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The Battle of the Slab was a COG military operation in clearing the sector from Locust controlled, Dom Santiago took that opportunity to break Marcus out of prison,^[7][8] something that Dom was planning for four years since his trial.

Pre-BattleEdit

Dom trying to free FenixEdit

Dom Santiago tried every resource he could, legal and illegal, to free Marcus from prison. He tried to gain support from government minister and officers, even selling his Embry Star to a man that would try to break Marcus out of the slab.^[9]

Locust Attack and pardoning of the prisonersEdit

Four years after Marcus Fenix was sent to the Slab, baby Corpsers were discovered coming out of the toliets and the Siege of the Slab started with Fenix leading the prisoners and guards in fighting the Locust as he was the only one with any experience fighting them. After fighting baby Corpsers and Wretches, Fenix had the survivors lock themselves down in the A-Wing while he and a prisoner named Reeve searched for the Locust point of ingress. After discovering an old elevator shaft in the basement and being surrounded by drones, Reeve locked Marcus in a cell for protection and as he didn't want to do the same to himself, tried to climb out the shaft to an unknown fate. Discovering the prison to be overrun, Hoffman sent a platoon to evacuate the prisoners and guards, but they are unable to find Marcus. Unwilling to risk the lives of so many men in a search for one man, Hoffman reluctantly orders Marcus left behind.

Dom finds outEdit

After Dom Santiago learns from Chairman Prescott of Hoffman abandoning Marcus, he demands answers and after Hoffman still refuses to go in to save Marcus, Dom decides to go himself. Hoffman, unable to help Marcus but unwilling to stop Dom, discreetly tells him to take extra armor and another Lancer for Marcus and turns a blind eye to the fact that he takes JACK with him.

Order of BattleEdit

COG insertionEdit

Two King Ravens, carrying Delta-One and Victor squad attack the sector while Dom entered the prison and saved Marcus from his cell before two Wretches could attack him, giving him a new suit of armor and a Hammerburst. The two escaped from the cellblock and were almost killed by a missile from KR-64. Dom gave Marcus the option of either taking the guards quarters or the prison blocks and entered combat with the Locust.

Marcus choose to go to the prison blocks and ran into several Drones attacking them from in front of them and the guard towers hit, KR-63 was able to destroy the Guards tower and Marcus and Dom entered the main prison building.

Marcus decided that he still needed readjusting with his armor and choose the guards quarters. While in the quarters, Marcus noticed Victor squad in a King Raven and Marcus noted that they need more Ravens for battling the Locust. Dom and Marcus soon took the guard tower from the Drones and ran into the main building while the King Ravens destroyed the outer walls and other towers.

Inside the main building, Dom and Marcus killed several Drones and set up a defensive position from the Drones that was about to breached the building, using Bolo Grenades the drones wounded Dom and Marcus had to kill the invading Drones and save Dom's life before exiting the building. While outside, KR-61 and KR-64 tried to wipe out the Drones in the courtyard but was forced to abort the mission and evacuate Delta-Two from the prison after KR-61 was shot down. KR-64 was able to pick up Marcus and Dom before a Corpser emerged from the ground. The COG failed in their mission to defend the area but Dom was able to save his best friend and soon the both would join Delta-One in taking part in the Lightmass Offensive.

ReferenceEdit

1. ↑ Gears of War
2. ↑ Gears of War Act 1
3. ↑ Gears of War Act 1
4. ↑ Gears of War Act 1
5. ↑ Gears of War Act 1
6. ↑ Gears of War Act1
7. ↑ Gears of War Act 1
8. ↑ Gears of War:Aspho Fields
9. ↑ Gears of War:Aspho Fields pg 261