- The story of Gears of War takes place in an alternate reality in which humans live on a world known as Sera. The humans of Sera are much like those of Earth, and have spent most of their existence fighting wars over land, politics, and natural resources.
- The last such large war, known as the Pendulum Wars, was over an energy-rich fuel substance called Imulsion, which was discovered under the surface of Sera after the planet's fossil fuel reserves were exhausted. The Coalition of Organized Governments, or COG, came out on top during the conflict.
- Toward the end of the Pendulum Wars, when humanity was at its weakest, a horde of monstrous enemies called the Locust literally erupted from the ground and began slaughtering humanity. This event is known as Emergence Day, and the war with the Locust that followed has lasted for 15 years.
- Players control the character Marcus Fenix, a decorated soldier of the Pendulum Wars who was imprisoned during the beginnings of the Locust conflict for disobeying orders.
- Marcus is pardoned in the first Gears game and rescued from prison by his friend, Dom. Through the course of the first game, Marcus is promoted to sergeant and made the leader of Delta Squad, a group of soldiers that includes Dom and soldiers Baird and Cole.
- Delta Squad successfully detonates a weapon of mass destruction in the Locust Hollow at the end of the game, but we find at the beginning of Gears 2 that the weapon was less effective than the COGs believed it would be.
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