While in prison, Mason befriends Viktor Reznov , a former Soviet soldier. Together, they lead a massive prisoner uprising. Reznov helps Mason escape, but he also "programs" Mason to seek revenge against those who betrayed Reznov in the past: Dragovich, Kravchenko, and Steiner.
Watch the full cinematic journey of Alex Mason through the intense missions of the Black Ops campaign:
Mason’s journey starts with a failed attempt to assassinate Fidel Castro in Cuba. Captured by Cuban forces, he is handed over to Soviet General Nikita Dragovich and imprisoned in the Vorkuta gulag.