The Unique COG ARMOR in Gears of War Lore

[@AustinFoss00]

I'd love to get a side game in the Gears universe where you play as an Onyx Guard during the Locust war. Despite being the elite soldiers in the COG, they're always getting killed way too much in the series. I'd like to play as a squad of Onyx Guards, saving civilians and other COG soldiers from Locust attacks, protecting high value people during an attack and showing the enemy why the black armored soldiers are to be feared

[@hrhhrhrh]

I know, right? The Onyx Guard are supposed to be the best of the best, but they get wiped like a standard Gear.

[@isaacwoody9247]

Idk, I dont think the onyx guards would be the ones saving civilians. They'd probably be protecting government officials. Its would have to be a story around something like that.

[@AustinFoss00]

@@isaacwoody9247 Onyx Guards saw front line combat in the beginning of the war. It was towards the end of the war when they were few in numbers that they started only protecting surviving politicians. We could get early war Onyx missions or they could just create an Onyx guard squad and say "These guys were doing missions too, play as them"

[@diffsnicker]

You see the onyx guard get killed and not doing anything noteworthy in the story because that's how the developers wanted it. Just like Prescott they are on your side technically but they aren't really "good guys" like most higher ups in the cog. Even the coalition carried over epics perception of the onyx guards into gears 4 and 5 so I don't really see it changing.

[@AustinFoss00]

@@diffsnicker The regular COG aren't "good guys" either. JD, Marcus' son literally gets outted as having fired upon protesters in Gears 5

[@yummylumps9401]

Idk how they did it but I always liked how the helmets that all 3 carmine brothers wear kinda reflect the brother himself. So Ben's helmet always seemed like a wide eye Child to me which reflects him being the youngest, Claytons seems like the oldest and kinda looks like it has a "beard" and just looks the more mature of them all and finally Anthony hits the middle ground but it has a very rank and file feel to it which suits him perfectly since Anthony represents the "by the books faceless grunt" stereotype. Also you can actually see Marcus and Dom wearing their helmets in gears 2 in the chairman Prescott speech cutscene

[@TheZamaron]

Where are they in the scene?

[@BanishedSilentShadow3318]

@@TheZamaron you have to look closely at the marching COG soliders they actually do wear helmets

[@TheZamaron]

@@BanishedSilentShadow3318 I'm looking and can't tell where they are other then on the Ravens.

[@BanishedSilentShadow3318]

@@TheZamaron here's a video that shows it better, well the only video that points this out anyway. Skip to 1:24 kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3SZg6qFhb5prbc

[@TheZamaron]

@@BanishedSilentShadow3318 Thanks man, that's a pretty cool detail I never noticed. I guess that was before they loaded onto the Ravens, and they must have put some helmets on while marching in the large group for formality, then once everyone got to their Ravens they took the helmets off. Pretty cool.

[@GLASSMOSCOWANDBEIJING]

I don't know how you did it Abz, but because of your video on emergence day being on my recommended I've been on my GOW craze again for the past 2 weeks. So I just want to say thanks for making these, I haven't felt this much love towards GOW in quite a while

[@KingAbzTV]

I love to hear that fr, my pleasure sir!

[@alio6051]

Did you not know about any of the lore, btw when did you start playing the games bro?

[@cssib]

Yo same dude, Ive got all of my friends on gears 5 making public arcade blitz and deathmatch games every weekend

[@GLASSMOSCOWANDBEIJING]

@@alio6051 my first GOW game was GOW 2 and I played it like 9 years ago with my friend on his Xbox and we would regularly do so after school. About 2 years ago I went through a GOW craze where I would watch a ton of lore videos. I go through stuff like this with fallout, far cry, star wars and saints row too.

[@Foose3535]

Me too sadly, I got rid of my Xbox long ago and only have pc. Stuck with all the crappy games

[@Remus-z6y]

COG armor was always one of my favorites. Always wished they made a rts, like Halo wars, set in the gears of wars universe. That way we could see armies of those cool looking soldiers bashing it out with the Locust. Guess Gears Tactics will have to do, until then.

[@welkingunther5417]

Yes, I'd love that. You'd have the COG, UIR, and the Locust, maybe the Lambent as well, all four having their own playstyles and everything.

[@sambrooks4413]

I always said this since the first halo wars came out. Halo wars but gears would have been awesome.

[@kidcheater5786]

I’d love if it was similar to men of war assault squad. Each soldier moving independently or as a squad.

[@XXAnthonyCarmineXx]

Tactics customization is crazy cool

[@thatonenerdwhoreadsbyhimse5429]

It's honestly weird that something like that hasn't been made yet, a Gears of War rts would honestly be pretty kickass.

[@mrmanta6581]

I really wish one day that we'll get a gears of war in the style of star wars battlefront. It'll probably never happen because of how little the games change between installments, but hey a guy can dream.

[@KingAbzTV]

Me too, that would be so good man. Imagine playing as all the different factions and so on!

[@TheDragonfriday]

With all the unique enemies and allies throughout the whole series, having them come all together in one game would be great. I would love to see many weapons come back including enemies.

[@jhinwick5251]

Yeah pretty much a large scale version of Beast Mode, I miss that game mode

[@austinhuffman5706]

They've pitched the idea for an RTS and a battlefront idea a couple times but I think they're leaning towards the rts instead not sure though

[@benprint7615]

I mean, gears tactics is a change to the typical gameplay formula, so you never know.

[@recruitchristian2173]

Hope we get to see more of these armor variants in the campaign for GOW 2 ultimate or the Fenix collection. It really adds to the world building and ranks in the COG. Like if we could see the gears 2 version of Clayton and sam in the background of a cutscene of operation hollow storm.

[@dustyleader7208]

There was this gear that had on different armor and a unique helmet compared to all the others around him in the beginning of Gears 2 during Prescott's speech

[@PranxisDrunk]

@@dustyleader7208 yeah its the armour from gears one

[@theredhood7879]

The COG armor will always be my favorite armor in any game or other media. It's just so badass!

[@o.d.d.792]

I believe when the next gears of war game comes out, your channel will grow. Your channel is like the Gears of War version of HiddenXperia who does Halo lore stuff so amazing stuff

[@KingAbzTV]

Thank you, I’m sure it will! Can’t wait for Gears to be huge again. Also yeah I enjoy HiddenXperia’s videos so I’ll take the compliment!

[@polariluma]

Interesting video. Tai's shoulder shield is probably my favorite armor personalized attachment. Cole's white armor is cool too.

[@_GeRAHHH]

i agree. Tai isnt Tai without the big ol boat on his shoulder 😂💯

[@polariluma]

@@_GeRAHHH big ol' armor for a big ol' guy

[@brutusvonmanhammer]

I haven't played a Gears game since GoW2, and I switched from Xbox to Playstation in 2014. And yet, thanks to this channel, I've become obsessed with Gears lore. So crazy 🤣🤣 Thanks for the videos!

[@KingAbzTV]

You gotta play gears 3 sometime brother! & I’m glad you’re enjoying the Gears lore, it’s really great!!

[@brutusvonmanhammer]

@@KingAbzTV It is, my man! Keep it coming! Stay up!

[@deusvult2551]

I hope to see more of the UIR. No one really talks about them and hardly ever seen until gears 4 and 5

[@NCR_Trooper_]

I hope so too. But it does make sense, considering all that is left of them (as far as we know) is a bunch of nomads quietly wandering the lands. Their government and army fell very quickly after emergence day due to their loss in the Pendulum Wars.

[@PranxisDrunk]

@@NCR_Trooper_ wish they could do a bo2 type story like few missions in present and some in the pendulum wars i mean some flashbacks in gears five or 4 would of been a cool thing to add like in the gears 4 prolouge

[@VeteranR]

@@PranxisDrunk No way. We need a full on Pendulum Wars game and not a flashback type of mission. The Pendulum Wars are rich in lore so it would be injustice to give that setting a full game treatment.

[@evanwalker5446]

They were referenced and you saw some fighting during the siege of azura when baird and Cole came with reinforcements but not much besides talking about the pendulum wars

[@WisdomThumbs]

I’m impressed that my “disk seals” edit to Gearspedia was accepted and continues spreading to this day. And I recognize most of this as being from that wiki, but I enjoyed the extra speculation and visual details you pointed out.

[@diamondsandgold1993]

I want to see Gears 6 incorporate a lot of newer tech and take it to a new level with vehicles and such

[@mrwalruscrusade3296]

Great Job I love the Onyx Guards!

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

The best regular human soldier looking armor out of most Sci-Fi games. I really like the Onyx Guard armor for its darker look. Halo ODST armor is an immediate second in cool looks. (Not talking about super humans like Astartes or Master Chief.)

[@kevinprzy4539]

I always loved the Onyx Guard Armor, but that Marine Armor is badass

[@XXAnthonyCarmineXx]

I thought would mention the different helmet variants as theres 3 types for standard cog gears , anthonys variant, Benjamins variant and gyules variant then gears 3 versions, claytons etc

[@luisnavarro5]

I swear to god I always wanted a video like this. So glad I’ve been subbed to you, I always figured you’d give us a video like this

[@KingAbzTV]

I gotchu don’t worry!

[@Zaper_]

Love the video, really wish we had more customization to the actual trooper armor like the white version in the gears 2 first mission, or even ability to have the NCOG helmet with the trooper armor but oh well.

[@KingAbzTV]

I think future Gears games will definitely give us more customisation options

[@poisontribal9909]

Blue armour is a curse. Especially if you have a helmet.

[@NCR_Trooper_]

NCOG are my favorite. Silver and blue with a sleek design is just perfect. I wish we got to actually see them in action. It would make for a badass scene if Gears were pinned down and Marines came in to support and drive the enemy back.

[@Zimzilla99]

Channel has gotten me back into Gears good on ya

[@KingAbzTV]

I’m glad I can rekindle that Gears love for many, such a special franchise!

[@mrfrostygiant4725]

its kinda weird that in gears 1 locust wearing helmets can survive a longshot hit to the head, but breaks the helmet. needing another. but their helmet is literally just leather and stuff. while cog helmets are metal and very thick. but cant even stop a single longshot round.

[@girthquake2390]

Awesome video man, never knew there were so many different armour types!

[@XXAnthonyCarmineXx]

Gears tactics cog armor customization is insane so many types the delta armor is awesome

[@matthewlayne5151]

I have recommended this video to every gears KZbinr out there and u the first one to actually do ot

[@SinbadNaiver]

If i had my own COG armour, it definitely would be the custom one, and red, no less.

[@AverageGamer127]

Another good Lore video Abz!

[@KingAbzTV]

Thank you friend!

[@nathanthornton4488]

That drone pre actived his hammer burst to one shot an onyx guard in the chest lol

[@redknight344]

i like the COG armor but the UIR armor from the comic of the quickening (and gears tactics) is ufffff another level of pure awesome design.

[@dancoultish2450]

Great video dude love that tactics has opened its all up for us cosplayers!!!

[@KingAbzTV]

Thank you!

[@513JearBear]

Amazing vid abz

[@KingAbzTV]

Thanks bro! 😁💙

[@parallelDS]

Love your vids, man. It's one of my favorite channels here. Give me more.

[@KingAbzTV]

Thank you that really means a lot to me! Working on the next video right now!

[@RMT_IrishRedneck]

I’ve always loved Barrick’s two iterations of his armour, his first one in zeta six with the knives on his wrists and the machete on his leg, his second set I think was a veteran chest plate in hollow

[@williamafton4082]

What about plot armor lmao

[@KingAbzTV]

We don’t talk about that one! 😆

[@krajshekhar8672]

Abz, please make a video on what weapons are missing in the COG for greater combat!!

[@theliato3809]

For a game mostly about fighting through the collapsing remnants of civilization, then rebuilding it. GOW has a lot of nice little details sown throughout it

[@anaccountimadeingym3544]

Yet another very insightful video. If you haven't already can you make a video about the Vehicles in the Gears franchise?

[@KingAbzTV]

Video idea is on my list don’t worry! Will get around to it soon!

[@RuV9999]

Gears 3 armor is my most favorite one among those all. it feels so unique than any soldier armor i have ever seen in video games.

[@baconbandit4694]

I’ve been waiting for a vid like this thanks 🙏

[@KingAbzTV]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@BartEmbregts]

I like how the onyx guard behind hoffman his right arm clips trough the raven.

[@ityyax2931]

I think the onyx guard use special onyx variants of the standard COG weapons. In GoW3 Beast mode their ammo would have a blue trail, it always intrigued me. Hope im right

[@ivanelias3916]

the onix guard were supposed to be elite troopers. but they die really fast 😂

[@charlieturner5831]

Will you ever make a video on COG military units like the 26th Royal Tyran Infantry?

[@germin55]

I made a drinking game out of every time the word armor was said, Help I'm in the hospital

[@ButterBear00]

My question is where does Alicia's armor fall in? Cause it's white like the Medic but its the only one with sleek sleeves similiar to the Onyx Cadet armor.

[@Versakken]

there is one helmet that always intrigued me, that one helmet worn by a gear at the beginning of GOW2 at the hospital

[@bolojohnson711]

Can you do a deebee/bots lore and purpose and why they can be effective

[@dignusdingus3709]

I've always been curious why so many of the characters have ever so slightly different armour designs amongst eachother, even when side by side in the same game. Sure, they all have the circular components on the front but all of the small aspects of them are almost always different for each character.

[@sunbabybull]

The only problem I have with COG Armor is that it lacks full thigh protection, and there is NO protection for the groin and butt.

[@Rb889]

Marcus' armor has a codpiece that hangs down from his belt, similar to real US Army IOTV, though you don't see it on other gears. Could drop a plate from the back of the belt for the ass, but it's unnecessary and would just be an irritation, 99% of dudes would ditch it since it makes mechanized ops even more of a PITA, literally. Hard to implement armor for the upper legs without prohibitively impeding mobility, and exponentially increasing fatigue, it'd be 6 to 8 pounds per leg, maybe more. They could be connected to the belt to distribute the weight a bit, but it'd still be really damn heavy, and fucking miserable to wear, legs clacking and your nuts taking the impact with every step.

[@sim8289]

The gear is so heavy that they’re built like tree trunks.

[@ReaperofValhalla]

I know the joke of the helmet limits the view from snipers but that moment when Anothony got domed no one in delta. Hell Dom could have been the one that got killed if the sniper was a little faster in set up.

[@jamesstaley1355]

Finally some KZbinr talks about the armour

[@VeteranGear]

Decided to spend my Friday of isolating with Abz who's getting me through 💯

[@Blank137]

I also want to point out that the original concept for the onyx guards was "Stealth Cog", which is why they are black. This means that the armor, while having more plates and being generally stronger, was also likely lightweight and fitted better, helping the guards sneak around a bit easier.

[@odysseus-hq6qq]

I like how every character that's not a standard solider has there own unique armor except Baird and kim

[@blackjesus2290]

Love the video 👌

[@gamingyoutubernoonan0108]

There was another armor in Gears of war. This looks like the armor in Gears of war 2 I saw at the beginning of the campaign.

[@jamescandlish7097]

I really want to play through the trilogy again. Thank you for the videos, Abz!

[@jock118v2]

I always thought that in gears 3 they all had sleeveless armour to cut down on material used as resources are even more scarce after the sinking of Jacinto

[@aurionblackfyre8480]

I’ve always hoped one day we could make our own gear for pvp and horde but the closest we got is tactics

[@aurionblackfyre8480]

I don’t trust that at all because abz never mentions a giveaway

[@axel.1358]

Nobody ever talks about the Gears that wore a white variant of the standard armor at the Jacinto Hospital in the beginning cutscenes of Gears of War 2

[@dannyrivas40]

Just like the spartan armor from halo. COG armor is definitely up there to make yourself feel like a one man army. They look so kool.

[@matthewlayne5151]

THANK Y FINALLY SOMEONE EXPLAINED ALL THE ARMOR

[@daniel_a_sanchez1999]

Wanted this video and got this video thanks bro 😎 🎉

[@KingAbzTV]

thank you Daniel bro!

[@dr._breens_beard]

Prescott's arms in Gears 2 opening cutscene made him look like some kind of elongated ape and to this day gives me anxiety

[@KingAbzTV]

😂😂😂

[@your_jv6112]

I miss the old looking cog solider armor.

[@Gray_Man117]

One thing I like about gears of war is that although the gears we play as are super soldiers, they are still grounded, they have to use cover just like any normal trooper, don’t get me wrong, super soldiers being absolute indestructible powerhouses is awesome but gears of war does give an interesting change of pace

[@antoniomendoza510]

Love some good lore videos

[@travisreed1730]

I really wish the COG Medic was a playable character. I also wonder why you never see COG Officers? (I'll bet their armor would be Gorgeous, I'll bet it'd be light blue, have gold inlay with dark blue highlights in it)

[@hewhobattles8869]

My favorite armor sets: 1.) Onyx Guard 2.) Commando 3.) Veteran 4.) NCOG Marine 5.) Custom

[@TwistedExisted894]

just a giga chad letting the world know about GOW. thank you

[@KingAbzTV]

& another giga chad commenting kind words, thank you sir

[@EA_SP0RTCENTER]

Would be cool if there was an extra bonus difficulty with ultra realistic damage values. One shot to the head = dead, and no regenerating health. Though the omen stuck on the screen would be annoying. Someone should mod this in if it hasnt been done already

[@yadielmorales6602]

This vid was great please keep making mire

[@KingAbzTV]

Will do!

[@Noble-119]

Imagine this armor in real life, that would be a big old help

[@Ayden-vi1io]

Onyx armor looks so damn cool

[@sebulller]

Cog amor sets. THe onyx guard amor. You saw the major flaw? yeah the legs. SHoot the legs boys and girls. Major artieries there...

[@christophersmith5996]

I always like the medic's white armor.

[@eviljoshy3402]

I wonder if there was ever an in game explanation to how guns stick to the back of their armor? From a developer stand point it's obvious. I would have liked them to go into detail about that part of the armor. I was thinking magnets or something.

[@shadowthoughts7959]

Very unique! The helmet's outer dimension is the same as the outer dimension of the wearer's head, meaning it shouldn't be wearable XD Also, I don't what the hell he's talking about at 00:43 when he says BOTH Anthony AND Benjamin wear the same armor type. No, the fuck, they do not!!! XD

[@tylerhill1438]

Dang, I was hoping you'd mention what that officers armor was from judgement :(

[@marukomu2478]

We need this now full body advanced armors

[@Darksky1001able]

Thank god for Tactics. I fucking love Tactics. I want them to make another. So fucking good.

[@jadepanda8191]

I have always wanted to know all the name of the gears of war armor , thank you for making this video

[@ethanlackey8048]

I wonder like COG have led strips on their armor, also why UIR commonly have three eye lenses.

[@laurensneddon5297]

Good video pal

[@BrodyVO]

Fantastic video, man! Really well done. One question I have, and my apologies if this was covered in the video, but what type of COG armor did JD wear in Gears 5’s final act in New Ephyra?

[@KingAbzTV]

Thank you man! & I’d assume it’s a hot weather armor variant tbh.

[@TrapjawGaming047]

Hmm the Onyx Guard definitely have high quality suits I mean it’s not like their one shot in every gears cutscene and etc 😂

[@Vipero_official]

Def not 😉

[@forexed8948]

COG Marines look like Stormtroopers

[@Sumdumbwelder]

All that badass and expensive armor and every onyx guard I’ve seen it always dead 😂

[@richardwright359]

Man I'd love me some COG Armor it's the coolest battle armor hands down 😎👍

[@2bornot2b99]

always looked like boomboxes to me

[@abrahamgraves4750]

I would love more of this Thank you kindly

[@RUGER5264]

I like all the armor. But Onyx guard best armor.

[@yotosaurus9728]

have you ever thought about doing a video on the shady doctor merriweather from gow 2

[@kingtreck7117]

I fuckin love your content Man

[@KingAbzTV]

I appreciate that King!!

[@1wolftank]

I wish we could get a GOW Online or just something unique

[@robsoltero8893]

Accidentally installed all of the games.

[@MugApwool]

I always forget NCOG exist lmao

[@christianallen8652]

Take a shot every time he says ARMOR