

However, soon after discovering the pods, the group stumbles across many opened pods, and soon after fight a Scion, a former member of the Locust Horde. Later on, deep within the mine, the group discovers a large mass of Locust bodies, still contained within their crystalline pods. The battle eventually culminates against large predatory creatures called Pouncers. Soon after, JD, Kait and Del find themselves in a frantic battle against Juvies (members of the Swarm) which resemble humans, to much larger versions called Drones that are capable of speech, can wield and use fire arms, and use coordinated tactics. After discovering the remains of a COG citizen within one pod, the group quickens their pace, only to be attacked by a much larger creature (Snatcher) that abducts Marcus during the confusion. Marcus later accompanies them to the osmium mine beneath Fort Reval.Īlong the way, the group encounter a strange red biomass and a large group of pods. The three make their way to Marcus' house, where JD shows him the crystal. Delmont then suggests they go to Marcus Fenix (who was the main character of the previous games and JD's father) for help.

Later on, James found a hand that Reyna had cut off from one of the mysterious creatures and takes a chunk of crystal off. They were safe from the Swarm due to being in the generator room and were locked inside by Kait's mother, Reyna, in order to keep them safe (although, consequently, Reyna was kidnapped during the process). The Swarm then continued their raid by attacking a village and took everyone except James, Delmont, and Kait (the main characters in the game). The presence of the Swarm became active when they started kidnaping COG (Coalition of Ordered Governments) citizens in order to convert them into more members of the Swarm. For 25 years there was peace, until shortly before the 25th anniversary of the end of the Locust War, the Locust began to re-emerge as the Swarm. Unable to dispose of the bodies, the survivors of the COG dumped the cocoons into highly classified locations across Sera, most notably the osmium mine beneath Fort Reval and the gorge beneath Tollen Dam.

However, they were not actually dead but instead they were covered in impenetrable crystalline shells (after the Imulsion Countermeasure Weapon forced a genetic evolution within them). After the events of Gears of War 3, the Locust Horde were rendered extinct after the Imulsion Countermeasure Weapon was deployed.
