methods themselves, differ between cartridges, however SCP-2401 upon being successfully summoned always manifests itself in the game as the Nintendo character Luigi from the Super Mario Bros. franchise, typically in the form of the subject "unlocking" him through their summoning. If the subject continues to play the game as SCP-2401 past this point it becomes highly likely that the cartridge will begin to glitch, which the chances of this occuring increasing the longer the play session. In the event this occurs, any subject who happens to be playing the game will also experience similar effects in reality (see test results). Of note is that regardless of what glitches occur, SCP-2401 will not be affected by them. SCP-2401 also disappears if the game is reset, though is capable of being summoned again if the procedure is repeated.

+ SCP-2401 Summoning Test Results

Test A - 9/6/19

Subject: D-43298
Results: Subject successfully summoned SCP-2401 after performing a full playthrough of the game up to and including meeting the game's requirements for getting through its Endless Staircase area having collected 2401 coins, then returning to the castle fountain. The game glitched a few minutes after the subject took SCP-2401 to Bob-Omb Battlefield as sprites and textures proceeded to corrupt themselves. Subject experienced similar effects mere seconds later, as their body "dismembered" itself into chunks which dislocated themselves. Subject died almost instantly due to severed organs and stopped convulsing a few minutes after that.

Test B - 9/8/19

Subject: D-23459
Results: Subject failed attempts to summon SCP-2401 after attempting to utilize all currently known methods of summoning the entity.

Test C - 10/4/19

Subject: D-59043
Results: Subject failed attempts to summon SCP-2401 after attempting to utilize all currently known methods of summoning the entity.

Test D - 10/5/19

Subject: D-14320
Results: Subject successfully summoned SCP-2401 after collecting 15 stars and then using what he labelled "advanced tech" to get himself ahead of the ghost character called Boo in the castle basement whilst entering the fountain area.² Game played normally for about an hour until models suddenly began to twist and contort themselves violently as subject's limbs and [DATA EXPUNGED] in ways not normally possible for [REDACTED].

Test E - 10/8/19

Subject: D-48930
Results: Subject successfully summoned SCP-2401 after collecting 34 stars and then running around the castle fountain 2401 times. No anomolous activity was observed during subject's playthrough, however when they decided to end their play session and the Nintendo 64 was turned off, the subject screamed violently and then [DATA EXPUNGED] moments later. Subject's body has not been relocated as of the writing of this report.

Test F - 10/14/19

Subject: D-98432
Results: Subject successfully summoned SCP-2401 after collecting 43 stars and then running around the castle fountain 2401 times. Game did not glitch during their playthrough and they did not experience the same anomalous effects as Subject D-48930.

Test G - 10/18/19

Subject: D-54923
Results: Subject failed attempts to summon SCP-2401 after attempting to utilize all currently known methods of summoning the entity.

Test H - 10/21/19-10/23/19

Subject: D-87894
Results: Subject successfully summoned SCP-2401 after collecting 51 stars and then making Mario swim circles around the fountain's water for 2401 minutes straight.³ Due to their fatigue subject was allowed to end their session at this point. No further anomalies were observed.

Test I - 10/26/19

Subject: D-23489
Results: Subject failed attempts to summon SCP-2401 after collecting 6 stars and then refusing to play the game any further due to complaints of the game's controls "sucking [DATA EXPUNGED]."

Test J - 10/28/19

Subject: D-68943
Results: Subject performed shared play through of the game with Subject D-54328. Subjects successfully summoned SCP-2401 after they collected 24 stars and then jumped into the castle fountain after running around it 2401 times. After a few levels game proceeded to glitch in Jolly Roger Bay as objects began to clip through the floor. Subject D-10 phased halfway through the floor before proceeding to become stuck inside of it.⁴

Test J - 10/28/19

Subject: D-54328
Results: Subject performed shared play through of the game with Subject D-68943. Subjects successfully summoned SCP-2401 after they collected 24 stars and then jumped into the castle fountain after running around it 2401 times. After a few levels game proceeded to glitch in Jolly Roger Bay as objects began to clip through the cell floor. Subject proceeded to phase through the floor and was later discovered encased 34 feet beneath ground level 3 days later, presumably having suffocated to death.

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this'll be for when i actually write another article LOL

Footnotes

1. Internal analysis of the cartridges reveals no internal programming discrepancies between them, nor any references to SCP-2401.

2. Boo typically appears before the player in the hallway, then floats away beyond the door to the fountain before the player can pass it.

3. D-8 was provided with amenities such as food and water during their extended playthrough.

4. Subject D-10 survived the experience however died after an unsuccessful attempt to amputate the floor now permanently lodged in their body.