#cod 2024

[littlemissclandestine]

Why I think Russell Adler is going to make a comeback in COD 2024

WARNING⚠️: Contains spoilers for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

Disclaimer: This is all just speculation on my behalf of course. I've just tried piecing stuff together for fun because Russ is one of my fave BO characters even though he's a bitch but i need more Adler content stat. <33

Let's get into it peeps. HEAR ME OUT.

Buckle up. Gonna be one hell of a ride folks 🤪

We'll start off with some random/background info.

Russ was born on February 12th 1937 so that would make him 53/54 in the Gulf War era. This actually isn't that old because if you think about it, Woods was about to turn 51 in 1981 during the Cold War campaign. What's a few more years?

We last saw Adler in action post-campaign in Warzone 1.0 cinematics but we've been kept in the dark about Adler's whereabouts post-1984 (after being brainwashed and killing Stitch LOL).

This meanie in a beanie wasn't forgotten about, oh no. He appears in the new cinematic intros on startup for both MWII (2022) and MWIII (2023). See below:

He was also featured twice in the 20 year anniversary video for Call of Duty whereas COD Ghosts didn't even get an appearance (ouch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL_w5HmxsPI

I personally believe Adler was a great addition to the Black Ops roster and is essentially the new Black Ops 'cover boy' now. Would be such a shame and a missed opportunity not to include a character like him in the upcoming COD. One who is morally grey, does whatever he deems necessary to get the job done - a bit like Cpt. Price in MW. Got the COD fans riled up about him brainwashing and pulling the trigger on Bell too - he's already got the spotlight in both a good and bad way.

Now, let's explore my main reasoning as to why I think Mr Shades 2.0 is most likely coming back in late 2024...

🎖️First up: Gulf War mission list 🔫

Here are some of the campaign missions that will be featured in Black Ops Gulf War. Obviously, this is subject to change, however, going off what we have, look closely...

Credit: @MWIIINTEL on Twitter/X

Safehouse guys...SAFEHOUSE. Takes you right back to Cold War, doesn't it? Ugh the potential.

🕵️ Next up: The campaign for COD 2024 will dive into the CIA's role/the Black Ops timeline 🕘

I took the following snippet from this official article.

From this, we know there will be a huge focus on the CIA and who's a CIA clandestine special officer? Mhm, you guessed it - Russell Adler.

Now, according to the events of BO2, it's evident which characters have the possibility of returning out of our original BO trio - Jason Hudson, Frank Woods and Alex Mason.

💫 Alex is presumed dead after Frank shot him so he's out the picture in '90/91 until 2025 when they canonically meet again.

🪵 Woods would be in his 60s during this time too so I'll let you decide whether that's too old for him to be in GW.

Edit: Woods got SPAS-12'd in the kneecaps on Dec 20th 1989 by Raul Menendez so uh...yeah

🧊 Hudson died on Dec 20th 1989 at the hands of Raul Menendez.

Feel free to check out this website (Call of Duty Wiki) for an outline of the events after CW to remind yourself. Here's a link to the Black Ops timeline from there.

➡️ Gulf War being a direct sequel to Cold War and what that could mean 💉

That brings me onto the rest of the safehouse crew. Since GW is a direct sequel to CW, it would make sense for some characters to carry over if possible:

We, as the player/Bell, get to choose whether Park or Lazar die (or both lovebirds) in 'End of the Line'. It's highly unlikely they'll return unless the devs make one decision canon maybe.

There could be a chance we see Sims again given his bond with Adler (Da Nang etc.), his age (late 40s in GW) and his status (alive).

That leaves the man himself, Russ. Everything from his age to the fact he's CIA and was the deuteragonist in COD 2020's campaign just makes sense for him to have at least a lil cameo or even a larger role, don't you think?

📱Finally: Hints from official posts 🔎

This post from Call of duty's official Instagram account kind of sealed the deal for me.

Oh lookie - they dropped syringe-lover's famous line in a zombies post. Why would COD just drop it so casually like that without a reason and years after since CW came out? They could've said absolutely anything else but no, this was purposeful.

And that's all for this episode guys and gals!

Thank you for reading!! 🫂

Do what you will with all this information but I have concluded in my silly little brain that scarface is coming back.

How he's only in one game is beyond me. Won't get a character like him ever again. Seems like a cliché war dude at first glance but dig a little deeper into the details of the CW campaign, peel back the layers and get into his psychology and WOWZERS.

Am I delusional? Most definitely.

But the possibility he might be returning...that little bit of hope is enough for me and i won't shut up about it.

This will age horribly if he isn't in GW. Forgive me for feeding your delusions too in that case. Please?

What are your thoughts? Feel free to share them! 😊

[oyeone89]

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Requiem

Experience the final chapter in the Dark Aether Story.

After a tedious prison escape, our 4 exiled Requiem Officers must confront and put an end to the dangers of Project Janus and the Dark Aether as a whole... 

[ellenchain]

Happy new year 🍾🎉🎆

[temeyes]

to this day, they still don't believe him

[2kiran]

keegan with a mask kink meeting masked!reader. when he finds out that you’re so strong too? god, he's rubbing his thighs together that do nothing to ease the ache. you don't interact with him that much, rarely meeting his eyes and he thinks he's sick for getting off to the thought of having to beg for your attention.

[saturncodedstarlette]

[Ghost and you cuddling in bed after a long, exhausting day]

Y/N, with chin on top of his head :

Y/N, sniffs his hair :

Y/N : Your hair smells like… roses? Is that the new shampoo?

Ghost, his head resting on your chest with comforting grip around your waist :

Ghost : I figured you’d prefer if I smelled nicer. I guess… it’s not manly?

Y/N, snickered, placed a gentle kiss on his head : I like it. It smells nice. I’m just a little surprised, that’s all.

Y/N : And you’re always manly to me, Simon. Whatever shampoo you use.

[gomzdrawfr]

Debrief

[the-californicationist]

Good Fences (Fluffuary #04)

FEB04: Cheering Them Up

You had a boyfriend.

Keyword: had. 

Getting broken up with in the middle of the night was one thing, but having it be over a text message (all lowercase, no punctuation) was a whole new low. You knew it wasn’t going to last, but the suddenness of it was dreadful, as were the personal criticisms he decided to throw your way just to rub salt into the wound. 

your bodys just not doing it for me anymore

we could still hook up if you want just hmu

but not in bethesda obvi lol 

You weren’t sure what possessed him to say those things to you, but you had seen enough, so you blocked him.

Tear-stained and angry, you went outside to get some fresh air. You wrapped your blanket around you and stared up at the stars, trying to move on from that asshole as quickly as possible. 

Suddenly, you heard John’s sliding door open up. You turned to look at him, and he seemed just as startled to see you there. 

“Oh, hey… Hey,” he furrowed his brow, “What’s happened?”

You sniffled, trying to find your voice,

“Got dumped.” 

“What? Just now? It’s midnight,” he sat next to you, “Did he just leave?” 

You shook your head, dreading having to admit to the fact that you hadn’t even deserved a capital letter much less an in-person visit,

“Text message.”

You passed over your phone to let him experience the drama first-hand. As he read the messages, his face grew increasingly dark, almost scary. You couldn’t help but notice his attire while he read, and you felt insane for doing so. He was in running shorts and a cut-off tee shirt with some rock band’s logo fading and flaking on the front. You were supposed to be sad, but now you couldn’t stop staring at his very visible and extremely muscular arms and abs.

“You’re joking,” he handed you back the phone in disbelief.

You shook your head again and looked down at the tissue in your hands, trying to come up with something to say. 

“What a fuckin’ wanker.”

You laughed, nodding, and he cracked a smile. You let his voice wash over you like a salve, healing the hurt another man had caused, 

“Well, this calls for a bloody drink, don’t it?”

“Don’t think the bars will be open by the time I make it out,” you joked. You weren’t going out anywhere tonight. 

“Wait here,” he said, ducking back into his apartment.

He reemerged with a bottle of Scotch whisky and two glasses, pouring one for you and then one for himself, each equally generous. 

John tinked your glass and drank. You followed suit, albeit a bit more timidly. 

It burned. Then it spiraled into oranges and vanilla and honey. And then it burned again. You tried not to, but you made a face, and said,

“Wow, it’s good. Thanks.”

“Strong, hm?” He purred softly, pleased with his choice.

“Yeah, but still good,” you insisted.

“Don’t worry about those messages, love. Your body is doing wonders just how it is. He wants your reaction.”

You tried not to let the compliment linger in your mind for too long, but it was stuck in there like popcorn in your teeth. 

“I know,” you admitted, “And I wasn’t going to marry this guy or anything, but…”

“Still hurts.”

“Yeah.”

John was clipping and lighting a cigar to have with his drink, and you watched him as he worked. He still hadn’t bought that ashtray he’d promised, but he was using an old glass bowl for now. He smoked for a bit, sharing it with you wordlessly. Then, he took a long breath and gave you a droll look.

“What is the difference between a condom and a coffin?”

You laughed before he even gave you the punchline of the joke, shocked by its crudeness,

“What?” 

“You come in one and leave in the other.”

“John!”  

He snickered, listening to you laugh, turning a little red in the face as he did so. 

“Alright, alright,” he prepared another one for you, “What can you spell with P, E, N, I, and S?”

You raised your eyebrows at him, and shrugged, 

“Penis?”

He scoffed, 

“Spine, you filthy thing.”

You stayed outside talking and telling jokes long enough to see the black starfield give way to a pale pink morning, and before you knew it, half a bottle of whisky was gone. John had certainly worked his magic in you, and by the time you said goodnight and climbed back into your bed, you’d forgotten why you’d even been wasting your tears on a jerk like that in the first place.

Check out the schedule here.

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[tanked-up]

Soap: Haven’t showered in a year, LT

Ghost: Don’t even start, Johnny

Soap: ITS THE NEW YEARS, this is the most original joke I can think of

Price: How bout’ starting this year as a responsible person, Soap

Soap: I’m the most responsible person you’ll ever meet, capt’n

Gaz: You know… for new years I want love

Ghost: I want a new partner

Soap: That’s- rude… Lt

Ghost: I didn’t mean it that way-

Alejandro: I wanna spend more time with my Rudy

Rudy: Aww, gonna make me shed my first tears of 2024, Ale…

Soap: Why can’t we be like that, LT

Ghost: Why bother saying it if everyone already knows you’ll be behind me like ducklings behind their mothers

141: …

Ghost: Trynna be more inspiring this year

Price: I see…

[littlemissclandestine]

Following on from my other post about Adler's potential return...

Credit: Insider Gaming

Need I say more?

[sleepyconfusedpotato]

Just gonna slide these into your asks. Some Valentines GhostJade for us all.

Did Jade plan this? Yes.

Did Ghost know he spent the rest of the day with lipstick stains on his mask? No.

Did Soap, Gaz, and Price try their best to keep straight faces around him? Yes.

Did they succeed? No.

And did Ghost give his payback as good as he got? Well that's none of our business is it...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACKKKKKKKKK!!!!!

Such a wonderful and lovely gift!!! You never fail to amaze me Pix!! .ヾ(≧▽≦*)o

And wonder what's Ghost's payback to her 👀 hmm hmm hmm~~

Plot twist : Ghost made Jade clean his mask with makeup remover since 😂😂 Yep that's their Valentine's Day plan.

Thank you Pix!! You're the best!! 💗💗💗💗💗💗

[whatev-i-guess]

Soap: Merry christmas, love. Ghost: ... merry... christmas. Soap: What's wrong, Si? Ghost: It's just- a first for me to celebrate christmas. And not being alone. Soap: Oh love... let's make it the best christmas then. Ghost: I think we should start under the mistletoe. Soap chuckling: Oh, should we? Then come here, big guy.

[lolguestwho]

Making myself suffer by drawing him cuz why not?

[temeyes]

//i wont say (im in love) plays in the background//

[forestshadow-wolf]

The tots/fry saga continues

@rainerestored I have nothing to say for myself. The tags are my argument... also yes I did have this conversation irl

Price, walking into the room: BREAKFAST EVERYONE! I got dunkie's

Ghost, the first to arrive: hashbrowns?

Price: *silently handing over a 2 sleves of dunkin' donuts hashbrowns*

Ghost: YES!

Soap: wha- bu-

Soap: how is that ANY different from tater tots!

Ghost, around a mouthful of hashbrowns: because they don't false advertise as fry adjacent!

Ghost: it's DIFFERENT!

[mikeila-iriell]

CHEEEEEE

GUUUUYSSSS I just think this is tooo muchhhhh the similarities PLEASEEEE GOOOOOODDDD OMG I loooveee ittt jsjsjs

I Think Russell Adler is soooo similar to Robert Redford and Brad Pitt in once upon a time (2019)

¿what do you think? For me the thing of Robert Redford was on purpose the with brad was accidentally because the film is from 2019 and cold war is from 2020, like too close.