History Awesome / CallOfDutyBlackOpsII

* At the end of the third mission, "Old Wounds," the CIA and the Mujaheddin perform a suicidal charge on horseback against a final wave of approaching Russian tanks (it's a shame that you can't [[FiringInTheAirALot fire your gun into the air]] while you do; that would have made it even ''more'' awesome), until your horse is shot out from under you and you have to roll out of the way just in time to avoid getting run over, then Woods charges up, grabs you, and brings you alongside the tank and gives you a mortar to destroy the tank. But that's not even the best part: as you try to do so, [[TheDragon Kravchenko]] from the first ''Black Ops'' game comes out of the hatch and you get into a fist fight with him as [[CallBack the numbers start flashing in Mason's vision]] and you hear Reznov's voice saying "Kravchenko must die" before knocking him out and blowing up the tank. [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic The music playing during all this, "Suicide Ride," just makes the whole thing better.]]

* The complete nonchalance of Chloe when Menendez's Celerium WORM attack.

* During the first part of "Phyrric Victory", if you stick close to Jonas Savimbi at certain points in the battle, you get to see him show off his skill with a machete against the MPLA soldiers. The highlight comes right after Hudson finishes the first airstrike, where Savimbi takes down ''three MPLA at once'' like they were nothing.

* A villanous one for Menendez himself. He is the [=CoD=] villain who was the closest to beating the US and accomplish his goals. Hell, he still does depending on the ending you get.

* If you manage to get the GoldenEnding, by not killing Mason, making sure Chloe lives and killing Harper, it goes on to show, in full detail, that Menendez [[ForcedToWatch gets a front row seat as he watches his plans crumble to dust.]] His followers don't revolt, America and China, the two leading superpowers of the globe, are now officially allies, and he has gone from the most feared terrorist threat, and cult leader, to nothing more than a '''throwaway joke''' on Jimmy Kemmel. It's the perfect revenge for all the wrongs he has done.

* For a very brief moment, you get to control [[spoiler: [[BigBad Menendez]] who pulls off a ''OneManArmy'' Becoming a Nicaraguan WarGod on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge to save his sister Josefina. [[TearJerker He fails.]]]]
* The entire [[spoiler: chase]] sequence at the end of Fallen Angel. [[spoiler: You, as Section, attempt to escape from one of Menendez’ strongholds with your team by jeep after blowing your cover, leading to an epic race through Pakistan to get to the extraction point while dozens of Mercs follow you in high speed hot pursuit, with explosions, ramming and air time happening literally all the time, not to mention Harper screaming in your ear throughout the sequence. You even get to switch controls between Section and the friendly drone escorting you.]] Special mention goes to Salazar, who [[spoiler: programmed an enemy drone to support you while your team was pinned down before the chase, as well as securing the vehicles needed to get to the evac point,]] besides the fact that this was a literal Black Operation, meaning they had absolutely NO support throughout the mission (except at the very beginning) and are deep within an enemy stronghold. In the words of Section:

** [[spoiler: Too bad Salazar betrays them in the end]].
** [[spoiler: Just before the end of the chase sequence,]] there is a wall of flames that you are expected to avoid. Driving around the flames prevents Harper’s [[spoiler: (who’s manning the MG on the jeep)]] face from being cooked. The achievement you get from it? [[spoiler: Hey good looking!]]
* In the ending David Mason gets to give Menendez an epic verbal beat down if he chooses to [[spoiler: spare him instead of killing him on the spot]]. Menendez tries to act like he's still in control, and one of the U.S soldiers taking him in to custody wants to put a cover over his mouth to shut him up, but Mason says to let him talk, "He's just a sad old man talking to himself." For all the terrible things Menendez has done to Mason and his friends all he sees is a sad pathetic wreck of a man in front of him.
** This becomes especially potent in the Golden Ending where [[spoiler: every facet of Menendez's plan falls apart and he is forced to watch on live television the people responsible for ruining his plans while he rots away in a jail cell.]] CruelMercy at its finest.
* The bonus epilogue with [[spoiler: Avenged Sevenfold]], which is also a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.

* Killing [[spoiler: [=DeFalco=]]] at the end of "Karma". No lame QuickTimeEvent this time- here, it's just a straight-up firefight. And it's ''awesome''.

* At the end of the third mission, "Old Wounds," the CIA and the Mujaheddin perform a suicidal charge on horseback against a final wave of approaching Russian tanks (it's a shame that you can't [[FiringInTheAirALot fire your gun into the air]] while you do; that would have made it even ''more'' awesome), until your horse is shot out from under you and you have to roll out of the way just in time to avoid getting run over, then Woods charges up, grabs you, and brings you alongside the tank and gives you a mortar to destroy the tank. But that's not even the best part: as you try to do so, [[spoiler: [[TheDragon Kravchenko]] from the first ''Black Ops'' game comes out of the hatch and you get into a fist fight with him as [[CallBack the numbers start flashing in Mason's vision]] and you hear Reznov's voice saying "Kravchenko must die" before knocking him out and blowing up the tank]]. [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic The music playing during all this, "Suicide Ride," just makes the whole thing better.]]

* If you manage to get the GoldenEnding, by [[spoiler:not killing Mason, making sure Chloe lives and killing Harper,]] it goes on to show, in full detail, that Menendez [[ForcedToWatch gets a front row seat as he watches his plans crumble to dust.]] His followers don't revolt, America and China, the two leading superpowers of the globe, are now officially allies, and he has gone from the most feared terrorist threat, and cult leader, to nothing more than a '''throwaway joke''' on Jimmy Kemmel. It's the perfect revenge for all the wrongs he has done.
** Not to mention a glitch that allows [[spoiler:Harper and Farid to live, getting the Golden Ending with Harper alive]]. Beautiful!
* The entire climax of "Pyrrhic Victory". After successfully sneaking past no less than a dozen Cuban soldiers, Mason reaches a radio station that he plans to use to call for evac, which Menendez is using to talk to [[spoiler: Kravchenko]]. Mason puts his gun to the guy's head and tells him to change the frequency, only for Menendez to very calmly break the radio ''with his bare hand'' and start advancing on Mason. Just then, some Cuban soldiers walk in, forcing Mason to take Menendez hostage. The Cubans comply when he tells them to put down their weapons, but Menendez stays cool and collected and pulls the pin out of a grenade. Mason is ''pissed'' and tries to kill him, only for Menendez to ''overpower'' him with the makings of a SlasherSmile on his face; the only reason Mason survives is because Menendez tries to stab him and puts himself off-balance, allowing Mason to push him away and get a grazing shot [[EyeScream at his eye]]. While this is going on, a couple of the Cubans have [[HeroicSacrifice thrown themselves on top of the grenade in an attempt to contain the explosion]]. Then it's a mad dash by Mason and Hudson, carrying an injured Woods with them, back to the river where they started while they fight off the pursuing Cubans. To top it all off, when they finally get there, a Hind shows up and it seems they're about to be captured, only for the helicopter to open fire on the ''Cubans'' instead and for Savimbi to emerge from it. [[spoiler: The injured, emaciated, and traumatized Woods gets the final kill of the level, much to the surprise of the others.]]

* The complete nonchalance of Chloe when Menendez's [[spoiler:Celerium WORM]] attack.

* Just the fact you get to play as Woods, even though it's only for a single mission with a TearJerker ending, [[spoiler: and an even worse possible ending depending on your decision in the end of the mission.]]

* Just the fact you get to play as Woods, even though it's only for a single mission with a TearJerker ending, [[spoiler: and a worse possible ending depending on your decision in the end of the mission.]]

* Just the fact you get to play as Woods, even though it's only for a single mission, [[spoiler: with a possible TearJerker ending depending on your decision in the end of the mission.]]

* Just the fact you get to play as Woods, even though it's only for a single mission, with a possible TearJerker ending.

-->'''Woods:''' You can't kill me..

* Just the fact you get to play as Woods.

** Not to mention a Glitch that allows [[spoiler:Harper And Farid to live, getting the Golden ending with Harper alive]] Beautiful!

--> "Zombies." DramaticGunCock "Groovy..."

--> Creator/RobertDowneyJr: [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill Guess who brought a jet to a gunfight?]]

--> Section: “You’re a miracle worker, Salazar!”

* The complete nonchalence of Chloe when Menendez's [[spoiler:Celerium WORM]] attack.

-->'''Jimmy Kemmel:''' It Must be a great day to be you?\\

* Sad as the death is, Harper took it like a badass. Instead of begging for mercy, he shouts for Farid to ''do it egghead!'', and mocking Menendez for not having the balls to do it himself. What a trooper.

* Sad as the death is, Harper took it like a badass. Instead of begging for mercy, he shouts for Farid to ''do it egghead!'', and mocking Menendez for not having the balls to do it himself. What a trooper.]]

* [[Spoiler:Sad as the death is, Harper took it like a badass. Instead of begging for mercy, he shouts for Farid to ''do it egghead!'', and mocking Menendez for not having the balls to do it himself. What a trooper.]]

* [[Spoiler: Sad as the death is, Harper took it like a badass. Instead of begging for mercy, he shouts for Farid to ''do it egghead!'', and mocking Menendez for not having the balls to do it himself. What a trooper.]]

* [[Spoiler: Sad as the death is, Harper took it like a badass. Instead of begging for mercy, he shouts for Farid to ''do it egghead!'', and mocking Menendez for having the balls to do it himself. What a trooper.]]

** [[spoiler: Just before the end of the chase sequence,]] there is a wall of flames that you are expected to avoid. Driving around the flames prevents Harper’s [[spoiler (who’s manning the MG on the jeep)]] face from being cooked. The achievement you get from it? [[spoiler: Hey good looking!]]

** Just before the end of the chase sequence, there is a wall of flames that you are expected to avoid. Driving around the flames prevents Harper’s (who’s manning the MG on the jeep) face from being cooked. The achievement you get from it? [[spoiler: Hey good looking!]]

* The entire chase sequence at the end of Fallen Angel. You, as Section, attempt to escape from one of Menendez’ strongholds with your team by jeep after blowing your cover, leading to an epic race through Pakistan to get to the extraction point while dozens of Mercs follow you in high speed hot pursuit, with explosions, ramming and air time happening literally all the time, not to mention Harper screaming in your ear throughout the sequence. You even get to switch controls between Section and the friendly drone escorting you. Special mention goes to Salazar, who programmed an enemy drone to support you while your team was pinned down before the chase, as well as securing the vehicles needed to get to the evac point, besides the fact that this was a literal Black Operation, meaning they had absolutely NO support throughout the mission (except at the very beginning) and are in the middle of an enemy stronghold. In the words of Section:

* The entire chase sequence at the end of Fallen Angel. Comparable to the snowmobile sequence at the end of Cliffhanger back in MW2, you, as Section, attempt to escape from one of Menendez’ strongholds with your team by car after blowing your cover, along with half of Pakistan on your ass, leading to an epic race through Pakistan to get to the extraction point. You even get to switch controls between Section and the friendly drone escorting you. Special mention goes to Salazar, who programmed an enemy drone to escort you as well as securing the vehicles needed to get to the evac point. In the words of Section:
--> Section: “You’re a miracle worker, Salazar!

* And then she trashtalk Menendez on Live TV.

* At the end of the third mission, "Old Wounds," the CIA and the Mujaheddin perform a suicidal charge on horseback against a final wave of approaching Russian tanks (it's a shame that you can't [[FiringInTheAirALot fire your gun into the air]] while you do; that would have made it even ''more'' awesome), until your horse is shot out from under you and you have to roll out of the way just in time to avoid getting run over, then Woods charges up, grabs you, and brings you alongside the tank and gives you a mortar to destroy the tank. But that's not even the best part: as you try to do so, [[spoiler: [[TheDragon Kravchenko]] from the first ''Black Ops'' game comes out of the hatch and you get into a fist fight with him as [[CallBack the numbers start flashing in Mason's vision]] and you hear Reznov's voice saying "Kravchenko must die" before knocking him out and blowing up the tank]]. [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome The music playing during all this, "Suicide Ride," just makes the whole thing better.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wIZp_E2CxQ "Surprise"]], the official ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps2'' live-action trailer.