This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s campaign mode.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6feels like a return to form for many long-time series fans, and its campaign is one pivotal piece of that puzzle.Black Ops 6’s campaignis filled with chaotic action set pieces that feel as though they’ve been ripped from the golden era of the franchise, and they’re all set against the compelling backdrop of an intriguing espionage narrative.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s campaign follows Woods, Adler, and a handful of new recruits as they try to clear their name by bringing justice to the mysterious private military group known as The Pantheon. ThoughBlack Ops 6’s story certainly has some weaker moments that don’t hold up if they’re thought about for too long, there are plenty of twists and turns to keep players distracted, and most plot threads are brought to a fairly satisfying conclusion.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Ending and Theories Explained
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Campaign Ending Explained
In the final set of missions inCall of Duty: Black Ops 6’s campaign, players take control of William “Case” Calderon once again, the faceless member ofWoods' rogue black ops team. As Case, players must fend off an onslaught of Pantheon soldiers who have found the black ops team’s safe house in Bulgaria. The battle culminates in Pantheon’s leader, Jane Harrow, attempting to flee on a helicopter.
Case boards the helicopter right as it lifts off, and a frantic melee occurs in the air between Case and the soldiers inside. With the soldiers dispatched, Case turns his attention to Harrow, and the two duke it out. During their fight, the helicopter’s pilot is killed, and they begin their rapid descent into the water below.
Earlier in the campaign, it’s revealed that Case was the first test subject for aCIA-developed bioweapon called “The Cradle.” This bioweapon increases the user’s strength and agility, but also greatly increases their aggression. In the helicopter, Case allows themselves to be consumed by the Cradle, using their aggression to strangle Harrow while the helicopter continues to take on water.
The screen then fades to black. The voice of fellow black ops team member Marshall can be heard, stating that they’ve managed to save the Capitol building from being attacked by The Pantheon.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s Campaign Credits Scene Explained
Set two weeks later,Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s final cutsceneshows Woods and the rest of his rogue black ops gang meeting with their former CIA boss, Daniel Livingstone. Livingstone reinstates Woods' team, claiming that they need soldiers like them more than ever before, with them now dealing with an enemy that doesn’t have a clear goal.
Livingstone mentions that he’s sending Woods and the rest of the team back to Avalon, the opulent city of organized crime located on the Mediterranean coast. He believes that Woods will be able to find more information about Pantheon there. It’s been heavily rumored that anAvalon map could be coming toCall of Duty: Warzonein the near future, which would now tie in neatly withBlack Ops 6’s ending.
Livingstone’s final words to Woods and Marshall are that the Pantheon’s mole is still likely hiding somewhere in the CIA. As he says that, the camera cuts to Livingstone’s CIA office, where his private computer is being accessed by a mysterious male figure. Many fans believe this figure to be Jackson Caine, one ofBlack Ops 6’s Crimson One Operator skins.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
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Forced to go rogue. Hunted from within. This is Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops.The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity.In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
