"Are y'all kidding me? Berserker!"

—Sgt. Marcus Fenix upon spotting a Berserker on the Tyro Colonnade

Berserkers are female Locust Drones.^[1] Blind only powerful, Berserkers were known for their highly adult sense of hearing and smell (compensating for their blindness), extremely durable bodies, and beingness in a nigh-constant land of extremely aggressive behavior.

History [ ]

Berserkers are female Locust. Even though they are blind, they use their sense of odor and hearing to discover their target(s). Berserkers can be killed once their extremely tough skin is heated or set up ablaze, softening it and assuasive significantly more impairment to be done to them, or by sustained pocket-size arms burn. They're besides fast plenty to catch a speeding train, as one caught up to the Tyro Colonnade Delta Team was on and it jumped on.

Locust War [ ]

Emergence of Jannermont [ ]

A large number of Berserkers aided RAAM and the Bloodied Vanguard in slaughtering the humans living in the city.

Emergence of Ilima [ ]

A Berserker attempted to kill Jace Stratton but was killed by two COG soldiers, along with the Drones around her. Curiously this Berserker was killed by pocket-sized artillery burn down.

Destruction of Halvo Bay [ ]

"Berserker! Somebody go a Scorcher and torch that thing!"

— Damon Baird afterwards a Berserker managed to enter Kurt Elliott's mansion

During the Devastation of Halvo Bay, a Berserker engaged Kilo Squad as they tried to become the launch codes to the Lightmass Missile. Armed with Scorchers they took from some Flame Boomers and aided by Flame Sentinels, Kilo was able to kill the Berserker.

Evacuation of Ilima [ ]

"Well, she was almost every bit tough as my ex."

—Michael Barrick after killing the Berserker

During the Evacuation of Ilima, a Berserker was sent to Ilima High Schoolhouse, where it slaughtered hundreds of civilians waiting to be evacuated. She was later on discovered by Zeta-6, who had been sent to investigate the school. They battled the Berserker, making a quick escape by using the bleachers since they did non have anything to weaken the Berserker'south armor.

After exiting the school, the Berserker had also caught up with them, but was unaware of where they were. She later heard a car warning, and charged at the car that emitted the warning, destroying the car and called-for her own skin, rendering her briefly vulnerable to bullets. Zeta-Six later took advantage of her blindness to play a trick on her into running into more cars, weakening her each time and subsequently a long battle, was finally killed.^[3]

Lightmass Offensive [ ]

At least three Berserkers took role in the Lightmass Offensive, all deployed confronting Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago. The first one was in the fallen city of Ephyra, unleashed in the Tomb of the Unknowns afterwards a massive firefight with Locust Full general RAAM in the streets. While rubber from the outside Locust, the Berserker began hunting the remains of Alpha Team and Delta Squad, killing the Drones that had her chained and first a binge through the Tomb, killing Gyules. This forced Marcus and Dom to lure the Berserker outside of their refuge and use the Hammer of Dawn against it. She passed through a wall towards Marcus and Dom and began stalking them, however the Gears were able to use her brute strength to lure her outside of the Tomb. Afterward several doors were brought down by the Berserker, they finally lured her outside with just a few minutes to burn down her with the Hammer of Dawn. Later several Hammer strikes, the Berserker was slain.

A second Berserker was encountered on the mode to the Fenix Manor at the conservatory Marcus and Dom passed through. At showtime they tried to evade her but every bit she destroyed two walls and continued to follow the Gears, they were forced to fight her; she was tricked into smashing the support pillars of the ceiling to allow Marcus to drop the Hammer of Dawn on it before fourth dimension ran out.

The concluding Berserker was fought on the Tyro Colonnade, who ran fast enough to catch up to information technology and spring onto the train. Given the speed of the Pillar and Nemacyst preventing the use of the Hammer of Dawn, Marcus and Dom improvised, cutting off the last segment of the train when the Berserker was on it, crushing her instantly.

Mission to Montevado [ ]

After the Riftworm sunk Montevado, the entire city savage to the Locust. Delta-I, comprised of Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago, and Jace Stratton, survived through the night at the sacrifice of Michael Barrick. While trying to climb out of the sunken city, Jace lost his footing and fell into the darkness, much to Dom's alarm. When Jace awoke, he found himself atop a small, rocky cliffside. Seconds later, a Berserker emerged from a nearby cave, threatening Jace's life. When all hope seemed lost after Jace provoked the Berserker, Marcus came downwards on a ladder, shouting to Jace to take his hand. Jace leapt to Marcus, who took concord of his hand and pulled him upward speedily. The charging Berserker ran off the cliff and fell to its death.^[4]

Boxing of Port Farrall [ ]

During the Battle of Port Farrall, a Berserker was in the food center and Dom engaged the Berserker in a suicidal attack, hoping to striking her in the underbelly. He was stopped by Marcus, while a Centaur tank attacked and killed the Berserker.

Lambent Pandemic [ ]

Berserkers were never encountered during the Lambent Pandemic (autonomously from the Lambent Berserker). It is possible that the flooding of the Hollows killed about of the Berserkers, and the remaining were kept hidden. If any regular Berserkers survived, information technology is unknown what they became when the Locust became the Swarm.

Lambent Berserker [ ]

Main article: Lambent Berserker

Xviii months after the Flooding of the Hollows, the Lambent swarm ravaged the surface of Sera, bringing their Imulsion-fueled plague wherever they went. At least one Berserker was infected by Imulsion, turning it into a monstrosity of destruction.

Lambent Berserkers are bigger, tougher, and even more aggressive than normal Berserkers. Blackness and golden, Lambent Berserkers were well-nigh indestructible to all forms of weaponry, shrugging off a direct Hammer of Dawn strike. The only way to injure a Lambent Berserker was to set on its glowing, Imulsion-filled heart, which was only vulnerable when the Lambent Berserker charged, leapt, or burnt.

Multiplayer [ ]

Creature Mode [ ]

In Gears of War 3, the Berserker is playable in Beast Mode, on the final tier and costs $5625 in lodge to employ. Cliff Bleszinski commented that players will enjoy its creature strength, but it will have the drawback of terrible eyesight. The Lambent Berserker is not playable in Beast Manner though; only the Locust Berserker can be used.

Much like in Horde Way, Berserkers volition take harm from all sources of weapons, although their difficult skin ensures that bullets and explosives volition bargain very little damage. Nevertheless, every bit you progress through the waves, enemies volition begin to have incendiary weapons, either Scorchers or incendiary sentries which will permit enemies to deal full damage to you.

Berserkers have two attacks; their trademark charge and a stomp attack. The Berserker charges when the player sprints, and will destroy everything in its path. It instantly kills whatever Stranded or COG Gear that it contacts with while it downs Heroes and the Onyx Guards. The stomp attack is used to finish off incapacitated units near the Berserker.

Given its high toll and the express coin in Animal Mode, Berserkers should simply be used to bargain with heavy threats such every bit Silverbacks and destroy fortifications for fellow allies to get through.

Horde 2.0 [ ]

Berserkers appear in the randomized dominate waves of Horde ii.0. They usually appear in groups of 2, but sometimes three volition appear on college waves.

Similar the Lambent Berserker, attacks that are dealt on the Berserker are reduced to ten% of the original impairment. The only exception to this is past burning her difficult peel with weapons such as Incendiary Grenades, the Hammer of Dawn, or the Scorcher flamethrower, and then attacking her with any weapon you want. Dissimilar the Berserkers of Gears of War, the Berserkers have a new attack in Gears of War iii; stomping. If they downwards a actor, they will most likely utilise this set on, killing whatsoever downed thespian in the process.

If Mutators are enabled and Super Reload is turned on, it is possible to gun down a Berserker from range using an set on burglarize, a shotgun (at closer range), and fifty-fifty a pistol. It takes about one-half of a Super Reloaded clip from the Lancer to kill one Berserker on Coincidental difficulty. The Gnasher Shotgun can do information technology in about 8 shells (based upon the range at which you are firing from), and the Sawed-off Shotgun tin practise information technology in most 2-4.

Regardless, the Instant-Gib mutator is capable of killing a Berserker in one hit regardless of the agile poisons that are in effect. However, it is ill-advised to do this alone, equally you volition most probable go killed despite their large size.

Berserkers, like their Lambent cousins, provide a rather difficult dominate wave because they instantly destroy any fortifications (and down any player) that they hit, providing a sizable lark from the other enemies in the wave. Like any other dominate wave, it'due south usually all-time to impale everything else first and save the Berserkers for final. You lot should also try to stay abroad from your base of operations every bit much as possible, unless y'all have experienced players who accept dealt with Berserkers before.

Incendiary sentries aid with dealing with Berserkers, as they will ignite the Berserker on fire, stunning it for several seconds for players to quickly rack up impairment. Yet, given the nature of sentries, this should non be relied on constantly.

Behind the scenes [ ]

• By killing a Berserker on Hardcore difficulty in Gears of War, you go the accomplishment "My Dear for You Is Like a Truck", which is a reference to the 1994 comedy film, Clerks.
• On Gears of War'southward "Top v Deadliest Locust", the Berserker scored number two on the list behind General RAAM.[1]
• In one of Jace Stratton'southward flashbacks in Gears of War: Hollow Upshot Six, a Berserker was shown being killed by small arms burn down.^[4]
• For unknown reasons, the Berserkers do not announced in any game mode of Gears of State of war 2.

Appearances [ ]

• The Rise of RAAM
• Gears of War: Judgment
• RAAM'southward Shadow
• Gears of War (First advent)
• Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
• Aspho Fields (Mentioned only)
• Hollow
• Gears of War 2 (Mentioned simply)
• Jacinto'south Remnant
• Gears of War iii
• Gears 5

References [ ]

Hollow and Enemy Creatures
Locust Horde
Queen
Berserker (Dame) · Boomer (Butcher, Flame Boomer, Grinder, Mauler, Mauler Elite, Roughshod Boomer, Tremor) · Drone (Beast Rider, Bolter, Cyclops, Disciple, Flame Drone, Grappler, Gunner, Miner, Savage Drone, Barbarous Hunter, Savage Marauder, Sniper, Spotter) · Grenadier (Flame Grenadier, Grenadier Elite, Hunter, Hunter Elite, Savage Grenadier, Savage Grenadier Elite, Ravager) · Kantus (Armored Kantus, Fell Kantus, Zealot) · Rager · Sire · Theron (Cleaver Theron, Palace Guard, Vicious Theron, Theron Aristocracy, Theron Sentinel)
Hollow Creatures
Bloodmount · Brumak · Corpser (Shibboleth) · Digger · Gas Barge · Centre Leech · Kraken · Kryll · Leviathan · Mangler · Nemacyst (Ink Grenade) · Nemacyte · Reaver (Set on Barque, Hydra) · Riftworm · Rockworm · Stone Shrew · Seeder · Serapede · Siegebeast · Storm (Shrieker) · Ticker · Torture Clomp · Wretch
Lambent
Imulsion
Former · Lambent Berserker · Lambent Brumak · Lambent Balderdash · Lambent Dog · Lambent Drone (Lambent Drudge) · Lambent Grenadier · Lambent Gunker · Lambent Leviathan · Lambent Polyp · Lambent Stalk · Lambent Theron · Lambent Wretch
Swarm
Queen
Canker · Carrier · DeeBees (Bastion, Reject, Stump) · Drone (Elite Drone, Grenadier, Elite Grenadier, Hunter, Elite Hunter, Imago, Sniper, Elite Sniper) · Flock (Leech) · Hive Animal · Juvie (Screamer, Popper) · Kraken · Locust (Drone · Matriarch · Sire) · Scion (Armored Scion, Heavy Scion, Scion Elite, Warden) · Snatcher (Pouncer) · Swarmak
DeeBees
DR-1 · Shepherd (Deadeye) · Tracker (Shock Tracker) · Watcher (Guardian, Lookout)