What does someone's character tell you about their personality?

[Methods of Mayhem]

It seems people who play a certain way, or people with certain personalities, play as certain characters. May it be a COG or Locust Character.

Gears of War 3 introduces DOZENS of new characters, allowing people to choose over many different personalities of characters. From my analysis, here is what I found:

(IMPORTANT NOTE: This is NOT to discriminate ANYONE. This is just the majority of average players. I have owned, and have been owned by all of the possible characters in Gears 3. Apologies to anyone offended.)

I use Classic Marcus and Grenadier

*ADDED CONTENT 2/5/12
-individual classic characters
-DLC/Preorder characters
-Locusts!

COG Characters:
Marcus - Noob, or a player who joined a Quick Match, pissed because he wants his default character.
Dom - No one uses Dom. :/
Cole - The second you go down, he's right there to tbag you, then punch you in the face ten times.
Baird - Technical player, utilizes use of all weapons
Anya - Sawed Off HOAR.
Sam - See above. But instead, will wallbounce with the Sawed Off instead of Rush
Unarmored Marcus - Little kid half the time.
Clayton Carmine - Usually a little kid. Other times just someone who goes 0 and 10+.
Benjamin Carmine - Varies. I see Ben players go neutral. (Same kills, same deaths). Weilds Sawed Off and Retro
Anthony Carmine - Proud vet of Gears of War 1 and Rank 75, always hogging the sniper
Classic Marcus - Picks him because no one else uses him
Classic Dom - strafers. and damn good at them
Classic Cole - See "Cole"
Classic Baird - Good players
Commando Dom - Always goes in first. Hard to hit, so wallbounces and strafes alot. Gets killed by frags everytime though.
Mechanic Baird - Always has snipe or torque. Misses half the time
Adam Fenix - I find Adams to hog frags. I dont see him too much
Civilian Anya - A wallbouncer, who uses her because she is so hard to hit.
Barrick - Aggressive players. Often seen going in first, or Retro charging.
Kim - Professional Gears of War player
Valera - Usually an advanced player.
Tai - little kid. but I usually don't see him too often.
Griffin - Gangsta straight outta Compton, Iced-T fan, or common American white male.
Jace - rarely seen, but a support player who does his dues.
Superstar Cole - Gloating player who trash talks.
Cole Train - "I played the Beta!!"
Bernie - kills you 3 times in a row
Hoffman - thinks he's the leader. Rushes in first.
Prescott - Plays this game too much. Usually good player
COG Gear - Noob
Onyx Guard - that annoying power weapon hogger who gets killed in every 1 on 1 situation. Usually kills you from behind
Dizzy - He's all over the place. Bad, and good players use him.
Golden Gear - 1500 points. All damage points.

Locust Soldiers
Drone - Joined a QM and is forced to be the drone
Sniper - Hogs the snipe, but knows how to use the shotty
RAAM - noob
Grenadier/Elite - Shotty 2 your body
Kantus - Has a power pistol (boltok usually), and a grenade hog. ironically, never revives you
Theron/Sentinel/Elite/Savage - FIFO
Savage Drone - Tries to use his Gnasher, just hasnt gotten it down yet
Savage Grenadier - Gnasher Master
Savage Grenadier Elite - Shops at Wal-Mart
Golden Miner - 10 and 0
Queen Myrah - Sawed Off SOB
Beast Rider - Average player, often grabs boltoks and frags
Spotter - Indeed spots, and downs with his assault rifle of choice

These are mine, what are yours?

[squireyoung]

Anthony Carmine - Proud vet of Gears of War 1 and Rank 75, always hogging the sniper

Griffin - Gangsta straight outta Compton, Iced-T fan, or common American white male.

Hahaha yes. I play as Anthony and that is exactly why I play as him. Omg Griffin.. that is so right. Every time I play with someone who uses Superstar Cole or Griffin.. its exactly that; trash talking 'gangstas' lol

[Valafar123]

No love for locust?

[Koladrinker]

Anthony Carmine - Proud vet of Gears of War 1 and Rank 75, always hogging the sniper


I thought the last part was sort of ironic.

[GOW FENRIR]

Always be careful of Baird, he tends to be a member of the old guard :D

Observation; Where the fudge are all the Adam Fenix players??

[JakeHall918]

Everytime I play against a Bernie, I rage. Even when Im beating her, I just hate that char so much. And for no good reason.

[o Ventus]

Are you sure they aren't playing that character because they like his/her quotes and his/her look?

I mean, that's why I play the helmeted characters instead of the "Important" characters.

[xBOYWOND3Rx]

i use sam because i want to get the onyx medal and her accent is pretty damn sexy

[Pretty Deathly]

No love for locust?

I was about to say...

[Pretty Deathly]

No love for locust?

I was about to say...

[Boombow]

Of course there isn't always a link between a player's character and their playstyle, but yeah, stereotypes happen!

Savage theron guard is my favourite locust but for some reason therons in multiplayer are often seen as being pretty noobish. That all changes when I join a server, though...

[ItWasFantasyy]

i use sam because i want to get the onyx medal and her accent is pretty damn sexy

I did this for awhile then I returned to my roots classic Baird/A Carmine. And I haven't looked back. I played as A Carmine when I first got gears 1 but then my friend started using him and my other friends would use Hoffman and Kim so I decided I should stick with Baird. I play as them to kind of remember the past when my really close friends in real life played Gears(they only played Gears 1 when 2 came out and pretty much stopped now due to Gears 1 having close to no good players left). For my medal I only use Myrrah so i'll eventually get it though.

[Pretty Deathly]

I always hate seeing the regular Kantus, usually wall bounces and gnashers me to the face.

[ItWasFantasyy]

Of course there isn't always a link between a player's character and their playstyle, but yeah, stereotypes happen!

Savage theron guard is my favourite locust but for some reason therons in multiplayer are often seen as being pretty noobish. That all changes when I join a server, though...

I always think caped players are noobs because in gow1 there capes took damage. I will never use a caped character again. When I first played gears I was a chainsawing Raam user like many others who are just starting off.

[Ms A Chievement]

Everytime I play against a Bernie, I rage. Even when Im beating her, I just hate that char so much. And for no good reason.

It's her voice. It's really irritating.

[Mysterion Rises]

i use sam because i want to get the onyx medal and her accent is pretty damn sexy

This is why I go Sam lol

[entelligence]

Lol, COG Gear - "noob"
What about GoldenGear? Blinged out noob?
Anyways, I like being GG.

[the_suicide_fox]

I use Prescott. I am very good, and people do tell me I play too much. Green 70 LOL

Golden Hunter is my locust. It tells people I use every weapon and I use them well. Gold Gnasher with onyx medal let's everyone know my shotguns skills are serious. I tend to use anything but Gnasher as much as possible, and I only take it out if I really need it.

[entelligence]

Yeah, I like rocking Golden Gear with "Gnasher Master" medal and Gold Gnasher/Gold Retro.
ALL ABOUT THE BLING BAYBAY

[Durotan]

This is so true, I play classic marcus and its right.

[Chieffie]

It's her voice. It's really irritating.

It is.. Whatever the hell Bernie is rasping out over her crumbled vocal chords, it sounds like a witch that got kicked in the throat, then choked half to death.

[DEAD BUT ALIVE]

Perfect explain for all the char. :)

[LRH o STEEZY]

I use Griffin not for the OP's thoughts, but for the fact he is such a sh!t talker that is makes me funny. I mean come on. "I LOVE Killing these MFers!" haha.

I also use Hoffman, as I have since Gears 1, and I use Prescott, because sometimes he is a sarcastic douche. haha

Locust, I use Theron's because well, They are bad ass, and I use Kantus as well cause again, bad ass.

[michibee]

Little Kids are you Kidding me ? Tai Kaliso is my Favorite Character in GOW3 . one of the reasons i use him is because he is a Native warrior like my ancestors. but i also love to play with Dominic Santiago since GOW1 , because he is not a punk ***** like Baird , or Anthony C.

BTW I am level 149 with a K/D of 2.0 heheh

[Sacrificed Son]

I use Hoffman and have been using Hoffman since gears 1 because I think he is a total boss. Also, he kicks a** still for an old man. For Locust, I use Savage Grenadier just because his mask makes him look like some crazed maniac that just escaped the locust asylum (if there is one.) Hoffman also has funny lines. Most of your things are true, except I disagree with Baird. Everytime I see a Baird, he is a crazy wallbouncer that always uses the Gnasher. Especially in gears 2 since he made little to no noise while running and rolling around. Your Superstar Cole description is perfect.

[xZPFxBarteq]

i use sam because i want to get the onyx medal and her accent is pretty damn sexy

This.

Anytime I see someone playing as Superstar Cole or Big Rig Dizzy I automatically think 'douchebag'. If you're a helping teammate who just likes/finds these characters funny then sorry, can't help it.

[addicted2SODA]

I switch through all cog skins because their is no definitive one that I just adore but I tend to go for the more armored skins though which doesn't explain why I hate Onyx Guard LoL
savage grenadier elite is my locust bad ass of choice every time i read his char description i need a new pair of pants oh and you forgot

Myrrah= Battle mistress cruncher (why no regal Myrrah skin:()

[TheXenWorld]

Hmm Seeing as you missed out the dominant species Im going to do it for you.

Drone: Someone who has just joined a quick match. I've never ever EVER seen someone have this guy as their default character
Grenadier Elite: People who enjoy the game and like the armor feel as they're fighting
Savage Drone: Low ranks who're just happy to be apart of the game.
Savage Grenadier: The one who always seems to kill you with a pistol...
Myrrah: Boys who want the medal... I've even seen girl who refuse to play as her.
Golden Miner: Either booster or people who earned it these guys are good players, But always in a clan and will tbag you till your back is no more.
Golden Hunter: " As above "
Sniper: People who have Onyx Headshot, and just want to show off their mad skills. Will rage at you if you take the sniper away from him.
Kantus: I've seen few people play as this one, maybe because you have to revive people to earn it... Hmm... Wonder why that is. *hint*
Savage Theron Guard: For people who like the trench coats. They seem to be good and bad at the same time.
Miner: The real medic.... I'm serious. They will be there when you need them most... Or on the other side of the map...
Beast Rider: People who play TF2 And just want a hat...
Hunter: The one who runs around with a sawn-off and camps around corners. Has no skill in a real gun fight other then hit and run.
Theron Guard: The one with the onyx evil incarnate medal
Spotter: The 1337 guy who wants to stand out so he uses a character no one plays
Flame Grenadier: Either a arsonist IRL or Someone who likes the helmet. I've never seen someone play as this guy :(
Grenadier: The name says it all... They <3 Grenades
Hunter Elite: Same as grenadier but they also love thier Gnasher.

I know I missed the DLC but they're overused.

And Locust Forever!

[Dutchmaster Guru]

Someone who uses myrah generally loves the SOS in my opinion

[TheXenWorld]

It is.. Whatever the hell Bernie is rasping out over her crumbled vocal chords, it sounds like a witch that got kicked in the throat, then choked half to death.
She is also a recovering from rehab

[That british guy]

I mainly use Tai, but occasionally switch to any of the classic characters. I'm neither a little kid, nor have I played Gears 1 or 2, so I've sort of proved your stereotypes wrong xD

Tai's my favourite character out of all the games, despite that i've not played Gears 2, though i've read up on it and watched videos. I might buy it too, just for the sake of playing it. I can borrow Gears 1 off a friend.

But Myrrah....I hate Myrrah with a passion and almost everyone who uses her.
Also, if I rage, I tend to refer to the Myrrah player or other players who use female characters as "Her" or "She", despite the fact that 95% of the time, it'll be a male.

[addicted2SODA]

I wanna do the pre-orders
Commando Dom= someone who is proud they got theirs at gamestop or traded for it cause they like Dom
Mechanic Baird= Hardcore Baird fan "ya jelly bro"
savage kantus= ? help requested as now everyone uses him
Savage grenadier E1337= ^^^^ I'm a ninja

[addicted2SODA]

:( D*** ^^^^ yah way to contibute

[MIST GHILLIE]

COG Characters:
Dom - No one uses Dom. :/
Classic Marcus, Dom, Cole, Baird - All four classic skins usually indicate a long time Gears player. decent to good player. Uses Hamemrbust

you got me ive been playing 2 and a half years and am always classic dom when on cog and use hammy. Dom in this game looks dreadful imo he no longer wears his unique style of armour and has a beard. unique armour was a big part of doms charachter and the beard dosnt suit him at all.

[LOKEN]

Marcus - Noob, or a player who joined a Quick Match, pissed because he wants his default character.

lol this one got my attention right away... it sucks not having your character n be replaced by marcus...ew.

but i think people have many reasons why they like a certain character, i like some times to just be different people and hear what they say. but i usually am com.dom or savage g.e. and really anyone can fool you being marcus. like oh that guys sucks hes marcus, and then half the match you get over whelmed by him. its hard to tell. thats like saying every person of color uses cole.

[D0V3YPWN5]

I use Bernie but go under the A. Carmine stereotype lol. People hate her voice but i don't mind it and she has deadly dreads and is a hardcore sniper in the books which is why I play as her (also why I somewhat rage when someone takes the sniper but I am not the douche that stands in his way using my chainsaw, I just QQ a little bit and pull out my gnasher)

Locust is Savage Kantus just cause I love the model and no one used before.. now with fenix rising and everyone uses him (and before anyone says it's a dif colour stfu they switched it from brown to a reddish brown so it's impossible to tell in-game almost) so i'm in the middle of switching to something no one uses.. Usually savage Drone but he holds the sniper awkwardly and you lose some vision :(

Played Gears 1 and 2 too much for my own good and have a k/d of 2.8 and w/l of 3.8 :)

[addicted2SODA]

some of it is assumptive yes but i can't tell you how many times superstar cole or griffin have trash talked me lost again then quit usually gnasher fanboys as well:rolleyes:

[Predalian5]

Always be careful of Baird, he tends to be a member of the old guard :D

Observation; Where the fudge are all the Adam Fenix players??

I use adam Fenix. I guess no one likes him.

[addicted2SODA]

I had him ^^^^ for awhile and didn't like him too much now that i switched hard drives he's gone redeemed on my brothers drive and through his account and now I miss him :( never know what you have till it's gone I suppose

[Boombow]

Beast Rider: People who play TF2 And just want a hat...


XD
I used to play TF2 and got into the hat craze... sometimes I do play as the Beast Rider for his kickass headgear, much prefer it to the hunter

[Vancouva]

The only conclusion I've drawn associated with people picking certain models is that the people who pick girls choose them because they're the kind of people who pick them so they can have an advantage. I hate those people.

[addicted2SODA]

i now what you mean about abusing smaller hit boxes but to me its a part of the game and as a oynx battle mistress medal holder and a guy i haven't and don't plan on using them and while it may give them an advantage my sawed off's cone of death still finds them :D

[KingKnight]

Baird: Annoying, calls others names, doesn’t play with the team, steals your kills for a bad reason..Etc (Bad things)

[dartgande]

My cog would be mechanic baird as I love the looks and don't see him super regularly. My other cog is Kim as I perceive myself to be beastly, and I become beastly as Kim.

My locust is the grenadier...I love grenades and the boom shot. I have also used the grenadier since gears two.

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[Shockwave IIC]

The only conclusion I've drawn associated with people picking certain models is that the people who pick girls choose them because they're the kind of people who pick them so they can have an advantage. I hate those people.I'd agree that if both their characters are girls then there is a good chance of this, but if only one is, then the chances are it is not true.

[Franz86]

"Anya - Sawed Off HOAR."
Same thing applys to Myrrah

[Tysodie]

I have developed a liking towards all the elite characters, so for the COG I use the Onyx Guard and Locust the Theron Elite, they just seem real badass to me, especially the Theron, although no elite sawed off to go with him :(

[kboo521]

2 of the skins you said are for noobs I use
I use sam and cog gear for my mains I use gnasher and tend to go over 1.5 kd a match.

Here's mine

Baird, A.carmine- people who use sniper a lot
Sam,anya- people going for the medal or so they got something to look at when they run;-)
Marcus-default,people probably don't actually choose him
Cole- can't think of one for him
Dom- when I see someone use dom they're actually pretty good no lie
Cog gear- all around player(based this on me, don't see cog gears much anymore, golden gear doesn't count as a cog gear)
Jace- people I see use jace also tend to be good
Barrick- not sure
Valera- I see her a lot and its kinda mixed leaning on the tends to be good
Kim- either helping with achievement or actually pretty good
Tai- I've really barely seen tai and the 2 I did see were pretty good
Prescott- hard to tell cause they'd have to boost for him
Classic skins- people who've played a bit
Superstar cole- you'd think they'd be good but it seems there average(I have him never use him though)
Civ anya- sos whore
Locust team now
Grenadiers- gnasher rushers that are very good with the gun
Kantus-not sure don't see a regular one much at all
Drone- default probably not chosen
Sniper- people who snipe a lot
Miner- very rarely do I see him, can't decide for him
Myrrah- sos whores
Savage drone- seems like rifle users
Savage marauder- just like grenadier

All I got

[TheSilentCircus]

I'd say about 90% of all female users do it for the hitbox advantage. Sad, really.

MVP Cole=douchebags.

[mainvity1]

prescott= the douchebags who don't do anything for their team and steal all the kills

[anxiety alchemist]

superstar cole- someone who has a sad life and thinks they are good at gears

[ValeraPitiesDaFool]

prescott= the douchebags who don't do anything for their team and steal all the kills

Are you for real?? I never see any prescotts steal kills.

I only disagree with valera OP. Most people who use her are decent, sometimes pro.

[IMPEND1NG DOOM]

female chars=lame people who use nothing but sawed-offs. Tend to appear out of nowhere to steal my kills using said sawed-off

[mainvity1]

Are you for real?? I never see any prescotts steal kills.

I only disagree with valera OP. Most people who use her are decent, sometimes pro.

you're lucky, every one i meet steals half of my kills

[Anacreor]

Classic Baird, LVL Green 54, K/D 3.4, playing since 2006. Always used Baird there, he is ****ing awesome!

I used Sam & Valera before I started playing with classic Baird. Locust I use RAAM, Savage Marauder, and Hunter Elite.

It's funny how you actually are quite right with all your descriptions.. :D
I hate playing against Griffin and Thrashball Cole.. They're just annoying chars. (When they kick your ass)

When people play Prescott, I always think they're saying "Hey look at me! No-life! And I'm so cool! OMG!"

That's about it for interpretations. ;)

[TEXAS RAMBO]

I mostly use Clay and Tai and I'm not a little kid, I use Tai cuz of his Mohawk and tribal tats and me and Clay share a love for bacon lol

[xBL4ZIN]

I use Jace because he has a 9"

[Combicritter]

I haven't read the entire thread, but 80% of the time playing, i'm using the "new" dom. He just a fuc*ing badass!

[DaRkNeSs]

superstar cole- someone who has a sad life and thinks they are good at gears

i earned my Superstar Cole online, i use him because he looks unique compared to ANY other character

[DenyThisFlesh]

Valera and SGE for me. I guess I'm advanced. I do rock Superstar Cole every now and then and I played as Barrick for a few matches last night. Valera is my preferred COG, because her armor looks awesome and I need that medal. SGE for Locust cuz he's a boss.

[captain host]

bernie=alway imagine the player who pley here is some kind of giant lesbian

[l2ockzombie]

...I just hate cole, everytime im in a room with him, I only got for him, most of the times I lose when I play with cole...Thats why I never use him I hate him alot XD

[WarDecoy II]

Valera and SGE for me. I guess I'm advanced. I do rock Superstar Cole every now and then and I played as Barrick for a few matches last night. Valera is my preferred COG, because her armor looks awesome and I need that medal. SGE for Locust cuz he's a boss.SGE is the best Locust in the game, no doubt about that

[DenyThisFlesh]

bernie=alway imagine the player who pley here is some kind of giant lesbian

That's pretty random. Why?

[WarDecoy II]

Heres my theory on players who play as women

Civilian Anya's usually are try hard's, they use the hammerburst like no one else. They hard aim with the gnasher and act like a bad###, even if they can't wallbounce.

Bernies are mild, most of them actually do like sniping. They most of the time use Hammerburst and Gnasher. Most of the ones i've played against could wallbounce

Sam's and Anya Strouds are the weakest, there obliviously 90% of the time new to gears and between levels 1-44

Myyrahs are a mixed annoying bag. The only female for the locust. The can range from Randy's to Vet's. I simply don't like them

Valera's are exactly the same as Bernie's, but they most of the time run and gun

[Jim Tuna]

I like to use the Golden Hunter because it took me awhile to get the gold Master-At-Arms medal.

[captain host]

SGE is the best Locust in the game, no doubt about that

cant tell you,this char make me mad for no reason.

[Maker]

I find the character choices often mimic real life to a point.

Based on personality anyway. I used to play Baird until his armor became what it is, then i moved to Adam Fenix (men of science) because a forum member was very generous to me. My bro on the other hand plays Cole, and it suits him to the letter. (Athletic and optimistic)

[WarDecoy II]

cant tell you,this char make me mad for no reason.Why? Having trouble finding a code?

[LEGI0N47]

I find most of these to be pretty spot on. I've been using classic marcus and i do use a hammerburst about 80% of the time so it fits. But i switch to lancer sometimes if i'm having a bad day, it happens.

Anyway i find the description of those who play as Any Varient of Cole to be spot on! They are always A-holes as much as they can be. I really hate seeing Superstar Coles because for one i know that most of them boosted to get him and two they almost always use Retros. If there is a superstar Cole in my game and he doesn't use the retro i'm quite surprised, if they are not being cheap and being an honorable team mate i'm floored.

To be honest i've seen almost every character in the game used by someone who is really good. I can't really go into a game and judge what will happen by thier skin.

[4DAlulz]

COG Gear - Noob

i use normal cog gear (have golden but never pick him) and my k/d is 1.9 and my win loss is 2.4, i alos use gnasher and hammerburst, this make me a noob?

[4DAlulz]

Adam fenix- sawed off ***got that uses everything in his power to be a noob

[Sacrificed Son]

I use adam Fenix. I guess no one likes him.
Adam Fenix is a boss, and I used him until I got Hoffman, but Adam Fenix is the next one on the list. I like his cheesy lines. What they should do is add "Lab Coat Fenix" just because...

[Equilibrium]

lol i <3 onyx guard

[InsaniaNoctis]

I usually play as Mechanic Baird, because it is a rare character and I like to be different from the bunch. Which describes my personality.

Also, the original post applies to me, since I tend to use all weapons. All my medals for the starting weapons have a similar amount of kills.

[jmfchuckie]

Baird - Technical player, utilizes use of all weapons
Basically what I am. I don't rush for a certain power weapon. I can Headshot people in a Friendly Clan Match with a Longshot, or put a Digger Round square in the chest, but I'm not lost without it. I just have to practice my Hammerburst and I'm good.

[Threnody]

Female character - tryhard. You know it's true.

[crossfadexx]

Any helmeted character user - A tool, or is trying to relate Halo to the Gears universe; Just another sheeple person.