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The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War The subject of this article appeared in Zombies mode The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Warzone The subject of this article appears in Call of Duty: Mobile

"A child mathematical genius, Portnova worked in cryptography before being inducted into KGB Directorate V. Brilliant, deadly, and fanatically loyal to the state, she represents a threat either on or off the battlefield."
— In-game biography


Yirina Portnova (Russian: Ирина Портнова) is an Operator of the Warsaw Pact faction featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Warzone.

Biography[]

Born in 1955, Yirina Portnova graduated in Applied Mathematics from the Moscow Institute of Electronic Machine Building in 1971 at the age of 16.

Two years later, she was awarded a PhD in Cryptography from the Technical Faculty of the KGB Higher School. It was during this period that she was recruited by the KGB and worked in the Second Chief Directorate, receiving training in counterintelligence and spy craft. In 1976, she received a professorship in Applied Mathematics at the Moscow Mechanical Institute in order to infiltrate, monitor and disrupt dissident circles within the student body.

In 1981, she was one of the first recruits for the newly formed Directorate V of the KGB, a Spetsnaz unit specialized with counterintelligence, assassination of foreign leadership and sabotage of critical enemy infrastructure in the event of war.

Personalization[]

Skins[]

Name Rarity Image How to obtain
Bittersweet Base Portnova Bittersweet Skin In Multiplayer, kill 50 enemies revealed by Scorestreaks, Equipments, or Field Upgrades.
Artist Rare Portnova Artist Skin Battle Pass Season Two Tier 50
Blizzard Rare Portnova Blizzard Skin Part of "Safecracker" Skin
Operator Mission
Dispatch Rare Portnova Dispatch Skin Battle Pass Season Six Tier 10
Grain Rare Portnova Grain Skin Part of "Dispatch" Skin
Operator Mission:
Get 15 total kills while on a Streak.
Menace Rare Portnova Menace Skin Part of "Safecracker" Skin
Operator Mission
Militia Rare Portnova Militia Skin Part of "Artist" Skin
Operator Mission
Ocean Break Rare Portnova Ocean Break Skin Part of "Dispatch" Skin
Operator Mission
Red Fever Rare Portnova Red Fever Skin Part of "Dispatch" Skin
Operator Mission:
In Zombies, spend 20000 Essence.
Safecracker Rare Portnova Safecracker Skin Battle Pass Season One Tier 50
Tree Hugger Rare Portnova Tree Hugger Skin Part of "Artist" Skin
Operator Mission
Tropic Heat Rare Portnova Tropic Heat Skin Part of "Dispatch" Skin
Operator Mission
Assassin Epic Portnova Assassin Skin Battle Pass Season Four Tier 0
Blue Beret Epic Portnova Blue Beret Skin Kompromat Bundle
Comrade Epic Portnova Comrade Skin Iron Sorrow Bundle
Easter Bunny Epic Portnova Easter Bunny Skin Hippity Hoppity Bundle
EOD Epic Portnova EOD Skin Bomb Squad Bundle
Hypersonic Epic Portnova Hypersonic Skin Special Ops: Pro Pack Bundle
Ice Queen Epic Portnova Ice Queen Skin Winter Sniper Bundle
Moving Target Epic Portnova Moving Target Skin Rookie Mistake Bundle
Plaid Punk Epic Portnova Plaid Punk Skin Part of "Assassin" Skin
Operator Mission
Rock Show Epic Portnova Rock Show Skin Stagehand Bundle
Saboteur Epic Portnova Saboteur Skin Part of "Assassin" Skin
Operator Mission
Shadow Epic Portnova Shadow Skin Tracer Pack: Rouge Bundle
Tactical Goth Epic Portnova Tactical Goth Skin Dominator Bundle
Fitness Instructor Legendary Portnova Fitness Instructor Skin Workout Plan Bundle
Funny Bone Legendary Portnova Funny Bone Skin Tracer Pack: Big Joke II Bundle
Ghost Legendary Portnova Ghost Skin Hellscream Mastercraft Bundle
Killer Bee Legendary Portnova Killer Bee Skin Disavowed Assassin Bundle
Laboratory Legendary Portnova Laboratory Skin Tracer Pack: Stoner's Delight III Bundle
SIGINT Legendary Portnova SIGINT Skin Cyber Space Bundle
Necro Queen Ultra Portnova Necro Queen Skin Tracer Pack: Necro Queen Reactive Mastercraft Bundle

Call of Duty: Mobile[]

Portnova appears in Call of Duty: Mobile and was added on April 26th, 2022, during Season 3: Radical Raid as part of the Total Body Draw.[1]

Gallery[]

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War[]

Call of Duty: Mobile[]

Trivia[]

  • Portnova's blood type is B-.
  • Portnova - is a common Russian surname, which literally means "tailor's daughter".
  • Portnova's "Killer Bee" skin bears similar appearance to the character of "The Bride" and her primary outfit from Kill Bill: Volume 1, while the name derives from a quote from Kill Bill: Volume 2.
  • Similar to the Clown skin for Baker, the Funny Bone skin for Portnova is a reference to the outfits worn by the Joker's thugs in the film The Dark Knight.

References[]

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