History TearJerker / GearsOfWar

* Afterward, when Griffin talks too much shit about the COG, Marcus for the very first time in three games, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome ''totally loses his shit'' at him]] and starts yelling at him about how [[spoiler: Dom was his brother]] [[ShutUpHannibal and he doesn't care about Griffin or the asshole, ungrateful Stranded who've been belittling the Gears for the last few chapters]]. Considering that Marcus has at most shown annoyance or constrained anger at problems before, to see him totally flip out over [[spoiler: Dom's death]] is heartbreaking.

* Afterward, when Griffin talks too much shit about the COG, Marcus for the very first time in three games, ''totally loses his shit'' at him and starts yelling at him about how [[spoiler: Dom was his brother and he doesn't care about Griffen or the asshole, ungrateful Stranded who've been belittling the Gears for the last few chapters]]. Considering that Marcus has at most shown annoyance or constrained anger at problems before, to see him totally flip out over [[spoiler: Dom's death]] is heartbreaking.

* The expression on Marcus' face at the very end as he stares out over the beach. He has literally spent his entire adult life at war, and he has nowhere to go and no idea what to do, especially after both [[spoiler: Dom and his father died.]]

* [[spoiler: The biggest one of them all in ''3'' goes to Dom's death, possibly for the entire series as well. He rams a junker into some explosives situated beneath a gas barge just so Marcus and the others can escape. And just when you think you can hold it in as he sacrifices himself, Gary Jules' DarkReprise of ''MadWorld'' by TearsForFears, which is practically the series' theme song, begins to play. The one character that people never expected to die, actually did. Not to mention the people that grew attached to him after spending all those times in ''Gears 1 and 2'' co-op were affected as well.]]

* [[spoiler:Dom's HeroicSacrifice in 3.]] The music, the imagery, and the emotions all meld together seamlessly.
-->[[spoiler:'''Marcus''': Dom, what the fuck are you doing?!]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Dom''': Pulling the plug on 'em, Marcus! Jump, will you?! Do it!]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Marcus''': Dom!! '''NO!!!''']]

*** The bonus materials in the Limited and Epic editions of the game shed soome further light on Marcus and Dom's relationship; a copy of Adam Fenix's Will says that if he dies before Marcus comes of age, guardianship passes to Dom's parents: Marcus and Dom apparently grew up together.

* "You ever realize you were dead, and nobody told you?" One line is all one needs to understand the distance that separates the Augustus Cole of the present from the Cole Train he was at the start of the war. ''GearsOfWar'' is really a game that is best at being quite subtle about the pain its characters endure, and that line sums up everything about Cole so succinctly.

* The expression on Marcus' face at the very end as he stares out over the beach. He has literally spent his entire life at war, and he has nowhere to go and no idea what to do, especially after both [[spoiler: Dom and his father died.]]

-->[[spoiler:''Marcus''': Dom!! '''NO!!!''']]

* Afterward, when Griffen talks too much shit about the COG, Marcus for the very first time in three games, ''totally loses his shit'' at him and starts yelling at him about how [[spoiler: Dom was his brother and he doesn't care about Griffen or the asshole, ungrateful Stranded who've been belittling the Gears for the last few chapters]]. Considering that Marcus has at most shown annoyance or constrained anger at problems before, to see him totally flip out over [[spoiler: Dom's death]] is heartbreaking.

* Afterward, when Griffen talks too much shit about the COG, Marcus for the very first time in three games, ''totally loses his shit'' at him.
-->'''Marcus''': '''[[spoiler: I JUST LOST MY BROTHER!]]'''

-->[[spoiler:'''Dom''': Marcus, listen to me! You have to jump, now!]]

* [[spoiler:Dom's HeroicSacrifice in 3.]] The music, the imagery, and the emotions all meld together seamlessly

*** And the trailer for the third combines somber music with a BolivianArmyEnding to make one of the most emotional trailers I've witnessed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Te5fcnrUA&feature=related

*** This troper agrees. Watching a badass that was second only to Marcus in terms of general badassery blow his brains out with a shotgun...it just made me want to personally gut every Locust he found with his chainsaw.

** If you think THAT'S the most tearjerking thing you've ever seen in a videogame, I'd hate to see your reaction to a much sadder game ending such as Conker's Bad Fur Day.

*** [[YourMileageMayVary Your Mileage May Vary]] HARD here.... this troper and quite a lot of other Gears fans though Tai's death was poorly handled and a cheap way of attempting "The Horrors of War" sort of feel.

*** And the trailer for the third combines somber music with a BolivanArmyEnding to make one of the most emotional trailers I've witnessed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Te5fcnrUA&feature=related

*** ''YourMileageMayVary'' HARD here.... this troper and quite a lot of other Gears fans though Tai's death was poorly handled and a cheap way of attempting "The Horrors of War" sort of feel.

*** [YourMileageMayVary Your Mileage May Vary HARD] here.... this troper and quite a lot of other Gears fans though Tai's death was poorly handled and a cheap way of attempting "The Horrors of War" sort of feel.

** TheRookie in Gears of War 2, Ben [[spoiler: Carmine]]. What else to say? The guy lost [[spoiler: his brother Anthony]] in the first game, gets drafted into the the same squad and exhibits the same impulsive combat behaviour, which greatly concerns Marcus and Dom who still haveIdiotHero [[spoiler: Anthony]]'s death fresh in memory. Ben stays upbeat along the way, tries to be heroic and live up to the standards of his teammates while Marcus and Dom, familiar with the grim reality of the war, realize things aren't going to end well this time around either. [[DownerEnding They're right.]]