Marcus Michael Fenix

Marcus Michael Fenix is the main protagonist from the Gears of War series.
== Charactah Account ==
Marcus is a quiet, stoic guy, who prefers to do his talking with his gun, and is best friends with Dominic "Dom" Santiago. His best friend had been Dom's older brother Carlos Santiago, who was killed at the Battle of Aspho Fields in the Pendulum Wars. Regarded as the defining hero of the Pendulum Wars, he fought on the frontlines of the Human-Locust War until he abandoned his post in an attempt to save his father Adam Fenix from death, taking with him the targeting locator for the Hammer of Dawn, and costing the COG its capital city of Ephyra. He failed, and was sentenced to prison for his dereliction of duty, being spared only by the fact he was a former war hero. Four years later, Dom breaks him out of prison, and Marcus rejoins the army, being pardoned due to the need for soldiers, as the Locust are inching closer and closer to putting humanity into extinction.
A totally professional soldier, Marcus Fenix is generally gruff and aggressive. He is a natural leader; being promoted to Corporal not long after he joined the army, and was promoted to Sergeant after the death of Lt. Kim; despite Hoffman’s disappointment in him due the fact he deserted his post during the Battle of Ephyra . However, there have been several times when Marcus has put friends and family before the call of duty; he deserted his post to try and save his father, as well as going with Dom to look for Maria despite that not being their mission. He frequently displays great loyalty to his friends. While serving time in the slab, he would tattoo his prison tag on his right arm.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Gears of War: A Pendulum Wars Story
* Gears of War: Barren
* Gears of War: Dirty Little Secrets
* Gears of War: Hollow
* Gears of War: One Day
* Gears of War: The Quickening
=== Literature ===
* Gears of War: Anvil Gate
* Gears of War: Ascendance
* Gears of War: Aspho Fields
* Gears of War: Bloodlines
* Gears of War: Coalition's End
* Gears of War: Ephyra Rising
* Gears of War: Jacinto's Remnant
* Gears of War: The Slab
=== Video Games ===
* Gears 5
* Gears of War
* Gears of War 2
* Gears of War 3
* Gears of War 4
* Gears of War: Judgment
* Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
* Gears Tactics
== Trivia ==
* Marcus is voiced by John DiMaggio.
* Marcus was named Fenix because Cliff Bleszinski lost everything from his first failed marriage and was rising from his own ashes.
* It took over a year for Marcus to be taken from the concept art and placed into the game.
* Before the game's release, Marcus' face looked a lot thinner and closer to normal proportions and scarless.
* The game's designers said that they gave Marcus his scars as a way to give him a "used" look, a way of showing that he's seen combat and war before.
* Marcus, along with Dom, appear in the multiplayer of the Capcom game Lost Planet 2.
* Marcus was included in the Gears of War 3 HeroClix Toys.
* Marcus's prisoner number was mentioned in Gears of War: Destroyed Beauty as being 098356-GX however this was retconned in the novel The Slab where it was mentioned as being B1116/87.
* Marcus is a playable character in Gears of War multiplayer matches for the COG team in all three Gears of War games.
** In Gears of War 3, three Marcus multiplayer skins are available: his Gears of War 3 model, Classic Marcus from Gears of War 1 and 2, and Unarmored Marcus.
* In Gears of War: Judgment multiplayer, Young Marcus can be unlocked through a pre-order code from Gamestop/Game, among other retailers.
* In Gears of War 4, seven Marcus multiplayer skins are available: Armored Marcus, Biker Marcus, Classic Marcus, Day of the Dead Marcus, Old Man Marcus, V-Day Marcus and Vintage Marcus. His Biker and V-Day skins are only available in the Marcus Fenix Gear Pack, his Classic skin is only available in the Classic Delta Squad and Classic Marcus Gear Packs, his Day of the Dead skin is only available in the Day of the Dead Gear Pack, his Old Man skin can only be unlocked via the Brothers to the End Elite Gear Pack players receive for pre-ordering the game, and his Vintage skin is only available by crafting scrap.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Marcus Michael Fenix at Gears of War
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