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How to become Aetherella in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies

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There are a lot of tips and tricks to learn just on the multiplayer side of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 but nothing can compare to how many secrets are tucked away in the Zombies mode. While there are only two maps at launch, they are both packed with Easter eggs to discover. If you've explored Liberty Falls then you've no doubt come across the statue of the supervillain known as Aetherella in the comic book shop, but did you know you can actually play as her? It's just as fun as it sounds, and will earn you a Trophy, but is not easy to do without some help.

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Difficulty

Moderate

Duration

45 minutes

What You Need

  • The Jet Gun

  • Find 9 Aetherella figures

Aetherella shooting lasers in Black Ops 6.
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How to play as Aetherella in Black Ops 6

Playing as a supervillain, complete with superpowers, isn't an easy task in Black Ops 6. There are several steps involved so we suggest bringing a team along to make things easier.

Step 1: Craft the Jet Gun.

This is an entire quest in itself that requires you to explore multiple locations and collect all the parts to build. See our guide here if you need a full breakdown on how to craft the Jet Gun.

Step 2: With the Jet Gun you will need to find and suck up nine Aetherella figures hidden around the map.

Step 3: The first four are all located inside Olly's Comics.

Step 4: The first is on the windowsill by the front door.

A dirty comicbook store in Black Ops 6.
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Step 5: The second is farther down the same wall up on a shelf.

An action figure on a shelf in Black Ops 6.
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Step 6: No. 3 is on a shelf near the back doors.

A comic book shop in Black Ops 6.
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Step 7: And the last one in the comic store is on a shelf right next to the big Aetherella statue.

An action figure in Black Ops 6.
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Step 8: Outside the motel, look above the big red sign for this figure.

An action figure on a motel sign in Black Ops 6.
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Step 9: Head up on the roof on the building across from the flower shop and look over the road onto the windowsill.

An action figure on a windowsill in Black Ops 6.
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Step 10: From the last figure, zipline across the rooftops to the other side and destroy the marked debris to drop down to the lower roof. The figure is on the next roof tucked between the air conditioning units.

A pair of air conditioning units in Black Ops 6.
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Step 11: Jump on the roof of the bus outside the bowling ally and suck this figure off the ledge.

The front of a bowling alley in Black Ops 6.
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Step 12: Face the front of the church and look on the upper-right windows for the final figure.

A church in Black Ops 6.
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Once you collect the final figure you will automatically be turned into Aetherella. While in this form you will slide around the map in third-person, are completely invincible, and can shoot lasers from your eyes. But you only have 1 minute, 30 seconds in this form before turning back to normal so make the most of it.

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