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[[File:Raams-shadow-dlc-screenshot-570x774.jpg|thumb|right|250px|RAAM's Shadow DLC Screenshot.]]
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[[RAAM's Shadow]] is the second installment of [[downloadable content]] for ''[[Gears of War 3]]''. The pack was released on December 13, 2011 for 1200 Microsoft Points; if the ''Gears of War 3'' Season Pass has been purchased, RAAM's Shadow can be downloaded for free if the player goes to the main menu. The pack features a three-hour campaign set before the original ''[[Gears of War]]'', following the exploits of [[Zeta Squad]] ([[Michael Barrick]], [[Minh Young Kim]], [[Tai Kaliso]], and [[Alicia Valera]]), and also contains six multiplayer character skins, one [[Weapon Skins|weapon skin set]] (Chocolate) and additional achievements worth 250 Gamerscore.<ref name="Announced">http://epicgames.com/community/2011/10/gears-of-war-3-raam%E2%80%99s-shadow-game-add-on-coming-dec-13th/</ref>


==Campaign==
[[File:AliciaValera and Zeta squad.PNG|thumb|right|250px|Promotional image of [[Zeta-Six]] from left to right; [[Alicia Valera|Alicia]], [[Tai Kaliso|Tai]], [[Minh Young Kim|Minh]] and [[Michael Barrick|Barrick]]]]
"RAAM's Shadow drops players into the events nine years post-[[Emergence Day]], as [[Zeta-Six|Zeta Squad]] is enlisted to [[Evacuation of Ilima|evacuate]] [[Ilima|Ilima City]] and protect the citizens against a [[Locust]] [[Kryllstorm]]. Taking on the infamous Locust leader from [[Gears of War|Gears 1]], [[RAAM|General RAAM]], Zeta is led by Lt. [[Minh Young Kim]] (Gears 1) and comprised of familiar faces such as [[Michael Barrick]] (Gears of War comic series) and [[Tai Kaliso]] (Gears 2), and also includes a new female comrade, [[Alicia Valera]]."<ref name="Announced"/>

Uniquely,it also puts you in the perspective of [[RAAM]],including allowing the player to utilise his ability to control the [[Kryll]] and use it as a weapon against the humans. 

==Appearances==
{{App
|characters=*[[Alicia's Brother]] {{1stm}}
*[[Michael Barrick]]
*[[Augustus Cole]] {{PO}}
*[[Aaron Griffin]] {{PO}}
*[[JACK]]
*[[Tai Kaliso]]
*[[Minh Young Kim]]
*[[Queen Myrrah]] {{VO}}
*[[Richard Prescott]] {{Mo}}
*[[RAAM]]
*[[Jace Stratton]]
*[[Walker]] {{1st}} {{VO}}
*[[Alicia Valera]] {{1st}}
*[[Gregory Wisen]]
*[[Unidentified Gear (Armadillo Driver)]] {{1st}}
*[[Unidentified Gear (Ilima)]] {{1st}}
*[[Unidentified Ilima Boy]] {{1st}}
*[[Unidentified Theron Elite]] {{1st}}

|creatures=*[[Berserker]]
*[[Bloodmount]]
*[[Boomer]]
**[[Grinder]]
**[[Mauler]]
***[[Mauler Elite]] {{1st}}
**[[Tremor]] {{1st}}
*[[Brumak]]
*[[Corpser]]
*[[Human]]
*[[Kryll]]
*[[Locust]]
**[[Beast Rider]]
**[[Drone]]
**[[Flame Grenadier]]
**[[Bolter]]
**[[Cyclops]]
**[[Grappler]]
**[[Grenadier Elite]]
**[[Theron Guard]]
***[[Theron Elite]] {{1st}}
***[[Theron Sentinel]]
*[[Nemacyst]]
*[[Reaver]]
*[[Seeder]]
*[[Serapede]]
*[[Ticker]]
*[[Wretch]]

|events=*[[Locust War]]
**[[Evacuation of Ilima]] {{1st}}
**[[Hammer of Dawn Counterattack]] {{Mo}}

|locations=*[[Sera]]
**[[Ephyra]] {{Mo}}
**[[Ilima]]
***[[Children's School of Hope]] {{1st}}
***[[Ilima City Hall]] {{1st}}
***[[Ilima High School]] {{1st}}
***[[Ilima Savings and Trust]] {{1st}}

|organizations=*[[Chairman]] {{Mo}}
*[[Coalition of Ordered Governments]]
**[[Coalition of Ordered Governments Army]]
***[[Echo-Five]]
***[[Onyx Guard]]
***[[Zeta-Six]] {{1st}}
*[[Locust Horde]]
*[[Stranded]] {{Mo}}

|vehicles=*[[Armadillo]]
*[[Centaur]]
*[[King Raven]]
**[[KR Eighty-Four]] {{1st}}
*[[Mechanical Loader]]
*[[Silverback]]

|technology=*[[Bolo Grenade]]
*[[Boltok Pistol]]
*[[Boomshot Grenade Launcher]]
*[[Boom Shield]]
*[[Chain Gun]]
*[[Elite Sawed-Off Shotgun]] {{1st}}
*[[Gorgon Submachine Gun]]
*[[Gnasher Shotgun]]
*[[Hammerburst II]]
*[[Hammer of Dawn]]
*[[Gorgon Burst Pistol]]
*[[Kryll Grenade]] {{1st}}
*[[#D|Large Hammer]] {{1st}}
**[[Thumper]] {{1st}}
*[[Longshot Sniper Rifle]]
*[[Mark 1 Lancer Assault Rifle]]
*[[Mark 2 Lancer Assault Rifle]]
**[[Chainsaw Bayonet]]
*[[Mortar]]
*[[Mulcher]]
*[[One-Shot]]
*[[Sawed-Off Shotgun]]
*[[Scorcher Flamethrower]]
*[[MX8 Snub Pistol|Snub Pistol]]
*[[Torque Bow]]
*[[Troika Heavy Machine Gun]]
*[[Vulcan Gatling Gun]]

|miscellanea=*[[COG Armor]]
*[[COG Tag]]
*[[Emergence Hole]]
*[[JACK (model)]]
*[[Operation Lifeboat]]
*[[Thrashball]]
*[[Tyran]]
}}

==Character Skins==
*[[Alicia Valera]]
*[[Michael Barrick]]
*[[Minh Young Kim]]
*[[RAAM]]
*[[Tai Kaliso]]
*[[Theron Elite]]

==Weapon Skins==
{{Main|Weapon Skins}}
*Chocolate Weapon Set

[[File:Untitled-23.jpg|thumb|350px|The game from RAAM's perspective.]]
==Trivia==
*Instead of the standard [[Hammer of Dawn]] mechanic, ''RAAM's Shadow'' introduces a new top-down view for targeting. You literally control the Hammer of Dawn satellite from up in space using the Mobile Command Center.
*[[Michael Barrick]] is the main character despite [[Minh Young Kim]]'s role as Zeta Leader. And of course, players take control of the rest of [[Zeta Squad|Zeta]] in Co-op.
*Players eventually encounter a young, skinnier [[Jace Stratton]] armed with a baseball bat during a COG portion of the campaign, before taking up Valera's Lancer.
*Originally, RAAM's Shadow was going to have three separate campaigns during the [[Fall of Ephyra]]. The original campaign was to be about Marcus Fenix, Tai Kaliso, Jonathan Harper, and Michael Barrick trying to hunt RAAM. The second campaign was to follow them to East Barricade Academy, which ended with Marcus, Dominic Santiago, Tai Kaliso, and Jace Stratton defending [[Haldane Hall]] and would explain why he went to prison. The third campaign was about the [[Kryllstorm]] invasion in [[Tollen]] instead of [[Ilima]]. The first and third campaign were essentially combined, but focused on Zeta Squad evacuating people during the [[Evacuation of Ilima]]. The second campaign, defending Fenix Estate, was used in the [[Troubled Past]] chapter in ''[[Gears of War 3]]''. When the focus was changed to Zeta Squad, it was originally going to be Michael Barrick, Alicia Valera, Clayton Carmine, and Jonathan Harper. Clayton Carmine and Jonathan Harper were then switched out with Tai Kaliso and Minh Young Kim. 
*RAAM's gameplay is drastically different from the average soldier. He is surrounded by an aura of Kryll which acts as a bullet sponge while explosions and fire deal the same damage. RAAM can "blast" a column of Kryll at targets, which rips them down to the bone in seconds. Players will never run out of Kryll, but swarm ability acts on cool-down. RAAM uses his massive sword in close-quarters combat; he can either swipe it like the Cleaver or charge/impale enemies Retro-Lancer style. RAAM can also preform executions on downed COG.
*If you're playing co-op, teammates will assume the control of two Mauler Elites and one Theron Elite. The players who play as the Maulers can reflect incoming bullets at opponents with their Boomshields while the Theron Elite wields a Retro Sawed-Off Shotgun that comes with two blades; allowing players to retro-charge opponents and shoot them off the blades. The Retro Sawed-Off Shotgun remains a Campaign only weapon, as Cliff Bleszinski stated on Twitter that the "Sawed Off doesn't need any help!" <ref>http://www.xboxmb.com/forum/101-gears-war-3/83171-raams-shadow-dlc-info-contains-spoilers.html</ref>

[[File:08d7e8 b818d974f10ddf984047a12b1563c775.jpg|thumb|250px|A concept image done by [[Chris Wells]] depicting Recruit Clayton with the Main cast of RS <ref>http://www.wallabyjoe.com/#!marketing</ref>.]]

==Behind the Scenes==
*Jonathan Harper was originally going to be in Kim's place, but the writers decided fans would like to see Kim again since RAAM was in it too.<ref name=JoshQ&A>[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140322221136/gearsofwar/images/e/eb/Josh_Q%26A_Email.png Josh Q&A Email]</ref>
*At one point during the development of RAAM's Shadow there was talk of having [[Clayton Carmine]] appear at some point, but that idea was scrapped. In the end the writers were happy with the cast they already had.<ref name=JoshQ&A/>
*[[Joshua Ortega]] stated that "Barrick's kind of the Marcus, Valera's kind of the Dom" of ''RAAM's Shadow''.<ref name=JoshQ&A/>
*The time stamp dates the events of ''RAAM's Shadow'' "shortly after E-Day," however it has been confirmed that the events take place 9 A.E.

==References==
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[[Category:Gears of War 3]]
[[Category:Downloadable Content]]
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