You'll notice that there are a lot of characters to unlock in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode. With a total of 29 characters, the battle royale mode features a variety of characters from past Blacks Ops multiplayer, zombies, and story campaigns. If you're vying to get them all, you'll need to do a little legwork.

　　To unlock most of these characters, you'll often need to complete a specific set of challenges associated to them. After finding a special item for the character on the map, you'll activate this special challenge, which often includes getting kills with a specific weapon, taking out zombies, or using specific support items.

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　　Below you can find a list of all the characters you can unlock. It's worth noting that not every character in the character select menu is unlockable yet; we assume they'll be made available at a later date. We'll be sure to update this feature as that information becomes available, as well as provide more detail on the characters we're currently missing.

　　If you're new to Blackout mode, be sure to check out guide highlighting tips you should know before starting. You can also read our informative feature that details Black Ops 4 as a whole in all of its modes. For folks more curious about how Blackout compares to Fortnite and PUBG, check out our in-depth comparison feature. Otherwise, be on the lookout for more Black Ops 4 guides in the coming days.

　　Table of Contents [hide]Blackout CharactersZombies CharactersMultiplayer Characters

　　

Blackout Characters

Only a couple of the Blackout characters are unlocked from obtaining their special items and completing their mid-match challenges.

　　Woods

　　Obtain the Bandanna by killing zombies or fallen playerGet in a Helicopter during a matchWin a matchMenendez

　　Obtain the LocketKill an enemy with a shotgunKill an enemy with a melee attackFinish the match with the Locket in your inventoryRanger

　　Unlocked at Echelon 20Frogman

　　Unlocked at Echelon 40Airborne

　　Unlocked at Echelon 60

　　Seal

　　Unlocked at Echelon 80

　　Battle Hardened

　　Unlocked at Echelon 80 Prestige

　　

Zombies Characters

With the exception of Shadow Man--who is unlocked via the Blackout pass--all of the zombie characters are unlocked by discovering a special item on the map and completing the challenge objectives.

　　Shadow Man

　　Unlocked with Blackout PassDempsey

　　Find a Death MachineKill ZombiesFinish the match in the top 10Nikolai

　　Find a Cymbal MonkeyKill ZombiesFinish the match in the top 10Takeo

　　Find the KatanasKill ZombiesFinish the match in the top 10Scarlett

　　Obtain the Racing Goggles and Bandanna by killing zombies or looting fallen players

Multiplayer Characters

Characters from the Multiplayer category are unlocked by finding their special item and completing their challenge objectives. It's worth noting that many of their weapons and equipment can be found and used regardless of whether you're playing as them or not. It's more of a cosmetic choice at the end of the day.

　　Battery

　　Obtain Battery's Wat MachineGet kills with the Grenade LauncherFinish the match in the top 15Firebreak

　　Obtain the Burned Doll by looting a supply box or supply dropConfirm a Kill or Clean up a downed player with fireFinish the match with the Burned DollRuin

　　Craft the Grapple Gun from missing piecesFinish the match in the top 15Seraph

　　Find the AnnihilatorGet Annihilator KillsFinish the match in the top 15Ajax

　　Loot fallen enemies for Broken Armor PlatingFinish the match with three Broken Armor Platings in your inventoryCrash

　　Obtain Poker ChipsEnd the match with 15 Healing ItemsFinish the match in the top 3Finish the match with the Poker Chips in your inventoryRecon

　　Obtain the I Ching Coins itemAvoid collapse damageFinish the match in the top 7Finish the match with the I Ching Coins item in your inventoryTorque

　　Obtain the Note from Torque from a supply box or supply dropDeploy two Razor Wires and one CarricadePlace in the top 7Finish the match with the Note from Torque in your inventory