According to the intel in Black Ops, Reznov's birthplace is St. Petersburg, Russia. But in the CIA report, Reznov's birthplace was Moscow, Russia.
- In the Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer and the game, Reznov is seen using a Knife to kill a Viet Cong in the tunnel, however it can be seen that he has a second knife attached to his left shoulder. It would seem, however, that this was the knife the Viet Cong attacked him with.
- The developers of Call of Duty: World at War based Reznov off of the character model of Imran Zakhaev from Call of Duty 4 but he bears more of a resemblance to the first Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin. Reznov's resemblance to Zakhaev is further developed during the mission "Rebirth" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) where Reznov wears a coat highly similar to Zakhaev's.
- He also bears a slight resemblance to John Price, as they both appear old, they both have facial hair, they are the leader of their respective team and they are put in a prison without trial. The similarities are most notable in The Gulag and Vorkuta.Similarities to Lenin.
- When Reznov stabbing the VC soldier, a U.S. ARMY branch tab can clearly be seen over his left breast pocket. However, in Black Ops, Reznov seems to always wear the same uniform that Mason wears (Except in the mission ' The Defector' he wears a different uniform). This is due to Reznov being a hallucination - the only time Mason saw the real Reznov, he wore his prison clothes, and were Reznov to wear that throughout the whole game it would ruin the "twist ending" quite fast.
- According to the intel from Call of Duty: Black Ops, Reznov is 5'11, and 200 pounds, with a "heavy-set" build. Coincidentally, other in-game intel gives Mason's height as 5'11" as well. This is likely a reference to Element 115, the thing that the Zombies storyline is based on.
- In any mission after Vorkuta, the player can shoot or knife Reznov as much as they want, and the player will not get the friendly fire penalty. Also, bullet holes will appear where the player shoots him, so they can obscure his whole face.
- According to a hidden code in the game, there might be a possibility that Reznov did not die in Vorkuta. At the start of all campaign missions, the intel in the bottom left of the screen displays designates (XRAY, VICTOR, etc.) and some numbers, in addition to location, date and character. The designates, when listed vertically, each first letter forms a sentence. The sentence makes out to be 'X REZNOV XX IS XX DEAD'. However, the transmission numbers, when translated into letters using basic Alphanumeric conversion (A is 1, B is 2, etc.) is turned into 'OR IS HE DEAD THERE WAS NO BODY FOUND HE IS NOT WHO HE SAYS HE IS'. The results have been translated into: Reznov is dead. Or is he dead? There was no body found; he is not who he says he is.
- Reznov's birthday is April 20, the same date as Adolf Hitler.
- It is currently unknown but speculated by some fans that Reznov is currently going under the alias of John Trent, the mysterious person emailing Hudson about JFK's assassination and about Mason. This theory is supported as in the last email sent by him he tells Hudson to "Tell Mason that this time it's freedom for both of us.", which coincides with what Reznov told Mason during the Vorkuta escape. Also, Trent sends an e-mail to President Kennedy, saying 'Victory cannot be achieved without sacrifice'. This links to Vorkuta when Reznov says to Mason, 'Victory cannot be achieved without sacrifice Mason. We Russians, know this better than anyone.'
- This is also supported by email 5 on Hudson's login, titled "A single step". In the beginning of the Vorkuta escape, Reznov says "Every journey begins with a single step. This, is step one!"
- In one of the messages, John Trent says "Start in Vorkuta. 2 escaped the massacre. You know one, the other one just died." If Reznov is John Trent, this could mean Reznov faked his death, and due to safety measures, that is why he has undergone the alias of John Trent.
- If John Trent is indeed Reznov, then the last part of the Maverick Code 'He is not who he says he is" could mean that John Trent is simply an alias, implying that he is in fact Reznov.
- In the loading scene of WMD after Hudson says that Mason's team was presumed dead, the player can see parts of a document stating both Mason and Viktor Reznov as M.I.A.. This supports the theory of Reznov still being alive. This could be however be due to the fact before Mason's S.O.G. unit went into Laos and went M.I.A., Mason had presumably reported to Hudson that Reznov was the defector and was with them, thus leading Hudson to believe he was still alive and was missing with the rest of the group in Laos, and the mission statement in the loading screen was from before they discovered Reznov wasn't real.
- In the Uncut Reveal Trailer, it seems as though Viktor Reznov was going to have a larger role in the game seeing as in 16:00 he is wearing a SOG uniform in some sort of office which is not seen in the game.
- In the mission Project Nova, Reznov does not want to kill the British Commandos, since he says "This is not our war!" and he only killed them possibly in forced self-defense. Reznov may like the British because they helped heavily during the siege of Berlin.
According to the intel in Black Ops, Reznov's birthplace is St. Petersburg, Russia. But in the CIA report, Reznov's birthplace was Moscow, Russia.
- In the Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer and the game, Reznov is seen using a Knife to kill a Viet Cong in the tunnel, however it can be seen that he has a second knife attached to his left shoulder. It would seem, however, that this was the knife the Viet Cong attacked him with.
- The developers of Call of Duty: World at War based Reznov off of the character model of Imran Zakhaev from Call of Duty 4 but he bears more of a resemblance to the first Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin. Reznov's resemblance to Zakhaev is further developed during the mission "Rebirth" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) where Reznov wears a coat highly similar to Zakhaev's.
- He also bears a slight resemblance to John Price, as they both appear old, they both have facial hair, they are the leader of their respective team and they are put in a prison without trial. The similarities are most notable in The Gulag and Vorkuta.Similarities to Lenin.
- When Reznov stabbing the VC soldier, a U.S. ARMY branch tab can clearly be seen over his left breast pocket. However, in Black Ops, Reznov seems to always wear the same uniform that Mason wears (Except in the mission ' The Defector' he wears a different uniform). This is due to Reznov being a hallucination - the only time Mason saw the real Reznov, he wore his prison clothes, and were Reznov to wear that throughout the whole game it would ruin the "twist ending" quite fast.
- According to the intel from Call of Duty: Black Ops, Reznov is 5'11, and 200 pounds, with a "heavy-set" build. Coincidentally, other in-game intel gives Mason's height as 5'11" as well. This is likely a reference to Element 115, the thing that the Zombies storyline is based on.
- In any mission after Vorkuta, the player can shoot or knife Reznov as much as they want, and the player will not get the friendly fire penalty. Also, bullet holes will appear where the player shoots him, so they can obscure his whole face.
- According to a hidden code in the game, there might be a possibility that Reznov did not die in Vorkuta. At the start of all campaign missions, the intel in the bottom left of the screen displays designates (XRAY, VICTOR, etc.) and some numbers, in addition to location, date and character. The designates, when listed vertically, each first letter forms a sentence. The sentence makes out to be 'X REZNOV XX IS XX DEAD'. However, the transmission numbers, when translated into letters using basic Alphanumeric conversion (A is 1, B is 2, etc.) is turned into 'OR IS HE DEAD THERE WAS NO BODY FOUND HE IS NOT WHO HE SAYS HE IS'. The results have been translated into: Reznov is dead. Or is he dead? There was no body found; he is not who he says he is.
- Reznov's birthday is April 20, the same date as Adolf Hitler.
- It is currently unknown but speculated by some fans that Reznov is currently going under the alias of John Trent, the mysterious person emailing Hudson about JFK's assassination and about Mason. This theory is supported as in the last email sent by him he tells Hudson to "Tell Mason that this time it's freedom for both of us.", which coincides with what Reznov told Mason during the Vorkuta escape. Also, Trent sends an e-mail to President Kennedy, saying 'Victory cannot be achieved without sacrifice'. This links to Vorkuta when Reznov says to Mason, 'Victory cannot be achieved without sacrifice Mason. We Russians, know this better than anyone.'
- This is also supported by email 5 on Hudson's login, titled "A single step". In the beginning of the Vorkuta escape, Reznov says "Every journey begins with a single step. This, is step one!"
- In one of the messages, John Trent says "Start in Vorkuta. 2 escaped the massacre. You know one, the other one just died." If Reznov is John Trent, this could mean Reznov faked his death, and due to safety measures, that is why he has undergone the alias of John Trent.
- If John Trent is indeed Reznov, then the last part of the Maverick Code 'He is not who he says he is" could mean that John Trent is simply an alias, implying that he is in fact Reznov.
- In the loading scene of WMD after Hudson says that Mason's team was presumed dead, the player can see parts of a document stating both Mason and Viktor Reznov as M.I.A.. This supports the theory of Reznov still being alive. This could be however be due to the fact before Mason's S.O.G. unit went into Laos and went M.I.A., Mason had presumably reported to Hudson that Reznov was the defector and was with them, thus leading Hudson to believe he was still alive and was missing with the rest of the group in Laos, and the mission statement in the loading screen was from before they discovered Reznov wasn't real.
- In the Uncut Reveal Trailer, it seems as though Viktor Reznov was going to have a larger role in the game seeing as in 16:00 he is wearing a SOG uniform in some sort of office which is not seen in the game.
- In the mission Project Nova, Reznov does not want to kill the British Commandos, since he says "This is not our war!" and he only killed them possibly in forced self-defense. Reznov may like the British because they helped heavily during the siege of Berlin.
According to the intel in Black Ops, Reznov's birthplace is St. Petersburg, Russia. But in the CIA report, Reznov's birthplace was Moscow, Russia.
- In the Call of Duty: Black Ops trailer and the game, Reznov is seen using a Knife to kill a Viet Cong in the tunnel, however it can be seen that he has a second knife attached to his left shoulder. It would seem, however, that this was the knife the Viet Cong attacked him with.
- The developers of Call of Duty: World at War based Reznov off of the character model of Imran Zakhaev from Call of Duty 4 but he bears more of a resemblance to the first Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin. Reznov's resemblance to Zakhaev is further developed during the mission "Rebirth" (Call of Duty: Black Ops) where Reznov wears a coat highly similar to Zakhaev's.
- He also bears a slight resemblance to John Price, as they both appear old, they both have facial hair, they are the leader of their respective team and they are put in a prison without trial. The similarities are most notable in The Gulag and Vorkuta.Similarities to Lenin.
- When Reznov stabbing the VC soldier, a U.S. ARMY branch tab can clearly be seen over his left breast pocket. However, in Black Ops, Reznov seems to always wear the same uniform that Mason wears (Except in the mission ' The Defector' he wears a different uniform). This is due to Reznov being a hallucination - the only time Mason saw the real Reznov, he wore his prison clothes, and were Reznov to wear that throughout the whole game it would ruin the "twist ending" quite fast.
- According to the intel from Call of Duty: Black Ops, Reznov is 5'11, and 200 pounds, with a "heavy-set" build. Coincidentally, other in-game intel gives Mason's height as 5'11" as well. This is likely a reference to Element 115, the thing that the Zombies storyline is based on.
- In any mission after Vorkuta, the player can shoot or knife Reznov as much as they want, and the player will not get the friendly fire penalty. Also, bullet holes will appear where the player shoots him, so they can obscure his whole face.
- According to a hidden code in the game, there might be a possibility that Reznov did not die in Vorkuta. At the start of all campaign missions, the intel in the bottom left of the screen displays designates (XRAY, VICTOR, etc.) and some numbers, in addition to location, date and character. The designates, when listed vertically, each first letter forms a sentence. The sentence makes out to be 'X REZNOV XX IS XX DEAD'. However, the transmission numbers, when translated into letters using basic Alphanumeric conversion (A is 1, B is 2, etc.) is turned into 'OR IS HE DEAD THERE WAS NO BODY FOUND HE IS NOT WHO HE SAYS HE IS'. The results have been translated into: Reznov is dead. Or is he dead? There was no body found; he is not who he says he is.
- Reznov's birthday is April 20, the same date as Adolf Hitler.
- It is currently unknown but speculated by some fans that Reznov is currently going under the alias of John Trent, the mysterious person emailing Hudson about JFK's assassination and about Mason. This theory is supported as in the last email sent by him he tells Hudson to "Tell Mason that this time it's freedom for both of us.", which coincides with what Reznov told Mason during the Vorkuta escape. Also, Trent sends an e-mail to President Kennedy, saying 'Victory cannot be achieved without sacrifice'. This links to Vorkuta when Reznov says to Mason, 'Victory cannot be achieved without sacrifice Mason. We Russians, know this better than anyone.'
- This is also supported by email 5 on Hudson's login, titled "A single step". In the beginning of the Vorkuta escape, Reznov says "Every journey begins with a single step. This, is step one!"
- In one of the messages, John Trent says "Start in Vorkuta. 2 escaped the massacre. You know one, the other one just died." If Reznov is John Trent, this could mean Reznov faked his death, and due to safety measures, that is why he has undergone the alias of John Trent.
- If John Trent is indeed Reznov, then the last part of the Maverick Code 'He is not who he says he is" could mean that John Trent is simply an alias, implying that he is in fact Reznov.
- In the loading scene of WMD after Hudson says that Mason's team was presumed dead, the player can see parts of a document stating both Mason and Viktor Reznov as M.I.A.. This supports the theory of Reznov still being alive. This could be however be due to the fact before Mason's S.O.G. unit went into Laos and went M.I.A., Mason had presumably reported to Hudson that Reznov was the defector and was with them, thus leading Hudson to believe he was still alive and was missing with the rest of the group in Laos, and the mission statement in the loading screen was from before they discovered Reznov wasn't real.
- In the Uncut Reveal Trailer, it seems as though Viktor Reznov was going to have a larger role in the game seeing as in 16:00 he is wearing a SOG uniform in some sort of office which is not seen in the game.
- In the mission Project Nova, Reznov does not want to kill the British Commandos, since he says "This is not our war!" and he only killed them possibly in forced self-defense. Reznov may like the British because they helped heavily during the siege of Berlin.