Salazar betrayed, but why? 

Salazar betrayed us, and for what? For those he served, his life meant nothing!

My take is that Salazar is Cordis Die’s double agent the entire time, but the reason he doesn’t want Briggs dead or snitches on Farid is because he has been undercovers for so long he start to feel an affection towards them.

He grew up in a country where Mendez was very influential. He had Salazar groomed to join the Navy Seals either the same time David Mason and Harper did or he made sure that Salazar would be transferred to Masons team. It was truly a long game Mendez played.

Salazar did grow up During Menendez Rise to Power

It’s also implied that he betrayed David and Harper in the mission Fallen Angel

Salazar was in league with Menedez from the start but had grown to care for Section, Harper, and Briggs. If Menendez kills Briggs, Salazar gets angry at him. Even if Briggs tries to attack Menendez if the player does nothing, Salazar just knocks him out. Hudson on the other hand was forced to sabotage Mason and Woods knowing Menendez would kill David otherwise. It's implied when Hudson unexpectedly goes radio silent. And Hudson was likely doomed to death because Woods would've killed Hudson if David was killed on his watch

Menendez was a good leader and Salazar grew up during his rise of power so it seems that he was under the influence of his leader from the starting

He probably knew Menendez since he was a kid, as he knew about him more than anyone.

2:27 This is a message from briggs

I thought about this in the shower and ended up wasting so much water 🗿💀

1:27 Right here I had a suspicion Salazar did something. The whole; “Turn away and direct your attention to something else without knowing what’s going on behind you” trope there.

Salazar not even that bad though. I think the betrayal hurt more because you could tell that he kinda cared about he people he was fighting with... well the main characters at least.

The handcuffs one... I really was that gullible as a kid. I thought that Menendez was just that fast, so I found it funny when David was bewildered. Now that I look back at it, it makes so much sense.

"Not you" goes insanely hard

I wonder if Menendez knew exactly who the traitor was. Maybe he didn't know it was farid, or trying to give him a second chance (probably knowing farid longer than they have)

BO2 character analysis took longer than expected to be produced

when Menendez say i am one step ahead of him , i already suspect it's salazar who inform menendez about farid betrayal

When you’re one step ahead of the traitor in your midst

NIce, that they let salazar keep his holstered gun on his chest.. i know .. this is only a model but still stuff like this grinds my gears..

When DeFalco starts killing civilians, he knows if shoot him, the rest of mercenaries will start shooting everyone, Maybe Salazar have a family in Nicaragua and Menendez threatened with make something with them (Hudson can be passing the same situation). Remember when Salazar sayed "Him and his father was legends in Managua" He doesnt dislikes Briggs actions like a Menendez soldier can do, and if we kill Briggs he says "You said unnecessary deaths!" (Sorry with my english, im spanish And im trying translate the spanish dialogs into english) And Menendez says "I decide what is necessary" So, i think he was forced to do it.

2:22 just noticed, they didnt even take Salazars gun out the holster on his vest. Maybe the dudes who detained him are traitors too lol

2:15 why tf does he still have a gun on his vest if he’s detained for betraying them? Wouldn’t he be stripped of any weapons

Maybe salazar has family and menendez was threatening to kill them, it’s not canon but it would be the best idea

It was absolutely hilarious Salazar got offed by the guy he hated the most

Because today was a difficult day but tomorrow we will win

Backstabbed by your foe is better than by your own homie

For every Salazar there's a Farid to balance things out

Alpha, not trying to come off mean, hell I got some vids of it on my channel but your outro is very reminiscent of Far Cry 5's arcade mode lol Also in your outro for this video your channel logo is misaligned with the background!

He betrayed us, but why the hell, did he betrayed All of us, In call of duty black ops 2???

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1:36 part pickup sfx

T H E O B A M A

I’m so glad I saved Harper and killed Raul.

I knew something was odd because he is spanish

One of the og'st snakes 🐍 in gaming history

Salazar more like stinkyzar HA got em

Man i wany to replay this, but shitty windows 10 doesnt let me run it.

you spoiled it but why?

so just theories?

Coz he's Mexican. That's why

Raul Menendez was right about a lot of things tho. We came to his country and fucked it over.

In the mission “Karma” during the elevators scene, Harper questions how much a weekend at Colossus would cost. Salazar says, “More than you make in a year…it’s no wonder Menéndez rallies so much support” when I heard that I thought that was kind of a sus comment to make. Especially since at the beginning of the mission he says “so this is how the 1% lives” which by itself is a normal comment but followed by the Menéndez comment, it starts to get sus.

I started suspecting Salazar pretty early on just because of how efficient he was at completing tasks off screen and always showing up at just the right time, but I kept hoping I was wrong just because I liked him and was hoping that he just happened to be an exceptional ally with great timing. In the end I think Salazar agreed with Menendez's goals but still came to like and respect David, Harper and Briggs, leading to him wanting them spared and even surrendering himself to them afterwards. It doesn't seem surprising for someone undercover to develop attachments but still retain their original loyalty and maintain their own values and understandings, Salazar probably viewed them as good men, and possibly even genuine friends, who happened to be in the way of their goal.

It’s bs you have to keep Harper alive to kill him.

Most likely he was follower of Cordis Die all along, because in the end, he claims "we all win"... that's not something about feeling remorse. It is about hoping something that'll never happen.

Bro amazing you still make bo2 content I absolutely love it

Fun fact: if Harper is not with you when Salazar surrenders, section makes out with Salazar

“Salazar betrayed us” “Have to trust someone to be betrayed… I never did”

I like how Harper just straight up killed him. He was mad

You betrayed us Farid… and for what? TO THOSE YOU SERVE, YOUR LIFE. MEANS. NOTHING!

Ironically, it was you that made me want to go back and play through BO2's story, I'm going through the story right now and damn I forgot how awesome this story is

Salazar likely began to grow fond of Menendez as time progressed. Remember, he's from a poor region himself, and despised the oppulance of the first world. He likely agreed with Menendez that US military capabilities need to be destroyed, although he legit liked David, Harper, or Briggs. He's a foil to Farid.

Salazar was a double agent. Even though he worked with David and Harper, he also worked alongside Cordis Die.

Straight to point no long ass intros no like or sub beggin no annoyin ads Well done fella

my theory is he somehow manipulated him(idk how he did tho)

Maybe brainwashed or he was just forced against his will since they both grew up in Nicaragua

he was in menendez's Side long before he became a SEAL , meaning he took a long journey for menendez and will essencialy die for him

Great vids keep up the good work

One of the best reasons to keep Harper alive, is because he kills Salazar.

Salazar most likely told Menendez about Farid's betrayal

Harper was a badass honestly

i have missed so many details bro

Well, if we EVER get a BO2 remastered we need this question answered.

I don't think Salazar was a double agent the whole time, as he clearly expressed his respect for Menendez throughout the campaign which would be stupid for someone undercover to do. I think he held sympathies towards Menendez and was convinced to betray his team by Menendez during the time David was unconscious in the interrogation room. As for the other things throughout the campaign, Salazar not shooting DeFalco is understandable given the amount of Defalco's men in the nightclub and killing Defalco to save the hostage defalco had would have put every other hostage at risk. Menendez knowing Farid was a traitor could be do to the amount of work and intelligence Farid was doing with the CIA, and would probably have been somewhat careless or at least provided enough intel for menendez to know there is a traitor in his inner circle, and probably thought Farid to be the most likely suspect. Also Menendez only confirms that Farid is an agent if he doesnt kill Harper, and wont bother to kill him if he does, which doesnt make sense if menendez knew for certain that Farid was the traitor

I knew the defalco one later on was suspicious Salazar Probably had a clear shot but he didn’t bother because he lowkey worked with Menéndez and the one with him uncuffing Menéndez behind sections back how else would that happen lol

Salazar be like: “good question”

1:00 i Wonder why Salazar didn’t shoot him if he had a super clean shot

You know maybe salazar was a traitor but its kinda fuck up that harper just straight up shoot him in the face like if he didn't spend some time with him

So this video isn't about Salazar from RE4

Breaking News: is Salazar the new Shepherd?

I saw this today Salazar died.But you didnt shoot Salazar after died or not died İ not understand

Early signs that Salazar betrays Section's team: Ps. He's just like Big Smoke

“The obama”😂😂😂

Nice one Haper

I love these videos

they really did throw a curveball with this story. We thought it was another woods/bowman relationship. Only for Salazar to be a traitor and Harper's death be integral for the good ending.

i was wondering about this i just recently beat Black Ops 1 & 2 recently last month & i knew Salazar was no good

he Nica thats why lol

This campaign is one of my least favorite. It was really confusing, there is a lot of topics, a lot of characters, at first glance a powerful villain who just seek for revenge, the China part feels out of blue. And the two timelapse makes the story kinda hard to follow. There was good ideas but it felt like a mix of idea not really well tied up. :/

Cause he’s a real g this land is not the USAs it’s Américas

He was Nicaraguan like Menendez. That meant he certainly had something to do with Cordis Die even before his betrayal. He could have taken the shot on Menendez at the Disco Party Mission where Karma is taken Hostage. He says there are too many hostages and stuff so he denies Section's orders. Also, who took off Menendez's Handcuffs after Achilles Veil in the Prison? It was only Section and Salazar there

this hit me hard in 2012

I say theory 1: makes more sense because there’s no way that Mendez could’ve found out that farad was a spy. Salazar had to be crazy if he was forced because no one would want to work for a mad man like Mendez

So if say you killed harper instead of shooting medendez in that one mission, who executes Salazar then?

1:43 I remember finding this line pretty funny the first time around, I never realized that was supposed to be foreshadowing even after finding out the betrayal

Still mad over this

God i love harper

I don’t think alot of people understand how things work in cults and influential groups. For example: the followers of Islam want a better world, and believe that what they’re doing will make it better. Salazar is no different, he’s follower who believes that helping Menendez will bring a better world. He doesn’t want an unnecessary amount of killing.

Let's not forget. Salazar is also a part of seal team 6... Working with jsoc. Same as David Mason. To get into this type of work, you would need at least 5 years experience in a special forces unit... Meaning the Navy seals. I believe before he got into seal team 6. He was working through that time and menendez approached him. That's just my theory

12 months ago 😮

Honestly Salazar kinda looks like menendez when his head is shaved. Maybe he’s his son. Maybe dats why he betrayed them

a friend like harper or nothing

Salazar mad cuz he got no big main part of the story he a meat rider 🤣🤣🤣

the answer is theory one

You could see some hinting during the colossus level where he has a lot of disdain for the 1%

Judas iscariot

1:38 shoulda shot right through both of em'

2:34

Mordo 😂😂

Mabye this is one of hudson kids he was talking about before he died i think