Cog
Cog noun - Tooth on the rim of gear wheel.
System
System noun - Something made up of many interdependent or related parts.
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Synonyms for System
Nearby Words: systematic, systemic
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In the manga, the demons are actually aliens, and Aion is fully aware of this (and subsequently believes that God and religion are just another cog in an "oppressive system") and the Apostles are stated to be "chosen by the Astraline", while God...well, not mentioned much.
Source: Devil, but No God - The human government (COG) had to resort to using the Hammer of Dawn WMD system simply to stall the Locust and prevent them from using COG's own resources against them, which had the side effect of killing millions more humans and rendering most of Sera a desolate wasteland.
Source: Crapsack World / Video Games -
Multiplayer will get another new mode called "OverRun", a sort of Horde-meets-Beast mode-meets regular multiplayer, where you switch off between player teams of Locust creatures and COG soldiers with an objective goal and uses a class-based system.
Source: Video Game / Gears of War
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