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COG Tag Locations
There are 30 COG Tags to be collected in the original Xbox 360 release of Gears of War. The PC version and Ultimate Edition re-release have 3 more COG Tags which can be found in the additional chapters at the beginning of Act 5. While you need to collect all of the COG Tags to gain all three... -
Myrrah
"The world is rightfully ours!" —Myrrah Myrrah, also known as Subject EV-184-9, was the co-creator and Queen of the Locust Horde. The child of an Imulsion miner, Myrrah was born with a unique genetic reaction to Imulsion exposure. She was brought to the New Hope Research Facility, a facility... -
Maria Santiago
"So you always have me with you... I love you, Dominic... Always, Maria." —Maria Santiago's note written to Dominic. Maria Santiago (née Flores) was the wife of Corporal Dominic Santiago. A childhood friend of the Santiago Family and Marcus Fenix, she married Dominic shortly before giving birth... -
Carmine Family
"You said your name was Carmine? You got a brother, who was a Gear?" "Yeah, all four of us, well, three now..." —Dominic Santiago and Benjamin Carmine The Carmine Family was a large human family deeply rooted in the Coalition of Ordered Governments. In the Carmine family, military service was... -
Marcus Michael Fenix
"There were a few times I thought I was a goner, and I would have been, if it wasn't for Marcus Fenix. While I was nearly getting my head blown off, doing my best just to survive, Marcus was handling shit like no one's business. Course we'd all heard the stories about him... The Pendulum Wars... -
Locust Horde
"For the Horde!" —Common saying among the Locust. The Locust Horde, colloquially shortened into the Horde, was the official political organization of the Locust species. The Horde was founded by Myrrah, co-creator and Queen of the Locust, around 30 B.E. after the Mount Kadar Laboratory Uprising... -
Clayton Carmine
For other uses, see Carmine. "Hold on guys, I got your back! The cavalry has arrived!" —Clay riding in on a Raven to support Delta Squad in fighting Queen Myrrah. Chief Sergeant Clayton "Clay" Carmine, also called Grub Killer by his fellow Gears, and Sarge by his trainees is one of the four... -
Berserker
"A Berserker. She can hear us... she can smell us..." —Pvt. Damon Baird during the Ambush at Tomb of the Unknowns. Berserkers were female Locust Drones.[1] Known for their highly developed sense of hearing and smell to compensate for their myopic blindness, extremely durable bodies, and being in... -
Dominic Santiago
"It's easy to be brave when things are going okay, but the test of a man is how he handles himself when he's in a tight spot." —Eduardo Santiago reacting to finding out that his teenage son is going to be a father.[1] Private Dominic "Dom" Santiago ES was a Gear in the COG Army during the... -
RAAM
"Then let's carve our names into history. I would feast upon the terror of all Sera before the end. I will demand recognition from our gods." —RAAM's declaration to Skorge before commanding the assault on Jannermont. Uzil RAAM was the High General of the Locust Army. RAAM was once a Drone... -
Lambent
"That's what freaks me out more than anything. Grubs- you knew they could think. But these things- they're just animals. Or plants even, like the damn stalks. What's driving them? What do they want? They're not even eating us." —Sgt. Drew Rossi, reflecting on the nature of the Lambent The... -
Anya Stroud
"Tomorrow, Marcus. We've finally got a tomorrow." —Anya encouraging Marcus that, despite all of the losses they suffered, they have a guaranteed future. Anya Stroud was a Tyran military officer in the COG Army and politician who served as the inaugural First Minister of the reestablished COG... -
Augustus Cole
"Can't stop the Train, baby." —Pvt. Augustus Cole. Private Augustus "Cole Train" Cole, also known as Gus or his Thrashball nickname "Cole Train",[2][3] is a Gear in the COG Army and a former Thrashball player. Best known for playing with the Hanover Cougars as defensive lineman, Cole later... -
Hammer of Dawn
And now we go and do it all over again. Another pointless battle. Another bereaved family. Another year of war. And the UIR does exactly the same. Someone has to break the cycle. Someone has to create weapons so powerful that if politicians want to wage war, they'll face the same death as the... -
James Dominic Fenix
"If we don’t stop these things, everyone within a thousand miles dies." —JD Fenix. Captain James Dominic Fenix, often called "JD" by his friends and squadmates, was a Gear soldier and the son of the legendary Marcus Fenix and Anya Stroud. He met Delmont Walker in boarding school in New Ephyra... -
Damon S. Baird
"To survive out there in the field, you have to know how to adapt. And I'm an adaptable man." —Damon Baird's view of himself. Corporal Damon S. Baird (COG tags CSID 06059-81111-96)[5] is a Gear of the Coalition of Ordered Governments Army and an expert in several technical, mechanical, and... -
Coalition of Ordered Governments
"I am responsible for myself and my actions; I shall conduct myself honorably, and live a clean and frugal life. I have responsibilities to my fellow citizens. I shall be loyal to them, and humble, because we are elements of a greater whole, and without them I am nothing, I have responsibilities... -
Kryll
"Hey, it's dark now, so you better watch it. The Kryll are probably out by now." —Franklin Tsoko warning Dominic Santiago about the Kryll The Kryll were highly aggressive carnivores native to the Outer Hollow of Sera. Fliers by nature, these individually meek creatures often swarmed together... -
Sofia Hendrik
"There's a difference between war and cruelty." —Sofia to Garron Paduk when they're discussing the fate of General Karn Cadet Sofia Hendrik was a Gear soldier in the Coalition of Ordered Governments Army who served in Kilo Squad. During the Pendulum Wars, Sofia was a journalist, but joined the... -
Processing
"The rest of us... they took as POWs. Tortured us. Demeaned us. Tried to break our spirit." —Sgt. Jonathan Harper describing being processed. Processing was a Locust torture tactic used on captured Gears and Stranded. The act was conceived by Locust geneticist Ukkon and orchestrated and observed... -
Samantha Byrne
"Oh, I could gag him if you like. Be my treat." —Sam, responding to Clayton's remark about how Baird won't stop talking Private Samantha Byrne, affectionately called "Sam" and also called "Duchashka" ("lovely duchess") by the Gorasni, is a Gear in the COG Army. She was the daughter of Samuel... -
Tai Kaliso
"Tai's as tough as a Brumak, though, so if anyone could make it, it'd be him." —Marcus Fenix, after Tai was last seen fighting Skorge Corporal Tai Kaliso was a Gear soldier who hailed from Irohma Island in the South Islands. He joined the Coalition of Ordered Governments army after his village... -
Imulsion
Well, in a few words: Imulsion is a newly-discovered fuel source that may render Sera's energy crisis non-existent. Cheap and limitless, Imulsion may be the answer to all of Sera's fuel problems.An unknown scientist explaining Imulsion's potential as a fuel source. Imulsion is an extinct... -
Kait Diaz
"Well, 'Captain'... screw your order! This isn't about you, it's about me! I need to fix this." —Cpl. Kait Diaz defying Cpt. James Dominic Fenix's orders to discover her connection with the Locust. Corporal Kait Diaz is a former Outsider turned Gear in the COG Army. Daughter to former COG Army... -
Elizabeth Carmine
For other uses, see Carmine. "Control, need backup! A Snatcher thing's about to -- ! Ah, fuck it! Never mind, Control. I took care of it. DeeBees! We gotta secure this street!" —Lizzie Carmine, before and after ramming a Snatcher with her Minotaur to save a civilian Corporal Elizabeth "Lizzie...