Gears of war: the poem

**Hobbes2594** · 08-06-2012, 03:52 PM

During the run up to the release of Gears of war 3 I wrote a collection of limericks summarising the story of Gears of war 1 & 2 in order to enter into a competition. A few months later I wrote a poem for Gears 3 as well, and I imagine I'll be doing one for judgment too, just for the sake of completion!
Here are my poems for 1, 2 and 3 (posted separately as they are pretty long)
They also contain massive spoilers so beware just in case.

Gears of War

On a far away planet called Sera
The threat of the Locust drew nearer
Which became most profound
When they sprung from the ground
To make their intentions much clearer

Fourteen years on*from E-day
And extinction is well underway
With Marcus in prison
For some ill-thought decision
Which was never that clearly conveyed

Luckily Marcus's friend
Had the thoughtful conviction to send
A squad for his rescue
To the rubble strewn venue
Which the Locust had failed to defend

Once united with Dom and with Delta
He discovered their latest agenda
Was to use ultrasound
To map underground
With a thing called the resonator

With the wheels of the plan set in motion
The team soon ran into commotion
And when Kim ends up gored
By an oversized sword
Marcus gets an impromptu promotion

Some other COGs chose to enroll
Like an old thrashball player named Cole
Who when he's in focus
Could murder the Locust
With effortless style and control

Drones endeavoured to fill you with lead
But there's a stage when you're down but not dead
So you needn't be scared
Because Carmine or Baird
Could revive you by patting your head

Unluckily death in cutscenes
Makes the process a lot less routine
Carmine met his end
While reloading again
By the round of a sniper onscreen

And approaching the Gears final fight
Will bro number three be alright?
If we left it to cliffy
He'd be dead in a jiffy
So here's hoping he'll last through the night

The battles progressed as expected
With the art of reloading perfected
The walls were chest-high
When there's Locust nearby
And friendly COG tags were collected

Their sonar emitting invention
Failed to work, causing much apprehension
But Baird had a map
Which he'd found in the scrap
And presumably not thought to mention

As the story began it's last chapter
They faced RAAM the old villainous raptor
A final fight on the train
(Though he's tough on insane)
And they're ready to arm the reactor

With the light mass bomb in the caves
It emitted a mighty shock wave
But they saw that it failed
When the locust prevailed
Still, they're sure to win one of these days...

**Hobbes2594** · 08-06-2012, 03:54 PM

Next up...

Gears of War 2

It's been months since the underground bomb
And the war with the Locust goes on
So with this reintroduction
To the second production
The tone is the same as foregone

A result of the light mass expulsion
Was an increase in airborne imulsion
It was spread by the breeze
Gave the locals disease
Causing nausea and convulsions

Marcus starts in the city Jacinto
Under which the Locust can't burrow
But they attacked on the surface
To try and get purchase
And help their offensive to grow

The Chairman of COG then decided
That their methods thus far were misguided
And an all out cavort
At the enemy's fort
Would make the war much less one-sided

Delta squad, in a bid to succeed
Joined the large*armoured Derrick stampede
And they met up with Tai
Whose refusal to die
Was a tactical asset indeed

They eventually got there unhurt
And dug their way down through the dirt
Protected from shrapnel
In a snug metal capsule
Which the enemy couldn't subvert

Once deep underground it was clear
The situation was worse than they'd feared
With a worm digging holes
And huge Locust patrols
But regardless they still persevered

Tai was found held in captivity
In a*tortured and brutal depravity
It had driven him mad
So the first chance he had
Self inflicted a cranial cavity

As they tried to escape from the Hollow
Their ran into the worm and were swallowed
They found Carmine inside
Who had gruesomely died
By the acid in which he had wallowed

Subterranean based demolition
Was beginning to show it's attrition
So they found the worm's heart
And then sawed it apart
To have the huge beast decommissioned*

They were soon given orders through Jack
That before they were cleared to come back
There was info to steal
That would teach a great deal
From a gothic old military shack

The mansion was strongly defended
And release of the Sires unintended
Whose devoid explanation
Caused minor frustration*
As their purpose was uncomprehended

With the news of the stronghold position
Delta got their most dangerous mission
So they banded together
Through baffling weather
And set off on a grand expedition

(And it's roundabout this point I found
That a lot of this game's underground
Which isn't ideal
If you're after some teal
But great if you love shades of brown)

Dom's ongoing search for his wife
Had caused no end of drama and strife
But he found her at last
A mere ghost of her past
So he*ended the poor woman's life

From there they stormed Nexus offscreen
(Unless you bought the deleted scene)
Then attacked by the leader
On the back of a Reaver
To protect their anomalous Queen

With attacks on Jacinto increasing
And the city now taking a beating
Dom and Marcus returned
To share what they'd learned
And help with the Locust policing

It's decided the best course of action
Was to cause Jacinto's liquefaction
Ending thousands of lives
Just to flood Locust hives
Hence the generally lukewarm reaction

So with Marcus and Dom on their way
They lured a poor Brumak astray
And then jumped on it's back
So to launch their attack
And make for more varied gameplay

When they reached the imulsified base
They discovered their bomb was misplaced
So to finish the deed
Hit their, now Lambent, steed
With an orbital laser from space

The explosion was super effective
And achieved the desired objective
The city was filled
As countless were killed
Putting things in a different perspective

**Hobbes2594** · 08-06-2012, 03:57 PM

And finally...

Gears of War 3

In the wake of Jacinto's destruction
The Lambent made introductions
Unsuccessfully drowned
They emerged from the ground
Via numerous stalk-like constructions

The government promptly disbanded
Leaving most of the COG uncommanded
And with Delta afloat
On a ramshackle boat
Their survival's akin to the stranded

After months without much confrontation
Although facing the threat of starvation
Chairman Prescott appeared
To the disgruntled Gears
Bringing Marcus some key information

On putting the disk in the drive
It transpired that his dad was alive
Which was somewhat a shock:
He'd been crushed by a block
But apparently somehow survived

Their ship then came under attack
By a sea beast in search of a snack
It chewed through the ship
Like a tortilla chip
As they struggled in vain to fight back

Having been on a hunt for supplies
Baird and Cole caused the creature's demise
With a shipment of tickers
They tipped on the critter
And gave it a nasty surprise

The Gears had to then relocate
To a fort known as Anvil Gate
Though they faced opposition
From some Locust positions
They battled their way through the wastes

There wasn't much story to fill
But the act presents suitable thrill
As it's hard to be bored
Amid the enemy horde
When there's Brumaks and Corpsers to kill

Marcus thought they should take to the sky
So they stole a gas barge passing by
And when they weren't busy
They stopped to save Dizzy
Who was battling locust nearby

On finally reaching the fort
They found it in need of support
So they spared no expense
To build their defence
And prepared for the Locust onslaught

It was nearing the dead of the night
When Anya and Sam reached the fight
(A curious change
As on E3's stage
The chapter took place in daylight)

To top off the frantic melee*
There's a Lambent berserker to slay
With multiple stages
The fight goes for ages
'Til the sodding thing calls it a day

Once Marcus and Hoffman were free
To engage in a quick repartee
They discovered the pad
Holding Marcus's dad
Was a place called Azura at sea

This island they'd have to look for
Was surrounded by storms just offshore
But by submarine
They could enter unseen
If they fuelled up at Mercy before

So they went to the quaint little town
Where the grave of Dom's wife could be found
And with the compulsion
To find some imulsion*
They searched all the streets up and down

Whilst there they were startled to find
That Lambency'd spread to mankind
So they fought off the ghouls*
As they waited for fuel
To keep the infection confined

When the Lambent surrounded the Gears
Dom thought he could save all his peers
So he blew up the station
By self termination
Attended by Tears for Fears

In spite of their losses thus far
They had no choice but to push on to Char
Where, as Hoffman suggested
A submarine rested
So they went there directly by car

The city was mostly destroyed
When the Hammer of Dawn was deployed
So when locals saw
The COG at their door
No wonder that they were annoyed

They were taken to Griffin their chief
Who took Dizzy and gave them a brief
To go round the block
And pick up his stock
To prevent him from giving them grief

But it turned out his blackmail backfired
As whilst on the task he'd required
Queen Myrrah attacked
Leaving little intact
Filling Griffin with loathing and ire

They escaped from the city and raced
To a derelict maritime base.
And once Dizzy declared
That the sub was repaired
They were off to find Adam with pace

They emerged from their stint undersea
And a brutal marine killing spree
To find not a fort
But a fancy resort
Of a strikingly lavish degree

It transpired that the island Azura
Was Prescott's bid as an insurer
To provide for the wealthy
A place to stay healthy
When emergence day threatened the poorer

The Locust had used a machine
To create a maelstrom as a screen
So they made it abort
To reveal the resort
And allow backup onto the scene

They proceeded to Adam's location
While taking out Locust formations
But the Queen took exception
In the hotel reception
And attacked from her airborne crustacean*

They finally reached Adam's room
It appeared not a moment to soon
As he went to explain
That the insight he'd gained
Could send all of the grubs to their doom

So together they made their ascension
To the roof to see Adam's invention
Which would kill Lambent cells
And the Locust as well
Hence the reason for Myrrah's dissension

So using the Hammer of Dawn
They took out the Queen and her spawn
And then used the device
At no matter what price
To kill every infected life form

It appeared Adam secretly knew
That his weapon would finish him too
And so opposite Marcus
He turned into a carcass
With minimal chance he'd pull through

But thanks to his father's devotion
The shock wave spread over the ocean
Killing all of the Locust
As Marcus looked focused
God forbid that he show some emotion

So at last had salvation arrived
For the handful of humans alive
The fighting was done
Mankind finally won
Oh and this time round Carmine survived

Thanks for reading this far! I'd love to know what you think and get some feedback
Thanks
Will