In Black Ops III Zombies, his Primis self served as one of the main protagonists. He first met Richtofen at Northern France in 1917, where and when he also met Tank Dempsey and Nikolai Belinski. They help free Samantha Maxis from Agartha.
The union of the four marks the return of Primis, unbeknownst to them. Samantha then sends them to their next destination. Dempsey, Takeo, and Nikolai learn about Richtofen's multi-dimensional travels, and try to stop him because they fear he will disrupt the continuity of the dimensions. They failed multiple times, but arrive at the Original Timeline where original Richtofen traps Samantha and her father in the teleporter. Primis Richtofen arrives later and kills his original self, and explains that there's a chain of events that must be set in motion by obtaining the other Ultimis souls.
They landed on the abandoned Group 935 fortress base but realized that Ultimis Dempsey is already going to the moon from the rocket. After making radio contact with Dr. Groph, Richtofen masquerades as his Ultimis older self in order to fool Groph. However, Groph becomes suspicious of Richtofen's change of personality and announces him as an imposter. Using the Death Ray, the young four manage to bring the rocket containing the Ultimis Dempsey back to the castle, much to Groph's anger, who activates a failsafe so they couldn't touch the chamber.
Using the Vril Device obtaining from the crash site, the young four awaken a ghost Keeper and help it return it to its physical form before it returns the favor and brings the M.P.D. from the Moon to the castle. However, the Keeper becomes corrupted, forcing the four to battle it, eventually defeating it. After defeating it, Groph expresses his extreme anger, vowing to destroy them and the castle itself. In order to tie up these loose ends, the four use the Summoning Key to launch several missiles towards the Moon, destroying it, ultimately destroying Griffin Station and killing any Group 935 scientist at the station, including Groph. Richtofen lets Dempsey kill Ultimis Dempsey and moved on to find Takeo 1.0 on the island of the Division 9 Facility.
Later, Richtofen was present when the Ultimis Takeo Masaki was cured from being a Thrasher to collect his soul. After the Ultimis Takeo honorably sacrificed himself for a better future, Richtofen then preserved his soul. The four went to Alcatraz island to gather the four blood vials from the four cursed prisoners. Then went to get Nikolai's soul in Stalingrad.
Upon seeing them the Ultimis Nikolai attempts to kill them until a dragon throws him into a building. After encountering SOPHIA, Richtofen and the group assist her in acquiring interdimensional travel knowledge, helping her to reunite with Maxis. Later, Richtofen and the others make a temporary truce with the Ultimis Nikolai in order to kill the dragon. Afterward, Richtofen and the other three demand Ultimis Nikolai to surrender to which he refuses and betrays them. After the Primis Nikolai kills his Ultimis self, Richtofen opens a portal in the sky with Maxis's help and lights a beacon from the Summoning Key which releases the Ultimis Nikolai, Takeo and Dempsey. After this, he says they will see Maxis soon.
The four gathered to go the house and meets Maxis. Richtofen shows the Summoning key to Maxis and showed Maxis the future of Element 115. Maxis grabs his axe and destroys the teleporter. Maxis then hear voices from the Basement and accidentally grabbed the Summoning key that preserved the Shadowman's soul. The Shadowman steals Maxis's body and releases his homeland to Dr. Monty's world. Richtofen and the three come back to the house and sees the Shadowman and his home world. The four gathered up one last time to fight the undead horde and the Apothicons.
After the Apothicons' defeat, Maxis in the Summoning Key sacrifices his life by putting The Dark Aether inside the Summoning key. Dr. Monty states that all the evil is gone forever, but tells the four that they're supposed to no longer exist. Thanks to the blood vials, they still exist. Richtofen states to send them a place where they never been. But Monty disagrees and tries to wipe them out, but changes his mind. The four turn into Primis and sent back in time where the Apothicons were defeated in the Middle Ages, completing the Cycle.
Takeo in the World at War Nazi Zombies.
Primis Takeo, Primis Nikolai, Primis Richtofen and Primis Dempsey in Origins.
Primis Takeo, Primis Nikolai, Primis Richtofen and Primis Dempsey in The Giant.
Primis Takeo, Primis Nikolai, Primis Richtofen and Primis Dempsey at Griffin Castle in Der Eisendrache.
Primis Takeo, Primis Nikolai, Primis Richtofen and Primis Dempsey held hostage by The Imperial Japanese Navy Personnel on a ship in Zetsubou No Shima.
Primis Takeo interacting with Ultimis Takeo.
Primis Takeo, Primis Nikolai, Primis Richtofen and Primis Dempsey at Stalingrad in Gorod Krovi.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai and Richtofen as children playing alongside Samantha Maxis in Revelations.
Primis Takeo, Primis Nikolai, Primis Richtofen and Primis Dempsey before away to 1292, The Great War after defeating The Shadowman by saving Agartha in Revelations.
Primis Takeo, Primis Nikolai, Primis Richtofen and Primis Dempsey in The Great War raising their Elemental Staffs to The Crowd in 1292 in Revelations.
Primis Takeo, Primis Nikolai, Primis Richtofen and Primis Dempsey in Alcatraz in Blood of The Dead.
Ultimis Takeo, Ultimis Nikolai, Ultimis Richtofen and Ultimis Dempsey in the Pentagon.
Ultimis Takeo, Ultimis Nikolai, Ultimis Richtofen and Ultimis Dempsey in the cell at Hangar 4.
Primis Takeo, Primis Nikolai, Primis Richtofen and Primis Dempsey meeting Ultimis Dempsey, Ultimis Nikolai, Ultimis Richtofen and Ultimis Takeo in Classified.
Primis Takeo, Primis Nikolai, Primis Richtofen and Primis Dempsey alongside Ultimis Dempsey, Ultimis Nikolai, Ultimis Richtofen and Ultimis Takeo in Camp Edward in Alpha Omega.
Primis Takeo, Primis Nikolai, Primis Richtofen and Primis Dempsey alongside Ultimis Dempsey, Ultimis Nikolai, Ultimis Richtofen and Ultimis Takeo celebrating their victories for completing every long journey, resolving the paradox by ending the "Great War" and the endless cycle of their existence, to let Samantha Maxis and Eddie live in peace, the successful plan to save the multiverse from Dr. Monty and The Apothicons in Tag Der Toten.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen and Dempsey (The Dark Aether Versions) before greeting Grigori Weaver, Elizabeth Grey, Mackenzie Carver and Maya Aguinaldo in The Project Janus Towers aka Project Janus HQ in The Dark Aether.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen and Dempsey (The Dark Aether Versions) greeting Grigori Weaver, Elizabeth Grey, Mackenzie Carver and Maya Aguinaldo in The Project Janus Towers aka Project Janus HQ in The Dark Aether.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai and Richtofen before meeting Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai and Richtofen meeting Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya interrupted and distracted by The Warden's voice echo.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya hearing The Warden's voice echo.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai and Richtofen still hearing The Warden's voice echo while confused.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya witnessing The Warden showing up with two skulls with two cages connected to two chains on his hands while asking him who he is.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya witnessing The Warden putting down the skull in a chain cage.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya's moments before getting their life essences absorbed by The Warden.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai and Richtofen getting their life essences violently and painfully absorbed by The Warden.
Takeo and Richtofen getting their life essences absorbed by The Warden.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya gets their life essence absorbed by The Warden.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya gets their life essences absorbed violently and painfully by The Warden.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya after getting their life essence absorbed by The Warden as he leaves via portal.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya witnessing The Warden leaving via portal.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya seeing The Warden leave the Dark Aether version of Janus Towers.
Takeo after getting his life essence absorbed by The Warden.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya witnessing the waves of Zombies coming out of nowhere.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai and Richtofen killing Zombies.
Takeo kills a Zombie in the chest with a Katana.
Takeo kills Two Zombies by slicing their heads off with a Katana.
Takeo after killing several zombies with his Katana and Weaver kills the undead horde of zombies.
Takeo, Dempsey, Nikolai, Richtofen, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya preparing to face the threats while hearing The Warden's voice echo to escape from The Warden.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya in The Dark Aether.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya located T.E.D.D.'s head on the floor.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya putting T.E.D.D.'s head in The Ol' Tessie Truck.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya still upgrading The Ol' Tessie Truck.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya located Klaus in a cell in Ashwood.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya goes face to face against an Uber Klaus.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya Vs. The Uber Klaus.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya before Klaus exits the cell in Ashwood via Stabilizer Chip.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya witnessing Klaus exiting the cell in Ashwood.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya witnessing Klaus shooting the undead horde of Zombies after exiting the cell in Ashwood.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya alongside Klaus unlocked the safe and retrieve The Aether Barrel.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya unlocked The Cub with Alchemical Symbols and Runes to obtain The Necrofluid Gauntlet.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya retrieves The Necrofluid Gauntlet.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya creates The Serum with Widows Lantern, Mysterious Limb, Ravager Eyes, Hoard Hunk Chucks and Human Bones and added blood and other ingredients successfully.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya unlocking The Seal of Sorrow to Free The Entity via Bruin Key, Nightbird Key and Terrapin Key to remove the chains.
Takeo, Dempsey, Carver and Maya witness The Entity being released from The Seal of Sorrow.
Takeo, Dempsey and Maya witnessing The Entity being released.
Takeo, Richtofen, Nikolai, Dempsey, Carver and Maya as The Entity realizes The Ex-Requiem Crew and The Dark Aether Crew are still alive, much to her approval.
Takeo, Richtofen, Nikolai, Dempsey, Maya and Weaver informed by The Entity about The Warden absorbed the two crews life essences.
Takeo and Richtofen informed by The Entity about The Warden and his plans.
Takeo, Richtofen, Dempsey, Nikolai, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya continue to Listen to The Entity about The Warden and his plans about collecting Life Essence Souls and fighting against The Warden.
Takeo, Richtofen, Carver, Dempsey and Maya informed by The Entity about The Shadowsmiths and destroying The Warden.
Takeo, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey and Carver informed by The Entity about The Shadowsmiths.
Takeo, Richtofen, Grey and others informed by The Entity about Destroying and killing The Shadowsmiths and free them from The Warden's Control.
Takeo, Weaver and Carver informed by The Entity about The Shadowsmiths.
Takeo, Richtofen, Carver and Maya being told by The Entity to find Veytharion.
Takeo, Dempsey, Maya and Nikolai being told by The Entity that she can guide the two crews hands to stop Veytharion and get their spiritus back.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya prepare to stop Veytharion and get their spiritus back.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya after finally upgrading The Ol' Tessie.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya after Launching The Soyuz Rocket During Project Thunder while witnessing at Zarya Cosmodrome.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya and Klaus at Blackwater Lake before entering The Floating Pyramid.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya face to face against Veytharion inside The Floating Pyramid.
Takeo, Nikolai, Richtofen, Dempsey, Weaver, Grey, Carver and Maya Vs. Veytharion.
Takeo, Richtofen, Nikolai, Ex-Requiem speak to Dempsey and Maya about finding more of The Shadowsmiths before the two crews are teleported.
Takeo, Richtofen and Maya being teleported before Dempsey gets teleported.
