PhD Flopper

"It has Doctor in the title... Just like me!"

- Edward Richtofen

PhD Flopper is a Perk-a-Cola featured in the Zombies game mode. It was introduced along with Stamin-Up on the map Ascension and returns in Call of the Dead, Shangri-La, Moon, Die Rise and Mob of the Dead (Grief only). On Die Rise, PhD Flopper is not accessible but can be seen when falling down the main elevator shaft in the spawn area. On Mob of the Dead, one can get PhD Flopper only in Grief mode, and is not accessible in Mob of the Dead but can be seen across the docks on a boat, lying sideways, next to Mule Kick.

The perk costs 2000 points and it has a dark blue and purple color scheme. The color of this perk is purple, and the icon is a nuclear symbol. PhD Flopper completely negates self-inflicted damage; however, the player will still groan and suffer temporary movement reduction when falling down from an elevated area. Another feature of this perk is that when players dive-to-prone from a height from which they would normally take damage, a 7.5 meter radius mini-nuke is created upon landing.

The explosion is very powerful, with a maximum of 5000 damage at the center of the blast radius, and can kill zombies with one hit up to approximately round 20. Between rounds 20 to 30, PhD Flopper will begin to make crawlers, and on rounds beyond 30, zombies will retain their legs even in the center of the blast. The perk is made from prunes and some types of chemicals. A good strategy for using PhD Flopper to its best effect on Ascension is to just buy it early on and then keep diving to prone near where the perk machine is found. By doing this it is possible to get to round 20 with minimal use of ammunition. However, as this is an explosive "weapon", it should be noted that the player only receives 50 points from each kill, when opposed to the 60 points that are acquired by using a bullet firing weapon, so using a gun would be advised if the player is going to buy something, such as other perks. This perk doesn't seem to work when diving right on top of multiple zombies. It should also be noted when "Flopping" that landing on a prone player while diving to prone will cause both players to be downed instantly, so one should avoid other teammates while diving.

In Call of Duty: Black Ops II, it is currently found in the map Die Rise. However, it is an unobtainable easter egg. The perk machine appears to be in a hallway but the doors on both sides of the machine don't appear to have floor only revealing sky. This confirms it CANNOT be obtained. Similarly, PhD Flopper can be found on a boat across from the gondola on the map Mob of the Dead. It is laying over on its side with no power source, so the perk is not obtainable on this map either. However it is available in the grief mode version of the map called Cell Block. It costs the player the normal price and having the same functionality as in previous maps, but with a updated icon.

Locations

 * Ascension - Near from the northern Lunar Lander D ( Д ), with the grenades available to purchase off the nearby wall.
 * Call Of The Dead - In the abandoned second floor of the multi-story building that branches off of the lighthouse.
 * Shangri-La - Will spawn randomly in the mines. (changes spawn with Stamin-Up, Double Tap and Deadshot Daiquiri).
 * Moon - Spawns on the far right side in the Bio-Dome near the Mystery Box spawn.
 * Die Rise -  Is an Easter egg in the first elevator shaft from spawn room.
 * Mob of the Dead - Found on a small boat near the dock area as an Easter egg.
 * Cell Block - Found in the corner of the library, in the same location as the Olympia in the spawn room.

Trivia

 * Diving on top of zombies or a teammate with PhD Flopper will negate its explosion effect.
 * The perk's name is a play on the name of the popular soft drink.
 * PhD Flopper is made from prunes and chemicals.
 * The drink has some prunes that are not a liquid, but in chunks, with some characters complaining about "eating" the drink.
 * PhD Flopper and Deadshot Daiquiri are the only the Perk-a-Cola machines with jingles that directly mention the zombies.
 * The perk allows the player to overcook a grenade without dying.
 * In Call of the Dead and Shangri-La, the color scheme has been slightly changed for the Perk-a-Cola machine.
 * One can see an empty Styrofoam cup in the deposit of the machine.
 * PhD Flopper will not protect players from the explosions caused by Napalm Zombies.
 * PhD Flopper is widely viewed as one of the best perks in terms of protection, second to only Juggernog.
 * In Moon, diving to prone will not trigger the explosion in low gravity areas.
 * PhD Flopper has the longest jingle out of all the Perk-a-Colas.
 * This perk in the Russian version is "Доктор бумс" ("Doctor Booms").
 * Even though the player needs to dive to prone to cause the explosive effect of the perk, one exception to it is when the player goes prone on the Flinger and is flung to the other side which activates the explosion upon landing.
 * The PhD Flopper's jingle is in the style of Funk.
 * In Die Rise, the PhD Flopper machine can be seen in a hallway, as an easter egg, the starting room elevator passes while it is crashing down. It is viewable for a very small amount of time, less than a second. It can easily be seen in theater mode.
 * In Die Rise, PhD Flopper is unobtainable through the free perk after Minion rounds.
 * Cell Block is the only Call of Duty: Black Ops II map to date where PhD Flopper can be obtained.
 * Its machine model looks different in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, it has a faint glow, whereas in Call of Duty: Black Ops, it is non-luminescent.
 * In Mob of the Dead, it appears on a boat next to the dock. Mule Kick appears next to it, and are unobtainable, like it is in Die Rise with the exception of Mule Kick.