- "If those pea-brains were to get their hands on your Quantum Deconstructor, they could rip a hole in the space-time continuum!"
- ―Orthopox-13
The mighty Quantum Deconstructor.
The Quantum Deconstructor was arguably the most destructive weapon in the Destroy All Humans! series and was the Saucer's most powerful weapon. The Quantum Deconstructor launched a thermo-nuclear cloud and devastated all buildings, Humans, and vehicles in its radius. It was incredibly powerful even without its upgrades. Upgrades for the Quantum Deconstructor mostly consisted of more ammo and a bigger destruction radius.
The Quantum Deconstructor's projectiles disrupt the space-time continuum in the surrounding area on impact, causing destruction on a massive scale. If used carelessly, this can have catastrophic results, although Furons have enough intellect and knowledge of the universe to limit the destruction caused by such a weapon. Gastroenteritis has submitted at least one request to have Quantum Deconstructor technology miniaturized for cleaning up persistent dust on Furon Scout Ships, but his proposal was rejected.[1]
The Original Quantum Deconstructor[]
The original Quantum Deconstructor had a noticeable effect on the Saucer: parts of the Saucer turned a bright lime green and a large spinning four-pronged device protruded from the front of the ship.
The Quantum Deconstructor was able to destroy up to two or three city blocks, if it was shot properly. The impact of the projectile that was ejected from the Saucer hit the ground and resulted in a large green dome that decimated anyone or anything that was unfortunate enough to be caught in it. The dome then dissipated and a large circular yellowish-green radioactive cloud emitted from the center of the dome. It should also be noted that in Destroy All Humans!, being close to a building and firing the Quantum Deconstructor damaged the Saucer.
Path of the Furon[]
The full power of the Quantum Deconstructor in Path of the Furon.
With the "death" of Crypto's old Saucer, Orthopox provided Crypto with a new, sleeker, and more 70s science fiction-styled version. That Saucer's variety of weapons far surpassed its predecessor's, which included the Quantum Deconstructor.
That form of the Quantum Deconstructor was able to change the size of its blast radius along with how much power that it emitted. When it was primed, the sides and front of the Saucer split into a pronged position, which held out a bright neon green sphere in front of the Saucer. The Saucer then showed a hologram of how big the Quantum Deconstructor's minimum radius would be, which made it easier for Crypto to determine what would get caught in the blast. When ready, the Saucer fired the small green sphere at the designated area, which caused it to explode upon impact and created a large neon green dome. The size of that dome differed and depended on how large an area was selected and how many upgrades were given. The center of the blast contained a spring green core with a large see-thru yellow-green dome that surrounded it. A large dark green gas cloud was then emitted by the core, which gave it more prominence to the blast's full impact.
Destroy All Humans! Remake[]
The Quantum Deconstructor's visual effects remained largely unchanged in the Remake, although it now rapidly deals damage over time in its area of effect in addition to direct impact damage. Its radius gradually increases before it dissipates. Instead of being ammo-based, the Quantum Deconstructor uses power similar to the Death Ray, requiring 100% power to fire a shot. The Quantum Deconstructor's power does not recharge over time, and can only be replenished by collecting ammo pickups. Each ammo pickup obtained provides a small, variable amount of power. Additionally, humans killed by the Quantum Deconstructor will leave behind brain stems that can be collected.
Furon Handbook[]
Furons have never been afraid of tangling with the space-time continuum. Their intelligence and superior knowledge of the universe safeguards against any unfortunate mishaps (e.g. such as the humans' budding GIPA Project ambitions detected during analysis of top secret Majestic projects).
"On a miniature scale, one o' these babies could tackle persistent dust trapped on the scout ships! Them bigshots over in R&D never take my requests seriously..." - Gastro-999
Upgrades[]
Destroy All Humans![]
- Upgrade 1: Increases ammo capacity.
- Upgrade 2: Further increases ammo capacity.
Destroy All Humans! 2[]
Particle RE-Annihilator: Increased Damage VS Blisk
Cost: 6 Furotech cells
Magneto Storage Department: Increase Deconstructor Capacity to 4
Cost: 10 Furotech cells
Repulsor Containment Enhancer: Increase Deconstructor Capacity to 6
Cost: 16 Furotech cells
Gamma Particle Enrichment: Increase Deconstructor Explosion Size
Cost: 7 Furotech cells
Neutron Field Fluxuators: Maximum Deconstructor Explosion Size
Cost: 13 Furotech cells
Path of the Furon[]
Neutron Field Fluxuation 1: Decreases Quantum ammo draw when firing.
Neutron Field Fluxuation 2: Decreases Quantum ammo draw when Firing to minimum.
Fluxo Containment Field 1: Increases Quantum blast radius.
Fluxo Containment Field 2: Increases Quantum blast radius to Maximum.
Destroy All Humans! Remake[]
- Gamma Particle Enrichment: Increases the size of the explosion.
- Gamma Particle Aggregation: Greatly increases the size of the explosion.
- Neutron Field Fluxuators: Vehicles and buildings destroyed by the explosion have a chance of getting Transmogrified.
- Gamma Particle Aggregation: Greatly increases the size of the explosion.
- Magneto Storage Compartment: Increases the Quantum Deconstructor's capacity. (To 300%)
- Dynamo Storage Compartment: Greatly increases the Quantum Deconstructor's capacity. (To 500%)
- Repulsor Charge Accumulator: Destroying human civilization with the Death Ray or Sonic Boom gradually recharges the Quantum Deconstructor.[2]
- Dynamo Storage Compartment: Greatly increases the Quantum Deconstructor's capacity. (To 500%)
Trivia[]
- The Quantum Deconstructor was always the last weapon for the Saucer and usually one of the last weapons that Crypto acquired.
- It was suggested that the equivalent of the Quantum Deconstructor was a miniature nuclear bomb.
Appearances[]
- Destroy All Humans!
- Destroy All Humans! 2
- Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed (Non-Canon)
- Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon
Notes and References[]
- ↑ Furon Handbook, Destroy All Humans! Remake
- ↑ Causes anything destroyed by the saucer to drop Quantum Deconstructor ammo. Contrary to the tooltip, any form of destruction will trigger the effect, including the Quantum Deconstructor itself.