One of the main members of Delta Squad and the character controlled by player two in co-op mode, Dom is Marcus Fenix's right-hand man. 1.1.3 Augustus Cole • 3 The Stranded
They joined a village led by Reyna Diaz and her brother-in-law, Oscar. The Gears were sent across Sera to fight on various frontlines against UIR to hold territories in hopes of capturing areas where Imulsion was located. RAAM is the tallest character in the game, standing well above the height of COG and Locust soldiers. Anya is the daughter of Major Helena Stroud. Chaps later appears in Gears of War 2, as part of a Stranded camp hiding under Mount Kadar. He is often recognized by characters in the game for his previous career as a "thrashball" defensive lineman.
Following the sinking of nearby cities Tollen and Montevado, and the desperate raid attacks on Jacinto City, the COG fears that the Locust might be trying to sink Jacinto as well. When the Locust Horde ambush the gas station, he fights alongside Fenix and Dom.
Chaps (voiced by Robin Atkin Downes) is the elderly, foul-mouthed Stranded who runs the gas station where Franklin's Junker is parked. They lost their two children, Sylvia and Benedicto, on E-Day. Hanley guides Marcus and Dom through various buildings and streets whilst they make their way to the gas station. Tai Kaliso (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is a spiritual and meditative warrior from a tradition of honour-bound fighters, who fought with Fenix during the Pendulum Wars. For the video game, see He and the helicopter are both swallowed by the worm. o 2.1 Myrrah RAAM is first seen in the beginning of Gears of War killing Kim. 1.1.1 Marcus Fenix When the time comes to fire the missile, Loomis threatens to execute them if they do, but they fire it anyway. Gears Tactics is set 12 years before the first Gears of War. 1.3.5 Adam Fenix After the Locust started sinking cities in Gears of War 2, groups of stranded started hiding underground thinking it was safe as long as they stayed away from Nexus and the Locust highway.
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Cities on the planet Sera are beginning to fall to the monstrous threat rising from underground – the Locust Horde. Later, it is revealed that Niles was creating creatures called "Sires" along with other subjects, and he had done something on Mount Kadar involving a group of his subjects and left the Sires in stasis before leaving. 1.1.2 Dominic Santiago He receives training from Marcus and Dom in the game's tutorial, during which he reveals that he was Anthony Carmine's brother although the player can choose whether or not they want to do the tutorial if they skip they head into the game straight away. He manages to make it back to the squad's extraction helicopter, but falls out of it once the Riftworm emerges. He is also the one helping Dom find a mysterious "lady" (Santiago's missing wife, Maria Santiago). Nations with little Imulsion available waged war with those that had a surplus of it. o 2.3 Skorge Far through the game, Delta squad manages to penetrate Nexus, the Locust capital, where the Locust queen is issuing a series of propaganda broadcasts ordering the Locust to fight against the "Lambent Locust."
Adam Fenix.
At various times throughout the game, narration is provided by an unknown female character, somehow affiliated with the Locust Horde. Early in the game, Tai separates from Delta squad to defend them from Skorge. o 3.1 Franklin 1.3.2 Victor Hoffman The novel Gears of War: Aspho Fields reveals that Adam had joined the COG army during the Pendulum Wars, rising to the rank of major and gaining a considerable reputation. Kim is separated from his comrades during an intense fire-fight with the Locust when awaiting retrieval. 1.3.1 Richard Prescott He is seen again after the detonation of the sonic resonator, apparently listening to a captured COG soldier's radio in order to discover Delta squad's plans.
Despite this, Fenix is left for dead in a dilapidated penitentiary, until Dominic rescues him at the beginning of Gears of War.