Gears of War 6 Will Have to Bring Back OG Trilogy Enemies After 1 Mystery Is Still Unanswered
The Locust Horde may make a reappearance in Gears of War 6 if The Coalition chooses to answer its players' questions and resolve several loose ends in its story.
The Gears of War franchise is heading in an interesting direction with the upcoming release of Gears of War: E-Day. Despite the previous game in the franchise ending with an excellent cliffhanger, making its players very excited to know more about what’s in store for Kait Diaz, it seems that Gears of War 6 is only a distant dream at this juncture.
With The Coalition choosing to take things back to the start with E-Day, diving into the origins of the Locust Horde and Marcus and Dom’s early years of service to Sera, the sequel to Gears 5 may require the return of several types of Locusts on account of their current status in the franchise’s overarching narrative.
The Extensive and Convoluted Lore of Gears of War
With the Locust Horde undergoing several mutations and evolutionary changes over the course of Gears of War’s narrative, the franchise may be required to return to its beginnings even beyond events in E-Day if some players’ observations regarding the fate of early enemy types in the franchise are considered.
It seems that The Coalition could choose to bring back many enemies from the original Gears of War trilogy in order to bring resolutions to many unanswered questions that fans have about the fate of the Locust Horde that has given Sera and its inhabitants many problems over the years. With fans of the franchise taking their queries online, the studio might want to pay attention to their astute observations and attempt to answer them as it plots a new course for Gears of War 6.
Could the Swarm Be Seeing Some Familiar Faces?
While The Coalition has chosen to bring many new enemy types to the game using narrative beats to explain their presence, it has done so at the cost of leaving many unanswered questions about enemies that players have faced in the titles that preceded Gears 5.
These questions are beginning to resurface on channels like Reddit, with Gears of War fans wondering about what may have happened to some of the memorable enemies that they faced before the Swarm took center stage, even as others provide excellent suggestions for E-Day. The post below is an example of how The Coalition may need to address the many loose ends it has created in the interest of creative expression.
A response to this post showcases just how expansive the narrative in Gears of War has become, and how that may prove to be a roadblock for The Coalition when it crafts the story of Gears 6.
The post’s responses continue to raise questions about other enemies that players have been wondering about even as some fans aim to piece answers together based on their knowledge of the games’ story.
It’s clear that The Coalition has a lot of work to do and many answers to give its players when Gears of War 6 continues the excellent story set in motion by the previous games, even as it resolves Kait Diaz’s search for her mother Reyna and an answer to ending the Swarm’s threat once and for all.
