I Gears of War 4 framgick tydligt att The Coalition ville lansera Marcus Fenix grabb J.D. som den nya protagonisten i serien, och därför var det många som överraskades av att det istället tycks vara Kait som har den rollen i Gears 5. Under en paneldiskussion förklarade producenten Rod Fergusson hur The Coalition resonerat:
"When we went back and we looked at what the story of Gears of War 4 was, like with Mad Max Fury Road, that movie is really about Furiosa's story and Mad Max is helping her complete her story and Gears of War 4's story is really Kait trying to save her mom and JD Fenix is helping her. When we looked at the story for Gears 5, we were sort of delving into Kait's past and her history, her family ties to the locusts, we felt like that's a better story to not just witness but tell from her perspective."
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