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SCP-4999

Someone to Watch Over Us

A silent visitor appears beside isolated people near death. The report describes a consistent gesture of companionship while leaving the visitor’s origin unresolved.

Original work by CadaverCommander. Sources & credits ↓

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01 / Field notes

Begin with what is observed

The emotional force of this article comes from a small set of repeated actions. Read the observed behaviour before the demographic correlations or historical speculation. The file offers no interview with the visitor, so assigning it a personal philosophy, a divine identity, or an established relationship with other death-related anomalies goes beyond this source.

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SCP-4999 - SCP Foundation ↗

By CadaverCommander

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 71, last edited: 02 Aug 2025 10:43

Evidence location: Description / behaviour, subject attributes, testing limits; Discovery

: SCP-4999 is a humanoid entity of unknown origins and composition. Its physical appearance varies, with dark formalwear being the

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03 / Caseboard

Follow a connection.

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04 / Source record

Read the work behind the guide.

Original works & attributionOriginal sources may reveal story details.2 sources ↗
SCP-4999 - SCP Foundation ↗

By CadaverCommander

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 71, last edited: 02 Aug 2025 10:43

Evidence location: Description / behaviour, subject attributes, testing limits; Discovery

: SCP-4999 is a humanoid entity of unknown origins and composition. Its physical appearance varies, with dark formalwear being the

Primary text and on-page attribution inspected by an AI agent. Atlas prose is an original abridgment; linked article retains its complete narrative. No images reused.

SCP Series 5 ↗

By SCP Wiki contributors

EN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source checked 2026-09-28 · page revision: 4069, last edited: 03 Aug 2026 17:15

Evidence location: Series index rows for selected SCP-4000–4999 entries

Used only to verify displayed article titles. The index is a community-maintained catalogue; its title labels do not establish additional fictional relationships.

Kingy’s text is an adapted explanation, separate from the original work. SCP-derived text is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Source-check dates are retrieval dates, not claims of human editorial review.

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