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* NotSoDifferent: Many characters find interesting common points between the modern world and their own times:
** Jeanne sees Dr. Vahlen as similar to a rather fanatical priest, only focused on science instead of religion.
** Ragnar calls Jeanne a "Christian shieldmaiden".
** Jeanne sees Dr. Vahlen as similar to a rather fanatical priest, only focused on science instead of religion.
** Ragnar calls Jeanne a "Christian shieldmaiden".
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* XMeetsY: The author describes the story as VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown meets Website/BadassOfTheWeek.
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* XMeetsY: The author describes the story as VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown meets Website/BadassOfTheWeek.
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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Pope Francis seems... Surprisingly receptive to the fact that mankind has invented technology that can ''cheat death''. Considering the Roman Catholic Church's stance on human cloning, realistically, they would be '''extremely''' opposed to the idea of resurrecting historical figures, to say the very least.
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* DeusExMachina: The entire story is built on these. How on earth did XCOM resurrect UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc, someone who was burned to death, had her dead body burned ''twice more'', [[DeaderThanDead and her ashes cast into a river?]] How did they resurrect UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan, whose burial site remains undiscovered even to this day? How did they resurrect UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla (died at 86) and UsefulNotes/SimoHayha (died at 96) and make them young again? It's probably why even the [[WordOfGod author himself]] admitted that he "won't be going into detail on the resurrection tech".
** One possibility is that the historical characters weren't resurrected at all, but plucked from their own time through TimeTravel, though that theory [[VoodooShark raises far more questions than it answers.]]
** One possibility is that the historical characters weren't resurrected at all, but plucked from their own time through TimeTravel, though that theory [[VoodooShark raises far more questions than it answers.]]
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* CrackFic: Even though the story tries its hardest to be serious, its premise alone still lands it firmly in this territory.
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* StoryBreakerPower: Even if you ignore the whole "raising the dead" technology, the memory grafting technology that XCOM has in this story alone would be an absolute ''game changer'' in the war against the aliens. The ability to share memories between soldiers would allow even fresh recruits to have the same tactical knowledge as battle hardened veterans, which would be a tremendous advantage for XCOM. Of course, this possibility was never even hinted at in the story.
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* VoodooShark: The TransferableMemory aspect of the story is largely unexplored, and mostly serves to {{Handwave}} the fact that the historical characters learned to use weapons so fast. This raises the question: why did XCOM bother with raising the historical characters in the first place when they could have just resurrected the soldiers that died fighting the aliens, scanned their brains, and [[BoringButPractical implanted their knowledge about the aliens into every other XCOM recruit]]?
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* VoodooShark: The TransferableMemory aspect of the story is largely unexplored, and mostly serves to {{Handwave}} the fact that how fast the historical characters learned to use weapons so fast. This modern weapons. But it raises the question: why did XCOM bother with raising the historical characters in the first place when they could have just resurrected the soldiers that died fighting the aliens, scanned their brains, and [[BoringButPractical implanted their knowledge about the aliens into every other XCOM recruit]]?
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''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9405952/1/X-COM-Resurrection X-COM: Resurrection]]'' is an ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' fanfic that is almost a crossover with our own history. Facing the alien threat, X-COM resurrects great warriors from Earth's history.
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''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9405952/1/X-COM-Resurrection X-COM: Resurrection]]'' is an ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' fanfic that is almost a crossover with our own history. Facing the alien threat, X-COM XCOM resurrects great warriors from Earth's history.
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* MyGreatestFailure: Bradford views the first mission (the tutorial) as this, given that he lost three quarters of his squad, and the survivor was crippled.
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* MyGreatestFailure: Bradford views the first mission (the tutorial) as this, given that he lost three quarters of his squad, and the survivor SoleSurvivor was crippled.
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* TransferableMemory: The reason why the historical characters know how to operate modern weapons. XCOM scientists grafted the memories of modern soldiers into their brains.
* VoodooShark: The TransferableMemory aspect of the story is largely unexplored, and mostly serves to {{Handwave}} the fact that the historical characters learned to use weapons so fast. This raises the question: why did XCOM bother with raising the historical characters in the first place when they could have just resurrected the soldiers that died fighting the aliens, scanned their brains, and [[BoringButPractical implanted their knowledge about the aliens into every other XCOM recruit]]?
* VoodooShark: The TransferableMemory aspect of the story is largely unexplored, and mostly serves to {{Handwave}} the fact that the historical characters learned to use weapons so fast. This raises the question: why did XCOM bother with raising the historical characters in the first place when they could have just resurrected the soldiers that died fighting the aliens, scanned their brains, and [[BoringButPractical implanted their knowledge about the aliens into every other XCOM recruit]]?
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* {{Badass}}: EVERYONE.
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Not to be confused with official {{Interquel}} novel ''[[http://www.amazon.com/XCOM-2-Resurrection-Greg-Keyes/dp/1608877124 XCOM 2: Resurrection]]''.
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* DeadFic: Hasn't updated since 2013 with just two chapters.
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** All but averted for Simo Hayha, who died in 2002. He even still has a working e-mail!
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** All but averted for Simo Hayha, Häyhä, who died in 2002. He even still has a working e-mail!
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* MundaneObjectAmazement: The one thing that convinces Jeanne that technology is good? Modern agriculture.
** Averted for a lot of the technology around the base - the warriors were given memories of modern soldiers, so they're familiar with its functions, even if they still think it's really cool.
** Averted for a lot of the technology around the base - the warriors were given memories of modern soldiers, so they're familiar with its functions, even if they still think it's really cool.
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** Many characters find interesting common points between the modern world and their own times. For instance, Jeanne sees Dr. Vahlen as similar to a rather fanatical priest, only focused on science instead of religion. Ragnar calls Jeanne a shieldmaiden.
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** Jeanne sees Dr. Vahlen as similar to a rather fanatical priest, only focused on science instead of
** Ragnar calls Jeanne a
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* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: Most of the warriors carry swords or axes in addition to their primary weapons. They seem to have used them to replace their pistols.
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** BadassIsraeli: Moshe Dayan.
** FourStarBadass: So many. Ghengis Khan, Chesty Puller, Moshe Dayan, Otto von Bismarck, Khalid ibn al-Waleed, Gustavus Adolphus...
* BattleCouple: Several, especially [[spoiler:Jeanne and Khalid]].
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: To varying degrees. On the most extreme end, you have people like Darius and Leonidas. Guys from the 20th Century, like Chesty Puller and Moshe Dayan, adjust more easily.
** FourStarBadass: So many. Ghengis Khan, Chesty Puller, Moshe Dayan, Otto von Bismarck, Khalid ibn al-Waleed, Gustavus Adolphus...
* BattleCouple: Several, especially [[spoiler:Jeanne and Khalid]].
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: To varying degrees. On the most extreme end, you have people like Darius and Leonidas. Guys from the 20th Century, like Chesty Puller and Moshe Dayan, adjust more easily.
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** FourStarBadass: So many. Ghengis Khan, Chesty Puller, Moshe Dayan, Otto von Bismarck, Khalid ibn al-Waleed, Gustavus Adolphus...
* BattleCouple: Several, especially [[spoiler:Jeanne and Khalid]].
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* ForWantOfANail: Aside from the development of the (unexplained) resurrection tech, the story also diverges from canon in that the one survivor from the first squad was crippled, which is why she doesn't participate in the fighting. Instead, she becomes the commander [[spoiler:but later relinquishes the position to Jeanne D'Arc]].
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* ForWantOfANail: Aside from the development of the (unexplained) resurrection tech, the story also diverges from canon in that the one survivor from the first squad was crippled, which is why she doesn't participate in the fighting. Instead, she becomes the commander [[spoiler:but later relinquishes the position to Jeanne D'Arc]].commander.
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* NotSoDifferent: A variant, where Jeanne realizes that [[spoiler:she and Khalid are actually rather similar, leaving aside that she's Christian and he's Muslim.]]
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** Many characters find interesting common points between the modern world and their own times. For instance, Jeanne sees Dr. Vahlen as similar to a rather fanatical priest, only focused on science instead of religion. Ragnar calls Jeanne a shieldmaiden.
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** BadassIsraeli: Moshe Dayan.
** FourStarBadass: So many. Ghengis Khan, Chesty Puller, Moshe Dayan, Otto von Bismarck, Khalid ibn al-Waleed, Gustavus Adolphus...
* BattleCouple: Several, especially [[spoiler:Jeanne and Khalid]].
** FourStarBadass: So many. Ghengis Khan, Chesty Puller, Moshe Dayan, Otto von Bismarck, Khalid ibn al-Waleed, Gustavus Adolphus...
* BattleCouple: Several, especially [[spoiler:Jeanne and Khalid]].
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* NotSoDifferent: A variant, where Jeanne realizes that [[spoiler:she and Khalid are actually rather similar, leaving aside that she's Christian and he's Muslim.]]
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* Badass: EVERYONE.
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* Badass: {{Badass}}: EVERYONE.
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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: To varying degrees. On the most extreme end, you have people like Darius and Leonidas. Guys from the 20th Century, like George Patton and Moshe Dayan, adjust more easily.
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* Badass: EVERYONE.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: To varying degrees. On the most extreme end, you have people like Darius and Leonidas. Guys from the 20th Century, likeGeorge Patton Chesty Puller and Moshe Dayan, adjust more easily.
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* MyGreatestFailure: Bradford views the first mission (the tutorial) as this, given that he lost three quarters of his squad, and the survivor was crippled.
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''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9405952/1/X-COM-Resurrection X-COM: Resurrection]]'' is an ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' fanfic that is almost a crossover with our own history. Facing the alien threat, X-COM resurrects great warriors from Earth's history. In addition to grappling with the alien menace, somebody should probably finish the
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''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9405952/1/X-COM-Resurrection X-COM: Resurrection]]'' is an ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' fanfic that is almost a crossover with our own history. Facing the alien threat, X-COM resurrects great warriors from Earth's history. In addition to grappling with the alien menace, somebody should probably finish the
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''To fight the future, we turn to the past''
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-> ''To fight the future, we turn to the past''
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[[Characters/{{X-COM Resurrection}} Character page here]]
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''To fight the future, we turn to the past''
''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9405952/1/X-COM-Resurrection X-COM: Resurrection]]'' is an ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' fanfic that is almost a crossover with our own history. Facing the alien threat, X-COM resurrects great warriors from Earth's history. In addition to grappling with the alien menace, somebody should probably finish the
[[Characters/{{X-COM Resurrection}} Character page here]]
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!!The story contains examples of:
* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: Most of the warriors carry swords or axes in addition to their primary weapons. They seem to have used them to replace their pistols.
* BackFromTheDead: All of the warriors.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: To varying degrees. On the most extreme end, you have people like Darius and Leonidas. Guys from the 20th Century, like George Patton and Moshe Dayan, adjust more easily.
** All but averted for Simo Hayha, who died in 2002. He even still has a working e-mail!
* ForWantOfANail: Aside from the development of the (unexplained) resurrection tech, the story also diverges from canon in that the one survivor from the first squad was crippled, which is why she doesn't participate in the fighting. Instead, she becomes the commander [[spoiler:but later relinquishes the position to Jeanne D'Arc]].
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''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9405952/1/X-COM-Resurrection X-COM: Resurrection]]'' is an ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' fanfic that is almost a crossover with our own history. Facing the alien threat, X-COM resurrects great warriors from Earth's history. In addition to grappling with the alien menace, somebody should probably finish the
[[Characters/{{X-COM Resurrection}} Character page here]]
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!!The story contains examples of:
* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: Most of the warriors carry swords or axes in addition to their primary weapons. They seem to have used them to replace their pistols.
* BackFromTheDead: All of the warriors.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: To varying degrees. On the most extreme end, you have people like Darius and Leonidas. Guys from the 20th Century, like George Patton and Moshe Dayan, adjust more easily.
** All but averted for Simo Hayha, who died in 2002. He even still has a working e-mail!
* ForWantOfANail: Aside from the development of the (unexplained) resurrection tech, the story also diverges from canon in that the one survivor from the first squad was crippled, which is why she doesn't participate in the fighting. Instead, she becomes the commander [[spoiler:but later relinquishes the position to Jeanne D'Arc]].
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