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ZYKOV

Full Name:
Kazimir Zykov

Bio:
'Kazimir Zykov. Starshina. 1st Guards Tank Army. I, ah... I am mechanic... My dearest Raisa. I am sorry to break my promise, but I will not be coming home to you. I have orders to turn off a German machine. Diesel engines I understand. Radios I can fix. But this... ? The things down here tried to kill me. Perhaps they already have. But not before I finish my mission. I cut all power, but still the machine runs. And I swear... sometimes... I hear it call my name... I am going to try one more thing... if the dead will let me. I have tools, but not many bullets... That svoloch Colonel who ordered me down here... I do not do this for him. I do this for the world. For Mother Russia. I do this for you, Raisa. My love for you will never die.'

Bio:
Day 1,108: Attempts to pass through weak spots yielding limited results. Managed to lengthen glimpses of home into brief 'visits.' Location is different every time -- a jungle, a village, a glacier. I wander unseen, like a ghost. 10 or 15 seconds, then pulled back here. If I could only get someone to see me. If I could only ask for help.
Day 13,773: Keyboard finally functional. Screen still hit or miss. Must re-test internal components, make sure nothing is fried. Still not sure if this thing is transmitting. At least I graduated from pen and paper, which are harder and harder to come by. Will continue transmission attempts. Have plenty to broadcast. My journal of survival. I can only hope someone is listening.

Bio:
'The Old Ones are encountered less and less these days as the Forsaken continues its steady rise. The creature has grown to a size only rivaled by the crowds of followers that are drawn to it. I watch them from a distance, through an old telescope I restored. What I see has left me shaken.
The Forsaken appears to be organizing them into an army. I have encountered some of them while foraging and they always ask me to join them. Actually, it is less “ask” than “threaten.” Those who refuse -- and are less capable of defending themselves -- have been dragged to the Forsaken as sacrifices. Join, or be consumed. That is the offer. That is what the Forsaken expects from us all.'

Bio:

Appearances:
Black Ops: Cold War

Maxis Grey Zykov
Audio

Grey visits Maxis at Requiem's Block 8 facility.

Zykov Peck Kravchenko
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Kravchenko pays an unexpected visit at Test Site Anna - and informs Peck of an alarming schedule update.

Zykov Peck Kravchenko
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As Kravchenko and Peck run their eighth attempt to extract Zykov, a catastrophic miscalculation is made.

Zykov Peck Strauss Kravchenko Weaver
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Peck makes another phone call.

Gorev Peck Zykov Jager Kravchenko
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Gorev and Jager form a tentative accord should Operation Izbavitel fail.

Maxis Weaver Zykov Ravenov
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Ravenov reveals to Weaver the location of Operatsiya Izbavitel.

Grey Weaver Zykov Forsaken
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Weaver formally introduces himself to Zykov - and makes a deal.

Zykov Carver Kravchenko Weaver
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Weaver and Carver share a late night drink and discuss the future.

Gorev Peck Zykov Jager Kravchenko
Document

A memorandum from Kravchenko to Omega Department Leads, reviewing the order of operations on the day Operatsiya Inversiya is to be executed.

Zykov Peck
Document

The design specs for the Containment Chamber for Operatsiya Inversiya.

Gorev Valentina Zykov Kravchenko
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Kravchenko discusses his thoughts on potential targets once Operatsiya Inversiya is complete.

Zykov Peck
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The design specs for the Aetherium Energy Gun Turret, to be used as part of Operatsiya Inversiya.

Zykov
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A photograph of the Forsaken, taken in the Dark Aether by one of Omega's Aethernauts.

Zykov
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A Dark Aether drawing of a deadly Aethereal weapon by the Zealot Sparagmos.

Inviktor Norticus Zykov
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Documentation of the crystals required to forge the Chrysalax by the Zealot Sparagmos.

Zykov Peck Richtofen
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Peck takes a gamble and makes the call of his life.

Zykov Von List Jager Kravchenko
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Kravchenko seeks Jager's council on his new plan and inquires about Jager's family history.

Zykov
Artifact

The gas mask of the Lost Russian.

Zykov Kravchenko
Document

A letter from Chebrikov, giving Omega Group authorization to proceed with Operatsiya Izbavitel.

Maxis Richtofen Zykov
Audio

Maxis is given a new directive.

Maxis Zykov
Audio

I have seen darkness. It is coming.

Zykov Peck
Document

Considering the scale of the operation, Peck suggests an old test site be used for Omega's latest operation.

Zykov
Audio

Zykov makes a deal with the strike team.

Strauss Weaver Krafft Zykov
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Strauss reflects on his work with Requiem, and the potential endgame that awaits.

Zykov Carver
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Carver speaks candidly with the strike team about his concerns over what comes next.

Zykov
Document

An invitation to the event that was in progress when the dimensional breach occurred.

Richtofen Zykov Weaver
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Requiem Agent Meyer sends Weaver a summary report about the dimensional breach at Teufelsberg Listening Station.

Gorev Zykov
Document

Gorev submits a report raising concerns over increasing encounters with Dark Aether hostilities in the Ural Mountains.

Pyotr Zykov
Audio

I have found a way through. A way that does not end in death.

Valentina Zykov Peck
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Zykov and Peck discuss the progress that's been made to bring him home.

Zykov
Audio

Zykov acknowledges a certain truth to the strike team.

Gorev Valentina Peck Zykov Jager Kravchenko
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In the aftermath of the Berlin Incident, Omega Senior Staff discuss a new solution for the Forsaken.

Zykov Peck Kravchenko
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Kravchenko and Peck discuss Operatsiya Izbavitel.

Grey Maxis Ravenov Zykov Carver Strauss Weaver
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As their enemies close in, the Requiem Senior Staff discuss a risky move.

Strauss Zykov Carver
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Carver attempts to reconcile past grievances with Strauss, and makes a bold proposal.

Zykov
Document

Zykov records rumors he has heard about a strange creature hunting the Dark Aether's Elder Gods.

Zykov
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Zykov recounts witnessing the Forsaken in person for the first time.

Zykov
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Zykov notes that the Forsaken has amassed an army of loyal followers.

Zykov Peck
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Blueprint for the LT53 Kazimir portal grenade. Co-developed with the assistance of Sergeant Kazimir Zykov.

Gorev Valentina Zykov Vogel Kravchenko
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Omega Document compiling a timeline of Angelika Vogel's life - and how she became Aleksandra Valentina and infilitrated the KGB.

Peck Kravchenko Zykov Richtofen
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Recovered Omega cipher. Decryption is required.

Zykov Valentina Vogel
Audio

Father, I did it. I told you we would be together again. Here I am.

Zykov Valentina Vogel
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Father, I have always wondered about the day you crossed into the Dark Aether.

Zykov Valentina Vogel
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Father? Are you?... Are you my Father?

Valentina Zykov
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Zykov reveals the true nature of the Dark Aether threat.

Zykov
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Zykov explains how the Forsaken came to power.

Zykov Gorev Valentina Kravchenko Vogel
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Gorev formally introduces himself to the strike team, and discusses his thoughts on Valentina's agenda.

Jager Valentina Zykov
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Jager checks in on the strike team to see how they're holding up after their last encounter.

Valentina Gorev Peck Zykov
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The strike team makes a disturbing discovery about Zykov.

Zykov Gorev Peck
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The strike team intercepts a radio communique between Zykov and Peck, and hear Zykov making a familiar arrangement with Omega Group.

Zykov Vogel Valentina
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A lifetime of preparation is about to be rewarded.

Zykov Gorev Valentina Ravenov Peck Kravchenko
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Kravchenko laments the destruction of his Reality Inversion Warheads at Requiem's hands, and plots his next move.

Zykov Carver
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Carver saw something he shouldn't have -- and it seems to confirm his worst fears.

Grey Zykov Carver Strauss Weaver
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Weaver, Grey, Strauss and Carver offer their observations on their newly-revealed ally on the other side.

Zykov
Audio

Trying to stay current, Zykov has watched the world change from afar.

Zykov
Audio

Zykov describes how he made the devices he sends to help the strike team.

Zykov
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Zykov warns of an army gathering in the darkness.

Zykov
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Zykov reveals what he wants.

Zykov Gorev Valentina Ravenov Peck Kravchenko
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Kravchenko and Gorev discuss Peck's usefulness.

Zykov
Document

Zykov shakes off his self-pity and resolves to survive.

Zykov
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Zykov's journal of survival reveals details of the Dark Aether power structure and the one entity he fears above all others.

Zykov
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Zykov begins plans for a device to stop the Dark Aether's new overlord from threatening our world.

Zykov
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Newly stranded in the Dark Aether, Zykov begins keeping a journal.

Zykov
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Zykov describes the strange land he's trapped in, and the horrors that prowl it.

Zykov
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Zykov begins to lose hope as anger consumes him.

Zykov
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Zykov clings to the belief that his comrades will not abandon him.

Zykov
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Zykov accepts his fate. He will never go home.

Zykov Vogel Valentina
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A voice of encouragement -- from a very dark place.

Zykov
Audio

The Stranger finally reveals his identity to the strike team.

Zykov
Audio

Zykov recounts why he accepted the mission to shut down Projekt Endstation.

Zykov
Audio

Zykov discusses enduring the Dark Aether, unable to escape.

Zykov Gorev Peck Kravchenko
Audio

Kravchenko and Gorev discuss the current state of Omega.

Zykov
Artifact

The head of the test dummy mounted in the Arsenal device. "Ivan" is there to upgrade weapons and armor -- an indispensable ally against ever-increasing odds.

Zykov
Document

After a period of silence, the Stranger resumes contact.

Zykov
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The Stranger discusses the Cold War.

Zykov
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The Stranger expresses his willingness to share more secrets of the Dark Aether once trust is established.

Zykov
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The Stranger is working to establish voice communication.

Zykov
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The Stranger relates how they survived their encounter with the Trader and his gang.

Zykov
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The Stranger returns to their transmitter project, hoping to warn the world about the Dark Aether.

Zykov
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The Stranger signs off, promising to return.

Zykov
Audio

The Stranger discusses new adversaries in the Outbreak Zone.

Zykov
Document

The Stranger faces off with the Trader and his gang.

Zykov
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The Stranger reestablishes contact.

Zykov
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Another entry from the Stranger's journal recounts their completion of a stronghold in the Dark Aether.

Zykov
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The Stranger has tamed a hellhound. They are no longer alone.

Zykov
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The Stranger's bond with their hound "Cinder" grows deeper.

Zykov
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The Stranger attempts to repair a beverage machine.

Zykov
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The Stranger finds a new device to repair.

Zykov
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The Stranger describes a brief, ghostly visit to a city in Earth's home dimension.

Zykov
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The Stranger met another lost soul who gathers items for trade.

Zykov
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The Stranger has a confrontation with the Trader.

Zykov
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The Stranger has learned of a powerful overlord.

Zykov
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Confirmed: these messages are being broadcast to this computer from the Dark Aether. The Stranger is attempting to establish communication.

Zykov
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Contact.

Zykov
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The Stranger finds new machines that can dispense beverages.

Zykov
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The Stranger returns to their transmitter project.

Zykov
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The Stranger's reputation in the other dimension seems to have grown. No news on transmitter project.

Zykov
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Content unknown. No available translation. Possibly a system error from the computer.

Zykov
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Content Unknown. No available translation. The symbol arrangement seems almost intentional, it might not be a systems error, but a scrambled message.

Zykov
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Verified: the computer is displaying messages; they appear to be diary entries of some sort. Unclear if these messages are stored locally on this machine, or if they are being transmitted from another location.

Zykov
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Diary appears to be written by a stranger lost in a strange land, possibly a human trapped in the Dark Aether.

Zykov
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The Stranger has had encounters with other humans – as well as other creatures. They are building a transmitter.

Zykov
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The Stranger recounts a deadly attack.

Zykov Peck
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The Stranger reports seeing giants. They say they’ve met others who call them Elder Gods.

Zykov
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The Stranger's attempts to build a transmitter continue to prove unsuccessful.

Zykov
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The Stranger has discovered they can briefly return to our world, albeit only for several seconds before being yanked back. They say they were like a ghost, and that no one could see them.

Zykov
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A letter from Zykov, written to his wife as he attempts to deactivate the cyclotron. He explains that his sacrifice is not in vain, and it will help shape the world for the better.

Zykov
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A second letter from Zykov, written to his wife. He fears his sanity is slowly slipping.

Zykov
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A picture of a Russian Colonel shaking hands with a Red Army soldier.

Zykov
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A picture of the Red Army encountering an unknown phenomenon.

Zykov
Audio

Kazimir Zykov, a mechanic from the 1st Guards Tank Army, is volunteered by Colonel Pavel Lazarev to deactivate the Cyclotron.

Zykov
Audio

Sealed inside the Projekt Endstation Facility, Zykov records a final message for his family.

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