The Call of Duty series has found millions of fans around the world thanks to its dynamic gameplay and exciting setting. The latter rapidly changed the surroundings, transferring players during the Second World War, then in the near future. In the games of the studio Treyarch, Viktor Reznov played an important role. Call of Duty: World at War was the first project where he appeared as a character. Next we will talk about it in more detail.
Early biography
Victor Reznov was born on April 20, 1913 in the city of St. Petersburg. At the beginning of World War II he joined the Red Army, defending the honor of a great power. In one of the game videos, he talks about his father. The latter was a talented musician, moonlighting performances in Stalingrad (now Volgograd). Unfortunately, after the occupation of the city by German occupiers, his father was stabbed to death in a dream. The songs of the elder Reznov instilled rays of hope into Soviet citizens, and his death was a blow to many. For this reason, Viktor Reznov greatly hated the Nazis in the future.
War years
Speaking about Reznov’s war years, it is worth mentioning the first part of the series where he appeared - World at War. Actually, in the most large-scale battles, this character will accompany the player. The meeting begins with the Vendetta mission, in which Reznov acts as a sniper. Gamers play for Dmitry Petrenko, who becomes one of Victor's best friends. The mission takes place on the territory of Stalingrad, where we need to kill General Heinrich Amsel. At the end of the mission, Dmitry shoots a fascist with a sniper rifle, after which, together with Reznov, he hides from the large German army.
In this part (WAW) Reznov appears in a couple of tasks, including “The Battle of Berlin”. At the very end, Sergeant Viktor Reznov gives Dmitry the opportunity to hoist the Soviet flag over the Reichstag. Next, we will notice him in the next game from Treyarch - Call of Duty: Black Ops. In this part, the player takes on the role of several characters, among which the main one is Alex Mason. He meets Victor in a prison located in Vorkuta. Reznov himself got there after crossing the road to Dragovich (the Soviet general and part-time chief antagonist of the Black Ops) while capturing the Nova-6 biological weapon. Victor Reznov rebels in prison, helping to escape Mason. He himself dies, although he appears in the hallucinations of our protagonist. According to the plot of Black Ops, Reznov “washes” Mason’s brains so that he would kill Dragovich and his associates - Steiner and Kravchenko. Victor becomes the second "I" of Alex, which is very dramatically shown in the plot story.
Interesting Facts
There are some interesting facts about this game character. For the convenience of readers, we select them in the following list.
- In World at War, the appearance of Reznov is very similar to Lenin.
- To create a model in the aforementioned game, the developers used the model of Imran Zakhaev - one of the antagonists of the first part of Modern Warfare.
- Viktor Reznov was born on the same day (April 20) as Hitler.
- Throughout the storyline WAW, the character’s thumb is bandaged.
- Reznov's favorite word in WAW is "revenge." He pronounces it 92 times.
- Attentive players may notice that our hero, when taking Berlin, is dressed very hot and not according to the weather - in a warm cape and a fur hat.
- According to the date of birth presented by the developers, at the time of completing the Vendetta mission, Victor was only 29 years old, although he looks older - by 35-40 years. But in the first part of Black Ops he looks a little younger, which is rather strange.
- One of the missions of the game called "Celery" takes place on Victor's birthday.
- In the multiplayer mode "Confirmation of the murder" on the tokens you can see the name and surname of our hero.
Victor Reznov is one of the best characters ever created in the Call of Duty series. His biography is well written, and there are no problems with motivation. By the way, he also appeared in the second part of Black Operations, but it was more likely an Easter eggs for developers, since the character at that time should have been 113 years old. He looked like a mature 45-year-old man.
Finally
Reznov is a multifaceted personality. He can be a good friend of what we observe in the relationship between Victor and Dmitry Petrenko. In addition, he wants to take revenge on Dragovich precisely for the death of his comrade. In the game he is shown as a patriot who loves his homeland. Victor treats the German invaders and Soviet traitors with disdain and, to say the least, with disgust, which is really interesting to watch on the other side of the screen.