Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’s Nine Specialist Detailed – Full Bios, Weapons and Abilities

In Black Ops 3 Treyarch introduced nine elite Specialists to choose from in multiplayer – each with their own look, personality, voice and battle-hardened weapons and abilities.

The nine Specialists have their own challenge-based unlock progression system, offering a new way to level up alongside global XP and weapons XP.

The Specialists system changes the way players engage in combat at key points throughout a match, as each weapon and ability is designed to make the Specialist a unique force on the field. When using Specialists, players will unlock cosmetic personalization items, further adding to the ability to customize each experience.

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The 9 Specialists:

1.) Callsign: Ruin

  • Real Name: Donnie Walsh
  • Bio: Raised in a military family in a tough neighborhood, he is fearless and headstrong, an infantry soldier through and through. He uses his unique abilities to rush into battle and surprise the enemy with sheer force.
  • Weapon: Gravity Spikes – creates a devastating area of effect shockwave in the surrounding area.
  • Ability: Overdrive – Initiates a burst of speed that accelerates all movement for a short period of time.

Specialist Ruin

2.) Callsign: Seraph

  • Real Name: Zhen Zhen
  • Bio: Militant enforcer of the 54I crime syndicate’s rule of law. She is known for her focused and unflinching combat discipline, striking fear within the ranks of the cartel.
  • Weapon: Annihilator – massive high-caliber revolver with penetration rounds.
  • Ability: Combat Focus – triggers a bonus multiplier to score earned towards Scorestreaks for a period of time.

Specialist Seraph

3.) Callsign: Outrider

  • Real Name: Alessandra Castillo
  • Bio: Developed keen observation skills growing up in the streets of the Favela, traversing the rooftops to watch the action of the city below, and this earned her a place in the ranks of the Brazilian Special Forces. She outsmarts enemies by finding them before they have a chance to know what hit them.
  • Weapon: Sparrow – compound Bow w/explosive bolts and variable range.
  • Ability: Vision Pulse – pings the surrounding area and tags the location of all enemies within range for a period of time.

Specialist Outrider

4.) Callsign: Reaper

  • Real Name: Experimental War Robot (EWR)
  • Bio: Started as an expensive military R&D project to supplement Special Operations soldiers in the field, the EWR was a cutting-edge prototype combat robot, the most advanced in the world at the time. Budget overruns and embarrassing political incidents left the project all but a resource for scrap metal, except for the one prototype that remained.
  • Weapon: Scythe – robotic arm transforms into a high power Mini-Gun.
  • Ability: Psychosis – Infiltrate enemy DNI systems to simulate three decoy Reapers.

Specialist Reaper