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Life

The subject of this article appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops III.


"Head to Zürich headquarters of Coalescence in order to prevent the further spread of the DNI infection..."
— Mission Briefing
"Humanity has outstayed its welcome; the Dead shall inherit the Earth. Let's return to Zürich, finish your memory and open the gateway. Only then I will have my army... and the end of mankind."
— Nightmares Mission Briefing

Life is the eleventh and final level in Call of Duty: Black Ops III and Nightmares.

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Level Briefing

Encryption# 70-20-6e-6f-77-21. Protocol: Lima

Encryption Error! Life. Encryption Error!

$gffgm nkoyo slx.vpoy#%pfl Zurich&#fdfd$

Active Mission - Day Unknown

Pre-Mission Scrolling Texts

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7-15-1. Finish the mission. Primary Targets remain active. Stop. Stop it. End it. Hang in there. Hold on. You're alright. I need a medic over here! Stop! What are you doing? We'd heard the rumors. We'd be changing the World, they said. After hitting DZ. Team experienced contained direct action with local combine 54 Immortals - Delta-Romeo-Alpha-Gold-Oscar-Victor-India-Charlie-Hotel-Kilo-Romeo-Alpha-Victor-Charlie-Hotel-Echo-November-Kilo-Oscar-Sierra-Tango-Echo-India-November-Echo-Romeo-Tango-Hotel-Echo-Sierra-Echo-Mike-Echo-November-Mike-Uniform-Sierra-Tango-Delta-India-Echo. Team was forced to initiate Secondary Protocol Echo Two. Full records of the project were expunged, this was Vengeance. Reboot in Progress. Authorization Required. 2-19-7-25. Corvus. Hendricks. Kane. Zurich. Diaz. Hall. Maretti. Cairo. Stone. Ramirez. Conrad. Fierro. Singapore. Taylor. Taylor. Taylor. Ethiopia. Get your hands off me! Get off me! You need to do more, you can't give up now!#$gffgmll32b.=s2981,ffff,"' -performing a variety of physical coercion methods approved with accordance of Standard assistance of the NRC. Tango Stone was extracted to a War is all I know. Lima-Echo-Tango-Mike-Echo-Golf-Oscar-Yankee-Oscar-Uniform-Mike-Uniform-Sierra-Tango-Lima-Echo-Tango-Mike-Echo-Golf-Oscar. Come on, wake up. You can do it, open your eyes. Don't you think it's time you woke up? I am committed to this. Taylor Out. Secondary was WASF, led by CO Hendricks leading a new unit. We've fitted the newest subject with their DNI and prepping them for surgery - as a way of initiating him into the program is code for covert Ops if I've ever heard it. 6-13-6. What happened? Day. Day. Day. What Day? Hang on! Get to the APC. Get outta there! Hang tight, you're not dying today. Encryption Unknown. Cannot verify. Overriding Protocol systems Failure. Please enter proper authorization clearance. This isn't right; this wasn't how it was supposed to be. An error? What do you mean there’s an error? Can't you see they're still alive?? Can't you see they're still breathing! I don't care what the encryption is! Do it! Do it now! India-Sierra-Echo-Echo-India-Tango-November-Oscar-Whiskey. India-Sierra-Echo-Echo-Tango-Hotel-Echo-Foxtrot-Romeo-Oscar-Zulu-Echo-November-Foxtrot-Oscar-Romeo-Echo-Sierra-Tango. We was unaware of Tangos IDs until confirmed by LNO Kane the team was investigating a disturbance at Coalescence Corporation Singapore. Tango Javier Ramirez was located in the process of uploading addition information The long-term impact of what this means for Singapore and the Quarantine Zone is not assessable at this time. It is unclear whether Stone's team was directly involved in the attack - t*43iiIlll222&ftftft.p//+=vBnkoyoslx.vpoy2411rolyat seemed convinced the world had a right to know what had happened. Kane may be influencing my decision capabilities on this mission. 7-15-14-0. Hey! It's gonna be okay. Hold on. Just hold on...[sjgffd831]\\#%pfl ^&#**fdfd$ we picked up chatter that final Target had been taken to location Lotus Towers, a mega-structure being used as Primary FOB for the NRC Operations in Cairo. While WASF was able to secure the Minister and Khalil safely for extraction, Hendricks' team was not so fortunate. Hey are still with us? I need you to focus on me. Come back to me. You can't do this! Don't shut it down don't you dare shut it down! End of the day, it was the right call. We all know what we signed up for - this is part of playing the game. There's Life in you yet. Don't you think it's time you woke up?

Throughout the pre-mission report, one can find strings made out of protocols from the NATO phonetic alphabet.

"Lima-Echo-Tango-Mike-Echo-Golf-Oscar-Yankee-Oscar-Uniform-Mike-Uniform-Sierra-Tango-Lima-Echo-Tango-Mike-Echo-Golf-Oscar"

("Let me go! You must let me go!")

"India-Sierra-Echo-Echo-India-Tango-November-Oscar-Whiskey-India-Sierra-Echo-Echo-Tango-Hotel-Echo-Foxtrot-Romeo-Oscar-Zulu-Echo-November-Foxtrot-Oscar-Romeo-Echo-Sierra-Tango"

("I see it now. I see the Frozen Forest.")

Delta-Romeo-Alfa-Golf-Oscar-Victor-India-Charlie-Hotel-Kilo-Romeo-Alfa-Victor-Charlie-Hotel-Echo-November-Kilo-Oscar-Sierra-Tango-Echo-India-November-Echo-Romeo-Tango-Hotel-Echo-Sierra-Echo-Mike-Echo-November-Mike-Uniform-Sierra-Tango-Delta-India-Echo

("Dragovich. Kravchenko. Steiner. These men must die.")

There is also an "Ascension" cipher in the report that previously appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops's intro:

"7-15-1"..."2-19-7-25"..."6-13-6"..."7-15-14-0"

The Ascension cipher is a One-Time-Pad used with text from the book "Profiles in Courage" by John F. Kennedy.

Once decoded with the key "SENATORSANDSOI", the message "(P)Location Texas" is revealed.

Plot

As Hendricks causes mayhem in Zürich through his control of the local robots, The Player and Kane power through several waves of his machines, before reaching the entrance of the Coalescence Corporation, which is now a warzone between hundreds of robots and the struggling ZSF forces supporting them.

After gaining access to the facility, the two enter a decontamination chamber before reaching a lab containing a toxic compound revealed to be Nova 6. Kane orders the Player to find out the state of the containment room, with matters worsening upon the realization that the facility is already almost critical. Upon hearing this, Kane sacrifices herself in order to stop the leaking compounds but is ultimately killed by Corvus, who intentionally falsified the readings on the toxicity levels.

In a room over, Hendricks is discovered interrogating Sebastian Krueger about the Frozen Forest. Driven mad by the same obsession of Taylor's team, Hendricks kills Krueger in a fit of rage, leading the Player to execute him in turn.

After realizing that they are the only host left for Corvus, the Player commits suicide, but is instead sent into the Frozen Forest. A highly disillusioned Hendricks (or digital illusion of him) accompanied by a human-like personification of Corvus attempts to persuade the Player to stay only to be rejected. In return, Corvus summons hordes of projected enemies to attack the Player, recreating previous events and battlefields to taunt them.

Krueger is eventually encountered, being interrogated by Corvus itself. After learning of its true nature, Corvus kills Krueger, sending the Player into further chaos. Shortly after, the Player is reunited with Taylor, the only other person who resisted Corvus' influence. The two fight through multiple scenarios constructed from the Taylor's memory, bringing them back to reality where the Player finally initiates a manual purge on their DNI, completely eradicating Corvus.

As the Player stumbles out of the building, ZSF forces arrive and ask them to identify themselves. The Player responds "Taylor".

After the death of John Taylor, Deimos causes mayhem in Zürich through his control of Hendricks, local robotics, and the Undead Army. The Player and Kane power through several waves of his machines and Zombies, before reaching the entrance of the Coalescence Corporation, which is now a warzone between hundreds of robots & Zombies, and the struggling ZSF Forces supporting them.

After gaining access to the facility, the two enter a decontamination chamber before reaching a lab containing a toxic compound revealed to be Virus 61-15. The Player interfaces with the terminal to find out the state of the containment room, with matters worsening upon the realization that the facility is already almost critical. Upon hearing this, Kane sacrifices herself in order to stop the leaking compounds but is ultimately killed by Deimos, who intentionally falsified the readings on the toxicity levels to separate her from the Player and having the Virus be more lethal than usual.

In a room over, Hendricks is discovered interrogating Sebastian Krueger as Deimos tries to convince the latter to open the gateway. With Krueger unwilling to open it, Hendricks kills him. Originally, the Player and Hendricks shot each other and they both died, which was how the Player ended up in the Void. However, Deimos has the memory changed as he had the Player quickly kill Hendricks before he killed her and orders her to sacrifice herself. After Dolos persuaded her, the Player turns her gun to herself and shoots.

The Player awakens into Malum and a highly disillusioned Hendricks appears, with the Player unable to hear him. A human-like personification of Deimos appears, as he's confused on what happened. Deimos summons hordes of Zombies to attack the Player while he searches for Krueger. Krueger is eventually encountered, being interrogated by Deimos. Unfortunately, he couldn't hear Krueger as he then leaves the Player to die. Dolos reveals and introduces herself to the Player as she orders her to kill Deimos. After learning that Dolos is who was inside the Player's mind and who brought him back to Malum, Deimos kills Krueger, sending the Player into further chaos. Shortly after, the Player is reunited with Taylor as a companion created by Dolos. The two fight through multiple scenarios constructed from the Player's memory as she learns the truth about how everything happen since the Singapore Disaster. Bringing her back to the HQ, the Player finally initiates a manual purge, completely eradicating Deimos.

As the Player walks, confused on why she's back on Earth, Dolos reveals that her universe is now thrown into anarchy after Deimos' death. As she leaves the building, there was only one plan the Player had: Kill every last one of them - as she and Dolos team up and prepare to fight against their enemies.

Salim's Research

Main article: Yousef Salim#Salim's Research

Multiple quotes from Dr. Salim's research can be heard when going through the huge trees of the Frozen Forest.

Weapon Loadout

Field Ops Kit
Found in Level

Transcripts

Main article: Life/Transcript
Main article: Life/Nightmares Transcript

Collectibles

Main article: Life/Collectibles

Accolades

  • Untouched: Complete this mission without dying.
  • Score: Complete this mission with a score of 30,000 or higher.
  • Got 'em: Find all of the collectibles in the mission.
  • Got 'Em All: Destroy all depth charges before they self-detonate.
  • Hand Cannon: Take down a P.A.W.W.S. using only a pistol.
  • I now know why you cry: Kill ten robots using mounted turrets.
  • Robo-Slappers: Kill five robots in under ten seconds using only melee attacks.
  • Explosive entertainment: Kill a group of three or more enemies in one shot with an explosive weapon.
  • Not a Fan of RAPs: Kill all of the R.A.P.S. in the mission before they do damage to any friendlies.
  • Two For One: Kill two enemies with one bullet.
  • Quickslap: Melee kill five non-robotic enemies in under ten seconds.
  • Explosive Containment: Destroy 35 explosive containers.
  • Perfect Timing: Kill 20 non-robotic enemies with grenades.
  • Dodge This: Kill a P.A.W.W.S. without it damaging you.
  • Bots Go Boom: Kill 20 robots with a grenade launcher.
  • Clip Their Wings: Kill three non-robotic enemies in under five seconds.

Achievements/Trophies

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Trivia

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