C Company 26th Royal Tyran infantry was a company element of the 26th Royal Tyran infantry. It saw action at the Battle of Aspho Fields during the Pendulum Wars.

Unit HistoryEdit

Pendulum WarsEdit

Sarfuth-Maranday Border IncidentEdit

Three years before Emergence Day,^[1] C Company was stationed at a Forward Operating Base in the northern region of Sarfuth. During that time, squad Alpha-Five and sniper team Three-Zero guarded a Imulsion pipeline that was near the border Maranday, which was subject to potential sabotage. The two squads stopped on saboteur who attempted to place explosives along the pipeline.^[2]

Preparing for Operation LevelerEdit

Two years and three months before Emergence Day, C Company was selected to be part of Operation Leveler. They trained for beach landings at Merrenat Naval Base. During the training, Pvt.Carlos Santiago fell into the water and almost drowned, but was saved by Cpl.Marcus Fenix. The company spent their off time in time camped in the woods, and was not allowed contact with any of the navy personal outside of training.^[3] Two days before the operation began, the Company boarded the CNV Kalona, and headed for the rendezvous point with the rest of the fleet. Major Helena Stroud then briefed the Company on the details of their part in the Operation.^[4] While waiting for the operation to begin, Carlos received word that his niece had been born. With the weather being unsuitable for landing, C Company was forced to wait to receive the go order from command. It eventually came down, and C Company boarded four landing craft and headed for Aspho Fields.^[5]

Battle of Aspho FieldsEdit

Twenty minutes after they landed, C Company had set up defensive positions. They spotted enemy infantry and APV's, and engaged them.^[6]During the fighting, the UIR forces launched mortar shells on their position, and deployed Asps to destroy their air support. Sgt.Dan Kennen was killed, and command of his platoon fell to Sgt.Bernadette Mataki. Shortly after that, Helena was also killed, taking out one of the Asps killing their air forces. This made Bernie and Marcus the commanding officers of C Company.^[7] By this time they had taken twenty six casualties, but there was still one Asp taking out the Petrels attempting to bomb Peraspha Military Base, as well as several other UIR light armor vehicles pining C Company down. Carlos and three others attempted to rush the Asp, but were all wounded or killed. Marcus somehow managed to then hijack the Asp, and destroyed most of the UIR vehicles and Khimeras. However, Carlos was too wounded to survive, and blew up himself and a bridge that would have let enemy reinforcement through. His remains were recovered by Bernie and Marcus, and they rejoined the other survivors of C Company at the extraction point.^[8]

Fighting in FurlinEdit

In the last weeks of the Pendulum Wars, C Company was station in the Independent Republic of Furlin, an UIR member state. Marcus Fenix and his fellow squad mates where entrenched in Ghato city fighting several Indie soldiers before they were able to charge them. After taking out the Indie machine gun nest, the Gears regrouped with the rest of the Company under Lieutenant Preston. Five days after the battle in Ghato city, C Company now 150 kilometers in UIR held territory stopped on a road overlooking a Furlin town untouched by the war while listing to the radio stating that the war is over and the UIR is surrendering. The Gears began celebrating the end of war until a group of Indie solders began mortaring their position killing Novak and several other Gears and heavy damaging the town below. Lt.Preston was able to get into contact with the Indie commander and rely that the war was over. But the Indie officer believed the ceasefire was a ruse and that Premier Yori would never surrender but he would call his command center that told him the war is over and the UIR had lost. After the pointless battle over the cliff sides, C Company celebrated the end of the war along with the rest of Sera.^[9]

Locust-WarEdit

Known MembersEdit

• Major Helena Stroud- KIA
• Lieutenant Preston
• Sergeant Marcus Fenix
• Sergeant Bernadette Mataki
• Sergeant Dan Kennen- KIA
• Corporal Maxon- KIA
• Private Carlos Santiago- KIA
• Private Dominic Santiago
• Private Tai Kaliso
• Private Byran Jakovs- KIA
• Private Steven Hurnan- KIA
• Private James Marasin- KIA
• Private Quinn- KIA
• Private Padrick Salton
• Baz
• Novak- KIA

Known SquadsEdit

• Three-Zero
• Alpha
• Alpha-Five
• Bravo
• Echo

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Gears of War: Aspho Fields pg 90
2. ↑ Gears of War: Aspho Fields pg 95-107/113-119
3. ↑ Gears of War: Aspho Fields p 148-156
4. ↑ Gears of War: Aspho Fields pg 175-185
5. ↑ Gears of War: Aspho Fields pg 216-223
6. ↑ Gears of War: Aspho Fields pg 240-245
7. ↑ Gears of War: Aspho Fields pg 269-276/282-290
8. ↑ Gears of War: Aspho Fields pg 298-305/312-324
9. ↑ Gears of War: Dirty Little Secrets Issue 2