Minh Young Kim

From Gears of War

Minh Young Kim Biographical information Homeworld Sera Date of birth Before E-Day Date of death 14 years after E-Day Physical description Rank(s) Lieutenant Species Human Gender Male Hair color Bald Eye color Brown Chronological and political information Affiliation Coalition of Ordered Governments

Lieutenant Minh Young Kim was a gear who served during the Locust-Human War, most notably during the Lightmass Offensive. A firm, honourable soldier with a "by-the-book" leadership style,^[1] Kim led the mission to rescue Marcus Fenix from Jacinto Maximum Security Prison despite his reservations about a man regarded as a deserter. He was killed only hours later by General RAAM.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 The Lightmass Offensive 1.2 Legacy 2 Multiplayer 3 References

[edit] Biography

Kim was a proud field lieutenant and was promoted to such a rank for his behaviour on the battlefield. His style was always to fight honourably, and he believed that the Gears along with the Coalition of Ordered Governments were the last defence against the Locust Horde for all of humanity's sake.^[2] Kim shares Hoffman's distaste in Marcus Fenix's character, believing him to be a traitor.^[3]

[edit] The Lightmass Offensive

Kim, commanding Delta Squad, was tasked with finding Alpha Squad and assisting them in deploying the Sonic Resonator. Fighting though the ruins of Ephyra Kim eventually meets up with the remnants of Alpha despite losing one of his men, Anthony Carmine, to a Locust sniper^[4] at the House of Sovereigns. Having cleared the area of Locust, a King Raven helicopter was called to extract the squads. However, the helicopter was destroyed while en route by a Nemacyst and crashed into the street. Locust soldiers, seriously outnumbering Alpha and Delta, attacked the stranded gears and Kim was separated from the others. The Locust General RAAM killed Kim by impaling him with a serrated blade.^[5]

[edit] Legacy

During the Evacuation of North Gate, when Col.Hoffman was wounded he wondered if his death would be like Kim's.^[6]

[edit] Multiplayer

Minh Young Kim is playable character for the COG team in the multiplayer of both Gear of War 1 and 2. In Gears of War 2 he must be unlocked, requiring the player to have the "A Time To Remember" achievement (unlocked by finding 10 COG tags in Gears Of War).

[edit] References

1. ↑ Gears of War Official Website
2. ↑ "Preferred Multiplayer" COG option for Minh Young Kim, Gears of War
3. ↑ Dialogue in Gears of War, Act 1, Knock Knock
4. ↑ Gears of War, Act 1, Knock Knock
5. ↑ Cinematic in Gears of War, Act 1, Wrath
6. ↑ Gears of War:Aspho Fields