Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – How To Unlock The Character Missions In Blackout

There are multiple choices of characters in Black Ops, but unfortunately, they aren’t available from first you started playing the game. It will require specific actions to unlock them.

You can loot the characters from other players once you’ve killed them, or, you can also complete some steps to unlock them. For further information, each completed set of character will give you a Trophy or Achievement.

In this article, I will guide you on how to unlock the character missions in Blackout. To be noted, if you fail to complete the steps, then you will you have to find the note again in a different match and try again.

Below are the steps you have to follow to unlock the character missions in Black Ops 4:

Character’s  Name		Games featured	How to unlock	Steps
Reaper		Black Ops 3	Purchase the Blackout Pass	Blackout Pass
Battery		Black Ops 3, 4	Find the ‘War Machine’ grenade launcher (from Supply Drops or Caches)	Kill the specified number of enemies with the Annihilator Defeat them with Annihilator in inventory
Firebreak		Black Ops 3, 4	Find ‘Burned Doll’ (from Supply Drops or Caches)	Kill the specified number of enemies with fire Defeat them with Burned Doll in inventory
Nomad		Black Ops 3, 4	Find ‘Juneau’s Tags’ (from Supply Drops or Caches)	Kill the specified number of enemies which wearing Character Mission skins Defeat them with Juneau’s Tags in inventory
Prophet		Black Ops 3, 4	Find ‘Ocular Prosthetics’ (from Supply Drops or Caches)	Finish the match with a win Have the specified amount of perks active Defeat them with Oscular Prosthetic in inventory
Ruin		Black Ops 3, 4	Find ‘Punching Mitts’ (found on the tops of Lighthouse, Asylum or Construction Site)	Kill an enemy in close quarter combat Defeat with Punching Mitts in inventory
Seraph		Black Ops 3, 4	Find the ‘Annihilator’ pistol (spawns in the Firing Range)	Kill the specified number of enemies with the Annihilator Finish match within the specified position Defeat them with Annihilator in inventory
Ajax		Black Ops 4	Find ‘Broken Armor Plating’ (looted from fallen players)	Scavenge three armor plates from enemies Complete the match with those three armor plates
Crash		Black Ops 4	Find ‘Poker Chips’ (from Medic Bags)	End the match with 15 Healing Items Finish the Match within the specified position Defeat them with Poker Chips in Inventory
Recon		Black Ops 4	Find ‘I Ching Coins’ (from Supply Drops or Caches)	Avoid collapse damage Finish the Match within the specified position Finish Match with I Ching Coins in inventory
Torque		Black Ops 4	Find ‘Note from Torque’ (from Supply Drops)	Deploy 2 Razer Wires Deploy a Barricade Finish the Match within the specified position Finish Match with Note in Inventory
Zero		Black Ops 4	Black Market	Unlocked from Absolute Zero Black Market tier 1

And as I mentioned, you can also loot all the characters above from other players. On the other hands, there are some characters which you can unlock only by completing the tasks. You can see for the details below:

Blackout character missions

Character’s Name		Games featured	Source	Steps
Reznov		World at War, Black Ops 1	Find ‘Ushanka Hat’ (at a fountain at Estates)	Kill the specified number of enemies at extreme range Finish match within the specified position Finish with Annihilator in inventory
Mason		Black Ops 1 to 3	Find ‘Stained White T-Shirt’ (from supply drops/caches)	Play match as Reznov Wake the Sleeper Agent (activate emergency broadcast in Array) Finish match within a specified position Finish with Stained White T-Shirt in inventory
Hudson		Black Ops 1 to 3	Black Market	Unlocked from Operation First Strike Black Market tier 199
Woods		Black Ops 1 to 3	Find ‘Wood’s Bandana’ (at campsite east of Construction Site)	“You see that Hind?” (Fly a helicopter until it unlocks) “You can’t kill me!” (Finish with Wood’s Bandana in inventory)
Mendenez		Black Ops 2	Find ‘Locket’ (in supply drops/caches)	Kill an enemy with a shotgun Kill an enemy with a melee attack Finish the match with Locket in inventory
Ranger		Black Ops 4	Earn Merits	Unlocked at Echelon level 20
Frogman		Black Ops 4	Earn Merits	Unlocked at Echelon level 40
Airborne		Black Ops 4	Earn Merits	Unlocked at Echelon level 60
Seal		Black Ops 4	Earn Merits	Unlocked at Echelon level 80
Battle Hardened		Black Ops 4	Earn Merits	Unlocked at Echelon level 80 Prestige

Zombies character missions

Character’s Name		Games featured	Source	Steps
Shadow Man		Black Ops 3, 4	Purchase the Blackout Pass	Blackout Pass
Dempsey		WWII, Black Ops 1 to 3	Black Market	Unlocked from Absolute Zero Black Market tier 95
Nikolai		WWII, Black Ops 1 to 3	Black Market	Unlocked from Absolute Zero Black Market tier 45
Dempsey		Black Ops 1 to 3	Juggernog Bottle (found in Nuketown bunker)	Kill a player with a grenade Defeat them within a specified position Have Juggernog Bottle in inventory
Nikolai		Black Ops 1 to 3	Russian Tanker Hat (use Monkey Bomb to blow up the locked gate in the graveyard)	Finish within a specified position Have Russian Tanker Hat in inventory
Richtofen		Black Ops 1 to 3	Blood Vial (with the Juggernog Bottle, Russian Tanker Hat or Letter to the Emporor in inventory, interact with blood foundation in Asylum)	Finish within a specified position Finish with Blood Vial in inventory
Takeo		Black Ops 1 to 3	Letter to the Emporor (interact with a typewriter in Lighthouse or Asylum)	Use no equipment Finish within a specified position Finish with Letter to the Emporor in inventory
Bruno		Black Ops 4	Mug Shot (from zombie kills, Mystery Boxes or Blightfather loot)	Down enemy with a headshot Finish match with Mug Shot in inventory
Diego		Black Ops 4	Pulp Magazine (from zombie kills, Mystery Boxes or Blightfather loot)	Kill the enemy with a headshot Finish match with Pulp Magazine in inventory
Scarlett		Black Ops 4	Racing Goggles and Scarf (from zombie kills, Mystery Boxes or Blightfather loot)	Defeat the enemy with a vehicle Finish with Racing Goggles and Scarf in inventory
Shaw		Black Ops 4	Alchemical Set (from zombie kills, Mystery Boxes or Blightfather loot)	Defeat the enemies with Wraith Fire or Acid Bomb Finish with Alchemical Set in inventory
IX Bruno		Black Ops 4	Lion Pauldron (from zombie kills, Mystery Boxes or Blightfather loot)	Kill the enemy with Combat Axe Finish with Lion Pauldron in inventory
IX Diego		Black Ops 4	Mayan Crest (from Ammo Boxes)	Bowie Knife Finish with Mayan Crest in inventory
IX Scarlett		Black Ops 4	Steel Bracer (from zombie kills, Mystery Boxes or Blightfather loot)	Open a Supply Drop Finish with Steel Bracer in inventory
IX Shaw		Black Ops 4	Ritual Bowl (from zombie kills, Mystery Boxes or Blightfather loot)	Use Specified Perks Used Finish with Ritual Bowl in inventory

Have you found the characters you desired from the list above? Hopefully this article will help you to get more experience in the game.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is currently available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.