Mission Name: Blackout Playable Character: Sgt. John "Soap" MacTavish – SAS Overview "Blackout" begins immediately after Crew Expendable. The SAS team is tasked with rescuing an informant codenamed Nikolai, who’s been captured by Ultranationalists. He has vital intel about enemy leader operations. Your squad infiltrates at night, deep in hostile territory, relying on stealth and night vision. Mission Flow 1. Stealth Insertion You start in a dense forest at night, moving with Captain Price, Gaz, and other SAS operators. The team uses night vision goggles and suppressed weapons to silently take out sentries without raising alarms. You avoid spotlights, searchlights, and patrols while moving through rough terrain. 2. Taking Out the Power To cover your approach, you assault a small enemy outpost. A well-placed explosive knocks out the local power grid, plunging the area into complete darkness — giving your team the advantage. 3. Urban Street Fighting After sabotaging the power, the team pushes through a small village crawling with Ultranationalists. Combat alternates between stealthy kills and intense close-quarter firefights, with buildings offering vantage points and ambush spots. 4. Reaching Nikolai You fight your way into a house where Nikolai is being held hostage. After clearing the building, Captain Price cuts Nikolai loose. He greets the team with his characteristic humor despite being in captivity. 5. Extraction Under Fire With Nikolai rescued, the squad calls in an MH-53 helicopter for extraction. As you move toward the extraction point, enemy forces close in, leading to a running gun battle. The mission ends with the team boarding the helicopter and taking off — but danger still looms for the next mission (Hunted).