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Contents

  • Developer Interviews
    • Developer Interviews
  • Locust Horde
    • Locust Horde
  • Co-Op Strategy
    • Introduction
    • Act 1: Ashes
    • Act 2: Nightfall
    • Act 3: Belly of the Beast
    • Act 4: The Long Road Home
    • Act 5: Desperation
  • Multiplayer
    • Gameplay Modes
    • The Teams
    • Multiplayer by the Numbers
    • General Multiplayer Tips
    • The Maps
  • Campaign Walkthrough
    • Act 1: Ashes
    • Act 2: Nightfall
    • Act 3: Belly of the Beast
    • Act 4: The Long Road Home
    • Act 5: Desperation
  • Introduction
    • Introduction
  • Coalition of Ordered Governments
    • Delta and Alpha Squads
    • Supporting Personnel
  • Achievements
    • Achievements
  • Art of War
    • Introduction
    • Gameplay Modes
    • Fundamentals of Gameplay
    • General Gameplay Tips & Tactics

Gears of War Guide › Multiplayer

The Teams

COG Characters

Players can select from a number of different character skins in multiplayer Gears of War. All of the characters—both COG and Locust—begin with the same weapons outlay and ammunition stock, so this choice is strictly aesthetic.

Marcus

A fallen hero provisionally paroled to fight Locust.

Kim

A by-the-book officer who bleeds in the trenches with his men.

Dom

The guy you want on your side when it all hits the fan.

Cole

A former thrashball superstar turned soldier.

Baird

Cocky…but smart enough to know how to survive.

Carmine

Voted “Most Likely to Get Shot” in the Academy.

HOFFMAN

A senior officer who can still fight with the best of them.

Locust

Drone

Bred in the hollow to be a bloodthirsty fighter.

Sniper

Trained from birth to destroy coalition troops.

Grenadier

Thick skin and skull, with a hell of an attitude.

Theron Guard

Elite Locust Guard that’s cold, calculating, and vicious.

RAAM

A savage and brilliant Locust General.

Grenadier Elite

Wants one thing: to tear Gears limb from limb.

Theron Sentinel

The best soldier bred in the hollow.

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