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Mason talking[]

Treyarch is trying to make Black Ops feel like a movie, your character has a voice, body, and face. XDEATHMAN4aP90x 21:58, August 25, 2010 (UTC)xDEATHMAN4aP90x make mason a black american military man


This isn't up to us. You can think he is though.Longjohns 05:00, June 23, 2010 (UTC)—Unsigned comment was added by 79.77.252.26

Mason Responses[]

A Call of Duty playable character, TALKING?! what has Treyarch DONE?! --Yocapo32 16:30, June 27, 2010 (UTC)

They're making an amazing game, probably about 50x better than Modern Warfare 2. Cpl. Wilding 16:33, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
Why are we surprised that Call of Duty playable characters can TALK in Black Ops? Didn't we feel the same way in Nazi Zombies in World at War. Black Ops just added more stuff to it GunsSwordsFlames 00:16, August 26, 2010 (UTC)GunsSwordsFlames
Per Cpl. Wilding definitely Infected32-Cool Metal 00:57, October 15, 2010 (UTC)

BAD QUOTE!![]

Mason never says reznov almost took a bullet. He only says no one fights alone and will circle his way around.

He does just when he fires the gun. And "No one fights alone" is said by Reznov because he actually says "No one fights alone, MASON" BRX 20:37, July 11, 2010 (UTC)BRX

Actually, Mason firing is the player's choice. TheKingofPies 15:00, June 5, 2011 (UTC)

Shit, Woods[]

I think Mason says "You look like shit, Woods", not "I feel like shit, Woods" BRX 08:30, July 22, 2010 (UTC)BRX

What does mason say to woods? He says you look like hammered shit woods[]

Could you give me a link to when Mason says Dead to resnov pleaseButterball9 00:08, August 26, 2010 (UTC)

Where are we getting all these new quotes from Mason etc? JarheadM4A1

Mason says "Dead" answering Reznov's question "Where is your friend Swift?" when they meet in the first big room in the rat tunnels.Xeoxer 14:28, February 8, 2011 (UTC)

JUST AN FYI[]

This will all probably be deleted, but as for all the new information on Mason, you can see it all listed in his dossier that flashes onto the screen for a split second at 00:31 in the new trailer at this URL: http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/11/new-call-of-duty-black-ops-single-player-trailer-declassified/#continued It is obviously not visible in that format, but on the Xbox LIVE main page you can download the trailer and read it for yourself. User:AnthraxXadam

Refrence to Red Faction: Guerrilla?[]

I mean, Red Faction: Guerilla's main character is Alec Mason.

Only difference in name of this Black Ops character is one letter. Possible reference, anyone?

Plus, they look a tiny bit simliar. Haircut is a little simliar.... though this is not as relevant as a reference as the name is.

I agree, definitely could be a reference. Anyone else think it should be put into the article? P.png Jax-Kenobi P.png 20:06, November 20, 2010 (UTC)

That isn't schitzophrenia[]

Mason can't have schitzophrenia because he doesn't exhibit the symptoms. First of all, it typically shows up in adolesence. Second, he doesn't merely HALLUCINATE Reznov- he actively interacts with the environment AS Reznov while hallucinating as him.

Mason more likely has developed Dissociative Identity Disorder, in which the sufferer has more than one personality that interacts with the environment in different ways. He also exhibits more symptoms of DID- Multiple mannerisms, distortion of time, severe memory loss (remember, at the end Hudson says that he goes AWOL for months at a time), flashbacks to trauma, sudden anger without justified cause, panic attacks, and hallucinations of them interacting with their other personalities. Probably the best case for DID is the fact that it can show up via high-stress situations- Vorkuta?

DID, by the way, has become the Hollywood Schizophrenia- if its called schizophrenia on-screen, its probably DID.


I never though about that, but he usually doesn't interact as Reznov excluding at Rebirth Island. Look well at Revelations, looks that in Rebirth Island Mason interacts as Reznov, but in the rest you see Reznov appearing in the environment AWAY from Mason until he notices that it doesn't exist and disappears from the scene. So, looks like in almost all parts is schitzophrenia, except at Rebirth, when it turns out to have DID, so I don't know. BigPD7 21:38, January 5, 2011 (UTC)


You'll love this, BigPD7. When Mason killed Steiner as "Reznov", you see how Mason views killing Steiner. Now, think back to the Rat Tunnels. How "Reznov" knifed people juuuust out of reach. So, Mason was interacting at the Rat Tunnels, as "Reznov". In Dissociative Identity Disorder, you interact with your environment as another person, while viewing from a different angle. Rat Tunnels come up, as do the boat ride in Crash Site- He SAYS things as Reznov and Woods/Bowman act as if they heard it, meaning that Mason said them.


Yeah, I agree, but the biggest question made by the Community is "who saved Mason in The Defector??", "who killed those Viet Cong in the rat tunnels that were out of reach??" and, finally, "what does Mason remember after seeing Reznov pull out his pistol??". About that, the funny thing is that Mason sees "Reznov" killing Steiner in the EXACT location where he's knocked out, so yeah, I think it's DID, you should write that "very well prooved" possibility in the Trivia. BigPD7 11:21, January 8th, 2011 (UTC)

WHAT THE...?[]

Excuse me, but is this article written by a person who completed 40% of the game? The history about Mason's in this article ends with a talk with Kennedy. There is actually more trivia than facts.


Masons real identity[]

In the cutscene at the beginning of the last mission you can see a dutch passport with the picture of Alex Mason. Doesn't this mean he is dutch? It says his real name is Willem van der Berg and that he is from Enschede. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0mqKpo7HCo at 1:31 minutes. PSDaniel 21:10, November 12, 2010 (UTC)


Of course, most CIA and possibly SOG operatives need multiple identities. Remember, they do not "exist", meaning they probably have several passports of various national norigin. If you watched The Bourne Identity, you would see that Jason Bourne has like 8 passports, and he's also a former CIA operative.


Most CIA and possibly SOG operatives need multiple identities.71.198.193.69 22:53, November 16, 2010 (UTC)


IMAGE CHANGE[]

I think the huge profile picture has to go. User:AnthraxXadam Also, all of his stats (birth, affiliations) are gone.

mental state[]

after revalations, was masons mental state ok since the brainwashing was broken because in the intel it says his mental state is unreliable, does this mean he hasn't fully recovered or is this just the CIA being suspicious due to his experiences ( check operation Charybdis intel)

He probably didn't fully recover.Menu mp weapons coltSgt.Sandwich | Talk shop | Combat record Burger Town Emblem MW2 14:30, December 20, 2010 (UTC)

he dint so Operation: Charybdis was comminced to kill mason,hudson and weaver it explains it in the intel for redemptionSpeical ops genral minigun 14:47, December 20, 2010 (UTC)

I guess that must b tru, after all he did still hear reznov but his programming being broken


You should see an important detail: in the missions with Mason before Redemption when they show his face in the cutscene just before the mission, it is usually covered with some numbers and in Project Nova, Reznov's face is almost fully covered by numbers. Now let's see Hudson, he's always seen from a dossier picture with no numbers around, as he hadn't anything about Mason's programming. Now in the cutscene of Redemption, we see Mason face from a dossier like with Hudson, which can probably he was really fully recovered. And those words from Reznov was only a voiceover, probably it's Mason thinking how proud could Reznov be for doing the favor he wanted in trade of risking his own life to help Mason break out of Vorkuta. Anyways, I don't think Mason is gonna get out alive from this Operation, the CIA and SAS togheter are a damn good combination. BigPD7 11:33, January 8th, 2011 (UTC)

C. Miller from WaW = A. Mason from BO[]

It really looks like to me that Mason is WaW's Miller son or something like that and the name Alex Mason is probably his CIA's second identity. In Mason's biography they say his father was condecorated with Purple Heart for his actions in Makin Atoll. Remember Semper Fi?? Miller got f*cked up as a POW, then helped cripple the Japanese supply network and he got really wounded by a katana at the end. That heroism should give instantaneously a Purple Heart, and there was no other POW alive except Miller that wounded like he was. I think it's very possible, but I think that is better put here in Talk so you guys say what you think before putting in on the Trivia. BigPD7 22:07, January 5, 2011 (UTC)

BUT FOR THE LAST TIME! I wrote this on Miller´s talk too! Miller can not be Mason´s father! Miller was born in 1922! Mason was born in 1933! Did Miller become a father when he was eleven! Very unlikely! Ewil 4 life 16:30, January 10, 2011 (UTC)


1922?? Didn't noticed that.... I though Carlson's Raiders were younger. Anyway, there were 17 wounded in the Makin raid, so it is really unlike a guy had a strong kid at 11 and then join the Marines :S. Anyway, thanks for the info :) BigPD7 15:57, January 10, 2011 (UTC)

You´re welcome. Ewil 4 life 19:06, January 11, 2011 (UTC)

the guy from WAWFF might be his father

J.F.K.[]

Anyone else think the whole thing about him killing J.F.K. was a little unnecessary? MAViRICK 20:41, February 27, 2011 (UTC)

Thats what i was thinking its like five both pointlessRick Grimes 13:30, March 19, 2011 (UTC)

alex mason[]

i think alex mason is real becase he was at the ending of balck ops and i know alot about alex mason —Unsigned comment was added by 65.6.73.69

Wow.....just.....wow.-Diegox223 Talk 23:58, March 14, 2011 (UTC)

no offense but are u retarded Rick Grimes 22:11, March 21, 2011 (UTC)

he's real cause he's says the f word without getting bleeped hardy hardy har

did he really just say that? RileyHeligo 13:38 April 10

Holy crap, are you serious? You know why I think Mason's real? BECAUSE YOU PLAY AS HIM. TheKingofPies 21:37, June 4, 2011 (UTC)

Should we change the stautes because he is not mia and treyarh edited the picture so mason would be there

Hey! I'm real! AwesomeSauce360 talk

J.F.K. Assassination[]

Is it probable that Mason didn't fully recover from the brainwash? As the scene in the end shows him in the crowd on the day of the assassination. Also, when he is killing Dragovich in the Rusalka, and Mason yells at him "You tried to make me kill my own President!" Dragovich replies with "Tried?!" TheKingofPies 14:58, June 5, 2011 (UTC)


I feel like JFK died in Five, and so they knew Mason was still brainwashed so they set him up to kill the doppelganger, then he went into hiding, he had a son with Weaver's niece, and BO2 happens —Unsigned comment was added by Kooler186

Really?[]

Do we really need all those "Headless Mason" pictures? I think one is enough.

Zombie map?[]

Anyone else think Alex Mason going to be in some alternate-reality zombie map? I mean, the story even ties in with zombies (nova 6 zombies, writing on the walls). In the DS version he was only in two levels and in those two levels he was with the two zombie characters of the DS version. In "Five" you see a crapload of numbers for the teleporters. And many other things. Zamininc 07:41, July 30, 2011 (UTC)

i wish i hate the zombie charcters

I don't think that Treyarch is going to make a game in a while, and they're done with map packs in Black Ops pretty much, so probably not. Specialty airdrop juggernaut smallWuster1000Specialty ac130 small NOT BACK 18:28, October 30, 2011 (UTC)

Noclip pictures[]

I don't believe we need that many noclip "headless" pictures of Mason in the gallery. It goes without saying that the animators needed to replace his character model's head so that the first-person view can be accommodated, therefore we don't need that many noclip pics. --Iw5 cardicon soap Blemo progress-wheel.gif TALK CONTRIBUTIONSEMAILMESSAGE

Family[]

Wow thats sweet his family cares —Unsigned comment was added by JoMama69

Did you know he has a son called David Mason, you play as him on the 2025 side of the story A BL1ND K1D 17:27, May 2, 2012 (UTC)

Alex Age[]

Alex mosan Age is 93 so his still alive or not.... Surprise_in_8_bit.gifXSCX surprise!!!!

Hopefuly :) —Unsigned comment was added by 92.251.153.253



How old was he when he had David[]

I have been wondering about what year was David born and the age of Alex Mason when he had him.

Jackalex13 05:08, May 17, 2012 (UTC)Jackalex13

David was born in 1980, making Alex about 47. Iw5 cardicon soapN7 TC 14:58, June 9, 2012 (UTC)

His Wife[]

i just found out about mason wife.Surprise_in_8_bit.gifXSCX surprise!!!!

Mason and his wife
Looks like him to me. Iw5 cardicon soapN7 TC 20:23, June 9, 2012 (UTC)

The picture[]

anyone think is this mason or what??

BlackOps2 Alex mason

100% Mason and his wife??

Surprise_in_8_bit.gifXSCX surprise!!!!

Mason in the 1980s[]

In this image: do we think this is Mason?  FANMADE_Animated_Derpy_Hooves_desktop_ponies_sprite.gif Sig1.png Sig2.png  16:08, July 19, 2012 (UTC)


Is that Woods behind him? Major Rank MarinesReznov115TalkTactical Nuke inventory icon MW2

Thats a van. Iw5 cardicon soapN7 TC 16:14, July 19, 2012 (UTC)

Yes that is definitely Mason. Iw5 cardicon soapN7 TC 16:14, July 19, 2012 (UTC)

How can you save Mason?[]

I read that Mason can be saved and be seen in a cutscene in 2025. How do you save him because when I shoot him in the leg Hudson will just say "'shoot him in the fucking head!"? I wait and nothing happens so I shoot him in the leg when he's down again and then he dies. Is there something I have to do in a different mission? Boomer8 (talk) 06:44, November 24, 2012 (UTC)

Just shoot him in the knee then shoot him again in the knee then finish the game. That's all you have to do. Platinum Trophy PS3 icon Joseph Tan l talk l edit count l contribs l Platinum Trophy PS3 icon 06:49, November 24, 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll try it. Boomer8 (talk) 05:21, November 26, 2012 (UTC)

Black Ops Declassified[]

Mason is a playable character in half the missions on Black Ops Declassified. Can anyone add in the informations from those missions? RdJokr (talk) 05:34, December 11, 2012 (UTC)

what is with the desc. of mason? Someone please edit it and put it the right way. wow.

I just did, infact, YOU were the one messing with it, 68.193.208.130. Vinyl PatVinyl.gifThe Mixmaster 07:24, December 26, 2012 (UTC)


Mason's Hiding Spot Theory[]

Mason went hiding for 30 years, and thought Reznov saved him in Afghan(I didnt see any numbers when Reznov occured). I firmly believe Reznov who felt betrayed by Russia went to help countries to fight off the Russians. He probably knew about Kravchenko leading the attack in Afghan. I feel like Mason went to find Reznov, and he succeeded.

Too bad there isn't any in game proof to help me out since Intel doesn't give any extra information

Kooler186 (talk) 13:08, December 28, 2012 (UTC)

No way!!  Reznov is absolutely dead, Hudson confirmed that in Black Ops. And also, in case he survived Vorkuta ¿Why would he wear the same winter clothes and have the same appearance in Afghanistan many years later? Maybe you have a point in Mason hiding to find Reznov or just to recover from his brainwashing (It will remain unknown to all of us), but Reznov is no longer a part of the story (He was a great character though).  ;( Gunman for real (talk) 20:11, December 28, 2012 (UTC)

Well Reznov's body was never seen, so it's hard to dispute whether he is alive or dead. Reznov's appearance in Afghan either means there was a HEAT STROKE(possibly Woods saw Reznov, but denied it cuz they were trapped in the desert) or Mason went crazy again. Reznov's appearance is more believable because in BO, he had a clean cut, in BO2 he looked like sh!t just like Vorkuta. In Vorkuta, Mason had listened to the Project Nova story, and so it would be plausuble that Reznov found out about the deaths of Dragovich and Steiner, so he began to pursue Kravchenko.

And one other thing is the Trivia on Reznov's page "If the player decodes the phonetic alphabet code names (X-ray, Sierra etc.) in the beginning of each level of Call of Duty: Black Ops into their first letters, changes the serial numbers into letters (A-1, B-2), and removing all the Xs, the player will get this message: "Reznov is dead, or is he dead, there was no body, is he who he says he is"."

If only the BO2 INTEL HAD FUNCTIONALITY Kooler186 (talk) 23:11, December 30, 2012 (UTC)

Viktor Reznov always appears when Mason needs company or when one of the three villians (Steiner, Dragovich, Kravchenko) is close to Mason. Examples: Mason is alone with Swift in the rat holes in Vietnam and Reznov appears in front of him. Mason starts to talk with Reznov and after the talk, Swift turns arround and asks Mason if something was wrong with him (he was talking to himself). Another examples are found in Steiner's death (BO) where an imaginary Reznov kills the scientist instead of the actual killer which was Mason. After the encounter with Dragovich, and the death of the mentioned, Mason hears his voice 1000 ft under water? The same thing happens when Kravchenko is seen in Old Wounds. AGAIN!! Hudson told Mason in Black Ops, old Woods told David Mason about his brainwashing and dead Reznov getting stuck in his head in Black Ops 2, and Mason said he didn't see him anymore for him to be accepted in the CIA in the 80's.

About Mason's hiding spot, we are never going to learn anything unless Treyarch tells us something about those thirty years in a message to the fans or in another game (I don't find this second one possible) Gunman for real (talk) 15:03, December 31, 2012 (UTC)

I feel like 3ARC is going all out on Zombies in 2 yrs from now, its seems like the QED in Campaign is a hint to zombies maybe the biggest change to COD, so yeah 3ARC wont ever expand on that intel... But it seems 3ARC needs to address John Trent. Kooler186 (talk) 14:43, January 1, 2013 (UTC)


Mason's eye color?[]

I feel like the intel from BO1 messed up on a whole lot of details... They were wrong about Woods' eye color too. So are there any clear pictures from BO1 showing that Mason had green eyes? If not then we should just stick to brown as his eye color. RdJokr (talk) 04:01, June 14, 2013 (UTC)


Voice actor in Black Ops Declassified?[]

Does anyone know who voiced Mason in Declassified? It can't be Sam Worthington, his voice is very different. Wikipedia says it's Nolan North, but there's no credible source. RdJokr (talk) 16:52, August 27, 2013 (UTC)

Mason's birth place in the Russian version of the game[]

Mason says that his birth place is Moscow, Russia, but I think he says it ironically, because the interrogator later says that his place is Fairbanks, state Alaska. I think that line stands for the"Kiss my ass" line in the other versions. Even though I may be wrong, like I said earlier, in my opinion I think he says it in a more ironic way, not truthfully.

JMSoap (talk) 18:51, July 24, 2016 (UTC)

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