Flare

The is a piece of equipment seen in Call of Duty 3, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty Online, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Siege, Call of Duty: WWII, Call of Duty: Mobile, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
==Call of Duty 3==
Flares are seen in the campaign several times. In the mission "The Crossroads", a flare is used to provide light in a darkened, collapsed building. In "The Mace", green flares are used to signal the approach of the advancing Canadian Army. Finally, in "Chambois", flares are used to mark targets for airstrikes.
==Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare==
Flares are seen several times in campaign. They are very blinding to players if they are using the Night Vision Goggles.
==Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2==
===Campaign===
Flares are seen in several levels, including "The Gulag", where Soap fires a red one from his M4A1, in "Second Sun" in which Russians and Foley use them, and "Whiskey Hotel", where James Ramirez and other Rangers use green flares at the end of the level.
===Multiplayer===
The Flare is used as a model for the Tactical Insertion. Green flares are for teammates, while red ones mark enemies.
===Gallery===
EpicSoapFlare.png|Soap firing a flare in "The Gulag".
Call of dutymw2-like a baws.jpg|Flares seen in "Whiskey Hotel".
==Call of Duty: Black Ops==
===Campaign===
In the level "Operation 40", a flare is shot to give when Woods, Mason, and Bowman to zipline into the facility. In "Crash Site", the Viet Cong throw flares at the player after they get off the boat. In addition, some are seen in garbage cans near the beginning of the level.
==Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3==
===Campaign===
Flares are seen in the mission "Turbulence", where a flare is seen at the very end of the level. Sandman marks Delta Force's position with flares in "Bag and Drag". In addition, in "Stronghold", after Yuri and Price turn off the lights, flares are shortly later used by the Inner Circle.
===Multiplayer===
Flares are used for the Tactical Insertion, just like in Modern Warfare 2.
===Gallery===
Dungeon Karlstejn Castle MW3.png|Flares seen in "Stronghold".
Tactical Insertion menu icon MW3.png|The Tactical Insertion.
==Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance==
The flare is seen in the level "Clearing Out", where flares are used to mark the Russian Fortification for the player, who is controlling an AC-130.
===Gallery===
Flare marking warehouse with armor Clearing out.PNG|The light is the flare.
==Call of Duty: Black Ops II==
===Campaign===
At the beginning of the level "Suffer With Me", a PDF soldier fires a Flare Pistol.
===Multiplayer===
The map Aftermath has a tunnel filled with numerous red flares.
===Gallery===
Flare Pistol BOII.png|PDF soldier preparing to fire a flare.
==Call of Duty Online==
===Campaign===
A pair of green flares are used by Rook at the end of "Crash Landing".
==Call of Duty: Ghosts==
===Campaign===
In campaign, the flares are briefly seen in the level "Struck Down", where Keegan picks one up when they are looking for Ajax, and holds it in the "Harries Technique" under his MP-443 Grach. Hesh is later on seen carrying one after Ajax dies.
===Multiplayer===
As in previous games, the flare is used as the model for the Tactical Insertion (Infected only).
===Extinction===
The Flare also appears as a throwable piece of tactical equipment in Extinction that is found in Search Piles. It is considered a rare item, enough so that the player's character will make a positive in-game comment when a Flare is found. Players can only carry one Flare at a time. Flares can also be acquired from Random Supplies, although it is rare for them to be given.
When thrown, the Flare will ignite. When ignited, the Flare will attract most kinds of Cryptids to the Flare. Cryptids whose attention is grabbed by the flare will stand still, only moving when damaged. Once the Flare expires, the Cryptids will stop paying attention to the Flare and resume to their normal tendencies.
Rhinos, Mammoths, and large Cryptids like the Breeder, Kraken, and Ancestors will pay no attention to Flares. Most notably, the Leper cannot be lured by the Flare unless the Leper is very close by the Flare.
Flares, like Hypno Knives, are one of the pieces of loot that are affected by Master Scavenger upgrade. If a player with Master Scavenger active finds a Flare, the Flare will glow red instead of its usual green, and it will last longer. This will apply even if a different player throws the Flare, so long as a player with Master Scavenger found the Flare originally.
Since the Nemesis update, every Tank begins the game with a Flare. This free Flare can be upgraded by Master Scavenger should the Tank have the upgrade active.
Flares are most commonly used early in the game, especially on challenges. Accuracy challenges are rendered much easier thanks to a Flare. If the first challenge on Point of Contact is to not take any damage from Cryptids, it is not uncommon to see a player throw a Flare physically past the first hive to guarantee challenge success. It can also be very helpful for trap challenges, luring Cryptids to a trap that is far away from the objective in order to get trap kills, especially since a player can melee attack the Cryptids to push them into the trap for an easy kill. Outside of challenges, the Flare remains useful in a pinch, potentially saving a player from getting downed, or creating a diversion in order to more easily revive a player.
Unlike most other lethals and tacticals that can be acquired from Search Piles, there is a noticeable delay between acquiring the Flare and the Flare appearing in the player's inventory. This is rarely consequential, but in a panic, picking up a Flare off the ground and using it can be cumbersome, especially when swapping out other tactical equipment in order to do so.
===Gallery===
Flare Extinction CoDG.png
==Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare==
===Campaign===
Red flares are seen on the bridge near the end of the mission "Collapse", before the bridge's destruction. They have "Emergency Flare" written on them. Cormack uses a flare in the mission "Crash".
=== Multiplayer ===
In the map Instinct, a flare can be seen. There is also one by the C Flag in Domination on the map Atlas Gorge.
=== Exo Survivial ===
In the ending cutscene for Riot, a soldier lights a flare and throws it before the Zombies attack him.
==Call of Duty: Black Ops III==
In the story trailer, a man who throws a torch onto a structure is seen holding a flare. Jacob Hendricks uses a flare in "Hypocenter" inside the Coalescence Corporation abandoned headquarters. 
==Call of Duty: Siege==
The Flare returns in Call of Duty: Siege as a unit card featured in Supply Drops.
==Call of Duty: WWII==
In the mission Death Factory, a red flare targets Joseph Turner's squad, signaling the German artillery fire.
Flare Death Factory WWII.png|Turner tells Red to escape the forest.
==Call of Duty: Mobile==
At the start of Battle Royale matches, every playable character has a flare attached to their leg while parachuting from the VTOL.
In addition, a flare is used as the model for the Tactical Insertion (Attack of the Undead only).
==Call of Duty: Modern Warfare==
===Campaign===
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the flare is used for illumination by various characters.
===Multiplayer & Warzone===
In multiplayer and Warzone, the flare is used as the Tactical Insertion model like in previous games.
===Gallery===
Flare mw 2019 2.png|Hadir Karim holding a flare.
Tactical Insertion Menu MW.jpg|Tactical Insertion
==Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War==
===Campaign===
Deployed flares are seen in the catacombs during the mission The Final Countdown.
==Call of Duty: Vanguard==
===Campaign===
The flare is seen as part of the Flare Pistol used by Arthur Kingsley, Richard Webb and Marvin Pelfrey respectfully.
===Multiplayer===
Like in previous games, the flare is seen as the model for the Tactical Insertion.
===Gallery===
TacticalInsertion FieldUpgrade Background Menu CODV.png|Tactical Insertion.
==Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II==
===Campaign===
In the mission Alone, Phillip Graves lights a flare and gives it to a Shadow Company operative to torch a building.
===Multiplayer===
The flare is seen in multiplayer as the model for the Tactical Insertion.
===Gallery===
TacticalInsertion FieldUpgrade Background Menu MWII.jpg|Tactical Insertion.
==Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III==
===Campaign===
A flare is used by Rook in the mission Operation 627.
==Call of Duty: Black Ops 6==
===Campaign===
Flares are seen lit at the start of the canyon in the mission Bishop Takes Rook, on supply drops in Hunting Season, and around a helicopter in Under the Radar.
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