The Kantus were a species of Locust born with the innate ability to connect with the Hivemind, able to revive and heal the wounds of fallen Locust through certain vocalizations. Samson began using Imulsion's recombinant abilities for transgenic experiments by inserting the DNA of the Hollow creatures into the children, transforming them into chimeras called the Sires - named for their potential to begin a new race of humans. Political information SHARE, LIKE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE for more!http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TheRazor. Only several areas of Sera were spared due to their geological defenses. At the Mount Kadar facility, Dr. Niles Samson attempted to create a new hybrid species by combining Sire DNA with embryos. Trinity of Worms Samson hoped to replicate Myrrah's beneficial traits in the other children, but ultimately failed. The Locust Horde would try to take the leaders and command system of the remaining Humans down. The impenetrable nature of the Imulsion crystals acted as a natural armor for the Scions. during the Winter of Sorrow - in which they sieged the nearby town of Landown. The Swarm planned to end what the Locust started by killing all humans and conquering Sera for themselves. The Art of Gears of War; The Art of Gears of War 3; The Poster Collection; The Art of Gears of War 4; Soundtracks. However, the direct translations are "virgin", "dirty", "battered", "bloodied", "gored", and "unbroken.". As early as 17 B.E., creatures of the Hollow began exhibiting mutations. The story of the Rulers of Nexus Plates told how the Riftworms burrowed under Sera's surface and dug around underneath, creating the Hollows. At the end of the seventh cycle into the Lambent War, Vold RAAM shared his concerns with Queen Myrrah about losing the front to the Lambent - with their people continually dying or becoming infected. The Kantus also believed that their purpose in life was to serve and protect the Queen, so that she may continue to create life for the Horde. One of the first successful Locust Drones in stasis. With their new army, the Swarm began another global conflict in 42 A.E., known as the Swarm Invasion . The Sires appeared to have mottled skin, with large parts of their bodies transforming into the grey skin and scales the Locust would eventually have. They are seen as divine "incubators" evolved from the Riftworms. 57. To prepare for the inevitable battle, Queen Myrrah arrived in the Seran Deadlands to recruit the Savage Locust to her army. There are many types of Locust, the most common of which are the drones. Dr. Torres built a device that would subdue the Matriarch and strengthen her connection with Myrrah by beaming into her temporal lobe, amplifying Myrrah's telepathic powers. Queen Myrrah had her own symbol which all members of her Guard always carried with them. The scrolls of the Kantus contained verses and mantras explaining how to communicate with Rockworms[9] with the Rulers of Nexus Plates tablet being the Locust's main religious tome which told the history of the Hollows, explaining how the Riftworms burrowed underground and created the vast underground network and left their waste behind which fertilized the soil of the surface of Sera. Enatic eusocial theocratic absolute monarchy Myrrah then began to plague Kait with visions, nightmares, and messages that sowed paranoia and distrust among her friends. Seemingly common words in the Locust culture are depicted as single glyphs. Skorge then attacked the agricultural depots and birthing farms, depriving Jacinto City of their food and children. The leader of the Locust Horde's religious caste was High Priest Skorge. The military tactics and strategies of the Locust Horde originally involved just defending their cities against the Lambent after the Locust discovered them with some of their forces strategically stationed in and around Nexus. Capital Tomorrow ( Gears of War 4) 25 years after the Locust War, the COG are beginning to rebuild Sera. Dominic Santiago sacrificed his life by exploding the fueling station. Myrrah no longer identified as human, and instead believed she was one with the Locust. . Delta Squad then infiltrated the Royal Palace and found Professor Adam Fenix's research on the Locust computers, with Professor Fenix advising they sink Jacinto City to flood the Hollow. Meanwhile, a King Raven arrived to evacuate Professor Fenix, Sgt. It is a wordmark of the game's name. I will say that playing Gears for the first time ever this week has been the most fun I've had in a long time. Queen Myrrah sought the aid of human scientist, Professor Adam Fenix, to resolve the Lambency. As time went on, the Locust desired independence, as they felt imprisoned and tortured by the scientists but were unable to achieve their freedom without a leader. Location. Despite the different class systems, all members of the Locust Horde were combat ready and expected to fight and die for Queen and Horde. The lead scientist of the Locust, Ukkon, began using genetic research left by Myrrah and Niles Samson to enhance the indigenous creatures of the Hollow as weapons and military transport. The Sires were also distempered and sterile. Unknown to the human survivors, the Locust were not rendered extinct. Queen Myrrah led her people deeper into the caverns of Mount Kadar where they began to build their own civilization, Nexus. Queen Myrrah then attended the area herself and discovered that the hurricane was artificial, caused by a device to protect and disguise the island of Azura. The South Islands and Lesser Islands Chain, as well as Azura, were spared due to the oceanic trenches that protected them against the Locust tunnels, but were susceptible to Locust air and sea forces. Once transformed, they acted similar to a Berserker and attacked in a blinding rage, hence the name. The Locust Horde's hierarchy, society, and social class system was very similar to insect colonies such as: bees, ants, and termites. It was only a matter of time." He has been a national symbol of forest fire prevention through his PSA campaigns during the past few years. Queen Myrrah and Uzil RAAM then spent the following years trying to breach Jacinto in order to sink the city and flood the Hollow - killing the Lambent and denying the humans their last safe place on Sera. The Scions continued to grow inside, reaching 9 to 10 feet in height. Well, based on what happens in Gears of War 4, it's safe to assume that Kait and her family are descendants of Queen Myrrah, or at the very least share a family bond with her. Each full rotation of the calendar was referred to as a "cycle" and matched that of the regular Seran year. While the Riftworm was dead, Chairman Prescott realized he blindly sent the Gears into the Inner Hollow and not precisely in their stronghold. The Locust are gone, and mankind has at last found peace. In Gears Of War 3, the Locust are uprooted by the destruction of their underground . Knowing the COG would try to find Nexus at New Hope, an army of Locust were sent to destroy the humans the New Hope facility. In 17 A.E., a patrolling King Raven from Azura spotted the Queen's Guard at Endeavour. However, the Locust discovered that the bombs had also awoken a dormant Riftworm. Gears 2 and Gears 3 managed to add more to the story but didn't go too far in my opinion. Unlike the Locust, the Sires were unable to follow command and acted on a primal, animal instinct - lacking self-preservation. Uzil RAAM led the first attack on the city of Jannermont. Linkedin, Additional References: The children were mutated by the Imulsion with DNA from indigenous creatures of the Hollow, resulting in chimeras known as Sires. Locust Drones were able to breed with Berserkers, but another process to create more Drones was to capture humans from the surface and use Niles Samson's genetic research to genetically mutate them into Locust Drones. Queen Myrrah and Uzil RAAM became aware of these plans and deployed the army in the ruins of Ephyra to locate and kill Alpha Squad, who had been given the Resonator to take into the Lethia Imulsion Facility. With more Locust becoming infected, killing many more of their people and losing their land, Queen Myrrah saw the only solution was to invade the surface of Sera, exterminate the human race, and claim Sera as their own in order to escape the Lambent and survive as a species. We would win this war. The Locust Emblem otherwise known as the Locust Tag is a Collectible in Gears of War 2 and Gears 5, and is the equivalent of the Coalition of Ordered Governments COG Tags and the Union of Independent Republics UIR Tags. As a result, not only did the Locust also benefit from an advantage in quantity of troops, but in the average quality of soldiers as well. The Swarm is later revealed to be the successors of the Locust Horde. Through empathizing with her Locust children, she discovered that they held the same feelings of imprisonment and longed for independence. However, sinking Ilima allowed Jacinto Plateau's base to be weakened enough for the Locust to burrow under Jacinto City and sink it themselves. Due to being part of the Hivemind, the Locust Drones could telepathically communicate with each other from long distances. With millions of the most battle-hardened Gears in the COG Army having been killed in the initial attack, the COG was forced to recruit the young and the imprisoned from the infirmary to try to hold off the advancing Horde off. before firing from the Boomshot Grenade Launcher. Marcus Fenix, who stabbed her in the chest with Cpl. NECA Lancer Rifle Gears of War Replica Gaming Cosplay Prop GoW 4 Locust Invasion Weapon Replica Cosplay Prop. Drones were the most common race of the Locust Horde. The scientific theory was the Locust had always existed in the Hollow as a mutated species of Sera's native life forms, which proved to be one of the more accurate theories. The offensive would involve Gears deploying the Sonic Resonator, a three-dimensional mapping device that could map the entire Hollow network, and locate the heart of the Locust stronghold. Eventually, the Locust survivors were wiped out. Delta Squad, including the recently pardoned Sgt. In the early Pendulum Wars, shortly after the creation of the Lightmass Process, the Coalition of Ordered Governments discovered that Imulsion caused adverse health effects in humans, namely a fatal respiratory condition known as Rustlung. He commanded and led the entire Locust military into battle and was second to Queen Myrrah. They remained in the Hollow to serve the Horde such as providing food, constructing architecture, overseeing the enslaved humans and creatures, production of weapons and technology, and other various tasks. In fact it can be argued that many of the high ranking leaders of the Locust Horde were considered to be genius's in terms of military strategy. Lore-wise, the Swarm are obviously evolved Locust and therefore stand by their original emblem in honour of their Queen. The Ragers were a race of Drones that could metamorphose into a form similar to that of the Berserker. New Hope guard, Pvt. Ketor Skorge then assisted Uzil RAAM during the Emergence Day. Commanders of the Horde's army were known as the Theron Guard and regarded as the most intelligent warriors of the Horde army. The female was able to reproduce male offspring that were genetically stable, healthy, and fertile - creating the Locust Horde, named for their potential to cause widespread death similar to the insects. The Savage Locust appeared to have rejected this symbol. [19], At an unknown time when the Locust hierarchy made the decision to invade the surface of Sera, their tactics and strategies now had to include major offensive plans. Tyran (Spoken)Locust Runes (Written) He led the Locust Army for fourteen years until he was killed by Sgt. The Gears were to travel to the nearby town of Landown and deploy into the Inner Hollow by Grindlifts in order to take the fight to the Locust stronghold and to hopefully end the war. "Welcome back to the army, soldier.""Shit." Dominic Santiago and Marcus Fenix Marcus Fenix was a sergeant in the COG Armed Forces. He then declassified the intelligence files on the New Hope Research Facility and sent Gears to retrieve the information on the location of the Locust stronghold and possibly files on Queen Myrrah. The Locust reemerged in 5 A.E. Vold RAAM, against the orders of Uzil Sraak, informed Myrrah of his desired plan to emerge and colonize the surface, leaving the Lambent in the Hollows and destroying the human race in the process. The humans were then able to kill the Riftworm, keeping the Locust from sinking further cities. After seeing the Queen for the first time, you'll need to fight off a wave of flying enemies and enemies with Torque Bows. This is the Locust Symbol from Gears of war. Entirely male, Drones were bred to kill and torture their enemies. Locust Invasion Map 2 Reyna's daughter, Kait Diaz, managed to track her mother to the Hive at the Tollen Dam and, upon her request, mercifully separated her mother from the Hive and killed her. Zamil Karn was a General of the Locust Army during the first months of the Locust War. [18], Nexus, the Capital City of the Locust Horde. However, the King Raven was shot down by a Boomer and crashed into the left wing of the estate, burying Professor Adam Fenix under the debris and presumably killing him. The Swarm appeared on Sera in 42 A.E., twenty-five years after the end of the Locust War. Gears of War 1 left players with so many questions, and not knowing much about the Locust definitely helped with the "horror" or at least unsettling tone of the first game. It is developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The scales that remained were fragments left from the Imulsion crystals penetrating the skin. On the battlefield, Ketor Skorge was usually armed with his Dual Chainsaw Staff, Gorgon Submachine Gun, Ink Grenades, and could summon Tickers. They were once human children of Imulsion miners infected with Rustlung and brought to the New Hope Research Facility to study and find a cure. The Locust required oxygen, though they seemed somewhat more resistant to the environmental hazards, most likely due to their harsh native environment. Deck box for Magic the gathering, with Gears of war logo for 75 cards. 5 out of 5 stars (33) $ 30.00. While Gears fought the Locust, they discovered that the Lambent were fighting them as well - discovering why the Locust emerged in the first place. Ok_Archer_1857 9 mo. However, he discovered that all possible solutions either failed or would harm the Locust as well, due to their creation through the use of Imulsion in their cells. . The Imulsion was expelled from their skin and crystallized, forming impenetrable cocoons. Some of these words relate to Locust religion, such as QUEEN and NEXUS. From the epic gaming series that is Gears of War, the Locust Horde are a race of reptillian humanoids of the planet Sera. Queen Myrrah was against physical measures, as any solution that would kill Imulsion would also harm the Locust Horde due to their ancestor's exposure to Imulsion. Despite losing Adam Fenix, the Locust managed to take Ephyra - a major blow to the humans as they relocated to their final safe bastion: Jacinto City. However, the main role of the Kantus were priests of the Trinity of Worms, the main religion of the Locust Horde. The facility was purged in a cyrogenic lockdown as a last resort by a dying Samson to contain the secrets of the facility, but Myrrah and the Locust still managed to escape. The seawater in the Hollow caused the Imulsion to rise to the surface and cause the Lambent Pandemic. Fenix then sent the information to Command and prepared an evacuation for Jacinto to sink the city before the Locust can evacuate - killing the Locust and Lambent once and for all when they flood the tunnels. The Queen was the head of the entire Locust Horde and led them towards advancement, improvement, and steadily increasing their size and power. With Scions and variations thereof (Speakers, Wardens) being former . Gears of War Locust Symbol myminifactory. The chart above depicts the Locust computer alphabet. Mid-Pendulum Wars However, not all of the Locust were killed by the weapon. While Queen Myrrah had contempt for humans for making them live underground, she accepted that the Hollows were the Locust's by birthright, until the Lambent epidemic. All three sides are to blame for gears of war to be happening and because it is happening, we all got interested in it and now here we are, in the future of that legend that is the gears of war . [14], As for the relationship with human languages and writing systems, there are 21 confirmed ideograms that represented Tyran words. Enatic eusocial theocratic absolute monarchy. Keeping her body as a last resort, Myrrah then focused her energy on possessing her granddaughter - who also had inherited the connection to the Hivemind. Queen Myrrah observed Delta Squad arriving and ordered her elite forces to stop Delta Squad. Delta still managed to repair, fuel, and deploy the submarine into the Serano Ocean to Azura. Myrrah's presence in the Hivemind allowed the Locust the ability to learn exponentially and become self-aware. The Kantus believed the Riftworms were deities that bestowed life to the Hollow, and after having contact with humans produced the Sires, which then gave birth to the Locust Horde. This is from Locust Drone Krav. Ketor Skorge began his campaign by using the Riftworm to burrow and sink the city of Tollen and taking the Tollen Dam, losing power to many cities on the Jacinto Plateau and costing Jacinto their main manufacturers. Gears of War blends tactical action with survival horror and thrusts gamers into a deep and harrowing story of humankind's epic battle for survival against the Locust Horde, a nightmarish race of creatures that surface from the bowels of the planet. The Kantus would often lead Locust hunting parties and lure out Rockworms for the Locust to kill and eat. The Locust were unable to prevent them from reaching the house and retrieving the full Hollow data.

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