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James C. Burns is an American actor best known for playing Master Sergeant Frank Woods in the Call of Duty: Black Ops series. He generally plays gruff military men but has range outside of the type. He was sadly replaced in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (most likely due to its Troubled Production which led to it hastily being rebranded as a Black Ops title developed by Treyarch), but took it in stride, wished his successor, Damon Victor Allen well, and took the time to focus on his YouTube channel, Sarge's Corner, of which grew significantly with the controversy.

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  • Approval of God: He fully embraces the Memetic Mutation of the infamous Woods line from Black Ops Cold War, "I'm a goddamned onion, Mason." and for a while, renamed his show "Sarge's Onions".
  • Cool Old Guy: He's a jolly fellow who loves his fans and doesn't hesitate to offer life advice and kind words.
  • Creator Backlash: Downplayed. He is understandably disappointed that he wasn't called back for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and semi-regularly mocks Woods' dialogue and/or delivery in the game but doesn't hold any of it against his replacement, Damon Victor Allen, as he's just a guy doing his job, and similarly encourages his fans to not take it personally.
  • Everyone Has Standards: As mentioned above, he discourages any vitriol against Damon Victor Allen for playing Woods in Black Ops Cold War since he's just doing his job, and encourages his fanbase to have the same view.
  • I Am Not Spock: Averted. He takes being mostly recognized and referred to as "[the guy who played] Woods" in stride and considers it a huge part of his identity. He even refers to himself as "Sarge" and his social media was previously named after Woods.
  • Mean Character, Nice Actor: He's known for his aggressive roles but is a huge sweetheart in real life.
  • Smoking Is Cool: Downplayed. His Buddha head icon has a huge cigar in its mouth and he's usually seen with the same kind of cigar in his mouth, but he actually rarely smokes and mostly just decides to chew them.
  • Typecasting: As Drill Sergeant Nasty military guys.

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