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Lore and cast

Story and Characters

Gears of War: E-Day story explained without major spoilers: the prequel timeline, what Emergence Day means, Bravo Squad and its cast, and the villain Vraahk.

E-Day goes back to the first day of the Locust War, fourteen years before the original Gears of War. It follows Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago and two new squadmates through three days in the city of Kalona.

These pages explain where the game sits in the series, what the title means, who the characters are and who voices them. They are written so that a newcomer can follow them.

Spoilers are handled carefully. Anything about the ending comes from community sources, sits under a warning and is labelled as less certain than what the developers have said themselves.

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Setting and antagonist

The timeline and the villain

When and where the story happens, and who opposes Bravo Squad.