Just finished Cold War's campaing for the first time and wow wow wow. What an amazing game.
The story, the characters, the dialogue choices, the graphics, it all comes together so nicely to make such an amazing experience. The puzzles in the side missions were a really nice touch, and I went up looking up and down the levels trying to not miss any bit of evidence.
Being able to customize our character at the beggining and select some perks was a nice touch. Helps to make us feel more connected to Bell as a character.
The callbacks to events and characters of Black Ops 1 were so well done. I really liked how they neatly managed to connect the events of the two games together, and how they showed the impact Dragovich, Kravchenko and Steiner kept having after the events of BO1.
Look at them. My traumatized and perfect babyboys with so many decades of ptsd on them. Love them so much.
"Before there was one Mr Shades but now there's 2! But it's ok. We can trust them"
Loved seeing the returning faces and the new cast. Wished we could have gotten more interactions with them though. I am totally not shipping Bell and Park. Not at all. I promise.
Got the ending with Perseus and cause im a lover of all things angst, this was such a tragic and powerful ending. I'm excited to replay and see how all the endings vary. And I knew I was right to not give Addler the lighter in the end lol
Only complain I have is that I felt the campaign was a bit short, which limits how much we get to interact with the characters and other things like seeing more of Bell's connection with Perseus, but given the difficulties Treyarch had during development due to Covid, it's understandable. But the content that is there is pretty amazing.
Overall, loved the game very much and I totally reccomend it.
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"What if Perseus is Makarov's father??" I said, jokingly.
And so begins my quest of finding whether or not how logical this theory could be.
And well...
I don't think it's a joke anymore lmao.
It really is unsettling how truly similar they are.
In certain ways.
Before we begin, let's clarify something here.
Since AV de-aged reboot Makarov, this theory only make sense if you pair Perseus with the OG Makarov. Why? Because Perseus died of cancer in 1983.
Since we have yet to know how old is the new Makarov, I'm gonna assumed he's around Price's age. At least I hope so. Idk how I'm gonna feel if they decides to make him late 20s. He's gotta be born either in 1985 or younger than that. At least that's what he looks like. So, there's no way Perseus could be his father.
Now, the OG Makarov though......
Let's go through this points by points.
He was born in 1970. October 4th, to be precise (at least according to Soap's journal). There's no indication or mentioned siblings in his record. Parents or whatsoever. I have my own personal HC on this but that's another essay.
Perseus himself doesn't have any canon date of birth and place of birth. Let's assume he was born in, maybe, around the year of 1918. I was gonna go ahead and make him the same age as Adler (1937). But according to this modelling mugshot pose he pulls photo,
If he looks this scrumptious old during 1960, then he's gotta be at least 42 years old. That would make him 52 when baby Mak was born in 1970.
"Isn't he a little old to be a dad at that age?" Uhhh not really. Especially given his situation, my dude was constantly on the move busy doing spy shit all over the world. He was young, patriotic. So, perhaps domestic life wasn't exactly on his mind at the time being or just haven't found the one yet. My guess is, he found someone in 1968/1969 yada yada fall in love yada yada get married yada yada and boom baby Mak was born in 1970. Whether they settled for one kid or more, that's up to your interpretation.
Now, in terms of looks, I don't think they're exactly copy paste. We know that Mak has Heterochromia. Perseus had blue eyes and Makarov's mama must've had green eyes.
If we want to compare their pictures, let's start with in-game model.
Ehhh I'd say they score about 75-80% in terms of appearance alikeness. Big ass forehead? Check ✅️
Now, if you put Perseus real life model and Makarov MW3 model..
Yeah okay score about 95%. Especially the eyebrow scrunch thing.
Perseus was 6 ft'2. Our boi on the other hand was 5 ft'11. My dude did not inherit the tall genes unfortunately.
Perseus and Makarov both had comradeship with Imran Zakhaev.
Zakhaev looked up to Perseus, claiming him to be "a mentor, having played a part in radicalizing his attitude towards the West."
As for Makarov, we know how much he looked up to Zakhaev. He did took him in during the lowest point of his life and gave him a purpose. Something he lost when he was forced to discharge from the military. Zakhaev's protégé. Zakhaev's executioner.
However, Perseus and Mak share one common trait; their methods were frowned upon by Zakhaev.
"Imran, however, soon realized the danger of Perseus's ideas. Believing Perseus's actions would turn the world against the Soviet Union, he prevented Perseus from taking control of a facility in Verdansk, where a chemical agent called NOVA-4 was produced."
"While Zakhaev was grateful to Makarov for saving his life on the day of his assassination attempt, he also kept him in check, possibly due to the fear of Makarov's extreme methods and ambitions, which later proved correct."
It boggles my mind that Zakhaev have the patience to continously kept Makarov's in check for 15 years of their partnership. He's aware of how terrifyingly brutal he is and even though it clearly bothered him, he still kept him around.
This is one of the key points that makes me wonder if Makarov is not just a nobody that he picked off the underworld. Maybe him being Perseus's son is what drives Zakhaev to mentor him and stick with it till the end. Well, at least as long as he could control him. I had no doubt that if Makarov push Zakhaev too far and shows signs of being too out of control, he'll be dead way before Price could wrung his neck.
Speaking of methods,
"Perseus' true plan was to detonate all the American nukes across Europe and have the United States take the fall. Perseus wanted to rebuild Russia from the ashes."
"Makarov's scheme was to initiate the global conflict of World War III, and that was accomplished by massacring a Russian airport and making it look like the US was involved. Later on, he would attempt to nuke all of Europe for Russia to fully invade and rebuild from the ashes."
See the resemblance?
Their speech pattern really parallel each other;
Perseus: Today, we reshape the world.
Makarov: Today, we show the world our true strength.
Perseus: Our motherland is lead by cowards and weaklings.
Makarov: Now our country is run by squabbling lackeys and politicians who can hardly be called patriots.
Perseus: The superpowers will fall, victims of their own greed and corruption.
Makarov: The corrupt talk; while our brothers and sons spill their own blood.
Perseus: We will rebuild Greater Russia from the ashes.
Makarov: Russia will take all of Europe, even if it must stand upon a pile of ashes.
Perseus: They sleep soundly at night, knowing they put on a good parade - but they lack the will to do what must be done.
Makarov: Our enemies believe that they alone dictate the course of history, but all it takes is the will of a single man.
Perseus: The others, however, are still out there. I will finish them off if I have to.
Makarov: I will not rest until I have killed or captured the men who killed Imran Zakhaev.
Perseus: (to Bell) You remember my face don't you?
Makarov: (to Vorshevsky) You know who I am?
Perseus: But have no doubt. These are but temporary losses. We are just getting started, my friend.
Makarov: The road to our future begins here, my friend.
So in conclusion, it seems that the possibility of them being father and son is really plausible so far.
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I’m yapping a bit bc I really can’t stop thinking about this CW outcome
Alright so yesterday I redid the CoD CW campaign and finished it and did the Duga ending(the “bad” ending/non-canon) because the first time I played CW I was passing away from a fever or something I really don’t remember. I was like only half alive at that time and don’t remember anything- uh anyway
In the end credits I noticed when Perseus was talking to Bell (I’m assuming he was. I’m certain he was) he mentioned Qasim Javadi I believe? Maybe it was another guy? I think two actually but I can’t remember the other one. he was the guy from Brick in the Wall I believe.
Anyway, I chose to keep both alive, and at the end of the game Perseus mentions them and says something along the lines of how he wanted Bell to go after those two personally. He wants Bell to try to get one of them on their side again, but if they can’t, killing him is fine, and he wants Bell to kill Qasim because he’s a traitor.
That REALLY got me thinking. There’s something, I think it’s called a DLC maybe? It’s like a little side thing or extra game that’s not full price, at least that’s how I’ve been taught. And like. That would make such a good little side game??
or fanfic..
Once I got that ending I was like “OH MY GAWD I SHOULD WRITE THAT” and I totally have started. I have like a page done in my writing journal thingy thing already.
Anywizzle. That idea has been orbiting in my head. I want to write about it because I think it would be cool seeing Bell try to do missions on their own after being royally f***ed over by the team. I think a DLC would also be cool.
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Chapters: 23/?
Fandom: Call of Duty (Video Games)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Bell/Frank Woods, Alex Mason & Frank Woods, Bell & Alex Mason (Call of Duty)
Characters: Bell (Call of Duty), Frank Woods, Helen A. Park, Russell Adler, Alex Mason (Call of Duty), Eleazar "Lazar" Azoulay, Lawrence Sims, Jason Hudson, Perseus (Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War)
Additional Tags: Canon Typical Violence, Bell Lives (Call of Duty), Female Bell (Call of Duty), Post-The Final Countdown Mission | Solovetsky Ending, Slow Burn, Angst, Romance, Drug Use
Series: Part 1 of Just What I Needed
Summary:
After the events of Solovetsky, Bell finds herself imprisoned by her enemies with only a few memories to keep her company.
Last time: Burdened with the weight of recalling many of her traumatic memories quickly, Bell chooses to retreat inside her head. Initially rejecting his role in Bell’s recovery Woods has finally come around, but is he too late? Bell is so deep in her mind she can’t tell what is real anymore. Can she pull herself out?
tagging: @canam77, @scumbagg, @shieldsbucky, @stupid-stinky, @quizzyisdone
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Perseus Collective HC
The Perseus Collective isn't a fraction within the Soviet Armed Forces, nor is it loyal to the Soviet Union. Perseus believes those running the motherland are cowards and weak, going against their own principles and destroying their own nation. Perseus is loyal to the land they stand on, and will do everything to keep out those who plan to destroy or take that land. Perseus hates the Soviet Union, some of its own agents were former Soviet officials betrayed and left for dead– Perseus gave them another chance at life. Perseus guaranteed its agents the lives they want, the lives their families never had, the life that everyone thinks is some folktale. Perseus will make Russia better, and it will grow and help guide other nations to have similar fates. Perseus tries, Perseus is the outcast, the black sheep, and the more you put someone down, the stronger and more resilient they get.
Perseus believes they are doing what is right, like many before them. Perseus is among the population left unguided and alone– left to fend for themselves.
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