John Baker

For other characters with a similar name, see John and Baker.

John Baker
Appears in	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Call of Duty: Warzone Call of Duty: Mobile
Rank	Scout Sniper
Affiliations	U.S. Navy SEALs NATO Requiem
Nationality	American
Status	Alive
Birth	February 19th, 1950 (age 34 as of 1984)
Gender	Male
Hair	Blond
Eyes	Blue
Race	Caucasian
Weapons	Any weapon obtained by the player
Equipment	Any equipment obtained by the player
Unlocked	In Multiplayer, get 100 eliminations with Sniper Rifles.
Voice Actor	Michael Marc Friedman
Actor	Kaiwi Lyman

"Reluctantly following in his father's footsteps, Baker enlisted and qualified as a Navy SEAL. He saw action in Operation Condor as a Scout Sniper. His temper never bothered Adler, who recruited him to help hunt down Perseus."

— In-game biography

John Baker is an operator for the NATO faction featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. He is playable in Multiplayer and Zombies modes within Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, as well as in Call of Duty: Warzone upon purchase of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.

Biography

Born in 1950, John Baker enlisted in the United States Navy in 1971 before qualifying for the SEAL program. Although enlisting and following his father's footstep wasn't his first choice, Baker thrived in the service and served two tour in Vietnam as a Scout Sniper.

In 1972, Baker was recruited by the Special Activities Division of the CIA for the Phoenix Program, a program designed to identify and destroy the Viet Cong in Vietnam and Laos.

After Vietnam, Baker took part in Operation Condor and was deployed in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. During this time, he met Russell Adler who hand-picked Baker for the hunt of the rogue Soviet operative codenamed "Perseus".

Personalization

Skins

Name	Rarity	Image	How to obtain
Portside	Base		In Multiplayer, get 100 eliminations with Sniper Rifles.
Slugger	Rare		Totino's Exclusive Content (US only)
Flight Jacket	Rare		Battle Pass Season One Tier 80
Pitcher	Rare		Operator Mission
Basebrawl	Rare		Operator Mission
Roughneck	Rare		Battle Pass Season Four Tier 10
Runner	Rare		Operator Mission
Varmint	Rare		Operator Mission
Scuba Diver	Rare		Battle Pass Season Five Tier 50
Sand Dab	Rare		Operator Mission
Underwater	Rare		Operator Mission
Extraction	Rare		Battle Pass Season Six Tier 70
Flank	Rare		Operator Mission
Wet Work	Rare		Operator Mission
Brushfire	Epic		Battle Pass Season Two Tier 60
Flannel Nights	Epic		Operator Mission
Safari Sniper	Epic		Operator Mission
Breaker	Epic		Bundle Carnival Captain
Cobra Hunter	Epic		Bundle Deadly Hunter
Dissident	Epic		Bundle Brawler
Endurance	Epic		Bundle Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War Combat Pack Season Two
Financier	Epic		Bundle Bank Heist II
Grasslands	Epic		To Be Determined
Opticks	Epic		Bundle Thermal Tracker
Quickscope	Epic		To Be Determined
Ring Leader	Epic		Bundle Proper Bully
Stranded	Epic		Bundle Dark & Stormy
Clown	Legendary		Bundle Big Joke
Deep Dive	Legendary		Bundle Land, Sea and Air Pack (Ultimate Edition Bonus)
Frank the Rabbit	Legendary		Bundle Tracer Pack: Donnie Darko
Last One Standing	Legendary		Bundle Beyond the Grave
Motocross	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Motocross Bundle
Stunt Double	Legendary		Tracer Pack: Motocross Bundle
Nosedive	Legendary		Bundle Land, Sea and Air Pack (Ultimate Edition Bonus)
Shrub	Legendary		Bundle Quickscope Sniper
US Tanker	Legendary		Bundle Land, Sea and Air Pack (Ultimate Edition Bonus)

Call of Duty: Mobile

Baker appears in Call of Duty: Mobile and was added on April 18, 2022 during Season 3: Radical Raid as part of the War Gamer Lucky Box.

Gallery

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Promotional art

Baker's bio in Black Ops Cold War.

Baker's operator card.

The still used for the Operator Intro Thumbnail

Baker operator intro.

Baker's bio in Warzone.

Baker as an operator in Warzone.

"US Tanker" skin.

"Nosedive" skin.

"Deep Dive" skin.

Baker's "Clown" skin in Warzone.

Trivia

• Baker's blood type is O+.
• The design of Baker's "Clown" skin is a reference to the Joker's thugs in the film The Dark Knight.
  • In Call of Duty: Warzone, the skin is slightly different, with the color of the hair and eyes of the mask changed to blue, and the nose changed to red.