Fenix's Estate
From Gears of War
Adam Fenix's Estate is the setting of most of the chapters of Gears of War - Act 4: The Long Road Home and is located within the confines of the East Barricade Academy. The former residence of Adam Fenix, father of Marcus Fenix, the Estate has several distinguishing characteristics. Firstly, the house is located atop a large hill and also has a basement. In this basement, hidden behind a moving wine rack, is Adam Fenix's laboratory. Within the laboratory is a massive collection of data concerning the Locust tunnel network and structure. Thus, the Estate was one of the primary destinations for Delta Squad on their campaign to arm and deploy the Lightmass Bomb during the Lightmass Offensive.
Like most of Ephyra, the building is accessible by the Locust via their Emergence Holes. Interestingly, the house had an old APC at its back entrance, suggesting that the Estate may have been used for some kind of military operations before Delta Squad arrived.[1]
The Estate also has extensive grounds, housing a variety of outbuildings and garden features. The sheer size and grandeur of this Estate indicates that Adam Fenix must have been a very wealthy man to afford such a large residence.
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[edit] The Courtyard
The Fenix Estate occupies a large plot of land in terms of building and ground size. The house itself resembles more of a mansion. Surrounding the house is a vast area of gardens and a large courtyard built upon a bank. In the days before E-day, the Fenix courtyard would have been blooming with all sorts of plant life. However, today all of the plant life is either dead or extremely overgrown. Upon exiting the back of the home one encounters a small courtyard with a fountain in the center. Surrounding this are many rounded, concrete pots which now contain very overgrown and deceased plant life. The courtyard then opens to a set of steps leading down to a central pond with a statue of a COG general at its center, who is believed to be a member of the Fenix family. There are also a few statues of the COG emblem scattered around the courtyard. Today, the site is derelict, the steps and walls lie in ruin in some places from stray Torque Bow rounds, and Lancer Assault Rifle shells lace the ground.
[edit] Act 4
At the end of Gears of War - Act 4: The Long Road Home, Marcus and Dom must face numerous waves of attacking Locust and is considered by many to be the hardest part of the game, as there are so many Locust that they simply overwhelm and surround the two defenders. For assistance getting around this problem, read the walkthrough for Entrenched. Having a co-op partner can also help in this situation.
[edit] Trivia
The multiplayer map Escalation uses the courtyard as the basis for a battleground.
