Elite
Megaton
Megaton image
First Appeared In
Die Maschine
Speed
Slow

Description

The Megaton is the first elite enemy appearing in Black Ops: Cold War originating from the map Die Maschine, appearing as a radioactive mutated juggernaut of a zombie.

Map Appearances

Die Maschine
Mauer der Toten
Forsaken

Game Appearances

Black Ops Cold War

Weak Points

Head

Elemental Weaknesses

Attacks

Powerful Melee

Range: Short
Melee swing dealing critical damage to any player hit.

Radioactive Blast

Range: Long
Shoots a single radioactive blast dealing damage on impact and leaving a zone of toxic radiation that ignores armor.

Radioactive Flurry

Range: Long
Shoots a flurry of three radioactive blasts dealing damage on impact.

Spawn Behavior

Megatons spawn two rounds after the Pack-a-Punch has been activated on Die Maschine or on Wave 15 if the power has not been restored. In Mauer Der Toten, Megatons spawn during one of the steps of the main quest. In Forsaken, Megatons spawn during the lockdown step when obtaining the Samantha's Ballad easter egg song.

Combat Strategy

Megatons are extremely tanky and dangerous enemies, dealing massive amounts of damage with any of their attacks. As soon as one spawns, they should be the priority, focusing fire on their head within the hazmat suit to deal critical damage to them. Once the Megaton's health is depleted, it will split into two forms, Megaton Bomber and Megaton Blaster, each having one of the radioactive attacks while both maintain the melee strength of the combined form.


The Megaton Bomber has the singular Radioactive Blast, while the Megaton Blaster has the Radioactive Flurry attack. These split forms are much faster than the combined form while having less health, but the same potency. These enemies can be burned down extremely quickly with critical shots due to their reduced health, but remain a constant threat until taken down.