While there is no denying thatCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warhad issues with bugs and a lack of multiplayer content at launch, many gamers appreciated its campaign. As such,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warfans are calling for a campaign character to be added to multiplayer.
Dialogue trees were one of the uniquefeatures inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s campaign. During the safe house sections, players could engage in RPG-like conversations, learning more about their allies and getting more attached to them. This allowed players to form close bonds with characters like Adler, Sims, Park, and Lazar. While the first three characters are multiplayer Operators, Lazar has been omitted from this role, something that some fans are desperate to see change.
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Given how Lazar seems to be genuinely kind to Bell and his other partners during theCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warstory, many have a soft spot for the CIA member. As such, players have been hoping to see him added to multiplayer ever since the game launched, with many different posts online calling for him to be added. The latest push comes courtesy of Reddit user ThreeHeadedRaven. Not only does the title fire shots at the amount of Park skins released for the game, but the player jokingly uses the hashtag “Justice For Lazar.”
Part of the character’s popularity comes from the fact that players choose if he lives or dies in the game. During a mission near the end of the story, the protagonist Bell has to decide between leaving Park behind or sacrificing Lazar. Either option will lead to death, making the decision a tough one for fans. While Park is the more popular character amongst theCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warcommunity, there are clearly a lot of people who chose Lazar instead.
Unfortunately, the game seems to have deemed Lazar surviving as non-canon. With theCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warmultiplayer storytaking place after the main campaign, and Park being a selectable Operator, the consensus seems to be that Bell choosing to save Park is the official ending. As such, it makes sense why Lazar is not available to play as in online play, as the character is dead in the “real” ending of the game. Still, this has not stopped posts like this one from appearing all over social media in the months since the game released.
With over 2,000 upvotes on the post, there are many Lazar fans that are sad the character has not gotten more love. WithTreyarch’s nextCall of Dutygamesupposedly being semi-futuristic, though, Lazar re-appearing is even less likely.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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