- "Cut off from WA command, fight alongside the Egyptian army as you pursue the three remaining targets to Kebechet - the city lost in sand."
- — Mission Briefing
- "Curious, you believe I'm lying to you and I'm trying to deceive you. Go ahead; tell me what happened when you found Sarah Hall in Kebechet. What did you see inside her mind? Tell me what you think I'm hiding."
- — Nightmares Mission Briefing
Demon Within is the eighth (ninth in Nightmares) level in Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
Characters[]
- The Player (playable)
- Jacob Hendricks
- Rachel Kane
- Zeyad Khalil
- Sarah Hall (K.I.A. in both Reality and Simulation due to D.N.I. Infection)
- Alice Conrad (K.I.A. in Reality)
- John Taylor
- Peter Maretti
- Yousef Salim (K.I.A.) (Nightmares; voice only)
- Sebastian Diaz (flashback only)
- Sebastian Krueger (mentioned only; voice heard in Hall's dream)
- Corvus (voice only)
- Deimos (Nightmares; mentioned and voice only)
- Dolos (Nightmares; mentioned only)
Level Briefing[]
Encryption #74-2C-20-44. Protocol: Tango
The Demon Within our midst must be stopped to ensure the security of the Accord
Target has been tracked to Egypt, Kebechet
Active Mission - Day 5
Pre-Mission Scrolling Text[]
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AAR INCOMING. WA FOB SAFEHOUSE-EGY. REPORT DESIGNATION. CO Juliet-Tango. Standing OIC: Juliet-Hotel. LNO: Romeo-Kilo. AFTER ACTION MISSION REPORT: Classified WASF. SOCWA-A Eyes Only. Encryption #7-4-2-CHARLIE-2-0-4-4. OPERATIONAL PROTOCOL: Interrogation & Termination. Target KIA: COP Defector Alpha-Charlie. Mission Status: OPEN. Day: 5. On approach to the HVI's location in Kebechet, the signal from the tracker indicated that the HVI’s vitals had suddenly flatlined. We later confirmed that he had been terminated by Stone - just moments before our arrival and his departure from the AO. Details on the engagement with Target Conrad are as follows - In coordination with Egyptian Army forces and with continued support from Lt. Khalil, the DA was quick and clean - Conrad was incapacitated with minimal casualties to allied forces. After performing a localized-TVA for security purposes, the team secured the target for questioning. In light of Hendricks' prior behavior during the Interrogation of Salim, I made the decision to interrogate Conrad myself. During the interrogation, Conrad appeared confused and unstable. Though her recollections lacked clarity of detail at points - she did reveal that Stone's interest in Salim was primarily concerned with identifying and locating those responsible for the black project and the disaster that then befell Singapore. Once Salim had named Sebastian Krueger, and provided his location - Coalescence Corporation HQ in Zurich - Stone put a bullet in his head. According to Conrad, Stone intends to secure Krueger and force him to publicly confirm the company's role in SP/CORVUS. Recommend HVI Krueger be moved to a secure location ASAP. Under further questioning - Conrad supplied Stone and Fierro's likely location - The now abandoned Cairo Mobile Water Refineries. LNO Kane is discussing the possibility of a JAAT with Khalil and the Egyptian Army. As remaining Targets have likely fortified the position - we’ll need all the support we can get. After all valuable INTEL was extracted, the Target was terminated. Regarding the open subject of Hendricks - In the last few days, he has clearly grown increasingly conflicted by the morality of our operations - Explicitly expressing that part of him understands and sympathizes with the motives of our targets. Were I to follow protocol -1 would recommend he be placed on leave immediately, but our current situation and lack of communication with WA command means I can't afford to lose any more people. I am confident that I can help him keep emotional impulses under control and remain an active asset for the team.
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Plot[]
The Player and Hendricks fly in their VTOL to Khalil and the Egyptian army in Kebechet to Salim's tracker. As they arrived, Sarah Hall is seen piloting a Manticore and destroys the VTOL. The team fought and disabled the Manticore, and the Player moves to Hall to Interface with her DNI to find out where Taylor and Maretti are. However, the DNI's system caused errors as the Player passes some trees to a baby, they saw the disaster that happened years ago in Singapore, as well as hearing an unknown voice, Corvus.
Hall tells the Player that she and Taylor's Team were sent in the old Coalescence facility to investigate a silent alarm. What they discovered is the Black Project and when they head to the server room to interface for information, Taylor became infected with Corvus and the rest of the team would also be infected when they try interfacing with each other to fix their DNIs. The Player was sent in a battlefield of World War II as they follow and catch up with Hall, fighting through the enemies and Dire Wolves, asking her about what happened in the Black Station in Singapore.
Hall explains that after discovering the Black Project, she and Taylor's Team were sent back to the Black Station. However, the staff were killed by Jae Xiong when they arrived. With no choice and all four marked for termination, the team had to make a deal and leave Singapore. But the Player reveal to Hall that she and the others were the one's responsible for the staff's brutal deaths after reviewing the footage. The Player returns to World War II and after catching up with Hall again in a chapel, she confesses that she and the team are responsible for the Black Station deaths.
The Player asks about Dr. Salim as Hall reveals that the planning was done in the old aquifers, which is where Taylor and Maretti are heading. The Player then was in the building where Salim is taken, where they heard about what the frozen forest is and after Salim revealed that Sebastian Krueger is responsible for the disaster, he was killed by Taylor.
The Player and Hall were then at an abandoned building, as Hall reveals they both are at the last second surge and activity of a dying brain. After the Player hold off the Zombies, Sarah Hall says can't stop it because she can't let go, and asks the Player to end her nightmare, which they did. The Player exits the interface, as they explain to Kane about what happened and that there was something inside Hall and the team's mind, and it's getting smarter.
The Player was now suspicious of Dr. Salim after he not only lied about stopping Deimos, but for giving her false memories as the two never met at Ramses Station. The Player and Hendricks fly in their VTOL to Khalil and the Egyptian army in Kebechet to Hall's location, as the Player is determined to know the truth. As they arrived, Sarah Hall is seen piloting a Manticore and destroys the VTOL. The team fought and disabled the Manticore, and the Player moves to Hall to Interface with her DNI to find out where Taylor is and figure out Deimos' plan. However, the DNI's system caused errors and while the Player passes some trees, Salim explains that Interfacing to someone's subconscious is what opens the portal, contradicting what he had told her earlier. After she pick up the baby, the Player saw the disaster that happened years ago in Singapore that brought Deimos to Earth.
Dr. Salim revealed that he was the one who brought Deimos here and send in the false signal at the old facility for Taylor's Team to come and interact with the server for Deimos to use them. The Player was sent in the battlefield of World War II in Bastogne as she follows Hall, where she then heard Deimos talking to Hall for her sacrifice. After fighting through the Zombies and Dire Wolves, the Player ask Hall about what happened after Coalescence.
From Hall, the Player revealed that Deimos had Taylor's Team sent to the Black Station to find Salim. However, he wasn't there and after there was documentation of Deimos' existence, he had Hall and the others slaughter the staff to death. Deimos then had the Player return to World War II in Foy and she follows Hall to see what she wanted her to understand. After catching up with Hall again in a chapel, Salim questions where the Player was taken to next.
The Player explains that Hall took her to the Aquifers, revealing that it was their hideout until the moment came. The Player was still confused about one thing: Salim was never controlled by Deimos, and he released him. The Player is taken to the building where Salim was at, where she learned the truth. She wasn't speaking to Dr. Salim; she was speaking to who she tried to stop: Deimos. Deimos revealed that he had the real Dr. Salim killed after he and Sebastian Krueger help build a new Corvus for him in Zürich to open the Gateway.
The Player and Hall were then at an abandoned building, as Deimos had the Zombies go after the Player to kill her. After the Player hold off the Zombies, she then kills Sarah Hall to prevent Deimos from having her join him. The Player exits the interface, as Deimos reminds her that because she interfaced with Hall, he is now in her mind. As for the Player, she now knows from the team where Taylor was located: Lotus Towers.Weapon Loadout[]
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Transcripts[]
- Main article: Demon Within/Transcript
- Main article: Demon Within/Nightmares Transcript
Collectibles[]
- Main article: Demon Within/Collectibles
Accolades[]
- Untouched: Completed the mission without dying
- Score: Completed the mission with a score of 30,000 or higher.
- Got 'em: Found all of the collectibles in the mission.
- The Fastest Gun: Kill 5 enemies in under 10 seconds.
- Quick On Your Feet: Defeat Sarah Hall without taking any damage.
- Hat Trick!: Shoot 10 helmets off German soldiers.
- Volume of Fire: Kill 5 soldiers using the MG42 in Bastonge.
- Snagged: Kill 2 dire wolves when they are in mid-air.
- Way of the Fist: Kill all of the dire wolves using only melee attacks.
- Prey Instincts: Kill all of the dire wolves without taking damage.
- Beat You To It: Kill the Tiger Tank in the village before it can fire a shot.
- Unscathed: Defeat the ASP-C in the cathedral without taking any damge.
- Hands Off: Complete this mission without being damagd by a zombie.
- Incinerator: Light four zombies on fire.
- Right Between The Eyes: Headshot 10 zombies in a row.
- Out With a Bang: End Sarah's suffering with a grenade.
Achievements/Trophies[]
- Understanding Madness (20
/Silver Trophy ) - Complete "Demon Within" on Hardened, Veteran, or Realistic difficulty. - Full Circle (50/Silver Trophy ) - Complete the campaign on Hardened, Veteran, or Realistic difficulty.
/Silver Trophy 
) - Complete "Demon Within" on Videos[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The music that plays during the Battle of Bastogne is a remix of the main theme to Treyarch's earlier game Call of Duty 3.
- Excluding the tree with the baby, there are corpses of NRC forces, 54 Immortals, doctors and JSOC operators from Call of Duty: Black Ops II under the trees.
- In addition, Dr. Salim and Krueger can be heard talking about the program at each tree.
- When the player is fighting zombies in the burning house, the Der Eisendrache round starting theme can be heard.
- When standing in one of the small pits within the Graveyard section, Dr. Salim can be heard talking.
- The "Tiger Tank" has the logo of Group 935 imprinted on its front side.
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