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* ThrowItIn: The "Warlord" perk, which allows the player to use more than one attachment on their gun, got its name simply because the equivalent [=MW2=] perk's name ("Bling") didn't fit with the Cold War setting, and Treyarch couldn't think of anything better to call it.

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* ThrowItIn: The "Warlord" perk, which allows the player to use more than one attachment on their gun, got its name simply because the equivalent [=MW2=] perk's name ("Bling") didn't fit with the Cold War setting, and Treyarch couldn't think of anything better to call it.it than [[PermanentPlaceholder the placeholder name they gave it early on]].
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* FanNickname: CODBLOPS.
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* FirstAppearance: Of Frank Woods, the ''Black Ops'' series equivalent of [[VideoGame/CallOfDuty4ModernWarfare Captain John Price]].
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* ActorAllusion
** Ed Harris running the Black Ops his character from ''Film/TheRock'' was famous for -- even corresponding to the same places.
** The way Reznov yells '''EVERYONE!''' at the end of "Project Nova" calls back to Gary Oldman's VillainousBreakdown as AxCrazy [[NaughtyNarcs DEA agent]] Norman Stansfield in ''[[Film/TheProfessional Leon: The Professional]]''.
*** For that matter, the fact that Reznov is held in a HellholePrison, only to escape and [[Franchise/HarryPotter seek revenge]].
** Ice Cube "plays" a [[Film/XXxStateOfTheUnion Navy SEAL]].
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** The way Reznov yells '''EVERYONE!''' at the end of "Project Nova" calls back to Gary Oldman's VillainousBreakdown as AxCrazy DEA agent Norman Stansfield in ''[[Film/TheProfessional Leon: The Professional]]''.

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** The way Reznov yells '''EVERYONE!''' at the end of "Project Nova" calls back to Gary Oldman's VillainousBreakdown as AxCrazy [[NaughtyNarcs DEA agent agent]] Norman Stansfield in ''[[Film/TheProfessional Leon: The Professional]]''.
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** The way Reznov yells '''EVERYONE!''' at the end of "Project Nova" calls back to Gary Oldman's VillainousBreakdown in ''Film/TheProfessional''.

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** The way Reznov yells '''EVERYONE!''' at the end of "Project Nova" calls back to Gary Oldman's VillainousBreakdown as AxCrazy DEA agent Norman Stansfield in ''Film/TheProfessional''.''[[Film/TheProfessional Leon: The Professional]]''.
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* AllStarCast: Creator/GaryOldman returns from ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar World at War]]'', and is joined by Creator/SamWorthington, Creator/EdHarris, and Creator/IceCube.

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* AllStarCast: Creator/GaryOldman returns from ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar World at War]]'', and is joined by Creator/SamWorthington, Creator/EdHarris, and Creator/IceCube.Music/IceCube.

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* ActingForTwo: Creator/GaryOldman not only reprises his role from ''World at War'' as Viktor Reznov, he also voices Dr. Daniel Clarke

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* ActingForTwo: Creator/GaryOldman not only reprises his role from ''World at War'' as Viktor Reznov, he also voices Dr. Daniel ClarkeClarke.
* AllStarCast: Creator/GaryOldman returns from ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar World at War]]'', and is joined by Creator/SamWorthington, Creator/EdHarris, and Creator/IceCube.
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** Rather humorously, unused code and voice files exist for calling in the [=MP40=] sub-machine gun as a Killstreak. This was likely meant as an in-joke about how much of a GameBreaker it was in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar''.
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* FanNickname: CODBLOPS.

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** Ice Cube "plays" a [[Film/XXx Navy SEAL]].

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** Ice Cube "plays" a [[Film/XXx [[Film/XXxStateOfTheUnion Navy SEAL]].SEAL]].
* ActingForTwo: Creator/GaryOldman not only reprises his role from ''World at War'' as Viktor Reznov, he also voices Dr. Daniel Clarke

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before the game was officially announced, various rumors and blurbs suggested that it would span two decades, from the Vietnam War through to the 1980 Iranian embassy siege. If true, it would explain a large number of the anachronisms present in the story as many props and weapons were likely created with this in mind.

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Before the game was officially announced, various rumors and blurbs suggested that it would span two decades, from the Vietnam War through to the 1980 Iranian embassy siege. If true, it would explain a large number of the anachronisms present in the story as many props and weapons were likely created with this in mind.mind.
** Early builds of multiplayer had a special animation play when cancelling Last Stand where [[https://youtu.be/J8ca9LY52vI?t=48m29s the player character would commit suicide with their handgun]]. This was removed at the demand of Activision over concerns that it would cause a media scandal.
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* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: Available in standard, hardened and prestige editions. The prestige edition includes a working replica of the RC-XD, which is essentially an RC toy car with the frame removed and explosives added. Presumably the replica doesn't blow up.

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* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: Available in standard, hardened hardened, and prestige editions. The prestige edition includes a working replica of the RC-XD, which is essentially an RC toy car with the frame removed and explosives added. Presumably the replica doesn't blow up.
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* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: Available in standard, hardened and prestige editions. The prestige edition includes a working replica of the RC-XD, which is essentially an RC toy car with the frame removed and explosives added. Presumably the replica doesn't blow up.
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'''Mason:''' HE KILLED HIM ''ROIT'' IN FRONNA ME!

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'''Mason:''' HE KILLED HIM Reznov killed him ''ROIT'' IN FRONNA ME!



* ThrowItIn: The "Warlord" perk, which allows the player to use more than one attachment on their gun, got its name simply because the equivalent [=MW2=] perk's name didn't fit with the Cold War-era gameplay, and Treyarch couldn't think of anything better to call it.

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* ThrowItIn: The "Warlord" perk, which allows the player to use more than one attachment on their gun, got its name simply because the equivalent [=MW2=] perk's name ("Bling") didn't fit with the Cold War-era gameplay, War setting, and Treyarch couldn't think of anything better to call it.

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