![]() ![]() ![]() Marcus is something of a political cypher in the Gears of War universe. But, at its core, and from its inception, Gears of War has always been a parable of the dangers of the military-industrial complex. ![]() ![]() As often as Gears of War shows the human cost of war, it never really broaches the moral questions that come with global conflict, nor is the deep political and scientific world-building mined for overt commentary. It’s a statement that stands out because the ethical use of WMDs is rarely something that’s discussed in the series. “It’s the people who use them.” In other words, satellite-powered superweapons don’t kill people people kill people. Early on in Gears 5’s campaign, an aging, gray-bearded Marcus Fenix says something that sounds like it was torn out of the pages of a Second Amendment rights pamphlet: “It’s not the weapons I don’t trust, First Minister,” he tells Jinn after she expresses concerns about resurrecting the Hammer of Dawn weapon system. ![]()
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