Javier Salazar

""Today is a difficult day, Section. Tomorrow, we all win."

- Salazar explains why he betrayed his friends

Javier Salazar is a SEAL operative in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, part of Section's team. Salazar, Harper, and David Mason serve as the 3 primary player-allied operatives during the 2025 portion of the campaign.

Biography
Salazar grew up in Nicaragua during Menendez's rise to power, eventually growing up to join the U.S. Military. As part of JSOC, he accompanied the team consisting of David Mason, Harper, Crosby, and himself to an underground facility where they learned of suspicious activity that Raul Menendez was up to in Myanmar. Salazar also assists the team in infiltrating Colossus in Karma and Anthem in Pakistan.

During Cordis Die's assault on the U.S.S. Barack Obama, Salazar is revealed to be in league with Menendez, when he assists Menendez in taking over the Obama's control room first by letting him free in the interrogation room, and then by killing two guards (and Farid or Chloe Lynch, depending on previous missions) after Briggs orders to shoot Menendez (who holds him hostage) through Briggs. He then asks Menendez to spare Briggs' life, stating that the admiral is a good man, however the player is still given a choice to kill Briggs. If the player kills Briggs, Salazar shouts "You said no unnecessary killing!" (to which Menendez responds "I decide what is necessary!"). If the player only wounds him, Salazar thanks Menendez for sparing him, with Menendez saying he wanted Briggs to see the aftermath. After Menendez succeeds in taking control of the U.S. defense network, Salazar surrenders without a fight. If Harper is still alive after Achilles' Veil, he will execute Salazar on sight as soon as he approaches him.

Trivia

 * After Harper executes Salazar, his corpse will still appear as an ally and shooting it will result in a friendly fire penalty.
 * Salazar appears to show his support and loyalty to Raul Menendez in the mission Celerium, where he insults Harper and tells him not to underestimate the power of Menendez, after Harper mocks Cordis Die.
 * After Harper executes Salazar with a Five Seven (if he is still alive), an M27 will float to the right of Salazar and left of the player.

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