| “ | Rest in pieces, down for the count. No revival, you're bleedin' out. Your epitaph says you died a wealthy man, but you can have it all come back and seal the master plan with Tombstone! It's Tombstone! It's Tombstone! It's Tombstone! Health is drainin' you're on the ropes. Death is waitin', don't lose your hopes. Your will and testament ain't making that much sense, you're listed as the only heir to whom you may bequest. It's Tombstone! It's Tombstone! It's Tombstone! It's Tombstone! *Tombstone*
— Tombstone Soda Jingle.
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Tombstone Soda Jingle 
Tombstone Soda is a Perk-a-Cola in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III featured in the Zombies mode.
Overview[]
For 2000 points, the player is allowed to drop a Tombstone power-up while downed when they are holding the "use" button, killing the player in the process, and not allowing anyone to revive them. When the player spawns in the next round, if the player is to grab the Tombstone power-up, they will receive the perks (except Tombstone Soda itself) and guns possessed before going down. The tombstone will disappear if not taken within approximately 90 seconds after the player has respawned. However, if a player has Tombstone Soda and is downed, once being revived by a teammate, all of the perks including Tombstone Soda itself, will disappear, only the weapons remain available. The color of the Perk-a-Cola drink is dark purple while the icon is a gravestone with "R.I.P." written on it. It is worth noting that only the player who had the perk can pick up the tombstone dropped by themselves.
In Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Tombstone Soda is not available when playing solo.
In Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, the perk turns the player into a shadow in the Dark Aether armed with their weapons when downed, allowing the player to revive themselves similar to the perk Who's Who. Like all Perk-a-Colas, Tombstone Soda effects can upgrade with the use of Aetherium Crystals.
- Tier I - Shadow form can regenerate health.
- Tier II - Increase downed duration to 60 seconds.
- Tier III - On death, drop a Tombstone stash that saves your weapons, equipment, and resources.
- Tier IV - Respawn near the end of the Round instead of the beginning of the next. Respawn timers are reduced by 50%.
- Tier V - Prevent Perk decay while downed. Tombstone Soda is always lost when downed.
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Tombstone Soda functions in a new way that's similar to its Call of Duty: Black Ops II counterpart. Upon death, the player drops a Tombstone stash at their location (or in close proximity). The stash contains all player loot acquired at the time of death, and persists until the next match played, in which the stash will be marked on the player's map. If the stash is not collected in the same match, it will be lost permanently.
Appearance[]
The Tombstone Soda machine resembles a real tombstone, with a black paint job, with the top resembling a group of tombstones. The front of the machine has a compartment containing six bottles of Tombstone Soda. The top of the machine has the logo for Tombstone Soda.
The machine has been redesigned slightly in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, where it now features a winged skull, red in various parts of the machine, and a gold outline, as well as various gold swirls across the machine's exterior. The spot where the beverage is dispensed is now also moved to the right, with the drinks being displayed to the left. It is also now, like every other Perk-a-Cola machine in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, fitted to dispense cans rather than glass bottles.
Locations[]
Call of Duty: Black Ops II[]
- Green Run:
- TranZit (multiplayer only) - Located inside the Power Station after the power is turned on or the door is opened by a Turbine.
- Town (Survival, multiplayer only) - Located on the street leading to the Mystery Box spawn and Double Tap Root Beer ll.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]
- Die Maschine - Can be purchased from Der Wunderfizz. It can also be obtained as a Legendary reward from the Trials system.
- Firebase Z - In a corner of the Helipad, to the right of the gate leading to the Barracks. It can also be bought from Der Wunderfizz and obtained as a Legendary reward from the Trials system.
- Outbreak - Can be purchased from Der Wunderfizz or randomly acquired from a Random Perk power-up. It can also be obtained as a Legendary reward from the Trials system.
- Mauer der Toten - In the 5th Floor Apartments, in the kitchen to the right of the zipline leading to Hotel Room 301. It can also be purchased from Der Wunderfizz, obtained as a Legendary reward from the Trials system, and randomly rewarded from the Nightclub easter egg.
- Forsaken - At the end of Main Street, in front of the Pin Ball building.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III[]
- Operation Deadbolt - The Machine can be found randomly in any of the Threat Zones. It can also be purchased from Der Wunderfizz or randomly acquired from a Random Perk power-up.
Gallery[]
Call of Duty: Black Ops II[]
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]
![Tombstone teaser.[1]](/wiki/File:Tombstone_Can_BOCW.jpg "Tombstone Can BOCW.jpg (385 KB)")
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III[]
Trivia[]
- The Tombstone dropped by the player reads, "In memory of Serozh Sarkisyan, Born July 2, 1888, Died June 5, 1909, Aged 20 YRS 11 MO".
- Serozh Sarkisyan is an environment artist at Infinity Ward.[2] His name is also featured in "Favela".
- More than four perks can be obtained with Tombstone by buying it, getting downed, and then buying more perks before grabbing the power-up which will give back the perks obtained before being downed.[3]
- If a player has a perk (such as Juggernog) and gets downed with Tombstone, and buys it again, but then collects his tombstone, Richtofen will laugh and the player will lose everything.
- If the player buys Tombstone Soda in TranZit and falls to the lava pit in the Power Station, Edward Richtofen will laugh at the player like when the Mystery Box had moved location.
- Oddly, the Tombstone does not return Semtex after one retrieves their drop.
- If playing cooperative online and everyone apart from a single player leaves, that single player, despite now playing by solo rules, will be able to buy Tombstone Soda. Doing so is a waste as Quick Revive will cause the power-up to vanish upon the auto-revival and dying any other way ends the game.
- If an EMP Grenade is thrown at the Perk-a-Cola machine, the player will be unable to get the Tombstone drop.
- If a player goes down while any of their guns is empty/out of ammo, those guns' magazines will be filled up upon picking up the Tombstone power-up.
- If a downed player with Tombstone crawls into the tombstone power-up they will acquire all their perks and guns while down, allowing them to fire whatever weapon the tombstone contained while downed.
- In Call of Duty: Black Ops III, the perk bottle can be found in the multiplayer map Metro in a Zurich Bread Co. store in a fridge.
- The backing track used for the Tombstone jingle comes from a stock track entitled "Goldrush"[4]
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]
- According to the nutrition facts on the Tombstone can, one can of Tombstone contains: 30 calories, 35g of total fat, 180g of sodium, 250g of total carb, 0g of sugars, and 40g of protein.
- According to the ingredients list on the Tombstone can, Tombstone contains the following: Embalming fluid, chalk suspension, duplicator spirits, reconstituted perk essence and viscoelastic liquid silicone.
- The "Who's Who?" challenge requiring the player to revive themselves 10 times with Tombstone Soda equipped is a reference to the merge of Tombstone Soda and the perk Who's Who.