Call of Duty Black Ops 4's Blackout game mode is the latest battle royale to storm the gaming world. Unlike the clothes or skins options of other games, in Blackout there are 28 characters to unlock to personalise your battle to the death. Unlocking each Blackout character requires you to complete challenges in the game mode itself and others in Black Ops 4. Here's what you need to know to get all 28 Blackout characters unlocked.
How to unlock characters in Blackout
All 28 unlockable Blackout characters require you to complete a challenge of some kind. Some of these involve finding an item in the game mode you're in, completing an objective while you're holding the item and then also finishing the match in a specific placement. You can't find the item in one game and then complete the objective in another, this must all be done in a single game. To recap: Find the item, complete the objective, finish the match in the placement required. For each game mode below we've listed the Blackout characters you can unlock and their requirements.
Blackout unlocks
| Character |
Item |
Quest/Objective(s) | Match Placement |
| Reznov | Pending... | ||
| Mason | Pending... | ||
| Woods | Find the bandanna | Get in a helicopter during a match | Win the match |
| Menendez | Find the locket | Kill an enemy with melee Kill an enemy with a shotgun |
Finish the match |
| Ranger | Echelon 20 | ||
| Frogman | Echelon 40 | ||
| Airborne | Echelon 60 | ||
| Seal | Echelon 80 | ||
| Battle Hardened | Echelon 80 Prestige |
Zombies unlocks
| Character | Item | Quest/Objective(s) | Match Placement |
| Shadow Man | Own the Blackout Pass | ||
| Dempsey | Find the Death Machine | Kill zombies | Top 10 |
| Nikolai | Find the Cymbal Monkey | Kill zombies | Top 10 |
| Richtofen | Find the Ray Gun | Kill zombies | Top 5 |
| Takeo | Find the Katana | Kill zombies | Top 10 |
| Bruno | Pending... | ||
| Diego | Pending... | ||
| Scarlett | Find the Racing Goggles and Scarf | Pending... | |
| Shaw | Pending... |
Multiplayer unlocks
| Character | Item |
Quest / Objective(s) |
Match Placement |
| Battery | Find a War Machine | Get kills with the War Machine | Top 15 |
| Firebreak | Find the Burned Doll | Get a kill with fire | Finish the match |
| Nomad | Pending... | ||
| Prophet | Pending... | ||
| Ruin | Craft the Grapple Gun | Top 15 | |
| Seraph | Find the Annihilator | Get kills with the Annihilator | Top 15 |
| Ajax | Collect 3 Armor Plates from players | Finish the match | |
| Crash | Find the poker chip | End the match with 15 healing items | Top 8 |
| Recon | Find the I Ching Coins | Do not get damaged by the Collapse | Top 7 |
| Torque | Find the Note from Torque | Destroy 2 Razor Wires and 1 Barricade | Top 7 |
