Emergence Hole

From Gears of War

"Back in your hole!"

— Marcus Fenix

Emergence Holes are ground-level openings into subterranean tunnels dug by Locust Seeders or Corpsers to allow smaller military units to reach the planet's surface. Locust appear to be capable of digging into most substrata, including both natural and artificial stone formations. The only area of Sera generally immune to these tunnels is the stone-impregnated Jacinto Plateau because of its solid granite base. However, it was breached roughly ten years after E-Day, when Adam Fenix was killed.

[edit] Game Strategies

The appearance of an Emergence Holes is typically preceded by low-level tremors, followed by the ground's implosion into the tunnel below. Emergence Holes can be sealed through the use of conventional explosives (including Bolo Grenades, a Boomshot Grenade Launcher or the Torque Bow) or orbital weapons (namely the Hammer of Dawn). Alternatively Emergence Holes will seal themselves once all emergent troops have been eliminated.

Also, whenever an Emergence Hole is opening up, do NOT stand by it as it is opening. Doing so will cause you to go into the "stunned" position (fall down to your knees) and will have to press "A" to get back up, But you may end up getting curbstomped by a drone before you can. This changes in Gears of War 2, as that new smoke grenade knock-down feature will happen to you if you go near an emerging hole. And if you remember where an E-hole emerges, DO NOT STAND ON THE HOLE WHEN IT EMERGES! If that happens you will fall to your death.

Sealing an Emergence Hole once found should be, and is, the player's utmost priorities, as it can spawn a lot of Locusts, and may overrun the player's position and/or waste the player's ammo, which is never a good thing.