Spectre (Specialist)

"Spectre" is a character and Specialist featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops III and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Spectre is an assassin whose true identity, and even existence, is kept highly classified.
==Biography==
===Black Ops III===
Spectre is a free agent that is often hired to assassinate high-ranking officers. Spectre's real name, date and place of birth, and even gender are unknown to the public, thus shrouding their past in mystery; however, it is shown that they are privy to Reaper's existence as a prototype, and relish in being a free agent, sharing the joy of freedom on the battlefield with Firebreak. Spectre is meticulous when it comes to receiving a liquidation order, often comparing the battlefield to a game of chess, and is willing to succeed by any means necessary, even if it requires the sacrifice of many lives. On the battlefield, Spectre takes pleasure in the act of killing, and shows a degree of cockiness, openly calling even their teammates amateurs, but maintains a calm demeanor when their team loses or the battle ends in a draw, confident that victory will eventually be achieved.
Most of the other Specialists do not appreciate Spectre's presence on the battlefield, even when on the same side, due to their mysterious background and hidden intentions. They are occasionally berated for being a lone wolf and not strictly fighting for their faction's goals (by Outrider, Ruin, and Seraph), and are particularly disliked by Ruin and Battery, who were once nearly killed during one of Spectre's missions. Conversely, Spectre only outwardly shows disdain for Ruin for his straightforwardness in fighting, and is willing to encourage other Specialists or give them advice.
===Black Ops 4===
In 2045, Spectre snuck into the Hydro Dam of Project Blackout. After killing the guards, they placed C4 in key locations and detonated them to flood the entire region.https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/1123278279949963265
==Special Issue==
*Specialist Weapon:Ripper (Black Ops III)Shadow Blade (Black Ops 4)
*Specialist Ability: Active Camo (Black Ops III)
*Special Issue Equipment: Smoke (Black Ops 4)
==Black Ops III Transmissions==
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|-|5.1: Contract=
+++ Decrypt Success
Analytics: CDP
Tags: Liquidation Order, Tactics
Header Ends +++
Spectre: "Things are very rarely entirely as they seem. The key is to try to grasp the bigger picture. To understand the larger forces in play. Work out what their goals and endgames might be. Only when you understand this does the pattern and the larger picture emerge. For example, liquidation order 821-16. High ranking CDP military officer. Commander of an elite rapid deployment unit. Likes to get his hands dirty only when high kill counts are statistically likely. When non-operational, client remains in central command facility. Well defended...hard to infiltrate...untouchable. My third party was calling for target elimination at the earliest opportunity. How should I go about achieving my kill?"
|-|6.1: Feedback=
+++ Decrypt Success
Analytics: NULL
Tags: Attitude
Header Ends +++
Ruin: "All due respect, Sir. I gotta ask why that action was authorized. Gamma and Epsilon have been quiet for weeks. We've been on the back foot in Charlie and Delta fighting for every scrap of ground. Moving our forces like that cost us territory we've already paid a high price for. Sir, permission to speak freely. Might want to consider a review of the intelligence. Seems like we haven't clue one what we were going after out there. Felt like a show of force we didn't have to make. Don't appreciate being sent on wild goose chases and nearly getting me and mine killed. Sir, hope it was worth it, Sir."
|-|7.1: Machinations=
+++ Decrypt Success
Analytics: Winslow Accord, HVT, D.E.A.D, Ruin, Battery, CDP
Tags: Sabotage, EKIA
Header Ends +++
Spectre: "Convincing my contacts at WA SenCom that my client was an HVT was easy. They agreed that a direct assault on targets in sectors Gamma and Epsilon would draw him out at an acceptable level of loss. Of course, they were unaware that I had arranged for their D.E.A.D. systems to malfunction. I suspected that a sudden appearance of a hole in the WA air defense grid would tip the statistical odds of a deployment of my client to the AO. Everything was proceeding on plan, until callsigns "Ruin" and "Battery" led half a CDP battle group to the location that I was monitoring my targets from. Despite that minor inconvenience, I was able to proceed, engaging my client as he disembarked his transport, and liquidated as specified. That momentary look of stupid surprise on his face as he realized he was already dead... was... priceless."
|-|8.1: Perspective=
+++ Decrypt Success
Analytics: CDP, D.E.A.D
Tags: Attidude
Header Ends +++
Ruin: "That whole setup was to smoke out one CDP a-hole?! And you couldn’t come up with something better than use those guys as bait? Here, I got a better plan for you. Take out their D.E.A.D. and flatten the whole base with standoff. One of these days, you’re gonna get what’s coming to you, buddy. Just hope I’m there to see it."
Spectre: "Was that a threat? Stupid. And naïve. This isn’t a brawl. This... this is chess. You’re pawns, nothing more. You set up the play, and leave your betters – knights, bishops, queens, and rooks – to strike tactically, surgically. You set the stage doing whatever it takes to make the story convincing, getting hundreds of lies if must be. Then, at the right time, with a single flick of my wrist, thousands can be saved."
|-|9.1: Debrief=
+++Decrypt Success
Analytics: NULL
Tags: NULL
Header Ends +++
??: (clearing throat) "Based on the requirements layed out at the start of this procurement process, I'm certain that the intelligence gathered in the dossiers in front of you will lead you to conclude that the eight referenced individuals will be the best subjects for your program. Further, I believe that the plant you specified be placed amongst them will independently verify my findings. As instructed, the intelligence was gathered covertly, using a number of measures-"
?? 2: "Are you certain they were unaware of your surveillance?"
??: "Yes, sir, I stake my reputation."
?? 2: "There's more at stake here than your reputation."
??: "Sir, yes sir."
?? 2: "Very well. Leave us. We were never here. We have never spoken."
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==Quotes ==
==Personalization==
===Call of Duty: Black Ops III===
====Heads====
Name 	Image	How to obtain
Assassin 	 	Unlocked by default
Arctic 	 	Get 100 kills while playing as Spectre.
Jungle 	 	Get 250 kills while playing as Spectre.
Hitman 	 	Get 400 kills while playing as Spectre.
Professional	 	Get 600 kills while playing as Spectre.
Earth 	 	Get 800 kills while playing as Spectre.
Bones 	 	Get 10 kills shortly after breaking from Active Camo.
Driver 	 	Get 20 kills shortly after breaking from Active Camo.
Chameleon 	 	Rapidly kill 2 enemies shortly after breaking out of Active Camo 2 times.
Hero 	 	Kill Spectre enemies shortly after breaking out of Active Camo in a single game.
=====Black Market=====
Name 	Rarity	Image	How to obtain
Red Jack	 	 	Spend 300 CODPoints to purchase Contract or 600 CODPoints to unlock right awayContract: When active, win 15 games to unlock.
====Bodies====
Name 	Image	How to obtain
Assassin 	 	Unlocked by default
Arctic 	 	Get 50 kills while playing as Spectre.
Jungle 	 	Get 175 kills while playing as Spectre.
Hitman 	 	Get 325 kills while playing as Spectre.
Professional	 	Get 500 kills while playing as Spectre.
Earth 	 	Get 700 kills while playing as Spectre.
Bones 	 	Get 20 kills with the Ripper.
Driver 	 	Get 40 kills with the Ripper.
Chameleon 	 	Rapidly kill 2 enemies with the Ripper 3 times.
Hero 	 	Kill 6 enemies in a single game with the Ripper.
=====Black Market=====
Name 	Rarity	Image	How to obtain
Red Jack	 	 	Spend 300 CODPoints to purchase Contract or 600 CODPoints to unlock right awayContract: When active, win 15 games to unlock.
===Call of Duty: Black Ops 4===
==== Outfits====
Name 	Rarity 	Image	Theme 	How to obtain
Killabyte 	Default	 	Killabyte 	Obtain Twitch Prime Pack 1
Primo 	Default	 	Crown 	Obtain Twitch Prime Pack 4
Spectre 	Default	 	Operator 	Operation Spectre Rising Contraband Tier 0Unlocked by Default. (post Spectre Rising)
The Numbers	Default	 	The Numbers	Complete the Outfit Mission for Spectre in Blackout.
Compost 	 	 	Compost 	Operation Dark Divide Contraband Tier 10
Cuttlefish 	 	 	Water 	Days of Summer Contraband Tier 30
Ninja 	 	 	Assassin 	Reserves
==Gallery==
===Call of Duty: Black Ops III===
Spectre Specialist BOIII.jpg|Spectre holding their Ripper.
Spectre in-game third-person ICR-1 BO3.png|Spectre in-game.
Spectre Path of Sorrows third-person BO3.png|Spectre wielding the Path of Sorrows.
Spectre cloaked in-game third-person BO3.png|Spectre cloaked.
SummerOfBlackOps Promo2 BO3.jpg
===Call of Duty: Black Ops 4===
Spectre Bo4.jpg|Spectre in the Operation Spectre Rising trailer.
Spectre Wideshot Bo4.png|Spectre in the Operation Spectre Rising trailer.
Spectre wielding the Shadow Blade in-game BO4.png|Spectre wielding the Shadow Blade.
Spectre leaping backwards with the Shadow Blade BO4.png|Spectre leaping backwards whilst wielding the Shadow Blade.
Spectre peparing to throw the Shadow Blade third-person BO4.png|Spectre preparing to throw the Shadow Blade.
Spectre Blackout BO4.png|Spectre in Blackout.
Spectre Ninja Blackout BO4.png|Spectre's "Ninja" outfit.
Spectre OP Apocalypse Z the Prepper BO4.jpg|Spectre's "The Prepper" outfit.
Spectre Op Dark Divide Spectral outfit BO4.jpg|Spectre's "Spectral" outfit from Operation: Dark Divide.
Spectre Spectral close up BO4.jpg|Close up on Spectre's "Spectral" outfit.
Spectre Apocalypse Z Promo BO4.jpg
Spectre Ardent Menu BO4.png
Black Ops 4 Spectre Concept Art.jpg|Spectre concept model.
==Trivia==
===General===
*Although their true gender is unknown, Spectre speaks with a synthesized male voice. 
**In Call of Duty: Black Ops III, when killed with fire or the H.I.V.E., Spectre will scream in an unfiltered male voice, suggesting that their true gender may be male. Spectre's grunts when otherwise hurt are also unfiltered.
**In Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Spectre uses the male animation for the gesture "Dancing Shoes". Moreover, when killed in Infected, Spectre is changed to the male zombie model.
===Call of Duty: Black Ops III=== 
*In Kill Confirmed, Spectre's dog tags are scratched out.
===Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 ===
*During Operation Dark Divide, Spectre was given the supervillain alias "Spectral", and was aligned with the villains in their struggle against the superheroes.
*In the cut Career mode, Spectre was aligned with the Free People's Army and was planned to be revealed as Battery's brother, James.
==References==
Category:Call of Duty: Black Ops III Specialists
Category:Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Specialists