Spoiler Warning for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
The upcomingCall of Duty: Black Ops 6will finally confirm which ending ofCall of Duty: Black Ops 2is canon, revealing the fate of a fan favorite character.Call of Duty:Black Ops 6will base its campaign on this ending.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2is a favorite among fansof the franchise with players still discussing the game’s campaign twelve years after its release. There are four different endings players can get depending on whether the characters Chloe and Menendez live. The canon ending forBlack Ops 2has both Chloe and Menendez survive the events of the game, resulting in an alliance between the US and China, ending the war.
In addition to the main ending, there is a secondary ending that changes depending on whether fan favorite character Alex Mason survives. If Mason lives, he visits Frank Woods in retirement, reuniting with Section. If Mason dies, Section and Woods visit Mason’s grave and Section announces his retirement from the military. Unlike the main ending, Mason’s fate has never been made canon, leaving fans to theorize whether the CIA agent survived. In an interview with GamesBeat,associate creative director at Treyarch Miles Leslie confirmed Mason’s fate. Unfortunately for Mason,Call of Duty: Black Ops 6will be operating under the assumption that Alex Mason died in the 80s portion ofBlack Ops 2.
Treyarch Has Unfortunate News For Fans of Alex Mason
While this most likely means little for the story ofBlack Ops 6, it may be disheartening toBlack Opsfans. In the ending ofBlack Ops 2where Mason lives, the character goes into hiding for 30 years, meaning the chances he would appear inBlack Ops 6, which takes place in the 90s, were very unlikely. Despite this,Alex Mason was a fan favorite character, and fans can no longer hold onto the hope that he survived the events ofBlack Ops 2.
Despite Alex Mason being gone,Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s campaign will connect directly toBlack Ops 2. Returning characters like Frank Woods will appear in the new game’s campaign, giving longtime fans of the franchise something familiar to look forward to in its next entry.Black Ops 6takes place very close to the flashbacks ofBlack Ops 2, with the trailer for the new game even featuring Woods in a wheelchair after his encounter with Menendez, the villain ofBlack Ops 2.
SinceBlack Ops 6takes place between the two time periods ofBlack Ops 2, fans will be able to look forward to a gap in theBlack Opsstory finally being filled.
