Jason Hudson

"The numbers, Mason! What do they mean?"

- Hudson while interrogating Alex Mason. "Do not fuck with me, Mason. I know when you're lying!"

- Hudson while interrogating Mason. "Reznov's dead, Mason! Do you hear me!? HE'S DEAD!"

- Hudson while interrogating Mason. "The Russians fucked you up. I know you, you're not a traitor."

- Jason Hudson "Hudson was a fuckin' ice cube, but that's why I liked the bastard."

- Alex Mason

Special Agent Jason Hudson was a CIA agent responsible for handling Alex Mason, mainly during 1968. He is also one of the main playable characters in Call of Duty: Black Ops and also returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Early History
Jason Hudson was born in Washington D.C. on March 26, 1932. Hudson was a double major in psychology and political science at Georgetown University. Hudson was a member of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, earning an honorable discharge in 1955.

Government Service
He was recruited right out of Georgetown University on recommendations from his academic adviser and former OSS field operative Marshall Bryant (a recipient of the Intelligence Star, 1950).

Hudson is an excellent tactician and mission coordinator, bringing the full brunt of his genius level I.Q to the field. As such, he has earned great trust within the halls of Langley and will undoubtedly go far considering his ability to command a room and crisis management skills. As one associate said, "Jason has a way with words; when he speaks, you can't help but listen."

Though much of his work keeps him away from the front lines, Hudson is a very capable soldier, particularly when the mission calls for an element of subtlety and finesse.

Hudson flew with Alex Mason to the Pentagon, where they meet United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, and then escorted Mason to meet U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Hudson did not participate in the meeting however, as he did not have the security clearance.



Vietnam
"Jason Hudson, CIA. We're here to talk about your encounter with Russians in Laos. We got word a defector might be in play."

- Hudson to Woods and Bowman.

By 1968, the Studies and Observations Group was established in Vietnam to investigate the Soviets' presence in and around the area. Hudson works together with Mason and Frank Woods defending Khe Sanh.

Clarke Interrogation and the Hunt for Steiner
"Give us what we want, and we'll guarantee your safety!"

- Hudson before torturing Clarke.

Later, Hudson and Weaver interrogate Doctor Daniel Clarke, an engineer who stabilized Nova-6, in Kowloon. Clarke identifies Nazi scientist Doctor Friedrich Steiner as part of the project, and reveals the location of a hidden facility in Mount Yamantau, before being killed during a attempt to escape Soviet Spetsnaz (Special Forces). Hudson and Weaver head to Mount Yamantau to destroy the facility and apprehend Steiner. Steiner, however, is not there, so they head to Rebirth, where they had to race against Mason and Viktor Reznov before they could kill Steiner. At Rebirth Island, Weaver and Hudson command Alpha Squad, a team meant to extract Steiner. However, Mason got to him first, and they watch as he executes him.

Interrogation of Alex Mason and the Assault of the Rusalka
"Damn it! Why can't you remember!?"

- Hudson interrogating Mason

Following the death of Steiner, Hudson and Weaver interrogate Mason continuously. Hudson realizes that Dragovich brainwashed Mason to understand the numbers broadcasts, effectively becoming a Soviet sleeper agent. The duo repeatedly play the numbers sequence to Mason, with no avail. Out of options, Hudson deliberately sets Mason free in order to follow him. It is revealed that Reznov died during the Vorkuta break out, and Mason's visions of Reznov are a result of a personality disorder caused by the brainwashing program. Reznov had, in fact, reprogrammed him to assassinate Dragovich, Kravchenko, and Steiner instead of President Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Robert McNamara. prior to the Vorkuta breakout. After subduing Mason, Hudson plays the numbers recording for Mason a final time, prompting him to remember the location of the numbers station, the Rusalka, off the coast of Cuba.

By dawn, the team launches an assault on the Rusalka, with Mason and Hudson infiltrating an underwater broadcast station protected by the ship, a Soviet submarine station intended to be used as a staging point for a US invasion after the planned Nova-6 attack. Confirming that the Rusalka is the numbers station, Hudson calls in the US Navy to destroy the ship and its underwater base. Mason and Hudson finally find Dragovich in the lower levels of the facility and manage to kill him before the destruction of the base, swimming for the surface during the destruction of the targets; though Sergeants Maestas, Drew, and Aziz are K.I.A. (possible to keep Drew and/or Aziz alive, though very difficult). Weaver declares victory, but Mason is unsure.

Operation Charybdis
According to unlocked intel, Mason never fully recovered from the brainwashing, making the CIA suspicious of his future actions. Weaver and Hudson became targets of suspicion as well for their association with Mason and their supposed complicity in gathering top secret information for Mason. Sometime in 1978, Mason's decision to chase an as of yet unknown lead led the CIA to deem him "burnt" and a threat to national security, along with Hudson and Weaver who had escaped to South Africa with him. As of October 28, 1978, the CIA was making plans to form a joint task force with British MI6 in order to find and eliminate Mason, Hudson, and Weaver in what they dubbed as Operation Charybdis.

Death
"Okay...Me! Do it... DO IT!!!"

- Hudson's final words

Hudson was present in communicating with Mason and Woods during the 1980's until the invasion of Panama on December 20, 1989, when he was captured by Raul Menendez and forced to help him capture Alex Mason and place a bag over his head so Frank Woods would mistake Mason for Menendez and kill him.

After Menendez cripples Woods, he ties Hudson up to a chair and informs them that one more must die. After mentioning his kids, Hudson decides to sacrifice himself so that Woods and David can live. Menendez uses a shotgun, reducing Hudson's knees to meat and then slices his throat with his pendant, killing him.

Trivia

 * Hudson looks very similar to Major Gordon from Call of Duty: World at War.
 * Hudson's dossier lists him as in his mid-30's, standing 6'0, and weighing 210 pounds.
 * Hudson is referred to as 'Rock' by his squad mates according to his profile. This is a nod to the 1996 film The Rock in which Ed Harris starred in.
 * He is revealed to have two kids back at home in the mission "Suffer With Me"
 * The way Hudson is executed is very similar to Private Pyle in Call of Duty:World at War. Both of which involve the character being captured and tied up, before being badly tortured by the enemy (Pyle with a cigarette and Hudson with a shotgun) and then have their throats slit, and then being kicked over in front of the player.
 * Hudson is referred as "Ice Cube" by Alex Mason.
 * The informant, known only as "X", warned Hudson in 1978 that his supervisor D. King cannot be trusted, as he reported to Richard Kain, who was keeping watch on Hudson.
 * By 1978, the CIA had deemed Hudson, along with Mason and Weaver, as "burnt" and marked for termination, under Operation Charybdis. As of 10/27/1978, CIA higher-ups are making preparations for this, and it'll be a joint operation with British MI-6.
 * The player can get a Jason Hudson gamer picture by hacking his account on the terminal.
 * On the Computer on the menu screen, the player can log into Hudson's profile with the username: jhudson and the password: BRYANT1950.
 * An e-mail that Hudson sent to Mason says to mix his password with someone's name (Bryant) and the year the person won an award (1950).
 * In Hudson's computer account accessible from the game's main menu, there is a breakup letter to him from his girlfriend (who is known only by her first initial, the letter A). In the letter she explains that the reason she is breaking up with him is because she feels that he cares more about his country and the CIA than her.
 * In Hudson's computer mailbox, there are four messages from John Trent. John Trent was the man who sent the threatening message to John F. Kennedy the day before his assassination.
 * Player models for Scavenger in multiplayer are similar to all of the outfits Hudson wears in the Campaign.Hudson AK-47 Revelations BO.jpg
 * Jason Hudson was number five on Game Informer's list of Top 10 video game Heroes of 2010.
 * Hudson's dossier reveals his birth-date is March 26, 1932, but in "WMD" his date of birth is listed as March 17, 1932.
 * When Hudson punches Mason in "Revelations", he can be seen very briefly with an AK-47.
 * Hudson is the only recurring character from Black Ops to be voiced by a different voice actor in Black Ops II. This resulted in Hudson sounding younger than he was in Black Ops.
 * In Black Ops II it is revealed Hudson is the father of two children.
 * In the Black Ops II mission Time and Fate, one soldier may be randomly called Hudson.