- "A legendary shrine lost in an exotic jungle. Where the undead lurk within a treacherous labyrinth of underground caverns, deadly traps and dark secrets."
- — Level Description/Mission Briefing
Shangri-La, colloquially known as Paradise, is the Zombies map featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops III's Zombies Chronicles. It is the tenth Zombies map released, and was first released as apart of the Annihilation map pack in Call of Duty: Black Ops. The map takes place in an unknown mountain range in the Himalayas. The map introduces some new components to the Zombies mode, including speciality zombies and brand new traps and utilities such as the Mine Cart.
A fractured portion of the map is featured in Revelations.
The map appears in the introductory cutscene of Classified, albeit animated.
Overview
After some assistance from the celebrities, the Ultimis crew gets to a time-traveling temple in the year 1956, where a mining operation of element 115 took place. While facing limitless hordes of the undead, they must help two explorers named Brock and Gary, who are trapped in a time-loop, to help acquire the Focusing Stone for Richtofen.
Ultimis Richtofen has been to Shangri-La before, as he was teleported there after touching the M.P.D. It is also known that Sally, an assistant of George Romero, is trapped with Brock and Gary in the same time-loop.
Gameplay
Shangri-La, although not as large as Call of the Dead, is a moderately sized map with multiple areas and tight spots that are easy to get cornered in. Players spawn in front of the temple, starting with the traditional M1911, with the M14, Quick Revive, and the Olympia available for purchase. Players can open one of two debris, one leading towards the waterfall and the other one leading towards the tunnels and Mine Cart. Both areas lead to the power room, where players have to activate two water levers to activate the water powered generators to get the power on. New features such as the Water Slide and the Mine Cart to help players get around the map quickly. There is also a Mud-Pit Maze near the Water Slide; when the player steps on one of the plates, walls will come down deciding where the player will go, making it a very risky path to take.
A new Wonder Weapon, the 31-79 JGb215 makes its debut in this map. It has the ability to shrink zombies and allows the player to kill them just by running into them. The Monkey Bomb returns once again, replacing the other tactical grenades from the previous maps.
Two new zombies are introduced, the Napalm Zombie and the Shrieker Zombie. Napalm Zombies are highly volatile and burn when the player comes in close contact with them, dealing extremely high damage. When exploded, they leave behind a pile of napalm, killing any zombie or player that comes in contact with it. They are slow, however, to balance their dangerous nature, and the players in proximity to the Napalm Zombie will feel its heat and their vision will be slightly obscured. Shrieker Zombies, on the other hand, are very fast. They sprint towards the player, and once close enough, let out a sound wave. This sound wave causes the player's vision to become distorted and foggy, returning to normal over time. Killing the Shrieker Zombie will cause surrounding zombies to scream out in pain, clutching their heads and dying. Zombie Monkeys, another enemy, appear; they should not be confused with the Space Monkeys of Ascension. They stay around the Pack-a-Punch Machine temple, and when a Power-Up is dropped they will screech and then go after it. If they pick it up, it will cycle on their back as they run back to the temple. If a player kills the monkey before it can get away, it will drop a randomized power-up.
This map also has a major Easter egg, similar to the Casimir Mechanism and the Original Characters Trapped Easter eggs. The Eclipse Easter Egg is a long Easter egg which features the Focusing Stone and Richtofen's plans for it.
Weapons
| Starting Weapons |
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| Wall Buy Weapons |
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Black Ops  Olympia - 500 points; In the spawn, near the debris leading to the Mud-Pit Maze.  PM63 - 1000 points; Next to the window that is right of the exit to the Mud-Pit Maze if the player goes straight through the maze.  MPL - 1000 points; In the area with the Mine Cart.  MP5k - 1000 points; In the tunnel leading to the waterfall.  AK74u - 1200 points; Underground in the room where the Water Slide brings the player.  M16 - 1200 points; In the room right before the Power Room if coming from the Mine Cart area.  Stakeout - 1500 points; Underground, in the room between the waterfall and the Power Room.  Bowie Knife - 3000 points; In the Power Room next to the door leading from the waterfall.  Spikemore - 1000 points; In the Power Room on the wall beside the entrance coming from the Mine Cart area.  Semtex - 250 points; In the room after the area where the player exits the water slide, leading towards the Power Room. Black Ops III  RK5 - 500 points; where the Olympia was in Black Ops.  Sheiva - 500 points (also available in Mystery Box); where the M14 was in Black Ops.  Pharo - 750 points; where the MPL was in Black Ops.  L-CAR 9 - 750 points; where the PM63 was in Black Ops.  Kuda - 1250 points; where the AK74u was in Black Ops.  VMP - 1300 points (also available in Mystery Box); where the MP5K was in Black Ops.  KN-44 - 1400 points; where the M16 was in Black Ops.  ICR-1 - 1500 points; where the Stakeout was in Black Ops. Bowie Knife - 3000 points; where it was originally in Black Ops.  Trip Mine - 1000 points; where the Spikemore was in Black Ops.  Fragmentation Grenades - 250 points; where the Semtex was in Black Ops. |
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Perks
| Perk-a-Cola Machines |
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 Juggernog - 2500 points (swaps location with Speed Cola-near the swamp maze or near the cave door and MPL/Pharo)  Quick Revive - 1500 points (500 points on Solo)  Speed Cola - 3000 points (swaps location with Juggernog-near the swamp maze or near the cave door and MPL/Pharo)  Double Tap Root Beer - 2000 points (swaps location with stamin-up, Deadshot Daquiri, and Phd Flopper/Widows Wine-near water switches, room with grenades, KN-44/M16 room, Geyser room next to mule kick area)  PhD Flopper - 2000 points (swaps location with Double Tap Root Beer, Deadshot Daquiri, Stamin-up-near water switches, room with grenades, M16/KN-44 room, Geyser room next to mule kick area)  Stamin-Up - 2000 points (swaps location with Double Tap Root Beer, Deadshot Daquiri, Phd Flopper/Widows Wine-near water switches, room with grenades,M16/KN-44 room, Geyser room next to mule kick area)  Deadshot Daiquiri - 1500 points (1000 points on PC version) (swaps location with Double Tap Root Beer, Stamin-up, and PhD Flopper/Widows Wine-near water switches, room with grenades, M16/KN-44 room, Geyser room next to mule kick area)  Mule Kick - 4000 points (via update)  Widow's Wine - 4000 points (replaces PhD Flopper in Call of Duty: Black Ops III) |
Features
- New utilities: the Mine Cart, the Geysers, the Water Slide, the Reservoir and Mud-Pit Maze.
- There are Zombie Monkeys that steal power-ups and then randomize them, dropping the current power-up upon defeat.
- This is the first map to feature female zombies.
- This is the second map where all eight perks are available.
- A new Wonder Weapon, the 31-79 JGb215.
- New pressure-activated traps: the Punji Stakes and the Mud-Pit Maze.
- The introduction of the Napalm Zombies and Shrieker Zombies.
- The return of the Monkey Bomb and the Bowie Knife.
- The Spikemore, a variation of the Claymore. (Not available in Black Ops III, replaced with Trip Mines)
- A long Easter egg quest, similar to the Original Characters Trapped and Casimir Mechanism Easter eggs.
- Randomly spawning Perk-a-Cola Machines, similar to the ones in Shi No Numa except Quick Revive always spawns in the first room and Mule Kick always spawns at the bottom of the waterfall. The rest are separated in two groups: Stamin-Up, PhD Flopper/Widow's Wine, Deadshot Daiquiri, and Double Tap Root Beer randomly spawn underground while Juggernog and Speed Cola randomly spawn above ground.
- A way to travel into the past, used extensively in the Eclipse Easter Egg.
Easter Egg
- Main article: Time Travel Will Tell
Musical Easter Egg
- Main article: Pareidolia
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
A remastered version of Shangri-La is available on Call of Duty: Black Ops III if the player has purchased the Zombies Chronicles map pack. The map has been designed to look very high quality while still maintaining the look and feel of the original. Differences include new better Zombies artificial intelligence, and futuristic Black Ops III-era weapons are now available in the Mystery Box and the walls instead of the Cold War weapons (although some do return in the box), as well as the original wonder weapons. The characters are once again the Ultimis versions of "Tank" Dempsey, Nikolai Belinski, Takeo Masaki and Edward Richtofen.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
The map appears briefly in the introductory cutscene of Classified. The map is animated, and is only really shown for the purpose of demonstrating how the events of Classified came to be.
In the cutscene, one can see the 31-79 JGb215, the map's exclusive wonder weapon, as well as the Focusing Stone, which was acquired in Time Travel Will Tell.
Achievements/Trophies
| Name | Description | Points | Trophy Level | Image |
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| Monkey See, Monkey Don't | In Shangri-La, get something from the monkeys. | 5
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Bronze 
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| Small Consolation | In Shangri-La, use the 31-79 JGb215 on each type of zombie. | 10
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Bronze
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| Blinded By the Fright | In Shangri-La, kill a Shrieker Zombie while blinded by it. | 30
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Bronze
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| Zomb Disposal | In Shangri-La, dispose of a Napalm Zombie without it harming any players. | 30
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Bronze
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| Time Travel Will Tell | In Shangri-La, acquire the Focusing Stone. | 75
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Silver 
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Quotes
- Main article: Shangri-La/Quotes
Radios
- Main article: Shangri-La/Radios
Gallery
Videos
Trivia
- Richtofen is holding the Golden Rod obtained during the Original Characters Trapped easter egg.
- Shangri-La's definition is any place where one can find complete bliss, delight, and peace. Ironically, this is the complete opposite of what the players are to find in Shangri-La.
- Shangri-La is another name for Shambhala, a mythical city/utopia hidden somewhere in Inner Asia.
- When raising the stairs for the Pack-a-Punch machine, on the side of the stairs there will be a spinning skull figure moving its way to the top. When it reaches the top, the water will drop down.
- While still randomly decided, the Mystery Box can only spawn in two places at the start of the game, the Cave and the Waterfall.
- Some pods can be found in the cave. Those pods are the same as the ones that can be found in Kino der Toten.
- On the altar in which the Focusing Stone is located, two skulls appear. The skull to the Stone's left will show no bullet marks if shot, unlike the one on the right.
- The skull on the left looks like an alien's and the one on the right looks like a Neanderthal's.
- In the Shangri-La trailer, Tank Dempsey can be seen shooting the Olympia three times before reloading.
- There are four unused teleporter boxes under the map.
- In a video by Treyarch showcasing the Zombies History, a renewed loading screen of Moon can be seen. In that loading screen, Samantha can be seen in Shangri-La.
- If players stand in a certain spot of the starting room and input Up, Up, Down, A on Xbox or Up, Up, Down, X on PlayStation, on their controllers, the monkeys in the starting room will explode. This is not the case in Black Ops III.
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