# Doom Repercussions Of Evil > Doom Repercussions Of Evil is a 2002 Doom fan fiction by Peter Chimaera, known for terrible grammar and the twist: "No, John. You are the demons. And then John was a zombie. DOOM: Repercussions of Evil is a 211-word Doom fan fiction written by Fanfiction.net user Peter Chimaera in 2002, famous for its deliberately terrible grammar and the twist ending "No, John. You are the demons / And then John was a zombie"[1]. The story spent years in obscurity before a YTMND dramatic reading in 2006 launched it into meme status, spawning thousands of parody variations, a TV Tropes trope, and an unlikely connection to official Doom canon[7]. ## Origin Peter Chimaera first appeared on Fanfiction.net on March 19, 2002, posting a story called "Digimon Savez The Wrold!1111." Despite the obvious spelling disasters, reviewers responded positively and encouraged more submissions[4]. On June 25, 2002, Chimaera published DOOM: Repercussions of Evil[1]. Fanfiction.net moderators eventually removed it for its "intentionally and exceedingly poor grammar, spelling, and style"[1]. Peter Chimaera was not a real person. The Fanfiction.net user Hyena1 revealed on his personal site that Chimaera was an alternate account he used specifically for posting badly written fan fiction[4]. The real author, Tom White (who also went by the handle "Heisanevilgenius"), later confirmed the story was always meant as a stealth parody of poorly written fan fiction[2]. As TV Tropes notes, writing that badly for seven years straight "seems suspicious," and those who were suspicious turned out to be right[2]. Chimaera's only Doom story, it sat alongside fan fiction for other franchises including The Matrix, Castlevania, and Batman, all written with the same joyfully broken English[1]. - **Platform:** Fanfiction.net (original publication), YTMND / 4chan (viral spread) - **Creator:** Tom White aka "Hyena" / "Heisanevilgenius" (author, writing as Peter Chimaera) - **Date:** 2002 ## Overview DOOM: Repercussions of Evil tells the story of John Stalvern, a space marine who has spent fourteen years expecting a demon attack on his UAC base. When the demons arrive, his superior "Cernel Joson" orders him to fight. John grabs his "palsma rifle" and engages a cyberdemon, but the ceiling collapses and traps them both. Then the radio delivers the famous line: "No, John. You are the demons." And then John was a zombie[1]. The story packs an absurd amount of narrative into just 211 words[2]. Every line is quotable, from the father's warning "You will BE KILL BY DEMONS" to the demons' panicked "HE GOING TO KILL US" to John's battle tactic of having "plasmaed at him." The writing style is a master class in wrong tenses ("gotted," "oldered," "crackered"), misspellings ("palsma," "listenend"), and rank confusion ("Cernel Joson")[6]. What makes it work as a meme is the structure. The story follows a rigid template: character waits, flashback to a childhood warning, radio call to action, brief fight, ceiling collapse, twist ending. That template turned out to be infinitely adaptable[6]. ## How It Spread For the first four years after publication, Repercussions of Evil existed in near-total obscurity. That changed on April 19, 2006, when YTMND user Orlics created a page titled "DOOM: Repercussions of Evil" featuring a screenshot of the original Fanfiction.net post alongside a dramatic reading of the text[4]. A second YTMND by user IWanaSoftTaco followed on May 12, 2006, with its own dramatic reading[4]. The YTMND community embraced it, producing remixes and radio theater performances[8]. The story hit 4chan on July 25, 2007, when it was posted to the /b/ board[4]. Users responded by creating illustrations of scenes from the story[4]. An Encyclopedia Dramatica entry for Peter Chimaera appeared on July 7, 2007[4]. Responding to the sudden interest, White republished the story and Chimaera's other removed works on a new website, PeterChimaera.com, launched December 2, 2007[1]. On February 11, 2008, Fanfiction.net user Osaka420 submitted "Doom: Repercussions of Evil Mark II," a complete rewrite in proper English that preserved the plot while giving it legitimate prose[4]. A Garry's Mod adaptation by YouTuber riff1 appeared on June 5, 2008[4]. On December 13, 2010, Newgrounds user Phobotech uploaded a Flash animation inspired by the story that pulled in over 105,000 views[4]. The story's twist ending proved so iconic that on August 3, 2010, TV Tropes created a dedicated trope page called "And Then John Was a Zombie," using the story as the trope namer for any plot where a protagonist literally becomes the monster they were fighting[5]. ## How to Use The most common way people deploy Repercussions of Evil is through the snowclone template. Pick any franchise, game, or situation, then follow the structure: 1. **The wait.** "[Character] waited. The lights above him blinked and sparked out of the air. There were [enemies] in the base." 2. **The childhood flashback.** Character tells dad they want to join [profession]. Dad says "No! You will BE KILL BY [enemies]." 3. **The radio call.** "This is [authority figure]" the radio crackered. "You must fight the [enemies]!" 4. **The brief fight.** Character "gotted his palsma rifle" (or equivalent weapon). 5. **The ceiling.** "But then the ceiling fell and they were trapped and not able to kill." 6. **The twist.** "No, [character]. You are the [enemies]." And then [character] was a [monster]. ## Cultural Impact The story named a TV Tropes trope. "And Then John Was a Zombie" now covers any narrative where a protagonist literally transforms into the thing they were fighting, with examples cataloged across anime, film, television, and video games[5]. The trope page lists hundreds of examples from media including Attack on Titan, Bleach, Dragon Ball Z, and The Walking Dead[10]. The story's influence on actual Doom canon, whether intentional or coincidental, became a running joke in the community. When Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal introduced lore elements that mirrored the fan fiction's plot points, fans treated it as vindication. TV Tropes lists the story under "Vindicated by History," noting a "new-found appreciation" after the modern games seemed to adapt its dialogue into official lore[7]. Peter Chimaera's other works, including a Batman fan fiction and two self-published books ("Peter Chimaera book of hsitorical faFfiction" and "Dracula 2010 and other things bu Peter Chimaera"), are available for purchase on the self-publishing platform Lulu[1]. ## Fun Facts - The name "Stalvern" appears to have been invented for this story. A cursory Google search suggests it didn't exist as a surname before 2002[2]. - Peter Chimaera naming the protagonist "John" accidentally predicted the 2005 Doom movie, which also named Doomguy "John" three years later[7]. - The story's description of a collapsing ceiling trapping the player actually can happen in the original Doom games, where some crushing ceilings don't retract and can immobilize a surviving player inside the architecture[7]. - The animated adaptation includes a gag where John blasts through a wall with his palsma rifle, then calmly uses a door just a few feet away[2]. - Tom White maintained the Peter Chimaera persona for years, keeping a separate Fanfiction.net account (Hyena1) for properly written stories[4]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is DOOM: Repercussions of Evil? It's a 211-word Doom fan fiction written by Peter Chimaera (a persona of Tom White) in 2002, famous for its intentionally terrible grammar and the twist ending "And then John was a zombie"[1]. ### Where did DOOM: Repercussions of Evil come from? Peter Chimaera published it on Fanfiction.net on June 25, 2002. It was later removed by moderators for its poor writing quality, but gained meme status after a 2006 YTMND dramatic reading[4]. ### What does DOOM: Repercussions of Evil mean? The story follows space marine John Stalvern fighting demons in a UAC base. The twist "No, John. You are the demons" suggests John was always a monster, a theme that later inspired the TV Tropes trope "And Then John Was a Zombie"[5]. ### How do you use DOOM: Repercussions of Evil? Most people either quote individual lines ("You will BE KILL BY DEMONS," "HE GOING TO KILL US") as reactions, or create snowclone versions by swapping in a different franchise while keeping the story's rigid structure[6]. ### Is DOOM: Repercussions of Evil still popular? As a classic copypasta, it's widely recognized in gaming and internet culture communities. Interest renewed when Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal introduced lore elements that eerily matched the fan fiction's plot[7]. ### Who is Peter Chimaera? Peter Chimaera is a fictional persona created by Tom White (also known as Hyena or Heisanevilgenius), who used the account to deliberately post badly written fan fiction as parody[1]. ### Was the story intentionally bad? Yes. Years after publication, White confirmed he created the Chimaera persona specifically to write "purposefully-corny" stories full of grammatical errors[7]. ### What is the "And Then John Was a Zombie" trope? It's a TV Tropes trope named after this story's ending, covering any narrative where a protagonist literally becomes the type of monster they were fighting[5]. ### Did the story influence official Doom games? Fans noticed striking parallels between the fan fiction and Doom (2016)/Doom Eternal lore, including collapsed architecture trapping the Slayer, the name "John," and the Slayer becoming partially demonic. Whether intentional or coincidental is debated[7]. ### What does "palsma rifle" mean? It's a misspelling of "plasma rifle," a weapon from the Doom games. The misspelling became one of the story's most quoted details[2]. ### How many variations of the story exist? Thousands. The story's rigid template made it easy to adapt for virtually any franchise, and wikis like 1d4chan compiled extensive collections of snowclone versions[6]. ### What happened to the original Fanfiction.net post? Moderators removed it for poor grammar and spelling. 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