Time to give out some due credit here, one of the best characters to emerge from the haze of the gaming maelstrom in recent years is Gears of War meat-head Augustus Cole.
From his awesome rant on the microphone to the Locust (Gears 2) to the Cole Train rap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPk1LtESE-U) this character is genuine let your hair down entertainment. Voiced by Lester Speight, a former (none NFL) American Football player and wrestler is rumoured to be reprising his role as the tough talking grub killer in Gears 3 (predicted release date 2010).
"YEAH! Bring it on sucka!"
The Gears 2 cut scene where The Train despatches three locust in quick succession is simply brilliant and somes up this character's appetite for destruction. His merciless hatred of the Locust allied to his famous "thrashball" playing ego makes him a joy to watch.
However, if you had to take one example of The Cole Train (woooooo!) and his attitude, look no further than this cut scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPk4Kx8s3PU&feature=related (Skip to the one minute mark if you want to get straight there)
GavinoX hasn't enjoyed a character this much for a long time and it goes to show that Epic's attempts to create an interactive movie, rather than a game, is the way forward.
GavinoX doffs his beret to the team at Epic.
You can't stop the train baby!
Unwritten law of gaming #4 : Water can be as deadly as lava to a character who can't swim, instant death is assured, even when in calm waters
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