Vorkuta uprising and escape " I'd given up hope of ever gettin' out. However, Viktor Reznov, a former hero of the Red Army who was betrayed by Dragovich and his underling Colonel Lev Kravchenko successfully sabotaged Mason's brainwash, programming him to kill Steiner, Kravchenko and Dragovich in order to avenge the death of Dimitri Petrenko. While Mason's willpower resisted the programming, they eventually succeeded. Mason was implanted with the knowledge to interpret the outgoing broadcasts from Dragovich's numbers station and was also programmed to become a Soviet sleeper agent with the primary purpose of assassinating then-U.S. There, Dragovich had Friedrich Steiner and Lev Kravchenko brainwash Mason. Mason was transported to a Soviet labor camp at Vorkuta, Russia. Dragovich programmed you to kill Kennedy, but Reznov sabotaged you." - Jason Hudson describing the Russian's programming to Alex Mason Imprisonment at Vorkuta Russian programming attemptĭragovich and Steiner discuss Mason. Regaining consciousness, he watched as Fidel Castro, alive and well, turned Mason over to former Soviet General Nikita Dragovich as a "gift of their new alliance". Mason was subdued and captured by the Cuban troops. While Mason, Bowman and Woods made it to the plane, Mason bailed out just before takeoff to clear the runway of the Cuban military vehicles. supported Cuban rebels and swarmed the airfield where Op 40's escape plane is located. Mason killed Castro's double.ĭuring their escape, the Cuban military forces rapidly turned the tables on the U.S. Mason and Woods encountered Castro's body double (unknown to Mason and Woods at the time) with a mistress in his bedroom. Using the distraction that was caused by the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Mason, Bowman and Woods raided a compound where Castro was reportedly living. Mason and fellow Operation 40 members Joseph Bowman and Frank Woods infiltrated Cuba prior to the Bay of Pigs Invasion to carry Operation Zapata out which was the assassination of Fidel Castro. In 1961, Mason was a member of a CIA assassination squad known as Operation 40. The Bay of Pigs Invasion " You ready to make history?" - Woods to Mason before killing Castro's double.
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Always itching for action, Mason's tendency towards impulsiveness is the one trait that may not have been completely "trained out of him." However, Woods was well aware about this and knows exactly when and how to rein him in. Having served with distinction since joining the Agency, Mason has a long-standing friendship with many of his fellow Agency colleagues and shows a particular kinship with an operative named Frank Woods.
In 1958, he was recruited to SAD/SOG after an exemplary term of service with the Marines. In the early 1950s, Mason served as an infantryman and later Force Recon Marine in South Korea. In 1953, he became the youngest Wimbledon Cup winner in the history of the marksmanship competition at just 20 years of old. As such, he is adept in cold weather environments and is an excellent sniper. He spent his youth by hunting the elk and grizzlies in the Alaskan wilderness with his father, a WWII veteran and recipient of the Purple Heart for wounds received during action at the Makin Atoll. This was a key contributor to his fervent anti-Communist ideals and eventually led to him joining the Marines. The geographical proximity of his home state to Communist Russia brought the threat of the Cold War much closer to his doorstep than most Americans.
1.19.2 Acquiring intel on Menendez in AfghanistanĪlex was born on June 3, 1933, in Fairbanks, Alaska.1.10.3 Capture by Kravchenko and escape.Mason was added as a playable NATO Operator in Black Ops Cold War with the release of Season Six. He later returns as a supporting protagonist in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. In Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, he's one of the four Archetypes brought back to life, possibly because of the efforts of Project Blackout. He also appears as an NPC in Black Ops DS and as a playable character in Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified. He returns as a deuteragonist in Call of Duty: Black Ops II as the main playable character for the 1980s missions (excluding Suffer With Me). He is the main protagonist and the main playable character in Call of Duty: Black Ops. Mason was born and bred for the Division, a man who could think on his feet, improvise, and turn an ugly situation into a win." - Ryan Jackson.Ĭaptain Alex Mason is a CIA operative and retired Marine Force Recon Captain. Sam Worthington (Black Ops, Black Ops II, Black Ops 4)Ĭhris Payne Gilbert (Black Ops Cold War)