WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.170 --> 00:00:01.230 EXPLOSIONS! 00:00:01.230 --> 00:00:02.720 GIANT MONSTERS! 00:00:02.720 --> 00:00:07.521 AND THE BRAVE HEROES FIGHTING AGAINST THEM - ALL THIS AND MORE ON TONIGHT’S EPISODE 00:00:07.521 --> 00:00:10.490 OF SUPER JUSTICE CONTAINMENT ACTION SQUADRON! 00:00:10.490 --> 00:00:12.309 STAY TUNED, KIDS! 00:00:12.309 --> 00:00:15.480 It's a beautiful evening in downtown Kyoto, Japan. 00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:19.520 People are hustling and bustling to and fro, all focused on whatever the night will hold 00:00:19.520 --> 00:00:20.520 for them. 00:00:20.520 --> 00:00:22.150 A late dinner with friends, perhaps. 00:00:22.150 --> 00:00:23.460 A bit of live music. 00:00:23.460 --> 00:00:26.590 A quiet night at home watching TV on the couch. 00:00:26.590 --> 00:00:29.859 Certainly, no one has planned for what is about to happen. 00:00:29.859 --> 00:00:35.530 But life scarcely goes how we plan, and ready or not, something is coming. 00:00:35.530 --> 00:00:37.800 All at once, the earth begins to shake. 00:00:37.800 --> 00:00:40.829 But not an earthquake, that steady roll and shake. 00:00:40.829 --> 00:00:42.370 A sporadic rumble...Boom. 00:00:42.370 --> 00:00:44.000 Boom. 00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:45.620 Boom. 00:00:45.620 --> 00:00:47.510 The stomping of giant footsteps. 00:00:47.510 --> 00:00:49.949 Then, they stop. 00:00:49.949 --> 00:00:52.970 Whatever was coming...it's here now. 00:00:52.970 --> 00:00:58.090 The people freeze in their tracks, looking around frantically, and see...a giant metal 00:00:58.090 --> 00:01:02.550 cat standing on two legs, holding a massive pastel pink sword. 00:01:02.550 --> 00:01:05.510 "How do you like meeowwww? 00:01:05.510 --> 00:01:07.440 Quake with fear, tiny fools! 00:01:07.440 --> 00:01:09.909 For it is I, Commander Kitty Booboo! 00:01:09.909 --> 00:01:12.850 Here to make this world my litter box! 00:01:12.850 --> 00:01:16.220 And no one will stand in my way!" 00:01:16.220 --> 00:01:20.979 Panicked, people begin to scatter, running out of the monstrous kitty cat's path. 00:01:20.979 --> 00:01:22.470 Will no one save them? 00:01:22.470 --> 00:01:24.280 Is there no hope? 00:01:24.280 --> 00:01:29.720 Commander Kitty Booboo lifts one massive paw, pink claws glittering with malice, and swipes 00:01:29.720 --> 00:01:31.690 at a nearby building. 00:01:31.690 --> 00:01:37.270 Rubble crashes to the ground, thankfully just barely missing any nearby civilians by mere 00:01:37.270 --> 00:01:38.270 inches. 00:01:38.270 --> 00:01:40.420 "See proof of my power? 00:01:40.420 --> 00:01:41.920 Claws of fury!!!" 00:01:41.920 --> 00:01:45.479 The cat swipes again, bringing down another building. 00:01:45.479 --> 00:01:48.290 It seems that Doom has come to Kyoto today! 00:01:48.290 --> 00:01:50.530 But wait, what's that? 00:01:50.530 --> 00:01:54.840 Up there, on that tall building just behind Commander Kitty Booboo? 00:01:54.840 --> 00:01:59.759 Why, it's four confused-looking people in brightly-colored costumes! 00:01:59.759 --> 00:02:04.940 Two young men, wearing yellow and orange respectively, a young woman with glasses wearing blue, and 00:02:04.940 --> 00:02:09.580 a middle-aged woman with her hair tied up in a ponytail wearing red, all of them looking 00:02:09.580 --> 00:02:12.879 utterly bewildered at the predicament they find themselves in. 00:02:12.879 --> 00:02:17.200 But the giant cat takes notice of this band of strangers, turning to face them. 00:02:17.200 --> 00:02:20.690 "Ah, the so-called heroes think they can best me? 00:02:20.690 --> 00:02:23.140 That's a laugh, HAH! 00:02:23.140 --> 00:02:25.299 I am no mere housecat! 00:02:25.299 --> 00:02:29.620 Feast your eyes on this: STRINGS OF DESTRUCTION ATTACK!" 00:02:29.620 --> 00:02:34.330 From seemingly nowhere, the cat produces a giant ball of string, throwing it at the four. 00:02:34.330 --> 00:02:39.040 The woman in red throws up her arms in an instinctive defensive posture, and from her 00:02:39.040 --> 00:02:43.760 forearms, bursts of bright red light shoot out, slicing the string to ribbons! 00:02:43.760 --> 00:02:46.310 Commander Kitty Booboo reels back in shock. 00:02:46.310 --> 00:02:48.310 "The Laser Scissors technique?! 00:02:48.310 --> 00:02:49.780 But HOW? 00:02:49.780 --> 00:02:52.280 What sort of powers do you possess?" 00:02:52.280 --> 00:02:54.240 The woman simply shrugs in response. 00:02:54.240 --> 00:02:55.780 "No matter! 00:02:55.780 --> 00:02:58.900 I can counter that purrrrfectly! 00:02:58.900 --> 00:03:01.330 Time for a HURRICANE HAIRBALL!" 00:03:01.330 --> 00:03:06.090 The cat takes a deep breath, then makes a hideous hacking sound before spitting a ball 00:03:06.090 --> 00:03:08.150 of bright pink hair toward the heroes. 00:03:08.150 --> 00:03:12.870 In a burst of inspiration, the young man in yellow responds by running toward the projectile, 00:03:12.870 --> 00:03:16.450 leaping into the air, and delivering a flying kick. 00:03:16.450 --> 00:03:20.860 The kick collides with the hairball, emitting yellow sparks, and sending the hairball shooting 00:03:20.860 --> 00:03:22.860 back toward Commander Kitty Booboo! 00:03:22.860 --> 00:03:24.950 "How can this be? 00:03:24.950 --> 00:03:26.580 The forbidden Lightning Kick! 00:03:26.580 --> 00:03:30.920 But surely none of you know...my secret weakness! 00:03:30.920 --> 00:03:32.489 You couldn't possibly!" 00:03:32.489 --> 00:03:35.720 At the mention of a weakness, the group of strangers forms a huddle. 00:03:35.720 --> 00:03:39.330 They didn't expect to be defending the city this evening, but they might as well try and 00:03:39.330 --> 00:03:40.840 rise to the occasion. 00:03:40.840 --> 00:03:43.450 So, what might a cat's weakness be? 00:03:43.450 --> 00:03:44.540 A dog? 00:03:44.540 --> 00:03:46.680 No, they don't have one on hand. 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:48.019 Wait...what about... 00:03:48.019 --> 00:03:51.750 The girl in blue rushes to the front of the group, throwing out her arms in front of her 00:03:51.750 --> 00:03:54.340 like she's splashing someone in a swimming pool. 00:03:54.340 --> 00:03:59.250 From nowhere, a wave of water flies through the air, soaking Commander Kitty Booboo from 00:03:59.250 --> 00:04:02.360 its enormous head to its giant feet. 00:04:02.360 --> 00:04:03.400 "No! 00:04:03.400 --> 00:04:04.659 How could you know? 00:04:04.659 --> 00:04:06.140 My plan was purrrrrfect! 00:04:06.140 --> 00:04:08.769 Get me-owt of here!" 00:04:08.769 --> 00:04:13.090 The giant cat turns and begins to flee the city, running back the way it came. 00:04:13.090 --> 00:04:18.459 As it departs, there is an enormous puff of red smoke, and it vanishes without a trace. 00:04:18.459 --> 00:04:21.790 Well, aside from the extensive property damage left in its wake. 00:04:21.790 --> 00:04:26.471 There, on the top of that tall building, the four strangers are still standing there, still 00:04:26.471 --> 00:04:28.620 dressed in their bizarre costumes. 00:04:28.620 --> 00:04:33.080 None of them knows how they got there, and they're not exactly sure how to get down either. 00:04:33.080 --> 00:04:37.990 Thankfully, there are dozens of grateful civilians eager to help them out of their predicament. 00:04:37.990 --> 00:04:42.259 Every one of them has hundreds of questions, mainly regarding who they are and how they 00:04:42.259 --> 00:04:46.259 found themselves battling a giant monster in the middle of the city tonight. 00:04:46.259 --> 00:04:47.919 Not a single one of them can say. 00:04:47.919 --> 00:04:52.060 They were all minding their own business in a nearby shopping mall, picking up a few things, 00:04:52.060 --> 00:04:54.720 when there was a sudden fog of bright red smoke. 00:04:54.720 --> 00:04:59.930 and when the smoke cleared, they were on top of the building and staring down a giant cat. 00:04:59.930 --> 00:05:04.070 But now the moment has passed, and they can celebrate a job well done. 00:05:04.070 --> 00:05:08.270 Meanwhile, the Japanese division of the SCP Foundation is scrambling to determine what 00:05:08.270 --> 00:05:12.310 just happened here and how they can prevent it from happening again. 00:05:12.310 --> 00:05:15.979 Their search takes them to a novelty store in that shopping mall, where they discover 00:05:15.979 --> 00:05:21.430 an object that is quickly taken into custody and designated SCP-3596. 00:05:21.430 --> 00:05:29.880 SCP-3596 is a 4-meter-long sarcophagus-like object made from brightly-colored ABS plastics. 00:05:29.880 --> 00:05:35.080 The base is yellow, and the sides and top are decorated with red, blue, and green pieces, 00:05:35.080 --> 00:05:37.860 as well as a smattering of lights and speakers. 00:05:37.860 --> 00:05:42.500 The lid also includes a label printed with Japanese script, which translates to "Super 00:05:42.500 --> 00:05:45.039 Justice Containment Action Squadron!" 00:05:45.039 --> 00:05:50.080 In the center of the lid, there is a 20cm by 8cm television screen. 00:05:50.080 --> 00:05:55.650 Some anomalous objects are quite unpredictable, often deliberately so. 00:05:55.650 --> 00:05:57.300 SCP-3596 is not one of them. 00:05:57.300 --> 00:06:03.370 It operates on a precise schedule, activating every other Saturday at exactly 8:30 AM EST 00:06:03.370 --> 00:06:06.870 in what the Foundation has termed a "Nakajima event." 00:06:06.870 --> 00:06:09.039 These events consist of the following: 00:06:09.039 --> 00:06:13.340 First, all of the lights and speakers on the sarcophagus will activate for a duration of 00:06:13.340 --> 00:06:18.610 30 seconds while the television screen displays the words "Up Next: Super Justice Containment 00:06:18.610 --> 00:06:19.820 Action Squadron!" 00:06:19.820 --> 00:06:22.060 in a brightly colored, cartoonish font. 00:06:22.060 --> 00:06:27.449 Next, a cloud of colorful smoke, usually a primary color, will appear around the object. 00:06:27.449 --> 00:06:31.610 The smoke is thick enough to obscure the object from view but does not appear to be toxic 00:06:31.610 --> 00:06:32.840 in any way. 00:06:32.840 --> 00:06:36.419 One researcher assigned to the anomaly reported that it smelled like his favorite childhood 00:06:36.419 --> 00:06:39.940 breakfast cereal, though this report is unconfirmed. 00:06:39.940 --> 00:06:45.520 When the smoke clears, SCP-3596 will no longer be in its chosen containment chamber. 00:06:45.520 --> 00:06:47.560 But that's not all. 00:06:47.560 --> 00:06:53.240 SCP-3596 doesn't just vanish in a puff of smoke; it teleports to a semi-random location 00:06:53.240 --> 00:06:57.470 in Japan along with a group of people known as SCP-3596-2. 00:06:57.470 --> 00:07:01.770 Put a pin in that; more on them later. 00:07:01.770 --> 00:07:07.841 When SCP-3596 reappears in its new location, it is always within a 7-kilometer radius of 00:07:07.841 --> 00:07:11.680 a major city and will appear in an elevated position. 00:07:11.680 --> 00:07:14.419 It reappears in that same cloud of smoke as before. 00:07:14.419 --> 00:07:18.960 Then, the lid flips open, and a lightning bolt strikes the inside, regardless of the 00:07:18.960 --> 00:07:19.979 weather conditions. 00:07:19.979 --> 00:07:25.389 A 50 meter plume of colorful smoke and sparks flies out of the object, and then, when the 00:07:25.389 --> 00:07:31.090 smoke clears...a giant monster or armored warrior is standing in its place. 00:07:31.090 --> 00:07:37.170 This entity is known as SCP-3596-1, and varies from event to event. 00:07:37.170 --> 00:07:42.840 The majority of them are bipedal humanoids, standing at a height between 25 and 30 meters. 00:07:42.840 --> 00:07:46.960 The largest instance on record measures 36 meters tall. 00:07:46.960 --> 00:07:51.770 Most of them wear heavily decorated armor with helmets or masks and hold heavily decorated 00:07:51.770 --> 00:07:52.910 weapons as well. 00:07:52.910 --> 00:07:57.270 They may also have wings, or tails, or multiple sets of arms. 00:07:57.270 --> 00:08:03.870 Recorded instances of SCP-3596-1 have included a 31-meter-tall four-armed red entity wearing 00:08:03.870 --> 00:08:08.460 a metallic breastplate, helmet, and boots, as well as oversized shoulder pads. 00:08:08.460 --> 00:08:12.599 The helmet included a visor which covered the eyes and mouth, and two horns on either 00:08:12.599 --> 00:08:14.370 side of its head. 00:08:14.370 --> 00:08:18.729 Another recorded instance was an enormous orange and green figure wearing a giant pumpkin 00:08:18.729 --> 00:08:23.810 on its head, while another was a 30-meter-tall purple woman with a helmet shaped like a masquerade 00:08:23.810 --> 00:08:25.349 ball mask. 00:08:25.349 --> 00:08:30.000 Witnesses who see these entities up close have described them as "a little cheap-looking" 00:08:30.000 --> 00:08:34.130 and "kind of silly," as well as "like something out of a kid's show." 00:08:34.130 --> 00:08:36.510 Hey, everyone's a critic. 00:08:36.510 --> 00:08:43.310 After manifesting, the instance of SCP-3596-1 will monologue, usually for about 40 seconds. 00:08:43.310 --> 00:08:48.170 The content varies but tends to involve a declaration of intent to conquer the land, 00:08:48.170 --> 00:08:51.240 destroy the city, or defeat some heroes. 00:08:51.240 --> 00:08:54.700 There is always a great deal of confidence in the speech and a certainty that their evil 00:08:54.700 --> 00:08:56.950 plan will prevail. 00:08:56.950 --> 00:09:03.170 If not drawn into a fight with nearby SCP-3596-2 instances, the entity will begin moving toward 00:09:03.170 --> 00:09:06.640 the nearest city, destroying any structures in its path. 00:09:06.640 --> 00:09:12.209 Notably, no human casualties have ever occurred as a result of this, even when statistically 00:09:12.209 --> 00:09:14.980 improbable or even seemingly impossible. 00:09:14.980 --> 00:09:19.579 Any witnesses caught in the crossfire are always miraculously unharmed, not a scratch 00:09:19.579 --> 00:09:21.000 on them. 00:09:21.000 --> 00:09:26.290 Thirty minutes following the start of the Nakajima event, the SCP-3596-1 instance will 00:09:26.290 --> 00:09:31.630 declare its defeat at the hands of the heroes, regardless of what has actually taken place. 00:09:31.630 --> 00:09:36.029 It will then threaten revenge in one way or another, then disappear in another colorful 00:09:36.029 --> 00:09:37.790 cloud of smoke. 00:09:37.790 --> 00:09:43.430 At this point, the television screen on SCP-3596 will display a message in that same cartoonish 00:09:43.430 --> 00:09:48.440 font, featuring the date of the next Nakajima event and the words "Tune in next time!" 00:09:48.440 --> 00:09:51.530 So, what was that about SCP-3596-2? 00:09:51.530 --> 00:09:58.279 Well, that brings us back to those heroes that SCP-3596-1 instances are always going 00:09:58.279 --> 00:09:59.529 on about. 00:09:59.529 --> 00:10:06.800 During any given Nakajima event, 3 to 6 individuals will be chosen as instances of SCP-3596-2. 00:10:06.800 --> 00:10:11.450 These individuals are different each time but must be within a 0.8-kilometer radius 00:10:11.450 --> 00:10:15.830 of SCP-3596 at the time of its activation. 00:10:15.830 --> 00:10:22.040 Individuals selected as SCP-3596-2 instances always fall within at least one of the following 00:10:22.040 --> 00:10:23.130 categories: 00:10:23.130 --> 00:10:27.200 A physically fit male who was enrolled in any form of sports team between the ages of 00:10:27.200 --> 00:10:32.300 12 to 18, a person wearing a baseball cap backwards, a woman with hair done in a ponytail 00:10:32.300 --> 00:10:36.890 at the time of the Nakajima event, a person who wears glasses and achieved academic honors 00:10:36.890 --> 00:10:42.820 between the ages of 12 and 18, a male of African-American descent, a person of Asian descent, a person 00:10:42.820 --> 00:10:49.200 who bears any level of resentment for any other current SCP-3596-2 instance, a dog, 00:10:49.200 --> 00:10:54.089 a person who has trained in any form of martial arts between the ages of 12 and 18, or a person 00:10:54.089 --> 00:10:59.700 wearing an outfit at least 60% comprised of a single primary or secondary color. 00:10:59.700 --> 00:11:04.360 These chosen individuals will be teleported along with SCP-3596. 00:11:04.360 --> 00:11:08.139 Once they have reached the location, appearing in a puff of smoke, they will find themselves 00:11:08.139 --> 00:11:13.130 suddenly wearing brightly-colored lycra bodysuits decorated with eye-catching patterns or other 00:11:13.130 --> 00:11:16.120 additional elements and reinforced with kevlar. 00:11:16.120 --> 00:11:19.930 They have been chosen by the anomaly, and will play the part of the heroes for the next 00:11:19.930 --> 00:11:23.459 thirty minutes until the Nakajima event has concluded. 00:11:23.459 --> 00:11:28.850 All Nakajima events are recorded by the Foundation, but most of the transcripts are highly classified. 00:11:28.850 --> 00:11:36.440 I was, however, able to access one of them: Incident N-3596-04. 00:11:36.440 --> 00:11:40.490 I've summarized the events of the transcript to the best of my ability, and I hope it paints 00:11:40.490 --> 00:11:43.910 a vivid picture of how these events tend to go. 00:11:43.910 --> 00:11:48.630 The Nakajima event began as it always does, with the fanfare and cheerful blinking lights 00:11:48.630 --> 00:11:53.820 of SCP-3596, followed by the characteristic cloud of smoke. 00:11:53.820 --> 00:11:56.839 This time, the smoke was bright blue. 00:11:56.839 --> 00:12:03.339 Three Foundation personnel also vanished in the cloud of blue smoke: D-00852, Researcher 00:12:03.339 --> 00:12:05.820 Thompson, and Researcher Kells. 00:12:05.820 --> 00:12:09.910 When the three reappeared on a hilltop in the Nagano prefecture, they were dressed quite 00:12:09.910 --> 00:12:12.860 differently than before. 00:12:12.860 --> 00:12:18.540 D-00852's orange jumpsuit had transformed into an orange lycra bodysuit. 00:12:18.540 --> 00:12:22.590 Researcher Thompson's blue slacks had changed into a blue bodysuit, and Researcher Kells' 00:12:22.590 --> 00:12:27.019 green sweater and socks had become a bodysuit in the same shade of green. 00:12:27.019 --> 00:12:30.730 In front of them, an instance of SCP-3596 manifested. 00:12:30.730 --> 00:12:36.050 It was a bipedal humanoid, standing at a height of 27 meters. 00:12:36.050 --> 00:12:40.800 It was covered with pale blue scales and had a rubbery, fish-like appearance. 00:12:40.800 --> 00:12:45.310 There were gills on the sides of its neck and large fins all along its body. 00:12:45.310 --> 00:12:49.880 Its fingers and toes were webbed, and it was clad in a long green cape with spikes around 00:12:49.880 --> 00:12:51.250 its collar. 00:12:51.250 --> 00:12:55.070 In its hand, it carried an 18-meter-long spear. 00:12:55.070 --> 00:12:59.570 The spearhead was sculpted into the shape of an anatomically incorrect fish skeleton, 00:12:59.570 --> 00:13:02.260 resembling those pictures in children's cartoons. 00:13:02.260 --> 00:13:09.050 The three chosen SCP-3596-2 instances turned around just as the massive fish creature began 00:13:09.050 --> 00:13:10.870 to laugh loudly. 00:13:10.870 --> 00:13:17.660 It opened its mouth again and declared in a booming voice: "The ocean now walks on land! 00:13:17.660 --> 00:13:28.220 And you, Super Justice Containment Action Squadron, will never stop me, for I am Gill-Munra! 00:13:28.220 --> 00:13:30.861 The champion of the sea!" 00:13:30.861 --> 00:13:35.670 The three humans were understandably terrified by the sight of the enormous beast, and Researcher 00:13:35.670 --> 00:13:40.070 Kells screamed, running in the opposite direction as fast as he could. 00:13:40.070 --> 00:13:46.130 Gill-Munra took great delight in the sight of this, calling out: "Yes, run in terror! 00:13:46.130 --> 00:13:47.510 Take this! 00:13:47.510 --> 00:13:49.990 Flying Barracuda Strike!" 00:13:49.990 --> 00:13:55.279 At this point, Gill-Munra leaped forward, extending one leg into a kick. 00:13:55.279 --> 00:13:59.940 Researcher Kells, frozen in fear, suddenly curled up into a ball of distress. 00:13:59.940 --> 00:14:05.180 When he did, a translucent green barrier manifested in the air around him and his teammates. 00:14:05.180 --> 00:14:09.860 Gill-Munra's kick collided uselessly with the forcefield, ricocheting off and knocking 00:14:09.860 --> 00:14:13.610 the fish creature into a grove of trees further down the hill. 00:14:13.610 --> 00:14:17.990 As it collapsed onto the trees, its weight crushed them with a deafening crash. 00:14:17.990 --> 00:14:18.990 "Curses! 00:14:18.990 --> 00:14:22.470 The Cowering Tortoise technique!" 00:14:22.470 --> 00:14:23.970 Gill-Munra cried out. 00:14:23.970 --> 00:14:28.769 "No matter, for Gill-Munra is not so easily bested! 00:14:28.769 --> 00:14:34.660 Let's see you block the Sea Dragon's Breath!" 00:14:34.660 --> 00:14:38.410 Gill-Munra inhaled, chest puffing out as it took a deep breath. 00:14:38.410 --> 00:14:43.150 Then, it shot a stream of high-pressure water out of its mouth, directing it toward the 00:14:43.150 --> 00:14:44.750 squad. 00:14:44.750 --> 00:14:50.139 Researcher Thompson and D-00852 managed to think fast, and dragged the still-cowering 00:14:50.139 --> 00:14:52.980 Researcher Kells with them down the nearby hill. 00:14:52.980 --> 00:14:57.040 They rolled down the grassy slope and out of the path of the water, which stripped the 00:14:57.040 --> 00:14:59.529 grass from the dirt on impact. 00:14:59.529 --> 00:15:04.540 After buying themselves a bit of time, Researcher Thompson shifted into problem-solving mode. 00:15:04.540 --> 00:15:09.139 She turned to Researcher Kells, asking him if he had any ideas on how to stop the entity 00:15:09.139 --> 00:15:12.190 from causing any more collateral damage. 00:15:12.190 --> 00:15:17.690 D-00852 suggested that they try to dry it out somehow since the creature was a fish. 00:15:17.690 --> 00:15:21.399 Researcher Thompson brushed this proposal off, suggesting that if the sun hadn't done 00:15:21.399 --> 00:15:25.050 anything by now, there was nothing they could do that would be more effective in drying 00:15:25.050 --> 00:15:26.360 the fish. 00:15:26.360 --> 00:15:30.400 While making her point, Researcher Thompson gestured toward the sky, toward the sun in 00:15:30.400 --> 00:15:31.870 particular. 00:15:31.870 --> 00:15:36.600 When she did, the sunlight suddenly brightened, intensifying until a beam of light shot down 00:15:36.600 --> 00:15:40.600 from the sky toward her hand, bouncing off of her hand and hitting Gill-Munra. 00:15:40.600 --> 00:15:44.889 The beast was just beginning to approach, but the sudden beam of light collided with 00:15:44.889 --> 00:15:47.110 it, knocking it back a bit. 00:15:47.110 --> 00:15:49.680 Notably, it did not appear actually hurt. 00:15:49.680 --> 00:15:52.830 Still, Gill-Munra suddenly declared: "Yeaaargh! 00:15:52.830 --> 00:15:54.750 The Drying Sun-Lance! 00:15:54.750 --> 00:15:59.230 How did you figure out my weakness? 00:15:59.230 --> 00:16:01.149 Gill-Munra shall return! 00:16:01.149 --> 00:16:04.810 The ocean will have its revenge!" 00:16:04.810 --> 00:16:08.990 It turned and ran toward a large nearby pond before diving in. 00:16:08.990 --> 00:16:14.040 Just before its body hit the water, it vanished in a cloud of that same blue smoke. 00:16:14.040 --> 00:16:20.709 The Nakajima event was over, leaving the three chosen SCP-3596-2 instances sitting on the 00:16:20.709 --> 00:16:23.370 grass in their colorful bodysuits. 00:16:23.370 --> 00:16:26.180 D-00852 broke the silence, asking. 00:16:26.180 --> 00:16:30.940 "Is this, uh, the part where we tell kids to stay in school?" 00:16:30.940 --> 00:16:37.579 Any special abilities gained by SCP-3596-2 instances during a given Nakajima event vanish 00:16:37.579 --> 00:16:39.720 once the event has concluded. 00:16:39.720 --> 00:16:44.120 Therefore, Researchers Kells and Thompson were no longer able to summon force fields 00:16:44.120 --> 00:16:48.380 or channel the power of the sun after Gill-Munra's defeat. 00:16:48.380 --> 00:16:53.500 They returned back to Foundation Site-26 with SCP-3596 in tow. 00:16:53.500 --> 00:16:57.770 As usual, the television screen read: "Tune in next time!" 00:16:57.770 --> 00:17:03.730 The Special Containment Procedures for SCP-3596 are as follows: After each Nakajima event 00:17:03.730 --> 00:17:09.590 concludes, SCP-3596 is to be brought back to Foundation Site-26 in an undisclosed region 00:17:09.590 --> 00:17:10.860 of Japan. 00:17:10.860 --> 00:17:16.270 Every Saturday, from 8 to 10 EST, any news, messages, satellite images, and phone calls 00:17:16.270 --> 00:17:20.890 sent from Japan must be screened for mentions of SCP-3596. 00:17:20.890 --> 00:17:24.240 If any mentions are detected, they are to be censored. 00:17:24.240 --> 00:17:28.640 Any civilians who witness a Nakajima event in person are to be given amnestics immediately 00:17:28.640 --> 00:17:30.610 after its conclusion. 00:17:30.610 --> 00:17:36.760 The Japanese military may not be allowed to engage with SCP-3596-1 instances, and communication 00:17:36.760 --> 00:17:40.500 blocking may be employed in order to prevent them from doing so. 00:17:40.500 --> 00:17:46.760 When SCP-3596-1 instances manifest, they must be lured away from populated areas by Foundation 00:17:46.760 --> 00:17:51.270 personnel and SCP-3596-2 instances. 00:17:51.270 --> 00:17:55.789 Proceedings should be kept as nonviolent as possible, using minimal weaponry. 00:17:55.789 --> 00:18:00.671 Site-26 must maintain a large supply of building materials and cloaking cognitohazards, in 00:18:00.671 --> 00:18:07.179 order to repair damage caused by SCP-3596-1 instances during Nakajima events without inviting 00:18:07.179 --> 00:18:10.270 any questions from witnesses or the media. 00:18:10.270 --> 00:18:14.320 If anything slips through the cracks, cover stories involving earthquakes or construction 00:18:14.320 --> 00:18:16.480 projects may be employed. 00:18:16.480 --> 00:18:22.990 In order to keep civilians from being chosen as instances of SCP-3596-2, at least 12 Foundation 00:18:22.990 --> 00:18:28.950 personnel that meet the requirements for the anomaly must be at Site-26 at all times. 00:18:28.950 --> 00:18:33.920 As part of this procedure, all onsite personnel at Site-26 must be fully briefed on the nature 00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:36.500 of SCP-3596. 00:18:36.500 --> 00:18:40.880 Now that I've gone over all of the containment procedures, I should mention...they may not 00:18:40.880 --> 00:18:42.780 be relevant any longer. 00:18:42.780 --> 00:18:45.700 Not since the most recent Nakajima event. 00:18:45.700 --> 00:18:49.860 On one sunny June day, the 32nd Nakajima event occurred. 00:18:49.860 --> 00:18:53.520 This particular event was different from all the ones before. 00:18:53.520 --> 00:18:59.880 All at once, every previous instance of SCP-3596-1 manifested in the center of an undisclosed 00:18:59.880 --> 00:19:01.330 Japanese city. 00:19:01.330 --> 00:19:08.640 28 Foundation personnel were selected as SCP-3596-2 instances, transported to the same city in 00:19:08.640 --> 00:19:12.140 colorful jumpsuits for the grandest battle yet! 00:19:12.140 --> 00:19:17.559 For an unprecedented 58 minutes, dozens of giant monsters stomped through the city, smashing 00:19:17.559 --> 00:19:19.910 various buildings to rubble. 00:19:19.910 --> 00:19:24.480 As usual, no civilians or personnel were hurt in the process, though the property damage 00:19:24.480 --> 00:19:28.210 was quite expansive (and expensive). 00:19:28.210 --> 00:19:32.570 Transcripts of the specific event are classified to any without Level 3 clearance, but I can 00:19:32.570 --> 00:19:37.740 imagine it was an action-packed spectacular and a hell of a series finale. 00:19:37.740 --> 00:19:43.440 You see, after the event concluded, there was no message on SCP-3596's television screen. 00:19:43.440 --> 00:19:44.910 No "Tune in next time!" 00:19:44.910 --> 00:19:46.669 or anything else like it. 00:19:46.669 --> 00:19:49.590 Instead, the lid of the structure unlocked. 00:19:49.590 --> 00:19:54.730 Inside, there were six neatly folded bodysuits, identical to those that always appeared on 00:19:54.730 --> 00:19:58.169 instances of SCP-3596-2. 00:19:58.169 --> 00:20:03.250 Each bodysuit was a different color and came with matching helmets, boots, and gloves. 00:20:03.250 --> 00:20:08.230 Curiously, all bodysuits and helmets were emblazoned with the SCP Foundation logo. 00:20:08.230 --> 00:20:12.130 In addition to these uniforms, there was a single photograph at the bottom of SCP-3596. 00:20:12.130 --> 00:20:18.640 It depicted a group of smiling, laughing Asian men, each wearing a costume corresponding 00:20:18.640 --> 00:20:24.549 to a previous instance of SCP-3596-1 (except for the helmets or masks, which they held 00:20:24.549 --> 00:20:26.010 in their hands). 00:20:26.010 --> 00:20:31.039 On the back of the photograph, there was a message: "Thank you for being in our show! 00:20:31.039 --> 00:20:34.100 Super Justice Containment Action Squadron Forever!" 00:20:34.100 --> 00:20:37.130 There have been no Nakajima events since this occurrence. 00:20:37.130 --> 00:20:41.260 The individuals in the photograph have yet to be identified, and I personally doubt they 00:20:41.260 --> 00:20:42.750 ever will be. 00:20:42.750 --> 00:20:47.669 As far as I can tell, all previous Nakajima events were episodes of an anomalous television 00:20:47.669 --> 00:20:52.230 show for children, possibly from some sort of parallel universe to ours. 00:20:52.230 --> 00:20:57.500 The 32nd event was a finale, an extra-long special bringing back all the previous villains 00:20:57.500 --> 00:20:59.780 for one parting showdown. 00:20:59.780 --> 00:21:04.080 After it was finished, the creative team behind it sent the SCP Foundation the photograph 00:21:04.080 --> 00:21:08.670 and custom costumes as a little wrap gift, a thank you for all of their hard work on 00:21:08.670 --> 00:21:09.670 the show. 00:21:09.670 --> 00:21:13.050 For now, it seems that the story is over. 00:21:13.050 --> 00:21:17.040 But hey, never rule out a reunion special! 00:21:17.040 --> 00:21:21.270 Check out the Dr. Bob Patreon and become a junior researcher today! 00:21:21.270 --> 00:21:26.560 Now go and watch another entry from the files of Dr. Bob, like "SCP-2484 - Parasitic Mayonnaise 00:21:26.560 --> 00:21:26.580 Worms!"