Baird's expertise in engineering and robotics is further emphasized in the sequels to the original trilogy where he is CEO of Damon Baird Industries, which mass-produces advanced automated robots and mechs for COG. In Gears of War 4 he provides the protagonists with a pair of militarized giant mechs, controllable and armored versions of standard builder mechs armed with giant staple guns, to aid them in combat against the Swarm, successors to the original Locust Horde. In Gears 5 he works closely with the COG in their war effort against the Swarm; his laboratory is situated in a side wing of a government building in the COG capital city of New Ephyra, where he introduces the player to new technology and mission updates. The dark and dingy design of his laboratory is contrasted with the polished halls of the building it is housed in, reflecting his personality differences with the politicians and government members of the COG.
