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XCOM: Enemy Within and XCOM 2, by [~DaStalinator~]
** ''https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_1bPL5ZsFH3ouqzb59IuyL6yTGBhal9l XCOM: Enemy Within]]''

** @/TheyKilledFritz: It's worth noting that, although the original novel is complete, as is the intermediate short story 'Eulogy', the full sequel 'Abyssal' is currently DeadFic, and will likely remain that way permanently - the most recent update, the eighth chapter, was posted in 2005. As such, it is likely that the third planned novel, 'Nemesis', will never even be begun.

* The saga that inspired the ''X-COM'' page on TV Tropes... and the exhaustive coverage that drove Guava and Jade nuts. Note that these are listed in order by internal chronology; Guava actually played Apocalypse and Interceptor first, then Jade did Aftermath, then they started collaborating.
* @/{{Ssfsx17}}: This is an absolutely epic saga detailing the life and times of an X-COM soldier by the name of Otto Zander, with some interesting custom missions made specifically for the LP series.
* It would seem that Otto Zander is now an "official" unlockable character in the new '''[[VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown XCOM remake]]''' by Firaxis. A great little piece of [[AscendedFanon ascended fanon]].
* @/{{Speedball}}: It's a fantastic comedy of errors where everyone keeps dying...and yet also gets serious when it becomes time to, like all great fiction. Seriously, check it out.
* Known for its plethora of characters; Andrew Jackson (as in the PRESIDENT) makes an appearance as a soldier, and the infamous hypern (an extremely poorly-written backstory-holding grammar-bereft moron).

Peptuck
** [[http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=130016 Peptuck's UFO Defense at Stardestroyer.net]]

* ''Comments'': "suprisingly good" doesn't even scratch the surface. This fic is made of concentrated awesomeness mixed with a healthy dose of HSQ.'

** @/{{Mandemo}} disagrees. It's exactly ''X-COM''. It's just Jaffa suck compared to sectoids, etherial or crysalids... Still, X-COM spends most of its time trying to figure alien tech out, as several situations at are very grim (Alien fighters from''Interceptor'' against ''UFO Defense'' equipment? OhCrap). Still awesome!
*** Has now a page: ''Fanfic/{{XSGCOM}}''

* ''Synopsis'': '[[Series/StargateSG1 SG-1]]''/''X-COM'' fusion fic - it's about XCOM: EU Earth running their own Stargate program staffed by a bunch of XCOM style familiar faces from Stargate - both Carter and Jackson are psionic, and so are a few Goa'uld. The author has hinted that the slightly diffrent Stargate galaxy the Earth of the story finds themselves in is a result of some sort of conflict/relations between the Goa'uld and the Etherals... and that we should all be scared witless when the already psychic bad guys of Stargate show up. It's written from Jack's perspective in first person and is actually quite funny at times - even if the main draw is the kickass action on a scale never dreamed of by [[Series/StargateSG1 SG-1]]'' or XCOM.

* ''Synopsis'': ''[[Main/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic MLP:FIM]]''/''X-COM'' Crossover -- Isolated from her friends and taken prisoner in the middle of a war, Twilight must deal with the very real dangers of being percieved as an enemy as well as the nightmares of her arrival on 'Earth'. Can she overcome her own fears and the fears of her captors? Will the wayward unicorn's assistance be a boon or a curse to the 'humans?' Most importantly, will she ever find her way home?
* ''Comments'': Completed, with 2 completed Side-story sequels, and and a 3rd sequel currently updating.

* ''Comments:'' From the same author of Fanfic/TiberiumWars, {{Fanfic/Renegade}}, and Fanfic/NoGodsOnlyGuns comes a [[DarkerAndEdgier decidedly grim]] mash-up of the worlds of X-COM and MassEffect. Apparently inspired by Fanfic/XCOMSecondContact, the story is its own organism, with such differences as [[spoiler: first contact being with the geth, and [[KillEmAll the destruction of the entire quarian race]] by the Ethereals.]] The story is darkly intriguing at only five chapters thus far, and shows enormous potential.

* Comments: Using the elements from Enemy Within, this fic is significantly lighter then most X-com crossovers. While X-com is, as often seems to be the case in these crossovers, somewhat overpowered, this was offset by the lighter nature of the fic, X-com's desire to stay covert, and the fact that the fic is told mostly from non-human povs, particularly the asari mentioned in the synopsis.

[[WMG:[[{{Shipping}} Shipping Fics]]]]
''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''

None Yet.

* Status: Ongoing

* ''Crossover'' with: MassEffect primarily, with EclipsePhase and [[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon FEAR]] sprinkled in

''[[http://area51.xcomufo.com/fanfiction.htm X-COM: Unknown Menace]]''

* Seems to contain ADVENT in a side plot, despite having been written before the announcement of XCOM2

* Recommended by: adipose1913

* Recommended by @/AndyWaltfeld

* Synopsis: A tightly edited playthrough of enemy unknown. From the first episode's description: "Let's save Earth! On the hardest difficulty! Without loading saves! Woo!"
* Pairing(s): none
* Comments: gave us gems such as Oakley the sniper who always misses and Soylent Green. only the first season is complete, the other two were dropped in favor of his live and impossible series. One of the best enemy unknown series out there.

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** ''[[http://www.feartheboot.com/ftb/index.php/archives/category/blog-entries/the-xcom-saga/page/24 The XCOM Saga]]'' by the Fear the Boot community

* Covers XCOM2012, Enemy Within (as a second invasion, with dates changed), and Apocalypse

** ''[[http://emlia.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=XcomAcademy XCOM Academy]] by the Emlia roleplay group

** ''[[emlia.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=XcomAcademy XCOM Academy]] by the Emlia roleplay group

* Seems to contain ADVENT despite having been written before the announcement of XCOM2

Proof that the remaining 10% [[SturgeonsLaw is worth dying for]]

** [[http://krellen.net/2012/11/09/xcom-part-1/ http://krellen.net/2012/11/09/xcom-part-1]]

* Recommended by @/GentlemensDame883 and @/Sphingx

* Recommended by @/GentlemensDame883 and the @/AceOfScarabs and @/OperationAvenger and @/Sphingx

* Recommended by @/GentlemensDame883 and @/sphingx

* Recommended by @/GentlemensDame883 and the @/AceOfScarabs and @/OperationAvenger and @/sphingx

* Recommended by @/GentlemensDame883

* Recommended by @/GentlemensDame883 and the @/AceOfScarabs and @/OperationAvenger

* ''Recommended by:'' Tropers/TheGoodSamaritan and @/OperationAvenger

* ''Crossover'' with: MassEffect primarily, with EclipsePhase and [[FirstEncounterAssaultRecon FEAR]] sprinkled in

Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% is worth dying for]] here:

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* Recommended by @/AndyWaltfeld

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