From Gears of War
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This Junker, referred to by Chap as Laverne, is a stripped down version of the standard APC used by the Coalition of Ordered Governments soldiers. Stripped of most of its armor and standard weaponry, the Junker was instead outfitted for the needs of the Stranded. In that case, the Stranded armed the Junker with a UV Turret to take care of Kryll which infested the streets of Ephyra at night. Laverne has obviously been used often and has been worn out because of that. Its power source is only able to supply power to either the UV Turret or the engine but not both simultaneously. Owned originally by Franklin, the vehicle was later given by him to the members of Delta Squad who also had a use for the vehicle, and they would go a long way through the darkness of Nightfall to get it.
Laverne's UV light is the only weapon in-game that can kill
Kryll Laverne was parked at
Chap's Gas Station which
Marcus and
Dom they had to navigate to in order to reach the
Lethia Imulsion Facility and thus the Hollow without being consumed by the ravenous
Kryll. Kept by
Chap at his gas station until the
Gears' arrival, the vehicle was kept unfueled, as
Chap had originally never expected
Marcus and
Dom to reach the vehicle alive. Whilst being fueled,
Marcus,
Dom, and
Chap had to defend the Junker and the station from an oncoming
Locust attack. A fierce firefight ensued, resulting in the deaths of many
Locust including two
Boomers and the escape of the trio in the beaten up old vehicle.
On the way to retrieve Cole and Baird at the Franklin's Outpost, the Junker's UV Turret proved to be an effective weapon in killing the swarming Kryll. They arrived with Laverne at the Franklin's Outpost in the nick of time to save several Stranded, Baird, and Cole as they were being "screwed to the wall". Later, after the shootout at the Franklin's Outpost, it was used by Delta Squad to get to the Imulsion facility where Delta Squad was going to enter to reach the Hollow. The Junker's fuel tanks caught on fire, rendering the vehicle useless just as they arrived.
[edit] Trivia
- Laverne is the only vehicle in Gears of War which the player actually gets to control. Three other humans vehicles are seen in game, but they are not controlled by the player. These come in order of appearance: several King Ravens, an APC and the Tyro Pillar.
- Laverne also has a radio, which is heard in a cutscene during Act 2, Chapter 8. Baird turns on the radio, blasting Latin-sounding music, prompting Marcus to tell him to "turn that shit off".
