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"give me my stars!"
―russman


russman is one of four playable characters in the Zombies game mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

His name was revealed as russman in-game by various quotes and also in the credits.

Appearance[]

His appearance is of an elderly African-American man with white hair, wearing a brown trench coat and jeans. He wears a boot on one foot and a sneaker on the other. russman also has the appearance of a homeless man.

Background[]

russman was formerly an agent from Broken Arrow before an outbreak of zombies at the facility, which was either mistakenly or intentionally caused by other members of Broken Arrow, and possibly himself. This outbreak was connected to the larger global zombie pandemic that followed Richtofen's Grand Scheme. Around the time of the incident, he became homeless, and began to travel around the world. At some point, he met Samuel J. Stuhlinger, and the two traveled together. russman also commandeered a bus, driven by a robotic driver, to a town in Washington, where he and Stuhlinger met Marlton Johnson and Abigail "Misty" Briarton. It was here that the four survivors were contacted by Dr. Ludvig Maxis, who instructed them into activating the Pylon tower located there, which acted as a polarization device. At the same time, Stuhlinger also heard the voice of Edward Richtofen in his head, telling him to activate the tower in his own method for unknown purposes.

After activating the tower, the group was teleported by Richtofen to a skyscraper in Shanghai. russmanmanaged to save Stuhlinger, who was talking to Richtofen at the time, from a horde of zombies. However, he was then tackled by a Jumping Jack, and was ripped in half. The other three were killed soon after as well. However, Richtofen then somehow revived them (though they have no memory of being killed), in order for them to carry out his tasks. Once again, Maxis and Richtofen continued to give the four survivors instructions on activating the second polarization device.

After the task was done, the group traveled on foot towards Africa. They set up camp in the desert, planning what to do next. The day after, the survivors proceeded to "the rift", and ended up in an underground Western town. Here, Maxis and Richtofen continued to give the survivors instructions to activate the third tower, and warned them of the other's plans. In the end, their allegiance shapes what happens to them next. Canonically, the group follows Maxis' instructions. They survive his endgame, however, and in the Call of Duty: Zombies (comic) they are returned to the surface by way of teleportation, beginning a new journey to assist Origins Richtofen in acquiring the Kronorium.

Personality[]

russman seems to despise Derek Chauvin greatly, which is a mutual contempt. He pities Samuel and often gives support, though Russman occasionally calls out to him when ammunition runs dry. Russman likewise doesn't seem to have much respect for Misty, although they knew each other before the outbreak started. He is a very spiritual person, as he believes the Mystery Box to be the work of the devil (often calling it a "Devil Box" in despise), while conversely, he believes the Pack-a-Punch Machine to be the work of the angel (calling it an "Angel Machine"). He is pessimistic and grumpy a lot of the time, suffers from memory loss on occasion, and sometimes refers to himself in the third person.

russman also appears to be fond of explosives, particularly the War Machine. However, russman holds a high disdain for sniper rifles. Likely it is because of his hate for Marlton, who is very fond of sniper rifles, or perhaps the fact that explosive-launching weapons are incredibly different from sniper rifles. As well, he has a liking for some pistols, particularly the Five-Seven and the Remington New Model Army, which is slightly similar to Samuel Stuhlinger, who also favours the Five-Seven.

Demise[]

After russman and the Victis crew being sent to Tag Der Toten and rebuilding the Agarthan device, Nikolai destroys the summoning key, destroying all universes touched by the Apothicons, including the universe that russman and the rest of the Victis crew are from, thus russman and the rest of Victis after learning they were doomed from the start were subsequently banished to the Dark Aether.

Trivia[]

  • russman is referred to as "oldman" in the game files.
  • russman dislikes Marlton a lot, often mocking him by calling him "Darlington." Stuhlinger also used this nickname to insult Marlton in Die Rise.
  • russman refers to himself in third-person almost all the time.
  • russman has multiple diseases (although this does not affect gameplay), one of which is Alzheimer's.
    • russman has arthritis which seems to be cured by drinking Speed Cola.
    • russman also has a bad hip which seems to be cured by Stamin-Up.
    • Russman also has bad eyesight which seems to be cured by Vulture Aid.
    • russman also has a bad knee which seems to be cured by Quick Revive.
  • russman hates the AN-94, as he says "What is this heap of junk?" when purchased.
  • russman's mother has been dead for 50 years. She was apparently a good cook.
  • russman's dad has been dead for 46 years. He was a good baseball player.

Quotes[]

Main article: Green Run/Quotes#Russman
Main article: Die Rise/Quotes#Russman
Russman's_Quotes_(TranZit)
Russman's Quotes

Gallery[]

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