New operator skins are dropping all the time in Call of Duty. They allow players to switch and change the entire look of their in-game character across Warzone, multiplayer, and Zombies.
In recent months, Activision has dramatically increased the number of skins featuring characters from popular IPs. Examples of this include Skeletor, Homelander, Lara Croft, and Alucard. As a result, there is near-constant speculation on social media about characters and celebrities that may be transformed into a future CoD operator.
Over the Christmas period, attention turned to Keanu Reeves’ John Wick. The professional assassin is the titular character in the acclaimed John Wick franchise. The character – having been featured in four hit movies – is renowned for his incredible martial arts skills and proficiency with firearms. Naturally, this makes John Wick the perfect fit for Call of Duty.
On 26 December, YouTuber and X user Birdman shared a mock-up of a John Wick Call of Duty operator skin dubbed “The Boogeyman”. Part of the conceptual “Reaper” operator bundle, the Boogeyman features the likeness of the character as portrayed by Keanu Reeves.
Is the John Wick Call of Duty operator skin real?
Before we get into the controversy surrounding the John Wick operator skin, we should point out that it is fake.
The Boogeyman operator is not a real Call of Duty skin and the Reaper operator bundle cannot be purchased from the in-game store.
With that being said, this fake CoD skin has still generated a significant amount of controversy on social media.
“Why?” I hear you ask. Well, Birdman posed a question to his followers when he shared the fake image of the John Wick operator on X. He wrote “$40 for a skin in Call of Duty is absurd who is buying this s**t?”.
Birdman’s mock-up suggested the John Wick skin would cost 3,400 COD Points. For context, Call of Duty skins aren’t cheap. The majority are purchasable via the in-game store in exchange for COD Points. Sold as part of bundles (which include weapons blueprints, emblems, calling cards and more), skins typically cost anywhere between 2,000 and 2,800 COD Points.
2,400 COD Points currently cost £16.79 on the PlayStation Store. That means the John Wick skin would be extortionately priced and far above anything else currently available.
Unfortunately, many X users believed the fake skin to be real and weren’t thrilled about its price tag. User @Xbatch_97 replied “Absolute waste of money”, while @SouthieRebel said “F**k man COD is ruined”.
Others commented that they would be willing to pay such a large amount of COD Points for the skin. @CommentsWithKev wrote “I’ll probably buy it just cause people are saying I shouldn’t.” @hi_im_billy_ said “I’d buy tf out of that”.
Of course, it remains to be seen if Activision will ever introduce a John Wick skin into Call of Duty. But if it were to happen, we would hope the bundle doesn’t cost any more than existing operator packs. Having said that, it’s hard to imagine any company ignoring players saying they’d be happy to spend $40 on a single skin. So be careful what you wish for.
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