Daniel Clarke

"Just because I accept the inevitability of my fate does not mean I'm in any hurry to embrace it!"

- Clarke in "Numbers"

Dr. Daniel Clarke (July 10, 1923 - February 9, 1968) was an English chemical engineer in Call of Duty: Black Ops. He is voiced by Gary Oldman.

Biography
Daniel Clarke was born in Oxford, England. Dr. Clarke was a vocal communist during his years, but when the anti-communism sentiment arose in England during the McCarthyism era, he found himself exiled by his peers. Looking for new supporters and patrons he traveled to the Soviet Union in 1964, and subsequently worked under Dragovich's Nova project, where his expertise in biology and chemistry came to play, primarily to stabilize certain volatile components in the Nova-6 gas. Clarke never directly worked with Dragovich however, but knew once his work on the project was completed, Dragovich would terminate him to prevent any loose ends.

Clarke, however, escaped. Although he intended to seek refuge at his brother's place in Johannesburg, until his capture by Hudson and Weaver at Kowloon City, Clarke was on the run the whole time, primarily from Dragovich's men. But even when he was on the run, his research continued, as samples of Nova-6 stored in canisters were present in his make-shift lab in Hong Kong.

Although he revealed that Friedrich Steiner created Nova-6, as well as the base of operation in the Soviet Union, Clarke promised to reveal information on Nova-6 if Hudson and Weaver saved him from the Russians sent by Dragovich.

They fight their way out onto the rooftops through a storm, and they are about to escape when Clarke is shot in the head by a Spetsnaz sniper before he could finish telling Hudson and Weaver details pertaining to the "numbers". Hudson then dropped his body into the alley bellow and escaped with Weaver down the sides of the buildings into the alley. Hudson and Weaver shoot their way out and escape without all of the important information Clarke could have provided for them.

Trivia

 * Dr. Clarke is voiced by English actor Gary Oldman, who also lends his voice to Viktor Reznov in both Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops.
 * Clarke is the only British character in Call of Duty: Black Ops with a speaking role other than the British commandos' regular battle dialog in Project Nova.
 * Very rarely, the bullet meant to hit Clarke will not be fired and he will die for no apparent reason.
 * His researching calculation can be seen on the windows of his room, his arms, and over his face.
 * Despite Clarke being one of the "Masterminds" of Project Nova, he only appears, and is mentioned, in one mission, as he joined the Nova-6 research after the event of Project Nova.
 * He's the only affiliate of Project Nova who fights along side with the player.
 * He's the only "mastermind" of Project Nova to get killed without the presence of Mason.
 * Clarke holds his CZ75 as if it was a rifle.
 * Voiced by Gary Oldman, he says "Here help me move this." in Numbers. Reznov says exactly the same thing in the level when moving the barricades in the tunnels in Victor Charlie.
 * According to the terminal Clarke was intending to hide in Johannesburg, where he has a brother.
 * Clarke´s G11 seems to be fully automatic.

Quotes
"Don't you morons get it? If you think your government's sponsored brutality intimidates me, then you clearly know nothing about Dragovich. I have nothing to gain, by talking to you."

- Beginning of the mission

"Gunfire has ruptured the canisters!"

- Clarke as Russian troops accidentally shoot canisters of Nova 6 gas

""You're lucky. Direct exposure is always fatal.""

- Clarke and Hudson, after the gas canisters are ruptured

"Shit, Dragovich sent in a clean up crew to extract what is left of my research. Well, no thank you, Dragovich. I can clean up my own mess. Hahaha! Either of you two low on ammo? We still have a way to go."

- Clarke as Russian troops enter his lab

"Oh yes, the Numbers, they're the key to..."

- Clarke's last words.

"Here, help me move this!"

- Clarke asking Weaver to reveal the first armory.

"I'm already a dead man. I've been hunted across every corner of the globe and if you found me, so will they. They know everything you know. They're probably on their way now."

- Clarke talking to Jason Hudson in Numbers