Thoughts and Theory about MotD

[Miteiteyo]

Introduction:

Hello!

I took a shot at this during the countdown of Die Rise (http://www.callofdutyzombies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27459) and I had a blast trying to scrap up some decent information about my thoughts and theories. Some were correct, some absolutely weren't. To start this of I just want to explain that when it comes to an actual concrete theory there basically is none. But don't snap or turn this down! I want to start a discussion with you guys. The last time I tried this out, there were just a wall of text (just like this again, sorry n_n) but this time I want to go even further with your thoughts on this.

The problem with this whole post is that it is rather too late to put out on the internet if you ask me. But like many other theorycrafters out there, it is just something I want to do simply because I enjoy doing it. And isn't it the perfect match being a theorycrafter and loving the zombie saga? It's not about the end result, it's about the journey. In the end there is one way, but during there are countless possibilities. As of now, at 2 AM in the morning, I am only following NGTZombies quest to glory and they have uploaded as far as the first part of what seems to be the actual Easter egg. So please bear in mind that I do not have all the information, nor am I after what comes in the end, instead I am rather interested in the beginning of the map.

Mob of the Dead

The trailer: (

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It felt odd the first time I saw the trailer because somoething, obviously, didn't feel right. All though during the trailer lights goes out in random cells and your hear random chatter in the background which makes you believe that there are a lot of prisoners in this place. But as the trailer goes on you can see into the cells, which the playable characters ain't inhibating, that the most of them are empty. Where it really gets weird is that when Al kills the guard, the sticks fall to the ground (which you can hear echoing in the hall) and runs out to the other cells, open them up and let the other guys come out. They start to talk in the middle of the hall and the guard (zombie) once more rises.

If we look into movies/series like Shawshank Redemption and Prison Break, when something like this happens (A prisoner makes it outside a cell) the obvious reaction from the other notorious prisoners and psychopaths would be something like "**** yeah, we have a winner!"

Nothing happends except them takling in peace and quiet. When they see the zombie, Al freaks out and said he killed him, Billy starts shouting at him (still nothing around them happens) and then they start to fire their guns. (Still nothing)

At this point it is pretty clear that there is a reason behind this, not to mention that it's black and white till the part when the whole place changes. It could like we players "live into" their situation thus it becoming colors. But it does not descirbe why the whole place changes. And yes, it makes sense that the zombies in this map are prisoners and guards, but how and why would these four evade this apocolypse at Alcatraz?

So, what have I found during my own quest?

Well, I will try to explain it as I experienced it myself, which takes me to the Zombies wikipedia. (http://www.callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Mob_of_the_Dead)

First off, the Timeline (http://www.callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Portal:Timeline/Zombies). When did Mob of the Dead actually take place?

Aha, February 26th 1932!

That is before any of the earlier maps, which would make this, obviously, the first. Previously Nacht der Untoten was the first place we discovered the zombies, but now the heads are turned towards the Mob of the Dead, Alcatraz. Yet I want to find out more about dates around this period of time, what happens in the world at this time?

Apparently, nothing. 1939, seven years later, is the first thing coming up in the timeline involving Richtofen and Schuster performing the first successful teleportation by teleporting a walnut. This took my interest even further. Teleportation, hm? Yes, I know there IS teleportation in this game, but I didn't really think of it until I read it. It is true that our four, new, characters get teleported in some fashion.

"1940

January 4th

After 30 days of working on matter transference, Richtofen decides it is time to use a human test subject. Richtofen is successfully teleported, being the first human to do so. He teleports to the M.P.D. (on the Moon), not intending to go there. He examines it for a while. In the process, he touches it, shocking him. This is seemingly the reason for Richtofen hearing voices in his head, and the reason for him becoming a sociopath. After examining it for a while, he is teleported to a jungle." (http://www.callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Portal:Timeline/Zombies)

With "a jungle" being a clickable link into Shangri-La makes me siting here right now writing this. Personally, Shangri-La was one of the greater maps for me since I love mythology. I find a couple of interesting pieces of information, or rather some lack of information, about this map.

Shangri-La info

Date Unknown

When our four earlier characters came to this place, they were teleported onto it. But soon they found out that they are not alone in this place and I am not talking about the zombies. During the journey through Shangri-La, we discover two new intities. Brock and Gary who apparently finally found Shangri-La in hope to prove the existence of Agartha. (is a legendary city that is said to reside in the earth's core. It is related to the belief in a hollow earth and is a popular subject in esotericism.) (http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agartha)

With the Call of duty: Zombies wiki stating that in the Zombies universe Shangri-La is actually a real place, as in our own it is often spoken of as a mythological place, non-existing paradise. Yet the architecture of Shangri-La assembles the same tone and feeling. But, according to our beloved Zombie wiki; - Brock recognizes that the temple wasn't made by an ancient civilization but was built by people of modern-era.

I don't really think there is something big into the whole modern-era, but it is still interesting, one would want to know when during this modern-era took place. In case it is something you could look into.

Dempsey, Takeo, Nikolai and Richtofens mission is to help these to explorers to escape from Shangri-La. When Brock and Gary have died and our characters reach the Focusing stone, they travel back in time and it appears that these two brave souls are in a endless loop which they can't escape. The goal is to reach the Focusing stone, which in the beginning was a giant meteorite with the element 115 in it. (One thing that is important to keep in mind is that, nothing really matters about Richtofens scheme or the story of the Shangr-La since Mob of the Dead already took place during this. Mob of the Dead is not effected by this, but this may be in some way effected by Mob of the Dead or at least be something like it.)

Brock from Shangri-la

Status Stuck in a never-ending loop

Gary from Shangri-la

Status Dead or stuck in a never-ending loop

Stuck in a never-ending loop, eh? Where have I seen that before?

This is where I find some kind of connection and the REAL story behind Mob of the dead, as I saw Spiderbite and his compadres reach the Golden gate and find the Pack-a-Punch I could ease my doubts about this map and be sure that there is so much more to this map than meets the eye. Just at the beginning when I saw that they keep track of your progress of the plane and give you maps of where you are was fishy in the first place. They would never take a step backwards and make it easier now when Zombies is more popular than ever.

Alcatraz:

So start up with the information about Mob of the Dead I started with our new characters and found, pretty much noone than the small description we get about them. Why they're inside and all. But there is one key information about them all.

Finn O'Leary

Status Dead (Alive after Purgatory)

Arthur Arlington

Status Dead (Alive after Purgatory)

Salvatore DeLuca

Status Dead (Alive after Purgatory)

Billy Handsome

Status Dead (Alive after Purgatory)

"Purgatory is, according to Roman Catholic teaching, the state or place of purification or temporary punishment by which those who die in a state of grace are believed to be made ready for the Beatific Vision in Heaven. Only one who dies in a state of grace can be in Purgatory, and therefore no one who is in Purgatory will remain there forever or go to Hell." (http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatory)

Even though Shangri-La is explained as an actuall place in the Zombie universe it could still represent some kind of Purgatory. We know nothing about Brock or Gary. With the Focusing stone still being on the pedestal at Shangri-La it seems to be a place where no one has been before and how come there is two americans to reach this place?

It is also known that the Focusing stone is merged together with the Vril Generator, created by Richtofen. The Vril Generator itself is explained to look a lot like the Vajra, which is used symbolically by the Dharma traditions of Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism, often to represent firmness of spirit and spiritual power. Which could be some result from the history behind Mob of the Dead and this purgatory.

So the story of the Mob of the Dead is that our four characters are inside Purgatory. Which absolutely blows my mind, this map is so awesome. So many possibilities. With them being in Purgatory and with the whole concept of it, the most straight forward thing is to either give up or try to struggle through. Together with this map came at least two songs that I know of which are Johnny Cash's Rusty Cage and Malukah - Where are we going. The song with Malukah made for this DLC and map pretty much sums up the whole Purgatory and the mood of the place and situation.

Malukah - Where are we going

Where are we going from here

Where do we go

Are we all blinded by fear

How do we know

How do we know

Where do we go

Where do we go

How do we know

where do we go

where are we going from here

How do we know

Where do we go

Where are we going from here

Do we let go of all we know

Are we all blinded by fear

Where do we go when we let go

I feel I'm falling from here

Don't let me go

Is it the calling

We hear, We hear

How do, How do

We know, We know

There are also some pretty interesting things about the song from Johnny Cash. To start out with our date, 26th February 1932, I tried to find any kind of happenings inside San Francisco since there is Fireworks shown. Fireworks are seen during something special and important. Which made me think of one thing and come up with another. As it turns out, Johnny Cash himself is born on this exact date. But I doubt that they would put in fireworks just to honor Johnny Cash or something like that.

Instead, I believe it is to trick you. Give you the illusion that once we take our plane away from here we can reach the town and survive from this horror. But as soon as you crash into the bridge it all comes clear.

1) There is absolutely NO chance that anyone could survive that crash and drop and being able to just brush it of and keep killing zombies.

2) When we wake up at the bridge we find ourselves surrounded by blockades. Blocking our way running through the bridge. Which would be unrealistic if the celebrating town and the fireworks actually were real. If the town of San Francisco were alive and celebrating then there would be some kind of traffic on the bridge.

So, my thought is that Finn, Billy, Salvatore and Al are in some kind of slumber (The purgatory), but the question is; Where will they be when they wake up?

Which takes us to Johnny Cash's song Rusty Cage.

You wired me awake,

And hit me with a hand of broken nails.

You tied my lead and pulled my chain,

To watch my blood begin to boil.

But I'm gonna break,

I'm gonna break my,

Gonna break my rusty cage and run.

I'm gonna break,

I'm gonna break my,

Gonna break my rusty cage and run.

My first impression on these four characters is that no one of these four are ready to give up. In the beginning during the trailer they have decided to make a run for it, even if they know the consequences at hand. We all know about the risks at stake trying to flee from The Alcatraz. Which is probably why we are here in the first place. A place where no one can escape.

Just to go back to element 115 for a bit. It is told in the Zombie storyline that element 115 is harvested from meteorites that have been found in Shi no Numa, Der Riese, Groom Lake (Area 51), Tunguska and the moon. Basically I started to look up any kind of history of meteors crashing near the Alcatraz or San Francisco during 1900-1930. I came up with a big zero with San Francisco, but found some other interesting things.

On a list (http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o ... air_bursts) of documented meteors hiting earth, there are four of five interesting occurences up till 26th February 1932.

1859, Near New York City (Broadway)

1908, tunguska

1919, southern michigan and northern indiana, usa

1930, Amazonas, Brazil

All though the meteor landed in New Jersey 1859, the location is written "Near New York City". Yes, I do know the risks of taking information from Wikipedia, but it is still good because of what is on the inside of the Alcatraz. As you progress through the doors at the beginning you will find signs of the cell blocks. Broadway, Michigan and C-D Street. I have yet to find out what C-D Street could mean. The only thing I could come up with was something with Call of Duty, but nah, that seems rather retarded and I am tired. (It's 03:30 AM now T_T)

But as you can see on two of the interesting meteor locations, Broadway (In New York, that's why it's important) and Michigan where a gigantic meteor hit 1919. Tunguska is interesting for obvious reasons, this place is still to this day well known for its stories and myths. The meteor in the Amazonas, Brazil may be the least interesting, but the closest to our date. (If it could have any impact of the specimen, doubt it though.)

It may just be some kind of reference to the meteors actually landing, but it could also be something to it. I don't believe I have ever found anything about the names in the Alcatraz. (Do correct me if I am wrong!)

That is pretty much it. It is really more of my thought than actual theories and facts. What do you think? What are your own thoughts?

Oh, and I just want to thank anyone of you actually reading this whole piece. It is what keeps me motivated to actually doing this kind of research. It wouldn't be the same if you couldn't share it with anybody else.

Thank you.