Can you save Harper?

The player can choose to either kill Harper or shoot Menendez. If the player chooses to shoot Menendez, he avoids his attack, and kills Farid with an Executioner revolver, but Harper is spared.

What happens if I save Harper?

The choice may seem inconsequential at first—well, except to Harper—but it actually has a ripple effect that can drastically change the ending of the game. If you decide to let Harper live, Farid will die and therefore he will not be present on the USS Obama when Menendez attacks it.

How to save Harper's face?

At the end of the mission, Mason is driving a jeep with Harper, when there is a massive explosion and fire. If Mason chooses to drive on the left side then Harper will receive a disfiguring facial burn for the remainder of the story. If Mason chooses to drive on the right side Harper will be protected.

Did Menendez know Farid was a traitor?

By the 2020s, Farid was a spy for the CIA on Cordis Die, keeping an eye and getting information on Raul Menendez, who was rising to power and wanted to destroy the west. However, Menendez knew that Farid was a mole, possibly by deduction, or by Salazar informing him of Farid being a spy.

What is the best ending for bo2?

In order to get the best ending, you just have to capture Menendez, NOT kill him.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Harper Lives (Mission: Achilles' Veil)

Can Harper survive bo2?

The player can choose to either kill Harper or shoot Menendez. If the player chooses to shoot Menendez, he avoids his attack, and kills Farid with an Executioner revolver, but Harper is spared.

Which bo2 ending is canon?

Two possible endings can occur: if Weasel is killed, the cycle repeats once again; if Weasel lives and the other three are killed, the cycle is broken, and he is finally freed of his punishment. The latter ending is canonical.

Is Menendez a villain?

Menendez has been repeatedly named as one of the best villains in Call of Duty, alongside Vladimir Makarov.

Where did Mason go for 30 years?

Imprisonment at Vorkuta

Mason was transported to a Soviet labor camp at Vorkuta, Russia. There, Dragovich had Friedrich Steiner and Lev Kravchenko brainwash Mason.

Why does Hudson betray you?

Hudson betrayed them to save himself. He had kids. Menendez would have let him live and just killed Woods but Hudson couldn't live with the guilt.

What happens if you shoot Mason in the leg?

If you shoot him in the leg he will survive and will later show up in the ending of your game. If you do it right his face will have some splatter on it but not fully blood as it would be from a headshot. One of the last main things that will affect Alex Mason being alive is " Karma " being alive to help stop menendez.

What is the canon ending of Black Ops Cold War?

Considering one ending involves the protagonist destroying Europe, it is easy to say the canon ending has Bell siding with Adler and stopping Perseus's plan. The last moment of this ending has Adler draw a gun on Bell while Bell raises their weapon at the same time.

Should I shoot or capture Menendez?

Menendez will attempt to kill Mason, but he draws out a combat knife and stabs Menendez in the left leg and then stabs him in the shoulder and grabs his gun and points it at his head. At this point, you will get to choose wheter to kill or capture Menendez. Capturing him will be the best choice.

How many endings does Black Ops 2 have?

The storyline of Call of Duty: Black Ops II has eight endings depending on which conditions the player fulfills over the course of the game. If the player spares Menendez's life, completes all four Strike Force Missions, and both Chloe Lynch and Alex Mason survive the events of the game, the "best" ending will result.

What happens if DeFalco lives?

If he survives the events of "Karma", DeFalco will reappear in "Achilles' Veil", where he will greet Menendez and stand with him and Farid as they address Cordis Die's followers.

How does Mason become human again?

Justin is able to turn Mason into half-wolf, half-human, which makes Alex embarrassed of Mason. However, after he figures this out, she proves to him that she wants to be seen with him by dancing with him at a party full of people. Justin then restores Mason to his full-human form.

Who is Viktor Reznov based on?

Like Jude Law's protagonist, Reznov is a sniper locked in a game of cat-and-mouse with a Wehrmacht marksman - both stories based on the real life of Soviet soldier Vasily Zaytsev.

What did Reznov do to Mason?

Having brainwashed Mason, Reznov was able to complete his personal objective of killing Dragovich, Kravchenko and Steiner; leading Mason to become obsessed with pursuing them in spite his other objectives, inadvertently continuing Reznov's posthumous legacy.

Who killed Josefina?

She was killed when Frank Woods trew a grenade in a fit of rage.

How did Menendez lose his eye?

As his men entered the hut, Menendez wrestled with Mason after pulling a grenade. Mason overpowered Menendez and shot him in the right side of his face, destroying his eye and leaving him permanently disfigured.

Are the Menendez twins?

Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10, 1968) and Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27, 1970) are American brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise Menéndez.

How old is Alex Mason in bo2?

In the other ending, Mason survives being shot. He is now 93 at this point, going to surprise Woods with a visit. It is also at this point Mason is reunited with his son, who he has not seen for about 40 years. While it is unknown what Mason was doing during this gap of time, it is nice to see him alive and well.

Is bo2 a ghost?

Ghost returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, but it has been altered slightly; the player cannot be detected by UAVs while moving at a decent speed, planting or defusing the bomb in Search and Destroy or Demolition, or while using controllable Scorestreaks except for the Lightning Strike.

Which cod is canon?

Behind enemy lines. For the first time, Call of Duty's four main storylines are all connected. It means the worlds of Warzone, Modern Warfare, Black Ops and Zombies appear canon within a single universe.