Call of Duty: Black Ops
Story in BO1
How Call of Duty: Black Ops fits the wider Zombies story — the storylines it belongs to and the maps that carry them.
Storyline
Aether Story
The founding Zombies narrative: Group 935, Element 115, the Ultimis and Primis crews, and the multiverse conflict between Edward Richtofen, Doctor Monty, and the Shadowman. It concludes with Revelations.
- FiveThe Pentagon — featuring the weapon-stealing Pentagon Thief.2010
- Kino der TotenThe theater — the definitive beginner-friendly round-based map.2010
- AscensionThe Soviet cosmodrome — Space Monkeys and a landmark Easter egg.2011
- Call of the DeadA Siberian ship graveyard stalked by George A. Romero.2011
- Shangri-LaA trap-filled jungle temple built around water, mine carts, and time.2011
- MoonGriffin Station — the Wave Gun and a saga-defining finale.2011
Ultimis is thrown across time
1945 → 1963 and onward
The Wunderwaffe DG-2 overloads the Der Riese teleporter mid-jump and hurls Ultimis to the Kino facility in October 1963. From there the crew rides a lunar lander to Ascension and follows Richtofen’s plan through Shangri-La, tearing temporal rifts across dimensions as they go.
Richtofen's Grand Scheme (Moon)
Cold War era
Events on Moon dramatically alter the balance of power in the Aether, reshaping the storyline’s direction.