Franklin's Outpost
From Gears of War
The title of this article is conjectural. Although this article is based on canonical information, the actual name of this subject is pure conjecture.
Franklin's outpost is a Stranded settlement in Ephyra city[1][2]. It is built like a fortress, with entrances and exits blocked by heavy metal doors made from junk and guard posts which hold massive Troika Machine Guns. Within its confines lies a small community of Human survivors, including what appears to be propane salesmen, gamblers, drunkards, and housewives who grill kryll and rats outdoors. The base is lead by Franklin, Franklin leads the Stranded militia, and possesses a Junker. Seeing as how most Stranded don't have any vehicles, this is a clear sign of status. The Junker is housed and fueled at Chap's Gas Station, and at least two checkpoints have been set up between them for added security in the crossing between the two locations.
In the Act 2 level Last Stand, the outpost is under siege by the Locust, with forces including Drones, Boomers, Snipers and Grenadiers. Delta Two holds off the Locust Horde with some help from the Stranded militia, but ultimately it is the timely arrival of the rest of the squad with Laverne which saves them. To defend it, Marcus has a range of weaponry to choose from, including the Longshot and Frag grenades. The walls also house a Troika. Which Marcus can use to mow down the Locust with a stream of bullets. Later on in the level however, a massive Emergence Hole erupts inside the walls, Marcus acts quickly to save the Stranded, killing the Boomers then heads off to the Lethia Imulsion Facility in the Junker. At some point after Delta Squad helped fight off the Locust invasion, the outpost was destroyed. Whether it was simply abandoned after the attack or was destroyed in a latter attack is unknown. Chaps at least survived and moved underground for protection.
