- For similar utilities, see Civil Protector, Keeper Protector, Sergeant A.D.A.M..
- For similar named characters, see Klaus Fischer and Klaus Fisker.
- "I am Klaus. I am here to help."
- — Klaus
Klaus, also known in-game as Protector[2], is a buildable utility and character in the Zombies map Mauer der Toten in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
Klaus also appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 as an Operator of the Crimson One faction.
Overview[]
Klaus is a robot created by Elizabeth Grey that is capable of long-ranged and hand-to-hand combat. According to his blueprint, Klaus appears to have some sort of consciousness, but lacks an understanding of human fragility. According to Grey, however, Klaus is not yet ready for actual combat scenarios.
At one point, Klaus went missing, prompting Grey to send a message asking for his whereabouts. Grigori Weaver intercepted the message, explaining that the Director of Requiem himself pulled Klaus out of Research and Development to be deployed in Berlin where he is collected by a CIA safehouse. The Director secretly reprogrammed Klaus to eliminate the agents from the safehouse, Bedard, James and Jack, who intercepted a classified communique regarding "Project Janus".
Later, while the Requiem Strike Team was deployed by Lev Kravchenko to Berlin to investigate Aleksandra Valentina's activity, they stumbled upon Klaus, confined to a chair within the safehouse. The operators reactivated Klaus and had him support them throughout their entire mission, including assembling a mini-Aetherium warhead and defeating a corrupted Valentina. With the Dark Aether portal still open, Klaus was assigned to carry the warhead into it to shut the portal down, preventing the Forsaken from crossing over. Klaus was presumably destroyed as a result of this event.
Following this, Richtofen ordered the Research and Development staff of Project Janus to create a Klaus Assembly Lab within the Project Janus Headquarters in Liberty Falls, which sought to create two hostile variants of Klaus: Uber Klaus and Kommando Klaus. Copies of these variants would go rogue shortly after the zombie incursion in Liberty Falls and kill the Project Janus security personnel stationed at the Headquarters.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]
Activation[]
Re-Activation[]
Klaus can be found within the CIA Safe House, deactivated and chained to a chair due to murdering a total of three different agents since his arrival to Berlin. He is missing his hands alongside a battery.
His hands can be found in Hotel Room 305, behind a boarded up door, strangling a corpse in a rather compromising position. To open the door, a zombie must be inflicted with Brain Rot near to the door, to which they will break it open and allow access to Klaus's Hands alongside the locked safe containing the free Conversion-Ready Binary Repeater-Standard.
The Battery was thrown by Agent Rico into the No Mans Land between the divided city, however it was picked up by a Krasny Soldat and will be dropped by the first one killed.
With the parts replaced, Klaus will break free of his chains and be ready for use. During this time, the Strike Team member whom activated Klaus will have their Tactical slot stowed for the Klaus Remote Control, this allows Klaus to be moved into position and interact with specific items.
Upgrades[]
Klaus can be upgraded a total of three times, with each also upgrading his personal XM4. A unique version of the Arsenal can be located within the abandoned Garment Factory, however it is missing a Microwave Dish. Said Microwave Dish is located within the "Death Strip" in one of the searchable Debris Piles. Once attached, Klaus needs to kill 50[3] zombies before he can be commanded to interact with the Upgrade Station, this is indicated by the Upgrade Stations monitor of Klaus turning green. If done prior to this, he will retort that the Strike Team are getting ahead of themselves.
When Klaus enters the Upgrade Station, a Defense objective of 1 minute starts up and an infinite number of standard zombies alongside Disciples will spawn. During this time, the zombies will prioritize the Upgrade Station and if failed, the step must be restarted. When completed, Klaus will have his XM4 Pack-a-Punched alongside being able to access the final tiers of his upgrades.
The final two tiers of his upgrades are related to hidden floppy disks found within Electrical boxes, these floppy disks are called "Cosmetic Disks". A total of six of these are located within the map, with the two housing the floppy disks having hidden markings of Klaus, only being revealed by blacklight. A blacklight torch is located within the Switch Control Room, within a closed locker that Klaus can open.
The six Electrical Boxes are in:
- 5th Floor Apartments
- Hotel Longue
- Maintenance Tunnel
- Ghost Station
- West Berlin Street
- Blasted Suite
Commanding Klaus near the Electrical box will have him punch it open, if he has been upgraded. If not, he will complain about it hurting his hand. With the Floppy Disks, Klaus can be commanded back into the Upgrade Station and the floppy disk used to upgrade him. First will upgrade him into an Emo style outfit alongside upgrading his XM4 another stage and putting the Upgrade Station into cooldown.
The final upgrade will upgrade his XM4 to the max Pack-a-Punch level and giving Klaus a Punk rock makeover.
Personalization[]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6[]
Skins[]
| Name | Rarity | Image | How to obtain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powerhouse | Ultra | 
|
Tracer Pack: Juggernog Justice Ultra Skin Bundle |
| Reborn | Legendary | 
|
Hunters vs. Hunted Operator Pack (Black Ops 6 Vault Edition Bonus) |
| Ref | Legendary | 
|
Tracer Pack: Game Day Bundle |
| Robo Rocker | Ultra | 
|
Tracer Pack: Metal Punk Ultra Skin Bundle |
| Steel Butler | Legendary | 
|
Tracer Pack: Shattered Veil Reactive Bundle |
| Stovepipe | Legendary | 
|
Tracer Pack: Mechanized Leadership Bundle |
Gallery[]
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6[]
Trivia[]
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]
- Klaus will in different areas and at different points will reference steps of Tin Man Heart, primarily that in which he is required of or that Langley are involved in.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6[]
- Klaus' bio states that his citizenship is Germany.
- The description for Klaus' "Reborn" skin formerly stated his name as "Dummy".
- Klaus' "Steel Butler" skin is a reference to Godfrey from the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Zombies Chaos Story.
- Klaus' "Stovepipe" skin is a reference to the 16th United States President Abraham Lincoln. The description of the skin also references Lincoln's Gettysburg Address speech.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DCJ8Tgep71f/
- ↑ When getting a kill with Klaus in-game, the game will award the player 10 points for "Zombie Protector Kill".
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW25PHWBla0 1685 points when Klaus wakes up, 2185 when upgrade available. 10 points per klaus kill, so 50 kills required.
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