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Clayton Carmine Biographical information Homeland Unknown Date of birth Before Emergence Day Physical description and equipment Species Human Gender Male Weapons Mk 2 Lancer Assault Rifle Hammerburst II Gnasher Shotgun Longshot Sniper Rifle Boltok Pistol Snub Pistol Mulcher Torque Bow Chain Gun Bolo Grenade Vehicles King Raven Chronological and political information Era(s) Locust War Lambent Pandemic Notable Facts Brother of Anthony Carmine and Benjamin Carmine Has tattoos of his fallen brothers on his right arm Affiliation Coalition of Ordered Governments

"Ohhh... bacon."

— Clay, after hearing the Stranded willing to trade bacon for Sam

Clayton "Clay" Carmine was one of the four Carmine brothers and a Gear in the Coalition of Ordered Governments army. As the oldest brother in the Carmine family, he was an experienced and veteran Gear; unfortunately, he was also one of only two surviving members of the Carmine Family. Like Dominic Santiago, the war with the Locust was extremly personal for Clay because of the losses his family have suffered. He bears a deep grudge with every Locust, Lambent or not. Clay continued fighting in the last days of the Locust War and the Lambent Pandemic alongside Delta-One.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early Life and Military Career 1.2 Mission to Hanover 1.2.1 Searching for Food 1.2.2 Searching for Ammo 1.2.3 Cougars Stadium 1.2.4 Centennial Bridge 1.2.5 Searching for Survivors 1.3 Finishing the War 1.3.1 Anvil Gate 1.3.2 Retaking Azura 1.3.3 Earning a Tomarrow 2 Personality and Traits 3 Behind the Scenes 3.1 Multiplayer 3.2 Live or Die? 4 Notable Quotes 5 External Links 6 References

BiographyEdit

Early Life and Military CareerEdit

"Bacon."

— Clay, to a pig during the evacuation of Vectes

Clay, like all his brothers, joined the Coalition of Ordered Governments army to serve their country and fight for survival against the Locust Horde. Clay thought of himself as a Gear all his life, and on the day he was eligable, signed up and joined the army.^[1] Two of his younger brothers, Privates Anthony and Benjamin Carmine, were both killed in the line of duty, leaving Clay as one of the last Carmines.^[2] It is unknown if Clay took part in Operation: Hollow Storm; Ben was unaware of his location at the time of his death. However, Ben had a letter addressed to Clay that Sgt.Marcus Fenix found shortly after Ben died from his wounds in the Riftworm.^[3] Clay was able to evacuate Jacinto City during its sinking, and moved to Vectes with the rest of the COG. During the evacuation of the island in the wake of many Lambent attacks, Clay would often stand and stare at the pigs, and murmur "bacon" at them. Clay evacuated Vectes aboard the CNV Sovereign, becoming part of the rapid response force of Gears aboard the ship.^[4]

Mission to HanoverEdit

Searching for FoodEdit

"Whoh, that was close!"

— Clay, after nearly getting hit by a flying car

Fourteen months after leaving Vectes, Clay went on a mission with Cpl.Damon Baird, Pvt.Augustus Cole, and Pvt.Samantha Byrne to the city of Hanover in order to search for supplies. As they flew to the city on KR Seven-Zero, Sam asked him if he was alright, because he had been quite the whole way there. Clay told her that someone had to be, since Baird was yapping all the time. Sam laughed and said it would be her treat to gag Baird if Clay wanted her to. As they landed, Clay and the others jumped off of the Raven and began scouting the landing zone. They found an overrun Stranded outpost, and noticed several dead Lambent Stalks in the area. Cole told them they should keep moving, and on the next street they found another Stranded outpost that was still inhabited. The Stranded refused to trade with them unless they handed over Sam in exchange for bacon, causing Clay to mummer "bacon" to himself. Cole refused, and the Stranded said they could try trading with other groups in the warehouses and Cougars Stadium, if they could make it past the Lambent. As the Gears moved on, Clay remarked that the Stranded seemed anti-social, but Baird told him they were just assholes. As they entered a playground, a Lambent Stalk emerged from the ground, sending debris into the air, which nearly landed on Clay. The Gears engaged Drudges and Lambent Drones as they emerged from the pods on the Stalks, and fought their way through the park and the street to a grocery store. As they approached the store, more Stalks emerged, one of which sent a car flying through the air towards Clay. Cole shouted a warning to him, and he managed to stop and duck just in time to avoid getting hit. After they killed the Lambent outside the store, Clay said they should get in there quickly before more showed up, and they entered it and began looking for food supplies. They stopped for a moment as Cole stared at a old cardboard cutout ad of himself advertising cereal, and he asked them if it ever felt like they were dead, but nobody had told them. Clay and the others just looked at each other as Cole moved on, and then followed him. Sam wondered where they kept the coffee, but Clay was more interested in finding bacon. They fought through more Lambent until they reached the back of the store, where Clay found several crates of food, causing him to remark that they were in luck for a change. Cole used a Mechanical Loader to take the food outside, where KR Seven-Zero was waiting to pick it up. Clay and the others killed more attacking Lambent, and after the King Raven picked up the food, the Gears moved out to continue searching for more supplies.^[5]

Searching for AmmoEdit

"Good thing I wear a helmet."

— Clay, to the Stranded leader in the warehouses

Clay and the others began heading for the warehouses to meet with the Stranded there. They quickly ran through a collapsing tunnel that fell down behind them, and found a large Stranded fortification in the middle of a plaza that was under attack by Lambent, including a giant Gunker. Cole said it looked like they needed some help, and Clay responded that it was pretty obvious that they needed some backup. The Gears entered the plaza and engaged the Lambent, killing two Gunkers and dozens of other Lambent. As they approached the gates of the Stranded compound, a sniper shot at Clay, thinking that they were Lambent. The bullet bounced off his helmet, but Clay became extremely annoyed with the Stranded and began yelling at them. Sam yelled as well, telling them to check their fire and that they were Gears. The sniper apologized, and the Stranded's leader came out to talk with them. She thanked them for the help, and was excited to recognize Cole, and said that they didn't have any food to trade, but might have something else they needed. Clay, Cole, and Baird all looked at each other, and the Stranded leader laughed and said that wasn't it, and to come on it. As they entered the camp, Clay remarked to her it was a good thing he wore a helmet. The Stranded leader led them through the camp and gave them several crates of ammo, and warned them not to try going to the stadium because the leader there hated the COG. Cole told her they had to try to get some more supplies, and they called in KR Seven-Zero to pick up the ammo. Clay remarked that it seemed that his fans still loved him, and Cole said it was because his momma had raised him with some manners. Before they left the camp, KR Seven-Zero contacted them and said some Stranded on the Centennial Bridge had taken some potshots at them, and to keep an eye out for them.^[6]

Cougars StadiumEdit

"Oh, damnit. Well, that changes our dinner plans!"

— Clay, after hearing Anya's distress signal

Clay and the others began making their way across the docks towards the stadium, more stalks emerged, and the four Gears fought through another Gunker and other mutated creatures. As they fought, Clay remarked that the Lambent were really starting to piss him off. After finishing off the Lambent, they cut through a warehouse to reach the stadium. They discussed the hostile Stranded on the bridge, and Carmine was worried since the Sovereign was going to have to pass right under the bridge. Sam didn't think any Stranded would be crazy enough to attack a warship, but Baird thought they should blow the shit out of the bridge just to be sure. When they reached the doors to the stadium, Baird asked Cole to remind him what he had played again, and then said he remembered that it was ladies field hockey. Cole told Carmine that Baird was a Sharks fan, and had never gotten over Cole winning the Allfathers Trophy. They found that the gate was locked, and Clay and Baird began banging against it, trying to break it open. Clay asked Baird if he had any wire cutters, and Baird told him to wait one second before pointing at his Lancers chainsaw. Before Clay could respond, two stalks emerged from behind them, cutting off the path they had come from. After they killed the Lambent that emerged, Clay held the padlock while Sam cut through it, and they entered Cougars Stadium.^[6] Cole was mobbed by several fans, who were positive that their leader would be willing to trade with them. However, more Lambent attacked, and stalks emerged within the stadium. The four Gears split up, taking the lower and upper levels, with Clay going with Cole. As he fought, Clay yelled out that this was for Anthony and Benjamin, cutting down several Lambent. After killing another Gunker, the four Gears regrouped and advanced further into the stadium. The entered the players locker room, and gave Cole a few minutes to look around. When a stalk emerged in the middle of the playing field, Clay and the others covered Cole with the help of the Stranded as he placed a bomb on the stalk and destroyed it. He was knocked into the air by the explosion, and Clay and the others rushed to make sure he was okay. Clay and Sam turned him over, and he began talking about how he had first used those moves against the Eagles, but that they hadn't exploded. They helped him up, and headed to go find the Stranded leader. However, they were then contacted by Lt.Anya Stroud, who said that the Sovereign was under heavy Lambent attack and that they needed assistance. Clay was annoyed, and they rushed to find the leader to ask for assistance in getting back to the ship. More Lambent stalks emerged, and the Stranded leader refused to help them, telling them to leave while they could. Cole led them to a set of elevators that took them up to the top floor, ^[7] where Clay and the others used grappling hooks to slide along some cable car lines to the Centennial Bridge.^[8]

Centennial BridgeEdit

"Damnit! That ship is going to be twenty klicks away by the time we cross this bridge!"

— Clay, as he and the others try to make their way across the Centennial Bridge to rescue the Sovereign

After landing, Clay and the others were immediately attacked by Lambent, including a Gunker. They killed all of the mutated creatures, and began working towards the Stranded encampment in the middle of the bridge. As the bridge began shaking, Baird commented he was more worried about the stability of the bridge than the trigger-happy Stranded, and Clay agreed with him. Sam told them to forget about that, and that if they lost the Sovereign, they would lose everything they had. Cole tried to contact the Sovereign but failed, and they decided that they needed to talk with the Stranded and try to get a better view of the ship before it passed under them. Baird said his unique charisma should do the trick, but Clay told him that he would have to lend Baird some of his. As they approached the Stranded gate, they were fired upon, and took cover. Sam spotted one of the Stranded with her Longshot Sniper Rifle, and told them that it wasn't Stranded, but Locust. They engaged the Locust as several came charging out at them, and eliminated the snipers on the outposts walls. A second group of Locust emerged out of the gate, including several Boomers, but they managed to cut them down. They began working their way across the bridge, cutting down all of the Locust they came across. Clay was worried the ship would be twenty klicks away by the time they crossed the bridge, and Sam observed that he was a glass-half empty man. Clay told her to buy him a beer and he would show her, but Baird said she wouldn't buy him anything since his name "was not Dominic Santiago", causing Sam to tell him to shut up. They then split up along a catwalk and the lower deck, and spotted the Sovereign. Clay went with Baird, and the Gears managed to see the Sovereign and observe that it was on fire. They reunited and broke through a gate, giving them a view of the Sovereign under attack from a giant Lambent Leviathan. They managed to contact Sgt.Marcus Fenix, who told them to find a way to kill it. Baird and Sam began arguing over finding a way to kill it, causing Clay to interrupt and tell them that one way or another, they had to find a way to help Sovereign, or else they were all screwed. Baird told them to find him some ordinance, and he could use it to find a way to make the Leviathan go bang. After they were attacked by some Tickers, Baird told them to find some more so they could drop them on the Leviathan. As they emerged back into open air, they came under attack by a Locust Mortar crew. Clay told them to use the containers on the bridge for cover, and they charged down the bridge and killed the mortar crew. They then took out a Gas Barge, and proceeded to proceed through the lower levels, fighting off Polyps and more Drones until they reached the upper level again. They found a crate of Tickers, and after killing the Locust guarding it, pushed it over the side and onto the Leviathan. As it began to explode, several of its tentacles attacked the bridge, collapsing the part Clay and the others were one. They began sliding off, and failed to hold on, falling into the water below.^[8]

Searching for SurvivorsEdit

"Look sharp people! That's not search-and-rescue!"

— Clay, pointing out the multiple Locust creatures advancing on the crash site

They survived the fall, and Clay and the others emerged on the Hanover coast exhausted and wet, and collapsed onto the beach. Clay looked over at the wreckage of the Sovereign and the Centennial Bridge, both of which were scattered all over the coastline, and joked to Baird that he thought he had gotten the Leviathan. Baird told him that they had walked away in one piece, and that was what counted. They tried contacting the others but failed, and Clay spotted Brumaks and Siegebeasts advancing along the cliffs toward the main part of the wreck. He alerted the others, and Cole told them they needed to hurry and assist the survivors. They quickly gathered what weapons they could, and began making their way through the wreckage, fighting several dozen Locust who were searching for survivors to kill. They eventually reached the main wreckage, and saw the ship was almost completely destroyed. They spotted Marcus and Dom lying unconscious on the ground, and Clay rushed over to Marcus with Cole while Sam and Baird went to Dom. They turned them over and helped them cough of seawater. As they recovered, Marcus contacted Anya, who told him that she and Pvt.Jace Stratton were with Chairman Richard Prescott, who had been badly wounded in the attack. Clay and the others were shocked to hear Prescott was back, and Marcus told them that Captain Quentin Michaelson had been killed in the attack as well, and that Prescott had brought news that his father, Adam Fenix, was still alive. Anya contacted them again and said that a lot more wounded were coming ashore aboard the lifeboats, which were beaching just north of the ship, and that they needed help there as well. Marcus ordered Clay and Sam to head there and help out, and the two of them rushed off to assist the survivors.^[9]

Finishing the WarEdit

Anvil GateEdit

After assisting with the lifeboats, Clay stayed behind at the crash site with Anya, Sam, and Jace to help with the salvage operation while the rest of Delta headed for Anvil Gate, in order to retrive data disc A2897 from Col.Victor Hoffman. The disc contained the location of Azura, where Prescott had been keeping Adam, and which had been taken by the Locust several days previously.^[9] After finishing with the salvaging operation, Anya and Sam took the first wave of Gears to Anvil Gate to provide assistance to the defenders there, with Jace and Clay following with the second wave.^[10]

Retaking AzuraEdit

"Eat dirt and die, motherfucker!"

— Clay to Queen Myrrah, as he fires upon her and her Tempest

After Baird and Cole found the Gorasni and persuaded Commander Miran Trescu to provide reinforcements in the battle to retake Azura, Clay was part of the force that attacked the island after the Maelstrom device was shut down. Clay provided air support for other Gears from a King Raven. When Marcus, Anya, Cole, Baird, and Adam arrived at the top of Pinnacle Tower to activate the device that would kill all the Lambent and Locust, Clay arrived aboard his Raven and contacted them, saying he would provide air support for them.He cut down several Lambent creatures and Palace Guards that were attempting to stop them, but then Queen Myrrah arrived aboard her Tempest. Clay's Raven began circling the beast, and he opened fire while yelling insults at Myrrah. The Tempest attacked the Raven, hitting it with an energy blast from its mouth, and the Raven was lit aflame. As it lost control and began heading towards the ground, Clay called for help on the comms as the rest of Delta watched, unable to do anything.^[11]

Earning a TomarrowEdit

Clay survived the crash, and after retrieving his helmet, he assisted another wounded Gear and directed several other Ravens to come to land on the beach. The device was activated and Myrrah was killed, but Adam lost his life in the process. Clay joined Sam, Jace, Pvt.Dizzy Wallin, and dozens of other Gears in greeting the rest of Delta after they descended from the tower, and talked with several of the other Gears. However, he and the rest of Delta noticed that Marcus and Anya were sitting on the beach, both devastated over the loss of Dom and Adam, and he and the others looked at them and joined them in wondering what would happen now.^[12]

Personality and TraitsEdit

"I hope you're doing well out there, Clay. Not sure where you are but I trust that the COG will get this letter to you safely. I know that you'll be excited for me, but it'd be great to hear from you before I ship out."

"I just wish Anthony was still here bro. I really miss him. I take comfort knowing he died a hero, but still... I miss him, as I'm sure you do too. Well, you know I'm not that good at letters, so I'll keep this short. Hope you're doing well, big brother, and know that I'll be doing my very best to serve our country and make you and our family proud."

"Your little brother [aka the Squirt], Ben."

— Ben's letter to his brother Clay

Clayton has a tattoo of his two brothers, Anthony and Benjamin, on his right arm and a Mk 2 Lancer Assault Rifle with the words "Born 2 Saw". On his armor the words "GRUB KILLER", "KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN", "PRACTICE RELOADING", and "DESTROY LOCUST" are inscribed on his chest plate. He has a unique helmet and is physically more muscular than his deceased brothers. Also, he appears more intimidating and has a greater blood lust than his brothers, being able to choke a Drone to death.

Clay also loves bacon, and during the Mission to Hanover, he was primarily concerned with finding some.

Behind the ScenesEdit

• Clay is voiced by Michael Gough.

MultiplayerEdit

• Clay is available to play in Gears of War 3 multiplayer after reaching Level 14.^[13]
• For those who purchase the Fenix Rising DLC which was released on January 17th, 2012, players can play as "Recruit Clayton", which is what Clay looked like when he first became a Gear.
• Clay is one of the "Heroes" that appear in Beast Mode. He makes extensive use of the Boomshield and Boltok revolver.

Live or Die?Edit

On July 21, 2010 Epic announced that Clayton Carmine will appear in Gears of War 3, and the fans will decide if Carmine will live or die. Starting July 29th, 2010 and ending on September 2nd, 2010, fans were able to purchase on Avatar Marketplace on Xbox LIVE one shirt reading "Save Carmine," and the other reading "Carmine Must Die." Alternately, attendees of Comic-Con International in San Diego were able to purchase real-life limited edition t-shirts for $20 USD. Additionally, the limited edition T-Shirts are also available to purchase for $20 USD on the NECA Club Website (http://necaclub.com/gearsofwar.html).^[14] All proceeds went to the Child’s Play Charity.^[15]

Notable QuotesEdit

"Jeez Louise, what the Fuck!?"

— Carmine after being mistakenly shot by a Stranded marksman.

"These ugly bastards are really starting to piss me off!"

— Clayton preparing to face another Lambent attack.

"That ones for Anthony! And Benjamin!"

— Clay, while killing Lambent.

"Check your life insurance, Freak Boy!"

— Clay fighting alongside Cole in the Cougars' Stadium.

"Charisma? Uh, yeah, I'll have to lend you some of mine..."

— Clay to Damon Baird.

"Hold on guys, I got your back! The Cavalry has arrived!"

— Clay riding in on a Raven to support Delta Squad in fighting Queen Myrrah.

"Did you see That!? I'm on fire, man!"

— Clayton assisting Delta.

"Oh shit, shit! We're on fire! We're on Fire...!"

— Clay as his chopper was shot down by Queen Myrrah's Tempest.

External LinksEdit

• Live or Die promotion video for Clay Carmine.

ReferencesEdit

↑ Fenix Rising Announcement ↑ Gears of War 3 ↑ Gears of War 2 Act 2: Denizens: Intestinal Fortitude ↑ Gears of War: Coalition's End pg 396 ↑ Gears of War 3: Homecoming ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gears of War 3: Helping Hand ↑ Gears of War 3: MVP ↑ 8.0 8.1 Gears of War 3: Hanging by a Thread ↑ 9.0 9.1 Gears of War 3: Shipwreck ↑ Gears of War 3: Rescue ↑ Gears of War 3: Reckoning ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Reckoning ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXSIHdIUWOQ&feature=related ↑ http://gearsofwar.xbox.com/Templates/Secondary.aspx?id=1932 ↑ http://gearsofwar.xbox.com/carmine.htm