Locust Horde

The Locust Horde are a species that features in Gears of War.

History

Locust Horde on Emergence Day.

Overview

The Locust Horde attacked the Human inhabitants of their world on Emergence Day where they swarmed across the cities killing every man, woman and child in their quest for dominance. In the end, the Humans resorted to destroying their own cities to stop the Locusts. Humanity would live in a few settlements that were founded on solid rock as this prevented the Locusts from tunneling underground.

The goals of the Horde are not known except that they are somewhat linked to the Immulsion substance found on the planet. Consisting of a vast array of differing forms, the Locusts are not above sending swarms of their infantry to kill a single Human soldier. These infantry consist of the Drones, Boomers, Berserkers and the elite Theron Guard which are led by Locust Generals and the guiding influence of the Locust Queen. Each of these many warriors make use of projectile weapons as well as their unique abilities to best their opponents.

Numerous beasts are also employed to serve as living vehicles such as the Corpsers, Brumaks and Reavers. Seeders and Nemacysts are also employed to ensure Locust dominance.

The Locust Horde were wounded when the Humans detonated a Lightmass Bomb within their tunnels, however, this simply slowed them down and the war for survival continues.

Overview

There were numerous types of Locust that included:

• Wretches :
• Drones : The Drones are the most common form of Locust encountered by the enemies of the Locust Horde and play the role of standard infantry on the battlefield. They appear as muscular Humanoids with whiteskin due to their underground based lifestyle. These creatures are both born and bred for combat with them being fearless even if they are outnumbered by the enemy. They make use of the Sera's massive tunnel network for troop movement allowing them to emerge from emergence holes to ambush their enemies in a surprise attack. There are different variants of the Drone which include standard creatures, gunners and snipers.
• Boomers :
• Berserkers :

Among the organizations within the Horde included:

• Theron Guard :

Locusts made use of a number of beasts that included:

• Seeders :
• Reavers :
• Corpsers :
• Brumak :

Members

• RAAM' :

Notes

• The Locust Horde appeared as major antagonists in the first three Gears of War games.

=Appearances

• Gears of War:

External Link

• Gears of War Wiki Entry