Der Eisendrache

"Call of Duty®: Black Ops III’s epic Zombies DLC season begins here. In “Der Eisendrache”, Origins characters Richtofen, Nikolai, Takeo, and Dempsey embark on a suicide mission to an enemy research facility built upon an archaic site of unspeakable horror. Massive deposits of Element 115 have recently been discovered, delivering inspired new gameplay and — in Zombies tradition — a variety of plot twists and surprises to discover at every turn."

- Official Description

Der Eisendrache (German for The Iron Dragon) is an upcoming Zombies map scheduled for release February 2, 2016  for the PlayStation 4, and March 2, 2016 for other current generation consoles in the DLC map pack Awakening. It is set in the Griffin Castle in Austria. The size of the map has been announced as being 50% bigger than The Giant. Some Specialists weapons used in Call of Duty: Black Ops III Multiplayer are featured in this, such as the Gravity Spikes and Sparrow. In the trailer, Dempsey is shown holding a Death Machine.

Features
The map contains many elements from previous maps such as Origins, Mob of the Dead, Moon and Ascension. The Der Wunderfizz machines returns from Origins, as well as the Panzer Soldat, with a new look. A dragon is seen in the trailer a few times, once in the form of a stone wall, and once as a real life dragon, breathing flames and eating zombies, similar to Cerberus in Mob of the Dead. A utility similar to the Gravity Lifts from Moon is used by Nikolai. Two specialist weapons are also used, Sparrow and the Gravity Spikes.

Trivia

 * Originally, the map's name was announced as Der Eisendrachen, which actually translates to "The Iron Kite" in German.
 * Griffin Castle is based on the real and has the same coordinates.