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BLACK OPS FIELD GUIDE

Black Ops 1 Characters

Meet 22 characters from the original Black Ops campaign and its Ultimis, Five and Call of the Dead Zombies crews.

Profiles cover the original 2010 campaign and its Zombies DLC. The Five leaders and Call of the Dead actors are fictional game portrayals.

Campaign: Allies

Mason’s teammates and contacts in the CIA, SOG and Vorkuta.

Alex Mason in his Operation 40 military dossier photograph from the original Black Ops.
Playable protagonist · CIA and SOG operative

Alex Mason

Mason’s memories of covert missions drive the campaign as his interrogators question him about a mysterious numbers broadcast.

References: Alex Mason · Image

Frank Woods wearing a headband and combat uniform in the original Black Ops campaign.
SOG squad leader · Mason’s teammate

Frank Woods

The experienced squad leader fights alongside Mason and Bowman in Cuba and Vietnam, bringing a blunt attitude to their covert operations.

References: Frank Woods · Image

Jason Hudson wearing sunglasses in the Pentagon control room in the original Black Ops.
CIA operative · playable character

Jason Hudson

Hudson coordinates the hunt for Dragovich and leads the playable missions Numbers and WMD, often working alongside Weaver.

References: Jason Hudson · Image

Viktor Reznov wearing a dark headscarf in the original Black Ops campaign.
Former Red Army soldier · Vorkuta ally

Viktor Reznov

Mason befriends Reznov in Vorkuta. The playable Project Nova flashback reveals his wartime connection to Dragovich, Kravchenko and Steiner.

References: Viktor Reznov · Image

Grigori Weaver wearing an eyepatch and knit cap in the original Black Ops campaign.
CIA operative · Hudson’s partner

Grigori Weaver

The Russian-born American agent joins the operation at Baikonur and works with Hudson during the search for the Nova 6 program.

References: Grigori Weaver · Image

Joseph Bowman wearing a tactical vest in the original Black Ops campaign.
SOG operative · Mason and Woods’ teammate

Joseph Bowman

Bowman accompanies Mason and Woods in Operation 40 and the Vietnam missions. He also serves as the SOG multiplayer announcer.

References: Joseph Bowman · Image

Campaign: Antagonists

The central figures behind the Nova 6 program pursued in the campaign.

Nikita Dragovich in his CIA dossier photograph from the original Black Ops.
Soviet general · main antagonist

Nikita Dragovich

The Soviet general behind the Nova 6 program and sleeper-agent plot is the main target of Mason and the CIA’s investigation.

References: Nikita Dragovich · Image

Lev Kravchenko in an intel portrait from the original Black Ops campaign.
Soviet officer · Dragovich’s lieutenant

Lev Kravchenko

Dragovich’s brutal lieutenant oversees operations linked to Nova 6 and works with the North Vietnamese forces opposed to Mason’s team.

References: Lev Kravchenko · Image

Friedrich Steiner in his signed dossier photograph from the original Black Ops.
Scientist · Nova 6 developer

Friedrich Steiner

The German scientist developed the Nova 6 gas before working with Dragovich. His research is central to the campaign’s investigation.

References: Friedrich Steiner · Image

Zombies: Ultimis

The original four-person Zombies crew, later known as Ultimis. These pictures are their portraits from the 2010 game.

Takeo Masaki in the framed Kino der Toten portrait from Black Ops (2010).
Playable Japanese soldier · original Zombies crew

Takeo Masaki

The Japanese soldier brings a solemn focus on honor to the crew’s battles in Kino der Toten and the later Black Ops Zombies maps.

References: Takeo Masaki · Kino der Toten · Image

Edward Richtofen in the framed Kino der Toten portrait from Black Ops (2010).
Playable German scientist · original Zombies crew

Edward Richtofen

The eccentric German scientist travels with Dempsey, Nikolai and Takeo. His plans become a focus of the Zombies quests in Black Ops DLC.

References: Edward Richtofen · Kino der Toten · Image

Zombies: Five

Four playable leaders defending the Pentagon. Kennedy, McNamara and Castro also have separate appearances in the campaign.

Richard Nixon leaning over the conference table in the original Black Ops Five cinematic.
Former US Vice President · playable Five survivor

Richard Nixon

Nixon joins Kennedy, McNamara and Castro when their Pentagon meeting is interrupted by a zombie outbreak.

References: Richard Nixon · Five · Image

Zombies: Call of the Dead

Escalation’s four playable celebrity actors and George Romero, the map’s roaming boss.

Danny Trejo wielding machetes in the original Black Ops Call of the Dead cinematic.
Playable actor · Escalation DLC

Danny Trejo

Trejo plays himself in the four-person film crew. His dual machetes feature prominently in Call of the Dead’s opening cinematic.

References: Danny Trejo · Call of the Dead · Image

Character notes

The Ultimis profiles describe the original Black Ops cast. Character appearances and events from later games are outside this guide.

Kennedy, McNamara and Castro appear once each in this directory, with both their campaign and Five roles noted. Standard zombies and minor campaign characters are outside this selection.

Black Ops character imagery © Activision. Character and image references: Call of Duty Guide.

References

Covered edition: Original Black Ops and its four DLC packs. The separate Nintendo DS game is not covered.