When in the lobby of a Blackout game you’ll see that you’re able to change your character. However, most of them are locked and simply say ‘complete the X story mission’. If you’re anything like me, you would have no idea what the F this means or what you need to do. Well, it’s actually pretty easy. I say easy, it’s easy to understand what to do, but it’s a bit more challenging and time consuming to actually do it.
Throughout the Blackout map there are various random items, one example of these random items is ‘Poker Chips’. When selected, these items will show you a set of missions or tasks that you need to carry out in that game in order to complete the ‘story’ for the characters item that you have.
Once you have completed the missions and the game has ended (you don’t need to win) you will unlock the skin / character in the character select screen.
Seems easy enough, right? But where are these items? The items are dropped throughout the map and some drop at random places, so it’s not as easy as it sounds. Once you have one in your inventory you need to complete the missions, I have detailed the missions and location for each item below, so try and choose one that you think you can complete and isn’t too much of a challenge. Save the hard ones for last!
*This list is still in progress, if the character you’re looking to unlock isn’t listed here it’s either because I don’t know the answer or it’s because it’s not currently possible to unlock them yet.
Blackout Characters
| Character | Req Item / Location | Missions |
|---|---|---|
| Reznov | Ushanka Hat / Estates or the Asylum |
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| Mason | Stained White T-Shirt / Supply Stashes |
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| Woods | Bandana / Kill Zombies or Players |
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| Menendez | Locket |
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| Hudson | None | Unlocked from Contraband in the Black Market (Tier 199) in Operations: First Strike |
| Ranger | None | Unlocked at Echelon 20 |
| Frogman | None | Unlocked at Echelon 40 |
| Airborne | None | Unlocked at Echelon 60 |
| Seal | None | Unlocked at Echelon 80 |
| Battle Hardened | None | Unlocked at Echelon 80 Prestige |
Multiplayer Character Missions
| Character | Req Item / Location | Missions |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | War Machine / Unknown |
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| Firebreak | Burned Doll / Supply Box or Drop |
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| Nomad | Juneau’s Tags / Supply Stashes |
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| Prophet | Ocular Prosthetic / Supply Drops |
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| Ruin | Craft the Grapple Gun by finding pieces |
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| Seraph | Annihilator / Unknown |
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| Ajax | Broken Armor Plating / Looting Bodies |
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| Crash | Poker Chips / Stashes |
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| Recon | I Ching Coins / Supply Drops and Boxes |
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| Torque | Note from Torque / Supply Drops and Boxes |
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Zombie Characters
| Character | Req Item / Location | Missions |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Man | Blackout Pass |
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| Firebreak | Burned Doll / Supply Box or Drop |
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| Dempsey | Death Machine / Unknown |
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| Bruno | Mug Shot / Supply Drops |
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| Diego | Pulp Magazine / Killing Zombies |
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| Scarlett | Racing Goggles & Scarf / Killing Zombies |
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| Shaw | Alchemical Set / Mystery Box (look for the blue beams of light) |
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As you can see, there’s a tonne of characters to unlock in Blackout and to unlock them all will take a long time. Some of them may even be out of reach for a lot of players, so try and unlock the easier ones first, such as Prophet, Ajax and Recon as well as the characters that you unlock as you level up. The quickest way to get a new character is, of course, to buy the Blackout pass.
As mentioned above, this list is still a work in progress – as and when we find out to unlock the characters missing from this guide we will update it. If you know how to unlock a character that’s not mentioned here, please do let us know in the comments!
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