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"Every story has a beginning... and an end."
— "Origins" trailer


Origins, also known as Excavation Site 64 and Dig Site, is a Zombies map included in the Apocalypse downloadable content for Call of Duty: Black Ops II released on August 27, 2013, for the Xbox 360 and on September 26, 2013, for the PlayStation 3 and PC. It is the seventeenth Zombies level to be released, and the first to feature the Primis crew.

Fractured portions of this map would be featured in Revelations, the final map of Call of Duty: Black Ops III. This map was later remade in full as part of the Zombies Chronicles downloadable content for Black Ops III, along with seven other classic maps.

Overview[]

Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, and Takeo make their return as the playable characters for the final Zombies map of Call of Duty: Black Ops II. These incarnations of their characters are known as "Primis", and are feature some differences from the "Ultimis" incarnations that players had become accustomed to. They are younger and have quite large personality differences when compared to their older counter-parts.

The setting for the map is a dig site in Northern France in 1914, in the midst of the Great War. Dempsey, Nikolai and Takeo have been individually deployed by their respective nations to track down Doctor Edward Richtofen. They encounter him together, and before they can go any further they are attacked by Zombies and must work together to get out of the trenches alive. The fragile alliance is born as they begin a new journey.

Primis then start their journey to rescue Samantha from Argartha after she can be heard speaking to the players through the air. She features as the Demonic Announcer for this map with a slightly different voice for this new dimension.

Features[]

While a lot of features from previous maps returns, there are a number of new mechanics introduced in this map. Most of the zombies have an orange-hue colour to their eyes in this map, with the exception of the new Templar zombies who have blue eyes. The Templar zombies spawn in the four tunnels around the map that will teleport you to the The Crazy Place, inside the main excavation site and in the Crazy Place itself. They will also appear when you are powering the 115 Generators. They are the same statistically as regular zombies. There is a new zombie-based enemy called the Panzer Soldat, who spawn in at the start of the round (starting at round 7, then between every 2-5 rounds afterwards).

In replacement of the Power Switch, this map features six 115 Generators. These generators, once activated will power all utilities in the area surrounding it. Once all the generators are activated, players can make use of the Pack-a-Punch Machine which is located at the top of the excavation site. The Mystery Box requires the power to be active before it can be used. Most of generators have a perk machine near by, and a Der Wunderfizz machine. This machine works similar to the mystery box, by spinning through random perks until it offers one to the player, or spawns a bottle with a bear on it which causes the Wunderfizz Orb to move to another machine.

There are three Giant Robots that roam the map. They are known as (from left to right, if facing Generator Five from the Excavation Site) Freya, Odin, and Thor. The robots travel across the map in their respective "lanes", either all at once or one by one. If they step on a player, they will be instantly downed. Players can shoot a glowing foot to enter the robots, or find a golden helmet from a dig pile to survive the robots steps. A fourth robot can be seen from the Tank Station near Generator Two which is destroyed and outside the bounds of the map.

The map also features three new power-ups: Zombie Blood, Blood Money and an Empty Perk Bottle. Buildables return with some new objects to build. These include the four Elemental Staffs (the Staff of Lightning, the Staff of Fire, the Staff of Ice, and the Staff of Wind), the Zombie Shield with a new dieselpunk aesthetic and the Maxis Drone.

There are new dig spots across the map, which the player can dig up using a shovel. Four shovels are located around the map, two always show up in the spawn area near Generator One. Dig spots can be beneficial items, such as weapons, power-ups, or parts of the Ice staff or more hazardous things like zombies or live grenade. If the player digs up enough sites, they will get a golden shovel which will allow the player to dig up the Golden Helmet, and see invisible dig spots while in Zombie Blood which will give the player the Empty Perk Bottle power-up, allowing the player to purchase an extra perk.

There is a new method of transport that can be used to traverse the map, which is the Mark IV Tank. The tank follows a pre-planned route around the map between two points. The tank is required to obtain parts for the Lightning staff.

Replacing the Monkey Bomb, is the G-Strike Beacon. This attracts zombies to the beacon as the giant robots fire missiles at the target. There is also the One Inch Punch which can replace your knife as a powerful new melee attack. During the main quest, these can be upgraded to the Iron Fist. Players can also complete the Rituals of the Ancients to earn rewards.

Weapons[]

Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Starting Weapons
Off-wall Weapons
Mystery Box
Shovel/Golden Shovel Pickups
Buildables
Other
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Starting Weapons
Off-Wall Weapons
Mystery Box

Perks[]

Perk-a-Cola Machines

Easter Eggs[]

Story Easter Egg[]

Main article: Little Lost Girl

The story based Easter Egg for Origins is Little Lost Girl, with an ancient threat uncovered by the Imperial German forces in France, three soldiers from the Allied nations with the help of a German Scientist are guided by the voice of a little girl to free her from a place unknown to all.

Songs[]

  • The song Archangel (sung by Elena Siegman, Malukah & Clark S. Nova), can be activated by interacting with three green blocks of raw Divinium scattered around the map.
    • In the spawn room right of the Rituals of the Ancients chest on the other side of the bunk bed.
    • On the second floor of the work station opposite the stairway under a bed.
    • On the scaffolding left of the entrance to the Excavation Site entrance facing spawn area next to a crate.
  • The intro song to the map, Shepherd of Fire (by Avenged Sevenfold), can be activated by interacting with three red radios scattered around the map. In the Black Ops III version of the map, the Radio's fronts are removed, showing the inside of the Radio itself.
    • On the scaffolding within the Excavation Site, above the possible Maxis Drone part location.
    • In the Giant Robot Freya, opposite of the audio log.
    • On the left edge of the fire area in the Crazy place.
  • Another song, Aether, can be activated by pressing the action button when prone in front of both "1" floor panels at Generator 1 & a "5" at Generator 5 (Generator 5 must be powered on), referencing the atomic number of 115 given to Divinium.
  • A new song was added into the remastered version, Remember Forever (sung by Tori Letzler), that can be activated by doing these steps:
    • There are four wisps on the lowest ring where the staffs can be upgraded in the excavation site that can be only be seen by Zombie Blood. The player must shoot the wisps with each of the four staffs (doesn't need to be upgraded, nor do they have to be in zombie blood to shoot the wisps). Each wisp corresponds to a certain staff; however, the wisps don't reset when a wisp is shot with an incorrect staff, so players can guess without using zombie blood.
    • Once all four wisps are shot correctly, go to the crazy place and at the center, there will be a Samantha doll. Pressing the action button near it will then spawn more Samantha dolls placed around the center in a circle. Shoot all of the dolls and a Samantha doll should rise into the air, dropping a Max Ammo, and the song will activate.

Jumpscare[]

When zooming in at the burning church with a Sniper Rifle with its standard scope, a picture of a skull suddenly appears on the player's screen accompanied with a high-pitched scream, similarly to the jumpscare in Mob of the Dead. It can be seen here.

Ciphers and Scrap Paper[]

Main article: Origins/Ciphers and Scrap Paper

Five ciphers can be found in the map as well as one scrap paper. The ciphers give some backstory to the events before Origins while the scrap paper shows a drawing of Primis.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III[]

A portion of Origins is remade as part of the final map Revelations. The portion represents the player's path from the spawn room to Generator 3, slightly tweaked with a slope leading to the top of the mount. The pathway to underneath the mount is replaced with a tunnel representing Buried, while the door from Generator 3 to the bunker in the middle now leads into the Mob of the Dead portion of the map.

A remade version of Origins is available on Call of Duty: Black Ops III if the player has purchased the Zombies Chronicles downloadable content. The map has been rebuilt in the Black Ops III engine with high quality textures, whist still maintaining the feel of the original map. The map takes advantage of the better Zombies AI featured in Black Ops III and the more futuristic Black Ops III-era weapons are now available in the Mystery Box and the walls instead of the Cold War weapons. Weapons that were designed especially for the map return.

Achievements/Trophies[]

  • Little Lost Girl (75 Gamerscore/Silver Trophy Silver Trophy PS3 icon) - In Origins, release Samantha.
  • Not a Gold Digger (5 Gamerscore/Bronze Trophy Bronze Trophy PS3 icon) - In Origins, share a weapon you dug up.
  • All Your Base (15 Gamerscore/Bronze Trophy Bronze Trophy PS3 icon) - In Origins, activate all generators without allowing one to stop.
  • Kung Fu Grip (15 Gamerscore/Bronze Trophy Bronze Trophy PS3 icon) - In Origins, free yourself and another from the Panzer Soldat's claw in one game.
  • Playing with Power (30 Gamerscore/Bronze Trophy Bronze Trophy PS3 icon) - In Origins, build all elemental staffs in one game.
  • I'm on a Tank! (10 Gamerscore/Bronze Trophy Bronze Trophy PS3 icon) - In Origins, ride the tank around the map without getting off.
  • Saving the Day... All Day (20 Gamerscore/Bronze Trophy Bronze Trophy PS3 icon) - In Origins, revive another player four different ways in one game.
  • Master of Disguise (15 Gamerscore/Bronze Trophy Bronze Trophy PS3 icon) - In Origins, use Zombie Blood to revive three players and activate a generator in one playthrough.
  • Overachiever (25 Gamerscore/Bronze Trophy Bronze Trophy PS3 icon) - In Origins, complete all 4 Challenges in one game.
  • Master Wizard (40 Gamerscore/Bronze Trophy Bronze Trophy PS3 icon) - In Origins, wield all of the ultimate staffs in one game.

Transcripts[]

Opening Scene Transcript

The words Northern France, 1918 appear on the screen before shifting to scenes of various locations across a snow-swept battlefield as a voice narrates.

Samantha: It began long ago, on the battlefields of the Great War.

A map of France appears on screen as two pictures of Dr. Ludvig Maxis and Edward Richtofen shortly overlay.

Samantha: Two German scientists sought to harness dark and mysterious forces buried for centuries. They believed their discoveries would assure Germany's ultimate victory. But they could never have imagined just what else their research would unearth.

Scenes of German excavations are shown, as well as the element 115 meteorite located in Shi No Numa; however this time it is colored blue.

In one chamber, three German soldiers wearing gas masks break through a wall. Through the hole, an unseen assailant emerges and surprises them. The figure is revealed to be a Zombie clad in old Crusader regalia. The zombies overwhelm the garrison of German soldiers before emerging from the ruins and onto the battlefield and killing all remaining German forces.

Samantha: As an ancient evil ravaged the front lines, the hopes of the Allies rested on three soldiers set to stop it.

The scene then changes to a crawling zombie being crushed under a tank. Atop the vehicle is Tank Dempsey, kicking a zombie off before jumping off himself and engaging the zombies with an MG 08, soon switching to a knife and a Remington New Model Army revolver.

Elsewhere, Nikolai Belinski is seen engaging zombies with a Hatchet and a Mauser C96 pistol. He breaks a zombie in half with the Axe before throwing it at another and taking it out with an Olympia.

Close by, Takeo Masaki is also cutting through zombies with a Katana and a Mauser. He makes his way into a room where he encounters Dempsey and Nikolai.

The three draw their guns on each other before they all point them towards another figure in the room. Dr. Edward Richtofen is seen with a bone saw cutting a dead Ludvig Maxis' head open. He briefly examines his bloody hands, seemingly confused, before the four notice more zombies approaching them through a hole in the wall.

Dempsey, Nikolai, and Takeo aim their guns at the zombies. However, a bright orange light surrounds them as all four look up to see a Giant Robot looking down upon them. It raises its foot as the four dive out of the way, before the Robot stomps down upon the ground, the scene going black. The voice, now revealed to be that of Samantha closes the introduction.

Samantha: My name is Samantha. I'm going to tell you how all this really began.

Ending Scene Transcript

A white background appears as Samantha narrates

Samantha: As the gates to Agartha opened, the four heroes were rewarded with riches beyond imagination.

The background then shifts to a close-up view of Samantha's eyes.

Samantha: From that day forward, they knew that Samantha would keep them safe... forever.

Holding what seems to be an action figure, Samantha turns the figure slowly over to the floor, showing two zombie action figures resembling those from Mob of the Dead and Buried. Samantha knocks it over with her unseen figure, then knocks another cowboy zombie figure down, and just before knocking the cowboy zombie, Group 935's logo can be seen on the wall. The view then shifts to Eddie, who is sitting next to Samantha while holding a figure of Edward Richtofen. The room they are in is covered with several posters. One of the posters is the one seen in Mob of the Dead. There is a chalk outline on the wall resembling the MP40. Next to Eddie, an empty bottle of Juggernog can be seen, as well as a figure of the Panzer Soldat.

Eddie: You're getting everything wrong. I told you before, their eyes should be blue!

Samantha picks up the Nikolai Belinski figure.

Samantha: It's my turn, Eddie. I can do whatever I want.

Eddie: But... You don't even know how to play properly! Girls don't know enough about zombies.

Suddenly, an air raid siren can be heard. Ludvig Maxis' voice is then heard from comms.

Maxis (on comms): Put the toys away, children. Make sure the windows are locked before you come down to the basement.

Eddie: We'd better do what your dad says.

Samantha puts down the figure and goes to close the window. Near the window, a gramophone and a teddy bear can be seen. Samantha's dog, Fluffy, and then walks over to Samantha.

Eddie: I didn't even get my turn...

Samantha: Tomorrow Eddie, you get to make the rules. I promise. (Turns over to Fluffy) Come on, Fluffy!

Fluffy runs over to the door, knocking over the unseen action figure in the process. Eddie and Samantha head toward the door. Under the bed, figures of Marlton Johnson, Russman, and Samuel J. Stuhlinger can be seen. Next to the door, there is also a box with a large "?" mark on it, and in front of the box, there is the Vril Generator with the Focusing Stone in it.

Eddie: I wish the heroes in our stories were real, Sam.

Samantha: I know what you mean. But we will make everything okay...

Eddie and Samantha leave the room. As Samantha closes the door, the screen fades to black.

Samantha: ... My dad says he has a plan.

Quotes[]

Main article: Origins/Quotes

Radios[]

Main article: Origins/Radios

Gallery[]

Videos[]

Trivia[]

Main article: Origins/Trivia

References[]

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