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Did you know that Gears of War isn\u2019t set on Earth? That\u2019s news to some players, who are starting to discover various eccentricities about the series as they dive into Gears of War: E-Day<\/em>, the latest entry. The unique Gears setting in particular is the basis of a crockpot fan theory as old as the series itself: that heightened in-universe gravity is why every character is so comically jacked. But according to lead creatives on E-Day<\/em>, there is no truth to that theory whatsoever.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Gears of War takes place on a planet named Sera. Though it\u2019s Earth-like in general composition, Sera is distinct in notable ways: It has two moons, days last for 26 hours, and years run an average of 440 days. Also, the center of the planet is hollow and home to a horde of mutants hellbent on the destruction of humanity. (E-Day<\/em> explores the first day of said destruction.)<\/p>\n\n
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So the theory goes like this: Due to the planetary characteristics, Sera must have a stronger gravitational pull than standard Earth gravity. (This would also explain why Gears of War characters can barely jump.) Since these higher-than-standard gravitational forces are constantly bearing down on human bodies, biology compensates by leading them to pack on ridiculous amounts of muscle mass.<\/p>\n
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Image: The Coalition\/Xbox Game Studios<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve heard of that,\u201d Gears of War: E-Day<\/em> art director Aryan Hanbeck told Polygon during an interview at Gamescom 2026.<\/p>\nI\u2019m by no means a Gears of War lore scholar. But I\u2019ve been playing the games on and off for two decades, and have never heard the games mention the Gravity That Makes You Jacked. Even trawling the various Wikis and official pages for Gears of War lore has turned up nothing to confirm or deny it. Nevertheless, this theory stubbornly pops up in corners of the fandom year after year. You needn\u2019t look far to find Reddit posts regurgitating it, often paired with the suggestion that Marcus, Dom, and all the other COG soldiers (or \u201cGears\u201d) are simply just loaded up on steroids.<\/p>\n
The truth, at least according to Gears of War brand director Nicole Fawcette, is far more down to Ear- uhhh, I mean Sera: food. So much food. Enough daily food to individually feed three<\/em> fully grown adult human people.<\/p>\n\n
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Image: The Coalition\/Xbox Game Studios<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cThere’s references in the books that they eat like 6,000 calories a day and stuff like that,\u201d Fawcette said. \u201cI think that’s probably more in line than the gravity. Sera is an Earth-like planet, but I don’t think we’ve put any hard lore in terms of a gravitational field.\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s another gap of logic in the gravity theory. What about the civilians? If Sera\u2019s gravity is supposed to explain why Gears have tree trunks for forearms, why are the regular people regular-people-sized? Wouldn\u2019t they too walk around with traps like the Andes? Whether Earth or Sera gravity, Gears are subject to intense training regimens that put all 6,000 of those daily calories to work.<\/p>\n
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\u201c[Gears are] carrying the burden of the armor as well. They’re in this giant tank-like armor, so they’re always gonna be a bit bigger than everybody else,\u201d Fawcette said. \u201cThat\u2019s the charm of Gears, that character design. That\u2019s something we wanted to maintain.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe always think that the Gears are a little bit larger than life,\u201d Hanbeck said. \u201cLike if a Gear walked into this room, we’d be like, \u2018Oh my God.\u2019 So, you know, we want them to feel a little more jacked. […] It’s part of the mystique.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re debunking the gravity,\u201d Hanbeck added.<\/p>\n\n
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