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Seeing as I haven't wrote any stories on here for ages, I am happy to announce my latest idea... Moon: The Aftermath. You will get to follow the stories of our original characters as they attempt to survive the events on the Moon and get back to what's left of Earth. I have wrote the blueb of the story for you below, so expect to see this soon! The Earth burns thousands of miles away as Tank Dempsey, Nikolai Bellinski, Takeo Masaki and Samantha Maxis, trapped in the body of Edward Richtofen, watch on. Richtofen, now in full control of the zombies, wants the ones responsible for destroying the Earth and most of the zombies he controlled dead. Now, our four original characters are trapped and facing inpending doom. Can they escape their fates before Richtofen has his way?

Okay this sounds pretty ace actually, would be great fun and the easter egg sounds super! Great job man :)

Hey all, haven't posted here in a while but something halpened to me today that deserves posting. I have come up with a theory for how this bloody ranking system works. It's a pain in the ass, but I think my theory is quite simple. I'm not going to go into full detail about it (as I haven't really thought about it yet), but here it is: EMBLEM So basically, the emblem you have (single bone, crossbone, skull, skull with blue eyes, skull with knife, skull with knife and blue eyes, skull with shotguns, skull with shotguns and blue eyes) is determined by consistent high waves (probably over 15). Here's my reasoning- I was all happy when I hit blue eyes on the normal skull, and every game I played after for about three-four days I hit over wave 15 in each of them. Then, on the fourth day, I come out of a game with blue etes and the knife on my eblem. Now I was over the moon, first of my friends to hit the knife. But then I started gettig a little lazy, stopped trying to hard in games and for the last 5 days I don't think i've played a single game over wave 10 (or at least any I have hit I had to leave because of lag, my internet sucks). So it should come to no suprise to me that I came out of a private match with my friend earlier (you can rank up/down in private matches by the way, I first got blue eyes in a private match) after playing another terrible game to see I had been demoted back to skull blue eyes. This is why I think the consistency of the games is the key to leveling up. TALLY The tally is quite easy too really, and sticks with the consistency idea. However, this time it is the consistency of you playing the game that gives you tallys (or basically playing it once a day). So long as you play a game a day, you'll gain a tally. Don't play for a day, lose a tally. Simple really. When you reCh skull tally 5 then it becomes your consistent high waves that level you up to the next emblem. So that's my theory, i'm pretty sure that things like kills and downs/deaths come into it too, but for now I truly believe consistency in your games keeps you levelling up. Also, everyone knows how Treyarch like to refrain from giving any information regarding map easter eggs uo and we have to discover the steps oursleves? I think this is what they are doing with the ranking system. They are maling us work it out ourselves, with no help from them. Anyway, that's it for now. Sorry if there are any spelling mistakes but it's 11:20 in England and i'm tired. Let me know what you guys think of my (admittedly imperfect) theory.

Thanks don't know if you know but Part 2's up, has been for a while now lol :PA

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Was about to post this, but I see someone already beat me to the gun. Okay, here's what I would have said anyway: -This Could be a level in the rumoured campaign. The player (whoever you play as) goes about the town on a bus and everytime it stops must complete a task in that area. Once all tasks are complete, the bus would take them somewhere else. -The town may be based near Der Riese, and could have been the residence for the scientists. It would make sense, as they all cut their ties with their families, so would need somewhereto live. The reason the driver looks like Richtofen is because he lived there, so the robot (supposing it is a robot) was based off him, maybe because he designed it. -Finally, this is all part of Maxis's plans (see my post in the 'Asylum' blog, about Maxis's true intentions). He planned for our trio (and Samantha) to end up here from the Moon, he knew Richtofen would hunt them down so he had all this set up for them. Thoughts? Opinions?

"Hello sir." The woman said, sitting and smiling at him. Doctor Maxis, who was completely puzzled, simply nodded. "You have messages from the Reichstag, would you like to see them?" she asked. Now it clicked in Maxis's head. "The secretary! Yes, you were supposed to be here today, and I forgot." Now Maxis was even more confused. He never forgot anything, even the simplest of things like where his keys were, but now this? "Perhaps it's the 115." he thought, but moved on quickly. "Yes! I will see those messages, thank you..." "Sophia, sir." "Ah, well thank you Sophia and please, call me Ludvig." Leaving Sophia smiling behind, the Doctor entered his office and began reading the letters. * "Trust me Doctor Schuster, we have done the experiments dozens of times... This. Will. Work!" insisted Richtofen, staring at the device. "But Edward, if it doesn't Maxis will have our heads! Plus, it hasn't worked yet..." "This is because we were using to big a test subjects! Now, we have a walnut. This will work." Schuster stopped, drew a deep breath, and said through closed teeth "Fine, let's do this." "There we go! Now, let me hit record..." Now Schuster spoke up again: "You're recording this!" Richtofen sighed. "Yes, because i'm confident!" "Fine, go on." Richtofen hit the record button and the radio whirred to life. "Log entry 38. Date: December 4, 1939. The matter transferring prototype is prepared for test run number 151. We have now reduced our test subject's mass to prove that this is possible. Dr. Schuster, please give an overview." "Yes, Dr. Richtofen. We have our new test subject, a walnut," at this point, Schuster pointed at the walnut before realising this wasn't being filmed but their audio was being recorded, so he quickly pulled away. "Weighing in at 10 grams. The target platform is now at three feet with no obstructions. We have one microgram of the element which, according to our calculations, will be entirely used up during the test." "Excellent Dr Schuster. Commence test number 151." "Yes, Doctor, er, please insert your earplugs." Richtofen quickly plugged his ears and eagerly rushed over to the power switch to activate his 'machine'. He couldn't call it a teleporter yet as it hadn't teleported anything so far. But Richtofen was confident now, and so he had already pulled the switch and watched the machine come to life before Schuster had even put in his earplugs. The machine whirred and clicked, with lightning seemingly engulfing the walnut. Richtofen and Schuster both looked away, blinded by the glow then... Silence. The machine shut up, the light dissapeared- no sound bar the whirring of the radio could be heard. Richtofen and Schuster looked at the location the walnut was, and suprisingly found it empty. Whilst this was good news, it didn't mean it was a success. They once tried to teleport a Monkey and found that whilst it succesfully teleported, the machine ripped it apart and spat it out above the Der Riese facility, so the blood and organs rained down. That was hard to hide from Maxis. But this time was different. Not only did the walnut reappear in the teleporter, it was completely unscathed. Doctor Schuster stood, mouth opened in shock. "Good God!" he exclaimed. "We've done it! We have powered up the prototype, and it moved a walnut directly from the prototype device into the receiving device. It moved instantly. It... it...." "...teleported." finished Richtofen. He made his way over to the radio to stop the recording, simultaneously saying "Get me Dr. Maxis immediately!" * Maxis was fed up. The Reichstag had been forcing him to hurry up and finalise the 115 powered weapons, but none were anywhere near ready. There was the self-inflicting pain Ray Gun, or the can-kill-2-people-not-10 Wunderwaffe. None were ready. So, when Sophia told Maxis that Edward was on his way up with "a scientific breakthrough", Maxis was chuffed. He prayed he had fixed the Wunderwaffe's 'problem' and it was ready for another test, and that this test went succesfully, and that the diggers in Shi-No Numa finally found another 115 meteor, as that supply was running low too. Then, snapping Maxis out of his day dream, the door was almost completely unhinged when Edward barged in abruptly. "Edward, please!" yelled Maxis. "Sir, do you see this walnut?" Edward asked, opening his hand and revealing a walnut in his palm. "Yes but, what of it?" Edward caught his breath and said "Myself and Doctor Schuster have just succesfully teleported it to a location three feet away, using a device I had been constructingfor the last few months. We believe that, in time, this device's capabilities will be perfected and can be utilised to transport things anywhere in a flash!" Maxis listened, not believing a word of it. Edward, his prized possession, had gone behind his back and worked on something not needed for so many months. Perhaps this was why the Wunderwaffe was falling behind? Would he have finished it by now if he didn't have to do work on this 'teleporter'? More questions raced through Maxis's head as he removed his glasses and wiped his brow. "Why are you not excited sir? Can you not see how Wunderbar this is?" asked Edward nervously. "But this is not the crucial experiment that you were supposed to be working on..." he began, before Edward cut in saying "With all due respect, Doctor Maxis, this is a breakthrough of unimaginable proportions." Now Maxis had enough. He through his glasses to one side and donned a sarcastic tone. "What? That you moved a walnut a few feet? Yes, Edward, we will improve the human condition by revolutionizing the walnut industry. I can see it now: 'Edward's Walnut Delivery.'" Edward now looked angry, probably because Maxis was shooting down his idea. "Don't be obtuse." he simply replied, but immediately regretted it. "How DARE you call me that!" Maxis yelled. "We are at war, Edward!" he sighed, calming down a little now. "I will admit that there is promise here but until this war is won..." "Correct me if I'm wrong, Doctor Maxis," Edward cut in. "But Group 935 is a research organization with what was the motto to improve the human condition. What business of ours is this war?" Maxis sighed again. Realising his defeat, it was time to get serious with Edward. "Fine, Doctor Richtofen, I will let you in on a little administrative secret: we are finalizing a deal with the Nazi party. We need funding, we need equipment, they need new weapons. Chances are this war will end soon with a treaty or two and we will be in a much better position to help the world." "Are you certain this won't cause massive defections? We have scientists from all over the world working with us." Edward made a good point, one Maxis hadn't thought of it. However, being Edward's superior he had to respond as if he thought of that already. "That is why it is with the utmost confidence that I share this with YOU. No one will know of this. This is simply the breaking of an egg to make an omelet." Maxis liked the line at the end, and hoped Edward would stop disagreeing with him now. "Think of the tactical advantage we will have..." Now Maxis exploded. "Think of the cost, think of the time!" he yelled. "We can provide the Nazis tactical expertise in various areas without putting all our eggs in your 'walnut basket'" Not wanting a response, he almost forced him out, saying "Good day, Edward, and get back to your real work." With that, he was off. Feet pounding along the floor, before slamming the door behind him. Maxis sighed for the third time in under 5 minutes. He could only pray Edward would actually listen to him and get on with the Wunderwaffe prototype... * Richtofen stormed over to Schuster, and he could tell he was angry. "What a jerk." He complained. "I think Doctor Maxis has lost his perspective. No matter... we will do this on our own and publish the findings before he has a chance to..." Schuster cut in: "You're not suggesting that Dr. Maxis would steal this technology and perfect it without us, are you?" Richtofen looked at him, and knew he still had some trust in Maxis and his ways. He would have to snap him out of it soon. "I would by no means discourage that thought." Richtofen noticed Schusters new concerned look, and placed his hand on his shoulder. "Great scientists must stick together and achieve great science." he said, which seemed to be enough to encourage Schuster to smile again and follow him back to the teleporter, to continue work. Part Three: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=28575

Thanks man, as soon as I can i'll be uploading Part 2 by the way :)

Thanks, and yeah I will be Also, too any other readers, sorry for the spelling mistakes. It was late when I started writing this and I was tired.

It has already been confirmed that JFK, Nixon and Danny Trejo will be returning for zombies in Black Ops II. Which is good, seeing as I loved JFK and Trejo, though i'd rather have Castro back.

"The discoveries we make here will forever change the way the world works!" Maxis told the group of scientists,, when the Der Riese facility first opened. "The lives of many, altered in a flash." he added. "No group of people could ever take claim to doing anything as bold as this. To go beyond the realm of reality and do things never before conceived." Maxis now looked grim. "I will warn you now my friends... The path you take now will be a dark one. Some of the things this '115' is capable of will scare many of you away. But you must not fear it!" he paused. "You must conquer it." The crowd of scientists, gathered from all Axis-sided parts of the world, all cheered and applauded, with Maxis gratiously bowing too, before continuing: "We must not stop, until every dirty secret of this element..." he reached into his coat pocket, producing a small, glowing red rock from within. The crowd responded with some "Oooooh's." and "Ahhhhh's.", and a few people were mumbling "That's Element 115!" in awe. "Has been uncovered. My friends..." Maxis stopped, putting the 115 back into his coat and then removing his glasses and putting it next to the rock. "A new dawn of age is upon us. Godspeed." With this, their was an uproar of cheering as celebratiosn as the crowd responded to Maxis's speech, to which Maxis simply smiled too. The scientists immediately began working, and the Der Riese facility was finally opened for business. * Maxis watched, full of joy, as the first shot of the prototype 'Ray Gun' (as Maxis had dubbed it) went of suprisingly successfully. Despite the fact the intense heat from the gun had almost melted the scientists hands to thegun, the shot that was fired struck the target, burning it to a crisp. "Get him patched up and back to work." Maxis told the medic nearby, who had just finished peelimg the still burning hot weapon from the scientist's hand. "Yes sir." he said, rushing the poor scientist over too the hospital tent. "Doctor Maxis..." "Ja, ja. The weapon has some... 'minor' heat problems. We will look into it later, Doctor Groph." Responded Maxis. Without even listening to Groph's response, but presumimg it was yes, Doctor Maxis was off again. As Maxis made his way through the corridors and labratories of the facility, he still couldn't help being overwhelmed with joy. A lot had happened over the last few months- The Nazi's rounded up willing scientists who devoted their lives to this cause, even if it means telling their families they have died. Next, Hitler had an abandoned warehoise refuebished for Maxis's scientists to use. Finally, the SS had been tasked with delicering of the '115' to the warehoise, where they were unloaded immediately so work could befgin immediately. It was the kind of time that still filled Maxis with joy and pride. Another moment that filled Maxis with joy was when he discovere the scietific geniuus that was Doctor Edward Richtofen. Richtofen, though a little strange, was the mastermind behind the 'Wunderwaffe DG-2, a weapon capable of chain-killing up to 10 enemies with one shot. Even more impressive was that Eichtofen pitched the idea to Maxis just one week after the facility opened, and proved it could work. Now, a year on, and the first prototype was nearing completion. Edwar himself had asked for Maxis to come and watch as the final piece of the weapon- a small chunk of 115- was added and the first test shot was done. Maxis entered the room with high hopes, making his way too Richtofen. "Edward." he said simply, staring at the weapon in awe. "Maxis... Wunderbar, isn't it?" Edward responded, indicating the shiny weapon on the table. "It's certainately something, Edward..." Maxis turned his head and noticed the line of 10 men, bound and gagged, standing up in the distance. "They are POW's. I wanted to test it on real test subjects." Edward said, noticing Maxis's glare. "That is fine Edward, but you MUST notify me in the future when this happens. I would hate to lose you as my assistant." Maxis responded, remembering the day he picked Edward as his assistant for all his experiments. It was the same day Richtofen pitched the 'Wunderwaffe' to him. "Of course sir, sorry sir." Edward, quick to move on, grabbed the weapon off the table and placed the 115 rock into the tube of the weapon, instantly lighting it up and sending sparks of blue electricity through the weapon. "Let's see what this can do." said Edward, aiming the weapon at the first man in the line and firing. The shot hurtled through the room, travelling too fast to be properly noticed by someone until... Impact. The man at the front was instantly fried to death, his corpse slumping to the ground though not before passing on the bolt to the next subject. This person did not die instantly- instead he had the electicity jolting through his body. He writhed in pain, his screams echoing throughout the room. The lights began to flick on and off, as the mans skin slowly melted. The smell was terrible, with the man behind him puking inside the bag over his head and, being encased in sick, puked again after. The bolt still didn't move on as it's target finally dropped to his knees, blood leaking down his face before eventually BOOM! The man simply exploded, scatteeing him everywhere. The blood even sprayed Maxis slightly, who was standing a good 20 or so metres away. Richtofen was laughing diabolically next to him whilst he was using his lab coat to wipe the blood off his face. "Wunderbar... Wunderbar! Did you see the blood?" asked Edward, before he took a quick glance at Maxis new coloured lab coat. "Of course you did!" Edward said, answering his own question. "Get him cleaned up, and kill the others." Maxis ordered. As some troops led the remaining 8 survivors out, and a few men came in to sweep up the body parts, Maxis took his time to speak to Edward. "Whilst the end result was impressive, might I suggest using less 115 next time?" he said, as he then heard the sound of a gundhot outside. One POW dead. "Ja, perhaps." BANG! Two. "Or perhaps the dual proccesor is damaged?" BANG! BANG! Three, four. "I will do some work on it and let you know, Doctor Maxis." BANG! BANG! Five, six. "Okay Edward, let me know when you've made some progress." BANG! Seven "I will be in my office or on the floor, working on the 'Ray Gun'." BANG! All eight dead. "Yes, Doctor Maxis." Maxis left just as the execution squad re-entered, and he couldn't help but ponder the gruesome image of the man who had just sealed his fate by simply getting caught by the Nazi's. For some Unkown reason, Maxis couldn't stop imagining this man's family- he would have a small family, only his Wife and Daughter, and they lived in the countryside. Maxis snapled out of it as he opened the door to his office, where he found a young, blonde-haired women sitting in his secretary desk, apparently waiting for him... Part 2: http://www.callofdutyzombies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=23905

Moon could have a lightsaber or something? Lol but nah I see what you mean, like melee weapons that correspond to the map being played. That could work.

What about some kind of 'Wunder-Knife'? Something only attainable from the mystery box that is more powerful than the Bowie Knife, perhaps being a one-hit killto Wave 20 odd? To balance it out, could be only available to one person and habe quite a long swing time, but it could also be capable of killing several Zombies with one slash? Just a thought :)

I agree Dempsey and Nikolai may just be comedic fodder, but I do believe they'll play some role in the next game. What with Tank's memory almost fully recovered, and Nikolai on the way, they may just suprise us yet.

Cheers mate, much appreciated. And yeah I know it wasn't very exciting or anything, it was an opening to it that's all. I plan to write the entire story out as if it was a book and I did it once ages ago on some app on my iPhone but the app got wiped along with everything so I decided I'd just write it on here instead. Hopefully, and if people are interested in this, then i'll definately write a first chapter to it, start introducing other characters. And don't worry bout it not being accurate, I know the zombies story like the back of my hand so that shouldn't be too much of an issue, asides from people disagreeing about events and things that occur but it'll be the story as I see it, which is (Too my belief) the way most tend to see it so should be alright there.

"Well this is all very good Dr.Maxis, but do you have any proof this '115' even exists? I'm going to need to see it." Maxis gulped, reaching for his briefcase and entering the lock. He knew he was so close to changing the Führer's mind and getting the neccessary funds to continue his research into 115. He was so close to discovering the secrets the Japanese could not just a few short years ago, and if the Führer agreed now it would change the course of history forever. The Briefcase clicked open and Maxis's face lit up red. Now Hitler leaned forward, yearning to know the source of this light. Donning special protective gloves, Maxis removed the 115 from the briefcase and placed it on the table, the red glow almost instantly heating up the room and providing a light source simultaneously. Hitler had removed his glasses, his mouth still hung open in shock. "This is merely a chunk we took from Japan, we daredn't take any more as it's highly vollatile, but, with the right amount of money I think I could stabilise it, as I explained how to on page 27..." "Save it!" Intterupted Hitler. Maxis instantly stopped speaking and sat upright once more. "I've heard enough." Maxis's heart sank. All the time he had spent in Japan with the other scientists, and Hitler wouldn't even consider lending them money to research the element? "I want to do more than give you money, Ludvig." Maxis instantly felt better. "Like... What? Mein Führer." he questioned, not wanting to sound desperate. Hitler leaned back in his chair and pur his glasses back on. "Like your own, top secret research team that will report all their findings to me? What do you think?" Maxis beamed the biggest smile he'd ever beamed. He forcfully grabbed Hitler's hand and shook it. "I think it would be an honour, Mein Führer." Part 1: http://www.callofdutyzombies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=23772

I see where you're coming from. His body is dead, but his spirit lives on, as someone else mentioned, trapped in the Aether. Whilst I don't fully understand what qualifies as something Maxis can communicate through, I presume it is only things that are powered with 115 (Like Gersch can through the Kassimir Mechanism.

I believe that, whilst Takeo will play a large role in the story from now on, it will be Samantha who leads teads the group as she has had experience controlling the zombies and understands how to control them, so therefore knows how to stop them. Here, I posted a thread about Samantha and her knowledge of the zombies, check it out and see what you think: viewtopic.php?f=104&t=22405

I agree, I think she'll become the groups new leader but I also think Takeo's going to play a big role in the story from now on too.

I think that he didn't intend on sending them to the tunnels that Maxis was in, wherever that may be. I think he was trying to send them to Aether, because he mentions "disposing" of them, so that either means killing them or teleporting. I don't think he would want them in the physical world if he was disposing of them. I believe he was in the Illuminati, that is pretty set in stone I feel. "Thank you Illuminati!" "The Illuminati will be so proud!" "Good, the service to the Illuminati can continue." "The Illuminati will be pleased with you Nikolai." "By the power of the Illuminati, I will destroy you all now! Yeah?" "Illuminati, I work for thee!" Now you do have a point about perhaps he does not anymore. How come? Well all those quotes were from Shi No Numa, one of the only recent quotes regarding the Illuminati is this on in Ascension. "Good, The illuminati will never get there hands on me again!" I do believe that he was a part of the Illuminati, but after time away from Der Riese, they could not communicate with him as they were and he lost faith in them. Not that exactly, but something like that. Perhaps he did mean to send them to the Aether but it clearly failed anyway, seeing as Samantha went to the Moon and Maxis too that tunnel. And also, thats the reason I don't think he's part of the Illuminati anymore, as he hasn't mentioned them, as you said Tac, since Shi-No Numa and the only recent mention was in Ascension where he claimed that they'd never get their hands on him again. This could mean that somwhere between the time jumping and planet visiting that either, as you suggest, Richtofen lost touch with them or what I believe is that due to all the hard work he had put into Group 935, especialy the DG-2 Project, that he purposefully severed his ties with the Illuminati after returning to Der Riese (with Dempsey, Nikolai and Takeo) and made his quest personal instead of for the Illuminati.

Fair enough Shooter, good point. Perhaps Richtofen had intended to teleport them to the tunnelaxis mentioned to be killed by Fluffy so there'd be no evidence of the betrayal and murder, but somehow it messed up for Samantha and teleported her into the Pyramid. Also, I am beginning to wonder if Richtofen had begin to move away from the Illuninati, or if he indeed was ever even a part of it. My reasoning for this is that when Richtofen is talking to Maxis through the terminal in the Moon EE, he uses very personal reasons for wanting to kill Maxis (i.e. He didn't mass produce the DG-2), and aldo the only real references to Richtofen being linked to the Illuminati being in WaW, and most story related things have been debunked since then (i.e. Richtofen killing Maxis and Samantha by teleporting them with a Hellhound, as it is later shown that this teleportation did not kill either of them as they are both alive somewhere afterwards.

I can't tell if he did or not. In the terminal it lists the locations of Element 115 and in it, it says Moon is a location via an astronomical team. We assume that the only person with access to the Terminal is Dr. Maxis and he made the post. Now, I can't be sure if by Astronomical Team they mean a group of people who observe the Moon or that he knows about Richtofen's journey to the Moon, but I don't think that observing the Moon will tell them that 115 is there. I'm still under the impression that Maxis was never aware of the existance of Griffin Station. Richtofen would have made it his number one priority to keep the station a secret from Maxis. Maybe one of the other 935 members working at Griffin Station let the cat out of the bag, but I don't think Maxis was aware of it. Computerized voice: “Target located.” Dr. Groph: “Bring him here, immediately.” (Gas hissing and bangs are heard followed by the sound of a teleporter. The thumping of someone landing is heard afterwards) Dr Schuster: "Greetings, Dr. Maxis." Ludwig Maxis: “Schuster! I should’ve known. Where is that rat Edward? Where are we? And how did you get me out of that wretched tunnel” Dr Groph: “None of that is important right now. Allow me to fill you in” Maxis doesn't seem to recognize his surroundings when he arrives at Griffin Station, and after that he's presumably killed, giving him no time to enter the data in the terminal. I don't recall seeing one, but there isn't a date on that terminal file, is there? I'd say that brief discussion between Schuster and Maxis definately proves Maxis had no idea that the Moon base existed. Also, i'd harbour a guess and say that it was Richtofen's plan to get Maxis to the Moon, as he initiated the teleporation from Der Riese and clearly didn't intend to kill Maxis (as Schuster worked for Richtofen and he teleported Maxis to the Moon). I would also say that this means Maxis (as hinted in the Moon radios) hadn't perfected teleportation yet, seeing how Richtofen could not only teleport an entire Science team directly to the Moon but also he could locate people and teleport them to him. Meanwhile Maxis had been teleported to some "wretched tunnel" and Schuster had to manually teleport him to the Moon.

She also says that the more zombies you kill that HE just gains more power. She also has said "Soon I will be dead then you will be sorry!". She also asks her father for help many times as if she's ignoring the fact that he's dead ,or is he? I think in the grand scheme of controlling the zombies that there is an outside force that also plays a factor. Perhaps Maxis is in the Aether pulling strings and I know that the Aether has something to do with it because one of Sam's quotes when she throws a gersch device is "feed the aether". I agree that I don't think Maxis is dead, but travelling as some kind of spirit perhaps, as he was in the computer during the Moon easter egg and, although Richtofen seemingly deleted him, he perhaps lived on, evidence of this being those Samantha quotes where she calls for help from her Father. This could imply Samantha knows he's alive, but is more likely she just hopes he is as she admits his demise at the end of the Moon easter egg ("Bye bye daddy. I love you and i'll miss you!"), but it is still possible Maxis lives on in sone way.

He's dull at times, but I never understood how people thought he was annoying. The stereotypical asian accent just gets me sometimes "Takeo can FRY!" He's not really dull now that I think about... maybe back with SNN and Der Riese, but really not anymore. At the very least, I always thought he looked cool. Needs his awesome hat back. I will admit, though he drove me mad in every other map, I find him quite funny in Shangri-La and Moon.

Meh, can't say i'll be suprise or care to be honest. But if he dies die, it will likely be a sacrifice to help the others defeat Richtofen or Grouo 935, won't just be random.