Death of Orion

"Deadly arachnid from another dimension that has been turned into an energy weapon."

— Blackout Description

The Death of Orion is a wonder weapon featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. It can be found on the map IX. The Death of Orion is notably made of a large, living, scorpion chained to a makeshift weapon frame that fires bolts of lighting from the Scorpions claws. Like other Wonder Weapons in Black Ops 4 it can be obtained by chance from the Mystery Box or by completing a short side quest.

Overview[]

The Death of Orion is a semi automatic weapon, complete with 45 shots in reserve. While the Death of Orion appears to only have one shot loaded at all times, firing a shot will immediately load the next shot, allowing the weapon to fired rapidly but with a slow rate of fire.

The Death of Orion also has an alternative firing mode, activated by holding the fire trigger down to charge a shot. Upon firing at an enemy, the charge shot will capture and suspend the enemy in the are, causing damage over time to them. The suspended enemy will also release strands of lighting to nearby enemies, stopping them in place and also causing them damage over time.

The Death of Orion can capture and suspend any enemy, though this will usually only be lethal to a Zombie, Catalyst, or Zombie Tiger. While Marauders, Gladiators, and Blightfathers can be killed by the capture effect, they usually have to already be low on health for this to happen. The strands of lighting that come out of the suspended target are not particularly lethal, even to weaker enemies. While Death of Orion can damage Fury and Wrath, it can not suspend them.

Enemies that get affected by the strands of lighting but survive gain a status effect that permanently slows them to walking speed, regardless of what round of the game players are on. This can be easily recognized by the orange aura the enemies will glow with.

When upgraded through the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes the Serket's Kiss, giving the weapon increased damage and more ammo in reserve.

How to Obtain[]

The player can obtain a guaranteed Death of Orion by completing a small easter egg.

After opening Pack-a-Punch, a wall in the hallway near the Danu-Ra Temple Entrance will break open, with a metal grate "window" becoming visible. The player can now shoot an urn of fire that is sitting on a pillar with any bullet firing weapon. This will send out a line of fire, which will form into an arrow on the surface, which is visible on the drawbridge between the Ra and Danu temples.
With the arrow, the player must use it to determine which temple it is pointing at. In the bottom most floor of the temple it is pointing at is a stone head. The player must then pick it up.
The player must now place the stone head under an Acid Trap, to which the player can build at certain locations. The player must activate the trap, causing the head to melt into a small scorpion spile.
The player can now pick it up and head to the Danu temple's lowest level, where two trees will be. The player must knife the hole within the tree closest to the Mystery Box location in order to insert it, which will cause it to drain some sap.
The player must now acquire a golden canopic jar, which will be thrown into the arena after surviving a couple of rounds while the crowd affinity is maxed out in the positive rating. The Chaos Priest will comment "A gift from Serket." when the jar is thrown into the arena. With the jar, the player can place it under the leaking sap in the Danu temple causes by the previously acquired item, causing the jar to fill up. The player can then grab the jar at the start of the next round.
With the jar, the player can travel to the Mystery Box. While next to the box, the player will now have a prompt to "poison" the Mystery Box. Upon poisoning it, the player can use the Mystery Box, with the first item that the box offers guaranteed to be the Death of Orion.

Blackout[]

The Death of Orion can be found in the Mystery Box or from killing the Blightfather in Blackout during the Operation Apocalypse Z event.

Achievements/Trophies[]

Constellation Prize - In IX, kill 9 zombies with a single uncharged shot from the Death of Orion.
Gift of Serket - In IX, acquire Serket's Kiss.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

The Death of Orion's codename is ww_crossbow_tb, implying the weapon was inspired by Crossbows. Some clear connections between the two can be drawn:
- The Death of Orion fires "bolts" of lightning, projectiles fired from crossbows are known as "bolts".
- The lighting that forms between the claws, as well as the claws themselves, can be interpreted as the Riser and Limbs of a crossbow.
- When charged, a lighting bolt shoots down from the tail of the scorpion. This is similar in practice to racking a bolt on a crossbow.