The Gears of War 3 Story of Dom Santiago I will miss you Sir you have and always will be my best Video Game Character of all time Rest In Peace w/ Maria and the Kids all is well now
I played all the Gears games with my Dad. It was something we enjoyed doing. Playing through the campaigns together. He passed away on November 9th and it hurts that I will never be able to enjoy my favorite series with him again. My favorite memory is playing Gears 3 with him and obviously player 2 plays as Dom. When this scene happened my Dad slowly got up off the couch and loudly said "WELL. Now that my character blew himself up, I guess I am going to bed". I laughed so hard that night. This scene will always be my favorite death of a character not only because it was a beautifully written scene of my favorite series but because it will forever hold a place in my heart with my father.
@@yokobono1180 doing alright my friend! Since I commented on this I have started working on myself mentally and physically. I've lost 55lbs since November and I even am lucky enough to have a son of my own now! I appreciate you 🙏
@The Amazing Spider-Frizz I hope he does, me and my father playing through the campaign together was some of my favorite memories as we worked together to mow down hordes of enemies. Lots of laughter. We loved to play games together as it immersed us both into a story that we could talk about together and relate to equally as excited. Life definitely has been harsh without my best friend and playing any Gears is definitely bittersweet without him but it taught me many life lessons that I can use outside of gaming to connect with my son in the future depending on whatever he takes an interest in
He lost his kids. His brother. His wife. His entire family. For so long he held on to what he has left. Dominic Santiago refuses to lose anyone else. Rest in peace, Dom.
@@friendlyenemy2314 These two scenes were saying it’s “ok” to be sad. The main characters were meant to strong men without any weakness. You never saw them cry or mourn the loss of their comrades. It’s “ok” for Dom to be sad about Maria. It’s “ok” for Marcus to be sad about Dom
the part that gets me the most is right at the part where Marcus realized what Dom was going to do. that feeling that you can't do anything to stop what is about to happen.
Agreed. Though subtle and not immediately noticeable, it adds to the impact of the scene once you take note. Sad to see Dom go out but understandable. Turned off my console the first time I played that part.
I didn't understand this part I fought dom was gonna drive the fuel truck and bale out but nope I cried that's why marcus was like what the fuck you doing then it hit me when doms shouts out never fought it will end like this maria and marcus screaming noooo just killed me
I hope Marcus, Baird, and Cole goes to Mercy to visit the grave of Santiago’s family prior to the final fight. Dom, Maria, and Carlos, and their kids and families.
The image of Marcus in the fetal position, wreathed in flame at 5:10 is incredibly powerful. This strong, mountain of a man curled up as everything burns around him. There's barely a wasted second in this scene.
I always noticed it, but I wasn't sure how to put it into words of what this scene means back then. Now that I'm older, it feels like in moments like this, you just feel helpless much like a child. Cannot control what happens around you, so you shut down and crawl into yourself.
I remember the first time playing that. The moment he looks down at the truck I started yelling no at the screen. After this scene I had to walk away from the game for a day.
I really doubt it man. You sound like me. 2019 and I'm here right now bawling my eyes out. It's not a bad thing, it just shows how empathetic we are. Cheers brother, to the end.
Having watched Dom have to end Maria's suffering and to hear "You're with the kids now, so..." Dom doesn't get enough respect, and neither does the writing in this series.
Dom is definitely one of my favorite characters in the game but the voice actor for Dom is definitely my favorite in the series. I just think he did an amazing job, especially in this scene and in Maria's Death scene in Gears of War 2. I'll probably never forget the moment I played through that one co-op.
I've never played any of the Gears of War games but even its influence on gaming got to me as it's that good. I knew how tragic Dom's story was and you can feel how sad this outcome was. Seeing Dom going out like that was tear-inducing enough but Marcus' desperate pleas for Dom to stop was gut wrenching.
I don't think people who were Player #1 could relate to people who actually played as Dom saddest death ever in I literally couldnt finish the game knowing hes gone
This is true seeing as I didn't cry when Dom died but I was a bit torn. However, I was playing with my sister. She had to use Jace and she hated him. That made up for it because I was still my boi Marcus
Mad World on this scene, after not being in the games since the trailer for the original game, made this scene so much more powerful. Goddamn what a tearjerker this still is.
I don't trust Gamepass. I took the 2 week trial and Microsoft took at least £60 out of my bank account and said that I'd bought stuff from the Microsoft Store. I had to disable games pass because of it.
I don't know why it happened but that's why I was confused. Its £8 a month here and I though "hey, I can keep that up, I have more than enough to manage this". Got a few games then about 2 weeks later I found out that all of a sudden have NO MONEY. £40 on one day (according to the bank records I had bought 4 things in the Microsoft Store that were £10 each) and another £20 the next day. Then I checked my transactions on Microsoft's website and it said that I hadn't bought anything.
No, I just shut down the account and left it at that. In all fairness it's probably easier and better to just buy the game because the roster switches a lot so there's no guaruntee that it will stay there.
I'm not one to tear up, but when Marcus softly says "Dom" is enough to get a reaction out of me. Rest in Power to the best brother in arms to ever exist in a video game
I once remembered that i disliked GOW because of the gore but i later learned about how it was essentially a war for survival in it's ugliest form and how each character was woven in made me realize how good of a game series it is
So no joke. I used to be manager for GameStop. I worked the Midnight Release of GoW 3 and opened the next morning (Managers typically did this). Friend walks in around lunch time and blerts out "DUDE CAN YOU BELIEVE DOM DIED". He looked at my face and he knew he just spoiled it. He apologized and said he thought I knew. Like mother f-er you saw me last night here and I'm here now.....when do you think I had time to play. We are still friends to this day but literally EVERY time I see him, I mention it lol
used to play this game with a kid in my neighborhood who looked exactly like me, just a bit younger. we beat all of gears 3 together and stayed up eating snacks and drinking soda. hung out all the time, it was awesome. this was the most shocking moment to date it literally killed both of us haha. looking back now i don't know if i cried but I'm 22 and crying at this scene now. probably a little messed up of a game to be playing that young but gears of war was a foundational part of my childhood. Lucas if you ever read this you were like the little brother i never had and i still think about you. I really hope youre doing good for yourself man.
I wish Dom survived. I'm still hope that fourth Carmine brother we saw in Gears of War 4 is somehow still alive. I think there is a video out there that talks about that. The camera is zoomed in and we see him get blown to the side but not die. It looks like he just fell off the wall.
You can tell Dom despite everything, didn't want to die. He shuttered before he drove back into the tunnel. He knew what was coming and he knew he was about to leave his brother. But he knew he would also be saving him. This death was done so damn well. God rest ye, Dom.
My younger brother and I always used to play; he being younger he always played as Dom. Then he passed away not too long after this game came out; this scene always hit different after that
Man this scene can make a locust cry.... I remember the first time I seen this... I cried like I've just lost a family member... this will always be a top event in Gears of War .....
This is one of the best moments in all of video games. The acting on all parts, the writing, the build up in game and in other games, mad world kicking in the moment it happens...One of the very few moments I wept for a video game as a teenager. Beautiful scene in a legendary series
I know man. I was normally player 1 playing this game, so I wasn't as emotional the first time around, but coming back to this scene and learning more about Gears over the years, it still gets a reaction out of me, but to me, that part where he softly says "Dom" hits me the hardest
Just came here from watching the new gears of war E-day trailer. Crazy how after this game I never gave a fuck anymore about it. Lost my favorite character homie
Man I grew up with the whole series and this is still the most saddest moment In the whole game I cried so hard when we lost Dom I'm a guy It takes a real man to show his emotions who else agrees with me
This scene is why JD can’t die in Gears 5. At that point, Marcus had already lost his best friend (whom he said himself that he saw as a brother), both of his parents, and his wife, so JD is all Marcus has left. With JD gone too, Marcus would have nothing to live for anymore during Gears 6. He would be driven solely by vengeance against those that took away everything he ever loved, going down a warpath that would eventually lead to his own demise, and I don’t think any of his friends that are still alive would be able to save him from himself, not even Baird or Cole, seeing as they didn’t really have the same kind of influence on him that Dom and JD did.
I remember playing Gears of war 1-4 with my older brother, and man what long day completing it but it was still worth it. With Gears 5 on the way I'm looking forward to play the new story mode, Brothers To The End.
Yes if anything is going to be at the top of that video. It should be Dominic Santiago I wish Gears of War 3 didn't go that way. If anyone from the main cast of Cog characters had to die why couldn't it be Jace or Dizzy. Or that new female character. Why couldn't someone else take Dom's place and go out in that heroic way. Anyone but Dominic man or the 4 man group that was Delta squad.
I wish it could have been Jace that went out in the Heroic way instead of Dom. I mean did anyone really like Jace that much. I never even played as him in multiplayer on my HelenKeller5 xbox live account on 360 which on still play Gears of War 3 on.
Doms Sacrifice is the hardest hitting moment I felt in any videogame, My sister and I ran the campaign since the beginning of the franchise, this hurt so much that she couldn't pick up the controller for 3 days after it happened. She didn't feel right having to leave Doms shoes to continue the campaign and I felt the loss so much more for it.
I agree. This gaming moment has always and will ALWAYS bring tears to my eyes. one of my top 3 game characters of all time. 😭 P.S. My top 3 characters are all Gears of War hahaha. ☠
This scene can still make me cry everytime I see it. I couldn't stop crying when I first got to this part of the game. Dom is one of my favourite characters and to see him die broke my heart. No other game has ever come close to make me cry quite like this. Gears of war is truly a special game. Rest in peace, Dom.
Just finished reading aspho fields. Now knowing what Marcus went through with Carlos I fully believe that if Anya wasn't there Marcus would have full blown lost it.
Bruh I knew as soon as Dom walked up to the angel statue that year I was like, "Oh they better not do anything to my boy". Even though I damn well knew he was going to die soon 😭
Marcus’ look of absolute horror when the truck explodes... man that tugs on the heart... friendship turned them men into brothers. Fuck man I’m getting emotional. Lol
