@@Dead_head4565 he is fully capable of causing some serious damage and is relatively unstable, so some security measures are required to ensure he doesn’t go over the edge
@@Dead_head4565 the Keter, Euclid, and Safe classifications aren’t for how dangerous the scp itself is it’s how hard it is to contain. You can have an scp that’s just a piece of paper that kills you if you touch it but as long as it doesn’t try to escape on it’s own and can just be locked in a box to stop it from killing people than it’s safe
@@Dead_head4565 basicly, a human with a gun is Euclid. becasue they are capable of posing a threat and are sapient and capable of making decisons. Safe entities are only Safe becasue they are able to be completely understood due to operating based on rules. anything that operates like a person or intelligence, i.e responding to changes in their environment ect. is euclid. Even if you took the gun away from the human, and put them in a cell, and that human said it would co-operate, its impossible to know if they are playing the long game or might get pissed off one day and try to break containment.
This is really a different kind of SCP. Instead of learning about all the anomalous powers Alexei has, we get a character study examining PTSD and a path to healing. It really is something special.
There's an essay somewhere on the SCP site about how SCP-2273 is almost the ideal entry. A lesser writer would have let Alexi keep his weapons and support pack and gone on and on about his combat abilities or taken the easy route and had Alexi join an MTF or the Foundation staff. Instead, Alexi is (very believably) a traumatized veteran and the Foundation file goes on for _decades_ like a real government record would. The signature holes and redactions aren't so much there to create hooks for meta-narrative so much as they are simple lapses in surveillance of a "low-priority" POI. This file encompasses more than half a century of time and is (I believe) the first SCP entry to emphasize someone's status as a *former* SCP object and not simply a *safe* SCP object. This story is a real work of art.
the SCP foundation would have easily made him a subject to testing but Dr. Friedrich immediately saw a victim and a person and made sure that he stayed a person. his immediate actions to give him a class B sapient title allowed him to be treated like a human. along with the request to downgrade to class C meant he was also given both the rights and the privilege's of any other person. Friedrich didn't give the foundation a chance to treat him as a subject.
this is the first story that made me go "wow this sucks" not because it is written poorly or because it's overly convoluted, but because it's such a truly heartbreaking story, alexei lost everything in his old life to gain a new one full of unknown riches and pleasures unimaginable to him to the point of confusing and overwhelming him to then slowly lose them with old age but was able to find peace with that through religion. i would love to see this in a movie theater or as a mini-series on tv
I think I would rather see it as a full-length novel- or perhaps a graphic novel. Hollywood- in it's current iteration- may have the Technical wizardry necessary to create the film, but I fear the actual _story_ would be sacrificed in the name of "Social Justice" and "Inclusivity".
When Alexi nearly cried describing Russian and Americans serving together (obviously not our current dimension, but his) and his last letter before his friend passed were some of the saddest, most gut wrenching things I've ever heard. So both to the voice actors and the rest of the team, BRAVO.
The fact that he had the combination of PTSD and Survivor's Guilt initially referred to as "Shell Shock" shows that he was the least anomalous thing ever put into containment. He was just some guy who had armour grown around him that his native universe considered normal, that was somehow ripped from his version of earth and deposited on a world not too far from ours that the SCP foundation works in. This is an example of the better side of SCP writing. Where you expect yet another murder monster built to destroy and you get a broken man in a crappy situation who finally knows peace far too late to enjoy it. It demonstrates that even the most vicious of soldiers are still human.
I super appreciate that they didn’t go the route of him suddenly attacking the foundation or losing his mind. He was just a broken man who lived the best life he could given his circumstances. Truly a beautiful story.
I love how insanely detailed and fitting your models are for the SCPS it's always an instant click from the thumbnail alone and seeing them close up makes it even better!
Honestly I was turned off by the image of "just another FPS future marine box", but then I decided to give it a listen anyway. They managed to turn a stereotypical shootey guy into a well rounded human with a rich full life that just so happened to be stuck in a murder suit. I loved the story.
I felt that. The idea that this man lost everything, fought his hardest and lost. Being dropped into a world where his oldest, bloodiest enemy is now one of his greatest possible allies. Going from a war where Russia and America are the bitterest rivals aiming for each other's throats, to a world where soldiers from both sides rush to stop eachother from bleeding out while working together to bring peace to destabilized regions. His whole reality originally being of blood and hate and fire and rot, reversed and replaced with peace and care and cooperation and beautiful growth. And yet, even with all this greatness surrounding him, he feels... Lost; out of place. I can only hope in a different reality, he found a truer peace.
The fact that Dr. Friederich didn't receive his last letter just broke me, that's such a nail on the coffin for me, also it would be nice to see more tales exploring the relations between SCP 2273, 507, 191 and 163
Darn Volgun, you did justice to this reading. I am weeping @42:00 mark. This has always been a favorite scp of mine, but the emotions you portrayed, moved me for the first time unlike any other time I read this. THANK YOU for yhis experience. You are a master of story telling!
Volgun: *puts on a shitty Russian accent and kinda raises his voice a little. Ridiculous RUclips viewers: tHiS iS lIkE tHe GrEaTeSt AcToR oF oUr GeNeRaTiOn!!1!111!!
@@concept5631 because there's a mention in the article in dialogue from alexei that the armor is slowly deteriorating and doesn't work as well as it used to. So likely they didn't want him to stay in a suit that wasn't functional likely because he could die in it, (since it gets him oxygen and nutrients etc) so they found a way to get him out of it
I forgot about this scp. It was incredibly beautiful. The last statement of Alexi reminds me a lot of the ending of Les Miserables and the final verses of Jean Valjean.
This one was beautiful. Such a human story. Rest in peace, comrade Alexei. I hope you find the peace and salvation you have searched for, and that you see Thomas, Penny, Victoria, and the rest of your friends from site-17, again.
Excellent work on the armor aside, I’ve always loved this SCP. It’s less humanity trying to understand a being that’s truly unknown and more two men from two different worlds finding connections that break down their language/cultural barriers
The radio noise rising while is voice slightly cracks describing his PTSD gave me chills, the amount of care and attention to details that went into this video are staggering
The explanation of the terms that show up in the articles showing up on the "screen" are very helpful and feels very non-intrusive to the flow of the video! Great job!
as a russian i wanna say, your russian accent is exactly on point. literally all of us etheir speak exactly like that or just don't speak english, and that's not sarcasm
The last thing i expected to happen to day was to wake up early and cry, this is one of the most emotionally brutal SCP files to exist, Alexi maybe a completely fictitious character but his story is so completely, totally, tragically, human that if it isn't tugging at your heart strings then youre a monster.
"A machine who's gears grind against each other is a machine that cannot work. Seek truth, but also compassion" Those are words of a man who finally found peace and purpose. In a way, father Anvil represents all of us
As someone who processes and deals with PTSD, this hits home. The tension in the voice and words. The ache that you shouldnt have survived while others didnt. This tale has always been a favorite of mine but you have truly elevated this a deeper expression. I truly thank you for covering this.
Alexeis story had me in tears... from the beginning with his suspicion to the moment he realized that he was in a new place... his growing friendship with the doctor... the mentioning of his ptsd and suffering... his release and friendships with the other people he met while in containment... learning of their deaths and how they effected him... my heart hurt listening
I am so excited you retouched 2273 so quickly, this was the first video that came to mind when you started redoing the classics and I couldnt be happier!
*He is redoing them!* okay thanks for the confirmation, I thought I was losing my mind and experiencing some kind of mandella effect cause I swore I heard him do a few of these year's ago.
I'm glad 2273 was released. I'm also glad it was given a Dr that truly tried to understand its disposition, and actually improve it. As opposed to keeping it confined to a cell with no doors/windows. Maybe not a happy ending, but still better than most.
jesus christ your voice actng is on such another level. The diversity and passion to which you bring various characters to life is something to behold. Every time i listen to one of these videos i completely forget im listening to one man. I compelely forget its a youtube video of someone just essentially reading a story. I get chills and have even welled up in tears at the performances you do in these readings. i just cannot fathom how such a talent like yourself wound up reading scps instead of working for giant corperate studios as a famous insanely sought-after voice actor, but godamn do i feel grateful and fortunate i get to listen to you do it. Thank you for continuing to give us emtionally charged 5 star professional readings better than anything on audible.
First time I've cried over an SCP, Alexei Belitrov is one of my favorite SCP's because he's so incredibly human and you can understand, if not fully, why he feels the way he does, its hard to listen to his story and not get the feels
This is why I listen to both The Exploring Series and TheVolgun. Each of you brought out amazing emotions involved with this in your own unique style. Thank you for making me cry by the way :’)
Always found this anomaly intriguing. You can feel sympathy for Alexei by hearing him talk about his post-traumatic stress & difficulty reintegrating into society. Amazing artwork & great voice acting, as always.
I love this particular SCP entry it's not cosmic horror or man made monsters, it's uplifting and gives a degree of humanity to the SCP and the foundation.
Unless I’m mistaken, are Victoria, Penny, and the Space Crab the Cyborg Girl, Dimension Hopper, and the Alien Castaway, respectively? If so, it’d be fitting that he’d find solidarity with them: -Alexei was painfully modified against his will, and learned to accept his modifications as part of who he is; -Alexei was suddenly & quickly brought into an unfamiliar world (twice!), and has been forced to adapt to his new circumstances with what little resources/experience he’s able to carry with him; -Alexei is a complete outsider in this “alien” world, and has to live with the fact that he may never be able to return to his original home & the loved ones he left behind. 🥺
@@Puppies03b3eleyyMichaelJackson In the letters, Penny is definitely referred to as a male. (tho it's rarely ever considered a male name, so i can see the confusion.)
Oh shit, his armor is the hardness a soldier develops from deployment that shields him from danger, yet closes him off from the regular world. It punishes him with flashes of war. This is an allegory for veterans trying to cope with the outside world
I almost skipped this upload from you altogether, as I had already listened to it be covered several times. But all the extra writing you shared so excellently in the last half or so was brand new to me, and I'm so glad I listened to it. All but made me cry - thank you for continuing to be the very best creator in this niche space, you bring something to it in several ways that is entirely unparalleled. You're the only creator I've turned the bell on for now, I never want to let myself miss another upload for so long
This made me feel warm. From a traumatic childhood to a blood soaked war over ideologies. Then to an end of his war to the murder of his friends. A new world to him in the form of a cell to learning of his Goddess' love and light. Fiction though it may be, it is still a well written story of a mans breaking mind to his recovery in his own path and time.
It was such an experience to get to know the person behind the terrifying armour. The more I heard the less intimidating it became and felt more sympathy. Amazing work!
I absolutely love this story since hearing it from the Exploring series. I always wanted to hear your version of this and extremely grateful that you have given me the chance! Great job as always!!!
I expected a gore filled horror show and instead, got a very humbling story. Damn. This is probably up there among my favorites. With SCP files, you never know what you are going to get, and ones like 2273 stick with you.
@@bizzzzzzle It's a valid question, and a step on the way to a compliment because if he hasn't had personal experience with PTSD that's some seriously good acting and requisite insight.
For some reason, I feel like Broken Masquerade videos (such as this one & the earlier SS Sommerfeld) should have a minor format change in order to indicate that this isn’t the “usual Foundation” that we’re accustomed to. -Maybe the coloring is slightly different, or less shadowed, to indicate that the Foundation is now “in the light” compared to its previous operations. -Maybe Dr Millar sounds slightly older in order to indicate that this Foundation is “past its prime” or “beyond the glory days”. -Maybe the intro includes “Brought to you by the {UN/MCF} Office of Anomalous Relations” to indicate that the intended audience is not just Foundation insiders, but now includes a broader part of the public (even if this broader audience still requires higher security clearance than the average Joe off the street). Idk, probably too much effort to be worthwhile.
I didn’t even know this was a broken masquerade (nor even what that was until just now) until reading your comment. I was so confused when he mentioned the future and the scps being released, I thought I had missed a massive chunk of development during my couple month break from the scp community
You have perfectly nailed your format. Every video is top quality you’re one of the best scp channels and one of the first places I look for background noise when doing household chores. Keep up the great work
My God, you captured Alexi Belitrov in such an amazing way! I love your design of his big armor and the voice fits his character perfectly! If they ever include Alexi in one of the numerous SCP video games, you should definitely voice him!
Wow. That was outstanding! Some of your best work to day, and that is high praise indeed. Thanks you so much for this one. The voice acting was top notch.
1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue. There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long (eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum). A skunk's smell can be detected by a human a mile away. The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
Alexi. Oh fuck i need to hug this man. There were so many parts where i wanted worse than i ever have to jump into the story just to hug this guy and tell him hes not alone. Poor thing.
Okay vulgan thanks to youre editing style the full text on the right and descriptions on the left allows me with poor hearing to be able to watch these so thank you
I just recently discovered your channel after getting a wild hair up my ass to visit the SCP lore again. While I like the horror ones alot, I was searching for a favorite. Thanks to your work I now have one. Keep up the marvelous work.
Was going through The Exploring Series' scp playlist for the past few weeks and when I reached2273 I had to come back to this video instead. The monologue The Volgun gives for Alexi in that Christmas entry is monstrously powerful.
Exploring the SCP universe has been a great joy over these last days. This is a beautiful story. Really appreciate what you all put into these and this community in the comments is probably the coolest on the internet. Glad to be here...w Alexei...and you...Reader...whichever cell you read this from...keep fighting.
This is honestly one of my favorite videos from you I really believe the character, it feels real almost, it has so much emotion behind it, even just in text
I remember this one. I had taken an interest in hearing this from another person (I don't mind hearing this SCP again) when I had lost a loved one. It was strangely... it felt like closure. It was better hearing this than my thoughts. Now I'm hearing this again and I feel sympathy. It is strange.
I've spent the past few days watching a whole lot of your videos, but this SCP is honestly something special. The voice acting is very well done and the story is told just so well. Thanks for all the time you, whatever team you have, and whoever wrote this script put into this work.
I'm pretty sure that SCP-2273, or better, Alexei is more human than most people living both in his Earth and ours. The description of hopefulness and joy in getting to know the people that helped him during his hard times, his friends, and the sadness in knowing they're not there anymore is just amazingly written topped with a wonderful voice acting. Really well done!!!
Bravo Agent Macleod and @Volgun. This is one of my favorite entries to date. The exploration of topics such as PTSD, acceptance, growth and transformation were done very well. It was so cool to see Alexi's evolution from captured military officer, to Thomas' friend, and then his growth to Father Anvil. I wish there was a more back story from his friends' (the other SCPs such as Victoria) perspective. That would just enrich Alexi's story. Thanks again!
Such a GOOD SCP. Really exploring the subjects of trauma and grief, isolation and exile, redemption and guilt. Alexei is corageous in a way I think we all can try to emulate--to face the horror that is living.
It is calming to know that scp-2273 had found peace after a long life of suffering, many tend to forget the importance and necessity of religion as it gives purpose and peace to the troubled minds such as scp-2273 May he know peace 🙏🏻
@@masterofallthatis 507 is mentioned as a friend of Alexi later on, so I think it's someone else. Considering the SCP he became is redacted, it might not really matter. The point is his old friend is now the anomaly in a box, dangerous enough he's in need of containment more than Alexi. Weird how that works. Also weird that he died of lymphoma, seems like that one would have been solved.
For me, this whole story is an insanely-accurate portrayal of how veterans struggle to cope with the civilian world after all the traumatic shit they go through, how war changes them in ways that people no longer recognize them, and how they work to find peace in their own ways.
The bassy ambience is amazing for the storytelling of different SCPs but hearing “I started praying” **BOOOOM** is the funniest thing I have ever heard 😂😂
I hadn't made that connection, but yeah... Excal Umbra, but years before that quest released. Kinda makes me wonder if any of the writers at DE are familiar with this SCP...
One of the few fully sane, humanoid, and mostly cooperative scp’s, finally the ethics committee gets some use
I don’t see why he’s Euclid he should be safe
@@Dead_head4565 he is fully capable of causing some serious damage and is relatively unstable, so some security measures are required to ensure he doesn’t go over the edge
@@Dead_head4565 the Keter, Euclid, and Safe classifications aren’t for how dangerous the scp itself is it’s how hard it is to contain. You can have an scp that’s just a piece of paper that kills you if you touch it but as long as it doesn’t try to escape on it’s own and can just be locked in a box to stop it from killing people than it’s safe
@@Dead_head4565 please refer to the closed box classification system:)
@@Dead_head4565 basicly, a human with a gun is Euclid. becasue they are capable of posing a threat and are sapient and capable of making decisons. Safe entities are only Safe becasue they are able to be completely understood due to operating based on rules. anything that operates like a person or intelligence, i.e responding to changes in their environment ect. is euclid. Even if you took the gun away from the human, and put them in a cell, and that human said it would co-operate, its impossible to know if they are playing the long game or might get pissed off one day and try to break containment.
This is really a different kind of SCP. Instead of learning about all the anomalous powers Alexei has, we get a character study examining PTSD and a path to healing. It really is something special.
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A good example that not all S.C.P.s need to be killing machines in fact the most creative S.C.P.s are the peaceful ones.
There's an essay somewhere on the SCP site about how SCP-2273 is almost the ideal entry. A lesser writer would have let Alexi keep his weapons and support pack and gone on and on about his combat abilities or taken the easy route and had Alexi join an MTF or the Foundation staff.
Instead, Alexi is (very believably) a traumatized veteran and the Foundation file goes on for _decades_ like a real government record would. The signature holes and redactions aren't so much there to create hooks for meta-narrative so much as they are simple lapses in surveillance of a "low-priority" POI.
This file encompasses more than half a century of time and is (I believe) the first SCP entry to emphasize someone's status as a *former* SCP object and not simply a *safe* SCP object.
This story is a real work of art.
the SCP foundation would have easily made him a subject to testing but Dr. Friedrich immediately saw a victim and a person and made sure that he stayed a person. his immediate actions to give him a class B sapient title allowed him to be treated like a human. along with the request to downgrade to class C meant he was also given both the rights and the privilege's of any other person. Friedrich didn't give the foundation a chance to treat him as a subject.
We learn some of the armors ability.
It's basically a fully automatic HUD plus battle armor and even more.
The tale of healing is a very nice bonus
this is the first story that made me go "wow this sucks" not because it is written poorly or because it's overly convoluted, but because it's such a truly heartbreaking story, alexei lost everything in his old life to gain a new one full of unknown riches and pleasures unimaginable to him to the point of confusing and overwhelming him to then slowly lose them with old age but was able to find peace with that through religion. i would love to see this in a movie theater or as a mini-series on tv
I think I would rather see it as a full-length novel- or perhaps a graphic novel.
Hollywood- in it's current iteration- may have the Technical wizardry necessary to create the film, but I fear the actual _story_ would be sacrificed in the name of "Social Justice" and "Inclusivity".
I can see an independent film or even a animated short tackling this story.
It would make a great episode of "love, death and robots" or another one of those "experimental" netflix shows.
I want SCP-4999 meaning alexi it would be so wholesome of a Ministory.
I dunno, the cyborg child SCP was pretty sad.
When Alexi nearly cried describing Russian and Americans serving together (obviously not our current dimension, but his) and his last letter before his friend passed were some of the saddest, most gut wrenching things I've ever heard. So both to the voice actors and the rest of the team, BRAVO.
Pretty sure it’s just the volgun and not a team, he does all the voice acting and stuff as well as the models
@@luckyducky5994 well then all the more impressive! I can't remember the last time an SCP reading got me emotional like that!
I almost cried when he was talking
my man Volgun got talent
I think hes one of the people who would oppose the war in Ukraine
The fact that he had the combination of PTSD and Survivor's Guilt initially referred to as "Shell Shock" shows that he was the least anomalous thing ever put into containment. He was just some guy who had armour grown around him that his native universe considered normal, that was somehow ripped from his version of earth and deposited on a world not too far from ours that the SCP foundation works in.
This is an example of the better side of SCP writing. Where you expect yet another murder monster built to destroy and you get a broken man in a crappy situation who finally knows peace far too late to enjoy it. It demonstrates that even the most vicious of soldiers are still human.
Very well said. 👏
Agreed. SCP is at it's best when it's being minimally convoluted.
I super appreciate that they didn’t go the route of him suddenly attacking the foundation or losing his mind. He was just a broken man who lived the best life he could given his circumstances. Truly a beautiful story.
I love how insanely detailed and fitting your models are for the SCPS it's always an instant click from the thumbnail alone and seeing them close up makes it even better!
@Grand Professor Felagund of Nargothrond same
I would love to have 3d print files of them
Dudes models are seriously impressive.
Honestly I was turned off by the image of "just another FPS future marine box", but then I decided to give it a listen anyway. They managed to turn a stereotypical shootey guy into a well rounded human with a rich full life that just so happened to be stuck in a murder suit. I loved the story.
@Grand Professor Felagund of Nargothrond same
When Alexi started describing the engineers I was like “holy shit it’s SCP-1000…”
Those guys are gonna become a problem
I'm happy I wasn't the only one to notice that.
Is it scp 1000?
But that’s bigfoot
I was thinking about Unlondon when I heard about an underground city Xd
SCP-1000 would explain the 'coats like beasts' thing.
This is so well done, I was damn near crying throughout the whole thing. Wonderful SCP, and brilliant reading as always
omg ur here i love u
Never expected you to show up here :D
I felt that. The idea that this man lost everything, fought his hardest and lost. Being dropped into a world where his oldest, bloodiest enemy is now one of his greatest possible allies. Going from a war where Russia and America are the bitterest rivals aiming for each other's throats, to a world where soldiers from both sides rush to stop eachother from bleeding out while working together to bring peace to destabilized regions. His whole reality originally being of blood and hate and fire and rot, reversed and replaced with peace and care and cooperation and beautiful growth. And yet, even with all this greatness surrounding him, he feels... Lost; out of place.
I can only hope in a different reality, he found a truer peace.
Rs
Holy crap it's the hit RUclipsr Voice Quills
The fact that Dr. Friederich didn't receive his last letter just broke me, that's such a nail on the coffin for me, also it would be nice to see more tales exploring the relations between SCP 2273, 507, 191 and 163
How dare you make me cry at work.
seriously, goosebumps abound on this one. one of my favorite characters
Darn Volgun, you did justice to this reading. I am weeping @42:00 mark. This has always been a favorite scp of mine, but the emotions you portrayed, moved me for the first time unlike any other time I read this. THANK YOU for yhis experience. You are a master of story telling!
Very well said, and totally agreed.
The emotion at 42:00 to 43:00 was intense and well acted out, could feel the PTSD leaking out. Great job
Volgun: *puts on a shitty Russian accent and kinda raises his voice a little.
Ridiculous RUclips viewers: tHiS iS lIkE tHe GrEaTeSt AcToR oF oUr GeNeRaTiOn!!1!111!!
@@stevenhetzel6483 Who hurt you? 😐
@@stevenhetzel6483 Bro got mad at Volgun because he sounds like alvin the chipmunk lmfao
@@stevenhetzel6483 thou art overweight
@stevenhetzel6483 that's a bit Bude innit? If ya don't agree just move on mate, don't need to go around berating folks
Halfway through when its revealed that the psychologist became an SCP himself, I was quite startled.
I haven't been able to find which scp he is do you have any idea lmao
I too would like to know what happened to Dr Friedrich.
@@optimisticnihilist3417 my guess is that they found a way to remove the armor and it was given to the doctor.
@@NicoNicoNessieSub But why tho?
@@concept5631 because there's a mention in the article in dialogue from alexei that the armor is slowly deteriorating and doesn't work as well as it used to. So likely they didn't want him to stay in a suit that wasn't functional likely because he could die in it, (since it gets him oxygen and nutrients etc) so they found a way to get him out of it
I forgot about this scp. It was incredibly beautiful. The last statement of Alexi reminds me a lot of the ending of Les Miserables and the final verses of Jean Valjean.
This one was beautiful. Such a human story.
Rest in peace, comrade Alexei. I hope you find the peace and salvation you have searched for, and that you see Thomas, Penny, Victoria, and the rest of your friends from site-17, again.
Excellent work on the armor aside, I’ve always loved this SCP. It’s less humanity trying to understand a being that’s truly unknown and more two men from two different worlds finding connections that break down their language/cultural barriers
The radio noise rising while is voice slightly cracks describing his PTSD gave me chills, the amount of care and attention to details that went into this video are staggering
I hope Alexi found the peace in the monastery he needed. Its never easy to go to sleep knowing the screams will come soon.
The explanation of the terms that show up in the articles showing up on the "screen" are very helpful and feels very non-intrusive to the flow of the video! Great job!
00:27 *Special Containment Procedures* - 01:45 *Description* - 03:46 - 04:39
*Interviews:* 🎙05:12 _[Initial]_ - 🎙08:09 _[002]_ - 🎙10:20 _[003]_ - 🎙15:17 _[004]_ - 🎙18:03 _[119]_
22:39 *PoI File # 2273/01* · 24:47 - 📎27:14 - ✉27:39 - ✉32:45 - ✉36:09 - ✉38:21
- 📔40:52 - 📔43:44 - 📔45:02 - 49:20
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00:00 Title screen
00:11 INTRODUCTION
00:27 SPECIAL CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES
01:45 DESCRIPTION
02:14 Notable characteristics of SCP-2273-2
03:46 Other
04:39 Discovery
05:12 INITIAL INTERVIEW
05:51 Play Log
07:16 Closing Statement
07:47 Footnote 7
08:09 INTERVIEW 002
08:40 Play log
10:04 Closing Statement
10:20 INTERVIEW 003
10:44 Play log
13:32 + _wounds_
11:48 + _armor_
15:04 Closing Notes
15:17 INTERVIEW 004
15:38 Play log
17:52 Closing Statement
18:03 INTERVIEW 119
18:33 Play log
19:27 + _malfunctioning_
20:36 + _doctor_
22:16 Closing Statement
22:39 _[Further statements redacted]_
22:49 *PERSON OF INTEREST FILE # 2273/01*
23:59 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
24:47 April 2020
25:18 April 2021
25:52 13 January 2034
27:14 Assessment of documents
27:37 CORRESPONDENCE - 31 March 2021
28:50 + _The last three years have been hard._
29:36 + _people I knew in containment_
30:31 + _On the outside, things are strange._
31:22 + _I can never give you back what you gave to me_
32:01 Notes
32:45 CORRESPONDENCE - 4 December 2022
33:48 + _163 on TV & Penny's autobiography_
34:49 + _I've started praying_
35:32 Notes
36:09 CORRESPONDENCE - 30 April 2027
37:42 Notes
38:21 CORRESPONDENCE - 7 January 2034
40:03 Notes
40:52 JOURNAL - 7 January 2035
43:11 Notes
43:44 JOURNAL - 16 July 2039
44:30 Notes
45:02 JOURNAL - 21 September 2053
46:34 + _Her Grand Mechanism_
48:28 Notes
49:20 CLOSING REMARKS
49:55 *COMMENTARY & OUTRO*
50:13 Credits & Special Thank You
51:30 End screen
as a russian i wanna say, your russian accent is exactly on point. literally all of us etheir speak exactly like that or just don't speak english, and that's not sarcasm
I’ve always thought his american accent was really accurate, it’s nice to know he’s good at other accents as well.
@@ar6543 Irishmen speak an eldritch tongue, mere mortal languages and accents are nothing to them
The last thing i expected to happen to day was to wake up early and cry, this is one of the most emotionally brutal SCP files to exist, Alexi maybe a completely fictitious character but his story is so completely, totally, tragically, human that if it isn't tugging at your heart strings then youre a monster.
"A machine who's gears grind against each other is a machine that cannot work. Seek truth, but also compassion"
Those are words of a man who finally found peace and purpose. In a way, father Anvil represents all of us
As someone who processes and deals with PTSD, this hits home. The tension in the voice and words. The ache that you shouldnt have survived while others didnt. This tale has always been a favorite of mine but you have truly elevated this a deeper expression. I truly thank you for covering this.
Alexeis story had me in tears... from the beginning with his suspicion to the moment he realized that he was in a new place... his growing friendship with the doctor... the mentioning of his ptsd and suffering... his release and friendships with the other people he met while in containment... learning of their deaths and how they effected him... my heart hurt listening
I am so excited you retouched 2273 so quickly, this was the first video that came to mind when you started redoing the classics and I couldnt be happier!
*He is redoing them!* okay thanks for the confirmation, I thought I was losing my mind and experiencing some kind of mandella effect cause I swore I heard him do a few of these year's ago.
the white noise implying he's crying is so fucking heart breaking
Disclosure humor. White noise is a song by Disclosure btw.
I love Alexi story and his variants depending on the scenario. Probably one of the few that made me sad but happy at the same time.
Alexei's story is so well done. I really find myself liking and sympathizing with him, a fictional Russian super soldier from another universe.
I'm glad 2273 was released. I'm also glad it was given a Dr that truly tried to understand its disposition, and actually improve it. As opposed to keeping it confined to a cell with no doors/windows. Maybe not a happy ending, but still better than most.
jesus christ your voice actng is on such another level. The diversity and passion to which you bring various characters to life is something to behold. Every time i listen to one of these videos i completely forget im listening to one man. I compelely forget its a youtube video of someone just essentially reading a story. I get chills and have even welled up in tears at the performances you do in these readings. i just cannot fathom how such a talent like yourself wound up reading scps instead of working for giant corperate studios as a famous insanely sought-after voice actor, but godamn do i feel grateful and fortunate i get to listen to you do it. Thank you for continuing to give us emtionally charged 5 star professional readings better than anything on audible.
First time I've cried over an SCP, Alexei Belitrov is one of my favorite SCP's because he's so incredibly human and you can understand, if not fully, why he feels the way he does, its hard to listen to his story and not get the feels
This is why I listen to both The Exploring Series and TheVolgun. Each of you brought out amazing emotions involved with this in your own unique style. Thank you for making me cry by the way :’)
Alexei is one of my top favorite SCP's ever
Always found this anomaly intriguing. You can feel sympathy for Alexei by hearing him talk about his post-traumatic stress & difficulty reintegrating into society.
Amazing artwork & great voice acting, as always.
What a fantastic job Volgun; the voice acting was insane in this reading (Props to you for the german accent as well!)
I love this particular SCP entry it's not cosmic horror or man made monsters, it's uplifting and gives a degree of humanity to the SCP and the foundation.
The writer of this piece is absolutely awesome.
The entry was so touching!
Unless I’m mistaken, are Victoria, Penny, and the Space Crab the Cyborg Girl, Dimension Hopper, and the Alien Castaway, respectively?
If so, it’d be fitting that he’d find solidarity with them:
-Alexei was painfully modified against his will, and learned to accept his modifications as part of who he is;
-Alexei was suddenly & quickly brought into an unfamiliar world (twice!), and has been forced to adapt to his new circumstances with what little resources/experience he’s able to carry with him;
-Alexei is a complete outsider in this “alien” world, and has to live with the fact that he may never be able to return to his original home & the loved ones he left behind.
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i still want to know what scp Dr. feriedich is as its clear in the letters that at some point he became one
I think the last one definitely is right, but wasn't the dimension hopper a male? Or am I remembering a different one...
@@Puppies03b3eleyyMichaelJackson the letters imply he's talking to 3-4 different people on of witch is the dr.
@@Puppies03b3eleyyMichaelJackson In the letters, Penny is definitely referred to as a male. (tho it's rarely ever considered a male name, so i can see the confusion.)
The video tells you who they are.
Victoria = 191-n (Cyborg Child), Penny = 507 (Grabnok the Destroyer) and Space Crab = 163, (An old castaway).
Dude, if there was ever another SCP game..you should be hired to make the models..Holy crap you are good.
Oh shit, his armor is the hardness a soldier develops from deployment that shields him from danger, yet closes him off from the regular world. It punishes him with flashes of war.
This is an allegory for veterans trying to cope with the outside world
21:39
That white noise... He was crying...
I almost skipped this upload from you altogether, as I had already listened to it be covered several times. But all the extra writing you shared so excellently in the last half or so was brand new to me, and I'm so glad I listened to it. All but made me cry - thank you for continuing to be the very best creator in this niche space, you bring something to it in several ways that is entirely unparalleled.
You're the only creator I've turned the bell on for now, I never want to let myself miss another upload for so long
I admire this man's ability to mimic any accent.
This made me feel warm.
From a traumatic childhood to a blood soaked war over ideologies.
Then to an end of his war to the murder of his friends.
A new world to him in the form of a cell to learning of his Goddess' love and light.
Fiction though it may be, it is still a well written story of a mans breaking mind to his recovery in his own path and time.
A lot of scp stories make me interested, intrigued, scared, or even think, but none of them made me feel quite as strongly as this one. RIP Alexi.
It was such an experience to get to know the person behind the terrifying armour. The more I heard the less intimidating it became and felt more sympathy. Amazing work!
I don't find the armour scary lol
I absolutely love this story since hearing it from the Exploring series. I always wanted to hear your version of this and extremely grateful that you have given me the chance! Great job as always!!!
I expected a gore filled horror show and instead, got a very humbling story. Damn.
This is probably up there among my favorites. With SCP files, you never know what you are going to get, and ones like 2273 stick with you.
21:00 - This is some of your best voice acting to date, TheVolgun. Holy hell. Have you personally had any experience with PTSD?
You know, it’s called acting… amazing thing huh…
@@bizzzzzzle It's a valid question, and a step on the way to a compliment because if he hasn't had personal experience with PTSD that's some seriously good acting and requisite insight.
@@bizzzzzzle you must be fun at party's, they're giving the volgun an incredible compliment
For some reason, I feel like Broken Masquerade videos (such as this one & the earlier SS Sommerfeld) should have a minor format change in order to indicate that this isn’t the “usual Foundation” that we’re accustomed to.
-Maybe the coloring is slightly different, or less shadowed, to indicate that the Foundation is now “in the light” compared to its previous operations.
-Maybe Dr Millar sounds slightly older in order to indicate that this Foundation is “past its prime” or “beyond the glory days”.
-Maybe the intro includes “Brought to you by the {UN/MCF} Office of Anomalous Relations” to indicate that the intended audience is not just Foundation insiders, but now includes a broader part of the public (even if this broader audience still requires higher security clearance than the average Joe off the street).
Idk, probably too much effort to be worthwhile.
I didn’t even know this was a broken masquerade (nor even what that was until just now) until reading your comment. I was so confused when he mentioned the future and the scps being released, I thought I had missed a massive chunk of development during my couple month break from the scp community
The writing for this one is so good. Really good voice acting as well, really amplified how the writing presented this anomaly.
You have perfectly nailed your format. Every video is top quality you’re one of the best scp channels and one of the first places I look for background noise when doing household chores. Keep up the great work
I love how their is an entire SCP dedicated to being a perfect metaphore for PTSD
*they're
@@poyo714 *there
My God, you captured Alexi Belitrov in such an amazing way! I love your design of his big armor and the voice fits his character perfectly! If they ever include Alexi in one of the numerous SCP video games, you should definitely voice him!
Always love listening to your content, keep up the great work.
Wow. That was outstanding! Some of your best work to day, and that is high praise indeed. Thanks you so much for this one. The voice acting was top notch.
Hell yeah 50+ minutes of my favorite SCP content creator to listen to on a rainy day doing doordash.
**The Tragedy of the Soviet Symbiote**
You did a great job capturing the pain of SCP-2273. This is probably one of your better works.
I’ve been waiting so long for this one! Easily one of the best SCP channels on RUclips
Superb writing, fantastic recitation, and flawless visuals. Even though I've read this article already, you brought it to life.
This is one of my fave SCP stories I am SO happy you decided to cover it!!
1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue. There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long (eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum). A skunk's smell can be detected by a human a mile away. The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
Alexi. Oh fuck i need to hug this man. There were so many parts where i wanted worse than i ever have to jump into the story just to hug this guy and tell him hes not alone. Poor thing.
Okay vulgan thanks to youre editing style the full text on the right and descriptions on the left allows me with poor hearing to be able to watch these so thank you
I just recently discovered your channel after getting a wild hair up my ass to visit the SCP lore again. While I like the horror ones alot, I was searching for a favorite. Thanks to your work I now have one. Keep up the marvelous work.
I can't look at this and not think, "That's Fulgore from Killer Instinct."
Was going through The Exploring Series' scp playlist for the past few weeks and when I reached2273 I had to come back to this video instead. The monologue The Volgun gives for Alexi in that Christmas entry is monstrously powerful.
Exploring the SCP universe has been a great joy over these last days. This is a beautiful story. Really appreciate what you all put into these and this community in the comments is probably the coolest on the internet. Glad to be here...w Alexei...and you...Reader...whichever cell you read this from...keep fighting.
This is honestly one of my favorite videos from you
I really believe the character, it feels real almost, it has so much emotion behind it, even just in text
You did a fantastically written scp real justice with your voice work and modeling. Thank you for the great story!
29:30 Of course! His suit is rad-proof, so he can hang out with the alien painter guy!
I loved this one. Long scp logs are always amazing
Man, I really gotta praise the effort put into the voice acting of your channel!
So glad to see a long video make a return! The 30 minute plus format are by far my favorite, keep the great content coming!
I remember this one. I had taken an interest in hearing this from another person (I don't mind hearing this SCP again) when I had lost a loved one. It was strangely... it felt like closure. It was better hearing this than my thoughts. Now I'm hearing this again and I feel sympathy. It is strange.
I've spent the past few days watching a whole lot of your videos, but this SCP is honestly something special. The voice acting is very well done and the story is told just so well. Thanks for all the time you, whatever team you have, and whoever wrote this script put into this work.
Whoever did the voice modulation for Alexei did a great job
I'm pretty sure that SCP-2273, or better, Alexei is more human than most people living both in his Earth and ours. The description of hopefulness and joy in getting to know the people that helped him during his hard times, his friends, and the sadness in knowing they're not there anymore is just amazingly written topped with a wonderful voice acting. Really well done!!!
I'll have to give this a watch later, but the length of the video suggests it also covers the tale relating to him, which is quite awesome.
Yep, the Broken Masquerade tale.
Bravo Agent Macleod and @Volgun. This is one of my favorite entries to date. The exploration of topics such as PTSD, acceptance, growth and transformation were done very well. It was so cool to see Alexi's evolution from captured military officer, to Thomas' friend, and then his growth to Father Anvil. I wish there was a more back story from his friends' (the other SCPs such as Victoria) perspective. That would just enrich Alexi's story. Thanks again!
Poor Alexei... I just hope he found peace in the end.
This is honestly the most heartbreaking SCP. He didn't want nor deserve what he went through. Thankfully he found some kind of peace in the end
Such a GOOD SCP. Really exploring the subjects of trauma and grief, isolation and exile, redemption and guilt. Alexei is corageous in a way I think we all can try to emulate--to face the horror that is living.
It is calming to know that scp-2273 had found peace after a long life of suffering, many tend to forget the importance and necessity of religion as it gives purpose and peace to the troubled minds such as scp-2273
May he know peace 🙏🏻
Thank you thank you thank you for this video. I know these longer ones are harder but it is so nice ! Great job thank you 💗💗💗
did Dr. Friedrich became an SCP or am I understanding something wrong ?
Yes apparently he did
44:00 the adeptus mechanicus has invaded the SCP univers
from now on i’m gonna start liking these videos ahead of time because i get so enthralled i forget. SOOO GOOOD!😩
"Aut viam inveniam aut faciam" - I shall either find a way or make one."
Other than the mentioned lymphoma, what happened to the doctor and how did he become an scp?
I think the Doctor is 507, I think
@@masterofallthatis 507 is mentioned as a friend of Alexi later on, so I think it's someone else. Considering the SCP he became is redacted, it might not really matter. The point is his old friend is now the anomaly in a box, dangerous enough he's in need of containment more than Alexi. Weird how that works. Also weird that he died of lymphoma, seems like that one would have been solved.
This is one of the saddest and most human story ever. I live this SCP and it's story.
Every time I saw Alexi’s text come to one seeking the doctor, it made me want to cry.
For me, this whole story is an insanely-accurate portrayal of how veterans struggle to cope with the civilian world after all the traumatic shit they go through, how war changes them in ways that people no longer recognize them, and how they work to find peace in their own ways.
This is such an interesting SCP, purely because we get to see it heal and let go, and even be released, and live it’s live. It’s beautiful to see.
Love the longer episodes! On that note, when is Dr. Miller holding his next SCP Seminar?
The bassy ambience is amazing for the storytelling of different SCPs but hearing “I started praying” **BOOOOM** is the funniest thing I have ever heard 😂😂
This Alexei voice actor is really good. Great pacing and clear words despite the filters. Super good job.
This is one of my favorite SCPs, it's basically a Warframe.
I hadn't made that connection, but yeah... Excal Umbra, but years before that quest released. Kinda makes me wonder if any of the writers at DE are familiar with this SCP...
Except it’s nothing like a warframe.