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* WeHaveBecomeComplacent: In chapter 25, Ethan says that EXALT has gone too long without fighting someone who was actively trying to destroy them.
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* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: The Commander has a low opinion of Shen's desire to conduct the Alien War in a clean, ethical fashion.
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* MuggingTheMonster: In chapter 21, two gangbangers make the mistake of trying to mug Annette.
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** The FictionalDocument at the end of chapter 13 says that no documented evidence exists of a perfected third generation thin man. The Advent speaker presumably is
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* DramaticIrony: The FictionalDocument at the end of chapter 13 says that no documented evidence exists of a perfected third generation thin man. The Advent speaker presumably is one.
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* ConsummateProfessional: The Male Council Speaker is always objective and neutral in his interactions with others, including the Commander. The same cannot be said of the Female Speaker.
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* ItsPersonal: Mira is one of the few people to unreservedly approve of the Commander's past actions due to her family and her being on the receiving end of the Caliphate's twisted atrocities.
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''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11670655/1/XCOM-The-Hades-Contingency XCOM: The Hades Contingency]]'' is a ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' fanfic series by Xabiar. It is based on ''Enemy Within'' with ''VideoGame/XCOMLongWar'' content.
!Warning: Spoilers for the game may follow.
In a world mostly similar to our own, the War on Terror was won under the direction of the man known only as "The Commander". He crossed too many lines to pull it off, however, and was sentenced to death for the war crimes involved.
Or so the world thinks. In reality, the Council of Nations faked his death and had him imprisoned as a trump card for the day something threatened Earth that only his unique deal of ruthlessness and strategic genius could hope to counter. With the alien invasion, the time is now for him to take command of the XCOM Project and defend humanity. However, there are those with the Council who are bent on sabotaging him no matter the consequences, and in the shadows the AncientConspiracy known only as EXALT spins plots to serve sinister ends.
The first story ended with the mostly successful execution of Operation Gangplank, the downing of the alien battleship; it continues in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11985406/1/XCOM-The-Atlas-Protocol The Atlas Protocol]].''
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'''Note:''' ''The Atlas Protocol'' contains {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s for ''The Hades Contingency'' and its tropes will be listed in their own section.
!''The Hades Contingency'' contains examples of the following:
* AnyoneCanDie: Just like in the game. A moment's carelessness or unluckiness on the part of a soldier can mean someone's death, even if that character's been around for a while.
* BadDreams: The Commander is plagued by nightmares of his late comrades accusing him of letting them die.
* EarlyBirdCameo: One to ''VideoGame/{{XCOM 2}}''. Dr Shen asks if he can have Lily stay in the base.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Commander is always referred to as such, with his real name never given.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** The Commander is even more disgusted with the UN for wanting to have Zhang RewardedAsATraitorDeserves after defecting from the Triads with the alien artefact.
** He also finds the aliens' targeting of civilians simply for its own sake abhorrent. While he wasn't above doing so himself, it was always either in order to achieve a military objective or their unfortunately being collateral damage.
* KingIncognito: Technically Hitler Incognito. The Commander actually being ''that'' Commander is hidden to almost everyone outside the Council, with him explaining the similarities in method to anyone who asks as himself being a subordinate of the Commander who defected after he went too far. In a more straight example, [[spoiler:the silent Sniper who joins the squad on several critical missions is actually the Commander himself.]]
* TheUnfettered: There were very few lines the Commander was unwilling to cross in order to win the War on Terror.
!''The Atlas Protocol'' contains examples of the following:
* EarlyBirdCameo:
** Lily makes her onscreen appearance after having been foreshadowed in the previous story.
** The representative the aliens send to EXALT is the ADVENT Speaker. Well, technically without the ADVENT part.
** One of the projects Shen suggests is the EXO Suit.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: It's revealed that EXALT managed to save several of the Commander's men from execution by the UN, and they promptly joined up.
* VillainEpisode: Several chapters show EXALT's perspective.
!Warning: Spoilers for the game may follow.
In a world mostly similar to our own, the War on Terror was won under the direction of the man known only as "The Commander". He crossed too many lines to pull it off, however, and was sentenced to death for the war crimes involved.
Or so the world thinks. In reality, the Council of Nations faked his death and had him imprisoned as a trump card for the day something threatened Earth that only his unique deal of ruthlessness and strategic genius could hope to counter. With the alien invasion, the time is now for him to take command of the XCOM Project and defend humanity. However, there are those with the Council who are bent on sabotaging him no matter the consequences, and in the shadows the AncientConspiracy known only as EXALT spins plots to serve sinister ends.
The first story ended with the mostly successful execution of Operation Gangplank, the downing of the alien battleship; it continues in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11985406/1/XCOM-The-Atlas-Protocol The Atlas Protocol]].''
Administrivia/NeedsABetterDescription
'''Note:''' ''The Atlas Protocol'' contains {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s for ''The Hades Contingency'' and its tropes will be listed in their own section.
!''The Hades Contingency'' contains examples of the following:
* AnyoneCanDie: Just like in the game. A moment's carelessness or unluckiness on the part of a soldier can mean someone's death, even if that character's been around for a while.
* BadDreams: The Commander is plagued by nightmares of his late comrades accusing him of letting them die.
* EarlyBirdCameo: One to ''VideoGame/{{XCOM 2}}''. Dr Shen asks if he can have Lily stay in the base.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Commander is always referred to as such, with his real name never given.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** The Commander is even more disgusted with the UN for wanting to have Zhang RewardedAsATraitorDeserves after defecting from the Triads with the alien artefact.
** He also finds the aliens' targeting of civilians simply for its own sake abhorrent. While he wasn't above doing so himself, it was always either in order to achieve a military objective or their unfortunately being collateral damage.
* KingIncognito: Technically Hitler Incognito. The Commander actually being ''that'' Commander is hidden to almost everyone outside the Council, with him explaining the similarities in method to anyone who asks as himself being a subordinate of the Commander who defected after he went too far. In a more straight example, [[spoiler:the silent Sniper who joins the squad on several critical missions is actually the Commander himself.]]
* TheUnfettered: There were very few lines the Commander was unwilling to cross in order to win the War on Terror.
!''The Atlas Protocol'' contains examples of the following:
* EarlyBirdCameo:
** Lily makes her onscreen appearance after having been foreshadowed in the previous story.
** The representative the aliens send to EXALT is the ADVENT Speaker. Well, technically without the ADVENT part.
** One of the projects Shen suggests is the EXO Suit.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: It's revealed that EXALT managed to save several of the Commander's men from execution by the UN, and they promptly joined up.
* VillainEpisode: Several chapters show EXALT's perspective.
