A brand new Warzone cutscene exhibits Black Ops protagonist Frank Woods doling out orders from a wheelchair, showing to verify a Black Ops 2 ending as canon and providing our first have a look at the character in the upcoming Black Ops 6.
The intro, added to the battle royale forward of Microsoft’s massive reveal of the upcoming Black Ops 6, sees fan-favorite character Woods speak in regards to the discovery of a “mole”, presumed to be Russell Adler from Black Ops Chilly Battle.
WOODS IS BACK AND THEY KEPT IT CANNON!!! pic.twitter.com/nPiMtMM4j9
— Inkslasher (@Inkslasher) June 3, 2024
However it’s Woods’ look in a wheelchair that has caught the eye of the Call of Duty neighborhood, and sparked excited dialogue in regards to the storyline operating by way of the Black Ops sequence.
First, some background: in 2012’s Black Ops 2, Woods is tricked into killing his greatest good friend and fellow soldier Alex Mason throughout a mission set throughout the Nineteen Eighties. Woods is then shot in each legs, consigning him to a wheelchair. The sport later shifts to the 12 months 2025 and we see an older Woods in a wheelchair.
This new intro suggests Woods will seem in the Black Ops 6 marketing campaign, rumored to be set throughout the ’90s Gulf Battle. The cutscene additionally acts as our first have a look at Woods in Black Ops 6. Maybe Woods serves the perform of being an ‘intel man’ in the marketing campaign, doling out data to the participant forward of, and possibly even throughout, missions over comms.
Frank Woods in a wheelchair in #BlackOps6 in the 90s means Black Ops 2 is canon.
This implies:
– Jason Hudson is now not alive.
– Alex Mason might now not be alive. pic.twitter.com/ZVN1EAfCxC— Jon (@MrDalekJD) June 3, 2024
There are some unanswered questions, nonetheless. Black Ops 2 has two completely different endings, one in which Alex Mason survives, the opposite in which he’s useless. Maybe Black Ops 6 will resolve this by making one of the 2 endings canon.
As for the Woods intro, Warzone gamers are at the moment attempting to work out what causes it to seem. It appears random, however there could also be some mechanic underpinning its look. In the meantime, there are a quantity of Black Ops 6-related challenges in Warzone proper now, encouraging gamers to leap in to attach the dots between releases.
Microsoft will absolutely unveil Black Ops 6 throughout its Xbox Showcase occasion on June 9. Microsoft has confirmed Black Ops 6 is the primary Call of Duty to launch straight into subscription service Sport Move.
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