Gears 5 is Getting More Classic, Evil, and Terminator Dark Fate Characters Starting Today

There are brand new Gears 5 DLC characters to grab in the game’s store available for everyone.

Are Gears 5 fans interested in checking out some new characters? There’s six coming in hot, and they’re going to be available today. These new Operation 1 characters are COG Gear, DeeBee, the Warden, and General RAAM. For the upcoming Terminator: Dark Fate movie, players are going to get the chance to play as Grace, voiced by Mackenzie Davis, and the new Terminator model Rev-9.

Here’s what we know about the upcoming heroes and villains coming to the game:

COG Soldier

A trained soldier in the Coalition of Ordered Governments is known as a Gear. After they’ve completed their extensive training, they must pledge “…I shall hold my place in the machine and acknowledge my place in the Coalition. I am a Gear.”

• Horde & Escape Abilities (Support Role)
  • Ultimate – ‘Team Revive’ Instantly revive yourself and any ally in your team which are down, but not out
  • Passive – Enemies that die with your mark reduce the cooldown on your Ultimate
• Versus Arcade Abilities
  • Loadout – Lancer, Auto Pistol, Smoke Grenade
  • Passive – Kills reward supply of Active Reload ammo to current weapon (0.5 multiplied by the clip size of the weapon)
  • Bounty – Multi-kills reward +1 skull (six-second window frame)

DeeBee

From construction and civil service to all manner of military applications, DeeBee automation has fundamentally transformed COG society.

• Versus Arcade Abilities
  • Loadout – Lancer, Auto Pistol, Smoke Grenade
  • Passive – Short range X-Ray vision through walls
  • Bounty – Execution kills award +1 skulls

General RAAM

General RAAM rose to command the Locust military through incomparable cunning and ruthlessness. In the name of Queen and Horde, RAAM and his blights marched resolute to conquer the surface of Sera – and nearly succeeded.

• Versus Arcade Abilities
  • Loadout – Lancer, Auto Pistol, Smoke Grenade
  • Passive Ability – Kills reward supply of Active Reload ammo to current weapon (0.5 multiplied by the clip size of the weapon)
  • Bounty – Multi-kills reward +1 skull (six-second window frame)

Warden

A Warden is a Scion of immense size and strength, adorned with capes and helmets that evoke the raiment of elite Locust Guards. These intimidating foes were likely once high-ranking members of Myrrah’s army.

• Versus Arcade Abilities
  • Loadout: Lancer, Auto Pistol, Smoke Grenade
  • Passive: X-Ray vision through walls (1500 Unreal units/49 feet)
  • Bounty: Execution kill rewards +1 skulls

Unfortunately, we only get a smaller glance at the two Terminator: Dark Fate characters, but you can read what we know about them below.

Grace

• Horde & Escape Abilities (Tank Role)
  • Ultimate – ‘Enhanced Melee’ – All melee hits will knockback and stun enemies
  • Passive – Taking damage reduces Ultimate cooldown time
• Versus Arcade Abilities
  • Loadout – Enforcer, Snub, Flashbang
  • Passive – 75% Explosive resistance
  • Bounty – Explosive Kills +1 skull

Rev-9

• Bounty – Multi Kills +1 skull

Interested players can purchase each of these new heroes in the game’s store for 500 iron or unlock them by going through a few series of objectives.

Beyond the characters, what else can Gears 5 multiplayer fans get excited about? In the next few weeks, The Coalition is going to bring out brand new Escape hives, additional multiplayer events, and new customization rewards for players to earn when playing Versus, Horde, and Escape.

Make sure everyone stays on the lookout for these upcoming events to learn more and how they can get involved.

h/t: Xbox Wire