it makes me so sad... but at the same time, its all he wants. it's like he's earned his way back to his family, and in just a few seconds... it grants him the kind of piece that brings tears to his own eyes. it reminds me of dying soldiers who lose their sight just before dying, but can't stop crying tears of profound joy from all of the beauty that overwhelms them. dom died a heroes death, and deserves to find a way back to his family
Me and my twin brother grew up playing gears of war and he passed away right before gears of war 3 came out . I pre ordered two copies before he died and even though it hurt not playing it with him I played and finished it because I owed it to him. Rip my brother. I miss you everyday Shawn
This was the ending dom deserved. He died when he found out Maria and his daughter were dead. He found a cause to not only live for but to die for. His own brother was who he wanted to save. His life was a small price to pay to save his comrades. What a beautiful scene in this beautiful series. Dom did this for not only Maria but for Marcus as well. He showed him that he was willing to die for the cause. To end the war that took so many of their lives. Carmine, Tai, and so many more soldiers. He sacrificed his life to give his brothers a chance
Kill them all! What a epic and emotional moment. Dom! I hope Gears 4 can deliver this kind of moments but after reading some info, well, the story and campaign can possibly be a letdown :O
Had a cousin that took his life around the time this game came out and coincidentally he shares the name Santiago with dom and we would play lot of Gears 3 together, this cinematic will forever remind me of him 💯🙏🏽fly high Santiago Lorenzo Coronado 🕊
I'd actually been spoiled that Dom was going to die, I just didn't know when. As soon as this chapter name flashed up as Brothers to the End, I'm like "fucking hell, here it comes." Still hit me like a truck. It absolutely stands as one of the very best death scenes in games to this day. Also, as an aside, Nan McNamara (Anya's VA) absolutely killed it. The absolute anguish in her voice when she gets to Marcus knowing she has to stop him trying to help is just heartbreaking.
Same man, some pos spoiled it for me too, i remember lookin over at my brother and just nodding my head when it finally happened, I always played as marcus and he always played as dom. Gears was the reason i bought an xbox 360 in the first place. Even having it spoiled its still such a terribly sad scene.
My buddies and I had completely called that Dom was gonna die in Gears 3 as soon as the trailers and stuff started coming out. It still didn't help. Gears ain't exactly some deep complex story, but holy hell did the OG trilogy know how to hit you where it hurt.
As a little brother who was always player 2, I had a deep connection with Dom. For three games I would play as him as my brother would play Marcus. When that scene happened I was crying my eyes out. Playing someone else than Dom felt so wrong to me. He was the player 2 character and I lost him. Yet, his death felt right. I would be ready to sacrifice myself to ensure that my brother would be safe. In a way the player was Dom.
Same, although my brother and I are 30 something years old now, this scene still gets me. Dom was my character, but I would have done the same in his shoes, to save Marcus. What a great game, and what a great cinema scene.
Alternativ man this is how I feel about my little brother he and I would play this together and he would always be dom because I loved top screen and Marcus and what you said made me realize that gears of war is a memory that every sibling best friend father mother or anyone close to you that you enjoyed this game with them and nobody can take the fun and excitement you had back when these games were played
This part still sheds tears 😢 he'll of they make a full 4k next gen remastered version that will probably be too much to handle can anyone handle this in 4k with high settings
Marcus wanting to go back into the fire to pull Dom out is true brotherhood. Even in the face of certain death Marcus still wants to believe the man who has always been by his side, is still alive. One of the saddest and best moments in the franchise
Definetly up there!! As unique concept of art and gameplay!! Both the soundtrack and the visuals!! The plot and character development!! The series always threw one curveball after another. Sadly, I am not invested with the recent games, but 1-3 were amazing!!
It sucks even more because of what Marcus says afterwards. "Let me get him out of there!" No one could have survived that, but at that point he just couldn't believe that Dom was gone. ;-;
Only way he could have survived is if a locust hole opened up under him as the explosion happened and even if it did happen I doubt how someone could survive the fall
Marcus watched so many people die over the decades, from the Pendulum Wars to the Locust war. Kim, Anthony, so many good Gears, even a young kid like Benjamin which also affected him more than it seems, but this was the death that broke him, only matched by his own father. Marcus lost everyone, well, except for Anya, and the original gang of misfits and grub killers, but Dom was the brother he always wanted, the only brother he ever needed. Really hurts the soul man, and the VA (can’t remember his name but he’s done a lot a good work over the years, even playing Joker in under the red hood I believe) but this is who I think of whenever I hear that man voicing anything or anyone else. RIP Dom, and I wish and hope that Gears will return to its former glory, same with Halo and the others, but that seems to have passed.
In the books he was originally best friends with Carlos (Doms older brother) he died in the pendulum wars which drew Marcus and dom closer. Crazy what Marcus had gone through!
5 years later still not over it. Dominic Santiago A hero, Sacrificed himself to save his friends, and a Husband to Maria Santiago. May they Rest In Peace.
I lost my best friend 2 years after graduating high school. He took his own life as well. We played video games together among so many other things. I think about him alot. It's been 19 years and I dont think I'll ever get over it. The best thing we can do is to remember them. Hold them. To acknowledge that they existed and live our lives because they cant live there's. RIP Jose Gutierrez Guerrero.
1:42 I really love the way the scene transitions from fast and epic to suddenly slow and quiet as we(the viewer)along with Marcus begin to realize what's about to happen. Watching Marcus freeze(instead of get to safety)as he tries to comprehend what Dom is about to do is really heartbreaking to watch....The music compliments it so well.
Same here. His story through the three games is so tragic but you think maybe he's going to finally be able to be done with everything after this game, but instead his tragic story ends even more tragically.
whenever he says "never thought it would end like this, huh? huh maria?" chills and tears happen. and then Marcus says " Dom! NO!" and then i ball ery dam time
I cried my eyes out when I knew he was going to die. One of the best video game characters ever. Dom is the only one out of the group who actually cared about everybody.
Little brother, Marcus is older than Dom by 3 years. Marcus was actually friends with Carlos Santiago(Dom’s older brother). The sad thing is that Carlos died the same way, when the Cog was at war with the United Indie Republics an infantry fighting vehicle was slaughtering Marcus’ and Carlos’ unit. Carlos ran towards the IFV and and stuck himself with several grenades ran on top and blew himself up. And Anya’s mother died in that skirmish too.
Andrew Pandrew well yeah but I think it’s more of like when the big brother always protects his little brother type of mindset like how dom did for Marcus
Can we take a moment to appreciate John DiMaggio's voice acting and mannerisms? He pulled off such a great depiction of a man losing his greatest friend/brother like it was actually happening to him. No cheesey dialogue just raw, devastating emotion.
When I was younger, me and my Dad played through all the Gears in co-op and I was always player 2. Needless to say when the music started and I realized what was happening, I bawled my eyes out for like 30 minutes afterwards with my dad finally telling me something like "You gotta let him go buddy". This was and still to this day is easily the saddest part of any video game in my opinion. Afterwards, playing as anyone other than Dom never felt right. Just proves what an amazing series gears of war is.
@Brometheus Most definitely. As time passed and I grew older, Me and my Dad slowly drifted apart. It was mainly because he was just always so busy with work. There would be times where I would go a week or two without even seeing him even though he lived in the same house. He'd be working by the time I got dressed and left for school and would still be working when I got home and even through Dinner/Bed time. The Gears series were really the only Video Games he liked playing and so I cherished every single moment we spent playing together because it was really the only 1 on 1 time I would get with him. We never really did typical Father-Son stuff like playing catch, working out, riding bikes, watching movies, going out to get Ice Cream, etc. So in short, you're totally right. I'll definitely remember it forever Lol. Some of the Fondest memories I have of my Dad are from playing GOW with him!
Me and my dad did too. I was really sad to see dom die and my dad felt sad too we love him very much and dad gears end at three as well After dom died it didn't felt the same
I remember when I was much younger playing with my older brother as Dom and thinking he was so cool. Now with my brother gone and seeing this it was so sad. You just gotta look back on the good times.
I feel you man. Me and my brother played the campaign together; he was always Marcus and I was always Dom. When this scene happened, I felt empty inside. It was just so sad
I’m getting the Player 2 blues. Im the wimpy little kid everyone would pick on and rip the control out his hands that would make sooo sad back in the day. I could legit cry lol i would try not to. And on top of that i was always excited to play this when no one else was because i had play station. I just miss the early 2000’s man, we should’ve frozen time during that period. People made sense back then now everyone is weird
I remember playing this back in 2011 and tearing up, man you felt for both Marcus and Dom such great characters. To this day it still chokes me up, It is such a good and memorable death. RIP DOM.
Loopy Longplays I was already on the verge of tears knowing what Dom was about to do and as soon as mad world started playing it all came out like a frickin dam collapsing
Ever since the first Gears my brother and I would always do split screen. Usually I’m Marcus and he’s Dom. When this scene happened we both teared up. After the cutscenes were done we paused the game he said “Fuck I’m not Dom anymore!” Still a memorable moment to recall.
It's sad Marcus wanted to "Get him out of there" after the explosion, Dom was his brother, he meant the world to him. I'm sure it was unbelievable to him to even think of Dom being dead.
These times reminds us of what's the best and worst of out lives ! But hey people like us got to experience these cutscenes like they're apart of us ! You're the absolute best and I hope life brings u nothing but good
My god if they kill off Marcus, Baird or Cole i think I might not be able handle it due to losing dom, he acts and resembles my brother who was killed in Afghanistan years back and him and the Gears series in general has a special place in my heart. When he was still around he would always call me Marcus and I’d call him Dom cause we were big Gearheads, he never got to play Gears 3 cause he died shortly after it came out and I played the hell out of it and always picked Dom during horde and multiplayer to honor him. My gratitude for the makers of this amazing series, the awesome people I met online playing this amazing game and the marine corps for giving my brother a Purple Heart for his service. Semper Fi
Ronin me too bro it's 5 years later but Dom is still thought of I'm so sad too watch the video that I'm commenting to you on and read my speech about dom.
The voice acting and facial expressions really make this scene all the more impactful. Marcus’s delivery sells it. So does dom’s. I think the expressions all the characters make are emotional. Especially Dom saying “never thought it would end like this, huh Maria?” then him taking a breath, bracing for the impact. Letting go in those final moments. So simple yet so emotional.
Not being an elitist but if you play 1 2 and 3. The emotions you feel with scenes like this are profound. Someone who's never played could call this cheesy but it's honestly one of the saddest scenes I've ever seen. That INCLUDES movies and video games. This is especially so sad considering the scene with Maria in 2. Watching Marcuses face as Dom was driving was so fucking sad because Marcus had been mostly apathetic throughout the series. So you actually felt like you were marcus.One of the most emotional games I've ever played. A good example of a failure to manifest such a scene is in the new call of duty, when your friend gets his arm shut, then you have to go to his funeral that feels literally meaningless. What a mockery of drama.
+Brendan Keating yeah shit hits hard. Marcus, your typical cold tough guy in a shell loses it. He fucken loses it, and you can feel it. Not once did he lose it like this in 1 or 2. 1 was simple, funny, and action packed yet with a dark tone or feel in the background. 2 shit spoiler ahead for anyone who hasn't played it, was full of the same. Except with a unexpected twist. Maria, Tai, and hell even Ben. Tai fucken gets tortured like crazy, Dom finally finds Maria seeing her the way he wanted to see her. Only to see reality and to have to put her out of her misery after searching for so long and having to be on the edge of losing what little he had left. With no other choice, miles deep underground in Locust territory and Maria was too far gone to even recognize anything. He did what he had to. Though no it had to keep going, it didn't end there. After slightly recovering he ends up having to Maria's home town. How unfuckenfortunate. Memories of pain creeping back, on the brink of losing the last thing he cares for. His squad, his old friend Marcus. Just to end his fucken sorrow, after losing practically everything and seeing the horrid life of war. War unlike any horrific war in real life, war with merciless, inhumane, genocidal monsters. If human vs human wars can break a man just imagine what a war with these can do to you? Its no wonder why he just wanted to die and end his pain. To make it worse they play mad world, the song used in this franchise first trailer. A piece of a beginning used for an end. And marcus, finally shows he's only human. Legit masterpiece. Yet misunderstood by some people. Glad your not one of them.
Joey Guerrero yah dude I got the full effect because I've been with it since the first mad world trailer. Yah ik about everything ur saying. They practically knew exactly what they were doinh.
Brendan Keating yeah its amazing how well they thought of making this scene, I really wish a lot more people could experience the full effect. Cuz idk gears seems underrated for me, not many people talk about it. Well at least not the countless people that I've met.
Joey Guerrero no it was pretty underrated. The thing that deterred alot from playing was the roadie run. Really stupid. It took one of my friends a couple months before he could enjoy the game because he couldn't ignore how much the running annoyed him. A game that's able to balance game play with good story, setting and characters.. are few to come by.
The fact they play the instrumental for "Mad World" makes it even sadder... since the first Gears of War trailer had this song in it. I remember playing this with one of my friends and he played Dom and it wasn't the same for the rest of the game.
This is why games like Overhype can't even compete with real games that have an actual story behind it that just pulls the players in to the point they feel for them. Gears 1 you get and understanding for their world, Gears 2 you get to feel their sorrow and sacrifices, Gears 3 you feel everything from Gears 1 and 2 and just break down when there's finally hope but at a cost. This isn't just a story or a game, to me this is art and it's drawn with only a few colors, ash grey covers nearly the entire portrait but in those ashes you can see other colors standing out to show what lies behind those ashes.
You cry like a human being who doesn't deny their emotions. Nothing to be ashamed of or look down upon. In ancient Greece, men were allowed their emotions and it's probably why they were better people.
In the extended lore as well Dom also loses his kids to the Locust which is why his wife Maria fell into deep depression. When you think about it, Dom's story came full circle.
If someone cries when someone dies from a Game, Film/Movie, Programme/TVShow it is for one reason, and one reason alone..........Connection, and I don't just mean fan girls screaming because a character they had the hots for died, but because of all the history all the memories of that character, all the connections made. It doesn't help when sad music is played either.
I absolutely hated Dom all the way through Gears. Whiny, moany, miserable etc. Cried like a baby here though. You're right. Connection. Even though I didn't like him, his character was awesome, his motives were always clear and you had no choice but to empathise with him. Even moreso after Maria actually died. One of the greatest deaths ever. So powerful.
F**k's sake dude, it's almost been 8 years since Dom died and it still hurts to hear Marcus yell "Dom, no!" Feels bad, man. My guy just wanted to tend to his plants.
I swear this game and Halo reach just captured a different part of me. A young man captured by brotherhood and sacrifice. These two games really cemented what it is to be a team. Marcus was so devastated here and it really sets the tone for the scene. They were not only partners but they were brothers. And dom always felt like he was in Marcus’s shadow, so when the time arised for someone to stand out Dom took it with no hesitation. He wanted to give not only his brother a chance at survival but his team a glimmer of hope. When it seemed as if the hive and Locust were finally able to pin down the Cog, Dom stepped in to give them a fighting chance. Brothers to the end. Marcus and dom are the Gears of War that we grown to know and love and this scene just reinforces that bond. Truly brothers until the end
I just beat all 3 ot games with my girl she thought i was a pussy for crying over games until now i had already played the games when i was younger she even cried at marias death too
Who's here aft gears e-day
Watching trailers of gears 1-3. Hits me in the feels being almost 40 now
I'm here seen it this morning and teared up
Right here
Right here
Yup
Who else is here to pay respects to dom after the e-day trailer
me
Dom is a real one
Our brother in arms 🙏
I still get emotional from this scene
@@joebesnecker9966 fr i doing it on insane all of it it hard i on bother to the end /:
Dom is responsible for the two most heart wrenching scenes I’ve ever seen in a video game
2nd gotta be when he finds his wife lmk if im correct?
@@kylesweeney1189Correct
@@kylesweeney1189yeah, in Gears of War 2.
The only two scenes from a video game that ever brought tears to my eyes.
heck the FIRST is when he finds his wife. @@kylesweeney1189
Respect to all the grown men who cried.
Is enough to make a grown men cry. 😢
@@aveteranplayer6403 and that's ok
Still do.
fr
i was like 15 but yeah 😪
"Never thought it would end like this, huh? Huh, Maria?"
That line just hits me.
Gives me goosebumps whenever the music stops and he says that
I still cry to this day :(
That's when the tears start. It's like the floodgates, you can't stop.
Eric same
it makes me so sad... but at the same time, its all he wants. it's like he's earned his way back to his family, and in just a few seconds... it grants him the kind of piece that brings tears to his own eyes. it reminds me of dying soldiers who lose their sight just before dying, but can't stop crying tears of profound joy from all of the beauty that overwhelms them. dom died a heroes death, and deserves to find a way back to his family
Achievement Unlocked: Brothers to the End
SpacemanHardy really does add salt to the wound
I just got an ungodly amount of goosebumps from that
Me and my twin brother grew up playing gears of war and he passed away right before gears of war 3 came out . I pre ordered two copies before he died and even though it hurt not playing it with him I played and finished it because I owed it to him. Rip my brother. I miss you everyday Shawn
Money well spent my friend
@@ACEFISHERMAN4400 I'm sorry
"Dom..." Jesus. 31 Year old man over here tearing up. Came here after the new trailer. Nice to see you again Dom.
Same!
Same… 29 and it made me tear up haha good fucking game
This was the ending dom deserved. He died when he found out Maria and his daughter were dead. He found a cause to not only live for but to die for. His own brother was who he wanted to save. His life was a small price to pay to save his comrades. What a beautiful scene in this beautiful series. Dom did this for not only Maria but for Marcus as well. He showed him that he was willing to die for the cause. To end the war that took so many of their lives. Carmine, Tai, and so many more soldiers. He sacrificed his life to give his brothers a chance
🥺🥺
Every chainsaw kill after this was like revenge
Ben Mccarthy I swear I couldn't take doms death so I got revenge on the locust
Kill them all! What a epic and emotional moment. Dom! I hope Gears 4 can deliver this kind of moments but after reading some info, well, the story and campaign can possibly be a letdown :O
Haha! So 270$ for one Slim and Gears 4. Will happen, need to see this blood flowing once more.
Yeah, it's revenge for Carmine!
Cog Gear CARMINE WAS A DAMN FOOL
That “dom” at the end killed me. It’s 2022 and I’m still not over this 😔
Deranged 28 same
The thing that gets me is the “dom no!” His facial expression and everything
I don’t think no one is dude i drop tears every time I see it
Same bro
“Has to punch wall to feel manly again”
Had a cousin that took his life around the time this game came out and coincidentally he shares the name Santiago with dom and we would play lot of Gears 3 together, this cinematic will forever remind me of him 💯🙏🏽fly high Santiago Lorenzo Coronado 🕊
Sorry for your loss
lol
Sorry for your loss
@@marcGOAT1 dude
I Missed You My Brother!!! 😭
Gears of War E-Day is going to be an emotional roller coaster.
Dom will always be our brother in arms. Gotta represent with the Dom banner in gears 5 😅
When the manliest game made you cried
This scene always gives me goosebumps
How?
@@kawaiipotato6621 what about rdr2 and 1 cod 4 mw3
what?
But when gear of war 4 came out they had to bring back the sad moment by putting doom in the frist misson
When player 2's death actually matters 😢😢😢 Rest in Paradise Dom.
May he be with Maria wherever he is
Dio Brando dio what are you doing here?
Yeetus Feetus my boy, remembering the fallen
Dio Brando understood
Even Dio is saddened by Dom’s death. That’s when you know Dom was truly a brother.
Glad to see we’re coming back to this duo
I'd actually been spoiled that Dom was going to die, I just didn't know when. As soon as this chapter name flashed up as Brothers to the End, I'm like "fucking hell, here it comes." Still hit me like a truck. It absolutely stands as one of the very best death scenes in games to this day.
Also, as an aside, Nan McNamara (Anya's VA) absolutely killed it. The absolute anguish in her voice when she gets to Marcus knowing she has to stop him trying to help is just heartbreaking.
I had no spoilers and literally yelled “NO” at 3 am
Same man, some pos spoiled it for me too, i remember lookin over at my brother and just nodding my head when it finally happened, I always played as marcus and he always played as dom. Gears was the reason i bought an xbox 360 in the first place. Even having it spoiled its still such a terribly sad scene.
@@Cancer.people who spoil things like this are the worst i had gow 2018 final boss spoiled for me
@@DrSpogTTVI can relate
My buddies and I had completely called that Dom was gonna die in Gears 3 as soon as the trailers and stuff started coming out. It still didn't help. Gears ain't exactly some deep complex story, but holy hell did the OG trilogy know how to hit you where it hurt.
Manly tears were shed that day.
Hedrox i know right. It still gets to me man. Cried like a little girl when i first played it.
Same. I feel like I became Marcus when I played
Hedrox Greater love hath no man than who lays down his life for his brother.
This game just hits me right in the feels
Facts
“Marcus is out saving the world again and, I got be there for him”🥺
I love gears of war and this makes my hart crack
😞
F
Pain
This game is legend
I am so glad they just announced an E-Day prequel for Gears, that way we can look more deeply into their friendship, and suffer even more
That callback to the first Gears Of War trailer with Mad World's tune atop everything else is just heart-wrenching to this day.
It was the PERFECT music choice
As a little brother who was always player 2, I had a deep connection with Dom. For three games I would play as him as my brother would play Marcus. When that scene happened I was crying my eyes out. Playing someone else than Dom felt so wrong to me. He was the player 2 character and I lost him. Yet, his death felt right. I would be ready to sacrifice myself to ensure that my brother would be safe. In a way the player was Dom.
Same, although my brother and I are 30 something years old now, this scene still gets me. Dom was my character, but I would have done the same in his shoes, to save Marcus. What a great game, and what a great cinema scene.
Still chokes me up!
Alternativ man this is how I feel about my little brother he and I would play this together and he would always be dom because I loved top screen and Marcus and what you said made me realize that gears of war is a memory that every sibling best friend father mother or anyone close to you that you enjoyed this game with them and nobody can take the fun and excitement you had back when these games were played
I can relate this so much
dude stfu its a video game
Marcus: “DOM!!! NO!!!”
Me: *Uncontrollable crying*
Still hit hard in the heart and soul got me crying my eyes out years ago
Yeah when I was little I cry and still watching it makes me cry because this is one of the first games I’ve ever played.
As much as we admired Dom's character, if he didn't do what he did Marcus and all the others wouldn't have made it.
I will raze the earth for Dom
You can hear the pain when he said no 😔
Back after the E Day trailer, Brothers from start to end…
The worst part is that she says “It’s okay.” To Marcus, the same thing he said to dom when he found Maria
THE EQUALIZER off topic but do you play girls frontline
He deserved his place with his love and giving his blood brother hope.
@@yeetman3373 yes i do
@@theequalizer694 took me a while to figure out then i saw your pic
This part still sheds tears 😢 he'll of they make a full 4k next gen remastered version that will probably be too much to handle can anyone handle this in 4k with high settings
10 years later and this death is still the saddest for me in gaming
It always does.
The Soundtrack......
Hello again mustachio
Sorry but for me its thed death of ghost in cod mw 2
Why are you EVERYWHERE!?
Marcus wanting to go back into the fire to pull Dom out is true brotherhood. Even in the face of certain death Marcus still wants to believe the man who has always been by his side, is still alive.
One of the saddest and best moments in the franchise
Who came back in 2024 after watching the trailer to e-day😢
Dom's death is one of the main reasons I saved JD in Gears of War 5.
Funny the d in jd is domonic aka doms name
Me too. I couldn’t bear to see Marcus lose the only one he had left.
Dude same!
Surely he annoyed me a bit in gears 5 but didnt want Marcus to get any sadder then he already is he lost his
Father
Wife
Best friend
Noy JD
Me too
Marcus desperately trying to get him out of the burning truck crushes my heart every time.
Thats what brothers do..
I would do the same even if I burned my hands to shit trying while someone stops me this scene is heart crushing
@@jonathanoxlade4252that's what brothers do
I died inside when he died and gears 3 is my favorite but come on. Anyone but Dom 😢
Anya saved his life because he was definitely going in there
Playing Gears Of War E Day is gonna hurt knowing Dom’s inevitable fate
Who’s here after seeing the Gears of war E-Day Trailer and seeing Dom again. 😭😭😭
This exact thing is why I think of this game as the Best videogame in the world.
Period.
R.I.P. Dominic.
bonamin what chapter is it cause I think I'm close to it or what act
boi u said this yesterday?
U still haven't finished da game?
Yea it explains the relationship between me and my friend adam
Definetly up there!! As unique concept of art and gameplay!! Both the soundtrack and the visuals!! The plot and character development!! The series always threw one curveball after another. Sadly, I am not invested with the recent games, but 1-3 were amazing!!
Who’s here to cry after watching the new E-Day trailer?
This is gonna hit way harder after playing E Day 😭
You feel the pain in Marcus's voice every single time.
Prazed Platoon i feel the jake the dog in marcus’s voice every time
It fucking kills me
I just realized too, at the end. " dom your father still needs us." "Dom..." he doesn't even care, he just misses dom.
It sucks even more because of what Marcus says afterwards.
"Let me get him out of there!"
No one could have survived that, but at that point he just couldn't believe that Dom was gone. ;-;
Only way he could have survived is if a locust hole opened up under him as the explosion happened and even if it did happen I doubt how someone could survive the fall
Tai would
+The Weaboo Hunter Tai has proven to be very weak against the attack suicide. :P
Wolverine would have
he was in denial
This still hits hard. This is why we have to protect good stories and not let them be ruined.
Gears has already been ruined, at least we'll always have the masterpiece that is the original trilogy.
Marcus watched so many people die over the decades, from the Pendulum Wars to the Locust war. Kim, Anthony, so many good Gears, even a young kid like Benjamin which also affected him more than it seems, but this was the death that broke him, only matched by his own father. Marcus lost everyone, well, except for Anya, and the original gang of misfits and grub killers, but Dom was the brother he always wanted, the only brother he ever needed. Really hurts the soul man, and the VA (can’t remember his name but he’s done a lot a good work over the years, even playing Joker in under the red hood I believe) but this is who I think of whenever I hear that man voicing anything or anyone else.
RIP Dom, and I wish and hope that Gears will return to its former glory, same with Halo and the others, but that seems to have passed.
In the books he was originally best friends with Carlos (Doms older brother) he died in the pendulum wars which drew Marcus and dom closer. Crazy what Marcus had gone through!
Between Gears of War 3 and 4 Anya also dies. Marcus cannot catch a break at all
We are back, brother ❤
5 years later still not over it.
Dominic Santiago
A hero, Sacrificed himself to save his friends, and a Husband to Maria Santiago.
May they Rest In Peace.
Jayjkilla NZ between this and maria death scene I cried haha
Jayjkilla NZ 2018 seeing this still makes me tear a bit...
Aye whats up man, didn't think I'd see you here
And a father
Jayjkilla NZ :,,,(
I cried when this happen man. Who knew a video game can make a grown man cry
amen to that brother i cried too
+Jonathan Pierre a tear slid down my eye
Dan Josef now he's finally together with Maria in heaven 😪 R.I.P. Dom
you ugly asf dude.
A Gay Ewok to who?
Here after the E-Day trailer... god it still hurts
Who’s here after GoW E-Day Announcement Trailer?
HERE!
this is one of the only things that can make a grown man cry.
guy weinstein *cough* the walking dead season one *cough*
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Chubby Kittens nehhhhhh!
This and terminator 2s ending
Chubby Kittens nehh
My best friend and I played this series. He always played as Dom and he took his own life last December. Tears of irony rolling out of me right now.
I’m really sorry to hear mate. 😞
Sorry to hear that, mate. Hang in there. Life hurts sometimes. Hope you're in a better place now. Life can get good also.
You have Our Condolences
Corny as it sounds, we lost a Gear both in game and real life.
I hope your friend is somewhere happier. My condolences friend.
⚙️
I lost my best friend 2 years after graduating high school. He took his own life as well. We played video games together among so many other things. I think about him alot. It's been 19 years and I dont think I'll ever get over it. The best thing we can do is to remember them. Hold them. To acknowledge that they existed and live our lives because they cant live there's. RIP Jose Gutierrez Guerrero.
1:42 I really love the way the scene transitions from fast and epic to suddenly slow and quiet as we(the viewer)along with Marcus begin to realize what's about to happen. Watching Marcus freeze(instead of get to safety)as he tries to comprehend what Dom is about to do is really heartbreaking to watch....The music compliments it so well.
WE ARE SO BACK! WOOOOOOOOOOO
here I am, nearly 8 years later and I'm still crying over his death
Edit: 2022 now, and its still causing the waterworks. Damn it.
Same here. His story through the three games is so tragic but you think maybe he's going to finally be able to be done with everything after this game, but instead his tragic story ends even more tragically.
Ive just recently played gears 3, i know the feels...
Same
Hah same man. Everytime
mate that's gay.
whenever he says "never thought it would end like this, huh? huh maria?" chills and tears happen. and then Marcus says " Dom! NO!" and then i ball ery dam time
RuuFiss Yeah bro. Couldn't have said it better.
jesus yes
My god I love this game
t e a r s h a p p e n
I just remember I just sat there silently for like 30 mins after watching this scene for the first time.
Anyone here after watching the Gears of War: E-Day announcement trailer! 😔
I cried my eyes out when I knew he was going to die. One of the best video game characters ever. Dom is the only one out of the group who actually cared about everybody.
Dude had a heart of gold. The most genuine character
Remember when Dom bailed you out in GOW1? Well, he bailed you out again... Dom has always been the big brother :(
Angel george Yeah, he’d also run into the beserker or raam. Like damn it dom 😂
Little brother, Marcus is older than Dom by 3 years. Marcus was actually friends with Carlos Santiago(Dom’s older brother). The sad thing is that Carlos died the same way, when the Cog was at war with the United Indie Republics an infantry fighting vehicle was slaughtering Marcus’ and Carlos’ unit. Carlos ran towards the IFV and and stuck himself with several grenades ran on top and blew himself up. And Anya’s mother died in that skirmish too.
and as such, we were always marcus fenix.. thus, we lost a brother here.
Actually Marcus is older and was best friends with Dom’s older brother Carlos....who died by blowing himself up to save Marcus.
Andrew Pandrew well yeah but I think it’s more of like when the big brother always protects his little brother type of mindset like how dom did for Marcus
Can we take a moment to appreciate John DiMaggio's voice acting and mannerisms? He pulled off such a great depiction of a man losing his greatest friend/brother like it was actually happening to him. No cheesey dialogue just raw, devastating emotion.
Who else came here besides me after watching the Gears of war "E-Day" trailer? Goosebumps...
DOM IS BACK!!!!!!!
Lift your head up gamer your headset is falling off
:)
Legendary comment
let it fall. it’s a moment of respect for Dom
How is this comment not getting at least 2k likes? 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐
How do you like a comment more than once?
This is what happens when you vote for Carmine to live
Sad comment...sad comment... Sad comment... Oh man then I saw this, you made my day 😂😂😂
+Cog Gear Never thought of it that way lmao ..Guess they had to kill somebody off huh
LOL BUT HES MY FAV SO AS DOM AWW WICH SHOULD I CHOSE
I actually thought the same thing
+Cog Gear Benjamin carmine already died so they couldn't let Clayton carmine die either, it would make it sound like all Carmines are shit
We know why we’re here boys ⚙️
Don’t worry guys, it’s 2024 and DOM IS BACK BOYS!
Someone else here after Gears of war E-Day announced? Dom 🫡
It's been confirmed that JD Fenix's full name is indeed, James Dominic Fenix. His legacy lives on with the son of his best friend, Marcus.
fucking hell the feels
Joseph Ocasio with the son of his brother.
Joseph Ocasio why would you tell me this. I'm in fucking tears
Joseph Ocasio the dom and Maria Easter egg in gow4 is fucking amazing
When I was younger, me and my Dad played through all the Gears in co-op and I was always player 2. Needless to say when the music started and I realized what was happening, I bawled my eyes out for like 30 minutes afterwards with my dad finally telling me something like "You gotta let him go buddy". This was and still to this day is easily the saddest part of any video game in my opinion. Afterwards, playing as anyone other than Dom never felt right. Just proves what an amazing series gears of war is.
that's actually really sweet. what a cool dad
@Brometheus Most definitely. As time passed and I grew older, Me and my Dad slowly drifted apart. It was mainly because he was just always so busy with work. There would be times where I would go a week or two without even seeing him even though he lived in the same house. He'd be working by the time I got dressed and left for school and would still be working when I got home and even through Dinner/Bed time. The Gears series were really the only Video Games he liked playing and so I cherished every single moment we spent playing together because it was really the only 1 on 1 time I would get with him. We never really did typical Father-Son stuff like playing catch, working out, riding bikes, watching movies, going out to get Ice Cream, etc. So in short, you're totally right. I'll definitely remember it forever Lol. Some of the Fondest memories I have of my Dad are from playing GOW with him!
@@stupidmclovin Hope you're okay, man.
This hit me hard in the gears series
Me and my dad did too.
I was really sad to see dom die and my dad felt sad too we love him very much and dad gears end at three as well
After dom died it didn't felt the same
Dom in the EDay trailer brought me here to pay respects
Reallll🙏🏻🙏🏻
Who’s come here after the E-Day trailer
Gears of war ended at 3.
AGREED
Yes
FearxHorizoN *OG Gears of War fans like that*
finally someone said it
@@hammer4483 Dom didn't sacrifice himself for epic to throw up 4 & 5 we found peace with 3
No one is more sad than the people like me who played Dom in co-op from start to finish
I remember when I was much younger playing with my older brother as Dom and thinking he was so cool. Now with my brother gone and seeing this it was so sad. You just gotta look back on the good times.
So true. I played with my little sister. She was Dom from the beginning. After this part she was heartbroken 😂 but i was sad too
Ikr
Me
I feel you man. Me and my brother played the campaign together; he was always Marcus and I was always Dom. When this scene happened, I felt empty inside. It was just so sad
whos here after the announcement of gears E day
💔💔 me
Me..
Damn this still hits hard.
i got chills
11 years later and I’m still not over this
When he is talking to Maria @m@ Gears 2 with that was depressing enough, this just...my heart
I’m getting the Player 2 blues. Im the wimpy little kid everyone would pick on and rip the control out his hands that would make sooo sad back in the day. I could legit cry lol i would try not to. And on top of that i was always excited to play this when no one else was because i had play station. I just miss the early 2000’s man, we should’ve frozen time during that period. People made sense back then now everyone is weird
12 years, and crying my eyes out. Just finished Act 3 and it's just as painful now as it was then.
@@chadbuchanan7044 bruv, me too. I'm still shookeith of Dom's passing 😭
Have to grieve brother! It's part of the healing process. May the lord bless your soul!
watching this years later,still makes me tear up a bit. I cried like a little bitch when I first played that mission and saw the scene.
it doesn't matter how many times i see this scene. every time i cry like a pansy
I still cry like a bitch every time I play the game
Yogurt Tf2 admin gow 3 is in my top 10 favorite games
my ex was always dom and she cried with me when we played this part. still get teary eyed watching this
Godslayer9000 ____ :,(
who's here after the gears E-Day teaser?
Welcome back, Dom.
The voice acting is just incredible when he screamed " DOM NO" I got chills
I remember playing this back in 2011 and tearing up, man you felt for both Marcus and Dom such great characters. To this day it still chokes me up, It is such a good and memorable death. RIP DOM.
Loopy Longplays I was already on the verge of tears knowing what Dom was about to do and as soon as mad world started playing it all came out like a frickin dam collapsing
Ever since the first Gears my brother and I would always do split screen. Usually I’m Marcus and he’s Dom. When this scene happened we both teared up. After the cutscenes were done we paused the game he said “Fuck I’m not Dom anymore!” Still a memorable moment to recall.
The Overboss WANA DO IT RAW? THIS SCENE STILL MAKES ME CRY TOO... EVEN IF IT'S IN PRISON
Anthony Palumbo my excuse was I’m going to lantik shitty, NO RUBER
"You feel that....that’s for dom, and everyone else you killed you bitch."
Finished gears 5 and had to revisit this scene. Still hits the same way. Still Most emotional video game death I’ve ever watched. Dom was a legend
Here after the new gears teaser 🥲
It's sad Marcus wanted to "Get him out of there" after the explosion, Dom was his brother, he meant the world to him. I'm sure it was unbelievable to him to even think of Dom being dead.
Anthony Ruiz did you know they had known each other since they were like 8?
Hmm.... That's the way it is.... Arthur morgan: I gave e you everything
@@PrederNationteam74 why must you make me sadder
Mad world such a sad yet a meaningful song that c an hVe many memes
It was..
8 years later and this scene still hits hard
Yeah man losing Dom is like losing a part of myself
These times reminds us of what's the best and worst of out lives ! But hey people like us got to experience these cutscenes like they're apart of us ! You're the absolute best and I hope life brings u nothing but good
Brilliant Writing and acting!
Imagine if he just drove off and left 😂
Dom's Back 😭
Anyone here after seeing the E-Day trailer? LONG LIVE DOM!
My god if they kill off Marcus, Baird or Cole i think I might not be able handle it due to losing dom, he acts and resembles my brother who was killed in Afghanistan years back and him and the Gears series in general has a special place in my heart.
When he was still around he would always call me Marcus and I’d call him Dom cause we were big Gearheads, he never got to play Gears 3 cause he died shortly after it came out and I played the hell out of it and always picked Dom during horde and multiplayer to honor him.
My gratitude for the makers of this amazing series, the awesome people I met online playing this amazing game and the marine corps for giving my brother a Purple Heart for his service.
Semper Fi
If they ever kill off Marcus I'm just straight up done with Gears. Not being able to play as him sucks enough in 4 and 5 sucks enough.
Dang I'm sorry for your loss man, truly I've been there.
Im sorry for your loss
Im sorry for your loss
Barricade 2oo4 thx
5 years later still sad as hell. I feel so empty inside when the music starts to play.
Baritone Holy shit its really been 5 years!? It feels like yesterday when i cried like a baby
Daniel Rosiles Fr
Ronin me too bro it's 5 years later but Dom is still thought of I'm so sad too watch the video that I'm commenting to you on and read my speech about dom.
same Damnit Why Dom!!!! 💔
Most exclusive console games look far better than others released on multiple platforms.
dom main coming back after E-day reveal.. we’re back boys.
The voice acting and facial expressions really make this scene all the more impactful. Marcus’s delivery sells it. So does dom’s. I think the expressions all the characters make are emotional. Especially Dom saying “never thought it would end like this, huh Maria?” then him taking a breath, bracing for the impact. Letting go in those final moments. So simple yet so emotional.
Not being an elitist but if you play 1 2 and 3. The emotions you feel with scenes like this are profound. Someone who's never played could call this cheesy but it's honestly one of the saddest scenes I've ever seen. That INCLUDES movies and video games. This is especially so sad considering the scene with Maria in 2. Watching Marcuses face as Dom was driving was so fucking sad because Marcus had been mostly apathetic throughout the series. So you actually felt like you were marcus.One of the most emotional games I've ever played. A good example of a failure to manifest such a scene is in the new call of duty, when your friend gets his arm shut, then you have to go to his funeral that feels literally meaningless. What a mockery of drama.
'the last of us' was a heavy hitter too.
+Brendan Keating yeah shit hits hard. Marcus, your typical cold tough guy in a shell loses it. He fucken loses it, and you can feel it. Not once did he lose it like this in 1 or 2. 1 was simple, funny, and action packed yet with a dark tone or feel in the background. 2 shit spoiler ahead for anyone who hasn't played it, was full of the same. Except with a unexpected twist. Maria, Tai, and hell even Ben. Tai fucken gets tortured like crazy, Dom finally finds Maria seeing her the way he wanted to see her. Only to see reality and to have to put her out of her misery after searching for so long and having to be on the edge of losing what little he had left. With no other choice, miles deep underground in Locust territory and Maria was too far gone to even recognize anything. He did what he had to. Though no it had to keep going, it didn't end there. After slightly recovering he ends up having to Maria's home town. How unfuckenfortunate. Memories of pain creeping back, on the brink of losing the last thing he cares for. His squad, his old friend Marcus. Just to end his fucken sorrow, after losing practically everything and seeing the horrid life of war. War unlike any horrific war in real life, war with merciless, inhumane, genocidal monsters. If human vs human wars can break a man just imagine what a war with these can do to you? Its no wonder why he just wanted to die and end his pain. To make it worse they play mad world, the song used in this franchise first trailer. A piece of a beginning used for an end. And marcus, finally shows he's only human. Legit masterpiece. Yet misunderstood by some people. Glad your not one of them.
Joey Guerrero yah dude I got the full effect because I've been with it since the first mad world trailer. Yah ik about everything ur saying. They practically knew exactly what they were doinh.
Brendan Keating yeah its amazing how well they thought of making this scene, I really wish a lot more people could experience the full effect. Cuz idk gears seems underrated for me, not many people talk about it. Well at least not the countless people that I've met.
Joey Guerrero no it was pretty underrated. The thing that deterred alot from playing was the roadie run. Really stupid. It took one of my friends a couple months before he could enjoy the game because he couldn't ignore how much the running annoyed him. A game that's able to balance game play with good story, setting and characters.. are few to come by.
This is one of the video game deaths that actually affected me
Logan Mattingly it’s the saddest video game death, nothing can change our minds
Shit never hits any less harder.
I swear 😢😢😢
Same man its sad to see him die but now happy to see him back
I'm not crying, you're crying...
The fact they play the instrumental for "Mad World" makes it even sadder... since the first Gears of War trailer had this song in it. I remember playing this with one of my friends and he played Dom and it wasn't the same for the rest of the game.
This is why games like Overhype can't even compete with real games that have an actual story behind it that just pulls the players in to the point they feel for them. Gears 1 you get and understanding for their world, Gears 2 you get to feel their sorrow and sacrifices, Gears 3 you feel everything from Gears 1 and 2 and just break down when there's finally hope but at a cost.
This isn't just a story or a game, to me this is art and it's drawn with only a few colors, ash grey covers nearly the entire portrait but in those ashes you can see other colors standing out to show what lies behind those ashes.
gen 7 in a nutshell. Great games!
You've said it best, bud
then Judgement and GoW 4 arrives
+forsain420 yep, that ruined everything
Brought a tear in my eye man
I'm here to say. DOM IS F*CKING BACK!!!!!!!!
this is the only game that i actually cared about someones death. this game triolgy made me cry like a baby.
"never thought it was gonna end like this , huh ,huh, Maria?" - Most rememberable quote from a video game , R.I.P Dom , you will be missed
🙏🏾😇👼🙏🏾 so sad
Years later and I'm still not over it!
Very rarely will I cry, but for Dom, who's already lost Maria and sacrifices his life to save his friends? I cry like a bitch.
You cry like a human being who doesn't deny their emotions. Nothing to be ashamed of or look down upon. In ancient Greece, men were allowed their emotions and it's probably why they were better people.
In the extended lore as well Dom also loses his kids to the Locust which is why his wife Maria fell into deep depression. When you think about it, Dom's story came full circle.
You cry like a brother, which is what this game made all of us. Brothers to the end.
Lost his best friend and his father in the same game😢
Who's here after Dom's back??
If someone cries when someone dies from a Game, Film/Movie, Programme/TVShow it is for one reason, and one reason alone..........Connection, and I don't just mean fan girls screaming because a character they had the hots for died, but because of all the history all the memories of that character, all the connections made. It doesn't help when sad music is played either.
Dom was my favourite character... and he had to die :'(''
The amount of emotion put into that scene is extraordinary though.
I absolutely hated Dom all the way through Gears. Whiny, moany, miserable etc.
Cried like a baby here though. You're right. Connection. Even though I didn't like him, his character was awesome, his motives were always clear and you had no choice but to empathise with him. Even moreso after Maria actually died.
One of the greatest deaths ever. So powerful.
***** NOOO NOT LEE ;__;
SPOILER (Mass Effect 3)
Commander Shepard :'(
F**k's sake dude, it's almost been 8 years since Dom died and it still hurts to hear Marcus yell "Dom, no!"
Feels bad, man. My guy just wanted to tend to his plants.
His tomatoes 💔
I swear this game and Halo reach just captured a different part of me. A young man captured by brotherhood and sacrifice. These two games really cemented what it is to be a team. Marcus was so devastated here and it really sets the tone for the scene. They were not only partners but they were brothers. And dom always felt like he was in Marcus’s shadow, so when the time arised for someone to stand out Dom took it with no hesitation. He wanted to give not only his brother a chance at survival but his team a glimmer of hope. When it seemed as if the hive and Locust were finally able to pin down the Cog, Dom stepped in to give them a fighting chance. Brothers to the end. Marcus and dom are the Gears of War that we grown to know and love and this scene just reinforces that bond. Truly brothers until the end
Who’s here 8 years later because they miss when the game can out
I am,i cant relive my childhood since my 360 doesn't work anymore,sadly
This game was great
I just beat all 3 ot games with my girl she thought i was a pussy for crying over games until now i had already played the games when i was younger she even cried at marias death too
@@soulcrusher8680 you can get a 360 or even an xbox one for pretty cheap nowadays
Me
Gears of War?! Moar liek Tears of war hahahahahaha-
*collapses to the ground crying uncontrollably*
Lol so stupid
@@esplicitittyyy6563 no you
@Deebeegeek where you at
Okay Chad Warren
@@esplicitittyyy6563 Tom Hanks? More like No Thanks *HAHAHAHAHAHA*