Gears 5 fans really want to play as Carmine Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Gears 5 fans really want to play as Carmine Something's wrong with this thing. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 21 Sep 2019 13 comments Gears 5 is a great game, despite some issues, but there's one aspect that's unequivocally a big let down: it doesn't let you play as Carmine. Gears 5 includes a handful of COG characters to play as in multiplayer, including Kait Diaz, Marcus Fenix and his son, JD. Where's Carmine? That's something Gears 5 players have been asking themselves since launch - and now there's a community campaign to bring Gears' helmet-loving COG into the fray. If you're unfamiliar, fan-favourite Carmine first popped up in the first Gears of War game in 2006. Private Anthony Carmine became an instant hit after he was unceremoniously killed off during the opening phase of the Lightmass Offensive. Since then the Carmine brothers have become a kind of Gears in-joke for their hapless near-death - and death - experiences, and the developers have had fun with it, too. At this point, only one Carmine brother is confirmed to have survived: Chief Sergeant Clayton "Clay" Carmine is the eldest brother in the Carmine family and actually appears in the superb Gears 5 campaign. But he's not in multiplayer. That is, you can't play as him. And so we come to Gears 5, a game many fans say is light on the playable characters front, at least compared to previous Gears games. Top of the list is most certainly Carmine: Nothing to see here except Clayton, continue scrolling from r/GearsOfWar To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings The war wages on. Continue the good fight brothers. from r/GearsOfWar To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings It's only fair to add them from r/GearsOfWar To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Let's go Carmine Crusade! from r/GearsOfWar To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Day 11 of the Carmine crusade, I felt it's only right that I join in from r/GearsOfWar To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Let's do this! from r/GearsOfWar To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Gears 5 developer The Coalition recently held a stream on Mixer in which staff answered some questions from the community. Of course, the question was asked: "Are we getting the Carmines?" The answer? "You never know." It's highly likely Carmine will eventually come to Gears 5, of course, especially when you consider the drip-feed of content to be added as part of the game's battle pass-style live service model. Until then? Gears 5 fans will keep banging that drum. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store