Gears of War 3: Cole Train's Thrashball Flashback Spoiler

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The third and final installment in the Gears of War trilogy. Taking place on the apocalyptic planet Sera, 18 months after the ending of Gears of War 2, players will once again take control of C.O.G. soldier Marcus Fenix as he takes on the Locust threat and their Lambent rivals. www.giantbomb.com/gears-of-war... If you like this, maybe you'd like to check out our website! bit.ly/bxFRTC
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[@Veachie]

In the original version of this cutscene, they had Cole's mom say, "Son, I am so proud of you. Don't you ever forget that." I REALLY wish they didn't cut that part. Would've made the waterworks x 10.

[@genteunidamx]

is there a way to see that?

[@genteunidamx]

@@Veachie thank you very much.

[@Veachie]

@@genteunidamx Found it: Gears of War 3 - Cole's Flashback (Early Draft) - Uploaded by MIComputerTech

[@genteunidamx]

@@Veachie yeah i looked and looked nothing. If you come across it i need that pleeease. Ty

[@glass1098]

Looks like that video was deleted, damn

[@Negi3946]

Really shows why cole is my favorite character. He gave up everything to help save humanity and its even stated that him enlisting ended up massively increasing the amount of enlistments betond wht they ever had been.

[@goblincomic4522]

Even if he dont join the C.o.g . You think they still run football game when world under alien attack?

[@nobeuno3835]

@@goblincomic4522 they actually do still run thrashball you can hear it on the radio

[@Thurnmourer]

>Genocidal war to wipe out humanity >1/4 of all Sera human life killed or captured in one day >Enlist purely because of celebrity power Aight.

[@Ton-uy1xd]

There are less than a handful of moments in the history of cinematic gaming that can even compare to this.

[@AntonioDejesus47]

At this cutscene I thought Cole Train died, but Cole Train never dies...

[@jayzah]

You can't keep the Cole train down baby! WHOO!!

[@meh_hia]

😬😬

[@m.j7863]

Can t stop the Train baby

[@TheJohnmuzquiz]

The cole train runs on whole grain baby! Wooo!

[@assassinxhunter7941]

FOREAL!! I THOUGHT HE DIED TOO🤣🤣

[@manolispadilla7765]

Just imagine Sam, Baird and Clayton watching in awe as Cole just starts tackling exploding locusts.

[@TexKimball]

This whole scene was just amazing. When Cole grabbed the bomb, then the crowd started cheering "COLE TRAIN, COLE TRAIN" I got mad goosebumps.

[@anti-hentaiklord6371]

Me 2

[@MikeNoble92]

This is one of the most soul-touching scene in a videogame. It is a simple scene but I'm sure that during this scene, we all relived something we haven't anymore. I think many of us are Cole Train

[@tropicaldaze9824]

I can relate I like to truly believe there's a little Cole Train in all of us

[@brotherhoodofsteel4751]

"ever feel like you're dead but nobody told you"

[@echodelta2172]

very underrated and poignant line from a character and series often written off as crude.

[@henry7696]

i was not prepared for this scene

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

None of us were. I was laughing my ass off when playing as Cole having flashbacks. Badass, and hilarious at the same time.

[@MrPowerfulMessage]

i cried when he touched the Cougars statue

[@checkout5017]

I just thought you might want to see this comment all these years later

[@legalusername3412]

Me too

[@Zer0Competition00]

Favorite part of the scene 🐐

[@haderzon1818]

Best part of the scene

[@ayylmaotv]

It's cool that cole jumped over the cover while running,you couldn't do that in gears 3 but now you can do it in gears 4. I guess they got the idea from this scene

[@Vigil_no_dad]

Yes

[@InnocentBiscuitBoy]

Even tho noone will probably ever see this comment but it's a strange place to see you here but hey anyone can like whatever they want

[@FBIOPENUP4251]

⁠@@InnocentBiscuitBoyI found this comment 🤯

[@Bossinette623]

@@InnocentBiscuitBoyhe used to do gameplay before the hazbin hotel and helluva boss obsession

[@chasepadgett9516]

That song gave my goosebumps, and I couldn't help but smile and cry when he took his helmet out and started walking to the field.

[@zacktaft]

whats the songs name

[@MattB-ry7qx]

@@zacktaft Hanover's Favorite Son

[@gabrielhowell522]

@@MattB-ry7qx thank you!

[@AnglerAdrian]

9 years later and still playing gears 3 and watching this cutscene.. made me cry.. reminds me of the days when I played highschool ball..

[@lordfrazao1026]

When I played Gears of War 3 back in early 2012 I was fascinated by the gameplay of Cole 'playing' with the bomb. Now, 10 years later, I'm thrilled with him picking up the helmet and remembering his playing days because now I felt the same emotion he did in that scene, a mixture of nostalgia and satisfaction. Thank you Cole, you are unstoppable.

[@dgwillia]

I was tearing up at first, then when he juked on that first Lambent, me and my friend started laughing our asses off and yelling "COLE TRAIN RUNS ON WHOLE GRAIN!" Easily one of the best Gear's moments ever, it was just so surreal and changed my opinion on Cole in barely a few minutes.

[@TyWorth]

The Cole section of the game was probably one of my favorite segments in the entire Gears series. Hilarious, badass, and poignant all at the same time. I honestly wouldn't mind if Cole got his own game and/or DLC.

[@GamingTalk-cl7xj]

When the objective became “score a point”, Cole was back in his glory days.

[@OceansideSpiderHouse]

I have to come back to this cutscene every now and again to remind myself how cool this series used to be. What an incredible moment.

[@Jackw00pw00p2]

aww poor Cole, never looked at him the same way after this part of the game. NUMBER 83! The Cole TRAIN!!!

[@manicwolf8575]

yo the cole train doesn't go whoo whoo...it's WWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@Vigil_no_dad]

WOOOOOOO! NOW THIS IS MY KINDA SHIT

[@PFCelis2]

Bruh when I FIRST saw this I legitimately teared up.

[@vinny34986]

Sadly this is exactly wha gears of war 4 didn't achieve, it completely lacked flashbacks of the past that brought back emotion throughout the game. We barely know what happened to Anya or had any flashbacks of the 25 years that went by. Or even flashbacks of dim or something

[@Vigil_no_dad]

Go to the tree where u find the jdf carpeted and then keep going a bit more to the right and you'll find a gate open it and u get a cutscene with you remembering anya

[@HeroOfJusticeYT]

@@Vigil_no_dad the thing about that cutscene is that it shouldnt have been an easter egg

[@kikook222]

New game with new characters. Just like Gears of War 1, you don't know the characters yet to care about their development. Focusing on the previous Gears characters would undermine that this is a new generation of war.

[@alx_png]

It happens in gears 5

[@michelinosports9363]

but it had in the end the iconic fight with the two robots!

[@mega48man]

tried hard not to cry at cole's tragic nostalgia, but then i lol'd when the bomb went off

[@SuperT380]

Absolutely amazing scene, I truly didn't appreciate this on launch when I was in my mid teens as much as I do now but I think that's the best part about it. After 11 years and all the experiences and changes around me after that passage of time, being able to look back and reminisce like Cole Train for a bit on some good times feels like a mirrored experience even if I never occupied a position as prostigious as his in something like a sports League

[@damiantorres5707]

That'd be cool if Thrashball was a real sport The Cole Train runs on whole grain!

[@royeboye2453]

And it also has shields I think

[@user-tw4sq8zg4z]

Ever heard of the NFL

[@DRIPDEVIL]

I think thrashball has its differences

[@danmoua7686]

One day maybe we'll see a player of his stature!

[@arturvasques3376]

​​​@@DRIPDEVILthere is a collectible on the Stadium that is a manual explaining the rules, it's very similar but it has some differences to avoid injuries the ball also is a circle and not an egg

[@joekewl7539]

This one 4 minute sequence has more heart, emotion, and soul than all of Gears 5 squeezed together.

[@AcesBeatz]

Amen you aint never lie Gears 5 is TRASH

[@AlarchyGaming]

I never understood the story of gears 5 the only thing is the Lore I understood in act 2 that was the only good part then boom just crap

[@beko2297]

You mean Gears 4

[@kalakha4528]

@@AcesBeatz i wouldnt call it trash, but yet, extremist like you always have the first word and less brain.

[@viktormarkuslindemann5073]

Shut up Every Gears are Cool games for itself

[@Mattlarrivee]

This was one of the best parts of the whole game.

[@mattiaspada5635]

This scene is so intense. That's why this game is perfect

[@TheMarksman0415]

I can imagine Cole Sacrificing himself with that song.

[@ShiitakeWarrior]

This scene was just one of many in this game that made Gears of War 3 truly EPIC! I couldn't help but LOL at the way you're made to interact in this scene. It really was something surreal! XD

[@AKaye31]

This is up there with top cut scenes of gears 😭😭

[@puffle1704]

i like it when he strokes the cougar on its nose :)

[@BlackGoId]

cole train. one of the best beloved characters gears ever has. can't stop the train.

[@WindWaker910]

This scene made me really sad, but the bomb segment is probably one of my favorite Gears moments.

[@wattsnottaken1]

This flashback scene is so powerful man I’m getting a warm and fuzzy feeling just thinking about it

[@SamoaForeverbrah]

This scene is better then 2023 movie scenes😂

[@pnut3844able]

His football name was Terry Tate, office LB. "Whoo whoo!"

[@Jew-Gi-Oh_419]

This scene hits harder than the entirety of Gears of War 4 and Gears 5 combined. It's sad to see how far the Gears of War franchise had fallen. Gears of War Judgement in 2012 is the last great Gears of War game...

[@xbigwormx]

I agree GOW will always be Marcus, Dom, Baird, Tai, Cole, Dizzy, Anya and the Carmines. GOW 4 & 5 don't even feel like a GOW game & IMO they should have named it something else. Sucks they turned this once great franchise into Fortnite.😞

[@christianbethel]

*2013.

[@chrismendoza1883]

This is why the new series won’t compare to the original trilogy, little moments like these are what made the game

[@joshuawillis602]

Man you haters are incredibly stupid and annoying. Fuck off already

[@JuanMartinez-bm3gl]

The power of this scene is incalculable for, there's a lot of athletes that miss the game regardless of how they did.

[@DanReyesB]

"The train still got the moves, baby!" Is a sentence I still use today

[@azariah_kyras]

I remember all the hype around gears 3. Back then I was definitely not prepared for this. Long live number 83 COLE TRAIN BABY

[@Josephjojobeans]

They should make a game called coaltion thrashball league

[@mjams231]

Couldn't have said it better myself. This part makes the whole game worth it for me. Damn. Cole Train! You are my Hero!

[@thehandoftheking3314]

Augustus Cole vs Terry Tate

[@dragonrider1736]

10 years this was uploaded and right now I still love it

[@m3tr0id86]

This still makes me shed a tear seeing this. Seriously if I could be Isakai-ed for the championship Thrashball game, I would be hyping up the crowd with the sound of a train horn. 11 years later and this scene has aged like a fine wine.

[@MrHomeboy521]

"Score A Point For The Cougars" best MO ever 🤙🤙

[@rubenlopez3364]

All he wanted to do was ball...

[@I0YourFellow]

I just typed in "cole train NFL flashback" to find this

[@hofame198]

Maybe becuz Is a flashback?

[@AlejandroKar98k]

“Your black guy doesn’t even go wooo”

[@syrienangel4137]

@@AlejandroKar98k "Or have flashbacks of when he was in the NFL!"

[@user-qc5lv7jt4h]

I feel so fucking old

[@KSmithwick1989]

I feel old seeing this 7 years into the future. 😂

[@dragonborn7955]

What makes this even more sad. Cole knows this is a life he can't ever return to. Thrashball has the chance of returning to the world. But Cole had spent the past little over 14 years fighting in a war. While I'm sure Cole isn't at the recommended age anymore to participate. But if he continued to play, he could accidently kill someone. You could say this was Cole's last time to relive those glorey days.

[@sillyjack01]

I GOT THIS GAME FOR 3 DOLLARS

[@Mack488]

It's summer in Sera, just like GoW2 it was winter.

[@TheHypersniper0812]

hanovers favourite son soundtrack by steve jablonsky! That made this scene even more amazing than it was without it!

[@masteroftheassassins]

Watching the scene at 1:20 makes me want to see American football players do that with any statues of their teams before they play. Like they do it for good luck

[@dakotadonde2432]

This game should've been the end man. I don't know what possessed epic games to make 4 and 5. But Marcus and the rest of the gang should've just lived happily ever after in the ending. It's evident that the devs wanted to end the franchise with a trilogy due to stuff like this. If only they did so....

[@NoZenGang]

Man this brings pack memories best game series I ever played

[@freddyandfoxy7526]

I remember this part and I loved it

[@rager7777]

jeezh getting chills down ma back when i watch this

[@nicholasnguyen5181]

I remembered playing this scene… . It was awesome

[@NoTruthVideos]

Ladies and Gentlemen! He's Hanover's favorite son! Number 83! The Cooooooole Train!

[@titanrahlgaming]

The Coalition dev team will never live up to moments like this. Never.

[@purkxtc]

E day trailer came out 👀

[@soldierray153]

It would’ve been badass if he opened his locker and put the pads and helmet on over his armor

[@DorkMatter001]

"COLE TRAIN! COLE TRAIN! COLE TRAIN! COLE TRAIN! COLE TRAIN! COLE TRAIN! COLE TRAIN! COLE TRAIN!"

[@saulosantos7929]

The most important game of the seventh gen

[@KingDerpy13]

No one can kill Cole Train, not even Cole Train can kill Cole Train! And Cole Train is Cole Train. Did I say Cole Train enough?

[@bengalbengalbengal]

@TheMuffinRapist no, he wasn't old his football career was interrupted by the locust invasion right?

[@metafication]

cole train for life

[@praveeshachapman677]

I want a cole train video game

[@ShadowCammando24]

This game literally wouldn’t be the same without Cole.

[@gdduuhsstyhbbb]

After Gears 5 trailer I just had to come back to pay my respects to the real end of GOW

[@joshuawillis602]

You idiotic haters need to fuck off

[@pouf875]

Man this cutscene has more heart than every AAA game out now

[@BATMANQUEST]

Cole train baby... Is the best

[@Sharkydude990]

@kAsHMoN311 The beta was in between april and like july, so you cant get him anymore unless he appears in a DLC :(

[@Vizules]

hands down the best game i ever played

[@MrHomeboy521]

Love how he pets the kittys nose ❤

[@cakrabayubudireksa4609]

I didn't know Cole was a Famous Football Player?

[@BCC-cc8lz]

Cakrabayu Budireksa he was the Michael Jordan of thrash ball (the name of the fictional sport), he was famous worldwide. He was so respected than when he enlisted in the army to fight the locust there was a HUUUUGGEEEEE increase of volunteers enlisting to help in the war. Awesome character.

[@cakrabayubudireksa4609]

@@BCC-cc8lz yeah the Cole train never stops

[@rubenlopez3364]

@@BCC-cc8lz Enlistment went up 300% lmao

[@rubenlopez3364]

@@BCC-cc8lz And he announced he was doing it right after winning the superbowl

[@GaryTurbo]

Cole Train got some big hands to hold a helmet like that

[@apossumhodown]

this is how football players will be in 50 years. huge and runnin on whole grain.

[@GhostEye187]

WHOO!!!

[@Sharkydude990]

@kAsHMoN311 Unlocked only if you played in the GOW3 Beta as of right now.

[@TriviaFreak]

A little slapstick when the bomb goes off, but it's all good.

[@MrTayDubb]

this is some surreal shyt man, I love this game

[@darkportal45]

i want him on my fantasy football team

[@Drewcarroll115]

because in the other games it was winter in this one its summer

[@retrogamer41_sepiamta]

I just lol'd yesterday when I see this clip. XD Also, NOBODY MESSES WITH THE COLE TRAIN, BABY! WHOOOO!!!!!

[@kAsHMoN311]

How do u get Cole Train in multiplayer??

[@kAsHMoN311]

@Sharkydude990 how do i do that?

[@dominique.gonzalez622]

His smile🤣

[@hellopants123]

why is it that everyone in GoW 3 has no sleeves, was it fashion? even marcus, dom started it in GoW 1

[@punisherfan122]

Terry Tate, office linebacker

[@videojudge28]

best scene of the game right here !

[@The_Traveling_Man]

Great game

[@foughtwolf]

@bengalbengalbengal Yeah but that was 15, actually I think 17 years ago by the time og Gears 3.

[@EhlistarsWrath]

Talk about the end of a character’s arc

[@Beastjimbo]

Bruh when will Gears of War have a Thrashball mode!!

[@israelmateo2050]

We need a Trashball videogame

[@ejhayes2847]

Good game

[@aJRM]

anyone knows the name of the instrumental in the background

[@royeboye2453]

No I think they made it themselves

[@javiernoruego6572]

Too late but it is Hanover's favourite son

[@harryosbournez]

carmine on the field?