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40. Alex Mason (Call of Duty: Black Ops) - https://imgur.com/AP9PqbC

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Call of Duty: Black Ops' campaign is one of my favorite stories ever put to a video game, and Alex Mason is a large part of making that so. Psychologically-tortured and a victim of Soviet brainwashing, Alex Mason differs greatly from previous CoD protagonists by being fully-voiced with a robust personality. Set against the backdrop of the conspiratorial Cold War, Alex Mason is positioned as a sleeper agent for the Soviets after a mission in the Bay of Pigs goes south. Throughout Black Ops, Mason is plagued by flashing numbers and in a twist in the middle of the game, by his friend Reznov, who Mason thinks is real. Reznov is actually a product of the brainwashing, and Mason was programmed to get revenge on opposing forces for their betrayal of Reznov and his friend Dimitri.

Mason is a straight-forward soldier type made much more interesting with this set-up. After the twist, the entire game and your squadmate's reactions to your "interactions" with Reznov make a lot more sense. It makes Alex look like a crazy person, blabbering to himself about numbers and revenge, and you eventually realize your teammates's concerns and outright ignorance to your Reznov and your statements. Even so, your main squadmates Woods and Bowman remain devoted and loyal to you and moments of camaraderie and banter bring the team closer together.

I love the psychological edge you get from the Black Ops series, making Alex Mason a unique twist on the typical CoD protagonist. Everytime I play through the campaign, Mason's story of conspiracy and mystery grips me everytime.
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