George Romero Is Secretly NOT George Romero in Call of the Dead (+12 More Dev Secrets)

George Romero is the face of Call of the Dead's boss, but he never actually played George. That's one of 13 dev secrets hiding in Black Ops' Call of the Dead, from Dempsey's Planet of the Apes line to the cursed V-R11, a hidden Avenged Sevenfold poster, and the tribute Treyarch left Romero in Tag der Toten. Which one did you already know? Tell me in the comments. Chapters 0:00 George Romero... isn't George Romero? 0:40 Intro 0:55 #13 Dempsey's first line is a movie quote 1:48 #12 The V-R11 is a cursed weapon 2:26 #11 The Wunderwaffe is useless against George 3:34 #10 The poster references the Black Ops TV ad 4:06 #9 The V-R11 is named after an 1871 novel 4:48 #8 A cut boss was replaced by George 5:11 #7 Why Call of the Dead never got remastered 5:49 #6 Avenged Sevenfold are hiding on the wall 6:24 #5 Its codename is still "Coast" 6:48 #4 The celebrities' lines are about their real lives 7:40 #3 A spleen joke paid off 8 years later 8:18 #2 George Romero never actually played George 8:51 #1 George Romero lives on in Tag der Toten Sources: Call of Duty Wiki (Call of the Dead, Call of the Dead/Quotes, Call of the Dead/Radios, George A. Romero, V-R11, Tag der Toten); Zombie Research Society interview with George A. Romero (2015); Wikipedia. Gameplay and clips (YouTube), short excerpts used for commentary: • NoAnnoyingCommentary Z: Call of the Dead gameplay (PS5 / PS5 Pro, no commentary) • NiekJD: Call of the Dead gameplay (PS5, no commentary) • AyTee: Call of the Dead (No Commentary, 4K60) • Slyerious: How to kill George Romero, two different ways • DigitalBounceHD: Call of the Dead new gun V-R11 / Lazarus • Whats Real Life: V-R11 Pack-a-Punched gameplay • dyclif: V-R11 vs George Romero • WARF3RE: Wunderwaffe vs. Romero • CodeNamePizza: Call of the Dead solo and co-op Easter egg guide • JokerAlex 21: Avenged Sevenfold poster Easter egg • Ricktness: "Not Ready to Die" Easter egg song guide; Robert Englund voice lines • Call of Duty: Zombies Library: Michael Rooker, Danny Trejo and Sarah Michelle Gellar quotes • xzeuii: Tag der Toten George Romero tribute quotes • D0ct0rrR1cht0f3n-YT: George Romero sounds • Dread Central: George A. Romero outtakes from Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments • Movieclips: Planet of the Apes (1968), "You damn dirty ape!" • SquirtReynolds21: Black Ops TV spot "There's a Soldier in All of Us" (Kobe and Kimmel) • KFOR Oklahoma's News 4: Sweet Brown, "Ain't nobody got time for that" • olaterrio: "Hah, gay!" (Community) Images and radio audio: Call of Duty Wiki (© Activision / Treyarch). The Coming Race cover (1871, public domain). Twilight poster © Summit Entertainment. Photos of Jason Blundell and Avenged Sevenfold belong to their photographers. Music: "Damned" (Call of Duty: Black Ops). Thunder SFX: Freesound (CC0). Call of Duty, Black Ops and Call of the Dead are trademarks of Activision. This is a fan commentary channel, not affiliated with Activision or Treyarch. Narration is AI-generated (ElevenLabs) from my own script. #CODZombies #CallOfTheDead #BlackOps