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* From the website that brought you ''Literature/TheSalvationWar'' and the author that brought us ''Fanfic/TiberiumWars'', ''Fanfic/{{Forward}}'', ''Fanfic/{{Renegade}}'', and ''Fanfic/{{Harbinger}}'' comes another tale of indiscriminate use of firepower against a threat humanity has to mentally dissect in order to conquer. Currently DeadFic, due to the author suffering a HeroicBSOD following a traumatizing defeat while assaulting a Muton base.

* Pilfering equal parts from ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' and ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' to create a tongue-in-cheek hyper-Spartan mentality, these two somehow manage to survive ''X-COM'''s insane RedShirt turnaround and turn that luck into ensemble comedy. Currently DeadFic since Alex Knight's computer crashed halfway into TFTD.

* ''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 ''Franchise/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.

* Pilfering equal parts from ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' and ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' to create a tongue-in-cheek hyper-Spartan mentality, these two somehow manage to survive ''X-COM'''s insane RedShirt turnaround and turn that luck into ensemble comedy. Currently DeadFic since Alex Knight's computer crashed halfway into TFTD.
* [=Adipose1913=] : Seconded. The Red vs. Blue comparison is apt, although people here can somehow be even more Genre blind and genre savvy than any Red vs Blue character ''In the same moment.''

''[[Fanfic/{{Vigil}} Vigil]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/348055/Peptuck Peptuck]]
* ''Recommended by:'' Tropers/TheGoodSamaritan and @/OperationAvenger

* [[Fanfic/{{Vigil}} Has its own tropes page.]]

* Comments: Using the elements from Enemy Within, this fic is significantly lighter than 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.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11250544/1/ XCOM:RWBY Within]] [[Fanfic/XComRWBYWithin TV Tropes page]]

* ''Synopsis'': The original classic from 1994, posted to Website/{{Usenet}} one chapter at a time.

* Mad science, @/{{Korgmeister}}'s [[FunnyAneurysmMoment highly ironic death]], a hilarious one-off joke shunting Terror from the Deep to the wayside, and the adventures of Epsilon Squad, as well as an epic endgame.

* Has [[Fanfic/AradsStardust a trope page]]

* Status: Complete, with a sequel in progress

These are recommendations made by tropers for ''VideoGame/XCom'' and ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' {{Fan Fic}}s, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. After a few samples, you will be able to note the interests of the tropers recommending them, and judge whether you might be also interested in a certain 'fic.

* ''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 perceived 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?

* Has [[Fanfic/{{AradsStardust}} a trope page]]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11250544/1/ XCOM:RWBY Within]] [[Fafic/XComRWBYWithin TV Tropes page]]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11250544/1/ XCOM:RWBY Within]] [[XComRWBYWithin TV Tropes page]]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11250544/1/ XCOM:RWBY Within]]

* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: A test of the Hyperwave Relay goes a little off when it suddenly generates a portal to who-knows-where. A question that is soon answered when four teenage girls drop out of it. Unfortunately with the war going on, they don't have the time to figure the system out enough to send them home. On the bright side, these girls all happen to be highly-skilled fighters in their own right. They just need a little retraining...

* Recommended by @/AndyWaltfeld, @/OperationAvenger

* Recommended by: @/adipose1913

* Recommended by @/AndyWaltfeld

* Recommended by @/AndyWaltfeld and @/adipose1913

* @/Adipose1913 : Seconded. The Red vs. Blue comparison is apt, although people here can somehow be even more Genre blind and genre savvy than any Red vs Blue character ''In the same moment.''

* Recommended by @/CommissarGaunt

* Recommended by @/{{Charlatan}}

* Recommended by @/{{Sphingx}}

* Recommended by @/{{spiritplumber}}

* Covers XCOM2012, Enemy Within (as a second invasion, with dates changed), and XCOM:Apocalypse in one organic narrative

* Recommended by @/{{spiritplumber}}

XCOM: Enemy Within, by {{Speedball}}

* Recommended by: HouseLyrander

XCOM: Enemy Within and XCOM 2, by [-DaStalinator-]

''[[http://www.xcomufo.com/stories.html X-COM Saga]]'' by Russ Brown.
* Recommended by @/StClair

''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20060530174749/http://scifiemporium.xcomufo.com/kansaiar.htm Kansai Arc]]'' by Ben Fischer.
* Recommended by usmarox

* Recommended by Flaser

* Recommended by @/AndyWaltfeld

* Recommended by @/GentlemensDame883 and @/{{Sphingx}}

* Recommended by S J C, amitakartok, @/{{Krisnack}}

* Recommended by Usili

* ''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 different 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.
* ''Comments'':

* Recommended by S J C, amitakartok

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

* Recommended by Stratagemini

* Crossover with: LightNovel/SwordArtOnline

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

* Crossover with: ''Franchise/MassEffect''

* Crossover with: Manga/RanmaOneHalf

* Crossover with: WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}

* Crossover with: WesternAnimation/{{RWBY}}

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

* ''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.

* Crossover with: MassEffect

* Comments: A great mix of cerebral, funny, and dramatic that somehow manages to strike a balance between serious introspection on transhumanism, tragic deaths, fluffy romance, shocking plot twists, and EXALT's leader being rewritten into [[GIJoe Cobra Commander]]

* Status: Ongoing

''Kansai Arc'' by Ben Fischer.

* Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.

''[[http://http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-21213/Hotpoint+XSGCOM+Terra+from+the+Deep.htm XSGCOM: Terra from the Deep]]''

* ''Status:'' Ongoing

* ''Synopsis'': Strong contender with the above for "original and best". Can be non-canon in places, generally only to invoke a little more [[TruthInTelevision truth in fanfiction]]. Originally hosted on GeoCities.

* Status: [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11670655/1/XCOM-The-Hades-Contingency Complete]] with one complete sequel - ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11985406/48/XCOM-The-Atlas-Protocol XCOM: The Atlas Protocol]]'' - and one more sequel to come

''[[http://scifiemporium.xcomufo.com/kansaiar.htm Kansai Arc]]'' by Ben Fischer.

* ''Synopsis'': The original classic from 1994, posted to {{Usenet}} one chapter at a time.

* Pairing(s): None, so far.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11670655/1/XCOM-The-Hades-Contingency XCOM: The Hades Contingency]]'' by Xabiar

* Status: Complete with one complete sequel - ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11985406/48/XCOM-The-Atlas-Protocol XCOM: The Atlas Protocol]]'' - and one more sequel to come

[=[[reviews:XCOM The Hades Contingency]]=]

* Status: Complete with one complete sequel - ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11985406/48/XCOM-The-Atlas-Protocol The atlas Protocol]]'' - and one more sequel to come

* Status: Complete with ongoing sequel