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Rise, my revenants! A new chapter is about to begin...
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~ Kortifex when reviving a zombie army.
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Oberführer Wolfram Von List, you are the instrument of my revenge. I give you an army of the dead! But our enemies have allies from beyond this mortal realm...
Kortifex is the main antagonist of Call of Duty: Vanguard's Zombies mode. He is a former Dark Aether Lord working with Wolfram Von List and the members of Die Wahrheit, as he gave, they an army of the undead to win World War II.
Kortifex is one of the many Elder Gods present within the Dark Aether, himself being one of the most powerful deities in the realm. He, along with his bride, Saraxis, were born during the Royal Bloodline. due to Kortifex's clan historically murdering their parents, He was opposed to having an heir. However this did not stop his wife from bearing a child. Kortifex responded with extreme cruelty, forcing his wife to bear the mask of the Sisters of Agony and wiping any memories of her past, as well as bestowing an unknown fate upon their child. Soon after the arrival of the artifacts, Kortifex and the other Dark Aether entities learned of the existence of another universe that of the "realm of mortals". Taking an interest in the humans that lay within the other realm, Kortifex was one of many Dark Aether Entities that managed to create an artifact for himself by creating a scepter and came to the Land of the Nile, where he would be mistaken as the sun god Osiris by the Egyptians. He would also bond a pharaoh, who he is described as cruel and black hearted. Soon, The Netherwars began. Kortifex and Norticus the Conqueror, attempted to seize control of the Dark Aether and successfully seized The Wilds of the Dark Aether and transforming them into the Corrupted Lands, However, many of the other deities formed a resistance featuring Inviktor The Destroyer, Vercanna The Last, Saraxis and Bellekar. However, the other deities revolted against him by reforming a resistance. The Resistance would come to win their first battle against the night legions, causing Kortifex to banish one of their warriors, The Decimator, in his own shield. Later on, Kortifex is betrayed by Norticus. His final defeat would come when he became trapped entirely in his own artifact, However, Norticus, Inviktor, Saraxis, Bellekar would join him, becoming trapped in their own artifacts as well. The Artifacts would be discovered by the Schutzstaffel during World War II, and Kortifex fell under ownership of SS Oberführer Wolfram Von List. as the dimensional membrane between the Dark Aether and the Earth was breached by Ulrich Vogel and Projekt Endstation, all of the Dark Aether artifacts on earth would activate. The artifact of Kortifex was one of the artifacts to activate, and it allowed the former lord to bond with Von List. The artifact once bonded with Von List, allowed the Oberführer to raise and command an army of the dead to fight for the Third Reich. The army of the dead was raised in Stalingrad, but other armies was also raised in Paris, Normandy, and an army camp in Japan. When Allied Operatives answered a distress call from Professor Gabriel Krafft and arrived at Stalingrad, Kortifex casts a containment spell on the operatives, forcing them to fight against Von List's undead army as they are cut off from the outside world. Bellekar and the Operatives eventually make use of the severed head of a revenant to send transmissions into the Dark Aether, one of which reached Vercanna. After having heard the message, she managed to create a portal in Stalingrad that led out of Kortifex's containment spell and next to a ruined temple in Egypt. In The Eastern Desert, Egypt, Kortifex would continue his battle against Krafft and his Operatives, as well as the Dark Aether entities. To assist in the battle, Kortifex would dispatch Zaballa the Deceiver, an assassin belonging to his Sisters of Agony to take on the operatives. With Vercanna's help, the operatives would create a beachhead within the Dark Aether through the Corrupted Lands, all the while breaking a void spell containing one of the lost pages of the Tomb of Rituals, detailing how to separate Kortifex from Von List. In Shi No Numa, Kortifex would be present as the Allied Special Forces travelled to Shi No Numa and recovered the Relic Mirror to restore Saraxis's memories. During this, he would have a conversation with Von List regarding the tome page where implied that he allowed the Special Forces to take it. He would also speak with Zaballa, who impatiently instructed him as to why he hasn't taken the Construct yet. He responded venomously, telling her that everything was going to plan and not to ever believe otherwise. As she begged for forgiveness, Kortifex coldly and firmly stated that he "doesn't do" forgiveness, ordering her to resume her duties. Back In Egypt, As Die Wahrheit consolidated their forces to the Eastern Desert, Kortifex would unleash a spell that would separate the Pack-A-Punch Machine as to hinder the Special Forces' progress. However, this would have a side effect of killing the rest of Die Wahrheit's men, leaving Von List as the only survivor. Von List would express his anger over this, eventually implying that he regrets having ever bonded with the Elder God. However, Allied Special Forces arrived at the Eastern Desert and restored the Pack-A-Punch and used the Relic Mirror to separate Von List from Kortifex. Appearing before the Special Forces, Kortifex would jokingly mock them and state that now that he was freed from his artifact, He would seize the Power of the Construct and use it to destroy the realm, as well as dismissing Von List as having "never mattered". Later on, Kortifex travelled to the Dark Aether and petitioned the Construct to become It's Archon, not before the Allied Special Forces arrived. They know the Construct's rules, The Special Forces would have to complete the Construct's three trials, The Trials of Sacrifice, Mindfulness and Resilience. They succeeded in this, later on, Krafft shot Von List after telling him that Sasha died and not before the Construct made up It's mind and allowed Kortifex to become The Archon. A large battle between the newly crowned Archon and Allied Special Forces, with the Allied Operatives eventually emerging victorious by shooting Kortifex's three eyes. Stripped of all his power, his corpse would be claimed by the "bottomless depths of the Dark Aether".
Legacy[]
Years ago after Kortifex's Death, Decades later and during the Cold War, Omega Group Colonel Lev Kravchenko and Hugo Jager discuss about Kortifex, his great uncle Wolfram Von List and Die Wahrheit during the conversation.
Quotes[]
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Once I am free, you will all feed the beast!
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~ Kortifex in Der Anfang.
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Saraxis! So now another traitor leads the charge. These augmentors serve a purpose. You must not succeed!
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~ Kortifex in Terra Maledicta.
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Ah, I see. These Augmentors stand between you and the Decimator Shield.
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~ Kortifex to the Allied Special Forces and The Dark Aether Entities.
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No, Professor. You did everything according to my plan. You set me free! And once the Construct makes me It's Archon, I will thank you, by wiping this realm from existence.
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~ Kortifex to Gabriel Krafft.
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You never really mattered, Wolfram. I leave you to the red blood scum.
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~ Kortifex to Von List.
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Rise, revenants! Rid me of these intruders while I petition the Construct.
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~ Kortifex while raising an undead army.
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What? No. Allow me to slay the red bloods, they are beneath your notice. I, yes. I understand. I shall abide the rules you set. They would never pass your trials, anyway.
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~ Kortifex to his army of the undead.
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What do you mean, "they're back"?! No! Somehow, those insects passed your trials!
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~ Kortifex to Norticus about the Allied Special Forces passed the trials while having a villainous breakdown.
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Are you so certain? Welcome to your doom! Rest assured, I will destroy your world, just as soon as I will kill you here.
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~ Kortifex when becoming The Archon to the Allied Special Forces and The Dark Aether Entities.
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You took my eye. I'll take your lives!
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~ Kortifex after his first eye shot by Allied Special Forces.
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How is this possible?! I am The Archon!
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~ Kortifex after getting his second eye shot by Allied Special Forces.
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You've cost me much, red bloods. But that ends now.
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~ Kortifex's last words to the Allied Special Forces and Dark Aether Entities before his death.
