Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Cole Train Runs on Whole Grain, Baby! Whoo!


Background footage
youtube.com/watch?v=JX-yk0aUXTk - Gears of War 3
youtube.com/watch?v=lc_RypzA_cA - Gears of War 2
youtube.com/watch?v=FnD3nugbEIc - Gears of War 4
youtube.com/watch?v=9SaEJfxm4z4 - Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
(all from NRMgamingHD)

Articles/videos
youtube.com/watch?v=cJWYrC2frQE - Locust Dragon/E3 2005 Tech Demo Presentation

youtube.com/watch?v=sSVbdxeWEsI - Library Ghost easter egg

eurogamer.net/news241006gears - article about the $1 billion claim

youtube.com/watch?v=6F90nLcZybE - HOPE easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=cVz5kkEnR2A - Gears of War 3 PS3 build longplay

youtube.com/watch?v=ljQfU-UAAJg - Lambent Chicken easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=LapdYd02jgU - Leviathan easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=QtM9fzsb_DQ - Tyro Station easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=FPkDIEy2iFc - Slide easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=xun3CKwJHG0 - Last Day

youtube.com/watch?v=fegguRjOyuk - Duck hunt easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=X0-H1nAwKMU - Disco easter egg

gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/03/28/details-on-epics-abandoned-vision-for-gears-of-war-4.aspx - article about the original Gears 4

youtube.com/watch?v=AHFwoCzPJsc - RAAM's gift easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=WU7zNIzdL_g - Cole Train on a Train easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=kD_oF9HLI9k - Raging Buccaneer easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=HlftolUedAc - Buckethead Locust easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=1P4811FizpU - Friendly Reaver easter egg

forums.gearsofwar.com/t/gears-of-war-3-scrapped-marcus-prologue-dlc/58776 - Forum post about the cancelled Gears of War 3 DLC

artstation.com/artwork/w63O6X - Manuel Augusto Dischinger Moura's artstation post about Gears Tactics concept art

youtube.com/watch?v=nSdDswKs04Q&t - Trackshot

youtube.com/watch?v=arShijEaBoU - Tomato rant uncensored

youtube.com/watch?v=ghseXzEEKeY - Hard hat easter egg

reddit.com/r/GearsOfWar/comments/l3adcv/some_cool_details_i_noticed_about_clays_hollow - reddit post about Clayton's Gears 5 skins

youtube.com/watch?v=sPW-mukfw9Y - Gridlock Mad World easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=2O0FNZphxjg&t - Cowboy Corpser easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=5rufet2LYUs - Mount Gearsmore easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=8xp4PEBQXZ0 - Fish Stick easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=-mjZeOO9iAw - Original Gears of War trailer

youtube.com/watch?v=gHmLCUGFk0Y - Respect for the Dead

afslaw.com/perspectives/the-fine-print/court-body-slams-wrestlers-claim-gears-war-video-game-character - Article about the Lenwood Hamilton vs. Epic case

youtube.com/watch?v=zJK8RJRraKc - Gas mask easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=IuzCMolrq-k - King Abz's video on the Armored Ticker

youtube.com/watch?v=fi4dZtjL9q0&t - King Abz's video on Ukkon's pet snake and Wretches with weapons

youtube.com/watch?v=7fu0BsC9Wro - Gears 3 Cluckshot easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=QP4lg7G29yE - Clocktower Beard easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=63Oi7Yg6TvQ - Dom's beard easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=8nDZsEfKvzE - Dancing Reject easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=-u7128IUjvA - Dom's Ghost easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=jI1zjDAVr3c - House of Sovereigns ghosts

youtube.com/watch?v=SyiWiu5EXxo - Toast easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=m5vMe7cOh_E&t - Cole's hat and Cole's Gears 2 rant easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=1zC8t7Ic2b0 - Video explaining why Gears of War 2 UE will never happen

pseudopod.artstation.com/projects/1ZEzZ - Mike Kime's Master Boomer concept art

youtube.com/watch?v=nZGI95Tg1kk - Despicable You easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=rbqaoqzi6YE - The Slab easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=z3sGDEr5Acc - Elemental Cleaver/evil rabbit easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=RhCG4PbTbwI - Prescott song

youtube.com/watch?v=QfteK6E3cSA - King Abz's video on the two other riftworms and Kantus being immune to Lambent

youtube.com/watch?v=vxxsV4QezHE - Gears of War 4 snake skin

youtube.com/watch?v=QLRq9CbGzHM - Dancing Wretch easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=1zfi0GsbPpA - All Gears 5 Relic Weapons

youtube.com/watch?v=iDa6LvbqSws - Gears 4 chair easter egg

youtube.com/watch?v=2I5DT2NDegQ - Gears 5 chair easter egg

0:00 - Intro
1:11 - Tier 1: The COG
25:25 - Loading Screen 1
26:01 - Tier 2: The Locust
50:25 - Loading Screen 2
51:01 - Tier 3: The UIR
1:15:44 - Loading Screen 3
1:16:11 - Tier 4: The Swarm
1:46:46 - Outro