The Many Unsolved Mysteries of Black Ops

[@DREJ11]

He is alive i saw him in the game

[@babykdotyt]

I saw him outside my window

[@DREJ11]

Ay really well made vid good shi @@babykdotyt

[@0bsidianFox]

cap

[@fahmo_]

he is alive i saw him at walmart

[@babykdotyt]

@@fahmo_ dollar tree

[@greenspace9825]

Before I knew Reznov wasn’t there, I always thought it was weird how Woods and Bowman was chill with some random ass guy helping them

[@babykdotyt]

My African brother

[@justinbieber8028]

I figured that woods and bowman trusted mason enough to trust anyone that mason vouches for.

[@vaultboy4710]

I was oblivious, but I remember my friend being like, "Have they acknowledged the Russian guy... Like at all?" Me being a little kid was like "Yeah multiple times." 😅

[@austinwalker2000]

​@@vaultboy4710😂😂😂 and then your little kid mind was blown when it's revealed and you probably noticed wait no they never acknowledged him lol

[@austinwalker2000]

​@@justinbieber8028even so with tensions between the US and Russia would they trust a random Russian guy without knowing a thing about him

[@squatmaster1405]

This game was too much for my 10 year old mind to comprehend but it was the best

[@babykdotyt]

My son is 47 years old and he can’t understand the story

[@karlraphaeeeel]

Because it was not meant to be played by a 10 years old.

[@realyslwoody]

Played on my wii at 10. Waw and bo1. Took me quite a few play throughs to really get it. Probably years.

[@loganmaddocks4703]

Shit I was 13 and it took me a couple play throughs..

[@Michael1234567860]

lol I was the same age when it came out. Replaying the campaign as an adult, it’s STILL so damn good 🔥

[@Itz_just_VICTOR]

Remember, Reznov right trigger finger was blown off in Vendetta, that was the reason he couldn’t snipe anymore and was a submachine gunner to the rest of WAW, all of his hallucinations in BO1 and the one in BO2 still have that trigger finger attached so it’s obvious it isn’t him that saved him

[@babykdotyt]

could maybe be lazy design by treyarch

[@memerst135]

​​@@babykdotyt It depends, does he have his right trigger finger in Vorkuta? Because that was real, so if he does have it there then it is something forgotten by treyarch

[@Itz_just_VICTOR]

@@babykdotyt Nope because in vorkuta he still doesn't have the trigger finger though

[@thatguyrandy1859]

​@babykdotyt if it were just the case in BO1, I'd buy that, but since it's in both games, I think it's deliberate

[@rubegoldberg6476]

Not in every hallucination… check the scene when he opens the helicopter door…

[@makhnobux]

alex mason faking his death because he's a deadbeat dad is easily my new favorite fan theory

[@babykdotyt]

your welcome

[@MB_Biggie_Cheese]

@@babykdotytgotta avoid child support somehow!

[@AbelleveMe]

Lmaooo i love that

[@Swagenstein]

“This is your dad” What a woods way to introduce you to your father that was “dead” since the fucking cold war

[@Nocturnewashere]

don't forget he then called david a broad for being in shock after seeing his father for the first time in like three decades 😭​@@Swagenstein

[@TryHardCentral]

Honestly bo1 has the best story ever in cod history

[@qwerty975]

BO2 is on the same level

[@jasperclipz5067]

original mw2 and mw3 up there too

[@gdaycunt2001]

Best in the series alongside World at War

[@bradenpetty3828]

​@@jasperclipz5067black ops blows MW out of the water. No comparison

[@TryHardCentral]

@@jasperclipz5067 honestly mw2 2009 is my fav cod game and I love the campaign but black ops wins no diff

[@LuvzToLol21]

Reznov's right index finger was blown off in Stalingrad back in WAW. That's why he gave his sniper rifle to Petrenko because he could no longer use it. However every time Mason hallucinates seeing Reznov, including in Afghanistan, he has all 10 fingers.

[@DatsiKxModz]

That could've been an easily overlooked mistake by leaving it on his hand though imagine the complexity of writing a story like this and keeping everything canon or not contradictory

[@rubegoldberg6476]

Check when he opens the crashed helicopter in nam…. When he’s a NPC with you in a mission… they may have just not been consistent across the game

[@seanrafabagass]

​@@rubegoldberg6476 when in vorkuta his right trigger finger is missing, i'm not sure about bo2 sighting tho

[@rubegoldberg6476]

@@seanrafabagassI am talking about BOI.. I was just saying it’s not consistent… idk about BO2

[@kindmusician333]

Actually in the entire game Reznov’s finger is still missing it’s only Bo2 where he has all 10 fingers

[@Edgehead991]

BO1 still fascinates me to this day. I know at its core it’s a pretty simple arcade shooter but the themes it tackles makes it seem so much deeper than it actually is. At almost 15 years old I still feel like I’m going to uncover something hidden in the game.

[@babykdotyt]

Yeah bro it’s insane one of the best games ever made

[@themayhemera3046]

same

[@Edgehead991]

@@babykdotyt agreed. Been playing it since it released and I still love it just as much as I did back in 2010

[@rigb0013]

If its deeper than it “actually” is than how is it not just deep

[@anon2427]

Enjoy your childhood and friends while it’s all still around. Good to see the generation after mine is into the hood CoD games and older games in general. I replayed Black Ops about a week ago and there was so much I missed when I first played it at 13. Hope you replay this amazing game when you’re older too, it’ll give you a new perspective on it

[@PerseusAgent]

In the Revelations mission you can hear Mason scream “Oswald comprised!”, suggesting he was working with Oswald or knew who Oswald was

[@shualopez1288]

“Oswald compromised; proceed to target” chilled me to the bone when I first heard it in Black Ops.

[@DirtySoulsTV]

Imagine being Mason coming home from Vorkuta fighting his brainwash to kill JFK, just to have the CIA tell him they need him to kill JFK anyways

[@safename6150]

I love that people are still making videos about this game 14 years later

[@Maz-lk4ze]

14 years jus shook my soul

[@undefinedxx55]

Shows how bad modern games are

[@biz117]

cuz its an actually good game unlike the slop theyve been putting out

[@Maddymiami0809]

I refuse to believe it came out 14 years ago

[@dolphin3438]

Dont mind me, just blessing this video with the algorithm

[@babykdotyt]

Means a lot dolphin 🙏

[@firebepis]

its working 🤝

[@knightwolf1363]

Thank you brother 🙏🙏

[@AmazingBlaze0]

Lol

[@kaiwontwin]

lets go dolphinnnn

[@mrunitforge]

the thing about about Mason being put back into service after Vorkuta is explained in e-mails between Hudson and another guy (cant remember his name) but I can say that many people of the CIA where definitely not happy about Mason being back alive and put into service, Mason also got several warning due to his paranoid behaviour regarding the numbers, Reznov and Dragovich specifically. Mason suffered greatly after coming back into service. The only reason we see mason in "stable" condition is because every mission is about hunting the 3 new targets, Dragovich, Krevchenko, Steiner and only then can Mason actually focus because he is following the number sequence. The numbers that are played while Mason sees Reznov can also be translated into information/lore

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Interesting.

[@PerseusAgent]

Mason was given therapy after Vorkuta, but he would still be on edge and give that “look around the room” because of his brainwashing

[@Greenhawk4]

don't some people think the guy he was emailing is reznov?

[@KorpralXI]

@@Greenhawk4 yea its because the things John Trent (the name) says are reminiscient of Reznov and he says things only Reznov could know

[@TheNikoBellic2008]

Sometimes I feel like the Mason living ending was a last minute decision or was never 100% intended by Treyarch. Everything about it is so coincidental and strange, like Woods choosing not to shoot (who he believes to be) Menendez and Mason just being missing for 30 years with zero explanation. I think the Woods and David at Mason's grave cutscene at the end adds just the right amount of melancholy to a mostly good ending, and highlights the losses and sacrifices war brings. I think "this is the price we pay for what we do" and David choosing to walk away from being a soldier is a stronger ending than Mason just appearing and cracking a joke with Woods and talking to his son about the time he fell off a tree.

[@channel45853]

true, but it is intended as a secret ending, because you are not supposed to think that you can do anything but shoot menendez in the head it's just an extra fan service ending

[@Cappuccino_Rabbit]

Even if you managed to resist killing kravchenko and collect the CIA document (both of which later will give you hints of not trusting hudson in panama), it still feels weird that both the player and woods could guess that Hudson betrayed them and especially that Mason was about to die in a first playthrough. This is the kind of choice you'd only find out on KZbin or by accident The Mason living ending is sweet and all but him dying feels more canon and impactful

[@babykdotyt]

hey niko, lets go bowling ni**a

[@_playa_]

There’s many hints of a cia mole, and who is a close cia friend? Hudson. Not saying he is a mole, but that he’s just cia, and the central intel agency is not to be trusted right now. Woods says a few things about how that mission felt off. It’s not a last minute decision, it goes on throughout the game

[@phnxhill]

the recent cod nostalgia wave is my favorite thing on youtube rn. i learned about cod in 2010 as an 8 year old during the lead up to bo1 and i thought it was the most insane game i ever seen. still kinda feel that way. graphics still hold up too

[@babykdotyt]

best game ever

[@jonnygraham2372]

“Oh yeah, I’ll watch a nostalgic video before bed why not” I haven’t felt stressed about this since I was 11 years old.

[@babykdotyt]

Get used to it Johnny

[@jorgeduran4511]

facts, it’s 12 at night and i got work in the morning😅

[@babykdotyt]

@@jorgeduran4511 remember frank woods when you go to work

[@bf7353]

In the french version of the game, when Mason kills Dragovich, he said after "Tried" : "You sure you didn't do it ?"

[@Igolorbr]

Nice to know.

[@juanaguilera804]

If I recall correctly, the Spanish version also has Dragovich saying a similar line

[@arilution]

bo1 + bo2 have SUCH a great storyline. i think these unsolved mysteries really make the stories more interesting but i do need some closure.. great vid !!

[@babykdotyt]

Kendrick Lamar is in black ops 6

[@reaperblaster8291]

I always assumed if Reznov didnt rescue the crew from dying in the desert, it was either CIA or Zhao's people.

[@reaperblaster8291]

Or Mason's programming kicks in due to seeing Kravchenko earlier, which caused him to hallucinate Reznov in a near death experience. When in reality, he somehow undid his ties and helped the others. But like you said, it doesn't explain where the canteen comes from though.

[@channel45853]

@@reaperblaster8291 there was no numbers though, from what I remember, that's usually the sign he is hallucinating

[@reaperblaster8291]

@channel45853 That's true. But the screen did turn a red hue and time seemed to speed up when they all were passed out. Sure, it could be from Mason being beaten, choked, and thrown into the sand dehydrated. It just doesn't make sense for their saviors to be random travelers. Why would non military people be riding through what was an active warzone not a few hours ago? Presumably the Russians were there for some time prior to CIA/Chinese intervention

[@mercce6750]

​@@channel45853But you have to remember, he was in the middle of a desert, so if it isn't the number, it could very much be the heat and exhaustion compund with his PTSD.

[@channel45853]

@@mercce6750 true

[@mitchellwright5478]

Never forget that COD Black Ops II takes place next year 2025 :D

[@makhnobux]

immense political division and the eve of drone warfare on a massive scale? yep, it's cordis die time.

[@flamedramon68]

Oh Ohh....

[@LonelyJuan]

It’s wild bc 12 years ago I thought the technology was too far fetched, but we are literally damn near there.

[@malachicross1571]

Intro goes hard

[@babykdotyt]

I’m down in vietnam

[@roninkahn4033]

I think the implication is that mason did kill jfk due to the numbers but didnt align himself with the russians due to his will. Steiner says that his will is too strong to be fully indoctrinated into the numbers and dragovich just leaves him at vorkuta bc hes too unpredictable. Thats why reznov was able to manipulate the numbers into new targets. So mason carried out the numbers programming like dragovich wanted but didnt get fully brainwashed (he didnt even learn that there were other projects like nova 6 and the russians had sleeper agents embedded in the US.

[@lookatmyzombies9377]

Why was Reznov in the gulag when he was a war hero?

[@babykdotyt]

@@lookatmyzombies9377 this is because of the mission we play where dimirti dies and reznov sabatoged nova 6

[@mynameisblank2]

​@lookatmyzombies9377 as well as the OP's reply, Stalin himself was known for exiling and or jailing war hero's like the Marshall Zhukov to frame himself as the primary war hero of the Soviet regime and further build the media cult around him known as the 'cult of stalin'

[@tonypeppermint5329]

​@@babykdotytReznov also made a comment about how the Soviet government believed soldiers who made it to Berlin weren't loyal no more so they were tossed into the camps.

[@blackwhitestudios5953]

In the second to last mission of BO1, the one where Mason finally pieces everything together, one of his lines is "proceed to target, Oswald compromised". Oswald being lee Harvey Oswald, and the target would have to be JFK. For me, this line has always confirmed it that Mason killed jfk.

[@madman407708]

This is the 3am content I love

[@babykdotyt]

Type shi

[@madman407708]

@@babykdotyt frfr🙏

[@xkinsey3831]

Its worth noting the cutscene at the end isnt the only hint towards Mason killing Kennedy, he also mentions Oswald and says "second shooter" while recounting HIS own memories during revelations

[@belinskiniko]

Love the effort you put into this and the comedy sprinkled in . Glad the algorithm recommended this lol 🙏🏼

[@betterluckchuck324]

You put into words EXACTLY what I feel about the BO series. BO1 hooked me and is my personal favorite COD to date, but the storyline and plot that started in the first BO never reconciled as I expected. BO2 was such a weird sequel that it went parallel halfway through and did a whole future warfare arc with another villain. Again when BOCW rolled around, it went and did its own thing, rarely addressing the multiple mysteries surrounding BO1. There were teases throughout the sequels, but it was always the Mason and Reznov story that intrigued me. I feel like there's a whole chunk of game missing in between the events of BO1 and BO2 that should tie up the loose ends.

[@DOSEDKID]

The original modern warfare series and the black ops series will never be overshadowed for their story telling abilities. Cried when ghost was shot, developed ptsd from nam anytime I see numbers for some reason. 10/10 would enlist again.

[@babykdotyt]

Can’t forget about vanguard

[@bradenpetty3828]

Alex Mason is my favorite video game protagonist of any franchise. Great video!

[@babykdotyt]

Thanks bro

[@Kageofyoutube]

Ur editing is top tier ur going places keep it up

[@ZenithAesthetics]

This is the content I want in my recommended feed 🙏

[@OnBrandRP]

Theory time. What if Reznov was already dead DURING the escape, not after. Mason just misremembered the events and was hallucinating.

[@Greenhawk4]

but like how would the truck you guys take be driven if mason was on the machine gun.

[@random_khayyam_fan]

Also the score when Hudson is telling you about reznov is fire 🔥🔥

[@phoenixphonkhouse451]

Amazing video, definitely my favourite cod game of all time, such an interesting story that actually has personality compared to most military shooters Also on a separate note, a few years ago an official call of duty mobile comic book came out to coincide with an in game event. In the comic it’s revealed that reznov was alive and found in a cell by captain price. I doubt and hope it’s not canon but regardless still interesting

[@dearlybelovedgaming373]

Just popping in to say that the thumbnail goes cosmically hard

[@dolo18hunna39]

Best black ops video i seen in a while 👍

[@babykdotyt]

Thanks bro ❤️

[@Ramlin1210]

I know I'm late for the party but I'm glad you're back making Call of duty videos

[@Swagenstein]

Reznov appearing to woods in black ops 6 would be the greatest twist in call of duty history. 12 year setup.

[@mlgfoxy2]

Also when Woods is talking about Reznov rescuing them in the desert he says no to David guessing tricky vic saying he’s just like his old man but doesn’t say no when David says just Reznov. I’ve always assumed that “tricky vic” was the fake Reznov that’s in Masons head and Reznov was the real Viktor Reznov. So Woods believes that it was really Reznov but is confused why he didn’t stick around

[@vSIG_]

Sick vid dude, the appreciation really shows why people still say this was CODS peak, I hope new gen players get to fall in love with these games like we did.

[@babykdotyt]

Thanks bro I hope bo6 is good

[@juliemittel3931]

what i found to be the most compelling for the "reznov is still alive theory" is that there was no real evidence for reznov having died during the escape at all. it's absolutely plausible that he was simply re-captured, only to escape again at some point later, eventually leading up to him freeing mason and the crew in afghanistan in black ops 2.

[@ftsquintyd2844]

Just replayed black ops 1 campaign on steam This year again since the PS3/360 days and I gotta say it still hits HARD. Makes me want to play WAW again.

[@YadSalh]

7:43 is it just me or I see mason put his hand down like his about to pull out a sidearm

[@babykdotyt]

Really like that

[@ProkiddUX]

He is alive, but the Soviet’s used Reznov as a scapegoat to make him kill the president. It worked, but it backfired so now Mason was after them. Reznov survived, but he wasn’t really there physically.

[@Tsuny999]

BO1 Was an exceptional story that ties video game lore with the reality of conspiracies

[@tonypeppermint5329]

It's amazing seeing the theories still flowing out of the game so many years later. I got a theory of my own that there may originally been more characters who were brainwashed before the total number got cut down.

[@alexsheperd2060]

I’m pretty sure Alex didn’t come out of hiding because Menendez had a massive army now and a vendetta against him and woods. I also think that Reznov survived because there’s way too much proof for it, I think that he was supposed to have some sort of importance in BO3 before that became whatever that story is about

[@lonew0lf563]

Nice explanation brother. I first played the game in the year 2013. Still amazes me.

[@babykdotyt]

It’s the goat

[@ActualAseelGamer]

"he even has people in the CIA, Hehehhe"

[@ComfortsSpecter]

Such a Simple Fun Game I Love Black Ops Using Ingenious Tact Themes to Exponentially up It’s Vibe Beautiful piece of History With tons of History Trivia Much more than most give It Credit Awesome

[@Promageddon]

Finally, KZbin recommends me a good small KZbinr Just hopping back in to say, I hope you realize the small success of this video and realize the potential of this type of content. Not saying to narrow your genre if it will bore you, but you will definitely see more success. Whatever you decide I hope for your success and happiness!

[@babykdotyt]

For sure bro🙏 thank you for the love I will surely continue to try to make better videos

[@HarryBump]

intro was cold af

[@schlapcity2774]

Love the series a lot, good video mate

[@babykdotyt]

Thanks bro 🙏❤️

[@Yourlocaldayingrey]

I played this when I was 5 when I played this. I loved this.

[@georgeshulga]

Good points! One minor correction though - Rez was born prior to Soviet Union has been est, in czar times that is. Look forward to more vids like this

[@Razzbow]

Love this video. I hope black ops six has this story

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

Firstly, excellent work on your videos(I was introduced to your channel through your BO2 Campaign video). Secondly, you gave logical explanations for why Alex didn’t show up until thirty years later in the one ending, but I just don’t think it makes sense for him to be in hiding or away for *that* long. That is why I find it to be most logical, *SPOILERS* , that Alex is killed by Woods.

[@adamjayobrien9441]

Just found the channel and really enjoy all the content I’ve seen so far 🙌

[@hyperhippo9035]

Great video fella, you’ll make it

[@babykdotyt]

if the lord wills it

[@Fali888]

Lex brought me, good video man

[@babykdotyt]

appreciate it bro

[@fatjesus6944]

I’m so glad someone else loves black ops as much as I do

[@simonefalancia4446]

Great video bro keep ot up

[@babykdotyt]

@@simonefalancia4446 thanks bro 💜

[@MaSoNGaMeR115]

Masons's voice actor was in hacksaw ridge, he could and should still play mason in a movie based on this games storyline

[@HunterStPeter]

Awesome video man

[@babykdotyt]

thank you bro

[@Shawnmiller1903]

those emails on the terminal are crazy i didin't even know about them

[@Rheper.]

I remember my dad going to get this game after I preordered it he worked next to a GameStop I was 11 and he never questioned what games I wanted to play he watched me play this entire campaign in the living room of our house bo1 holds a very special place in my heart my favorite cod of all time

[@MeltedJuice]

you a W for solving these

[@HK47_115]

Archetype? Revive to a previous bodily state? 115! I'm putting my money on the zombie first leaking into the main campaign first, cuz it's basically already doing that in Modern warfare 3, and the Russians are trying to recreate Richtofen's work. Reznov must have been a test subject before he ever had a chance to escape. I've heard of something like this happening in the CoD mobile comics, but I did not expect them to bring this to the main campaign universe.

[@babykdotyt]

Interesting theory 🤔

[@dillydraws]

The thing is. The bo4 and classic mw trilogy was the old multiverse that primus desotryed, so none of that carries over to the new universe

[@qwerty975]

115, Keepers, Apothicons, Shadowman, Dr. Monty, Ultimis/Primis/Victis, the entire multiverse was destroyed by Nikolai and bashed to Dark Aether.

[@Snoozytube]

I think the most possible answer or theory is that Mason could have been in a coma or injured for awhile. Itd be nice to have extra missions or cutscenes for this path to explain more to the players. Hell he could have been hearing the numbers again or been manipulated for other dirty work or ended up just like he was in vorkuta, which he would find a way to escape and eventually find a way back to woods and david until hearing about Menendezs uprising.

[@BuryJay]

that ending cutscene always gives me chills.

[@babykdotyt]

Chillin

[@supermetallicman]

This game man, i remember when it came as a bundle for my ps3. Miss those days man 😢

[@opossumprime]

The numbers, Mason, what do they mean?

[@EchoChamberMedia]

Great video!!! Miss the BO theories from back in the day

[@M0rshu64]

The problem with Mason spending 30 years in a Soviet Labor camp is that by the time of his supposed death, the USSR would've collapsed.

[@madison-Roccoa-Mason-drake]

But the Russians still would be around.

[@kaiwontwin]

thank you for this entertainment 🗿

[@nuggetbiscuit3743]

That ending cutscene blew my mind when I first saw it.

[@tag4042]

10:24 i'm more suprised that bo2 predicted the removal of dislikes

[@Krondon-SSR]

Whaaat never knew the messages from the first game existed!

[@aehe-vn1wl]

These games are fire and honestly I had always thought Reznov was still alive

[@NO-ji8kk]

The thumbnail reference is wild

[@8johh]

crash out-baby kia

[@babykdotyt]

That’s offensive

[@lmmmmmmm]

Hope you become super mega successful 🙏

[@babykdotyt]

Means a lot bro ❤️🙏

[@Huntooooo]

@@babykdotyt BRO keep this quality up!! I fucking love this video

[@alekseev7646]

Reznov was exactly 50 at Vorkuta, tho Other than that, a great video, dude

[@legendaryshotgun3931]

You need to make this into a series

[@jrhfjf4029]

7:52 "So I dont know if there's any blind people WATCHING the video" 💀💀

[@babykdotyt]

gotta be inclusive

[@corbz9868]

Somebody give this man subscribers

[@Glotivated500]

Bro legit the best campaign in the series

[@levidonnell]

Aye yo that Gunna joke took me out lmao

[@Bludcharg4214]

🤣🤣🤣

[@shyingsells]

This game is the GOAT. I wish they kept making good call of dutys after black ops 2.

[@184Dai]

The thumbnail made me stay calling Alex mason a crash out 😭😭😭😭‼️🔥

[@babykdotyt]

Bro is off a Percy

[@everyusernametaken]

Best game series hands down

[@DWo1fR]

Good video man

[@RegularCustomerMan]

Welcome to the algorithm friend #cod #lore #gaming

[@1del_tr1x]

Bro is about to be chased by CIA

[@BLACKxGHOSTxMA]

Keep Up Bro 💙💙🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@aqibfreed4672]

God. This really is the best first person shooter to ever exist. The black ops lore is just 💯

[@FreelanceRob631]

I always forget what an absolute beast Menendez is this dude nearly kills Alex Mason in hand to hand combat (an insanely impressive feat) gets shot in the face! Only survives because his men were so fanatically loyal to him that they jumped on the grenade that he pulled the pin on! LOYALTY! Menendez was a genuine monster.

[@walnzell9328]

3:11 I didn't know you could get out of the chair when set to the zombies menu.

[@Avocado-69-96]

Great analysis

[@CardiacYew-xt5zq]

2:58 I remember reading that many players would die when following reznov in that spot towards the light because THEY were spotted but not reznov even though the light shines on him too. I’ve died to this multiple times thinking it was a bug but makes sense because of the twist

[@RainyWolf7]

You can't use the future games as evidence though, I mean, black ops 2 was the last game with the original actors and script writers. So I would advice away from those crappy games. Nice video, I didn't know a few of these things!

[@bearman9033]

I'm excited for BO6 but the real world conspiracy tie in with the CIA regarding the assassination is what made the original so incredible imo. Like it takes balls to make such a metal end credits scene implying the main character murdered the president is metal af.