You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereThe Coalitions upcoming Gears of War: E-Day returns to the series action-horror roots with a cinematic prequel focusing on Emergence Day, humanitys first interaction with the subterranean Locust.Focusing on Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago, the upcoming prequel may not spend much time on other characters in the series. However, Lester Speight, the actor behind the series iconic Augustus Cole Train Cole has teased their return.Is Cole Train in Gears of War: E-Day?In a surprise post on Twitter yesterday, Speight simply shared an image of Gears of War: E-Day key art on their social media account.Posted without any caption, the tweet immediately saw fans clamour over what appears to be a return of the hilarious Hears character for the upcoming prequel.At this point in the Gears of War timeline, Augustus Cole is not a member of the C.O.G. military. Instead, the character is still a Thrashball player until the death of his family inspires him to take the fight to the Locust horde.The prequel likely wont include the return of Damon Baird, the final member of Delta Team, either as the character is an engineering student at the time of Emergence Day.For more on both of these characters early days, thats what Judgement was for. With this in mind, it seems that Cole Train may either appear in the form of a cameo, or as a multiplayer character. After all, Cole has appeared in some form in every game in the series including Gears POP and Gears Tactics.Not much is known about the upcoming Gears of War: E-Day title except for its premise. With the game likely releasing in late 2006, potentially coinciding with the original games 20th anniversary, itll be a while until we see the game again.For more Gears coverage, read about the scrapped Gears of War 2: Ultimate Edition remake that Xbox turned down.Subscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share