Javier Salazar
Salazar in Old Wounds
Nickname(s)	Sal
Appears in	Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Rank	Possibly Lieutenant
Affiliations	JSOC and SEAL Team Six (Double Agent) Cordis Die
Nationality	Nicaraguan
Status	Incarcerated/K.I.A. (player-determined)
Killed By	Mike Harper, U.S. Drone Fleet (player-determined)
Sex	Male
Hair	Black
Eyes	Brown
Race	Latino
Death	June 19, 2025, Gulf of Mexico, U.S.S. Barack Obama (player-determined)
Weapon	SCAR-H, Titus-6, Five Seven, M27, M8A1, M9 (Holstered)
Equipment	Unknown Tactical Grenades
Timeline	Black Ops Timeline
Voice Actor	Celestin Cornielle
Actor	Celestin Cornielle (Motion and Facial Capture)

"Today is a difficult day, Section. But tomorrow, we all win."

— Salazar explains why he betrayed his friends.

Javier Salazar is a member of the Navy SEALs but actually works for Cordis Die in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, where he is a part of David "Section" Mason's team. He accompanies Section on most of his missions in the future levels of the game until he betrays his men in Odysseus where he will be either killed or detained, depending on the player's choices.

BiographyEdit

Salazar grew up in Nicaragua during Menendez' rise to power, eventually growing up to join the U.S. Military. As part of J-SOC, he accompanied the team consisting of David Mason, Harper, Crosby and himself to an underground facility where they learned of suspicious activity that Raul Menendez was up to in Myanmar (Burma). Salazar also assists the team in infiltrating Colossus in Karma and Anthem in Pakistan.

During Cordis Die's assault on the U.S.S. Barack Obama, Salazar is revealed to be in league with Menendez, when he assists Menendez in taking over the Obama's control room first by letting him free in the interrogation room, and then by killing two guards (and Farid or Chloe Lynch, depending on previous missions) after Briggs orders to shoot Menendez (who holds him hostage) through Briggs. He then asks Menendez to spare Briggs' life, stating that the admiral is a good man, however the player is still given a choice to kill Briggs.

If the player kills Briggs, Salazar shouts "You said no unnecessary killing!" (to which Menendez responds "I decide what is necessary!"). If the player only wounds him, Salazar thanks Menendez for sparing him, with Menendez saying he wanted Briggs to see the aftermath. As a third option the player can choose to do nothing. doing so result in Briggs attempting to attack Menendez, but is stopped by a blow to his head by Salazar and the game proceeds just as if you had chosen to wound him. After Menendez succeeds in taking control of the U.S. defense network, Salazar surrenders without a fight.

GalleryEdit

Salazar in Karma.

Salazar looking at his ad.

Salazar's death in Odysseus at the hands of Harper. (Player-Determined)

Salazar arrested (Player-Determined)

Salazar, traitor

Salazar wearing a helmet in Burma.

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TriviaEdit

• After Harper executes Salazar, his corpse will still appear as an ally and shooting it will result in a friendly fire.
• Salazar appears to show his support and loyalty to Raul Menendez in "Celerium", where he insults Harper and tells him not to underestimate the power of Menendez, after Harper mocks Cordis Die.
• After Harper executes Salazar with a Five-seven (if still alive), an M27 will float to the left of the player.
• Salazar is the only character in Section's team not to have a scripted injury.
• Salazar's signature weapon seems to be the M27.
• He is the only member of Section's team to die at the hands of another member.
• Salazar seems to be a Lieutenant, since he works with Section and Harper, both high ranked.
• Salazar, Harper, and Section are the only characters to appear in the automated ads as shown in Karma.
• Salazar has two M9 pistols holstered, however when he draws one of them, the M9 turns into a Five Seven.
• Salazar also carries three unknown Tactical Grenades, similar to Section, Harper and random SEALs.