The Trial of Marcus Fenix was a controversial court-martial of the Pendulum Wars hero Sgt.Marcus Fenix. He was court-martialed under the grounds of failing to obey orders, punching out his CO and helping to cause the fall of Ephyra during the Battle of Ephyra. Chief of the COG Defense Staff Colonel Victor Hoffman led the trial against Marcus, with an NCOG captain overseeing the trial, while Cpl.Dominic Santiago testified in Marcus' defense. Marcus was accused of abandoning his post and men to save his father Adam Fenix from attacking Locust, and abandoning his men and taking the Hammer of Dawn front targeting optic with him, leaving many of his fellow Gears to die and allowing the Locust to penetrate the Jacinto Plateau and capture the southern part of Ephyra, giving the Locust a minor dec