| Name | SCP-2602 |
| Risks | Prolonged use can cause mental instability • Dissociation from reality • Other harmful side effects |
| Status | Ongoing struggle to study, control, and exploit the mysterious artifact |
| Abilities | Interfaces directly with the human mind • Allows users to access its immense processing power and information storage |
| Description | An advanced quantum computing device of unknown origin |
| Also known as | The Broken Codex |
| Discovery location | Ruins of an ancient Mayan city in Mexico |
| Groups studying the artifact | Scientific institutions • Clandestine organizations |
SCP-2602, also commonly referred to as the "Broken Codex", is an advanced quantum computing device of unidentified provenance discovered in the ruins of an ancient Mayan city in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. The artifact exhibits remarkable and perplexing capabilities that have drawn the intense interest of scientific, military, and corporate entities around the world.
SCP-2602 was first uncovered by a joint archaeology team from the University of Mexico and the National Institute of Anthropology and History in 2006, during excavations of the long-abandoned Mayan city of Chichen Itza. The device was found buried deep within the ruins, nestled amidst ceremonial artifacts and inscriptions in the ancient script of the Maya.
Initial studies conducted by the Mexican authorities and later the Global Occult Coalition revealed that SCP-2602 was no ordinary relic. Its surface was covered in a complex system of glyphs, circuits, and quantum-entangled components that suggested advanced technological capabilities far beyond anything the ancient Maya were known to possess. Attempts to power on or physically interface with the device were met with unexpected results - it appeared to interact directly with the minds of nearby researchers, accessing their thoughts and memories.
Further experimentation has uncovered the remarkable properties of SCP-2602. When a human subject interfaces with the device, either physically or through concentrated mental focus, they are able to access its immense quantum computing power and vast informational databases. This grants the user superhuman abilities in areas like data processing, mathematical modeling, information retrieval, and even limited precognition.
However, prolonged or repeated use of SCP-2602 has been found to induce significant mental and psychological distress in subjects. Users often report feelings of intense dissociation from reality, hallucinations, paranoia, and in some cases, complete psychotic breaks. The device appears to have a dysregulating effect on the human mind, with the quantum interactions disrupting normal neurological function.
Researchers are still uncertain of the precise mechanisms behind SCP-2602's capabilities and side effects. Theories range from it being an advanced artificial intelligence to a conduit for extradimensional energies. Its origins also remain a mystery, with the Mayan ruins providing few clues as to how such an advanced technology came to be buried there centuries ago.
Given the immense potential of SCP-2602, it is perhaps unsurprising that the artifact has become the focus of intense conflicts between various powerful factions seeking to understand, control, and exploit it. These include:
These groups have engaged in acts of subterfuge, theft, and even violence in attempts to gain possession of the Broken Codex. Its current location and status remain closely guarded secrets, with the Global Occult Coalition overseeing a delicate international containment operation.
The unique properties and potentials of SCP-2602 have also sparked contentious ethical debates about the responsible development and use of such powerful technology. Key issues under discussion include:
As research on SCP-2602 continues, these debates are likely to intensify, with the ultimate fate of the Broken Codex hanging in the balance between beneficial scientific progress and the threat of catastrophic misuse.
