Dom's friendly and outgoing nature lets him form relationships with factions throughout Sera, including the Stranded. His battlefield intensity is rivaled only by his loyalty to Marcus. Years later Dom freed his friend Marcus from Jacinto Maximum Security Prison and recruited him into Delta Squad. On Emergence Day, Dom lost both his children, and his wife Maria went into a deep depression and she later disappeared. Dom later joined the army as a commando and took part in Operation Leveler. Born in a Pre E-Day Sera, he grew up listening to his father's war stories and going to school with Carlos and best friend Marcus Fenix.
Dom was the younger brother of Carlos Santiago and son of Eduardo Santiago and Eva Santiago. Ĭorporal Dominic 'Dom' Santiago ES was a Gear soldier in the Coalition of Ordered Governments army. ' It's easy to be brave when things are going okay, but the test of a man is how he handles himself when he's in a tight spot.' - Eduardo Santiago reacting to finding out that his teenage son is going to be a father.