BlackOpsTiger

Here's my two cents on this: I (Sam) wants to find her light (either turn good and rid the world of zombies or as Gersch ascended in ascension as a light maybe Sam just wants to ascend and be freed as Gersch was). In the second line she is trying to hide her sight from the eyes who can see as she sees (The zombies as you mentioned) while she tries to fight (fight the zombies maybe?) She could only defeat them if they can't see as she sees. My nine eyes (Phase of spirituality, you have to go through all nine eyes to become god like, so maybe Sam is losing her power because of the zombies/ the blight) The actual spelling is "Wight" this is very particular because a wight is a "Living sentient being" (Remind you of anyone?). But it could be perceived that the Wight is a "white" knight in every sense that we perceive a "white" knight (A hero). So Sam actually needs a hero to help her now (Big bang theory? You get revenge as Takeo by helping Sam? Takeo is seen as noble and would be a valiant hero. Or maybe she needs Richtofen to be a Wight to help her be free...) "Who has been beyond the wall of death to see? Only the wights, and we know what they are like. We know." - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire series, Book IV A Feast for Crows Hope this made sense.. aha thank you, that is what I was trying to think of with nine eyes. I knew it has a spiritual meaning, do to my research into the new age movement a couple years ago before zombies even existed. I believe it was connected with some religion and was believed to be a connected gateway between the mind, spirit, heart, and 6 other traits? I forgot, but good point that does make a lot of sense. Also, to everyone else thank you for the criticism and thanks they are both very helpful to me and the community 8-) I will try and fix the things you guys are suggesting may be different and then I will try and get the conclusion complete for a better clarified meaning, then I will try and finish Pt. 3 of Richtofens grand scheme, Shi No Numa, the rising sun facility :twisted:

oh Treyarch... :mrgreen:

I know that I haven't added the Conclusion section yet and it will be useful when I do believe me. It's all a little confusing right now from my simple red text analysis. Don't worry I've got pictures and everything that I know exist that might help this theory out. Remember it's just a theory, if you have criticism please make it constructive and help me out. This took a long time to write up and it's late so I will get onto summarizing and concluding this with more solid "evidence" tomorrow. -BlackOpsTiger/ Jared

Some people have been theorizing for a while now that the songs activated in the maps through Easter Eggs have a great meaning to the story-line. I just wanted to go over some thoughts that came into my head about Samantha's ultimate goal in this whole storyline. The Reason I put this in moon is because Samantha's presence on the Moon is hinted at strongly with Her shadow on the loading screen holding that infamous teddy bear - Also for those that might say the Songs are just written for fun and most likely have nothing to do with the storyline, that may be true but remember this when reading that in an Interview with Avenged Sevenfold they said the following "We got a call from the people over at Treyarch, and asked us if we would be willing to write and record a new song based on zombies and based on the storyline that was happening." A_rafTcAxW8 If you would like to skip the Details and go to the conclusion feel free to just go to the bottom of the post - Courtesy of the Black Ops terminal 1. Lullaby for a Dead Man rDtDKuOGE40 Lyrics: Life is still spinning, Your end my beginning, And everything I hoped for has been strangely set aside. Reason for living, My mind is forgiving. And destiny is proving to be absent from my life. - Details the dramatic change of Samantha's hopeful life ahead of her being flipped upside down and changed into whatever she was after "the incident". - She says she is trying to find a reason for living, and she will eventually. I know it, I feel it, I know when you're sleeping, I know the things you're dreaming, And I know you will never give up and die... - Samantha knows and feels Edward's "dreams" of controlling 935 and why he betrayed her father and herself. - Samantha knows Richtofen won't give up to get his power. Conscious fulfilling, The darkness revealing all, Thoughts and insecurities are shining like the sun... Eyes are deceiving, Your mind will stop breathing, And all that you are made of will now rightly become mine. - Samantha somehow being able to read Richtofen/Edwards thoughts makes everything revealing and fulfilling to Samantha - She knows Edward is deceiving others to get what he wants - She says Richtofen will die and Samantha will get revenge Chorus: You know it, You feel it, I know when you're sleeping, I know the things you're dreaming, I love it when you're weeping, Even death can't stop this feeling And I know you will never give up and die. - She says Richtofen knows Samantha is coming after him. - Again she details knowing what he is doing and thinking and dreaming of becoming - Even though she has died she lives, and she can't stop the feeling of wanting revenge - One of many references to weeping or crying - She knows he won't give up until he dies Father, why have you forsaken me, My life is gone. Father, you know how long it's taken me, I live again! - She is questioning why his father isn't with her and why he didn't survive - She is saying that somehow she lives again, in some way. But without him. Chorus x2 No, you will never give up, You will never give up and... die. 2. The One MAGYDBcJke8 Lyrics: All my life I've been debating, All the crows, they sit there waiting Wondering what I'm going to eat. Until I have it, I can't sleep. - Samantha has been debating her whole "Life", her new life after death - Her Zombies, she possess control over wait for her to command what she wants to "eat" or attack - She won't rest until she has gotten revenge on Richtofen I finally see you on the floor, Your heart's not beating any more. My lust for you just can not wait. Your skin, it tastes like chocolate. - As attacking Richtofen she sees him dying and wants him for herself, he may actually not be dying or there may be someway he lives again. This is really unclear right now. Staring blankly at the sun, Waiting for my time to come. Your happy life, it makes me sick, All the screaming sounds like music. Lucid are my pooling dreams, Someone tell me what they mean. There's an iron smell of blood in the air, but I can't find it anywhere. - Staring at the sun, hmm that couldn't be in a dimension other than ours right? Maybe she is somewhere Richtofen can't reach yet, the moon... details coming in later songs - Samantha is waiting to die - Samantha envies death of others and wants to get out of her current state - She can smell the blood as iron rips her army apart from attacking Richtofen and his crew Chorus: I've been waiting for someone To find me and become a part of me. Part of me. I've been waiting for you to come here And kill me and set me free... I've been waiting for... - she is waiting for someone to find her - She wants to have "someone" (Richtofen) kill her and set her free from her pain Blood's flavor is so metallic, It's smell makes me go fanatic... Texture that I find in you is as thick as viscous glue... My senses have become so keen, With all I touch and all I see. There's an iron smell of blood in the air, And now I see it everywhere. - She smells the zombies dying somehow with her connection controlling the zombies - Her senses with death and blood grow as she envies death and being set free I've been waiting for someone To find me and become a part of me. Become part of me. I've been waiting for you to come here And kill me and set me free.. I've been waiting for the one. I've been waiting for the one. The one. I've been waiting for someone... I've been waiting for you to come here and kill me, And set me free. I've been waiting for... I've been waiting for you to come here and kill me... I've been waiting for... - Same as Chorus but she makes it clear she has been waiting for a long time for THE ONE to kill her, nobody else. Who else would this be but Richtofen. 3. Beauty of Annihilation LAUOpUsR7ME I don't think this song has much to do with Samantha but rather just the beauty of killing Zombies when they are surrounding you 4. 115 bOcXB_Kj0BE Lyrics: No one can see me and I've lost all feeling And now I know I won't die alone. I'll stop you from breathing and all your deceiving and this house is not my own! - Nobody can see Samantha where she is, she has lost all feeling of life - She knows that she will kill Richtofen and get revenge when he comes to kill her for his scheme and control "935" and it's power of the undead army. - She will stop Richtofen from Breathing and deceiving everyone he meets including Tank, Takeo, and Nikolai - She isn't in her home, she wants to get out of where she is No! More forgiveness. No! And the reason is I know I won't die alone. I have returned! Everyone dies, and everyone lies, they're waiting for the second coming again. Everyone tries to hold onto their lives, when no one's alive, bring me 1-1-5! - Samantha is returning to attack Richtofen and his crew from a "break?" in the zombie attacks - She won't let anyone live, but she also won't be the only one to die - She knows everyone will lie - The second coming was the release of the undead Zombie army on Richtofen and his crew after the WW2 Era into the Cold War Era, when Black Ops takes place. - She is saying everyone on Earth will die and she desires 1-1-5. Which is the "power" referred to several times in Zombies. You stand for nothing and overlooked something. I'll bring you down, all on my own. I'm the end I can taste it, I'll justify hatred, I am the chosen one, left hand of all that's sacred! - She is saying Richtofen has no reason for possessing power - Richtofen forgot that Samantha won't give up until they are both dead - She can taste the end finally coming - Samantha believes her new destiny isn't to be normal. But to kill everyone for what has happened to her and justify hatred of everything that ever was - She wants death of everything, including herself, or at least to be set free. No! More forgiveness. No! I'll bring you death and pestilence. I'll bring you down on my own. I have returned! and everything dies, look to the skies. To see the end of all creation again. See with your eyes, my army of flies. When no one's alive bring me 1-1-5! - She continues to use the word "you" referring to Richtofen and saying "I" meaning Samantha. Samantha wants to kill Richtofen herself to get personal revenge on his actions - Samantha has returned with her zombies. - Looking to the skies where she resides, on the moon you can see the end of creation through her "power" on Earth (The zombies being controlled and destroying EVERYTHING in the second coming.) - You can see the Army of "flies". Zombies were referred to as "bees" on a Der Riese board. This may show a relation of Samantha's undead army. I've lost all form and unity. Where has my life gone? I'll bring you doom that you can see and bring you down to see you bleed. - Samantha now has lost her form of her old "life" and questions where that life went - Her immense anger shows she won't stop until she gets revenge Chorus x2 5. Abracadavre Bevws2UDtpw Lyrics: I can fly like a bird not in the sky, which can always swim and can always dry. I say goodbye at night and morning hi. I'm part of you what am I. I follow and lead as you pass, dress yourself in black my darkness lasts. I flee the light but without the sun, Your view of me would be gone. - This seems to be some kind of Riddle. Let's decipher shall we? - Fly like a bird, but not in the sky. Always swim but stay dry. Flies but not in the sky? What about space? Swims but stays dry, ice meteors can hit a planet (swim) that doesn't mean they have lakes and rivers or oceans (stays dry) - It is a part of "us" with a night and morning - Something that follows and occasionally may look like "leading" as it passes (orbit with Earth) - Darkness lasts... there is never ending darkness on some parts of the... - MOON! - I flee the light but without the sun, your view of me would be gone. - We can only see the moon with the Sun's reflection! The Moon flees at "light" or daytime Without the Sun our view of "Samantha" would be gone. Samantha must reside on the Moon in some way through Aether. I... can see the damage that I... am causing you is so benign. You want me to be gone, But I have just be-gun I am the only one undone! I'm a broken miracle now! in your head. - Samantha can see that the damage she is causing everyone is "good" to her in her mind. - Richtofen would like Samantha out of the way so he could control the "power" (115, zombies, basically the world) - Samantha isn't a "miracle" survivor anymore. She is now a BROKEN miracle, but to Richtofen it's only in his insane head. Chorus: I don't feel, like I am real, but I know, it's all imaginary. Are they real and do they feel? Is all the pain... just inside my head? - Samantha is now questioning whether what is happening is real or not, maybe from going insane maybe from being in Aether on the moon influencing what the Zombies do and controlling so much. - She questions whether Richtofen and his crew and the people on Earth are even real, It seems like she has forgotten what pain is now. - She doesn't think death or pain even exists form her long period stuck in her "form" I am what men love more than life, fear more than death or mortal strife, What dead men have and rich require. I'm what contented men desire. - Samantha is "eternal" or "everlasting" or so she would think from not experiencing any feeling, pain, or death in her new "life" - She doesn't fear death or mortal issues - She has an afterlife, which is what happy or contented men desire You want me to be gone, But I have just be-gun! You will never know how far I've come! What goes up must never come back down! In your head. - Richtofen wants Samantha gone, again - Richtofen won't know how far Samantha has come since she died - What goes up to the MOON! (Richtofen and his crew) Must never come back down! She will kill them all there once and for all. Chorus x1 It's all inside my head. It's just inside my, It's all inside my, They're all inside my, I see them always but they're all inside my head, all inside my head, they're all inside my head. - Samantha is starting to think this is all just in her head and isn't really happening, signs of Insanity - She sees the Crew and Richtofen and her zombies but she is starting to think none of it exists, because it is on Earth and not the Moon where she can't physically view what is happening, but only in some other way It's killing me to see I'm killing you. Death is magic, Say Abracadavre now... You see me now you, don't cry when I am gone. - It's killing Samantha to see the Zombies and her anger kill Richtofen and his crew, because she wants them dead, but she wants them to come and Set her free or kill her also - "Death is Magic" Maybe this means she has the power to say "abracadavre" and revive Richtofen and his crew, so they can come kill her. She may also possess time manipulation in some form. In some way she makes death a magic trick and can overcome the boundaries of life and death in Aether with her "Godlike" Power - She refers to crying again and how she doesn't want anyone to cry. But she says in 115 nobody will cry when she is Gone. She is so sad and Angry she doesn't want ANYTHING to be around. No crying, no Life, No Death, just.... nothing. These shackles they come, With certain opportunities. They won't let me get away, But they show me we're the same. We're the same. We're the same. They show me that we are the same. - The "shackles" are her new "form" in Aether and her "Unity" with Life, Death, and the Power of controlling the Zombies, and perhaps even time. Basically the master of controlling all dimensions through the Master dimension she somehow ended up in as the ruler, almost like a God. - The Constraints come with Opportunities to get revenge on Richtofen and the world she lived in. - She can't escape but she realizes, Richtofen can't escape either because she won't let him whether he knows it or not. - They both have a desire for "power" so they view themselves as "God" if they were to have the Power Samantha has. - They show Samantha that she isn't so different from Richtofen, to her at least. I can't give in. I won't give in. It's not a state of mind. I'm wretched but I'm powerful and, - She can't and won't give in to the state of mind of what she doesn't want, which is life. She is angry with herself killing Richtofen but she keeps giving in and wants to just be free. - She is sad yet she has a lot of power, so she does with it what she wants. Chorus x2 I see them always but they're all inside my head, all inside my head, they're all inside my head... 6. I'm Not Ready to Die - A7x WKP9RwoTWwE I believe this song is COMPLETELY about Richtofen's grand scheme, and will go into more detail in the thread HERE when I am to the "Call of the Dead" part: viewtopic.php?f=72&t=15980 7. Pareidolia O7YAHQQQkcQ Lyrics: I see them staring back at me They know my name The faces in the sky are looking for something more My friends have paper smiles and laugh at me in all my trials - Here for the most part of the song Samantha is referring to her "friends" the Undead Zombie Army now under Samantha's complete control at some point in time after the Zombie outbreak and her death. - They stare up at the sky occasionally in game and grunt. They will also occasionally say "Sam!" in Every map before hitting you. - They also say "Sam?" when a Monkey bomb is thrown. This is most likely because Samantha somehow developed her connection with the zombies with what happened at Der Riese where Richtofen developed the monkey's and killed Samantha and Maxis. Their eyes are everywhere and see everything what do They need me And I need them See me And I see them Within The lines they've been burned in my mind - She is saying that the Zombies are everywhere. - Samantha somehow has a connection with the zombies that allow the to "see" and communicate with each other. - "Lines" burned in her mind is unknown to me currently. Chorus: It all ends so violently I know My sweet pareidolia It all ends so painfully and slow My pareidolia - Samantha knows it all ends violently - Pareidolia is many things but it is mainly seeing something you think exists when it isn't clearly shown. One example is seeing a face in the moon, sky, or clouds. - We can interpret "Pareidolia" as the "term" Treyarch has chosen for the connection of the Zombies with Samantha. - If the Zombies interpreted there "Master" in the sky as being there they would listen to the "Messages" Samantha somehow sends them. - This shows how Samantha is "friends" with her Zombies. My friends have hollow eyes They're made of shapes and curvy lines - Samantha's friends have "hollow" eyes and are made of shapes and curvy lines. - This might be why the Zombies eyes glow, it may be Samantha "seeing" them and interpreting their "shape" as hollow eyed with nothing in them and she sees only shapes and curvy lines, maybe because Aether is different? Their eyes are everywhere and see everything what do They need me And I need them See me And I see them Within The lines they've been burned in my mind - Repeat of earlier line Chorus x1 The loneliness is only missed when I am alone Oh yeah I might try to find my light tonight Hide my sight from eyes I try to fight My nine eyes die of light die by the blight Ride white knight unite my plight tonight - not so sure about this part, interesting but I may need help with this one guys They're inside me They're inside me I'm inside out I'm inside out They're all around Within without Within without They're inside I'm outisde They're all around They're all around They're inside me I'm inside out They're all around Within without - Samantha is trying to describe the Zombies being "inside" or apart of her and her being "inside" them. - This is from her perspective of the connection she somehow developed with the 115 infected undead - She says they are all around and everywhere, so she somehow is connected with a lot of them and sees them all, at least through their eyes It all ends so violently I know My sweet pareidolia It all ends so painfully and slow My pareidolia la lalala lalala lalala lala [instrumental outro] Conclusion Is that a Teddy Bear in the moon of Der Riese, symbolizing Samantha? Nope just Pareidolia - To sum this up, Samantha shows that she has gone through changes and has had her life flipped upside down by being killed an revived as this "thing" in Aether This is her Room before she dies: And after she dies: Here is a video exploring both rooms: n1gF6-asakc - Notice how there is a children song in the background and a normal room that a normal girl might have in the first room. She has toys, dolls, "perk-a-Cola" parties, books, toy boxes , etc. - But all of the sudden we see this second room all demonized. Everything is now destroyed. There is a giant "zombified" evil teddy bear reigning over the others. Notice how everything is now destryed. - Another important note is the crying heard in the background, this is heard all over almost every map. Samantha shows her anger and sadness, she even says in Abracadvre "I'm wretched but I'm powerful" - Which brings us to part II, Samantha realizes she has new power. The "power" is essentially this inter-dimensional, control Group 935 set up and established. Richtofen wants this also as Samantha can now observe through possible Mind-reading as she details in "Lullaby of a Dead man" - But how could she control the Zombies to get Revenge? Well turns out Richtofen and Group 935 were planning on Creating a undead army. One theory is through radio waves with brain implants or programming through film tapes, here is a terminal file: Nazi Zombie Reich, Phase Two: Strength by Regulation - Group 935 had a secret plan to control the Zombies through Regulation of the mind, Notice the radio towers sending signals all around. Samantha somehow was able to gain this exact control, only she can see through their eyes as detailed in the songs. - This surely would have been possible having spent time at Der Riese. Richtofen even said he was "experimenting" with her because he was growing Insane and lied to Maxis about everything before he killed him. - Samantha however is stuck in this form and wants to escape as she details, the only possible way though is to die. She eventually realizes that she will have to kill everything to be happy. - Samantha is basically god-like and she realizes Richtofen wants to be also, so they are the same in a way. As she details in a song. - She can't control her lust and smell of blood and need for revenge, so she attacks Richtofen and his crew, but Death is magic to her. Abracadvre... - She also says what comes up must never come down. She is hinted at strongly as being on the moon in some form controlling the Zombies and the "Power" which is Element 115. - This looks like it is leading to battle of Revenge vs. Shear insanity and desire for power. Maybe this is what we will see in Moon? Who knows we will find out soon. The Following are quotes explaining possible connections with Samantha and the Zombies, Hellhounds, and Monkey bombs The Zombies will say the following referring to Samantha in each map possibly referring to Samantha controlling them: Verrückt, Shi No Numa, Der Riese, Kino der Toten, "5", Ascension, Call of the Dead, Shangri-La, most likely moon also- "Sam!" — Upon attacking The Monkey bombs also refer to "coming" to Samantha when they go to kill Zombies. The Monkeys were most likely developed from one of Samantha's toys by Richtofen. Said by Monkeys in Der Riese "I'm coming Sam!" — Before exploding "You're not Sam..." — While being primed "Here I come Sam!" — Before Exploding Richtofen talking about the Monkeys in Shangri-La- "Keep it away from Sam, Nikolai!" — When Nikolai gets the Monkey Bomb Richtofen says the following to when Killing a hellhound referring to Samantha being connected with the hellhounds that "killed" her and her father: Said by Richtofen in Kino Der Toten- "Go back to Maxis, Samantha!" — Upon killing a Hellhound. Tank Dempsey says the following quote when sending zombies through the Gersch Devicec, this is likely because the gersch device can connect with the Aether Dimension which Samantha resides in and controls the zombies where they are being sent Said by Tank in Ascension- "Say "Hi" to Sam for me!" — After killing multiple zombies with the Gersch Device "My Sweet Pareiodolia" "Beware of the Black Sun" To find out more about Richtofen's scheme and how it relates to Samantha visit the Grand Scheme thread below. :)

ServantA00001.txt ***TOP SECRET*** ***LEVEL 1 CLEARANCE ONLY*** ***DER RIESE *SERVANT* SAMPLE A00001*** What follows is the chronological primary sample from the Der Riese project “Datenbedjensteter” (translated: DATA SERVANT). Sample was acquired from CIA asset based out of Vozrozhdeniya in the Soviet Union and is translated from its original German Below: ***TEST CASE A00001*** “Greetings “i am ludvig maxis “today is 20 january 1942 “my daughter has a dog “it’s name is fluffy “this is File 1 “for storage in the data “servant “I trust in it’s success ***END FILE*** This was A00001, it goes all the way up to at least 91374 so there was likely a lot of time for the zombie discovery to occur. I'm sure they are referring to the discovery of Element 115 by Group 935 and their testing beginning in 1943, hopefully we get more details on what happened with Samantha and what she has been doing.

lol I don't know about all that BTW do you guys remember the interview where Avenged Sevenfold said they were told to make their song reflect some things in the storyline? Take a look at these lyrics again and see if you can start to see Richtofen's plan more clear... WKP9RwoTWwE Gone cast away in time Evil yours, now evil mine So I robbed you blind, the voices in my head could jest a less than peaceful side The endless possibilities controlling 935 You can't break me, crushed the fears of yesterday You can't change me, barriers I trust will fade. I've stood in the dark, been waiting all this time While we damn the dead I'm trying to survive, I'm not ready to die Damned, watch the masses fall Burn it down, control 'em all Make me crawl, to daddy's little girl to read the writings on the wall While cast into the nothingness the final curtain call You can't break me, crushed the fears of yesterday You can't change me, barriers I trust will fade. I've stood in the dark, been waiting all this time While we damn the dead I'm trying to survive, I'm not ready to die Through the madness we find loyalty is no match for power Say goodbye to your life, left to rot in your darkest hour Prayers won't help you now as long as your mine You can't break me, crushed the fears of yesterday You can't change me, barriers I trust will fade. I've stood in the dark, been waiting all this time While we damn the dead I'm trying to survive And I'll control the world one person at a time As I damn the dead I'm trying to survive, I'm not ready to die Oh! I'm not ready to die I'm not ready to die! I'm not ready to die!! I'm not ready to die!!!

Just added Part 2, Verruckt.

Like I've been theorizing for a while they have been referring to the Manhattan project and uranium enrichment for a reason, I have a feeling we may see one of these: More info: viewtopic.php?f=72&p=139404#p139404 TdDBJR2XKTA Just a theory, not a very good one but who knows. Maybe the crew will get revenge on Richtofen or the crew gets revenge on Samantha and the zombies?

Awesome that's a great thread there, I'll be sure to add it in, perhaps you can help us on learning whether Richtofen IS the Illuminati and thinks he is being ordered or whether there is actually an Illuminati steering him and telling him what to do. Also @nayrc that's a very good thought provoking post, I've added it and I will try to work your guys's theories into the evidence we have, as a community we are bound to get it right by correcting each other and using each other's theories. :P

I think that's all I'm going to do for tonight, tomorrow I will try and update it with the explanation for the crew in the other maps (in this order) 2. Verruckt 3. Shi-No-Numa 4. Der Riese (return) 5. Kino Der Toten 6. Ascension (Call of the Dead not needed, but I will mention the Vril generator and Hyena's work found here and how Hyena relates to Richtofen and Peter, along with being sent to paradise) 7. Shangri-La 8. Moon/ Cryogenic Freezing Please feel free to correct me or start to build the theories for the other maps and why Richtofen went there. Also we should theorize who is guiding Richtofen, this mysterious "Illuminati" organization or Richtofen himself.

We know that Richtofen is much different than the other 3 characters and we know a lot about his background. It just so turns out that on Moon, there is this achievement: Cryogenic Slumber Party (75G) – In Moon, complete Richtofen's grand scheme. So, Just what is this "Grand Scheme" of Richtofen's. The community has some GREAT theories and we'll put them together in this thread. Feel free to link to others about Richtofen's scheme and I will put the link in here also. Richtofen's Bio from World at War: "Beware The Doc". A message that was scrawled across walls of every town under Axis control. Starvation may cripple you, dysentery may wreck you, and gunfire may rip the flesh from your bones, but "Beware The Doc". This is Dr. Richtofen, known affectionately as The Butcher to his victims as they scream in agony moments before he snuffs out their light. All through his career, Richtofen has been at the forefront of torture and information extraction research. Richtofen is an incurable sociopath and sees no moral distinction between natural death and murder; the victim is the victim, regardless of how their demise manifests itself. Doctor Richtofen has a collection of stuffed animals, most of them posed in positions of terror at the instant of their death. Richtofen's Biography: - It is unknown much about what happened to Richtofen before WW2. - During WW2 Richtofen worked under Nazi control as a Doctor performing on humans, interrogations, mind "control"/ "zombie control", weapons development, and possibly more under Group 935's control. - He worked as Maxis' (Group 935's leader) assistant while at Der Riese and possibly other facilities. - Richtofen is insane and suffers from schizophrenia because he thinks he hears voices, which may be due to his insanity or another force, "the illuminati" as we will see in Der Riese. - The exact sequence of events after Der Riese is unknown and the full detail of what happened to Richtofen after leaving Group 935 is unknown, more on this later. - Richtofen soon developed a Grand Scheme for a purpose currently unknown, some theories are to find Samantha, control the zombies, etc. We will try to best explain this scheme now. 1. Richtofen at Der Riese [background behind Richtofen's Scheme] - While at Der Riese, Richtofen worked very closely with Dr. Maxis. We can see from a note pictured below that Element 115 was discovered, and the uses they first saw could come out of it were matter transference and Re-animation of the "brain" or "being" -Maxis took advantage of this and decided to use the re-animated dead soldiers or "test subjects" to create an undead Army for use in the War effort. After all Group 935 was a secret group for amazing war developments. Evidence of this can be seen in the Der Riese Radios when Maxis and "Edward" (Richtofen) are testing ULY2D5Lg2fQ - It would later be revealed in the Personal Radios of Richtofen's found in Call of the Dead that Dr. Maxis tasked Richtofen to try and control the re-animated subjects. - When this wasn't working so well Dr. Maxis wanted Richtofen to use Real living subjects to see if he could control the minds of the living and somehow use that to control the undead. These radios tell us what happened to Nikolai, Take, and Tank and why Richtofen betrayed Maxis and Samantha vCCmGg-lUqY - The radios in Kino der Toten would later reveal that one method of attempting mind control would be to use films to "program" the mind. This is referenced to several times by Richtofen in wiping the minds of Nikola, Tank, and Takeo. Radios are Maxis explaining Mind Control tests, Films are "programing" to program a subject to act a certain way or do something specific, notice the letters E.A.R on one of the films, this stands for Edward A. Richtofen, 935 is seen on the same tape proving Group 935 made the film, notice the "zombies" surrendering went with the radio about the subjects responding better and being less violent CvWjf_BmDFE - He also mentions trying to inject chemicals and substance like Vodka to control their minds. - Richtofen seemed to be getting close, but their was a trust barrier that he could not get past. We still see that Tank and occasionally Nikolai and Takeo think that Richtofen is acting strange and doesn't trust him. - Richtofen may have very well been able to break through the minds of the undead after being able to wipe the minds of his subjects as read as follows in the terminal: "ServantB67129.txt ***TOP SECRET*** ***LEVEL 1 CLEARANCE ONLY*** ***DER RIESE *SERVANT* SAMPLE B67129*** What follows is the chronological primary sample from the Der Riese project “Datenbedjensteter” (translated: DATA SERVANT). Sample was acquired from CIA asset based out of Vozrozhdeniya in the Soviet Union and is translated from its original German Below: ***SERVANT ENTRY B67129*** “Experiments ongoing. “Observed a new effect “As a result of experiments. “Dr. Edward Richtofen as witness “Outlines as follows: “Tank Dempsey “Nikolai Belinski “Takeo Masaki “Subjects display unique “Side effects “Compared to previous “Subjects. “Baseline psyche remains “Intact, “But all specific memories “Have been lost. “Dr. Richtofen will continue “Observations. ***END FILE***" - So at this point with Richtofen nearing the completion of control of the living mind and possibly the re-animated, we must now find out why he killed Maxis and Samantha. - As mentioned in the terminals Edward developed the DG-2 at Der Riese, DG-3 was in production at this time. "ServantA02977.txt ***TOP SECRET*** ***LEVEL 1 CLEARANCE ONLY*** ***DER RIESE *SERVANT* SAMPLE A02977*** What follows is the chronological primary sample from the Der Riese project “Datenbediensteter” (translated: DATA SERVANT). Sample was acquired from CIA asset based out of Vozrozhdeniya in the Soviet Union and is translated from its original German Below: ***SERVANT ENTRY A02977*** *Wunderwaffe DG-2 Summary: *Prototype developed by *Doctor Edward Richtofen, Origin Der Riese Facility *Powered by Element 115 *The DG-2 carries 200k amperes *Of chained electrical energy. *Effects consist of: *Electrical current output *That creates a chain reaction *From initial target up to *10 subsequent targets within a *5 yard radius. *Minimal loss of power with use. *8 second reload time. *Next generation DG-3 JI *Currently under development. ***END FILE***" - What we see next is the promise of Mass producing Edward Richtofen's wonderful creation for use in the war in a radio message in Der Riese about needing more Element 115. - Later revealed in the radio message from Call of the Dead Maxis instead didn't care much for Edward's invention and rather wanted this undead Army to be the main focus, you can see the emphasis in the letter. Dr. Maxis: Sophia, this letter is to go to the Reichstag High Command immediately. Gentlemen, it is with the utmost urgency that I draw your attention to the lack of funding being injected into The Giant project. While I believe we are close to realizing the ultimate plan, we still have several years of development before it is ready. It would be folly to cut our expenditure so early in our development. As you know, early tests on the DG-2 have easily outperformed expectations and we fully anticipate mass producing the Wunderwaffe within the next few years. Work on the matter transference has however come to a standstill. We simply do not have enough Element 115 to continue the experiments. The test subjects have survived teleportation but are currently unresponsive to commands and cannot be controlled. If we are to overcome this obstacle we need to increase the frequency and size of the experiment. To this end, I suggest we find not only a regular supply of 115, but that we also find a larger conduit to channel the energy. Our operatives in America have informed us that the US have a large supply of the element at the Nevada base, so time is of the essence if we are to stay ahead of them. This cannot be done if you cut the budget, nor can it be done if you insist on pressuring us into action before we are ready. I am of course available for discussion of the matter but in the meantime, I will continue with the work here and try to win this damned war. Signed etc. etc. Doctor Maxis. Static. AND BROKEN PROMISES ""Log entry 1475 Date: October 1st, 1945 Deeeeeaar diary, As for the control group tests. they have been put on hold. Recently I discovered that Doc (static) has not been mass producing the DG-2 as he swore he would. If he won't move those plans forward, then I won't continue following his dream of an undead army! He doesn't deserve his perch of power! He doesn't know what to do with it, but I know just what to do with him... and I'll take care of that little brat when I get the chance too..." — Richtofen" - This betrayal eventually led to Edward Richtofen, already insane "receiving" letters from an unknown source in Illuminati coding. - The thing that isn't very clear is whether Richtofen was just insane and wrote these letters to himself due to schizophrenia or whether there is an actual outside force or organization writing to "failthful Servant, Edward Richtofen" instructing him what to do. The first letter translates "The Seed Has Been Planted, Observe and Report, Maxis must not know. It is unknown who sent this but it was sent to Faithful Servant, Edward Richtofen This second paper when translated from Illuminati coding says "Edward It's time to kill Maxis" It is still unknown who sent this, it may have been Richtofen's Schizophrenia making himself believe he was being ordered to kill Maxis for revenge on the betrayal of not mass producing the Wunderwaffe, or it may infact be from an outside source using Illuminati coding. - As we hear in the radios, one day during a test Edward locks Samantha and Maxis in a room after Fluffy (Samantha's Dog) is teleported and transformed into a hellhound. - It is unknown whether both Maxis and Samantha are dead, it is very probable Samantha still exists within Aether, a separate dimension possibly achieved with Element 115 and the teleporter and a selection of other items possibly the vril generator or focusing stone. - After Maxis and Samantha were killed it is unknown what exactly happened, but Richtofen's Grand Scheme begins! 2. Richtofen and Verrückt [935 Facility Verrückt and Peter's story pt.1] Verrückt trailer and description cvArR7CFXLs "Electroshock therapy. Chemically engineered beverages. Hordes of Undead Nazis. Find the power to unite and send them back to their graves!" — Verrückt description So, as we can see from the trailer and playing the map, the marines are fighting the zombies. Now we must explain why and how Richtofen's Scheme fits with this map - We begin with Peter McCain, sent undercover by the OSS into Group 935 to spy on the Nazi war developments. - Peter began working at Der Riese as an assistant but was later transferred to the Group 935 facility known as Verrückt. - During the time Peter was switched to Verruckt, his communications with the OSS told them the zombie experiments were growing more and more out of control and that he was still trying to secure top secret Element 115 research done by Richtofen, Maxis, and perhaps several others ***TOP SECRET*** ***LEVEL 1 CLEARANCE EYES ONLY*** ***UPDATE CWZGUTCT*** NAME: [REDACTED] DOB: [REDACTED] OPERATIONAL DURATION: [REDACTED] **Please use Agency standard cyphers for operative identity.” HANDLER’S NOTES” We successfully inserted CWZGUTCT into Group 935 as a research assistant based out of Munich. Current location is unknown, but his last transmission suggested he had been transferred from the Der Riese facility to a top secret location known only as Verruckt. Most recent communique indicated that the 935 experiments are barely under control. Attempts to secure all visible Group 935 research of Element 115 technology have been unsuccessful. We fear that CWZGUTCT identity has been compromised. Sending in a Marine Recon unit to extract CWZGUTCT from the asylum before it is too late. Operation leader will be one HVZJZGUZGTTYKPJERTTQTX. The asylum must be contained at all costs. RGXZSTJMGQGZZQWZFUPTWZGPNGXZFUEGZPJROCTWZGCNGPNT CWZGUTCT = Peter HVZJZGUZGTTYKPJERTTQTX - So what happened after Peter arrived at Verrückt? He was immediately put in danger because Richtofen knew of Peter and Harvey Yena's identities as spies under the OSS (More on Harvey Yena in the Call of the Dead chapter) - We can see here that Richtofen was sent Tank Dempsey to be a test subject after he was captured in the first marine team sent to Verrückt to help Peter. "Log Entry 1472 Date: September 10th 1945. Deeeear Diary. Today was a good day. The swelling has subsided, the ice helps. They made leberwurst for lunch. It was (static) I still have not had any luck reprogramming any of the live specimens. Dr. Ma (static) says the key to unlocking the human mind will be more easily discovered of someone who isn't dead yet. I am not convinced. The army is stored until I can fix this, this trust barrier. Oh. Apparently someone in security found a spy today, they are delivering him from (static), to replace the one that I broke (chuckle)." — Richtofen "Log 1474. Date: September 20, 1945. It would seem that the OSS realized that we have captured one of their spies. They tried to send a rescue team to Verrückt that was aw (static). The first batch of test subjects. I suspect that there are others more in the Organization. Dr. Harvey Yena and Dr. Peter McCain to be precise. Dr Ma (static) doesn't any Americans in Group 935, no matter how much genius they have. Stupid Americans with their apple pies and baseball and children, but I digress. (static) The new American test subject is interesting and muscley. His intellect seems low, but his will is strong. Like the others, he doesn't seem to know who he is anymore. Unlike the others he keeps breaking the restraints and yelling at me. (static) Test subject N3WB is still staring at the floor, muttering what sounds like some kind of proverb over and over again. I think his mind may have been destroyed by the process. Oh well. The Russian subject has recently begun responding to stimuli, but only after injecting him with a new serum made primarily from vodka. Perhaps this is a breakthrough in the-(static)." — Richtofen - We can see what is presumed to be Peter's hand on the Verrückt power switch. This may be a result of Peter trying to shut down the asylum as the Zombies grew out of control. - In Shi No Numa we find Peter's body, but that is for Part 3 Peter tries to shut down operations at the Asylum but ends up losing his hand in the process and escaped alive... for a little while at least. - So at this point Zombies are beginning to get more and more out of control, the undead experimented on by Group 935 are getting more and more unsettled and resistant to commands, they are extremely violent this is documented by an entry of Maxis's close to his death. ServantA91374.txt ***TOP SECRET*** ***LEVEL 1 CLEARANCE ONLY*** ***DER RIESE *SERVANT* SAMPLE A91374*** What follows is the chronological primary sample from the Der Riese project “Datenbedjensteter” (translated: DATA SERVANT). Sample was acquired from CIA asset based out of Vozrozhdeniya in the Soviet Union and is translated from its original German Below: ***SERVANT ENTRY A91374*** “Ludwig Maxis “Personal file. “The experiments continue “And the Reichstag call it “A success “But these creatures “Cannot be controlled. “Their minds are lost/ “They are automotons. “This is what the Reichstag “Wanted. “Between the teleporters “And our Armeeuntoten “They believe the world “Will be theirs. “But the untoten cannot “Be constained. “It spreads far worse than “Ever imagined. “It will be th death “Of us all. ***END FILE*** - Maxis was certainly right, the Zombies are the death of many, but before we move on the Shi No Numa let's take a quick glance at the walls of Verruckt and what they mean - These are obviously the writings of the insane. There are many different things on the walls about Teddy being a Liar and ramblings of the insane with poems. - We know from the terminal that Poems were recovered from Verruckt about people going insane, it is very possible that Richtofen went insane while experimenting on Zombies with Element 115 constantly, perhaps some of the writings here show Richtofen developing Schizophrenia and calling himself a liar, which developed his personality later, lying to Tank, Takeo, and Nikolai Element 115 Drove those who worked on it insane, this may be the cause of Richtofen's insanity and multiple personalities ServantB70326.txt ***TOP SECRET*** ***LEVEL 1 CLEARANCE ONLY*** ***DER RIESE *SERVANT* SAMPLE B70326*** What follows is the chronological primary sample from the Der Riese project “Datenbedjensteter” (translated: DATA SERVANT). Sample was acquired from CIA asset based out of Vozrozhdeniya in the Soviet Union and is translated from its original German Below: ***SERVANT ENTRY B70326*** “Ludwig Maxis “Personal File. “Edward has grown impatient. “He insists on accelerating “Our projects. “Regardless of the fact that “The 115 is limited. “He grows angry. Short “It was a mistake to invite him. “He cannot be trusted. “He watches me. “He watches Samantha. “He watches Sohpia “And his latest creation “The monkey. “It screams when set aflame. “Then again “Perhaps it is the 115 “Affecting my mind. “I can no longer discern. ***END FILE*** ServantB04130.txt ***TOP SECRET*** ***LEVEL 1 CLEARANCE ONLY*** ***DER RIESE *SERVANT* SAMPLE B04130*** What follows is the chronological primary sample from the Der Riese project “Datenbedjensteter” (translated: DATA SERVANT). Sample was acquired from CIA asset based out of Vozrozhdeniya in the Soviet Union and is translated from its original German Below: ***SERVANT ENTRY B70326*** "Ludwig Maxis "Personal File. "I am losing my mind. "The near is "Watching me. "It lives "But I can't prove it. "Daily exposure to 115 "Is not without its "consequences. "I do not trust Edward. ***END FILE*** "side effects of using 115. The power is undeniable but who can use such weapons without themselves turning" (Insane?) - The Final thing to note about Verrückt is that some Zombies can be seen with stitched heads and staples on their heads. This is because Brain surgery was performed on many of the dead here. Notes about these operations can be seen in the Der Riese picture below talking about Element 115 being able to re-animate the brain when contacted. PART 3-8 + soon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MORE THREADS ON RICHTOFEN: The Pyramid~Richthofen's Illuminati Task by Krazycookies - viewtopic.php?f=72&t=15926 Richtofen: death, eternal life and his plan by nayrc - viewtopic.php?f=67&t=15566 Please don't forget to comment if I: - Missed Anything - Got something wrong - You have a theory with evidence about Richtofen's scheme

awesome, a Challenge! :twisted: Pistol and knife only sounds hard but fun, i've always wished that you could start with a certain amount of points based on your skill level, this looks like it's going to be awesome. By the way another thing I saw was what looked like a ray-gun powerup spinning around and glowing shooting out ray gun lasers. I hope they have a drop for every weapon like the spas and ray gun :lol:

Awesome, but I am currently confused about something. Do you play Area 51 BEFORE you go to round 1 on the moon? And whatever points you earn there you bring with you?

Anyone else notice the other equipment on the up d-pad? It's not a space helmet it's something else, but I can't tell. I'll try and see if I can on my friend's 55" LCD tomorrow if anyone can't tell.

Hmm that is true, it kind of looks like the top of a teleporter at the top of the pyramid structure, so you know what that means. That "device" is using the same mechanics or similar mechanics as time/dimensional travel faster than the speed of light, this seems really interesting I'm almost 100% sure it will be the main place for the Easter Egg.

Alright thanks guys i'll be on the lookout tomorrow and add any missed info into the annotations or description :P

-Hey guys, just thought that I would take some screens from all of the gameplay we've seen so far and put it in a video with some annotations. =I think I've got most of it covered for the video, but if you noticed i've missed some things please tell me and I will add it into the annotations. =Took me awhile to put together so I hope everyone likes it, ENJOY! VtW1rdKAwbw I would like to thank Treyarch for their hard work and the community for being so great and dedicated!

Thanks, I believe you might be correct, I got it from Google Images and it was on this site when I got the results, but for some reason the link to the page the pic was on didn't work. But if it was your's thanks man, you like many others are helping make the community a better place in finding the story behind Zombies :mrgreen:

Very relevant actually, anyone remember this on the floor of Kino? Spells Manhattan Down, also on Loading screen occasionally - Now, I could explain how everything from the Manhattan Project, Uranium enrichment, UFO's, Time Travel, NOVA compound, AREA 51 and EVERYTHING links. - But it would be very long. And judging form the the response I've gotten from the theories I've got in my signature, people don't like long threads, or I just have lost my edge and have really bad theories now-a-days

You do have a good point my friend, maybe Area 51 will expand a little more after the moon is blown up? Then again their would be no more zombies to kill lol. Never mind, maybe it won't be a part of the Easter Egg and would just be a nice end to the story, a happy ending right We'll see if Moon is truly the end but I hope it isn't

In my opinion I think the moon might be where it all ends, although I hope we at least get a movie or short film explaining the story in full, like part of the live action at the end of the behind the scene for Moon. Maybe after the Easter-Egg we unlock something like a download for the film or some cutscene that explains the story? IDK just wishful thinking.

Hey guys, new here, been following the site for a long time and just decided to get involved! My guess on the vegetation is to provide the base with oxygen as the heroes don't appear to need the spacesuit inside. just a guess Hmm good point, not sure if plants would be able to grow even if they were in a controled atmosphere because of light limitations, etc. But then again we are talking about a video game with zombies, time travel, moon bases lol. Good point man.

hmmm I hadn't even thought about that. Mining Uranium... Well when you turn Uranium from 238 to 235 you can use it in a weapon as in a nuclear bomb. Things are starting to point strongly to the production of nuclear weapons for some reason. Then again, it could be there to mine Element 115 specifically.

that may be true. I think that it would have evolved greatly if Area 51 began funding, it would explain the 'highest-genius' level technology they would require on such an operation. And with the hundreds of billions of funding they have access to, it could be done. Plus I believe somebody else pointed out somewhere here that the Giant "saw" thing was Russian. It was in Radiation and Vorkuta only which are russian, and there are many signs in English not in Russian. Guess we'll find out. For now I'll do some research and see if I can pull any answers from the trailer.

Could be, did we ever solve those symbols from the CoDz twitter account? I think they are the same ones we see in the trailer for moon. Maybe this can help tell us what organization or group built the base and had workers. Than again there is probably nothing we can do because we don't know WHY the base is there so we can't really find out who as easily. I personally think it will end up being some kind of Join Intelligence Agency between the U.S.' CIA, and various worldwide research agencies that would have been able to reconstruct the teleporter. Maybe it's just some kind of Operation Papaerclip logo?