The Defector

The Defector
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Game	Call of Duty: Black Ops
Character	Alex Mason
Team	SOG with 1st Cavalry Division
Place	Huế, Thừa Thiên, South Vietnam
Date	1900 hrs, February 2, 1968
Objective	Extract the defector and intel Get to the LZ Fight to the LZ Commandeer the radio for air support Destroy the ZSU gun emplacement Detonate the explosive Defend the LZ for extraction Set up defenses to secure the LZ Radio for Fuel Bomb Air Support Get to the boat
Enemies	NVA
Console codename	hue_city
Multiplayer map	Cracked
Zombies map	Dead Ops Arcade

"At the height of the TET offensive, enter the MACV building and secure vital intelligence on Soviet plans for the region."

— Briefing

Interrogator: "The Defector was surely dead."

Alex Mason: "He wasn't dead!"

— Jason Hudson and Alex Mason

"The Defector" is the sixth campaign mission in Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Characters

• Alex Mason (playable)
• Frank Woods
• Joseph Bowman
• Viktor Reznov (Mind Game)
• Defector (K.I.A.)
• Crosby (K.I.A.)
• Interrogator
• Nikita Dragovich (Mentioned/Cutscene)
• Lev Kravchenko (Mentioned Only)
• Friedrich Steiner (Mentioned Only)

Level Briefing

Transmission# 20-8-5-18-5 Designate: OSCAR

Hue City has been overrun

Intel and Soviet defector cannot be compromised

Extraction team lead: Mason embedded with S.O.G.

1900 hours, February 2, 1968

Overview

Mason starts off in a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter callsign Hotel Six. As Mason's team, callsign X-Ray, rappels onto the roof of the MACV compound in Hue, Hotel Six is taken down by an NVA ZSU. Woods and Mason then crash into a window in the compound, and, while Mason is on the ground, Woods eliminates three enemy soldiers, then throws the fallen Vietnamese troopers' SPAS-12 to Mason, which can use his Dragon's Breath rounds.

Receiving assistance from friendly helicopters, machine gun rain fire through windows quickly eliminating any enemies caught in the fire. Intensity is high, and mixing in civilians throughout the building requires quick thoughts and reactions by the player to minimize their casualties. Bowman, Woods, and Mason then quickly clear out the building attempting to find the defector. After Mason breaches a door, he finds that the defector is, to Mason's surprise, Viktor Reznov, and he informs Mason that Dragovich is planning an attack on the West, presumably the U.S.

"American soldiers! Put down your weapons! This is not your war! We wish you no harm. The People's Army of Vietnam is here to liberate you!"

— Once the player has made his way into the urban streets, a Vietnamese soldier can be heard over a loudspeaker system

Outside, Mason and the rest of his team approaches a group of soldiers and takes over their radio transmitters. Requesting assistance from the sky, he is then tasked with the job of designating buildings to be fired upon by the helicopters. While fighting through the streets, the player is able to provide reconnaissance to the helicopter callsign RT Texas, who soften enemy resistance. Later on in the level, the player is tasked with escorting an APC named "Bottom Feeder" through the city streets. After the APC moves a few blocks, it is destroyed by NVA armor. The player then calls in an attack on the tank blowing it to pieces. They then proceed to escape the city. Before they leave, they hold off NVA soldiers and a T-55 from a landing zone, which they intend to leave from, but can't as the helicopters are under heavy fire. Then, Mason calls in a bombing run, forcing the remaining SOG operators to leave via boat, barely escaping the massive explosion caused by the bombing run.

Video Walkthrough

Call of Duty Black Ops - Campaign - The Defector

The Defector

Transcript

Main article: The Defector/Transcript

Weapon Loadout

Starting Loadout
Commando with Grenade Launcher attachment is the preset secondary weapon Mason is thrown a SPAS-12 during the pre-gameplay cutscene, which turns into a Dragon's Breath.

Found in level
SPAS-12 Commando (dropped by team mates) FN FAL RPK M60 (mounted while defending the LZ) Makarov (dropped by the NVA in Last Stand mode) RPG C4 (used to destroy the ZPU & defend the LZ) Claymores can be found at the LZ An Attack Helicopter can be signaled from the halfway point until the end of the level, and is mandatory to use at least twice.

Gallery

Woods rappelling down.

Mason rappeling down.

Woods about to disarm the NVA Soldier.

Woods getting rid of the hostiles.

Woods and Mason getting ready to move round the building.

Woods sneaking up on two NVA soldiers.

Bottom feeder, the APC that is to be defended to help the Marines.

A UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" giving air support to Marine & SOG forces.

"Reznov" kills the NVA soldier attacking Mason.

Woods fighting his way through the streets.

Got away just in time.

Intel unlockable in the mission.

Intel

Main article: The Defector/Intel

Achievements/Trophies

• SOG Rules (10 / Bronze Trophy ) - Obtained by beating "The Defector" on any difficulty.
• Raining Pain (15 / Bronze Trophy ) - Obtained by racking up a 20 kill count with the air support.
• The Dragon Within (15 / Bronze Trophy ) - Obtained by killing 10 NVA with the Dragon's Breath.
• Down and Dirty (25 / Silver Trophy ) - Obtained by beating "SOG" and "The Defector" on Veteran.

Trivia

Main article: The Defector/Trivia