Gears 5 is Adding Batista As A Playable Character

For years, Dave Bautista, known simply as Batista during his time in the WWE, has beencampaigning to get a role in theGears of Warmovie. While Batista has yet to be cast in theGears of Warmovie, theGuardians of the Galaxystar and former WWE Champion will have a role in the upcomingGears 5video game. As announced by Batista on Twitter, “The Animal” is coming toGears 5as a playable character on September 15.

While Batista is no longer an active member of the WWE roster, his appearance inGears 5does appear to be some sort of crossover between the game and the professional wrestling company. This is evidenced by “Bautista” being spelled “Batista” in the announcement video, and the fact that he will be added to the game on September 15 after the WWE Clash of Champions pay-per-view ends.

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Unfortunately, it’s unclear exactly what role Batista will play inGears 5. We can rule out that he will be in the campaign mode, which leaves him available for multiplayer, Horde, and Escape. It’s possible that he will strictly be a multiplayer character, but there’s also a chance that he will be a Horde or Escape character, complete with his own passive ability and Ultimate.

Batista is just the latest guest character added toGears 5. Previously, it was confirmed thatThe Terminator would be inGears 5, with Sarah Connor in tow. In the game, Sarah Connor represents the COG side of multiplayer, whereas the T-800 model Terminator is on the Swarm team. Since those characters are included to promote theTerminator: Dark Fatefilm, it makes sense that Batista’s inclusion is meant to promote the WWE Clash of Champions pay-per-view.

At Gamescom, even more guest characters were announced forGears 5. It was at that event where we learned that someHalo: ReachSpartans would be inGears 5, in the form of Emile-A239 and Kat-B320. Better yet, the original voice actors for Emile and Kat are reprising their roles forGears 5.

If these crossover promotions prove to be successful, then we can’t rule out the possibility of even more guest characters coming toGears 5in future updates.

Gears 5launches on September 10 for PC and Xbox One.