History VideoGame / CallOfDutyBlackOps4

* {{Interquel}}: As mentioned the game takes place between Black Ops II and Black Ops III. The Specialists are depicted before cybernetics became the norm as in the third game but still use advanced tech seen in the futuristic segments in the second.

* AdaptationalWimp: Mason, Woods, and Reznov all played like typical ''Call of Duty'' protagonists when you controlled them back in the day, but Menendez was a deliberately overpowered LightningBruiser in the short half of a mission in which you played as him in combat. For obvious balance reasons, Menendez in ''Black Ops III'' no longer has his various CharlesAtlasSuperpower abilities and plays like any other player character.

** TheBusCameBack: Content updates brought back Outrider and Spectre. Reaper also appears as a Blackout exclusive skin.

* PutOnABus: Reaper and Spectre aren't in the game after debuting in ''Black Ops III'', [[JustifiedTrope which makes sense considering this game comes before it chronologically]]. Reaper is more than likely in an R&D phase at this point, and Spectre is [[TheSpook probably out taking contracts]].

* AdultFear: Savannah Mason feared losing her sister in combat, and had an argument before she left on her final mission before she became M.I.A. [[spoiler:Jessica survived, but ends up in hiding instead]]

* BackFromTheDead: The Archetypes from Blackout appear to be some sort of clones (biological or otherwise), which has allowed Savannah to resurrect figures from the past, namely Alex Mason, Frank Woods, Viktor Reznov, and Raul Menendez, which is used to explain their presence in the Blackout game mode. Because ClonesArePeopleToo, the Archetypes are not 100% true to the originals. [[spoiler: The clone Frank Woods is apparently a bad guy and TheDragon to Savannah. Menendez is still a strong-willed and ambitious mastermind who pulls an EvilerThanThou on Savannah, but he doesn't seem to be a politically-motivated Anarchist like the original was.]]
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Savannah Mason is apparently up to something nefarious and even (reluctantly) allowed her own sister to be assassinated, and Jessica Mason survives and ends up uniting the Specialists against her and her massive organization.]]

** Zombies maps were also adapted into Blackout, with the obvious added danger of zombies spawning at them. Alongside the aforementioned TranZit diner, Verruckt also makes an appearance, with a graveyard south of it that zombies can also spawn from, Floyd's gym from Shadows of Evil, alongside the lighthouse from Call of the Dead. In several zombie infested locations, eradicating all the zombies can open the Mystery Box, allowing players to access powerful gear, but the downside is the racket you make from killing the zombies in the first place alerting other players to your presence.

* PutOnABus: Reaper, Spectre, and Blackjack are not in the game after debuting in Black Ops III. After all the game took place before Black Ops III. Blackjack can be excused, as he become the Black Market dealer after the events of Black Ops 3. Reaper is more than likely in an R&D phase at this point, and Spectre is, well...

* SamusIsAGirl: Spectre is heavily implied to be [[spoiler: Jessica Mason, after surviving having her jaw shot off in the opening movie and replacing her damaged body parts with cybernetics.]]

* PutOnABus: Outrider, Reaper, Spectre, and Blackjack are not in the game after debuting in Black Ops III. After all the game took place before Black Ops III. Outrider and Blackjack can be excused, the former being a child in this game and the latter only became Blackjack after the events of Black Ops 3. Reaper is more than likely in an R&D phase at this point, and Spectre is, well...

** Zombies maps were also adapted into Blackout, with the obvious added danger of zombies spawning at them. Alongside the aforementioned TranZit diner, Verruckt also makes an appearance, with a graveyard south of it that zombies can also spawn from, alongside the lighthouse from Call of the Dead. In several zombie infested locations, eradicating all the zombies can open the Mystery Box, allowing players to access powerful gear, but the downside is the racket you make from killing the zombies in the first place alerting other players to your presence.

''Call of Duty: Black Ops 4'' (stylized as ''Black Ops IIII'') is the 15th entry in the [[LongRunner long running]] ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' series, and the 5th entry in Treyarch's sub-series. It is [[{{Interquel}} set in-between]] ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'' and ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII Black Ops III]]''.

* EvilIsNotAToy: Savannah quickly comes to realize that resurrecting Raul Menendez, TheDreaded ArchEnemy of her grandfather, might not have been the brightest idea in the world.

* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Raul Menendez seems to become this after pulling a TheStarscream on Savannah, but in the final audio log Savannah reveals that the entire scheme was actually masterminded by someone else entirely, causing Menendez to become confused and worried.]]

* BackFromTheDead: The Archetypes from Blackout appear to be some sort of clones (biological or otherwise), which has allowed Savannah to resurrect figures from the past, namely Alex Mason, Frank Woods, Viktor Reznov, and Raul Menendez, which is used to explain their presence in the Blackout game mode. Because ClonesArePeopleToo, the Archetypes are not 100% true to the originals. [[spoiler: The clone Frank Woods is apparently a bad guy and TheDragon to Savannah. Menendez is still a strong-willed and ambitious mastermind, but he doesn't seem to be a politically-motivated Anarchist like the original was.]]

''Call of Duty Black Ops 4'' (stylized as ''Black Ops IIII'') is the 15th entry in the [[LongRunner long running]] ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' series, and the 5th entry in the Treyarch sub-series. It is [[{{Interquel}} set in between Black Ops II and Black Ops III]].

In a first for the series, there is no formal Campaign mode. However, the story is interwoven with Multiplayer via the Specialist Missions. Since the game is [[{{Interquel}} set before Black Ops III]], this allows for expanding on the lore of the previous game's Specialists, such as Seraph, Firebreak and Ruin, as well as new Specialists such as Torque, Crash and Ajax.

The Multiplayer gameplay has been revamped; first off, there is no automatic health regeneration, rather the players get to use adrenaline shots to heal damage. Damage in turn has been amped up, players have 150 health, and weapons use a mix of hitscans and projectiles for bullets. Specialists now have two abilities to use on a cooldown, which can be selected via the Create a Class system. Classic multiplayer modes like Team Deathmatch, Domination and Search and Destroy return, but are also joined by two new game modes: Control, which revolves around one team trying to capture two separate objectives while the other team tries to stop them, and Heist, where two teams fight to steal bags of cash from each other, and the cash inside can be used to buy equipment for the next round a la ''VideoGame/CounterStrike''. As for maps, the base game features 10 brand-new maps built around the new gameplay style alongside four classic maps from the first two ''Black Ops'' games, with a fifth, Nuketown, coming as part of a free update in November.

Treyarch's [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyZombies Zombies mode]] returns, with three launch maps: Voyage of Despair, IX and Blood of the Dead. In ''Voyage'', a new team of characters - Scarlett, Diego, Bruno and Stanton - aim to stop a zombie outbreak on the Titanic, right as it begins its fateful trip into the North Atlantic; while in ''IX'', they are transported into Ancient Rome, to fight as gladiators against the undead, while also trying to discover the evil magic at work. ''Blood of the Dead'' revisits the Primis crew - Dempsey, Nikolai, Takeo and Richtofen - as they enact their 'insurance policy' at Alcatraz, only to be caught in a battle against the undead following a revelation from a parallel Richtofen. Lastly, the Season Pass exclusive map Classified brings us back to the Ultimis incarnations of Dempsey and company just after they finished their business in Shangri-La. The team is sent to the Pentagon, just before the events of Five.

* CallBack: The short story-based tutorial mode features a character called Savannah Mason. She and her sister Jessica are the daughters of David "Section" Mason, and granddaughters of Alex Mason, who also makes a cameo voiceover in the final cutscene. Also the training program the Specialists partake in is guided by an AI version of Frank Woods, who describes himself as a 'friend of the family'.

** There are unlockable skins for Blackout based on characters from Black Ops I and II (and Reznov who debuted in VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar).

* GenreShift: The multiplayer now features more emphasis on teamwork and special abilities (which was introduced in Black Ops III) ala VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}. The series trademark RegeneratingHealth is also removed as in the very first game and Call of Duty WWII's single player. Specialists lack the cybernetics that, among other things, enabled them to double jump and hover, keeping the gameplay more grounded compared to entries just prior to VideoGame/CallOfDutyWWII.

* ShortRangeShotgun: Exaggerated due to the nature of the weapon's designation as a secondary. To prevent them from being overpowered compared to their primary counterparts, the shotguns were heavily nerfed from prior games, having a very short one hit kill range, or no one shot kill potential at all for the [=SG12=], and very small comparative magazines.

Treyarch's [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyZombies Zombies mode]] returns, with three launch maps: Voyage of Despair, IX and Blood of the Dead. In ''Voyage'', a new team of characters - Scarlett, Diego, Bruno and Stanton - aim to stop a zombie outbreak on the Titanic, right as it begins its fateful trip into the North Atlantic; while in ''IX'', they are transported into Ancient Rome, to fight as gladiators against the undead, while also trying to discover the evil magic at work. ''Blood of the Dead'' revisits the Primis crew - Dempsey, Nikolai, Takeo and Richtofen - as they enact their 'insurance policy' at Alcatraz, only to be caught in a battle against the undead following a revelation from a parallel Richtofen. Lastly, the Season Pass exclusive map Classified brings us back to the Ultimis crew just after they finished their business in Shangri-La. The team is sent to the Pentagon, just before the events of Five.

*** The latter also features a diner similar to the one on TranZit, and zombies can spawn there.

* ShortRangeShotguns: Exaggerated due to the nature of the weapon's designation as a secondary. To prevent them from being overpowered compared to their primary counterparts, the shotguns were heavily nerfed from prior games, having a very short one hit kill range, or no one shot kill potential at all for the [=SG12=], and very small comparative magazines.

** Nuketown Island is obviously modeled after Nuketown, but now includes a shelter underneath.

** Zombies maps were also adapted into Blackout, with the obvious added danger of zombies spawning at them. Alongside the aforementioned TranZit diner, Verruckt also makes an appearance, with a graveyard south of it that zombies can also spawn from, alongside the lighthouse from Call of the Dead.

* PutOnABus: Outrider, Reaper, Spectre, and Blackjack are not in the game after debuting in Black Ops III. After all the game took place before Black Ops III.

* NostalgiaLevel: Aside from multiplayer featuring some in the map rotation, Blackout's major areas consist of these. Asylum is even included despite being a Zombie map.

Lastly, Black Ops 4 introduces a new gamemode - "Blackout", a battle royale mode in the vein of ''VideoGame/PlayerunknownsBattlegrounds''. While the core gameplay is the same as other Battle Royale games, Blackout boasts variety of vehicles including flying vehicles, also the map is not only the largest map in Call of Duty history but also incorporating iconic places in the Black Ops series including Nuketown and even zombie infested places.

The Multiplayer gameplay has been revamped; first off, there is no automatic health regeneration, rather the players get to use adrenaline shots to heal damage. Damage in turn has been amped up, players have 150 health, and weapons use a mix of hitscans and projectiles for bullets. Specialists now have two abilities to use on a cooldown, which can be selected via the Create a Class system.

* PutOnABus: Outrider, Reaper, Spectre, and Blackjack are absent after debuting in Black Ops III.

Treyarch's [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyZombies Zombies mode]] returns, with three launch maps: Voyage of Despair, IX and Blood of the Dead. In ''Voyage'', a new team of characters - Scarlett, Diego, Bruno and Stanton - aim to stop a zombie outbreak on the Titanic, right as it begins its fateful trip into the North Atlantic; while in ''IX'', they are transported into Ancient Rome, to fight as gladiators against the undead, while also trying to discover the evil magic at work. ''Blood of the Dead'' revisits the Primis crew - Dempsey, Nikolai, Takeo and Richtofen - as they enact their 'insurance policy' at Alcatraz, only to be caught in a battle against the undead following a revelation from a parallel Richtofen. Lastly, the Season Pass exclusive map Classified brings us back to the Ultimis crew just after they finished their business in Shangri-La. The team is sent to the Pentagon, just after the Zombie attack on JFK, where they discover something really bad about the Pentagon's research into 935.

Treyarch's [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyZombies Zombies mode]] returns, with three launch maps: Voyage of Despair, IX and Blood of the Dead. In ''Voyage'', a new team of characters - Scarlett, Diego, Bruno and Stanton - aim to stop a zombie outbreak on the Titanic, right as it begins its fateful trip into the North Atlantic; while in ''IX'', they are transported into Ancient Rome, to fight as gladiators against the undead, while also trying to discover the evil magic at work. ''Blood of the Dead'' revisits the Primis crew - Dempsey, Nikolai, Takeo and Richtofen - as they enact their 'insurance policy' at Alcatraz, only to be caught in a battle against the undead following a revelation from a parallel Richtofen.

* CallBack: The short story-based tutorial mode features a characted called Savannah Mason, also the training program the Specialists partake is guided by an AI version of Frank Woods.

* RegeneratingHealth: Now averted in all gameplay modes other than Zombies.

The Multiplayer gameplay has been revamped; first off, there is no automatic health regeneration, rather the players get to use adrenaline shots to heal damage. Damage in turn has been amped up, players have 150 health, and weapons deal more damage per bullet. Specialists now have two abilities to use on a cooldown, which can be selected via the Create a Class system.

** Blackout contains a lot of them.
* {{Interquel}}: As mentioned the game takes place between Black Ops II and Black Ops III
* GenreShift: The multiplayer now features more emphasis on teamwork and special abilities (which was introduced in Black Ops III) ala Videogame/Overwatch. The series trademark RegeneratingHealth is also removed as in the very first game and Call of Duty WWII's single player.
* RegeneratingHealth: Now averted in all gameplay modes.