Nuke (Zombies)


 * For the killstreak in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, see Tactical Nuke.

"Kaboom."

- The Demonic Announcer upon getting a nuke.

Nuke Theme

The Ka-boom is a power-up in Nazi Zombies. It kills every zombie currently in the map when a player gets it. The icon is a nuclear bomb. When picked up, the screen will flash white and blind the player for about one second. In every map except the World at War version of Nacht Der Untoten", the Demonic Announcer will say "Kaboom", as the zombies are killed by the Ka-Boom. Also, each player (that is not downed) will be given 400 points once it has killed all the remaining zombies. This power-up is valuable, since it gives them time to do necessary things before more zombies come, usually to revive a downed teammate. In Call of Duty: Black Ops, the player will not get any points for shooting or killing a zombie (in turn, the zombies cannot hurt the player) affected by the Ka-boom, meaning that it is advised to not take the power-up unless it's necessary.

In Dead Ops Arcade, a Ka-Boom gives the player who acquired it another Grenade to use when they please. When triggered, a Ka-Boom falls from the sky and kills every Zombie currently on the map.

Trivia

 * Similar to the delayed effect of the Carpenter, the Ka-Boom does not instantly kill all of the zombies; the effect seems to radiate outward, as Zombies closer to the power up will die first. However, any zombies affected by the Ka-Boom but still alive cannot hit the player, making it entertaining to jump into a group of zombies and watch their heads pop off.
 * Zombies can still drop power ups if they die from a Ka-Boom.
 * The 400 point bonus given by the Ka-Boom is not affected by the Double Points power-up in World at War, but it is in Black Ops. The same goes for Carpenter.
 * In the iPod Touch/iPhone version, the power-up is called "Atomical Bomb."
 * If anyone is downed when the Ka-Boom's points are awarded, then the downed player(s) will not receive the point bonus.
 * Unlike other power-ups, the Ka-Boom's appearance changes on Kino der Toten. For example, the Ka-Boom in Nacht der Untoten has a lighter green glow and is skinnier than the Ka-Boom in Kino der Toten.
 * In Call of the Dead, the Ka-Boom will not affect George A. Romero, but will stun him.
 * It is possible to receive two Ka-Boom from two zombies at the same time, but the second won't give any points if the first was affected by a Double Points.