X-COM (Film)/Trivia

Trivia related to X-COM (Film).

X-COM-related Trivia
The film is notable for its massive amounts of references to the games it is based on, namely the original X-COM: UFO Defence and its remake X-COM: Enemy Unknown.

X-COM: UFO Defence references

 * The Floaters, Snakemen, Reapers, Mutons, Celatids, Ethereals and Sectopods all have appearances almost identical to their appearances in the original game. Sectoids also have some similarities to their designs in the game, being more bipedal, having a more human-like skin tone, and having nostril slits and mouths.
 * The basic uniform worn by X-COM personnel is similar to the coveralls worn by unarmoured soldiers in the game.
 * The armour worn by the rookies during the raid on Echo-1 is similar to the Personal Armour in the game.
 * The Pistol, Rifle, Heavy Cannon, Auto-Cannon and Rocket Launcher from the game are seen being used by the rookies.
 * The staff weapon seen being used by Daisy Ridley's character is based on the Stun Rod from the game.
 * Proximity Grenades are seen being deployed by the rookies to trap the aliens while defending Echo-1.
 * A explosive charge similar to the High Explosive from the game appears being used as demolitions charges.
 * Electro-flares are seen multiple times in the film. During the night mission, they are used by the squadron to light the battlefield. They then reappear in the storage cabinet that the escaped Sectoid POW locks himself in, and are then used by the rookies in their efforts to defend Echo-1.
 * Laser Pistols, Laser Rifles and Heavy Lasers appear as standard sidearms used by the main squadron of soldiers.
 * The Plasma Pistol, Plasma Rifle and Heavy Plasma seen in the game are used by the Floaters.
 * The Small Launcher is seen being used as the main weapons of the Sectoids.
 * Danny DeVito's character's grenade launcher-like weapon is based on the Blaster Launcher from the game.
 * Motion Scanners, Medi-Kits and Psi-Amp are frequently seen being used by the characters.
 * The Laser Cannon-mounted Tank makes a appearance.
 * Avalanche Missiles and Laser Cannons are seen being used by the Interceptors while fighting UFOs, and the Fusion Ball Launcher is seen being used by the Skyrangers.
 * The aforementioned Skyrangers are based on their designs in the game.

X-COM: Enemy Unknown References

 * The Pistols, Assault Rifles, Shotguns, Sniper Rifles, Light Machine Guns, Rocket Launchers and Miniguns are seen being used as standard weapons by X-COM's soldiers.
 * Laser Pistols, Laser Rifles and Scatter Lasers are seen being used by the main squadron as sidearms.
 * Lucas's main sniper rifle-like weapon is heavily based on the Laser Sniper Rifle.
 * The weapons used by the MEC are based on the Heavy Laser, Railgun, Heavy Plasma and Particle Cannon.
 * The Plasma Pistol, Light Plasma Rifle, Plasma Rifle and Plasma Sniper Rifle seen in the game are used by the Sectoids.
 * John Boyega's character's shotgun-like weapon is based on the Alloy Cannon from the game.
 * The rocket launcher-like weapons used by the soldiers to blast through enemy terrain are based on the Blaster Launcher from the game.
 * The Arc Thrower is seen being used by a pair of rookies to immobilize and paralyse a Muton.
 * The S.H.I.V. and Alloy S.H.I.V. seen in the film are based on their designs in the game.
 * The Uber Ethereal has a similar appearance to the Ethereals in the game.
 * The grenades used by the Mutons are almost identical to the Alien Grenades in the game, with the only change being that the "stems" are blue instead of purple.
 * The standard armour used by the main soldiers is based upon the Skeleton Suit.
 * The Archangel Suit is seen being used by the jet-troopers who rescue the main soldiers from the downed Muton ship in the ending.
 * Keanu Reeves's character is shown after taking the Crysallid slash to be wearing Chitin Plating under his armour.
 * Combat Stims are used by the rookies while defending Echo-1. They also appear being used by the scientists on the captured Sectoid as a torture method, and are then seen in the supply cabinet that the Sectoid locks himself in after escaping.
 * The majority of the soldiers' weapons have S.C.O.P.E.s equipped.
 * The Interceptors are based on their appearance in this game.
 * During the clean-up sequence following the first battle that introduces the main squadron, weapon fragments are shown being salvaged and placed into wheelbarrows to be transported back to Echo-1 alongside alien corpses and technology.
 * A computer similar to the UFO Flight Computer, two UFO Power Sources, several surgical tables similar to the Alien Surgery item, and multiple cryogenic storage tanks similar to the Alien Stasis Tank item appear on the Sectoid ship seized by the main group.
 * The Fusin Core, Psi-Link and Hyperwave Beacon appear in Echo-1.

X-COM 2

 * Vipers appear in the film as female Snakemen, nicknamed "Viperwomen" by the scientists.
 * The revolver-like Pistol seen in the game is used by Lucas as his personal sidearm. It is later destroyed after it absorbs a slash from a Crysallid near the end of the film, and is shown to have been replaced by the Mag Pistol in the conclusion.
 * During the battle to defend Echo-1, Bradford is seen dual-wielding Beam Pistols and later using a Shard Gun to defend himself and the base.
 * During the climax, Magnetic Rifles are seen being used by the jet-troopers who assist the main squadron during their battle.
 * The Grenade Launcher seen in the game is seen being used as a secondary weapon by several of the main squadron.
 * The katana used by John Boyega's character as a secondary weapon is based on the Arc Blade.