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SCP-423 - Self-Inserting Character

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SCP 423 is a Safe Class anomaly also known as Self-Inserting Character.

SCP-423 has no physical form. It appears to exist entirely within textual narratives. It was discovered in a used book store in Texas in a copy of Tom Sawyer.
SCP423 is able to enter textual narratives, inserting itself as a minor character.
SCP-423 is able to move from one narrative to another voluntarily, provided the two works are within one (1) meter of each other.

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SCP-423 - Self-Inserting Character is based on "SCP-423" by DrEverettMann: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-423

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20 Comments

@rvpairofdicethewanderer2383 4 years ago (edited)

Fun Fact: SCP-423 was cross-tested with SCP-978 (Desire Camera) and the result photo was a room filled with books with a person reading at one of the corners, burying himself in the book he's reading to the point you only see his hands.

@neonflights5951 4 years ago (edited)

Unlike most self-insert OCs, Fred is incredibly humble. Seems like the bro just wants to experiance being in a good story and wants to watch the action without much attention on himself.

I wonder, how would he react to being in a story that supposedly had only a single human survivor in the story's world?

@enderren8092 4 years ago

Fred is a wholesome guy, just wants to read books but can't in the normal way.

Give the man his own library while testing isn't happening, or once testing has concluded.

@flerpybird9175 4 years ago

I feel bad for any researchers actually called Fred. Any work they do would just be explained away as "SCP-423 is messing with reports again!"

@yeetedking 4 years ago

I like how the creator of SCP-423 also just pulled a self-insert

@SageofStars 4 years ago

During an 'accidental' cross test, it was proven that Cassie can 'see' Fred when the two share a book or art together, with her 'animated' nature allowing Fred to actively create word balloons for himself in a similar method to Cassie herself. Research Staff are reminded that while the two are friendly towards each other, barring the incident with the car that seemed to make Fred feel less 'manly' by his own admission after watching her work on it, they are in no way a 'romantic' pairing, and we should not encourage such. This is the Foundation. We Secure, Contain, Protect. We don't Wine, Dine, and Romance.

@loiseauxmort9568 4 years ago

This SCP reminds me of that one time that a translator wrote his own version of Dracula and passed it off as a straight up translation, and then it took people like 100 years to figuree out what he had done

@NFITC1 4 years ago

A self-conscious meta-trope? Fascinating.

@theslimeassassin3287 4 years ago

“I dont deserve to be in the spotlight”

YES YOU DO FRED, YOU DO DESERVE THE SPOTLIGHT

@madnessends2477 4 years ago

I laughed so much at the “ow, ow. Bad idea”

@heavenlyderpfowl1180 4 years ago

Wasn't there also an experiment with 423 where they introduced him to a printed copy of a game's code and then copied the code back into a computer?

@atirutwattanamongkol8806 4 years ago

I'm envious of this SCP. He's able to enter into any story and experience it in first person.

@pembrokelove 4 years ago

Jesus christ. How do you know it is past time for a study break? When you see there’s a new SCP video, decide to pop over and check it out, and immediately recoil in horror at…

THE SELF INSERTING CATHETER.

@KaiserAfini 4 years ago

I wonder what would happen if they scanned Fred's responses before he jumped to another narrative, would the digital file be affected ? The data seems to suggest otherwise

@Crumble_n_use 4 years ago

Bestselling comic artists:

@brettnelson7048 4 years ago

Me: Got your nose buried in a book lately?
SCP-423: Always.

@russellsailin7796 4 years ago

This sounds like every FanFiction writer’s wet dream. We’ve all had ideas of self-insert stories.

@Alurkerdood 4 years ago

I like Fred. He’s a ruggedly handsome cool guy.

@supergamertale 4 years ago (edited)

I have 2 questions.
1. Has Fred ever been cross-tested with the "A Hero Is Born" book? Could he even get into the book? If he was presented with it before someone else read it, would the book describe Fred's dream? If he was presented with it after someone else read it, could he see into their dreams?
2. Has Hand Drawn Cassy ever been cross-tested with Fred? Would more words appear on the journal that Fred is on to talk with her, or would someone need to write her questions into his journal?
If either of these have already been cross-tested, are either of them friends with Fred? Like how 049 is friends with 035 and the Lunantic?