Ascension Group

The Ascension Group (Russian: Группа "Восхождение") is a Soviet scientific research group primarily featured in the Aether story of Treyarch's Zombies mode. The Ascension Group first appeared in the Black Ops Timeline, through Black Ops campaign mission Executive Order where it is mentioned that they are made up of mostly former Nazi scientists and other defectors, while making a further appearance in Ascension from Call of Duty: Black Ops and its remaster in Call of Duty: Black Ops III. The Group is also mentioned in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.
==History==
The Ascension Group was formed by former Group 935 member, Harvey Yena on January 26th, 1946 after the Soviet Union hired him at the end of World War II. 
The soviets hired many other former scientists from Group 935 to the Ascension group, and also split Group 935's resources from various stations with the United States. One of these resources recovered by them is Ultimis Richtofen's diary. They also formed a deal with Ultimis Richtofen, similarly to the United States. 
On October 19th, 1955, Doctor Anton Gersh and Doctor Yuri Zavoyski together joined the Ascension Group.
By July 1957, the CIA reported that the Ascension Group successfully completed work on a functional matter transference device. The project was overseen by Gersh. By June 1963, the CIA reported that the Group had made great strides with their teleportation devices.
In March 1962, the Ascension Group developed PhD Flopper and Stamin-Up after studying Group 935's medicinal elixir research. Few months later, on November, Gersh began working on Project Thunder and by December, Gersh and Yuri Zavoyski began working on Project Mercury. However, over the course of the next year, tensions occurred between Gersh and Yuri and by October 1963, Gersh informed the senior staff that Yuri had been removed from Project Mercury and transferred to Rocket research.
Few days later, upon reading Ultimis Richtofen's diary, Yuri began to hear Samantha's voice. Over several days, her voice would consume him, driving him to the brink of insanity. She ordered Yuri to resume his work on Project Mercury and he obeyed.
On November 4th, 1963, Gersh revealed to the Committee that Yuri should be removed from the Ascension Group as he became hostile towards other scientists and frequently muttering to himself. The next day, Yuri, obeying Samantha's wishes, tricked Gersh into activating a Gersh Device. The rift created absorbed Gersh and allowed Samantha to travel through. Yuri was also absorbed and transported to the Pentagon.
On November 6th, 1963, Ultimis arrived in the Ascension facility. An outbreak occurred and Ultimis freed Gersh from the Casimir Mechanism. Maintaining his ethereal form, Gersh sent Ultimis into a rift to their next destination before beginning his travels across space and time. The outbreak was contained.
Two days after the incident in the Cosmodrome, it was reported that the Ascension Group was consumed by in-fightning, as different parties vie for control in the absence of Gersh. The Group's future was deemed as "uncertain".
==Members==
*Harvey Yena (founder and leader)
*Anton Gersh (co-founder)
*Yuri Zavoyski
==Inventions==
*Gersh Device
*Thundergun
*PhD Flopper
*Stamin-Up
== Gallery ==
Ascension group logo v2.png|Another version of the Ascension Group logo used in Executive Order.
Gersh and yuri.png|Gersh and Yuri Zavoyski near the Casimir Mechanism.
Thundergun Blueprints Bo4.jpeg|Tundra Gun blueprints bearing the Ascension Group logo.
AscensionGroup Personnel1 Tag BO4.png|A frozen Ascension Group member in the Tugarin.
AscensionGroup Personnel2 Tag BO4.png
==Trivia==
*During the underwater sequence in the Black Ops II mission Fallen Angel several books are seen adorning the Ascension Group's logo. 
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