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− | It is 1999 and Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) have started appearing with disturbing regularity in the night skies. Reports of violent human abductions and horrific experimentation struck terror into the hearts of millions. The mass public hysteria has only served to expose Earth's impotence against a vastly superior technology.
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− | Many countries initially attempted to deal independently with the aliens. In August 1998, Japan established an anti-alien combat force; the ''Kiryu-Kai''. Equipped with Japanese-made fighter aircraft, the ''Kiryu-Kai'' certainly looked like a powerful force. However, after 5 months of expensive operations they had yet to intercept their first UFO. The lesson was clear: this was a worldwide problem which could not be dealt with by individual countries.
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− | On December 11, 1998, representatives from the worlds most economically powerful countries gathered secretly in Geneva. After much debate, the decision was made to establish a covert independent body to combat, investigate and defeat the alien threat. This organization would be equipped with the worlds finest pilots, soldiers, scientists and engineers, working together as one multi-national force. This organization was named the E'''x'''traterrestrial '''Com'''bat Unit.
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− | After several years of operation culminating in the [[Cydonia]] mission X-COM was officially disbanded. However in 2040 X-Com was back on the road at the [[Second Alien War]]
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− | against some underwater aliens. see [[TFTD]] for more info.
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