History Fanfic / XSGCOM

* ProlongedPrologue: technically, to the Ancients who [[spoiler: created mankind, most of human history (if not the first story) is one, since Mankind was modified by them in large part due to their desire to defeat the Wraith, Aquatoids, and the Ori. While beating seven kinds of hell out of the Goa'uld is a good thing, humans don't start on the Wraith until the start of "Terra From The Deep," while the Aquatoids don't show up until much later in the story, and the Ori haven't shown up yet (but WordOfGod says that they appear in the third story.)]]

** This is something of a trademark for the Author, who did the same thing with ''HuntedTribes'' and its spinoff, ''But Somehow A Most Melancholy.''

''XSGCOM'' is a Crossover / AlternateUniverseFic with {{Stargate}} and BoxedCrook VideoGame/{{X-COM}} written by Hotpoint. It explores an alternate universe where humanity is actually better off than in either main universe. Instead of the Russians finding about the second stargate, X-COM retrieves it. After both organizations become known to each other, they are merged together. What follows is a clash between two factions, one BadAss Canadian, Earth moving to the offense and lots of dead Jaffa. The two settings involved are neatly tied together with, for example, Elerium being made from Naquadah, though the process involved is unknown to Earth. The author provides any [[AllThereInTheManual necessary background info]] in his chapter notes, including hyperlinks[[note]]Due to the nature of the site, the Fanfiction.net versions of the stories do not have the links[[/note]].

** Carter and another scientist at a Russian base lament that there has to be ''somewhere'' for Rodney [=McKay=] in the universe, but that as long as there's hyperdrives and Stargates, [[StargateAtlantis anywhere in the Milky Way isn't far enough away.]]

* PortalNetwork: Given that it's based on the ''StargateVerse,'' this was inevitable, but a unique twist in that since diplomacy went ''much'' better with the Tollan this time around, the Tollan now supply planets with their own Stargates which can be effectively "off the grid," from the rest of the network. So it's like two semi-separate portal networks that can connect when one wants to.

* TooAwesomeToUse: ZPMs and Ancient Drones are treated this way. Since they are very powerful but irreplaceable because their manufacturing infrastructure is gone X-COM treats them as tools of last resort, only allowed to use when the situation is really bad.

* WordOfGod: The author has stated that he's trying to make a galaxy that is able to fight off the Ori on their own, without relying on Deus Ex Machinas from ascended beings as they did in canon. Example: he's gone on record as stating that instead of relying on ancient space magic to cure the Prior Plagues that the Ori used to destabilize the galaxy, the Aschen, masters of biological warfare, will be able to help counteract this severely.

** Things do get better on the section from once they get the Enterprise culminating in them driving Loki out of the Solar System.

* InSovietRussiaTropeMocksYou: Made as a joke by Adianov.

''XSGCOM'' is a Crossover / AlternateUniverseFic with {{Stargate}} and VideoGame/{{X-COM}} written by Hotpoint. It explores an alternate universe where humanity is actually better off than in either main universe. Instead of the Russians finding about the second stargate, X-COM retrieves it. After both organizations become known to each other, they are merged together. What follows is a clash between two factions, one BadAss Canadian, Earth moving to the offense and lots of dead Jaffa. The two settings involved are neatly tied together with, for example, Elerium being made from Naquadah, though the process involved is unknown to Earth. The author provides any [[AllThereInTheManual necessary background info]] in his chapter notes, including hyperlinks[[note]]Due to the nature of the site, the Fanfiction.net versions of the stories do not have the links[[/note]].

''XSGCOM'' is a Crossover / AlternateUniverseFic with {{Stargate}} and VideoGame/{{X-COM}} written by Hotpoint. It explores an alternate universe where humanity is actually better off than in either main universe. Instead of the Russians finding about the second stargate, X-COM retrieves it. After both organizations become known to each other, they are merged together. What follows is a clash between two factions, one BadAss Canadian, Earth moving to the offense and lots of dead Jaffa. The two settings involved are neatly tied together with, for example, Elerium being made from Naquadah, though the process involved is unknown to Earth. The author provides any [[AllThereInTheManual necessary background info]] in his chapter notes, including hyperlinks[[hottip:*: Due to the nature of the site, the Fanfiction.net versions of the stories do not have the links]].

* ArmorIsUseless: Averted. Getting better armor has helped survival rates, and Kull are terrifying partly because they need multiple Heavy Plasma shots, THE biggest infantry gun around (Blaster Bombs are... a bit above infantry level), to kill, as well as the fact that ''they'' can punch through X-COM's cydonium/trinium armor just fine..

** The Wraith are... much less of a threat then they were in canon, thanks to the advanced alien technologies X-COM now has access to.

* ShownTheirWork: Every chapter (except the first few) shows where he's getting every plot twist, from every game and/or episode in the author's note at the end of the chapter.

** In theory, the Jaffa. They fit most of the criteria: live longer, better immune system, heals better, stronger than an average human, etc. In practice, however, their inflexability, poor weapon design, awful tactics, and insane leaders make them little more than mooks.

** X-COM, in a sense, at least towards the beginning. Even without technological equivalence to the System Lords, X-COM soldiers are ''far'' superior to Jaffa Armies, despite the crushing advantage of technology, numbers, and FTL-capable starships.

* {{Area 51}}: Like in SG-1 becomes a site for research into alien tech. However due to stronger relations with the Asgard one their researchers ends up working here resulting in regular pranking of new recruits. [[labelnote: *]] For those who haven't seen the show, the Asgard are pretty much dead ringers for a Roswell Gray [[/labelnote]]

* [[Area51]]: Like in SG-1 becomes a site for research into alien tech. However due to stronger relations with the Asgard one their researchers ends up working here resulting in regular pranking of new recruits. [[Labelnote: *]] For those who haven't seen the show, the Asgard are pretty much dead ringers for a Roswell Gray [[/Labelnote]]

* {{Area51}}: Like in SG-1 becomes a site for research into alien tech. However due to stronger relations with the Asgard one their researchers ends up working here resulting in regular pranking of new recruits. [[Labelnote:*]] For those who haven't seen the show, the Asgard are pretty much dead ringers for a Roswell Gray [[/Labelnote]]

* Area51: Like in SG-1 becomes a site for research into alien tech. However due to stronger relations with the Asgard one their researchers ends up working here resulting in regular pranking of new recruits. [[Labelnote:*]] For those who haven't seen the show, the Asgard are pretty much dead ringers for a Roswell Gray [[/Labelnote:]]

* OldSchoolDogfighting: Interceptions become this due to the stealth and ECM of Sectoid fighters making missile lock very difficult.

* WordOfGod: The author has stated that he's trying to make a galaxy that is able to fight off the Ori on their own, without relying on Deus Ex Machinas from ascended beings as they did in canon. Example: he's gone on record as stating that instead of relying on ancient space magic to cure the Prior Plagues that the Ori used to destabilize the galaxy, the Aschen, masters of biological warfare, will be able to help counteract this severely.