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1Proof that the remaining 10% [[SturgeonsLaw is worth assaulting a downed alien battleship for.]]
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3These are recommendations made by tropers for ''VideoGame/XCom'' and ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' {{Fanfic}}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.
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11[[WMG: Campaigns, {{After Action Report}}s, and {{Lets Play}}s]]
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13[=GuavaMoment=] and Jade Star
14** [[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/XCOMUFODefense/ Guava's UFO Defense at the LP Archive]]
15** [[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/TFTD/ Guava's Terror From The Deep at the LP Archive]]
16** [[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/XCOM/ Guava's Apocalypse (and Tynam's Interceptor) at the LP Archive]]
17** [[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/XCOM%20-%20Aftermath/ Jade's UFO: Aftermath at the LP Archive]]
18** [[http://lparchive.org/UFO-Aftershock/ Jade's UFO: Aftershock at the Something Awful forums]]
19* Recommended by: @/AndyWaltfeld, [=OperationAvenger=]
20* ''Status'': Complete
21* Comments: 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.
22** @/{{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.
23*** 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]].
24*** @/{{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.
25*** 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).
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27[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9zJE9GodMQ&list=PLXctaw5JGF4LcidFVdkQMV1tc2DfC8x3D&index=1 Beaglerush Ironman Impossible]] by Beaglerush
28* Recommended by: [=adipose1913=]
29* Status: Dead
30* 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!"
31* Pairing(s): None
32* Comments: Gave us gems such as Oakley, the sniper who always misses, and Soylent "Murder Zone" Green. Only the first season is complete. The other two seasons were dropped in favor of his "Live and Impossible" stream series. One of the best Enemy Unknown series out there.
33[=[[reviews:Beaglerush Ironman Impossible]]=]
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35Creator/{{Peptuck}} - [[http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=130016 Peptuck's UFO Defense at Stardestroyer.net]]
36* Recommended by: @/AndyWaltfeld
37* From the website that brought you ''Literature/TheSalvationWar'' and the author that brought us ''Fanfic/TiberiumWars'', ''Fanfic/{{Forward|Peptuck}}'', ''Fanfic/{{Renegade}}'', and ''Fanfic/{{Harbinger|Peptuck}}'' 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.
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39[=chiasaur11=] and Alex Knight
40** [[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116489 chiasaur's UFO Defense at Giant in the Playground]]
41** [[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118785 Alex Knight's Terror From The Deep at Giant in the Playground]]
42* Recommended by: @/AndyWaltfeld and [=adipose1913=]
43* Pilfering equal parts from ''WebAnimation/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.
44* [=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.''
45
46[=MJ12=] Commando
47** [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=130169 Lets Play UFO: Nutbustingly Hard and Nut Bustingly Hard 2, AKA TFTD ]]
48* Recommended by: @/CommissarGaunt
49* A darkly hilarious and extremely awesome description of what really happened in AW's 1 and 2. Finished.
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51@/EnglishIvy
52** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=chwusqmfqswtxxxigtxgv2qq&page=1#1 This very website's forums!]]
53* Recommended by: Charlatan
54* Mad science, @/{{Korgmeister}}'s 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.
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56Krellen's XCOM: Enemy Unknown Commander's Logs
57** [[http://krellen.net/2012/11/09/xcom-part-1/ http://krellen.net/2012/11/09/xcom-part-1]]
58* Recommended by: @/{{Sphingx}}
59* A good rundown of the canon XCOM: EU campaign from the POV of The Commander, with good character development. Ends right after the Overseer mission.
60
61The XCOM Saga, by the Fear the Boot roleplay community
62** ''[[http://www.feartheboot.com/ftb/index.php/archives/category/blog-entries/the-xcom-saga/page/24]]''
63* Recommended by: spiritplumber
64* A Let's play with RP interludes written by the community
65* Covers [[VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown XCOM 2012]], Enemy Within (as a second invasion, with dates changed), and XCOM:Apocalypse in one organic narrative
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67XCOM Academy, by the Emlia roleplay group
68** ''[[http://emlia.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=XcomAcademy]]''
69* Recommended by: spiritplumber
70* A Let's Play with RP interludes written by the community
71* Covers Enemy Within
72* XCOM exists to train soldiers to fight aliens in their home country, rather than deal with the invasion single handedly: rookies are used throughout, and returned home (fired) instead of being promoted
73* Seems to contain ADVENT in a side plot, despite having been written before the announcement of ''VideoGame/XCOM2''
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75XCOM: Enemy Within, by Speedball
76** ''[[http://lparchive.org/X-Com-Enemy-Within]]''
77* Recommended by: [=HouseLyrander=]
78* Status: Complete
79* Synopsis: A full playthrough of Enemy Within with a strong emphasis on narrative. Uses a great deal of AdaptationExpansion to not only flesh out the lore behind the game mechanics and the personalities of the canon characters, but also to include several well written OCs as well as some minor CanonWelding with other XCOM games [[spoiler: particularly with TheBureauXCOMDeclassified]]
80* Pairing(s): OC/OC
81* 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 [[Franchise/GIJoe Cobra Commander]]
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83XCOM: Enemy Within and XCOM 2, by [=[-DaStalinator-]=]
84** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_1bPL5ZsFH3ouqzb59IuyL6yTGBhal9l XCOM: Enemy Within]]''
85** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_1bPL5ZsFH1wmjP4xuMn-ngglyA1fN6c XCOM 2]]''
86* Recommended by: Meshakhad
87* Status: Abandoned
88* Synopsis: In most respects, an ordinary Let's Play of both XCOM: EW and XCOM 2... except that the soldiers are all named and modeled after modern (and occasionally historical) political figures.
89* Comments: Ever wanted to see Pope Francis stab a Sectoid while Donald "The Wall" Trump provides covering fire with a minigun? Your wishes have been fulfilled.
90
91[[WMG:[[GenFic General Fics]]]]
92''Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.''
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94''[[http://www.xcomufo.com/stories.html X-COM Saga]]'' by Russ Brown
95* Recommended by: @/StClair
96* ''Status'': Complete
97* ''Synopsis'': The original classic from 1994, posted to UsefulNotes/{{Usenet}} one chapter at a time.
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99''[[https://web.archive.org/web/20060530174749/http://scifiemporium.xcomufo.com/kansaiar.htm Kansai Arc]]'' by Ben Fischer
100* Recommended by: usmarox
101* ''Status'': Complete
102* ''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 Platform/GeoCities.
103
104''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/245417/1/XCOM-The-Unknown-Menace X-COM: Unknown Menace]]''
105* Recommended by: Flaser
106* ''Status'': Complete
107* ''Synopsis'': This is EPIC, in the truest sense of the world. It covers the entire First Alien War (UFO Defense) from X-COM's beginning to the final battle at Cydonia (1998-2003). 36 chapters of brutal combat, political intrigue and conspiracy. André has managed to pack a lot into this story, bringing the game to life and giving us characters that you care about.
108* ''Comments'': Worth noting that the writer's first language is ''not'' English, so this can make some parts difficult to read. Nonetheless, ''extremely'' well-done and properly thought-out, adding in political and conspiracy angles that the original game couldn't offer.
109** @/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 begin.
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111''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3299815/1/Breeding_Fear Breeding Fear]]''
112* Recommended by: @/AndyWaltfeld
113* ''Status'': Complete
114* ''Pairings'': Chrysalid/warm flesh, I guess
115* ''Synopsis'': [=BioKraze=] takes a look inside the mind of everyone's favorite alien zombie maker.
116* ''Comments'':
117
118''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9005331/1/Remembrance Remembrance]]'' by Norwest
119* Recommended by: @/GentlemensDame883 and @/{{Sphingx}}
120* ''Status'': Complete
121* ''Pairings'': None
122* ''Synopsis'': "In the end, we all end up on the Wall."
123* ''Comments'':
124
125''Fanfic/XCOMTheHadesContingency'' by Xabiar
126* Recommended by: @/GentlemensDame883
127* 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 ongoing sequel - ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12476346/1/XCOM-The-Advent-Directive XCOM: The Advent Directive]]''.
128* Synopsis: "The Commander". The man who won the War on Terror at a horrible cost and was vilified for it. He may be the only hope humanity has to fight the alien menace...if he can stay ahead of the distrustful Council's machinations at the same time. Based on ''Enemy Within'' with ''VideoGame/XCOMLongWar'' content.
129* Pairing(s): Commander/Vahlen ShipTease
130* Tags: XCOM
131%%Reviews on work page please
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133[[WMG:Crossovers]]
134''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-16092/Hotpoint+XSGCOM+Goa+uld+Defence.htm XSGCOM: Goa'uld Defence]]''
135* Recommended by: [=SJC=], amitakartok, @/{{Krisnack}}
136* Crossover with: ''[[Series/StargateSG1 SG-1]]''
137* ''Status'': Complete
138* ''Pairings'': None
139* ''Synopsis'': ''[[Series/StargateSG1 SG-1]]''/''X-COM'' Crossover -- As humanity fights two alien threats its defenders join forces to turn the tide
140* ''Comments'': "surprisingly good" doesn't even scratch the surface. This fic is made of concentrated awesomeness mixed with a healthy dose of HSQ.'
141** @/{{Night}}: Feel-good asskickings abound. In other words...'''NOTHING LIKE X-COM'''.
142*** @/{{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!
143*** Has now a page: ''Fanfic/{{XSGCOM}}''
144
145''[[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/x-com-sg-1.244138/ X-COM: SG1]]''
146* Recommended by: Usili
147* Crossover with: ''[[Series/StargateSG1 SG-1]]''
148* ''Status'': Dormant
149* ''Parings'': None
150* ''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.
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152''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-21213/Hotpoint+XSGCOM+Terra+from+the+Deep.htm XSGCOM: Terra from the Deep]]''
153* Recommended by: [=SJC=], amitakartok
154* Crossover with: ''[[Series/StargateSG1 SG-1]]''
155* ''Status'': Dormant
156* ''Pairings'': None
157* ''Synopsis'': ''[[Series/StargateSG1 SG-1]]''/''X-COM'' Crossover -- As old enemies fall by the wayside new ones appear to challenge the Tau'ri and their allies.
158* ''Comments'': @/{{Night}} as above, so far.
159** @/{{Mandemo}} Pretty much same as previous, although too early to judge until series is concluded.
160
161''Fanfic/XCOMSecondContact'' by Agayek
162* Recommended by: @/GentlemensDame883 and the @/AceOfScarabs and @/OperationAvenger and @/{{Sphingx}}
163* Crossover with: ''Franchise/MassEffect''
164* ''Status'': Dead
165* ''Pairings'': None (yet?)
166* ''Synopsis'': 140 years have passed since the Ethereal War, leaving sociocultural scars on humanity's psyche. When a scientific team is attacked by unknown aliens while investigating a mysterious megastructure, the lingering paranoia is justified all over again. ''Enemy Unknown'' continuity, crossover with ''Franchise/MassEffect''.
167* ''Comments'':
168** [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xcom-second-contact-me-xcom-fifth-thread.268597/page-34#post-12390781 Confirmed as]] DeadFic by [[WordOfGod the author]].
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170''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/100455/stardust Stardust]]'' by Arad
171* Recommended by: Stratagemini
172* Crossover with: ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
173* ''Status'': Complete
174* ''Pairings'': None
175* ''Synopsis'': ''[[WesternAnimation/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?
176* ''Comments'': Completed, with 2 completed Side-story sequels, and a 3rd sequel currently updating.
177* Has [[Fanfic/StardustArad a trope page]]
178
179''[[http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/xcom-online.299928/ XCOM Online]]'' by Sasahara17
180* Recommended by: Stratagemini
181* Crossover with: Literature/SwordArtOnline
182* Status: [[DeadFic Dead]] because the author has [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18309703/ decided]] to focus on his other stories.
183* Synopsis: What if instead of Aincrad, Kayaba partnered with 2K Games to revive an old franchise as the first VRMMO, X-Com? Now, Kirito and Company must make it through a death game that claimed 3,000 lives (out of 10,000) in the first month alone.
184* Pairing(s): None, so far.
185* Tags: XCOM
186[=[[reviews:XCOM Online]]=]
187
188''Fanfic/{{Vigil}}'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/348055/Peptuck Peptuck]]
189* ''Recommended by:'' Tropers/TheGoodSamaritan and @/OperationAvenger
190* ''Crossover'' with: ''Franchise/MassEffect'' primarily, with ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase'' and ''[[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon FEAR]]'' sprinkled in.
191* ''Status:'' Dormant
192* ''Synopsis:'' Mankind has survived its crucible, and while scarred and changed by the Ethereals, they advance into the cosmos. The galaxy beyond is a place of wonder and terror, of wealth and strife. Amid the threats and opportunities, both within and without, XCOM remains vigilant. Mass Effect/XCOM/Eclipse Phase/FEAR fusion.
193* ''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 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.
194* ''Pairing(s):'' None, so far
195* ''Tags:'' XCOM
196
197''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10550829/1/Psi-Effect Psi Effect]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/235984/Cap-n-Chryssalid Cap'n Cryssalid]]
198* Recommended by: keen320
199* Crossover with: ''Franchise/MassEffect''
200* Status: Dormant; last updated January 2018
201* Synopsis: A fun-loving asari mercenary finds herself a little in over her head when she ends up abducted by terrifying aliens from beyond the galactic frontier. These asari-like creatures call themselves 'humans.' They seem to be secretly nosing about on the borders of known space, acting through proxies, conducting covert operations, and they've got a deal for an enterprising asari...
202* 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.
203* Pairing(s): Possible one sided pairing between OC and Shepherd.
204* Tags: XCOM
205
206''FanFic/TheRoadToCydonia''
207* Recommended by: mariic
208* Crossover with: Manga/RanmaOneHalf
209* Status: Complete
210* Synopsis: The year is 2005, and man is waging a secret war against an enemy from beyond the stars. In Japan, the Nermina Wrecking Crew has been captured by said enemy, and join the fight.
211
212''Fanfic/XComRWBYWithin''
213* Recommended by: SAMAS
214* Crossover with: WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}
215* Status: Complete, with one complete sequel and another sequel in progress
216* 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 have some new non-alien technology, and they all happen to be highly-skilled fighters in their own right. They just need a little... retraining.
217
218''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/twenty-years-late-half-life-xcom.644284/ Twenty Years Late]]'' by Drenched in Megalomania
219* Recommended by Tropers/QuietBrowser
220* ''Status'': Incomplete
221* ''Synopsis'': Twenty years after the 7 Hour War, Earth finds itself invaded by a new alien menace, one that doesn't take kindly to the Combine's presence.
222* ''Crossover'': ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' and ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown''
223* Tropes Page: Fanfic/TwentyYearsLate
224
225''{{Fanfic/Ferris}}'' by u63r
226* Recommended by Tropers/Jereyaj
227* ''Status'': Complete
228* ''Synopsis'': The pitch: A geek ends up in the XCOM universe. Good News: He's just the Chief Engineer's personal assistant. Bad News: The Chief Engineer is Tony Stark.
229* ''Crossover'': ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' and ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown''
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