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* [[Beard of Sorrow]] - Grows one by the time ''Gears of War 3'' occurs.
* [[Beard of Sorrow]] - Grows one by the time ''Gears of War 3'' occurs.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]}} - {{spoiler|The repurcussion of euthanising Maria}}. Lampshaded in the first ''Gears of War 3'' trailer "Ashes to Ashes".
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** {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]] via [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}} - {{spoiler|Arguably the [[Wham! Episode|WHAM moment]] in ''Gears of War 3''}}.
* [[Call to Agriculture]] - In ''Gears of War 3'', it's implied Dom has spent most of his time aboard the ''Sovereign'' growing plants. When called away to the CIC, he gets annoyed and just wants to hurry up so he can get back to them. The attacking Lambent end up ruining them in a battle, though they probably would've been anyway even if the Lambent were nowhere near them since the ship gets toppled.
* [[Call to Agriculture]] - In ''Gears of War 3'', it's implied Dom has spent most of his time aboard the ''Sovereign'' growing plants. When called away to the CIC, he gets annoyed and just wants to hurry up so he can get back to them. The attacking Lambent end up ruining them in a battle, though they probably would've been anyway even if the Lambent were nowhere near them since the ship gets toppled.
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* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]}} - {{spoiler|The repurcussion of euthanising Maria}}. Lampshaded in the first ''Gears of War 3'' trailer "Ashes to Ashes".
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** {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]] via [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}} - {{spoiler|Arguably the [[Wham! Episode|WHAM moment]] in ''Gears of War 3''}}.
* [[Despair Event Horizon]] - After having {{spoiler|to kill Maria}}, Dom dedicates himself to cultivating a fruit and vegetable garden on the ''Sovereign'' just so he can sort of distract himself. He'll still fight the Locust, but the burning hatred he showed for them in ''Gears of War 2'' is almost buried under his depression...until they [[Berserk Button|ruined his tomatoes]].
* [[Despair Event Horizon]] - After having {{spoiler|to kill Maria}}, Dom dedicates himself to cultivating a fruit and vegetable garden on the ''Sovereign'' just so he can sort of distract himself. He'll still fight the Locust, but the burning hatred he showed for them in ''Gears of War 2'' is almost buried under his depression...until they [[Berserk Button|ruined his tomatoes]].
* [[Determinator]] - Never gave up hope searching for his wife. Occassionally frustrated, but it didn't hold.
* [[Determinator]] - Never gave up hope searching for his wife. Occassionally frustrated, but it didn't hold.
* [[Happily Married]] - For the brief time he and Maria were together before their kids died.
* [[Happily Married]] - For the brief time he and Maria were together before their kids died.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]
* [[Heroic BSOD]]
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}} - {{spoiler|In order to save the rest of the team, Dom takes control of an old junker and rams it into a gas pump to destroy the massive waves of Locust '''AND''' Lambent that were about to overwhelm them}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}} - {{spoiler|In order to save the rest of the team, Dom takes control of an old junker and rams it into a gas pump to destroy the massive waves of Locust '''AND''' Lambent that were about to overwhelm them}}.
** {{spoiler|[[The Stoic|Marcus']] reaction when he sees Dom drive off and the aftermath accompanied by a [[Dark Reprise]] of "[[Tears for Fears|Mad World]]" is part of what makes this the most [[Tear Jerker|heartrending scene in the series]]}}.
** {{spoiler|[[The Stoic|Marcus']] reaction when he sees Dom drive off and the aftermath accompanied by a [[Dark Reprise]] of "[[Tears for Fears|Mad World]]" is part of what makes this the most [[Tear Jerker|heartrending scene in the series]]}}.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] - With Marcus
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] - With Marcus
* [[Hurting Hero]]
* [[Hurting Hero]]
* [[Ink Suit Actor]] - Somewhat: Dom doesn't look like exactly like Carlos Ferro, but by the time ''Gears of War 3'' was in production, Dom was growing a [[Beard of Sorrow]]; Ferro was growing one himself and looked just like Dom.
* [[Ink Suit Actor]] - Somewhat: Dom doesn't look like exactly like Carlos Ferro, but by the time ''Gears of War 3'' was in production, Dom was growing a [[Beard of Sorrow]]; Ferro was growing one himself and looked just like Dom.
* {{spoiler|[[Kill the Ones You Love]]}} - {{spoiler|Dom euthanizes Maria after finding her catonic, scarred and malnourished in the Hollow}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Kill the Ones You Love]]}} - {{spoiler|Dom euthanizes Maria after finding her catonic, scarred and malnourished in the Hollow}}.
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[Military Brat]]
* [[Military Brat]]
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* [[Reluctant Warrior]] - His interests always lay in the academic field but his parents forced him to enlist as a Gear or else have no access to his inheritance, once the Locust war started his single tour of duty became a career. This actually explains his jerkass nature, he figures his mechanical skills are more valuable than money now and thus no one is willing to kick him out.
* [[Reluctant Warrior]] - His interests always lay in the academic field but his parents forced him to enlist as a Gear or else have no access to his inheritance, once the Locust war started his single tour of duty became a career. This actually explains his jerkass nature, he figures his mechanical skills are more valuable than money now and thus no one is willing to kick him out.
* [[Sarcastic Devotee]]
* [[Sarcastic Devotee]]
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* [[Ship Tease]] - With Sam, making it a point to tell her personally to take care of herself after he, Marcus, Anya and Cole split off to {{spoiler|find Adam and his superweapon on Azura}}.
* [[The Scrounger]]
* [[The Scrounger]]
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* [[Ship Tease]] - With Sam, making it a point to tell her personally to take care of herself after he, Marcus, Anya and Cole split off to {{spoiler|find Adam and his superweapon on Azura}}.
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] - Type 2 with nearly everyone in Delta Squad, especially Bernie. Averted with Cole, as the two never come close to an argument.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] - Type 2 with nearly everyone in Delta Squad, especially Bernie. Averted with Cole, as the two never come close to an argument.
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* [[Hometown Hero]] - Well-loved in his hometown Hanover where he used to be the star player for the Cougars. The stadium even has a giant bronze statue of him, which Baird notes, with surprise, the Stranded in the area didn't melt down for scrap.
* [[Hometown Hero]] - Well-loved in his hometown Hanover where he used to be the star player for the Cougars. The stadium even has a giant bronze statue of him, which Baird notes, with surprise, the Stranded in the area didn't melt down for scrap.
* [[Hope Bringer]]
* [[Hope Bringer]]
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* [[Ink Suit Actor]] - Cole '''IS''' Lester Speight; more specifically, Cole's a [[Captain Ersatz]] of Speight's [[Notable Commercial Campaigns|"Terry Tate, Office Linebacker"]], in a viral video series for Reebok.
* [[In-Series Nickname]] - "Cole Train"
* [[In-Series Nickname]] - "Cole Train"
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* [[Ink Suit Actor]] - Cole '''IS''' Lester Speight; more specifically, Cole's a [[Captain Ersatz]] of Speight's [[Notable Commercial Campaigns|"Terry Tate, Office Linebacker"]], in a viral video series for Reebok.
* [[Large Ham]] - And is awesome because of it.
* [[Large Ham]] - And is awesome because of it.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]] - He became a Gear at the height of his Thrashball career, and still hasn't lost his speed.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]] - He became a Gear at the height of his Thrashball career, and still hasn't lost his speed.
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** [[Badass Bookworm]]
** [[Badass Bookworm]]
** [[Took a Level In Badass]]
** [[Took a Level In Badass]]
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* [[The Chick]]
* [[Battle Couple]] - With Marcus
* [[Battle Couple]] - With Marcus
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* [[The Chick]]
* [[Disappeared Dad]]
* [[Disappeared Dad]]
* [[Good Looking Privates]]
* [[Good Looking Privates]]
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* [[Ink Suit Actor]] - Try visualizing Anya in her mid-40s; Nan McNamara looks eerily similar to her.
* [[In the Blood]]
* [[In the Blood]]
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* [[Ink Suit Actor]] - Try visualizing Anya in her mid-40s; Nan McNamara looks eerily similar to her.
* [[Lady of War]]
* [[Lady of War]]
* [[Military Brat]]
* [[Military Brat]]
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The highest ranking member of the remaining COG army, Victor Hoffman worked his way up from the bottom to the head of Special Forces. He hated the promotions, worried the higher in rank he got, the worse he would screw up, and was fearful he would no longer be able to fight alongside his men. Hoffman was the one who ordered Marcus out of prison, as the number of Gears were dwindling. Restarted a relationship with Bernadette Mataki after she returned to the COG fifteen years after Emergence Day.
The highest ranking member of the remaining COG army, Victor Hoffman worked his way up from the bottom to the head of Special Forces. He hated the promotions, worried the higher in rank he got, the worse he would screw up, and was fearful he would no longer be able to fight alongside his men. Hoffman was the one who ordered Marcus out of prison, as the number of Gears were dwindling. Restarted a relationship with Bernadette Mataki after she returned to the COG fifteen years after Emergence Day.
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* [[A Father to His Men]]
* [[Anti-Hero]] - Type 3, sometimes dipping into Type 4.
* [[Anti-Hero]] - Type 3, sometimes dipping into Type 4.
* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]] - Hoffman's in charge of the COG military because he's the highest ranking officer that was [[Badass]] enough to survive against the Locust.
* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]] - Hoffman's in charge of the COG military because he's the highest ranking officer that was [[Badass]] enough to survive against the Locust.
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* [[December-December Romance]] - With Bernie
* [[December-December Romance]] - With Bernie
* [[Dirty Business]] - [[The Siege]] of Anvil Gate
* [[Dirty Business]] - [[The Siege]] of Anvil Gate
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* [[A Father to His Men]]
* [[Freudian Trio]] - [[The McCoy]] to Miran Trescu's [[The Spock|Spock]] and Quentin Michaelson's [[The Kirk|Kirk]].
* [[Freudian Trio]] - [[The McCoy]] to Miran Trescu's [[The Spock|Spock]] and Quentin Michaelson's [[The Kirk|Kirk]].
* [[I Surrender, Suckers]] - How he won the Siege of Anvil Gate. Unfortunately, he hates himself for it.
* [[I Surrender, Suckers]] - How he won the Siege of Anvil Gate. Unfortunately, he hates himself for it.
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* [[My Greatest Failure]] - Not stopping his wife from trying to rescue her sister in an area that would be hit by the [[Kill Sat|Hammer of Dawn counterattack]].
* [[My Greatest Failure]] - Not stopping his wife from trying to rescue her sister in an area that would be hit by the [[Kill Sat|Hammer of Dawn counterattack]].
* [[Old Soldier]]
* [[Old Soldier]]
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* [[Supporting Leader]]
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] - Most of the time
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] - Most of the time
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* [[Supporting Leader]]
* [[Team Dad]]
* [[Team Dad]]


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* [[Cultured Warrior]]
* [[Cultured Warrior]]
* [[Doomed Hometown]]
* [[Doomed Hometown]]
* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]}}
* [[The Fatalist]]
* [[The Fatalist]]
* [[Gentle Giant]]
* [[Gentle Giant]]
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}} - {{spoiler|Fights Skorge to give Delta and Dizzy Wallin enough time to head down to the Hollow, but ends up captured and tortured. When Delta Squad extracts him, he immediately kills himself}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}} - {{spoiler|Fights Skorge to give Delta and Dizzy Wallin enough time to head down to the Hollow, but ends up captured and tortured. When Delta Squad extracts him, he immediately kills himself}}.
* [[Improvised Weapon]] - Tai is noted for doing this in the [[Expanded Universe]]; notably, it's he who creatively used a chainsaw against the Locust after his Retro Lancer's bayonet broke, leading to the invention of the modern-day Lancer assault rifle.
* [[Improvised Weapon]] - Tai is noted for doing this in the [[Expanded Universe]]; notably, it's he who creatively used a chainsaw against the Locust after his Retro Lancer's bayonet broke, leading to the invention of the modern-day Lancer assault rifle.
* [[Made of Iron]]
* [[Made of Iron]]
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* [[Boom! Headshot!]]
* [[Boom! Headshot!]]
* [[The Cameo]] - He appears as the third player in the dream sequence at the start of ''Gears of War 3''.
* [[The Cameo]] - He appears as the third player in the dream sequence at the start of ''Gears of War 3''.
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* [[The Faceless]]
* [[The Ditz]] - Not exactly the brightest of the Carmine siblings.
* [[The Ditz]] - Not exactly the brightest of the Carmine siblings.
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* [[The Faceless]]
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* [[Too Dumb to Live]] - He ignores the Golden Rule of the Gears: {{spoiler|take cover and keep your head down.}}
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]
* [[Red Shirt]]
* [[Red Shirt]]
* [[Sacrificial Lamb]]
* [[Sacrificial Lamb]]
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* [[Too Dumb to Live]] - He ignores the Golden Rule of the Gears: {{spoiler|take cover and keep your head down.}}
* [[We Hardly Knew Ye]]
* [[We Hardly Knew Ye]]


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* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Call Back]] - "Good thing I wear a helmet."
* [[Call Back]] - "Good thing I wear a helmet."
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Dead Little Sister|Dead Little Brothers]] - His primary motivation
* [[Dead Little Sister|Dead Little Brothers]] - His primary motivation
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[The Faceless]]
* [[The Faceless]]
* [[Gatling Good]] - Most promotional materials for ''Gears of War 3'' have him wielding a Mulcher minigun.
* [[Gatling Good]] - Most promotional materials for ''Gears of War 3'' have him wielding a Mulcher minigun.
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* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] - ''Coalition's End'' and ''Gears of War 3'' indicate Clayton has a rather unsettling obsession for [[Bacon Addiction|bacon]].
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] - ''Coalition's End'' and ''Gears of War 3'' indicate Clayton has a rather unsettling obsession for [[Bacon Addiction|bacon]].
* [[Training From Hell]] - It's implied by the writing on his armor that he put himself through this [[Running Gag|so he could reload properly]].
* [[Training From Hell]] - It's implied by the writing on his armor that he put himself through this [[Running Gag|so he could reload properly]].
* {{spoiler|[[You Can't Fight Fate]]}} - {{spoiler|Both of his brothers died at the beginning and middle of the first two games, respectively. Clayton arrives via [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment to aid Delta Squad in the final battle, but Myrrah has her Tempest take down his chopper}}.
* {{spoiler|[[You Can't Fight Fate]]}} - {{spoiler|Both of his brothers died at the beginning and middle of the first two games, respectively. Clayton arrives via [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment to aid Delta Squad in the final battle, but Myrrah has her Tempest take down his chopper}}.
** {{spoiler|[[Not Quite Dead]]}} - {{spoiler|...But he ultimately survives}}.
** {{spoiler|[[Not Quite Dead]]}} - {{spoiler|...But he ultimately survives}}.


=== Minh Young Kim ===
=== Minh Young Kim ===
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* [[Consummate Professional]]
* [[Consummate Professional]]
* [[Cutscene Power to the Max]]: Can barge right through a swarm of attacking Kryll without getting torn to [[Ludicrous Gibs]] as long as the camera isn't over his shoulder.
* [[Cutscene Power to the Max]]: Can barge right through a swarm of attacking Kryll without getting torn to [[Ludicrous Gibs]] as long as the camera isn't over his shoulder.
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* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* [[Honor Before Reason]] - Even with orders to evacuate and the impending Kryllstorm minutes away, he refuses to give up on rescuing the civilians from the Ilima City orphanage.
* [[Honor Before Reason]] - Even with orders to evacuate and the impending Kryllstorm minutes away, he refuses to give up on rescuing the civilians from the Ilima City orphanage.
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* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* [[Mauve Shirt]]
* [[Mauve Shirt]]
* [[Memetic Mutation]] - Kim's got the codes.
* [[Memetic Mutation]] - Kim's got the codes.
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{{quote|'''Barrick''': ''Do you have the code?''}}
{{quote|'''Barrick''': ''Do you have the code?''}}
* [[My Country, Right or Wrong]]
* [[My Country, Right or Wrong]]
* {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}
* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]
* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]


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'''Samantha''': "That'll save me from poisoning your dinner." }}
'''Samantha''': "That'll save me from poisoning your dinner." }}
** Heads to [[Ship Tease]] in the final act where after Baird is informed of {{spoiler|Dom's death}}, in a moment of playing against his usual demeanor, Baird tells Samantha to take care of herself. She responds in the same way.
** Heads to [[Ship Tease]] in the final act where after Baird is informed of {{spoiler|Dom's death}}, in a moment of playing against his usual demeanor, Baird tells Samantha to take care of herself. She responds in the same way.
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* [[Bob Haircut]]
* [[Biker Babe]]
* [[Biker Babe]]
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* [[Bob Haircut]]
* [[Bomb Disposal]] - Her specialty
* [[Bomb Disposal]] - Her specialty
* [[Canon Immigrant]]
* [[Canon Immigrant]]
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* [[Character Development]] - Started off hating keeping secrets and being honest with his advisors and the military, but became very secretive and lied a lot over his fifteen years in office.
* [[Character Development]] - Started off hating keeping secrets and being honest with his advisors and the military, but became very secretive and lied a lot over his fifteen years in office.
* [[Chest of Medals]] - Which people wonder how he got, considering the fact that he was only in the army for 18 months and never saw combat.
* [[Chest of Medals]] - Which people wonder how he got, considering the fact that he was only in the army for 18 months and never saw combat.
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* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}} - Just one chapter after you re-encounter him, {{spoiler|he dies from severe wounds sustained following the Lambent Leviathan explosion, but not before telling Marcus where his father is}}.
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]] - One of his defining character traits. He hates himself for ordering the Hammer counterstrikes as well as many other decisions he's made since E-Day, but believes them all to have been absolutely necessary for humanity to survive.
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]] - One of his defining character traits. He hates himself for ordering the Hammer counterstrikes as well as many other decisions he's made since E-Day, but believes them all to have been absolutely necessary for humanity to survive.
** While Marcus can't stand the guy and the things he did, even he had to admit there were some logic to it however morally shady it may have been.
** While Marcus can't stand the guy and the things he did, even he had to admit there were some logic to it however morally shady it may have been.
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* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}} - Just one chapter after you re-encounter him, {{spoiler|he dies from severe wounds sustained following the Lambent Leviathan explosion, but not before telling Marcus where his father is}}.
* [[Nerves of Steel]]
* [[Nerves of Steel]]
* [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]
* [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]
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* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]
* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]
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* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]] - Has some elements of this in the flashback portions of ''Jacinto's Remnant''.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]
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* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]] - Has some elements of this in the flashback portions of ''Jacinto's Remnant''.
* [[What an Idiot!]] - Yeah, Prescott, hide the fact that information on the Locust capital is at a secret base, and the location of vital fuel supplies. Oh, and the fact that an island the population of Jacinto could have evacuated to is not contaminated like everybody else thought. [[Sarcasm Mode|That will be real helpful to the war effort]].
* [[What an Idiot!]] - Yeah, Prescott, hide the fact that information on the Locust capital is at a secret base, and the location of vital fuel supplies. Oh, and the fact that an island the population of Jacinto could have evacuated to is not contaminated like everybody else thought. [[Sarcasm Mode|That will be real helpful to the war effort]].


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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Downloadable Content]] - Not only is he the poster boy for the ''Gears of War 3'' Season Pass, but he's the headlining protagonist in "RAAM's Shadow".
* [[Downloadable Content]] - Not only is he the poster boy for the ''Gears of War 3'' Season Pass, but he's the headlining protagonist in "RAAM's Shadow".
* {{spoiler|[[Dying Moment of Awesome]]}} - {{spoiler|If charging into dozens of Locusts and Bloodmounts doesn't count as this, nothing does}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Dying Moment of Awesome]]}} - {{spoiler|If charging into dozens of Locusts and Bloodmounts doesn't count as this, nothing does}}.
* [[Good Smoking, Evil Smoking]] - Barrick smokes a lot, but it's okay since he's a badass {{spoiler|and dying of rustlung}}.
* [[Good Smoking, Evil Smoking]] - Barrick smokes a lot, but it's okay since he's a badass {{spoiler|and dying of rustlung}}.
** [[Cigar Chomper]] - His character skin always has a cigar in his mouth.
** [[Cigar Chomper]] - His character skin always has a cigar in his mouth.
* [[Guns Akimbo]] - With [[Shotguns Are Just Better|shotguns]].
* [[Guns Akimbo]] - With [[Shotguns Are Just Better|shotguns]].
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* [[Sole Survivor]] - Of his original squad in the comics.
* [[Sole Survivor]] - Of his original squad in the comics.
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* {{spoiler|[[Your Days Are Numbered]]}}
* [[Weapon of Choice]] - Shotguns.
* [[Weapon of Choice]] - Shotguns.
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* {{spoiler|[[Your Days Are Numbered]]}}


=== Jace Stratton (Voiced by Michael B. Jordan) ===
=== Jace Stratton (Voiced by Michael B. Jordan) ===
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Ear Ache]] - Lost half his left ear to shrapnel from a Torque Bow bolt. Strangely, his character skin in ''Gears of War 3'' has his ear intact.
* [[Ear Ache]] - Lost half his left ear to shrapnel from a Torque Bow bolt. Strangely, his character skin in ''Gears of War 3'' has his ear intact.
* {{spoiler|[[Guest Star Party Member]]}} - In "RAAM's Shadow"
* {{spoiler|[[Guest Star Party Member]]}} - In "RAAM's Shadow"
* [[The Heart]] - Has been described as this a few times.
* [[The Heart]] - Has been described as this a few times.
* [[Hero Worshipper]] - Towards Marcus and Dom
* [[Hero Worshipper]] - Towards Marcus and Dom
* [[Naive Newcomer]], [[New Meat]] - A bit at first, but he quickly learns all the ropes of being a Gear and is quickly promoted.
* [[Naive Newcomer]], [[New Meat]] - A bit at first, but he quickly learns all the ropes of being a Gear and is quickly promoted.
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[The Other Darrin]] - Had a few lines in ''Gears of War 2'' (with a borderline Aussie accent) before the graphic novels turned him into an [[Ascended Extra]] and not just a generic Gear in a helmet.
** [[Drake]] was originally signed on to voice him in ''Gears of War 3'' before scheduling conflicts came up to prevent it.
*** And he also gets a new voice actor for his younger self in "RAAM's Shadow".
* [[Replacement Goldfish]] - In the ''Gears of War 3'' campaign {{spoiler|and "RAAM's Shadow"}}, he replaces the Player 2 character {{spoiler|after they die}}.
* [[Replacement Goldfish]] - In the ''Gears of War 3'' campaign {{spoiler|and "RAAM's Shadow"}}, he replaces the Player 2 character {{spoiler|after they die}}.
* [[Smart Guy]] - He impresses Baird with his levels of analysis and thinking.
* [[Smart Guy]] - He impresses Baird with his levels of analysis and thinking.

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The Coalition of Ordered Governments

Marcus Fenix (Voiced by John Dimaggio)

"I got to admit, It's tough to keep going. Everyone I loved is dead. Some call them the lucky ones.. the ones that died on E-day, they never lived to see how much we've lost and how many principles we've compromised. But whenever I doubt what we're fighting for I just look to my squad. I mean maybe it's a good thing we lost everything. It's like a clean slate. We can make the world we always wanted to. Without repeating the same mistakes. I look at guys like Jace and Dom and realize we'll inherit this world. We're the ones who will make Sera beautiful again. That's a world worth fighting for."

Protagonist of the series. Marcus Fenix is a quiet, stoic guy, who prefers to do his talking with his gun, and is best friends with Dominic "Dom" Santiago. His best friend had been Dom's older brother Carlos Santiago, who was killed at the Battle of Aspho Fields in the Pendulum Wars. Regarded as the defining hero of the Pendulum Wars, he fought on the frontlines of the Human-Locust War until he abandoned his post in an attempt to save his father Adam Fenix from death, taking with him the targeting locator for the Hammer of Dawn, and costing the COG its capital city of Ephyra. He failed, and was sentenced to prison for his dereliction of duty, being spared only by the fact he was a former war hero. Four years later, Dom breaks him out of prison, and Marcus rejoins the army, being pardoned due to the need for soldiers, as the Locust are inching closer and closer to putting humanity into extinction.

" I JUST LOST MY FUCKING BROTHER! YOU HEAR THAT?! MY BROTHER!!! YOU, YOUR TOWER AND ALL THIS FUCKING IMULSION CAN GO TO HELL!!!"

"THEY'RE SINKING CITIES WITH A GIANT WORM!!!"

Dominic "Dom" Santiago (Voiced by Carlos Ferro)

"Look, Marcus is busy saving the world again, so I gotta be there for him."

Marcus' best friend, Dom lost his brother Carlos during the Pendulum Wars, his parents and two children on Emergence Day and his wife Maria disappeared several years later after falling into severe depression from losing her family. When Marcus got sent to jail for abandoning his post to save his father, Dom was the only person who would defend him. As the war with the Locust Horde continues, Dom still remains somewhat cheerful and caring throughout the conflict, eventually breaking Marcus out of jail to assist in a major push against the Locust. At the same time, he continues to search for Maria whenever possible. When he found her lobotomized beyond recognition in the Locust Hollow, Dom was forced to euthanise her.

Damon Baird (Voiced by Fred Tatasciore)

"Our enemy talks to worms. If they're outsmarting us in this war, then we probably deserve to be extinct."

A snarky, Jerkass Gear who's constantly being promoted and demoted due to his skills and always being an ass to his superiors. An expert at all things technical, Damon Baird's very proficient at science and the inner workings of the Locust Horde, as well. Every squad, ship captain, and helicopter crew want him to be transferred to their command for his skills, something which he knows and relishes. He is best friends with Augustus Cole.

"I suppose you want me to say I've always loved you. But I don't! I really, really don't!"

Augustus Cole (Voiced by Lester Speight)

"Can't stop the Train, baby!"

A former all-star Thrashball defensive lineman turned Gear from the town of Hanover, Augustus "Cole Train" Cole is a loud, cheerful presence on the battlefield, inspiring confidence in his fellow Gears. However, much of the good cheer he projects is for the benefit of everyone else, as Cole considers it his duty to keep his squad's spirits up. He's extremely thoughtful and intelligent, and is quick to notice problems others are having and help them through it.

Cole: "Do you ever feel like you're dead, but nobody ever told you?"

Cole: "NUMBER EIGHTY-THREE!!!! THE COLE TRAIN!!!!!"

Anya Stroud (Voiced by Nan McNamara)

"Oh, I'm fine. That's the scary thing. I want to do it again. I'm not finished. Ad all this hilarity- I hear it all the time in Control. But now I've done it myself. Tell me it's normal. Tell me I've not got some terrible thing in me waiting to get out and kill and joke about it."

A controller in the CIC, Anya Stroud provides guidance and direction in the first two games, before transferring to the frontlines in the Expanded Universe and the third game. She's in love with Marcus, and the two finally begin dating on the island of Vectes after Jacinto sinks.

Victor Hoffman (Voiced by Jamie Alcroft)

"Guns and bombs don't kill people. Clever scientists who want to build a better method of destruction kill people - lots of them. Most of my Gears couldn't make anything more lethal than a blade or a bow. So you'll forgive me if I think it stinks that my Gears get your "baby-killer" crap and your educated colleagues get research grants. And that's before you start inventing other shit you can't control."

The highest ranking member of the remaining COG army, Victor Hoffman worked his way up from the bottom to the head of Special Forces. He hated the promotions, worried the higher in rank he got, the worse he would screw up, and was fearful he would no longer be able to fight alongside his men. Hoffman was the one who ordered Marcus out of prison, as the number of Gears were dwindling. Restarted a relationship with Bernadette Mataki after she returned to the COG fifteen years after Emergence Day.

Bernadette "Bernie" Mataki (Voiced by Tess Masters)

"And I'm fucking Bernie Mataki, Two-Six RTI! And I will rejoin my fucking regiment!"

A South Islander Gear and sniper, Bernie is sixty years old and still fighting. She crossed half the planet, fighting the Locust and Stranded to return to the COG, which she views as the last bastion of civilization on Sera. She and Hoffman are a couple, and she has a dog named Mac.

"We're just going to sit on the porch and blow the shit out of anything that comes along."

Tai Kaliso

"Some have said that War Is Hell. War is not Hell... for in Hell, innocence is spared."

A friend of Marcus from the Pendulum Wars, he saw his entire home village wiped out by Indie forces, and joined the COG to gain revenge. He has a tendency to survive where others didn't, but that didn't help him when he was captured by the Locust in the Hollow and tortured into committing suicide.

Tai appears as one of four playable characters in the second Downloadable Content for Gears of War 3 called "RAAM's Shadow", where he and Zeta Squad must evacuate and protect surviving citizens of Ilima City from a Locust Kryllstorm.

Tai: "I like the glow of Locust blood in this light."
Dom: "You've got a sick mind, Tai."

Anthony Carmine (Voiced by Michael Gough)

"Something's wrong with this thing! It keeps jamming!"

The second youngest Carmine brother, he first appeared onboard the Raven that picked up Marcus after he was released from prison, and marveled over Marcus' being a legend among the COG. Apparently an already established member of Delta Squad, he gets very little development until he gets killed very early on in the first game.

Benjamin Carmine (Voiced by Michael Gough)

"Sergeant Fenix? Are you Sergeant Fenix? Delta squad? I'm your new Trainee!"

The youngest of the Carmine brothers, he is a fresh recruit sent to Delta Squad to be trained by Marcus (allowing you the option for a Justified Tutorial). He sticks around for a good portion of the game, gradually learning the ropes of being a soldier and being praised by Marcus for how quickly he picked it up.

  • Badass
  • The Cameo - Is the fourth player in the initial dream sequence of Gears of War 3.
  • Cruel and Unusual Death - Half his body is burned away by digestive acid produced by digestive parasites in the Riftworm.
  • The Faceless
  • Final Speech - He asks Marcus to tell his brothers and mom that he loves them, and tried to say something else, but died before he could finish.
  • Friendly Sniper
  • Heroic Sacrifice - Averted: he attempts one, but ultimately does get on the Raven. He falls out and dies almost immediately afterwards.
  • Kick the Dog - Not only does he die, his body's unrecoverable due to the Riftworm digesting it.
  • Mauve Shirt
  • New Meat
  • Nice Guy
  • Pyromaniac - While never shown in the campaign, Marcus and Dom stated he likes fire, and his multiplayer quotes when using the Scorcher flamethrower are suitably crazy.
  • Weapon of Choice - He is seen using the sniper rifle more often than not.

Clayton Carmine (Voiced by Michael Gough)

"Eat dirt and die, motherfucker!"

The third Carmine brother, Clayton is the eldest brother to Anthony and Benjamin, and much more muscular and badass. First showing up in the third game (and the comic prequel leading up to it), at that point he had been a long established member of Delta Squad and chatted with the others on very friendly terms.

"This is for Anthony! And for Benjamin!"

Minh Young Kim

"I have the code."

Original leader of Delta Squad, Kim shares Hoffman's dislike for Marcus. He gets killed by General RAAM near the end of Act I of the first game. Kim is one of four playable characters of Zeta Squad in "RAAM's Shadow," up to establishing a certain rivalry between him and RAAM.

Barrick: Do you have the code?

Samantha Bryne (Voiced by Claudia Black)

"I hate myself. All I could think at first was that he left me and Mum to stay with his mates. But I'm a Gear. I know it's not that simple."

An explosives expert, Samantha's the daughter of Samuel Bryne, a Gear who served alongside Hoffman at Anvil Gate, while her mother was a Kashkuri native. She met Delta Squad at the Vectes Naval Base during the events of Jacinto's Remnant and joined up with them during the Stranded insurgency at New Jacinto. Samantha's an avid tattoo artist and was the one who gave Dom the angelic tattoo of Maria on his right arm.

Samantha: "Oh, Baird, that house over there. I can see it now: you, me, a couple of kids and a dog."
Baird: "Yeah, and my great big bottle of suicide pills."
Samantha: "That'll save me from poisoning your dinner."

Richard Prescott (Voiced by Charles Cioffi (Gears of War 2) and Dwight Schultz (Gears of War 3)

"The Coalition of Ordered Governments still exists, the rule of law still exists, and our social covenants still exist. We may no longer be in a state of war, but we still have a battle ahead to survive and rebuild, and in these difficult days there will be no tolerance of lawlessness and antisocial behavior. Unity defeated the Locust. But disunity will be the certain end of us all."

Chairman of the Coalition of Ordered Governments for the time frame of the games, Prescott took over the position after his predecessor died of a heart attack. He employed ruthless tactics in his efforts to defeat the Locust, including burning a majority of Sera's surface to deny the Locust equipment, killing millions. As things got worse it became evident he hid government secrets even when they would be useful in defeating the Locust, with his reasons for doing so kept ambiguous.

  • Badass - He fights against the Lambent invading the Sovereign armed with nothing but a Snub pistol and without armor, while not losing his calm, collected manner.
  • Character Development - Started off hating keeping secrets and being honest with his advisors and the military, but became very secretive and lied a lot over his fifteen years in office.
  • Chest of Medals - Which people wonder how he got, considering the fact that he was only in the army for 18 months and never saw combat.
  • I Did What I Had to Do - One of his defining character traits. He hates himself for ordering the Hammer counterstrikes as well as many other decisions he's made since E-Day, but believes them all to have been absolutely necessary for humanity to survive.
    • While Marcus can't stand the guy and the things he did, even he had to admit there were some logic to it however morally shady it may have been.
  • Killed Off for Real - Just one chapter after you re-encounter him, he dies from severe wounds sustained following the Lambent Leviathan explosion, but not before telling Marcus where his father is.
  • Nerves of Steel
  • Obstructive Bureaucrat
  • Permanent Elected Official - There are no more elections after Emergence Day.
  • Reasonable Authority Figure - When a battle or military crises is about to break out, Prescott knows to step back and let Hoffman do his job without interference.
  • Rousing Speech - He's very good at these, and even Hoffman has to acknowledge he can motivate people like nobody else he has ever seen. The opening of Gears 2 is straight out of a Hollywood action movie.
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here - He abandons the COG only a few months after the sinking of Jacinto, and without a leader, it disbands. However, he is insistent that he has a reason to leave, and wants the others to come with him, but they don't trust him and refuse. His return with information about Adam Fenix is what kicks off the plot of the third game.
  • Smug Snake
  • Ungrateful Bastard
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist
  • "Well Done, Son" Guy - Has some elements of this in the flashback portions of Jacinto's Remnant.
  • What an Idiot! - Yeah, Prescott, hide the fact that information on the Locust capital is at a secret base, and the location of vital fuel supplies. Oh, and the fact that an island the population of Jacinto could have evacuated to is not contaminated like everybody else thought. That will be real helpful to the war effort.

Dizzy Wallin (Voiced by Peter Jason)

"Our government's doing more than abandoning us. They're killing more of us than the damn grubs have."

A former Stranded who became a Gear through Operation Lifeboat in order to feed and protect his family. Drinks heavily, but is a good father and soldier, which surprises many Gears and COG citizens who hate Stranded. He was a derrick operator in Gears 2 and avoided capture because of Tai's actions, showing up later in Gears 3 as the leader of an outpost and helping the rest on their way.

  • The Alcoholic Parent - He does drink a lot, but it never affects his work as a Gear, nor is he an abusive parent because of it.
  • Badass - This is noted in the third game: Delta Squad accidentally rendezvous with Dizzy after hijacking a Locust Barge. They wonder if he's fighting the entire Locust army at a supply depot; Dizzy replies he'd learned his lesson against Skorge. When he's held hostage by Griffin's men in Char to force Delta to get Griffin's fuel, Marcus worries he'll attempt to escape. He winds up holding off Myrrah's Royal Guards singlehandedly.
  • Berserk Button - He hates whenever someone suggests he's not loyal to the COG or a full Gear because he's a former Stranded.
  • Cargo Ship - With Betty, his grindlift.
  • Drowning My Sorrows
  • The Drunken Sailor - In his merchant navy days
  • Going Cold Turkey - After his last tour in the merchant navy, he was going to do this. Sadly, the day he started was Emergence Day.
  • Military Moonshiner
  • Nice Hat - Wears a cowboy hat. It may be knocked off in multiplayer - very, very, very regrettably, it may.
  • Papa Wolf
  • Survivor Guilt - Felt this after his first wife and child were killed on Emergence Day, and later after his second wife died. However, the need to care for his twin daughters pulled him out of it.
  • What Happened to the Mouse? - His disappearance from Gears of War 2 was not followed up on, unlike Tai. The graphic novels reveal he managed to escape and survived, and returns as a supporting character in the novels beginning with Jacinto's Remnant. He reappears in Gears of War 3, working with Delta Squad to be the driver and engineer of the naval transportation they'll need to get to Azura.

Michael Barrick (Voiced by Rick D. Wasserman)

"Lemme tell ya something about war...
 War... ain't always about fightin'. Blood, bullets, death, yeah, yeah, that's part of it... but it sure as hell ain't all of it.
Sometimes, it's knowin' when to turn tail... and run your fuckin' ass off.

Storm's about to hit..."

A former Stranded who joined the COG via Operation Lifeboat, except he didn't have a family to benefit and just wanted to kill some Locust. Dies holding off a large army of Locust to allow the rest of Delta to escape. Even if he hadn't done that, he would have died because of rustlung eventually. Originating in the comics, Barrick is one of four playable characters in Zeta Squad for "RAAM's Shadow".

Jace Stratton (Voiced by Michael B. Jordan)

"I’ve tried to stay in the light… I’m trying every day. It’s tricky, though. So much pain in the world, you can’t help but feel it. And tough as it is you realize that feeling is the key to everything. Being hollow is the danger… feeling is the key. It’s tough sometimes. Hell, it’s tough most of the time. But feeling is what makes us human."

A young Gear who saw his family murdered by the Locust on Emergence Day, Jace has nevertheless grown up to be a kind, caring individual who puts others first and has a strong moral center. He started in the comics and made a vocal cameo in Gears 2, later to become a member of Delta in Gears 3. He shows up as a teenager in "RAAM's Shadow" and depicts him going into combat for the first time.

Alicia Valera (Voiced by Laura Bailey)

Part of Zeta Squad, Alicia Valera called Ilima City her hometown, until evacuations were underway as Emergence Day had hit and she was called into service to help scuttle survivors out of the city. Alicia appears exclusively in "RAAM's Shadow".

Adam Fenix (Voiced by Charles Cioffi (Gears of War 2) and Peter Renaday (Gears of War 3))

"I rarely see Marcus most days. I just don't know who he is, and it's all my fault. I lied to him about what happened to Elaine, and the longer I lie, the harder it is to come clean. Kids know when you're lying. Then their trust withers and dies."

A retired Gear-turned-scientist and the father of Marcus Fenix, Adam developed weapons for the COG, including finishing the Hammer of Dawn. Considered the greatest military scientist on Sera, during the Human-Locust War, he disappeared in the Battle of Ephyra when his son failed to extract him and was assumed killed-in-action. Mysterious recordings of his voice were found in the Locust capital Nexus and a strange radio transmission was heard from him after the Hollow was flooded.

  • Badass
  • Blue Eyes - Like Marcus, he has an icy and piercing gaze. However, Adam's noticeably freaked out by their intensity, and once decided to sell all of his ancestors' portraits hanging in his home because he felt their cold blue stares were judging him.
  • Cultured Warrior
  • Gadgeteer Genius
  • Genius Bruiser
  • Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition - Two of these for Gears of War 3; purchasing either one allows the player to unlock his skin for multiplayer.
  • Majorly Awesome
  • My Greatest Failure - Two of them: failing to be close to Marcus and be a better father than his was, and not finding a way to make peace with the Locust and avoid the Hammer of Dawn counterattack.
  • Non-Idle Rich
  • Officer and a Gentleman
  • Overprotective Dad
  • Parental Neglect - He was raised this way by his parents, and tried not to act like this toward Marcus; it didn't work.
  • The Professor
  • Professor Guinea Pig - In an attempt to see how the Imulsion infection spreads, Adam injected himself with it to determine its effects and build his superweapon accordingly.
  • The Reveal - Loads in Gears of War 3:
    • Adam was never killed when Marcus failed to extract him at the Battle of Ephyra: Prescott had him kidnapped and sent to Azura.
    • He was fully aware of the inevitable Emergence Day, due to Queen Myrrah personally asking for his assistance to solve the Lambent problem plaguing the Locust. Unfortunately, Adam didn't have enough time to find a solution to wipe out the Lambent, while preserving the Locust. Left with no choice, Myrrah had the Locust invade the surface, kickstarting the war.
  • Science Hero - Is the inventor behind the Hammer of Dawn and the modern-day Lancer (although Tai is credited for demonstrating why a chainsaw fares far better than a bayonet).
  • Sole Surviving Scientist
  • Specs of Awesome
  • The Stoic

Quentin Michaelson

The head of the COG Navy and a personal friend of Hoffman's from their time working together during the Pendulum Wars. He, Hoffman, and Trescu were often forced to deal with Prescott's under-the-table dealing of secrets and runarounds. After Prescott abandons the remainder of the COG and Hoffman leaves for Anvil Gate, Michaelson commands the recommissioned battleship CNV Sovereign with Delta Squad and COG loyalists.

Miran Trescu

Leader of the remaining population of the Republic of Gorasni, Trescu led his people in joining the COG on the island of Vectes after the sinking of Jacinto, and quickly rose to a position of power alongside Hoffman and Michaelson, working with them to try and deal with Prescott's obstructiveness.

Maria Santiago

Dom's wife, who went missing four years after Emergence Day due to her depression over her childen's death. Dom spends the next ten years looking for her, eventually finding her as a lobotmized Locust prisoner in the Hollow, and was forced to put her out of her misery.

JACK

Short for "Jack-of-All-Trades", JACK is a floating robot that assists Delta Squad in getting past locked doors, hacking computers, staying in contact with Mission Control, and shining a flashlight along their path to their objectives.

  • Cute Machines
  • Do-Anything Robot - To a point where Baird installs a stun gun for JACK to use in Gears of War 3. In fact, JACK will help out during firefights and give Locust infantry trouble.
  • Master of Unlocking
  • Meaningful Name
  • Robot Buddy - Notably averted throughout Gears of War 3: JACK's been taken offline before the game begins because Baird needs spare parts to repair it. The final act brings it back to resume its usual duties.
  • Took a Level In Badass - Baird repairs JACK to full function and adds an electrical tazer weapon to help the other in combat.


The Locust Horde

Queen Myrrah (Voiced by Carolyn Seymour)

""The Humans of Sera built a glorious civilization, but Humans are not destined to create. They ultimately did what they do best. Destroy. But this was nothing, compared to a new threat, from below. An enemy that will force Humanity to take their last, inevitable steps, toward extinction."

The leader of the Locust Horde, who outwardly resembles a human woman. Precisely why she looks almost human is not made clear, and neither her motivations for attacking mankind. Gears of War 3 reveals Emergence Day resulted when the Locust realized their Lambent counterparts were becoming active and attacked them, and they had to flee the Hollow before it overwhelmed them. Myrrah led the Locust to attack humanity in order to reach the surface and escape the Lambent.

Myrrah: Do you not see your most admirable qualities in us? Oh, yes - we are genocidal monsters - JUST. LIKE. YOU!

Marcus: I can live with that!

  • Hey, It's That Voice! - Doctor Chakwas has gone mad and proclaimed herself queen of a subterranean humanoid species.
  • In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves - In several of her speeches, she claims this is why peace with humans isn't possible.
  • Large Ham: Very much so as the multiplayer announcer when the Locust win. In 3, killing an opponent often has her breaking out in maniacal laughter.
  • Mission Control, Voice with an Internet Connection - Commands General RAAM and his elite troops in the Locust playable segments of "RAAM's Shadow".
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist - The Lambent existed years before Emergence Day; the Locust were losing more ground and Myrrah had to turn to Adam Fenix for a solution to the problem. Since he couldn't find a way to destroy the Lambent without harming the Locust, Myrrah was left with no choice and ordered her forces to invade the surface, beginning the Human-Locust War.
  • You Have Failed Me - In Versus multiplayer, one of the losing quotes for the Locust team is Myrrah expressing these exact words, with an added, bitter emphasis of "utterly".

RAAM (Voiced by Dee Bradley Baker)

A Locust Drone who worked his way up the ranks in the Locust Horde, RAAM led the Locust army during the Lightmass Offensive and served as the Final Boss of the first game. RAAM returns prominently in the second Gears of War 3 Downloadable Content called "RAAM's Shadow", a prequel taking place long before the first game, where he and a few Locust elite infantry place strategic Seeders to ink the sky black over Ilima City for an impending Kryllstorm.

  • Authority Equals Asskicking - General RAAM
  • Badass
  • Cool Sword - Carries one, and kills Alicia Valera and Lieutenant Kim with it. Could qualify as a BFS, but since he's the one using it, it looks small, almost akin to a dagger.
  • Damage Sponge Boss
  • The Dragon
  • The Dreaded
  • Elemental Baggage - There's no explanation in Gears of War or "RAAM's Shadow" on why he seems to be able to summon Kryll out of thin air to protect him. Either that or he's keeping them all under his coat.
  • Hero-Killer - Kills Kim during his first appearance, while the Locust under his command take out a ton of Red Shirts at the same time. In his first chronological appearance ("RAAM's Shadow"), he kills a squad of Onyx Guards (the most elite of COG troopers), and later, Alicia Valera.
  • Final Boss: In the first game.
  • Finger-Poke of Doom - In "RAAM's Shadow", players controlling RAAM can direct his Kryll shield with a point of a finger and turn enemy Gears into a fine, bloody paste.
  • Implacable Man - Nothing can slow this Locust down. In-universe, if he enters the battlefield, retreat is A MUST. In "RAAM's Shadow", he doesn't just open open gates, let alone even kick them down: he backhands them into rubble.
  • Large and In Charge - While a Drone, RAAM's the size of a Boomer (at least 9 feet tall, he towers over the already big main characters). This is averted in multiplayer, where his skin is downsized to the height of a normal Drone for obvious reasons.
  • Luckily My Kryll Shield Will Protect Me
  • More Dakka - Wields a portable (well, in comparison) Troika turret in battle in Gears of War.
  • Sssssnaketalk
  • That One Boss - In contrast to the other, relatively easy bosses in the series, RAAM can be an extremely tough one. This is due to a fairly narrow battle section, the Kryll shield and the Troika turret he is carrying. Then again, he is the game's Final Boss.
  • Villain Protagonist - Playable in "RAAM's Shadow."

Skorge

High priest of the Kantus Sect, Skorge took over leading the Locust armies after General RAAM was killed, since only he could communicate with the Riftworm, awakened as a result of the Lightmass bombings by the COG.


The Stranded

Franklin Tsoko

A Stranded gang leader and friend of Dom's, he assists Delta in the first game, and is in a deleted scene in the second.

Chaps

An old Stranded who owned a gas station in Ephyra, until it was accidently destroyed by Delta Squad. Chaps then led a group of Stranded underground, hoping to evade both the COG and Locust, until he was found by Delta Squad.

Aaron Griffin (Voiced by Ice T)

"You fuckin' COG bastards! Everywhere you go, everything you do it's always nothin' but death, pain, and miseries! You piece of shit motherfuckers!"

A Stranded leader in the destroyed city of Char, who Delta Squad meets in Gears of War 3. Formerly president of Griffin Imulsion.

  • Bling Bling Bang: In his introductory cutscene you can see a display case in his office containing all the Gold weapons.
  • Cool Shades
  • Corrupt Corporate Executive
  • Ink Suit Actor
  • Jerkass - He cares solely about his employees even though he treats them like crap, is an Ungrateful Bastard and takes every opportunity to shit-talk the COG. Even worse, according to the collectibles, even his ex-employees called him an asshole.
    • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: In his defense, before the Hammerstrikes, Griffin Immulsion was noted for having no processing fatalities in its history largely because of Griffin's approach to running the company. His attitude was that keeping his employees safe -- whether they were happy or not -- was all that mattered, even so much as calling his employees family.
  • Scary Black Man
  • Ungrateful Bastard - So much so he's the only person in the series who has actually made Marcus angry at him.


Expanded Universe

Carlos Santiago

Dom's older brother and Marcus' best friend, Carlos was the first to join the COG army during the Pendulum Wars. He was extremely reckless, and ended up paying for that at the Battle of Aspho Fields.

Bai Tak

A Pesanga scout and commando who served alongside Hoffman for fifteen years during the Pendulum Wars.

Gill Gettner

Bitchy King Raven pilot that often works with Delta Squad.

Mel Sorotki

King Raven pilot that often works with Delta Squad.

Kevan Mitchel

Co-pilot for Mel Sorotki.

Nat Barber

Snarky King Raven co-pilot for Gill Gettner.

  • Cunning Linguist - He is one of the few Gears who speak Gorasni, and is used to evesdrop on their private communications network.
  • Deadpan Snarker - This seems to be a recurring requirement to work on a King Raven.

Maryon Hayman

The chief doctor of the COG medical corps, and one of the biggest bitches ever.

Helena Stroud

The mother of Anya, she was a Major in charge of the COG divison that fought at Aspho Fields.

Donneld Mathieson

The secondary CIC controler, who took over most of Anya's duties when she switched to the frontlines.

Padrick Salton

South Islander sniper who fought in the Pendulum Wars, killing over four hundred Indie soldiers. During the Locust War, the death of his best friend and the Hammer of Dawn counterattack pushed him over the edge, and he disappeared without a trace. He showed up again at Anvil Gate during the Lambent Invasion, having gone to live with the Pesanga.

Drew Rossi

The sergeant in charge of Echo Squad, a tough veteran who really likes to snark at others.

Rory Andreson

The sergeant in charge of Omicron Squad.

Lennard Parry

The head of the COG Logistics Core, and a fiend of Dizzy's.

  • Ascended Extra - He only got a small mention or single scene in the first three books, but then he gets a greatly expanded role in Coalition's End.
  • Badass
  • The Engineer

Yanik Laas

A Gorasni sailor who became friends with Baird.

Aleksander Reid

Extremely disliked major in charge of supplies and EOD teams, and one of two officers in line to take over for Hoffman if he dies.

Paul Dury

Captain of the Onyx Guard and one of Prescott's most trusted secret advisors. He does not like some of the things he has to do for Prescott or the secrets, but understands perfectly the need for it all.

Gil Gonzalez

A young Gear soldier who was best friends with Jace, he was killed shortly after joining Delta Squad.

Alexandra "Alex" Brand

One of the few frontline female Gears after E-Day, Alex lived on a COG "farm" until she was 18, where women were raped or artifically inseminated until they became pregnant. After it was discovered she was barren, Alex was shipped off to boot camp and made into a soldier. She became a sniper and scout, and quickly rose through the ranks. She worked with Delta when they went to the farm where she grew up after a distress signal was detected there.

Draper

A Gear liutenant who commanded Midnight Squad.

Mac

Bernie's dog, he is trained to hunt Stranded and fight Lambent.

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