Mike Harper

Mike Harper is the deuteragonist of Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Harper is introduced as a Seal Team Six member in the first cutscene trying to get information from Frank Woods. However, Woods demeans Harper, giving him the nickname "Dipshit". Later, Harper is seen on missions with David Mason.

Player's Choice on Survival
During Achilles' Veil, the player, as Farid, will be given the choice of executing Harper or Menendez.

Choice 1=Should Farid execute Harper, Harper's story will end there and no longer continue (the player will no longer have his assistance). His role in Cordis Die will instead be taken by Agent Samuels. He will not be replaced on the final mission, Judgement Day, requiring the player to progress through the level without the assistance of an unkillable NPC teammate. Choice 2=On the other hand, should the player attempt to kill Menendez, Harper will survive and come back in later missions, but will be casevac'ed out and unable to participate in the rest of the mission. Harper will also be unable to protect Karma. In Odysseus, Salazar will be shot by Harper after his betrayal.

Trivia

 * He is voiced and motion-captured by Michael Rooker, whom also plays himself in the first Black Ops zombie game Call of the Dead. Rooker's face is also replicated via facial capture.
 * Harper's first name is Mike which is a nickname for Michael which is the name of his voice actor.
 * He and Frank Woods share several similarities, such as having a decent amount of tattoos on their arms, and being the main protagonist's most well-known teammate (David Mason and Alex Mason, respectively)
 * He is the first major NPC since Sgt. Foley and Cpl. Dunn to wield the SCAR-H rifle.
 * At the end of the mission Fallen Angel, it is possible for the player to injure Harper's face by driving through the fire. The right side of his face would be burnt, and at the beginning of Karma, Salazar would mention it when Harper says that he would try and get girls if he could.
 * If Harper avoided the face burning "treatment", an achievement/trophy Hey Good Looking will be awarded.

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