I've Finally Learned the Beginnings of Black Ops 2 Zombies Lore

[@TheGamingKiller242]

Broken Earth is the one setting I wish we could revisit. There's so much potential for that kind of world, and we only had 3 isolated maps in it, only 2 of which really explored the apocalypse itself.

[@andrewc3606]

the lava sucked

[@GVSQ]

The real lore is the currently lost TranZit pre-alpha day and night footage. Wish someone had an archive somewhere!

[@ThatWasAwesomeYT]

That would be amazing, I wonder if the map layout was different at some point too - especially Town.

[@GVSQ]

@@ThatWasAwesomeYT it, was, the whole map was larger and more spread out. Only fog in certain areas

[@jlsaproductions]

​@@ThatWasAwesomeYT there's concept art that shows the original map like originally nacht was gonna be it's own map like town is and so was the corn field

[@elbowsammie]

Have you seen the footage yourself I know a lot of people talk about it but I remember even back in 2012 there were some now lost to time leaks of black ops 2 I saw

[@JayeGlow]

@@ThatWasAwesomeYTi head that there was a guy that uploaded the footage, but treyarch made them take it down. No one backed it up, and it's been years

[@Floral-shoppe]

It feels like a breath of fresh air to hear someone actually talk about every zombies map in a positive way

[@UnknownPerson-ws6pm]

Gotta say you’re one of the most underrated Call of Duty Zombies and Call of Duty in itself youtubers fr. Your content is very unique, intriguing, and retentive, keep up the great work man

[@elijahfriesen8111]

My head canon for what experiments Broken Arrow was doing in Tranzit was they were trying to create their own teleportation technology. - The denizens are a similar in game lore to the nova crawlers in Five, both Five and Tranzits underground are the same design, the denizens create portals like the keepers can and the experiment's of combining a human a pig and 115 created the nova crawlers which look like a keeper but lacks the power of teleporting like a true keeper does, origins zombies jump out of the 115 conversion generators like the keepers too which is interesting. I never looked into the jumping jacks from Die Rise or the wild conspiracy theory that would be attached to learning it.

[@masked_majora6475]

I vividly remember playing nuketown and thinking the mushroom cloud was the moon missile My pure shock and horror when I got a game over and saw the rocket

[@xamfam]

Black Ops 2 is the last zombies game I played. I’m probably super biased, but for me this was the end of the lore making sense 😂 when I watch videos from BlOps3+ I get so lost

[@josephgreble5]

Black Ops 2 was the last real zombies game, nothing since then has been at all worth playing

[@CERRYGREENBAY]

@@josephgreble5bo3 is widely considered the best zombies game. Def worth playing

[@BeersAndBeatsPDX]

The story turned into a convoluted mess.

[@nitoyep3366]

@@josephgreble5 3 was good, and it’s not confusing at all really. They travel alternate universes to capture their souls, then they all get sent to “the Great War” and wield the original staffs, creating a loop. Really not that hard unless you’re very unintelligent

[@hl471]

Don’t forget the comic books! I honestly don’t know where you could get them anymore but there’s a ton of really good lore that fills in the gaps between maps from bo2-bo3

[@therookie5714]

Dalek jd has videos covering every comic so you don’t even need to buy them

[@notlegitkoolaid4911]

you can find the pdfs online. idk if you can buy the actual copies of the books still

[@Moonlighter.]

Can't wait for part 2! 😅

[@Moonlighter.]

The perks flying down from the sky in nuketown could be due to the blast of the ditches explosion flinging items into the air which eventually fall back down.

[@josephgreble5]

It really is a shame just how much of the old Tranzit is still left over in the final product as a reminder of what could’ve been - the power station, the lava lake, the asylum zombies etc. Really a shame and I hope one day we’ll get to see what the original vision for Tranzit could’ve been (I doubt it).

[@GianniGaudino]

I think with the acknowledgment of transportation devices, such as the teleporting fountain in Buried, or the room teleported in 5 - it’s super easy to assume that most of these Broken Arrow facilities were inter-dimensionally connected.

[@kirbster1005]

Am I the only one who wants to see more of earth after it was destroyed in the events of "Moon"? I don't care what they'd have to do to lore, just make it work

[@nitoyep3366]

There was a whole comic series and game about it, tag der toten even takes place on broken earth. There’s 4 other maps dedicated to it

[@paulwillis-farrell]

​@nitoyep3366 now it makes sense why u see Mars the piece tag is on must've drifted

[@nitoyep3366]

@@paulwillis-farrell that actually makes sense I never thought of that

[@nazismomsrhos]

The real lore was the friends and experience we earned on the way.

[@Bass_And_Games]

The tranzit radios are probably some of my favorite radios. They were a step up from what we had before. It really gave us a sense of how the rest of the world was dealing with stuff instead of just 935 scientists talking. The Jackass flats radio and drunk man radio are peak

[@shaun_the_sheip2775]

Not sure what your confusion is about the pylons connecting to the lamp posts in tranzit. The powerstation creates the electricity, and the pylons carry the electrical lines that connect the powerstation to the surrounding area's infrastructure, such as the lamp posts. The electricity just has some strange "magical" properties due to being powered by 115.

[@ThatWasAwesomeYT]

Fair point, I guess I assumed they were engineered to function as they do - as if they are some sort of Broken Arrow machine. 115 powered electricity would make sense though.

[@TheBeardedAtheist]

The India connection could be maxis trying his reach in India because less chance of running into meat eaters due to religion so maybe he thought he would find less people to give into Richthofens “signal”. Just a thought I had.

[@vegemitesandwich1113]

Dude keep doing these, I just found your channel and these are the best lore breakdowns I can find. All the others just blast you with all this information that I’m expected to remember and it gets confusing real quick. Your style of doing explaining everything is perfect.

[@ThatWasAwesomeYT]

Will do! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@DJDitty]

I really appreciate all your content, man from obscure out of map things that I was always curious about to these storyline breakdowns. I like hearing it slow and chronologically and most videos explaining it are just boring lists of what happened. You do a really good job.

[@ThatWasAwesomeYT]

@@DJDitty Thanks man, glad you enjoy it!

[@Akac3sh]

we are all brothers here i miss this time period so bad. i hope wherever yall are in the world yall are well.

[@thatsinsaneguys9899]

if you noclip under tranzit you can see the night side of the sky box

[@Nubedesprolija]

The nuclear bomb of Nuketown activates because the Avogadro came out of the bunker, and stay inside Broken Arrow instalations. Good video bro

[@UnknownPerson-ws6pm]

I wasnt sure if you were gonna continue this series given the large gap between the last one, so glad to see it return though!

[@lennyface8195]

For Nuketown, I had always assumed that the perks falling out of the mushroom cloud were because the nuke that detonated was stored in some facility, one where other important stuff was also kept (i.e. perks and the pack-a-punch).

[@purhepechatumbi3915]

Nuketown zombies takes place way before 2025

[@OwiWanColenobi]

What about the undiscovered easter egg Jimmy Z was asked about in 2020? "In the cabin. Or the train car... The sign was a door! Not a blocker..."

[@ThexVaultxTech]

ALWAYS wondered about this too

[@deathmetalclay]

What? More info??

[@xslowdeath420x]

Currently looking around Tranzit at the cabin and the train cars and can’t seem to find any signs that are blocking anything

[@nydalitecrafter]

So glad to see this :) I’ve been looking forward to this video in particular for a while. Thank you for the time and effort you put into these calm nostalgic explorations of seventh gen COD, I find them incredibly entertaining.

[@alter6243]

As a long time fan of the story this has been awesome to watch you experience. It reminds me of when this was all new and coming out. Such good times. I remember when I was like 12 posting on facebook that zombies was confirmed for Black Ops 2… I feel ancient

[@AlexMannVids]

The Jackass Flats radio on TranZit always gives me chills when I hear it

[@eZeZBReeZY360z]

MORE OF THESE VIDS , BO2 IS GOATED AND I STILL PLAY AS WE SPEAK

[@demonofchange]

The fact that I just stumbled across this video right when I’m getting back into zombies is insane. I have ALWAYS wanted to learn the lore but it seems so overwhelming. This is like a godsend. Thank you. Please never end this series until we’re all caught up.

[@Rummy9041]

I genuinely enjoyed this video :)

[@thatsinsaneguys9899]

Bro What Are The Chances Ive Been Getting Into The Victus BO2 Storyline and this drops thank you mate

[@PeterParker-kd9vs]

The bo2 reimagined mod is what lonely mfs like me who can't do the easter eggs need thanks for letting me know it exists

[@michigawolverine]

Glitching Queen looked up the exact crater that was used for inspiration for the nuketown crator, and it is the meteor crater in Arizona by Flagstaff.

[@sweza2523]

I really love this lore videos! I hope you contiune to pump these out for the rest of bo2 and eventually bo3 and maybe bo4!

[@ThatWasAwesomeYT]

I plan to learn it all if there is interest! These videos take time though so please be patient :)

[@ypcomchic]

Maybe since you are a real physicist, you can help with the impossible Easter egg and the KN 44 within a hypercube

[@kcmedia8185]

Nuke town zombies made me a training god too

[@AdrX003]

Coffee was undeniably better today ❤

[@ThatWasAwesomeYT]

@@AdrX003 cheers ☕️

[@thatbroman]

Ayyyyyy November 19th is my birthday

[@ThatWasAwesomeYT]

Happy birthday! 🎉

[@Based_Stuhlinger]

BO2 zombies has the charm of having a story that feels like it has a treasure trove of lore and backstory that was never added in time.

[@crispcoffee7958]

The Indian man’s voice on the radio was the gas station owner by the diner

[@platecup0331]

Love how zombies had these little radios and now the new zombies just suck with these side easter eggs

[@donqon]

When did the Avogadro get its name? Did players give the name? What does it mean?

[@skateup2291]

Is it just me or does that nuke crater look identical to a lot of the craters on the moon…?

[@wowee295]

Not sure if there’s any evidence to back this but just thinking about It when you said the rocket is aimed at other pyramid devices It kinda makes sense for It to hit Nuketown bc alpha omega took place the same year and there was a APD in the underground bunker

[@drfrenchfrythe3rd]

Honestly, I’ve been excited for this video. Id consider myself a normy zombies player and I never really had the chances to do the Easter eggs so learning about games I’ve played for years is crazy. Also gotta say you do an amazing job at putting this series together and I can’t wait for more. Side note- One thing I’ve always wondered in the zombies lore is what happened to the original crew on moon. Idk if that’s ever been brought back up or not but I’m still curious

[@ThatWasAwesomeYT]

Thanks for the kind words! As for your side note, I think we will be learning that in a later episode ;)

[@AFoxOnSugar]

broken arrow disbanded on my birthday lmfao

[@rodrigoserrano75]

After you learn the whole cod zombies lore you have clearance to freely enter the pentagon, just a heads up

[@DarrianKing]

bo3 next PLSSSS

[@NotLilDebbie]

Keep pumping these out please🫡

[@inmatesquirrel2424]

I've been waiting for this one! My favorite series on yt rn

[@LordScrungl]

Bro I thought you were MrRoflWaffles 😭 Fire vid though!

[@Trengozpow]

I have been waiting for the Next chapter of this series, ever since the last one. I think you're the best call will duty youtuber, especially in digging down into the lore of zombies. ✨️👍🤘🤙

[@DoomderX]

glad nuketown was on here cause it ties with moon what i like when games or modes ect do that its really cool nuketown is defo my fav bo2 map round 25 is so unique to me i love the eyes go from orange to blue and the voice actor changes.

[@Qualitycontent9]

Ties*

[@DoomderX]

@@Qualitycontent9 Thx issue with being dyslexic lmao

[@wayneigoe6722]

You uh... you know the chapters on the video are the same as Shangi-la, right?

[@ThatWasAwesomeYT]

Thanks for letting me know! I guess it glitched out somehow, I had put the chapters in the description but it never took to them. Should be all good now!

[@Akac3sh]

BO2 IS MY FAVORITE GAME EVER SORRY caps lock I'm not rewriting that

[@SuperChubbS_NTC]

It’s great seeing more & more OG’s coming forward and getting immersed into the storyline and lore. I was never really into yt & the whole “social media” side of zombies until recently; been enjoying it fs 💪. Keep up the great work bud 💚

[@Brubie]

LET'S GOOOOO!

[@ChArLie360115]

brooooo finally

[@Fordf150fourwheeldrive]

The avagodro is Pernell

[@UAVizUp]

something very interesting to me that you talked about in this video and the last is that you think maxis' missiles at the end of moon targeted different mpds on earth (or large centers of 115?) and im curious what makes you think this cause its sounds very interesting but i cannot find any one else saying this

[@phoenixgaming5060]

Will there be a blocks 3 zombies lore video?

[@Rë-Brænd]

Dude I just have to say-- You’re one of the greatest KZbinrs I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching- 😭😭😭🫶 I’m currently fighting for my life trying to stay on task with college and your videos literally provide the best comfort for studying and just relaxing- Genuinely thank you for all the content you provide, I really wish to see this channel grow to millions and millions of followers because you truly deserve every last one of them 😭❤🫶 (btw- your learning lore series is unbelievably awesome and I’m so excited to watch all of them whenever I’m able to)

[@thew00dsman79]

I believe BO2 zombies takes place in 2030 or 2035, actually, because a lot of time has passed

[@tannerschweng7956]

The story was so much more intriguing in bo2. You being able to hear richtofen when playing nuke town made you want to know what was going on. Unlike CW zombies (which I love) but the story is so bad and it’s forced on you

[@superfranny]

Wait I thought the flesh were rictofens ppl and the electronic ppl were maxis

[@ThatWasAwesomeYT]

@@superfranny Correct

[@the_man34]

Oooooooooo yeeeeeeeeeeah bby

[@MAC12987]

i have been thinking about tranzit why can we emp the bus and trap the power gut in the bus ,,what happens if we do that..

[@A__69Aa]

You sure know how to make long videos

[@Emba45]

tranzit was my favourite map for some reason lol

[@Emba45]

well it was until the playstation 3 servers got down

[@JoshO423]

BO2 was one of the last video games I ever purchased. I miss it. Games started to tank to me around 2014-ish, and I’d gladly pay a pretty penny for the 360 & 2008-2012 games to come back. I got BO3 SOLELY for Chronicles. Haven’t even played a BO3 map, campaign or live 😂 still rocking Der Riese, Kino, Origins

[@Buh_Sting]

BO2 is where zombies started to go downhill…when you had to build more than just barricades…ya lost me

[@Spoogles]

There’s a theory nuketown is on mars cuz all the outside crater textures are from there

[@seanokelley8324]

The radio accent sounds African to me, Buried takes place in Africa so that could be the relation instead of Indian and India

[@Aegxs]

The thing that bugs me most about the shattered earth story is when it takes place. Green Run seems antiquated compared to the year 2025, and Nuketown doesn’t seem to be up to date either considering Moon happens at the same time. Yet the very next map Die Rise has SDC zombies from the campaign that takes place in 2025. I suppose time shenanigans, but that means the SDC formed after the nukes hit Earth? Moon COULD take place in 2025 but I don’t think that was the case.

[@CareyTV]

I never even thought of this wtf

[@Gater32322]

I’m pretty sure Moon does take place in 2025

[@please_recharge]

Pog

[@huntrb1]

Burger

[@BaldChristopher]

bro its just a dude with an indian accent you're thinking way too deep about it

[@ThatWasAwesomeYT]

@@BaldChristopher maybe 😂

[@NOTHiNG2CBRA]

1:09:19 Both are canon. But one ends in a loop (:

[@christopherwright8081]

6 minutes in😎

[@FadeToBlack740]

I love Tranzit and have played it a shit ton. Where are these playable radios at??

[@Duhbiee]

Those transit radios are so annoying.

[@Clo.udzx_wuztaken]

early gang the

[@bobhusaan]

Bo2 wasn't enjoyable for me

[@Squidward4567]

350 views in 48 minutes Bro fell off

[@VenViViris28]

those box weapons at 56:17 were FOUL i am so sorry that happened

[@ThatWasAwesomeYT]

It was rough 🤣

[@FadeToBlack740]

I love black ops 2 zombies and I LOVE Tranzit!

[@ANNAfromwithin]

damn how is treyarch gonna top this when activision is ruining cod every year

[@ElmoIzMeh]

20:40 i dont think his name is jackass flats, i think he is broadcasting from jackass flats

[@ThatWasAwesomeYT]

That's a good point

[@ElmoIzMeh]

@@ThatWasAwesomeYT i loved the video and watched it all the way through! i alwayd wanted to re live the experience of seeing all of these breadcrumbs drop over time, so thank you for bringing this to me! Subbed and liked!

[@ElmoIzMeh]

adding onto this id love to see how the community reacted to the pieces of info and how our understanding of the story evolved over time, i feel this would be better fit for a completely diff sub series so you could focus on your present method of story telling

[@anthonyjh02]

33:20 misread date omegalul

[@nitoyep3366]

Fr

[@asakumagin8493]

1:01:49 🤓 Actually ones you turn the power normally you don't need the turbine to access the teleport