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Anthony Carmine Biographical information Homeland Unknown Date of birth Before Emergence Day Date of death Gale, 14 A.E. Physical description and equipment Rank(s) Private Species Human Gender Male Weapons Mk 2 Lancer Assault Rifle Gnasher Shotgun Equipment COG Armor Chronological and political information Era(s) Locust War Affiliation Coalition of Ordered Governments Coalition of Ordered Governments Army Delta-One

"I've got a problem. Something's wrong with this thing. It keeps jamming! See...?"

— Anthony's last words

Private Anthony Carmine was the brother of Benjamin Carmine and Clayton Carmine and a Gear soldier in the Coalition of Ordered Governments army. The youngest member of Delta-One, Anthony makes up for his inexperience with unbridled enthusiasm and genuine respect for veterans like Dom and Marcus. In fact, he's so enthusiastic that he runs out into the open in combat, completely disobeying the Golden Rule of the Gears, take cover or die. Unlike senior Delta Squad members, Carmine prefers to wear the standard COG-issued helmet to protect his head. Probably not his best choice, since it obscures his vision slightly from farther away enemies, but protects his head better than other Gears in the squad.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Lightmass Offensive 1.2.1 Fighting through Ephyra 1.2.2 Death at the House of Sovereigns 1.3 Legacy 2 Personality and Traits 3 Behind the Scenes 3.1 Merchandise 3.2 Multiplayer 4 References

BiographyEdit

Early lifeEdit

"I used to have nightmares about these things when I was a kid."

— Anthony Carmine, about Emergence Holes

As a child, Anthony had nightmares about Locust Emergence Holes in the aftermath of Emergence Day and the beginning of the Locust War.^[1] He would later join the Coalition of Ordered Governments army along with his three brothers. After graduating from the academy, he was voted "most likely to get shot".^[2]

Lightmass OffensiveEdit

Fighting through EphyraEdit

"Hey! Are you THE Marcus Fenix, the one who fought at Aspho Fields?"

— Anthony Carmine, upon meeting Marcus at the beginning of the Lightmass Offensive

Fourteen years after Emergence Day, Anthony was assigned to Delta Squad during the Lightmass Offensive, and met Privates Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago, both Pendulum Wars heroes. While aboard KR Six-Four, Anthony fired his Lancer down at the Locust on the ground below, and had a brief conversation with Marcus. He asked him if he was the Marcus Fenix from the Battle of Aspho Fields, and was excited to discover he was. After landing at Embry Square, Anthony and the other Gears fought off a group of Drones that attacked them, as Col. Victor Hoffman briefed Lt.Minh Young Kim on Delta's mission to find Alpha Squad. After this, Anthony fought through the ruins of Ephyra alongside Delta Squad. They found a group of three dead Gears, but were unsure if they were from Alpha. As Kim contacted command and Marcus and Dom talk, Anthony found and inspected a Geobot. Kim asked him if it was the Sonic Resonator, but Anthony tells him it isn't, and tossed the device into a sinkhole.^[3] They continued to fight toward the House of Sovereigns, but become pinned down in an empty fountain with several Emergence Holes opening up around them. They killed many Locust, and were able to plug the holes. As they leave the area, Anthony says he thought the COG would have figured out a way to stop E-Holes from appearing by now, and talked with Dom about having nightmares about them.^[1] The squad then split up, with Anthony being paired with Marcus, and they fought their way through a Locust occupied building, covering Kim and Dom, while they did the same for them. After the squad regrouped, they assaulted a Locust Troika gun position guarding the exit to the building.^[4]

Death at the House of SovereignsEdit

After the squad reached the House of Sovereigns, Anthony and Kim hung back and covered Marcus and Dom from the courtyard, while they cleared the Locust from the front of the building. After wiping out all the Locust in the courtyard and the front part of the building, Anthony joined the rest of the squad in the courtyard. Kim asked everyone for a status report, and Anthony showed his Lancer to Kim, exposing his helmeted head for a short time, and explained that the gun kept jamming. Right after he finished saying this, he was shot in the head by a Locust Sniper, which fled before the rest of the squad could avenge Anthony's death.^[5]

LegacyEdit

During Operation: Hollow Storm, Anthony's brother, Benjamin Carmine, was also assigned to Delta Squad. Like his brother, he was a rookie soldier. Ben was also as enthusiastic as Anthony was, and he also had trouble reloading. Ben and Dom have had many conversations about Anthony throughout the battle. When Dom is ticked off at Ben, who was gloating about the air filter in the COG-Issued helmet, he remarks that he can see snipers better without it – referring to how Anthony had been killed by a sniper. Though in the Carmine family, Anthony's "sacrifice" brought great honor to his family.^[6] His brother Clayton Carmine immortalized him with a tattoo on his arm along with Benjamin Carmine.^[7] Furthermore, Clayton has the words "Keep Your Head Down!" and "Practice Reloading", both of which contributed to Anthony's death.

Two years after the sinking of Jacinto, Marcus dreamed about the death of his father Adam Fenix during the Battle of Ephyra, and both Anthony and his brother Benjamin were part of that dream.^[8]

Personality and TraitsEdit

Anthony, like many new Gears, was Green. He was an enthusiastic soldier with a gung-ho attitude willing to rush into enemy fire. Though he had great respect for veteran Gears like Marcus Fenix, he held some ignorance towards the carnage of the Pendulum Wars and the battle of Aspho Fields, viewing it as "cool". Anthony, unlike the veteran Gears, preferred full armor, which some claim led to his death. Like all members of his family, he viewed dying for the COG as the highest honor.

Behind the ScenesEdit

• Anthony Carmine and his brothers are voiced by Michael Gough.

MerchandiseEdit

• The Anthony Carmine (Action Figure) SDCC Exclusive 2008 was released in a limited run of 2000 units. He shipped with a Lancer and Gnasher Shotgun.

MultiplayerEdit

• Anthony is also a playable character for the COG team during multiplayer matches.
• In Gears of War 2, Anthony is unlocked by having one of the "Completed Act 1" Achievements in Gears of War 1 and signing successfully into Xbox Live.
• Anthony is a playable multiplayer character in Gears of War 3, unlocked at level 75.
• Anthony does, however, shares lines with Clay Carmine. Even saying: "This is for you, Anthony!" at the beginning of some matches.

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Gears of War: Act 1: Ashes: Fish in a Barrel
2. ↑ Gears of War Bio
3. ↑ Gears of War: Act 1: Ashes: Trial By Fire
4. ↑ Gears of War: Act 1: Ashes: Fork in the Road
5. ↑ Gears of War: Act 1: Ashes: Knock Knock
6. ↑ Gears of War 2
7. ↑ Gears of War 3
8. ↑ Gears of War 3: Prologue