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7	[[quoteright:338:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2ISOTOP_146.png]]
8	[[caption-width-right:338:[[RougeAnglesOfSatin UIT HAS BEEN STOLED!]]]]
9	->''ATUHOR'S NOSE:''\
10	''Uncycylopedia (which is online encyclopidia like wikiped) said I was writing story called Quarter-Life: Halfway to Destruction and dontn't know where come but I decide to write anyway.''
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12	''[[http://www.peterchimaera.com/quarterlife.html Quarter-Life: Halfway to Destruction]]'' is a ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' fanfic that Creator/PeterChimaera, author of ''FanFic/DoomRepercussionsOfEvil'', wrote after seeing it mentioned on Website/{{Uncyclopedia}}. The plot revolves around Gordon Freechmen studying in his was studying labratoried and discovering an extremely 'vollatile isatope' [[ArtisticLicenseNuclearPhysics that has a quarter-life instead of a half-life]]. Bad Guy From The Game steals it, and Freeman must enlist the help of his fellow scientist cow-orker Jimm in order to stop him and prevent the meltdown from destroying [[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas]].
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14	In addition to the awful spelling, grammar, writing and adherence to the source material, the fic is notable for the extremely bad nuclear physics and for being an almost completely obvious TrollFic.
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16	Has been adapted into a machinima by Djy Entertainment that can be found [[http://youtu.be/fOvglodUIcA here.]] There is also another machinima that predates the previous one, by falconer02, which can be found [[http://youtu.be/Qnr1OjeZpk0 here.]]
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18	Not to be confused with ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences'', which is a similarly bad but longer fic, and is sometimes included in the same verse.
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20	!!Isotropes associated with ''Quarter-Life: Halfway To Destruction'':
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22	* AdaptationalBadass: In canon, Gordon can't push heavy objects, but in ''Quarter-Life: Halfway To Destruction'', he was able to push an entire henemy headquarters into a portal.
23	* AdaptationalIntelligence: In canon, Gordon has no knowledge on nuclear physics or creating portals. In ''Quarter-Life: Halfway To Destruction'', he manages to create a new radoactive isatope that has a quarter-life instead of a half-life, and later creates a portal to push the henemy headquarters into.
24	* AdaptationalLocationChange: Events are set in [[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas]] instead of Black Mesa (located in UsefulNotes/NewMexico) or City 17 (located somewhere in Eastern Europe) because the [[AuthorAppeal author's friend lives there]].
25	* AdaptationalJobChange: Gordon is seen studying nuclear physics in his was studying laboratied at the start of the story. In canon, Gordon is a theoretical physicist.
26	* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Unlike the original series, Gordon is not a HeroicMime, instead acting as the MrExposition of the story.
27	* AmbiguousSituation: The identity of the character that said "Not so fast Mr. Gordon." is never stated, nor is the purpose of them halting Gordon.
28	* ArtisticLicenseNuclearPhysics: The isotope has a quarter-life instead of a half-life that, when reached, causes a room to "slowly become vaporize." It can potentially destroy an entire city unless it's pushed into a portal and dropped into the ocean, which makes it harmless and has no risk of radioactive contamination. ...hmmm, [[SarcasmMode don't see ANYTHING wrong here!]]
29	* AuthorAppeal: Takes place in Dallas instead of Black Mesa or City 17, because the author's friend lives there.
30	* ButtMonkey: Everything happens to Jimm. He gets headcrabbed, cut by claymore sword, and blowed to smitheroons, all in one day.
31	* CanonForeigner: Instead of using one of Gordon Freeman's partners from the games, such as Dr. Kleiner, Dr. Vance, Alyx, or Barney, the story introduces us to "fellow scientist cow-orker Jimm" who becomes Gordon's sidekick for most of the story.
32	* {{Cliffhanger}}: The story ends with someone saying "Not so fast Mr. Gordon." What happens next? You decide! Thanks for reading!
33	* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: Subverted when Gordon kills the headcrab on Jimm, as he chews Gordon out for accidentally cutting him, only to say "just kidding thanks".
34	* CreatorProvincialism: Takes place in Dallas instead of Black Mesa or City 17, because the author's friend lives there.
35	* DeusExMachina: Nothing prior to chapter 3 foreshadowed Gordon's ability to use portals, which allowed him to push henemy headquarters into portals to transport the it to a safe place.
36	* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: [[EstablishingSeriesMoment "Gordon Freechmen was studying in his was studying laboratied"]]
37	* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Jimm is unceremoniously "blowed to smitheroons" when everything become vaporize.
38	* DunkingTheBomb: When the "radoactive isatope" reaches its quarter-life, Gordon Freeman contains the meltdown by using portals to push "henemy" headquarters [[ShapedLikeItself into a portal]], causing it to "go off harmless in Atlantic ocean".
39	* FanSequel: The story lends itself very easily to this, since it ends with the author inviting the reader to decide what happens next. Published examples include:
40	** "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5235619 Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom]]": continues the story and ties it into ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences''. Notable in that it explains a number of random occurrences in the first ''Full Life Consequences'', explaining the origin of the headcrab officer, the wepon John Freeman finds in Ravenholdm, who wrote "u sudnt come here" on the sign, the origins of the zombie goasts, and even goes so far as to explain ''where the Combine hug tower at the end of the saga comes from.'' This one is [[http://youtu.be/8G04fz2JxsM now in machinima form]] by [=PKMNEmerald=].
41	** [[https://www.deviantart.com/johnhitchcock/art/Quarter-Life-Halfway-to-Destruction-2-768184146 Quarter-Life: Halfway to Destruction 2]]: Gordon Freeman teams up with [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]] to find another isotope while [[ItMakesAsMuchSenseInContext a new bad guy plots to use it to meltdown Toronto and rebuild Ancient Egypt.]] Expands on the absurd logic of the original fanfic with the addition of ArtisticLicenseGeography and ArtisticLicenseHistory in addition to continuing the outlandish depictions of nuclear physics.
42	* ForgottenFallenFriend: Gordon never brings up Jimm after he is "blowed to smitheroons". The FanSequel ''Quarter-Life: Halfway to Destruction 2'' averts this, as he remembers that Jimm died because of Bad Guy From the Game.
43	* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Bad Guy From the Game's purpose is to cause a meltdown with the stolen isotope. He doesn't even allow himself to make his demands before declaring that it's too late.
44	* HairTriggerTemper: Bad Guy From the Game declares it "too late" to comply with his demans and starts the meltdown before he ''even has a chance'' to say what his demans are.
45	* IKnowWhatWeCanDoCut: After the isotope hit quarterlife, Gordon calls someone and cuts himself off with "I know!" followed by the narration recounting his plan to relocate the henemy headquarters as he does so.
46	* ImmediateSelfContradiction:
47	** "He hits teh headcrab and Jimm was okay [[MoodWhiplash but his head was cut]]"
48	** Chapter 2's title, "THEY REVOCER TEH ISOTROPE BUT THEY DON'T".
49	* ImprovisedWeapon: {{Inverted\|Trope}}; [=GHordon=] goes to get his crowbarb when a headcrab attacks Jimm, but it is missing, so he ends up grabbing a claymore sword instead.
50	* KarmaHoudini: Bad Guy From the Game presumably escapes after causing the meltdown.
51	* LudicrousGibs: What remains of Jimm after the meltdown. In the Djy video, all that's left is extremely bloody gibs on par with ''[=TF2=]''.
52	* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Jimm gets his head cut with a claymore sword, but manages to shrug it off.
53	-->"Watch where you swings at me! ''[[MoodWhiplash Just kidding!]]''"
54	* MassTeleportation: Gordon teleports the entire henemy headquarters to the Atlantic Ocean.
55	* MinimalistCast: Aside from Gordon, the only characters featured in the story are Jimm and Bad Guy From the Game. By Chapter 3, Jimm has died and Bad Guy From the Game is missing in action, leaving only Gordon and the unknown figure that said "Not so fast, Mr. Gordon" as the cast.
56	* NoEnding: Someone says, "Not so fast, Mr. Gordon", and the author tells the reader to decide what happens next.
57	* NoNameGiven: The antagonist is referred to only as "a bad guy from the game". Because of this, it's not even clear ''which'' antagonist from the ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' series this is.
58	* ProductPlacement: "Tahnks for reading please buy [[FanFic/PeterChimaeraBookOfHsitoricalFaFfiction my book]] at peterchimaera .com i am poor [[{{Emoticon}} :(]]"
59	* RougeAnglesOfSatin: It's Peter Chimaera. It's ''everywhere.''
60	* SmallRoleBigImpact: Bad Guy From the Game only appears in one scene, but he's the one who hits quarterlife with the isotope, which kills Jimm and nearly destroys Dallas.
61	* SpoilerTitle: "CHAPTER TWO: THEY REVOCER TEH ISOTROPE BUT THEY DON'T"
62	* StylisticSuck: Naturally, as all of Peter Chimaera's fics are intentionally bad.
63	* SuperStrength: Gordon is so strong that he's capable of pushing the henemy headquarters into the portal he created.
64	* TrollFic: Again, all of Peter Chimaera's fics are intentionally bad.
65	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
66	** The "bad guy from the game" after the meltdown, unless he's the one who says "Not So fast Mr. Gordon".
67	** Not to mention the ONE question that wasn't answered: "OH NO WHERE DID HEADCRAB COME FROM!" It's generally assumed that Bad Guy From the Game used it as a distraction so he could steal the isotope, but this is not explicitly confirmed in the story.
68	** We also never found out what happened to Gordon's crowbarb, that was apparently "missing."
69	* YouCantThwartStageOne: The heroes fail to recover the isotope or prevent "quarter-life", not helped by the villain pretty much skipping from stage one to the climax.
70	-->'''Bad Guy from the Game''': IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO MY DEMANS\
71	TOO LATE
72	* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: The final lines are "Not so fast, Mr. Gordon".
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74	!!Adaptations of ''Quarter-Life: Halfway To Destruction'', as well as [[FanSequel unofficial sequels]], provide examples of:
75	* AdaptationalBadass: [=PKMNEmerald=]'s adaptation of ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' casts Father Grigori as "guy in suite". Despite having no superpowers in canon, he's show to be capable of teleportation and telepathy.
76	* AdaptationalContextChange:
77	** The original story had the narrator shout 'OH NO WHERE DID HEADCRAB COME FROM!' when a headcrab jumps on Jimm's head. falconer02's adaptation has Jimm shout out the line, while Djy's adaptation has Gordon say the line.
78	** At the end of chapter three, an unknown figure says "Not so fast, Mr. Gordon" after Gordon "scucceeded at winning the mission". falconer02's adaptation has Bad Guy From the Game threaten Gordon by saying the line, ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' has Guy in Suite (implied to be Gman) say the line to tell him that he still has a job to do, and ''Quarter-Life: Halfway to Destruction 2'' has [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]] say the line to ask him if he still has the isotsaop.
79	** In the original text, the "TOO LATE" after Bad Guy From The Game mentions his demans is in a new paragraph, implying either Gordon or Jimm said it. In both machinimas, Bad Guy says it himself, [[RuleOfFunny presumably for the comedic value]].
80	* AdaptationalExplanation: ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'', a interquel to ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences'', reveals that the police officer John Freeman encounters became a headcrab zombie when a headcrab attacked him while he was asking Gordon for his 'dirver licence', the wepon John Freeman finds lying around was dropped by Gordon, the zombie goasts died because Gordon killed them, Final Boss is Dr. Breen, who rebuilt the 'Combine hug tower' and fights Gordon to get revenge, and Next Boss is a henchman hired by Final Boss to kill Gordon.
81	* AdaptationInducedPlotHole:
82	** ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' ends with Gordon sending an email to his brother, saying "bro, aliens and monsters are attacking my place". However, the person that's attacking him is neither an alien nor a monster, and nothing implies that Final Boss brought aliens and monsters with him. [[FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences The original story]] implies that the dead headcrabs John Freeman encountered before reaching Gordon were the aliens and monsters Gordon referred to in the email.
83	** In chapter 2 of ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'', the narration establishes that Gordon is only left with a crowarb after his wepon falls out of his backpack, ignoring the fact that it was missing in ''Halfway To Destruction''.
84	** The original story has Gordon push the henemy headquarters containing the isatope into a portal so "it would only go off harmless in Atlantic ocean". ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' instead has Gordon teleport the isatope to Ravenholm, which damages the brains of the residents instead of blowing them to smitheroons.
85	* AdaptationalVillainy:
86	** Djy's adaptation casts [[ChurchMilitant Father Grigori]] as Bad Guy From the Game. He decidedly wasn't the lightest character in the game, but definitely didn't try to make rooms slowly become vaporize, or blow people to smitheroons.
87	** Despite not showing any hints of maliciousness before they were killed prior to the events of ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences'', the Ravenholm villagers in ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' murdered Alex for no noticeable reason. In the original story, they were sympathetic characters due to being slaves to Ravenholm, but here they're on the receiving end of PayEvilUntoEvil.
88	** In ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences'', the police officer that John Freeman met was just a regular cop who got possessed by a headcrab, but in ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'', the cop is a Combine disguised as a police officer.
89	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In canon, Alex is a HeroWorshipper towards Gordon. In ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'', she is Gordon's wife.
90	* AllAccordingToPlan: Near the end of ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'', Final Boss declares that "everything goed just as i planed" when revealing that he destroyed Gordon's house to lure out Gordon so Next Boss can kill him.
91	* AllUpToYou: Subverted in ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom''. Gordon tells himself "fate of humens rests on my sholders!" while he's driving to Final Boss. However, Gordon is DoomedByCanon and his brother John Freeman takes over the role as Saver of Humens after Gorden dies at the end of the first part of ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences''.
92	* BaldOfEvil: Due to using Father Grigori's character model, Bad Guy From the Game is bald in Djy's adaptation.
93	* BolivianArmyEnding: falconer02's adaptation ends with Bad Guy From the Game saying "Not so fast Mr. Gordon." when Gordon celebrates after he "scucceeded at winning the mission".
94	* TheCameo: Djy's adaptation features Barney, Dog, G-Man, and [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Heavy Weapons Guy]] as background characters.
95	* CanonCharacterAllAlong: ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' reveals that [[FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences Final Boss]] and Dr. Breen are the same person.
96	* CasualHighDrop: Djy's adaptation has Jimm, who had a headcrab jump on his head, fall off a platform and land on his head, sustaining no visible injuries.
97	* ContinuityNod: In the original story, Gordon and Jimm encounter a headcrab before they notice that the isatope is missing. In ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' Gordon reacts to a Combine disguised as a police officer being attacked by a headcrab by shouting "not this again!".
98	* CreepyMonotone: [=PKMNEmerald=]'s adaptation of ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' has Final Boss speak in a robotic tone while gloating at Gordon.
99	* CrowbarCombatant: After he accidentally dropped his wepon when he drove away from the combine that got attacked by a headcrab in ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'', he's left with only a crowarb to defend himself.
100	* DoomedHometown: ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' has Final Boss destroy Gordon's house in revenge for destroying the Citadel.
101	* EvilSoundsDeep: [=PKMNEmerald=]'s adaptation of ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' gives the Combine that asks Gordon for his licence a raspy voice.
102	* FascinatingEyebrow: In Djy's adaptation, Gordon raises his left eyebrow when he figures out how to contain the meltdown.
103	* FishEyes: Gordon in Djy's adaptation is almost always seen with wall eyes. The moments where he doesn't have them can be counted on one hand.
104	* GroinAttack: [=PKMNEmerald=]'s adaptation of ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' has Gordon kick a Combine in the crotch while threatening Final Boss.
105	* {{Interquel}}: ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' starts at the final scene of the original story, and ends when the email about the aliens and monsters is sent to John Freeman, leading to the events of ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences''.
106	* JawDrop:
107	** Gordon does one when Bad Guy From the Game challenges him at the end of falconer02's adaptation.
108	** Jimm's jaw drops when he sees a headcrab moments before it jumps on him in Djy's adaptation.
109	* MyNaymeIs: In ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'', Final Boss's alternate name is 'Final Baos'.
110	* NoNameGiven: ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' describes the man who said "Not so fast, Mr. Gordon" as "guy in [[SpellMyNameWithAnS suite/suit]]". The fact that he assigns him a job at the start and gives him helpful information when Gordon was uncoscios near the end implies that the guy in suite is G-Man.
111	* NoSell: [=PKMNEmerald=]'s adaptation of ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' has Gordon withstand getting blown up by a rocket.
112	* OhNoNotAgain: In ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'', Gordon shouts "not this again!" when a headcrab jumps on the Combine that was disguised as a police officer.
113	* PayEvilUntoEvil: While Gordon did massacre all of the current residents in Ravenholm in ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'', it happened after he witnessed the residents murder Alex, his wife.
114	* PublicDomainSoundtrack: Djy's adaptation and [=PKMNEmerald=]'s adaptation of ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' use royalty-free music to convey the feeling of a classic radio drama.
115	* PuppyDogEyes: Djy's adaptation has Peter Chimaera attempt this to get the viewer to buy his book.
116	* RememberTheNewGuy: Gordon's brother John Freeman is never brought up until the final sentence of ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom''.
117	* RunningGag:
118	** In Djy's adaptation, the spelling of Freechmen/Freemant/Freeman.
119	** It also continues the RunningGag from Djy's ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences'' machinima of taking official art from ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' and slapping other characters heads onto the characters. Except this time it's Gordon Freeman with ''[[ShapedLikeItself Gordon Freeman]]'''s head.
120	* StealthSequel: ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'', aside from being an {{Interquel}} of the original story and ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences'', takes place after the destruction of the Citadel in ''VideoGame/HalfLife2''.
121	* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' has Alex, a main character who's still alive by the end of Episode 2 of ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', die by the hands of the Ravenholm villagers at the start of Chapter 3.
122	* TitleDrop: ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'', a interquel to the original story and ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences'', has Gordon declare that Final Boss will face "full life consequences for what (he) didd!".
123	* UnexplainedRecovery: ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'' reveals that Dr. Breen survived the destruction of the Citadel. How he survived is never hinted.
124	* VisualPun:
125	** Djy's adaptation uses the phrase "ATUHOR'S NOSE" (author's notes) as a visual gag by shows the nose of the author.
126	** In [=PKMNEmerald=]'s adaptation of ''Quarter-Life: Origin of Doom'', Gordon's '[[CrowbarCombatant crowarb]]' is a crowbar that has a crow attached to it.
127	* VoiceClipSong: Bad Guy From The Game's speech in Djy's adaptation [[http://youtu.be/kWD04IG-IGg was mixed with]] Galaxy Man's stage theme from ''VideoGame/MegaMan9''.
128	* YouAreAlreadyDead: Djy's adaptation plays out the scene that stated "[[HopeSpot Jimm was okay]] but his head was cut" after Gordon killed the headcrab by having Jimm give a thumbs up and smile, only to have his head covered in blood from the wound three seconds later.
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130	"Hooray I scucceeded at reading the article"
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132	"Not so fast, Mr. Troper"

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