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Fictional character in Gears of War franchise

Fictional character

JD Fenix
Gears of War graphic symbol
In-game render of JD Fenix property a Gnasher Shotgun, as he appears in Gears of War iv.
First advent	Gears of War 4 (2016)
Created by	The Coalition
Voiced by	Liam McIntyre
In-universe information
Full proper noun	James Dominic Fenix
Position	Lieutenant (formerly) Captain (Gears 5)
Affiliation	Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) Outsiders
Family	Marcus Fenix (father) Anya Stroud (mother) Adam Fenix (grandfather) Elaine Fenix (grandmother)

James Dominic Fenix, better known as JD Fenix or J.D. Fenix, is a fictional character in the Gears of War franchise. The son of recurring series protagonist Marcus Fenix, he kickoff appears as the protagonist of the 2016 game, Gears of War iv, and also appears in Gears five. Prior to the events of Gears of War 4, he originally held the rank of lieutenant in service of the supranational and intergovernmental military collective known as the Coalition of Ordered Governments ("COG"), and later defected to a loosely organized faction of rebel human being settlers who live exterior of the COG's walled settlements in the world of Sera. By the events of Gears 5, he has rejoined the COG to fight a new threat to humanity. The character is voiced by Australian thespian Liam McIntyre. Outside of the video game series, JD has appeared in the novels Gears of War: Ascendance and Gears of War: Bloodlines.

The concept of JD as a character originated when series creator Epic Games was however in early development for a direct sequel to Gears of Wars three. The Coalition, a subsidiary of Xbox Game Studios and the current developers responsible for the Gears of War franchise following the difference of Epic Games from the serial, intended for JD Fenix to headline a new generation of main characters introduced in Gears of War four.

The graphic symbol has had a mixed reception, with commentary focusing on his concrete appearance likewise as interactions with his companions. Some reviewers constitute JD to be an unconvincing or uncharismatic atomic number 82 character and compared him unfavorably to Marcus Fenix and Kait Diaz, while his narrative role in Gears five has generated give-and-take about the future of the Gears of State of war franchise.

Evolution [edit]

According to then-studio head of the Coalition Rod Fergusson, the ideas of setting the fourth main series game in the future and for Marcus to have a son named JD were originally conceived at Ballsy Games prior to the Microsoft's conquering of the intellectual property.^[1] Fergusson fabricated the determination to set Gears of War iv 25 years later on Gears of State of war iii,^[2] paired with a "fresh visual aesthetic" to match its new story which feature a vibrant and youthful cast. In a 2019 interview with VentureBeat, Fergusson further elaborated that this helped give the developers "a lot of head room" in terms of where the younger cast of characters as they could be inverse and transformed over time, and referred to JD'south character arc in Gears 5 equally an example.^[three] In writing for new characters, Franchise Narrative Director Bonnie Jean Mah stated that these new characters, with or without their connections and trappings to the Gears of War universe, need to be interesting and believable in their own way every bit function of their guiding principle.^[2]

Within the game universe, JD is the son of Marcus Fenix and Anya Stroud.^[4] He is named later on Marcus' deceased best friend, Dominic Santiago.^[v] He is described as "an idealist who wants to live his life with purpose", and the graphic symbol'southward backstory involve him running abroad from domicile equally a youth and enlisting with the armed forces of the Coalition of Ordered Governments, leading to a rift between him and his father who disapproves of his actions.^[6] JD somewhen attains the rank of lieutenant earlier going AWOL with his best friend Delmont "Del" Walker due to a classified incident involving the deaths of innocent civilians past COG security forces, and seeks refuge within an Outsider village led past Reyna Diaz, who oppose the autocratic rule of the COG government.^[6] JD'southward distinguishing features include blond hair, blue-greyness eyes, a slight unshaven stubble, as well as a previously cleaved olfactory organ which The Coalition intended to "give him more than graphic symbol".^[7] Unlike his father, JD is written as a goofier and more lighthearted graphic symbol,^[6] who regularly makes quippy remarks instead of growling in a dour way.^[8]

For the character models of JD and his friends, the squad attempted to redesign the human being characters of the Gears of War franchise with more realistic body proportions.^[ix] The team experimented with taking personal effects off a character model'south waists or legs to reduce their overall mass. They concluded that it "looked odd" as in that location is already an established gear up of subjective expectations for the franchise's characters, particularly with the way they would movement effectually in the in-game environs or take encompass.^[9] According to artistic director Chuck Osieja, the team resolved to find a middle footing betwixt the "behemothic moon boots and big blocky characters" of the original games, and realistic and believable sensibilities while retaining the "power and strength" that Gears characters.^[nine]

The Coalition intended for JD's grapheme design to be recognizable when portrayed by a cosplayer at a fan convention.^[7] Visually, JD'southward look undergoes a number of changes between Gears of War 4 and Gears 5. In the former, JD is a erstwhile COG soldier trapped between two divergent worlds and is trying to adapt to the Outsiders' lifestyle.^[7] To reflect and convey the concept of duality in JD's visual design, his style of apparel integrates COG tech with the Outsiders' signature reclaimed clothing to help visually differentiate him.^[7] JD is not shown to be wearing whatsoever armor when his first appears as a fellow member of the Outsiders; instead, he combines a reclaimed leather jacket with typical COG-styled accessories like a holster, backpack and military boots.^[7] To reflect the introduction of chancy atmospheric condition elements into the gameplay of Gears of State of war 4, concept artists explored putting a hood and googles on JD's face to bear witness protection from stiff winds, but settled on a subtler approach via a faded regular army greenish scarf every bit an accessory instead of obscuring his face.^[vii] JD'southward final look, post-obit his reunion with Marcus, has him wearing khaki piece of work pants and a rolled-sleeve sweatshirt under his protective chest plate.^[8]

JD'south look and personality in Gears 5 undergoes a dramatic alter following an incident at the decision of the game'southward outset act, which is intended to reflect his intense gainsay experiences since Gears of State of war 4.^[ten] Besides a shaved head and grown out beard, he also has a severe scar on his face, and wears a medical device for hurting direction of his even so-healing arm which glows blue when activated.^[x] Like the game's other main characters, JD undergoes costume changes to lucifer the environments they visit.

Portrayal [edit]

It'due south kind of terrifying, considering I get to be the lead in a new era of Gears, which is unbelievable, amazing, and exciting. I'm the legacy, because my dad is Marcus Fenix. JD's a soldier and a bit of a freedom fighter, and in his heart he'southward a fleck of a renegade. He's different from Marcus, but he's still that heroic archetype."

Liam McIntyre^[11]

Liam McIntyre voiced JD Fenix for all video game appearances

JD's phonation role player, Liam McIntyre, described his grapheme as "very different to his father in the sense that he gets to exist the new young kid on the block. He'southward sort of the millennial of the story."^{[12] [13]} McIntyre noted that JD brings a fresh perspective into the series, noting that "he sees his tough grump of father but he's the young hopeful 1", and depict JD's attempts to reconcile with his father as yielding potential for a "wonderful kind of conflict".^[thirteen] As JD is born after the war with the Locust Horde and had not gone through any of the hardship his father had experienced, he thinks that he is making the world a meliorate place and that he does non want to emulate his begetter.^[12] McIntyre said the events of Gears of State of war four is a formative feel for the character as he starts to run into some of the terrible things his father in one case saw, and his personality would evolve from these experiences.^[12]

McIntyre best-selling that he is a lifelong fan of video games, and that he was excited to secure the role of JD Fenix, his first video game grapheme function.^[14] He admitted to take experienced pressure about playing the son of an iconic video game character as he wanted to alive up to the expectations of "hardcore fans of the franchise".^[12] On the differences between portraying a video game character as opposed to working in television or film, McIntyre explained in an interview that he is more likely to exist working in an bodily fix which replicates the setting, which is something he had taken for granted; whereas for a video game character office, he would be reliant on extensive instructions to visualize a given scene answer to the circumstances the player character find themselves in, and that he spends a lot of energy vocalizing to his best ability.^[13] McIntyre opined that other actors in the industry have begun to form the view that "uniquely amazing stories" could exist told through the video game medium due to its interactive nature, and that while he portrays JD Fenix, the player also has bureau in the character's deportment and is not a passive observer.^{[12] [13]}

Appearances [edit]

Gears of War four [edit]

JD appears every bit the actor character of Gears of State of war iv; prior to the events of the game, JD defected from the COG armed forces alongside Del and joined a faction of Outsiders who occasionally raid COG settlements for resources like materials and power. Using his inside knowledge of the COG administration, JD leads ane such raid on an unfinished and unoccupied COG settlement to steal a special fabricator device, which is capable of chop-chop amalgam munitions. JD and his group manage to fend off the settlement's robotic DeeBee soldiers and escape back to their hamlet with the fabricator. However, the COG's First Minister Mina Jinn locates and confronts JD'due south grouping via a robot proxy which broadcasts her letters. Assuming that the Outsiders are responsible for a slew of missing COG citizens, she orders a contingent of DeeBee forces to assault the hamlet in pursuit of JD, who helped the villagers repel the invasion.

As night falls and the villagers recover from the attack, a "swarm" of monstrous creatures get in and abduct everyone, except for JD and his companions who had been inadvertently locked away by Reyna. JD visits his estranged father Marcus Fenix who resides at the dilapidated Stroud family estate to inquire for help in tracking the villagers, where they are attacked by Jinn's DeeBee forces. Marcus artillery JD's group and leads their escape into the wilds. They travel to Fort Reval, where thousands of Locust corpses were buried at the determination of the state of war 25 years ago, to investigate a possible lead suggested by Marcus, who is soon abducted past a creature the group dubbed the Snatcher. JD and his friends pursue the Snatcher, eventually discovering testify of numerous human beings being harvested and mutated into Swarm creatures. Marcus is located and rescued before he is processed, and reveals that the Swarm are in fact mutated iterations of a resurgent Locust Horde following a long term flow of dormancy where they undergo a metamorphosis. As Marcus was also briefly connected to the Swarm'southward hive mind, JD and his friends also larn that Reyna is still alive and prepare out to detect her, only ultimately fails to rescue her in time past the game's ending.

Gears five [edit]

Past the opening events of Gears 5, which takes identify two weeks afterward Reyna'south decease, JD has rejoined the COG along with his father and friends in order to fight the new Swarm threat as members of the newly reformed Delta Squad, which was led past Marcus in the original Gears of State of war trilogy. JD is the player grapheme of the game's start act, where several elements of his backstory established in the game's ancestor is fleshed out: he is revealed to be the successful event of a breeding program initiated by Beginning Minister Jinn, whose mother Anya Stroud is originally infertile but subsequently passed away due to unspecified circumstances. JD's former comrade Fahz Chutani also reveals during an consignment to assist with evacuation efforts from COG settlement 2 that JD was in fact responsible for ordering the apply of lethal force on civilians during a protestation at the aforementioned settlement, which led to his desertion from the COG out of guilt and shame, and which leads to his estrangement from Del and Reyna'south daughter Kait as he had concealed the truth of his involvement in the civilian massacre from them. When Swarm forces threaten to overwhelm their evacuation convoy, JD implores Baird to prematurely fire the Hammer of Dawn satellite, a solar-powered and network-based superweapon which was instrumental in fighting the Locust Horde. While the Swarm forces are annihilated by the superweapon, the Hammer of Dawn malfunctions and begins firing wildly, severely injuring him.

Following the incident, JD is promoted to the rank of captain and appears for the balance of Gears 5 as a recurring not-player character, whereas the player assumes command of Kait as the player character. His relationship with Kait deteriorates farther when he openly questions her competency and loyalty when he encounters her at an Outsider Village led by her recently deceased uncle, but gradually improves with the progression of the narrative subsequently she is offered his help in reactivating the Hammer of Dawn and recovering the network's targeting beacons in the Vasgar desert. Upon Delta Squad'southward return to New Ephyra, the COG'south capital and seat of power, a Swarm invasion led by a resurrected and transformed Reyna commences. JD and Del is later on incapacitated by Reyna following a failed attack: his fate is ultimately decided past the histrion, where a selection is presented between saving one character at the expense of the other who is then murdered by Reyna.

Novels [edit]

JD appears as a major graphic symbol in Gears of War: Ascendance, a novel prepare between Gears of War 4 and Gears five, and Gears of War: Bloodlines, which takes place during the intervening four months betwixt the evacuation of Settlement ii and the siege of the Outsider Riftworm Village in Gears 5.

Promotion and merchandise [edit]

JD Fenix is get-go introduced in a promotional cinematic trailer for Gears of War 4 running and defending himself from hostile enemies, which is interspersed with flashbacks of his childhood with his parents.^[xv] A detailed statue of JD Fenix riding a COG Bike by TriForce is included with copies of the Collector's Edition of Gears of War 4.^[16] In 2016, McFarlane Toys released a highly detailed action figure for the character, which stands 7 inches tall, rests atop a stand up, and includes his weapon in-manus.^[17]

Reception [edit]

The character's physical appearance and personality has received a varied commentary from various sources. Robert Zak from PCGamesN summarized JD as the "surprisingly (and generically) handsome son of surly, gorilla-similar series icon, Marcus Fenix".^[18] Steven Hansen from Destructoid described his Instagram model features as the "modern handsome homo ideal" which is intensely focus tested. Hansen said JD is essentially the "Brad Pitt in Fight Club alt adulthood to Marcus' Dolph Lundgren".^[19] Jason Hidalgo from The Reno Gazette Journal thought JD comes across every bit the "perfect amalgamation" of his father's stubbornness besides as his female parent's softer features.^[xx]

In a review of Gears of War 4 for Killscreen, Reid McCarther singled out JD'south habit of making frivolous "Whedon-esque quips" to his friends as one of ii moments which stuck out from the game.^[viii] To McCarther, JD is a "winking rapscallion" hero typical of the characters played by Harrison Ford, who is tough enough to weather inhuman conditions, and all the same is sufficiently down to earth to wear distinctly normal person dress and complain about his physical discomfort. In terms of personality, McCarthier found JD and his like-minded friends to be "too earnest, jovial, and just manifestly soft to hang with the snarling monsters and viscera-soaked battlefields" in the latter one-half of the game, and suggested that the Coalition's endeavor to humanize JD by "replacing a extravaganza of manliness with a subtler and less immediately ridiculous ane" to be ineffective, suggesting that this is undermined by Kait beingness the simply aforementioned-aged woman in his proximity as well equally the sexual tension between the characters. McCarther formed the view that JD would exist less confused and more effective equally a graphic symbol if he is fully accepted by the developers equally the kind of homo who is born into the series' tearing, militant world setting.^[8] Other reviewers share similar sentiments: Sam Mackovech from Ars Technica called JD a "Generic Tinder Guy" in terms of his happy-become-lucky "vacant personality".^[21] Zak argued that he could not accept the game's new generation of characters seriously whenever Marcus Fenix is absent-minded, and specifically singled out an "anodyne running joke" betwixt JD and Del as more than appropriate for a subreddit chat than a battlefield, though he conceded that the solid overarching story overcame his misgivings about the character banter.^[18] Maddy Myers observed that Gears of State of war 4 tried for a "Marcus two.0" with JD, merely argued that his "total lack of charm" demonstrated that being a series lead takes more than than "huge trapezius muscles" or beingness a famous war hero's blue-eyed son.^[22]

Conversely, Arthus Gies from Polygon praised JD equally a less morose pb compared to Marcus, also as the comparative simplicity of the storyline which follows the search and rescue efforts past his grouping for their family and friends as effective.^[23] Gies as well appreciated the delineation of the strained relationship between him and his father, which offers a more nuanced perspective compared to previous Gears games.^[23] Elijah Beahm from The Escapist considered Gears of War four to be a storytelling improvement over its predecessors, and that its protagonist is essentially "Nathan Drake in power armor", a pleasant character who wise-cracks without despair and is willing to take risks to protect those he cared almost.^[24] JD'due south role in the narrative of Gears 5 has been better received: for example, Mackovech approved of his transition into a "grizzled and distant personality" as he felt that it neatly fits into the game'southward Kait-centric plot.^[21] Beahm said the sense of familiarity presented past Gears of War 4 is "a masterstroke of subversion" upon retrospect, with the revelation that JD has a deeply problematic personality hidden behind a blustering and joking persona, which comes undone in its sequel as his friends learn the truth backside his decision to defect from the COG.^[24]

The narrative decision to let players determine JD'south fate virtually the end of Gears five has generated critical discussion due to his status as a major series grapheme, and the resulting storyline implications this causes for future sequels.^[25] Ford James from Gamesradar said the decision is non an easy 1 as both JD and Del are likeable characters.^[26] Connor Makar from Eurogamer expressed a preference for JD's survival at the finish of Gears 5, as it progresses the character development of both Marcus and himself, whereas Del'due south narrative importance is inapplicable as his arc is nearly wrapped upwardly past the game'due south ending. Makar said while he prefers a version of JD "that doesn't stupidly leap into dangerous situations to endeavor and show up his dad", it's clear that the Coalition wanted to take the series in a different direction. Makar argued that it makes more sense if JD survives equally it resolves the acrimonious nature of the human relationship between both characters which began in Gears of War 4, and move it past bravado.^[27] On the other hand, both David Thier and Paul Tassi from Forbes argued that Del is the more than logical pick as the survivor, and directed criticism towards what they perceive to be an uneven graphic symbol arc for JD, equally well as the precipitous and contrived nature of the selection which they argued had undermined the series' narrative management.^{[28] [29]}

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External links [edit]

• Gears of War four Cosplay Guide: JD Fenix

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Fenix

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