Med Gears of War 4 var det ganske tydeligt at udvikleren The Coalition ønskede at positionere Marcus Fenix' søn J.D. som den nye protagonist i deres trilogi, og derfor var der mange der var ganske overraskede, da det blev afsløret at en ny hovedperson, Kait, figurer i det kommende Gears 5.
For nylig deltog repræsentanter fra holdet bag, deriblandt instruktør Rod Fergusson, i et panel ved X018, og her forklarede han hvorfor de valgte at skifte hovedperson.
"When we went back and we looked at what the story of Gears of War 4 was, like with Mad Max Fury Road, that movie is really about Furiosa's story and Mad Max is helping her complete her story and Gears of War 4's story is really Kait trying to save her mom and JD Fenix is helping her. When we looked at the story for Gears 5, we were sort of delving into Kait's past and her history, her family ties to the locusts, we felt like that's a better story to not just witness but tell from her perspective."
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