Fun fact: The containment procedures for this Deer God are a direct reference to Cronus/Saturn from Greek/Roman mythology, along with other legends. The masks? The Muses. The D-class being tied up and castrated by a sickle? How Cronus castrated his father Uranus, with a sickle made of adamantine. The testicles being dipped in salt water? In Greek mythology, Uranus's castrated testicles fell into the ocean, which began to foam violently, and from the foam rose Aphrodite (Yes, I'm being serious) The eating of the child? How Cronus ate each of his children as soon as they were born, to prevent the prophecy of one of his children overthrowing him from coming true. The eating, and subsequent vomiting of the stone? How Cronos's wife Rhea replaced Zeus with a stone wrapped in cloth, and fed that to Cronus instead. Later, he was fed a poison by Zeus, which lead to him vomiting up all of Zeus's siblings. Plus, the fact that the Stag can change the chemical/atomic makeup of objects? A reference to Saturn in Alchemy, which was represented by metal, and itself represents the concepts of contraction, structure, stability and materialism.
Also the shape of the containment facility is a reference to Saturn's rings. The atmosphere inside the central chamber where it's kept is similar to that of Saturn. The playing of dice in the first procedure is a reference to how Saturnalia (Roman holiday dedicated to Saturn) was the only day when gambling (mostly using dice back then) was allowed. Scattering of Grain? Saturn was Roman God of Agriculture and Harvest. It just goes on... There was A LOT of thought put into this article. It's still one of the best written articles on the Wiki and set the bar really high in its time.
Wow! Really? That explains a lot. For years, I always thought the baby thing was just a result of the SCP writer trying too hard to make his SCP more dark.
It's a similar phenomenon to how the warp functions in Warhammer 40k. Belief in something gives it power, so if the deer believes the ritual can contain it, it can not leave.
Or one of the more common reasonings is that the deer sees all of it and goes "You guys are fucked up, I don't want to see what else goes on if this is a sample size." So it just stays in place.
@@okairo i mean, with the Scarlet King constantly trying to came into the Foundation's reality the Deer is probably like.... "welp. I'll just wait for the end of the world in here then. No point in trying to be the big bad, when the bigger badder one can whip out his cock at any moment"
Dude a weeklong artillery barrage didn't even phase it a nuke might actually piss it off. Considering it has the ability to alter matter at will, that's probably not a good idea. ...and Saturn/Chronos is who you were thinking of. The castrated D-class represented Uranus (his father) in the ritual.
If I recall correctly, the "outside consultant" that set up the containment procedures isn't human, and is from the transdimensional realm of Alagadda where another very powerful, very old and very scary God, "The Hanged King", rules... There are quite a few very scary, very old and very powerful gods in the SCP universe. Yaldabaoth, Mekhane, the Scarlet King, the Hanged King, the Deer (Saturn/Cronus), etc.
in the anime Princess Monenoke, a deity representing the guardian of the forest was exactly like this. (without the containment ritual of course) it did however have one of Studio Gibli's most terrifying third acts to date.
"I just wanted one wholesome one today" HA! Good one 😂 Seriously though, if you want wholesome you should definitely watch SCP-5031 "Yet another Murder Monster" by Volgun. Not to spoil, but the name is a play on what happens in the article, what the foundation initially thought of the entity, and it ends really nice.
Was not expecting this so soon. If you are sitting there, wondering "What the **** is all this about?!", I think the Exploring Series has a video delving a bit into the symbolism and metaphors of it, for your private consumption ;) even though I have already seen a long comment here telling most of it.
And the worst thing is because the ritual can't be changed they don't actually know what part is containing the deer. They might only need the dice game and none of the other stuff but stopping one part to see what works and doesn't in itself could cause the breach because the gods only contained because it thinks it's contained.
This was one of the SCPs that was used at the end of SCP-1730. I suppose the next one you could look into is SCP-001: Dr. Clef's Proposal - "Gate Guardian" as it is the other SCP used at the end of 1730.
Appearance wise, the Deer reminds me of both Cernunnos (Celtic Mythology) and the Horned God (Wicca), but the containment procedures remind me of Cronus/Saturn (Greco-Roman Mythology).
Ah, yes. When [Redated] Comes Back Wrong and requires weirding out to the point that he/it does the 'screaming as they back into a corner while wildly winging weapons' meme. This one belongs to the Broken Masquerede timeline if I recall. I will point to this: Pay attention to the specific elements and things mentioned, the stuff like the hexagon people, the metallic hydrogen, the rings and the gaps. You will kick yourself when you realize how utterly spelled out it is.
There was indeed some guess work but far from just that. The ritual was designed based on mythological research related to the God 2845 represents, which is Saturn/Kronos, and by communicating with the converted humans. The pillar humans somehow gained a connection to the Deer and an understanding of its nature and the consultants listened to that insight to help design the ritual.
If you like the idea of mixing empirical science & pagan ritualism, there's SCP-4357-J to look at. The Tube channel covers this with a distinctive Volgun-like style.
This is similar to Princess Mononoke. It’s an older anime movie. The Deer god is life and death with a humanoid face and an aura of transmutation around it.
The only reason the deer is contained is because it THINKS it is contained. It thinks that the rituals keep it from escaping when really they don't do shit. It could easily escspe if it wanted to - but it won't, because it believes that the rituals keep it contained.
Fun fact: The containment procedures for this Deer God are a direct reference to Cronus/Saturn from Greek/Roman mythology, along with other legends.
The masks? The Muses.
The D-class being tied up and castrated by a sickle? How Cronus castrated his father Uranus, with a sickle made of adamantine.
The testicles being dipped in salt water? In Greek mythology, Uranus's castrated testicles fell into the ocean, which began to foam violently, and from the foam rose Aphrodite (Yes, I'm being serious)
The eating of the child? How Cronus ate each of his children as soon as they were born, to prevent the prophecy of one of his children overthrowing him from coming true.
The eating, and subsequent vomiting of the stone? How Cronos's wife Rhea replaced Zeus with a stone wrapped in cloth, and fed that to Cronus instead. Later, he was fed a poison by Zeus, which lead to him vomiting up all of Zeus's siblings.
Plus, the fact that the Stag can change the chemical/atomic makeup of objects? A reference to Saturn in Alchemy, which was represented by metal, and itself represents the concepts of contraction, structure, stability and materialism.
Also the shape of the containment facility is a reference to Saturn's rings. The atmosphere inside the central chamber where it's kept is similar to that of Saturn. The playing of dice in the first procedure is a reference to how Saturnalia (Roman holiday dedicated to Saturn) was the only day when gambling (mostly using dice back then) was allowed. Scattering of Grain? Saturn was Roman God of Agriculture and Harvest. It just goes on...
There was A LOT of thought put into this article. It's still one of the best written articles on the Wiki and set the bar really high in its time.
Wow! Really? That explains a lot. For years, I always thought the baby thing was just a result of the SCP writer trying too hard to make his SCP more dark.
That last part. Do you really mean "contraction" or maybe you meant "construction"?
Cronus a Primordial? I think you're talking about Kronos the Titan right?
@@bobthetitan4179 Yup!
I like how the rituals don’t actually do anything technically, but instead tricks the deer into believing they actually do something.
It's a similar phenomenon to how the warp functions in Warhammer 40k. Belief in something gives it power, so if the deer believes the ritual can contain it, it can not leave.
Or one of the more common reasonings is that the deer sees all of it and goes "You guys are fucked up, I don't want to see what else goes on if this is a sample size." So it just stays in place.
@@okairo "Wow. This is so messed up. I'll just sit & close my eyes. I can't handle this."
@@okairo i mean, with the Scarlet King constantly trying to came into the Foundation's reality the Deer is probably like.... "welp. I'll just wait for the end of the world in here then. No point in trying to be the big bad, when the bigger badder one can whip out his cock at any moment"
@@Shythalia You'd be traumatized to if you see a Greek man t posing and chugging a whole bottle of olive oil infront of you.
Ethics committee approved
Dude a weeklong artillery barrage didn't even phase it a nuke might actually piss it off. Considering it has the ability to alter matter at will, that's probably not a good idea.
...and Saturn/Chronos is who you were thinking of. The castrated D-class represented Uranus (his father) in the ritual.
This SCP is the definition of "It can always get worse."
That’s just scp in general
if you think this is bad check out 4971 and 3004......
Watch scp illustrated 001 gate guardian when day breaks it gets worse
@@dakotalange2858 that was awesome and I am wondering if the Old Man will watch that series.
If I recall correctly, the "outside consultant" that set up the containment procedures isn't human, and is from the transdimensional realm of Alagadda where another very powerful, very old and very scary God, "The Hanged King", rules...
There are quite a few very scary, very old and very powerful gods in the SCP universe. Yaldabaoth, Mekhane, the Scarlet King, the Hanged King, the Deer (Saturn/Cronus), etc.
Also the Ambasador of Allagadda.
I believe this could be considered a spoiler and should be treated as such
This is one I would recommend watching the exploring series video on as well, he explains much of the symbolism in the SCP.
in the anime Princess Monenoke, a deity representing the guardian of the forest was exactly like this. (without the containment ritual of course)
it did however have one of Studio Gibli's most terrifying third acts to date.
And without transmuting everything into metal. It was *very much* a nature god.
"I just wanted one wholesome one today" HA! Good one 😂
Seriously though, if you want wholesome you should definitely watch SCP-5031 "Yet another Murder Monster" by Volgun.
Not to spoil, but the name is a play on what happens in the article, what the foundation initially thought of the entity, and it ends really nice.
FINALL! Someone else said it!
One of my favorites, turns out 5031 and I share our profession in common.
Like with the idea of nuking Cthulhu - “he’ll be back in 5 minutes, he’ll be pissed and NOW he’s radioactive.”
Was not expecting this so soon. If you are sitting there, wondering "What the **** is all this about?!", I think the Exploring Series has a video delving a bit into the symbolism and metaphors of it, for your private consumption ;) even though I have already seen a long comment here telling most of it.
And the worst thing is because the ritual can't be changed they don't actually know what part is containing the deer. They might only need the dice game and none of the other stuff but stopping one part to see what works and doesn't in itself could cause the breach because the gods only contained because it thinks it's contained.
Bambi is back from outer space, and it turns out they have a gym.
This was one of the SCPs that was used at the end of SCP-1730. I suppose the next one you could look into is SCP-001: Dr. Clef's Proposal - "Gate Guardian" as it is the other SCP used at the end of 1730.
"Santa needs get Rudolph check out, he be tripping lately"- some D class foundation personnel probably
You should watch the exploring series video on this scp, he explains the ritual and it’s symbolic significance.
Him losing it at olive oil, me: yeah thats actually tame given whatelse is eaten for this ritual
Olive oil even contains a lot of *good* fats, so drinking it isn't that bad an idea.
Fullmetal Alchamoose
you gotta do the Reluctant Dimension Hopper by the exploring series probably my favorite scp
Love the SCP, but i like the Volguns video better than the one by exploring series 😅
Or Lord blackwoods hunts
When I saw this video the first thing out of my mouth was: "Oh god, he did the deer. He did the DEER?!!! Oh, no."
My all time favourite SCP. Glad you watched this.
The stag is based on Greek mythology.
Once you look into this, specifically which god it represents, all of the rituals actually make complete sense.
15:18 if u love this old man, plz see it from exploring series, it's detailed explaind, it has alot of simbology from ancient peoples belives
Appearance wise, the Deer reminds me of both Cernunnos (Celtic Mythology) and the Horned God (Wicca), but the containment procedures remind me of Cronus/Saturn (Greco-Roman Mythology).
Ah, yes. When [Redated] Comes Back Wrong and requires weirding out to the point that he/it does the 'screaming as they back into a corner while wildly winging weapons' meme. This one belongs to the Broken Masquerede timeline if I recall.
I will point to this: Pay attention to the specific elements and things mentioned, the stuff like the hexagon people, the metallic hydrogen, the rings and the gaps. You will kick yourself when you realize how utterly spelled out it is.
At this point, the Deer God is contained because it is freaked out and confused.
There was indeed some guess work but far from just that. The ritual was designed based on mythological research related to the God 2845 represents, which is Saturn/Kronos, and by communicating with the converted humans. The pillar humans somehow gained a connection to the Deer and an understanding of its nature and the consultants listened to that insight to help design the ritual.
If I recall correctly the rituals are supposed to be a reference to the story of the Roman god Saturn, but im not sure, as I was a Greek mythology guy
Roman mythology is kind of a copy of Greek mythology anyway, so it's a reference to both Roman & Greek. Saturn is the Roman counterpart to Kronos.
A Deer God? Are you perhaps thinking of the Horned god Cernunnos, from Celtic Myth?
If you like the idea of mixing empirical science & pagan ritualism, there's SCP-4357-J to look at. The Tube channel covers this with a distinctive Volgun-like style.
The author of this SCP was Djoric, whose other well-known SCP is 973, aka Smokey.
The XK class it mentioned means a containment breach would result in the end of the world with little to no chance of rebuilding.
This is similar to Princess Mononoke. It’s an older anime movie. The Deer god is life and death with a humanoid face and an aura of transmutation around it.
For wholesome I suggest scp-999, scp-2295, and scp-5094
The only reason the deer is contained is because it THINKS it is contained. It thinks that the rituals keep it from escaping when really they don't do shit. It could easily escspe if it wanted to - but it won't, because it believes that the rituals keep it contained.
Another SCP focusing on rituals is 4971. It's one I don't think I've seen someone do before I think you'd find it interesting.
If you want wholesomeness, I recommend scp 6001
SCP-1730 showed that it could be contained in a more conventional manner.
Likes for the like god, comments for the comments throne. Let the algorithm burn!
It's not an alien. It's the god Saturn come to mess up your day.
It is Canadian Zeus!
@@requiemlul3140 very American. God came and we blew him up.
@@themalcontent100
Well, tried.
@@requiemlul3140 *For an entire WEEK!*
If it's not from Earth, then it's an alien.
Ckeckout SCP 1048 (build a bear) by scp illustrated
"But wait, it gets worse!" - the SCP
26:14 a jötunn?
Fullmetal Alchemist ... Fullmetal Deer
Moosiah 🐮
If you want wholesome then SCP-387 Living Lego (SCP Animation) by TheRubber your best bet
"For the God Emperor!"😎
Reminds me of Cthulhu.
watch the exploring series entry on this scp it explains it better
Can you react to the history of the rpc authority by megazakari and a minor intro to the rpc authority by dr. pierson
A scp you should react to is scp 507 by the volgun.
Purity Upbeats headcanon voices reaction pls.
Would the god in question your thinking of be pan from Greek mythology
PETA won't approve
Foundation "eats babies"