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Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: A single instance of SCP-XXXX is contained in a secure storage locker at Site-██. All other known instances have been terminated, and a disinformation campaign has been carried out in order to hide SCP-XXXX's existence.
Viewing of SCP-XXXX requires the use of a SCRAMBLE1 unit as to bypass its cognitohazardous properties, unless authorized by a personnel of Clearance Level 2 or above. Any individuals exposed to SCP-XXXX without sufficient protection must undergo immediate psychological evaluation.
Description: SCP-XXXX refers to any copy of the comic book titled "The Revenger Issue #1," written and illustrated by Bernard Scheurling. Paperback copies measure approximately 26 cm x 17 cm and contain 24 pages. The plot of "The Revenger" centers around the titular vigilante, a former police officer who takes the law into his own hands after his sister's murderer is freed from prison only to kill again.
SCP-XXXX possesses cognitohazardous properties, as any individual who reads it will acquire an alternate personality separate from the original. Psychological evaluation likens this state to Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). The new persona (referred to as SCP-XXXX-1) possesses a single goal: to seek out and exterminate violent criminals. It will typically manifest after the subject has gone to sleep and proceed to craft a crude costume that masks their identity. It will then take to streets and fight crime as a vigilante. This process occurs every night without the subject's knowledge, who awakens in their bed with no memory of the experience.
SCP-XXXX-1 also possesses minor anomalous properties. Upon manifestation, instances acquire an innate knowledge of marksmanship and hand-to-hand combat regardless of prior experience. This ability appears to be exclusive to SCP-XXXX-1 instances and is nonexistent in their previous personas.
The SCP-XXXX-1 condition may be treated in the same manner as DID, primarily through the use of psychotherapy. The end goal is to merge the two personas into a single functioning identity, thus allowing the individual to consciously forego their vigilante activities. If this is unsuccessful, Class-F amnestics also yield generally favorable results.
Addendum XXXX-1: Discovery
SCP-XXXX was discovered after authorities detected a sudden increase in vigilantism across the Northeastern United States. Perpetrators claimed to have no memory of such activities, and displayed symptoms consistent with a dissociative disorder. The Foundation soon became involved after instances of SCP-XXXX were discovered at each of the perpetrators' homes. Fearing a possible cognitohazard, the Foundation seized all copies and initiated a disinformation campaign to hide the truth of their existence.
Shortly after the initial investigation of SCP-XXXX, the Foundation uncovered a series of subliminal messages in the form of arcane symbols hidden on the comic's pages. These symbols bore no resemblance to any known forms of iconography. Their discovery led to the subsequent arrest of SCP-XXXX's author and illustrator, Bernard Scheurling. The following interview entails Scheurling's interrogation:
Interviewer: Agent Elwell
Interviewed: Bernard Scheurling
[BEGIN LOG]Elwell: Are you aware of the incidents surrounding your comic?
Scheurling: Incidents?
Elwell: People dressing up like superheroes and killing criminals. You wouldn't happen to know anything about it?
Scheurling: Of course I know. I'm the one responsible.
Elwell: So you claim full responsibility?
Scheurling: Yes. I'm not afraid to admit it. Those symbols that made people go all…vigilante? That was me. I wrote them knowing full well what they were capable of.Elwell: Where did you learn them?
Scheurling: Honestly, they just popped into my head. Hell, I didn't even think they'd work.
Elwell: Then may I ask why? Why did you write them in the first place?Scheurling: Isn't it obvious? It's because those sick fucks deserved it.
Elwell: How so?
Scheurling: How so?! I thought you were a smart man, agent. Turns out, you're just as ignorant as the rest of them.
Elwell: Please explain.
Scheurling: You're familiar with the story of my comic, correct?
Elwell: It's a work of fiction. You think you can use it to justify your actions?
Scheurling: Believe me, agent. There's more truth to it than you think.
Elwell: Is that so?
Scheurling: Of course. Somewhere in this world, there was an innocent girl gunned down in an attempted robbery. A girl who had her whole life ahead of her. She was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, and she died for it. Tell me, agent, is that fair?
Elwell: Of course not.
Scheurling: Then is it fair for the man who shot her to go to prison for thirty years, then get out as if nothing happened? Why does he deserve to live more than an innocent girl who did nothing wrong?
Elwell: That is the law, Mr. Scheurling. I have no say in it.
Scheurling: That's bullshit and you know it. You only support the system because you're part of it. What if that was your sister who got shot? Would you still say the same thing?
Elwell: Like I said, the law is the law. We can't make exceptions; otherwise, there will be anarchy.
Scheurling: You think justice is anarchy because you're too scared to take the law into your own hands. You refuse to admit that I have the moral high ground.
Elwell: Your actions resulted in the deaths of hundreds. How is that moral?
Scheurling: Simple. Those who died deserved it.
Elwell: What if they didn't? What if they were wrongly accused? You can't just play judge, jury, and executioner. That's why the system exists in the first place — to ensure a fair legal process for everyone.
Scheurling: How is it fair to let murderers and rapists walk the streets, while their victims get no justice? You're delusional.
Elwell: If we keep this up, we'll be arguing all day. Do you have anything else to say, Mr. Scheurling?
Scheurling: I'm never going to convince you, so why even bother. Lock me away in a cell and let me rot. That's all your 'justice' system is good for.
Elwell: I believe this interview is over, then. Thank you for your time.
[END LOG]
Addendum XXXX-2: Interview 2
The following interview was conducted with [REDACTED], one of many individuals exposed to SCP-XXXX's cognitohazardous effects.
