New Heroes & Villains Available for Gears 5 Multiplayer Modes Today

Microsoft has revealed four new heroes and villains coming to Gears 5 multiplayer, each packing their own unique abilities. Later in November, two more Terminator-themed characters will also join the roster.

As pictured above, the four characters are COG Gear, the DeeBee, the Warden and General RAAM, the ruthless Locust military leader. All four are available today and can be earned either through gameplay or in-game purchase.

To kick off the start of next month, launching in tandem with Terminator Dark Fate, characters Grave and the Terminator Rev-9 will be made available as a dual-pack costing $19.99.

Today’s news comes by way of a blog post, which details the character’s abilities across both Horde and Versus modes:

Each one brings powerful abilities to Versus Arcade to suit your playstyle; so whether your style favors the aggression of RAAM, the tactical advantage of the DeeBees or Grace’s explosive skillset, each new character offers a different way to flex your competitive muscle. In Escape and Horde, both the COG Gear and Grace bring new abilities and cards that will change how you build your team.

You can check out the new character’s traits below:

COG Soldier

• Horde & Escape Abilities (Support Role)
  • Ultimate – ‘Team Revive’ Instantly revive yourself and any ally in your team which are down, but not out
  • Passive – Enemies that die with your mark reduce the cooldown on your Ultimate
• Versus Arcade Abilities
  • Loadout – Lancer, Auto Pistol, Smoke Grenade
  • Passive – Kills reward supply of Active Reload ammo to current weapon (0.5 multiplied by the clip size of the weapon)
  • Bounty – Multi-kills reward +1 skull (six-second window frame)

DeeBee

• Versus Arcade Abilities
  • Loadout – Lancer, Auto Pistol, Smoke Grenade
  • Passive – Short range X-Ray vision through walls
  • Bounty – Execution kills award +1 skulls

General RAAM

• Versus Arcade Abilities
  • Loadout – Lancer, Auto Pistol, Smoke Grenade
  • Passive Ability – Kills reward supply of Active Reload ammo to current weapon (0.5 multiplied by the clip size of the weapon)
  • Bounty – Multi-kills reward +1 skull (six-second window frame)

Warden

• Versus Arcade Abilities
  • Loadout: Lancer, Auto Pistol, Smoke Grenade
  • Passive: X-Ray vision through walls (1500 Unreal units/49 feet)
  • Bounty: Execution kill rewards +1 skulls

Grace

• Horde & Escape Abilities (Tank Role)
  • Ultimate – ‘Enhanced Melee’ – All melee hits will knockback and stun enemies
  • Passive – Taking damage reduces Ultimate cooldown time
• Versus Arcade Abilities
  • Loadout – Enforcer, Snub, Flashbang
  • Passive – 75% Explosive resistance
  • Bounty – Explosive Kills +1 skull

Rev- 9

• Bounty – Multi Kills +1 skull

Grave and Rev-9 won’t be the first Terminator characters in Gears 5. Sarah Connor was part of the game’s pre-order bonus, voiced by the iconic Linda Hamilton.