Russman

"In case you boneheads have forgotten, the world is broken. Very broken. The dead walk the earth, and what remains of civilization is at the mercy of forces we barely understand."

- Russman

Russman is one of four playable characters in the Zombies game mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Appearance
His appearance is of an elderly African-American man with white hair, wearing a brown trench coat and jeans. He wears a boot on one foot and a sneaker on the other. Russman also has the appearance of a homeless man. In cutscenes he is almost always seen wielding the War Machine.

His name was revealed in-game by various quotes and also in the credits.

Background
Russman was formerly an agent from Broken Arrow before the Zombies incident. Around the time of the incident, he became homeless, and began to travel around the world. At some point, he met Samuel J. Stuhlinger, and the two traveled together. Russman also commandeered a bus, driven by a robotic driver, to a town in Hanford, where he and Stuhlinger met Marlton Johnson and Abigail "Misty" Briarton. It was here that the four survivors were contacted by Dr. Ludvig Maxis, who instructed them into activating the Pylon tower in Hanford, which acted as a polarization device. At the same time, Stuhlinger also heard the voice of Edward Richtofen in his head, telling him to activate the tower in his own method for unknown purposes.

After activating the tower, the group was teleported by Richtofen to a skyscraper in Shanghai. Russman managed to save Stuhlinger, who was talking to Richtofen at the time, from a horde of zombies. However, he was then tackled by a Jumping Jack, and was ripped in half. The other three were killed soon after as well. However, Richtofen then somehow revived them (though they have no memory of being killed), in order for them to carry out his tasks. Once again, Maxis and Richtofen continued to give the four survivors instructions on activating the second polarization device.

After the task was done, the group traveled on foot towards Africa. They set up camp in the desert, planning what to do next. The day after, the survivors proceeded to "the rift", and ended up in an underground Western town. Here, Maxis and Richtofen continued to give the survivors instructions to activate the third tower, and warned them of the other's plans. In the end, their allegience shapes what happens to them next.

Outcome 1=If the player decides to follow Maxis' side of all three Easter Eggs, Maxis assumes control of the zombies (giving them orange eyes in the process), and sends Richtofen's soul into a single zombie (which has blue eyes). However, Maxis then reveals his true intentions of destroying the Earth to reach Agartha, and informs the survivors that they will perish along the way.
 * -|Outcome 2= If the player decides to follow Richtofen's side of all three Easter Eggs, Richtofen enters Samuel's body and uses him as a physical host on Earth, with his eyes now flickering blue. Maxis, meanwhile, is banished by Richtofen from the systems of Griffen Station for good.

Personality
Russman is a spiritual person, believing certain things to be a bad omen and referring to some things as the work of the devil. He is pessimistic and grumpy a lot of the time, and seems to despise Marlton greatly. He pities Samuel and often gives support. He suffers from memory loss. As a child Russman got picked on probably racist wise, and has developed a big insecurity and to cover this acts like the boss.

Quotes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqHcuMET2MI Russman's Quotes

Trivia

 * Like the other three characters in TranZit, Die Rise and Buried, Russman is ambidextrous.
 * He is referred to as " in the game files.
 * Russman dislikes Marlton a lot, often mocking him by calling him "Darlington." Stuhlinger also used this nickname to insult Marlton in Die Rise.
 * He is fond of Samuel, who returns this sentiment.
 * Russman refers to himself in third-person almost all the time. The reason might be to remind himself about his name due to Alzheimer's disease, causing him to forget it.
 * Russman has multiple diseases (although this does not affect gameplay), one of which is Alzheimer's.
 * Russman has arthritis which seems to be cured by drinking Speed Cola.
 * Russman also has a bad hip which seems to be cured by Stamin-Up.
 * Russman also has bad eyesight which seems to be cured by Vulture Aid.
 * Russman also has Sharko-Marie-Tooth disease which makes his legs weak, this seems to be cured by PHD Flopper.
 * Russman favors explosive weaponry, such as the RPG and War Machine, with the latter being his favorite weapon.
 * Russman hates the AN-94 as he says 'What is this heap of junk' when you buy it with him on Buried.
 * Russman is constipated.
 * Russman dislikes the Mystery Box, often calling it a "Devil Box".
 * Russman loves the Pack-A-Punch machine often calling it a Angel Machine.
 * Russman has a fondness for the Five Seven, both single and dual-wielded.
 * Russman is the first playable African American character in Zombies.
 * Russman's mother has been dead for 50 years. She was apparently a good cook.
 * Russman's dad has been dead 46 years. He was apparently a good baseball player.
 * His exact age is not known, but in Buried, he reveals he is older than 75 after consuming Speed Cola.