History Funny / XComEnemyUnknown

** And another- [[{{Series/Highlander}} Duncan MacLeod]]. Badass, right? Wrong. Said squaddie panicked the very first time he was shot at and [[BlackComedy promptly ran directly into a massive Overwatch crossfire.]] Another is [[Film/{{MIB}} James Edwards]]. Evidently even the Men In Black are getting in on protecting the earth. He was also randomly generated as black and an Assault.

* One of the successful Arc Thrower capture quotes is [[Film/BackToTheFuture 1.21 gigawatts, baby!]]

* To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the game's release, Firaxis made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzm9P4LK62E&feature=youtu.be a video tribute]] to Vahlen's MemeticMutation request that soldiers avoid using explosives against the aliens. It ends with a VoiceClipSong and [[spoiler: Vahlen's Secret Volcano Lair being destroyed in ''[[VideoGame/{{Civilization}} Civilization VI]]''.]] And then they streamed the video on their official Website/{{Twitch}} channel for an entire day.

* To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the game's release, Firaxis made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzm9P4LK62E&feature=youtu.be a video tribute]] to Vahlen's MemeticMutation request that soldiers avoid using explosives against the aliens. It ends with a StupidStatementDanceMix and [[spoiler: Vahlen's Secret Volcano Lair being destroyed in ''[[VideoGame/{{Civilization}} Civilization VI]]''.]] And then they streamed the video on their official Website/{{Twitch}} channel for an entire day.

** "Operation [[BadassGrandma Brutal Crone]]". Apparently the female gunner I brought along that one-shotted three mechtoids and two elite mutons is OlderThanTheyLook.

''"We've been picking up some odd transmissions lately...[[{{Series/UFO}} some nut calling himself "Commander Straker"]] has been all over the news ranting about shadow operatives."''\\

*** On that note: "Operation Dying Hero".

*** Brought UpToEleven with the first name Walker as well. [[DepartmentofRedundancyDepartment Walker "Walker" Walker is possible]].

** Training Roulette. Of ''course'' Michael "Crater" Bay ends up with [[StuffBlowingUp Grenadier]], [[UpToEleven Deep Pockets]], [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill and Rocketeer]]. Because more things need to explode.

* [[{{Bathos}} Giving a [=MEC=] soldier a]] [[NiceHat fedora]]. Because even hulking death machines carrying miniguns and mortars still need to look stylish.

** And then some flavor chatter from Bradford:
-->"Are you really using the tracking terminal to play ''Civilization''?! (''muttering'') [[NotSoAboveItAll At least I hope you're going for a military victory...]]"

* In a very subtle way, the interactions between Dr. Vahlen and Dr. Shen. The old divide between theoretical and applied science, brilliantly played out with very subtle snark and one-upsmanship, each trying to look best in the eyes of the Commander (and, to a lesser extent, Bradford.)

* Any time a Muton successfully intimidates a XCOM soldier, only to promptly get shot and killed by that very same panicked soldier. Bonus points if the soldier gets a promotion from that kill. "You freaked out and made a totally blindshot that just happened to hit a hostile? Welcome to the higher ranks!"

* Muton Berserkers sometimes wig out and run back and forth - if the squad is prepared this can lead to a hilarious HumiliationConga as the Berserker trips Overwatch shot after Overwatch shot. Bonus points if some of that Overwatch is from [[MoreDakka Sentinel-classed Supports]].

* A Muton Elite throws a grenade at a nearby soldier, only to blow ''himself'' up. It was then finished off with [[NeverLiveItDown another grenade]].

** The Seekers introduced in ''Enemy Within'' cloak then move around the battlefield for a fortunate time to strike, decloaking to attack a unit. When they decloak overwatch is triggered. Imagine that there is just one left and you have all your troops clustered within LoS with one another and on overwatch. The Seeker appears and is shredded by 5 instances of overwatch. Total damage was 31 points of damage on it. For reference, the Seeker has a max HP of ''5'' by default.
** For extra fun, a similar situation came happen where the Seeker tries to strangle a soldier only to get shot at by every other soldier on the map...only for everyone to miss, and for extra insult, [[EpicFail the game crashed after all 4 miss reports came up.]]
** The camera angles and zooms used during overwatch can get downright hilarious if you have multiple soldiers firing at a single target. The camera may attempt to zoom in on any number of them, and this can result in extremely comical shots of a MEC trooper taking aim at a charging alien's head, followed by a closeup of another soldier's expression [[GoryDiscretionShot while a hail of gunfire is heard]].

* What can be especially hilarious is having multiple heavies and other troops all go into Overwatch, and watch an alien jump out and trigger an entire squad, who unleash a massive torrent of bullets, lasers, or plasma that pours into the alien...[[ATeamFiring and every shot misses.]]
** Or, alternatively, having all those Heavies miss completely, only to hear towards the very end a single bullet, laser beam or plasma bolt streak through the air and kill the enemy as your sniper scores the kill. You can almost hear the sniper rolling his eyes.
*** And then a Floater pops up in the snipers face....and he [[EpicFail basically flips out and shoots a car]]. It's then popped off him by the same heavy.
*** OR have every single one of your soldiers miss...only to have the Floater soar right into the face of your Assault. Close Combat Specialist.

--> '''Caution'''\\

--> '''Caution'''\\

** "Operation Empty Skull". Gee, thanks for the compliment game.

** "Operation Black Father". Bonus points? [[CrossesTheLineTwice It took place in Africa]].

** "Operation Bloody Hymn". First covert ops missions. At least 10 exalt heavies with rocket launchers. Multiple rocketeer heavies. [[StuffBlowingUp someone's coming back in a matchbox"]].

** "Operation Broken Prophet." Jesus (he was Argentine) the psi trooper was knocked out by an Ethereal. For bonus points, when he was revived his model glitched and was "standing" at a 60-degree angle to the ground. [[HumiliationConga And then he was killed by the same ethereal the very next round]]. [[SaveScumming Twice.]]

** Training Roulette. Of ''course'' Michael "Crater" Bay ends up with [[StuffBlowingUp Grenadier]], [[UpToEleven Deep Pockets]], [[NoKillLikeOverkill and Rocketeer]]. Because more things need to explode.

* Anytime an enemy appears and [[NoKillLikeOverkill walks right into a Overwatch crossfire]] is always good for a laugh, especially when it happens to a tough/annoying enemy. They get a little intro then get shredded by an unholy amount of firepower. MoreDakka is always the proper solution to your problems.

If the device begins leaking or malfunctioning contact your supervisor immediately. [[ShoutOut Safety not guaranteed]]. [[MemeticMutation I have only done this]] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/safety-not-guaranteed once before]]. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Risk of electrocution]].

* Missing shots will cause your soldiers to slowly, dramatically aim at the enemy, line of their shots, and then [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy abruptly decide to kill the birds flying overhead, annihilate the roaches in the walls ten feet to the left of the alien, or realize that they hate the ground at their feet and it absolutely must die first before dealing with those EXALT troops.]] The aliens and EXALT aren't exempt from this either.

* Outclassed enemies will sometimes fall back. This can lead to situations like Strike One bursting in on a UFO's Ethereal and its Elite Muton bodyguard, whereupon the would-be [[PraetorianGuard Praetorian]] promptly appears to decide it's not getting paid enough for this, and [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere attempts to flee out the back door]], leaving its master to be blown to pieces.

* Some of the mission names can be side-splitting. You can make your own names [[http://www.generatorland.com/usergenerator.aspx?id=4251 here]].

** "Operation Broken Prophet." Jesus (Agentine this time) the psi trooper was knocked out by an Ethereal. For bonus points, when he was revived his model glitched and was "standing" at a 60-degree angle to the ground. [[HumiliationConga And then he was killed by the same ethereal the very next round]]. [[SaveScumming Twice.]]

* There exists an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoYIFcstQKM&t=0s Alex Jones voicepack mod]]. It's just as CrazyAwesome as it sounds.

** "Operation [[Film/BrokebackMountain Broken Mountain]]".

* There exists an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoYIFcstQKM&t=0s Alex Jones voicepack mod]]. It's just as amazing as it sounds.
-->'''Soldier rescuing a civilian during a terror mission:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis They want you. dead.]] Can you get that through your coconut brain!?
-->'''Soldier activating a pod of enemies:''' [[NonSequitur They're not tolerant of heterosexuals!]]
-->'''Soldier getting spit on by a thin man:''' [[MemeticMutation I don't like 'em putting chemicals in the water that turn the frikin' frogs gay!]]

** "Operation [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Dying Grave]]". 2 gravely wounded soldiers